On today's show Daytime Confidential Regan joins Tina and Luke to discuss the latest on All My Children, One Life to Live and General Hospital. Including JR vs. Richie, Angie and Jessie vs. Luke and Laura's return, Reaction to Van Peebles' Samuel Woods on All My Children. Rex's background of Charlie, Christian and Flash, the Jared and Matthew dynamic, Bo fired, Hunt Block's Ramsey, and yet another Todd redemption storyline. Scrubs, Claudia the two bit tramp, What happened to Monica's storyline, ...
Feb 29, 2008•39 min
On this week's Performer of the Week edition of Daytime Confidential Mike, Tina, Jay and Luke choose the actor or actress who we consider to have done an outstanding job during the previous week. We also discuss the ratings for February 11 - February 15, 2008 and how compared to a year ago ABC has lost over three million viewers, CBS has lost over a million viewers and NBC has pretty much held steady.
Feb 27, 2008•16 min
On today's show Luke and Tina visit with General Hospital's Tristan Rogers about his years as Robert Scorpio. What it was like to be apart of the cast of General Hospital during the early 80's and the Luke & Laura years and more recently his brief return in 2006. The fact that his character will soon be a grandfather onscreen and the ongoing Holly vs. Anna debate. We visit about his thoughts on the survival of the daytime genre and how a web based soap could be created. We talk about his cri...
Feb 25, 2008•54 min
Riddle us this. How many women on Guiding Light can Josh and Reva's love drive crazy? This and other questions are what Mike, Jay, and Luke are discussing on the CBS and Days edition of Daytime Confidential. On today's show we discuss Eric in his skivvies on Bold and Beautiful. The Jack and Sharon crossover to Bold and Beautiful from Young and Restless along with Hope's passing, Victor Jr., and Gloria vs. Jeff and Gloria vs. Jack. We've got the latest on the Nuke Kiss Controversy on As the World...
Feb 23, 2008•44 min
On today's ABC edition of Daytime Confidential Luke, Jay, and Tina discuss the Victoria Rowell One Life to Live rumors, Mary J. Blige's performance at Starr's Sweet 16 birthday party, and is the character of Starr being destroyed? Who had the best "Go Red" episodes All My Children or One Life to Live? Is the Martin Family making a resurgence and the arrival of Rob Gardner on All My Children. Bob Guza is renegotiating his contract, WUBS spoilers, and TMK General Hospital spoilers.
Feb 22, 2008•36 min
On today's show Tina from Primetime Pulse joins Jay and Luke to count their Top 5 Returns to Daytime. These are the actors and characters who whose returns we've enjoyed the most.
Feb 20, 2008•35 min
On this week's edition of the Daytime Confidential podcast Tina, Jay, and Luke are making their picks for Performer of the Week. Also discussed are the latest ratings for all eight soaps and the fact that Days of Our Lives was the only soap not to lose viewers and that As the World Turns seems to be able to keep edging out General Hospital for third.
Feb 18, 2008•14 min
On today's show ABC soap super fan Jeania from FanFare Inc returns to Daytime Confidential to talk about what she and her stars have been up to including Kamar de los Reyes, Mfundo Morrison, BethAnn Bonner, Tobias Truvillion, Sean Ringgold, Chase Coleman, David Chisum, Tika Sumpter
Feb 13, 2008•35 min
We're back with our first Top 5 countdown of 2008! On today's show Tina from the Primetime Pulse podcast, and Foxy join Luke to count down their Top 5 Post Writers Strike Wishes. These are the things we want to improve our favorite soaps. Foxy makes a suggestion that has Luke searching for brain bleach and has Tina reconsidering one of her picks.
Feb 09, 2008•23 min
On today's show Mike and Luke discuss Shirley Jones first scenes on Days of Our Lives, who Tony and Anna's child could be, the firing of the entire writing staff, and John's fascination with his knife. Also discussed is a listeners theory on Gloria's downfall on the Young and Restless and what is Jill and Victor's history. On As the World Turns we discuss Casey's return and what impact it may have on Luke and Noah and Barbara's battle with cancer. Mike continues his love affair with Bold and Bea...
Feb 08, 2008•31 min
On today's show Tina from the Primetime Pulse podcast and Belinda from Eye on Soaps join Luke to discuss Sarah Brown's return to General Hospital and Shell Kepler's death. Tad sees Jesse on All My Children and Ryan loses the past four years of his memory. Antonio and Talia on One Life to Live. We are also pleased to announce the official launch of our "Save the Quartermaines, Save Port Charles" campaign to save the Quatermaine family from extinction on General Hospital.
Feb 07, 2008•28 min
On today's show Luke, Foxy, and Tina make their picks for Performer of the Week and discuss the latest ratings for All My Children, As the World Turns, Bold and Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, Guiding Light, One Life to Live, and Young and Restless.
Feb 05, 2008•13 min
On today's show Luke, Foxy, and Jay discuss Bill, Lizzie and Jonathon on Guiding Light. Jesse Soffer and Jennifer Landon leaving As the World Turns and what this means for the character of Barbara Ryan. Where Lauren Koslow could go if she were to leave Days of Our Lives. Jared Banks on One Life to Live and Taylor on Bold and Beautiful.
Feb 05, 2008•25 min
On today's show Luke, Foxy, and Jay discuss the Days of Our Lives' Lauren Koslow rumors, Elizabeth Hendrickson's return to daytime on Young and Restless, Carolyn Hinsey's article on who is in charge of what soap, the Sarah Brown promos, and the lack of a Budig bump in the ratings.
Feb 02, 2008•33 min
On todays show we have an Exclusive Interview with Thom Racina, the author and Emmy Nominated former daytime writer responsible for General Hospital's Ice Princess storyline, Luke & Laura's wedding, as well as what it was like to work for Gloria Monty and write the scenes for Elizabeth Taylor's Helena Cassadine. After leaving General Hospital Racina moved to Days of Our Lives where he was responsible for creating the characters of Steve Johnson (aka Patch) and John Black and wrote the weddin...
Feb 01, 2008•1 hr 31 min
On today's show Luke, Tina from Primetime Pulse, and Belinda discuss what they are looking forward to on All My Children, General Hospital, and One Life to Live. Vicki's scenes with Jessica and Natalie and her return to Llanview. Would Sonny be a stalker if he wasn't so well established and Leyla's skeevy behavior on General Hospital. Debbie Morgan and Rebecca Budig's return to All My Children and where would Angie and Jesse's return rank in terms of "big 80's couples" returns.
Jan 24, 2008•34 min
It's been a while since Luke has been on the CBS and Days of Our Lives podcast but he returns for today's show to visit with Mike about characters that Daytime Confidential listeners and readers found the most annoying on As the World Turns, Bold and Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, Guiding Light, and Young and Restless. Also, on the list of things to discuss are the things we are looking forward to in 2008 and why Julie Pinson's firing from Days of Our Lives is just wrong.
Jan 20, 2008•29 min
We're back with our first ABC episode of 2008 and best of all Karen from WUBS.net joins Luke and Belinda to discuss the latest General Hospital spoilers and who WUBS.net and DaytimeConfidential.com readers and listeners voted as the Most Annoying Characters of 2007.
Jan 18, 2008•38 min
On today's show Luke, Tina from Primetime Pulse, guest Danielle, and special guests Foxy and Jay discuss the All My Children "REAL Greenlee" Controversy and whether or not Greenlee and Kendall are responsible for the show's sinking ratings. What's up with Carly's behavior last week on General Hospital? Wally Kurth as Sam and the Craig/Meg/Paul triangle on As the World Turns and much more.
Jan 16, 2008•33 min
We're back from vacation with a new edition of Daytime Confidential! On today's show Tina from Primetime Pulse, Danielle, and special guests Foxy and Jay join Luke to choose their first Performer of the Week for 2008 and discuss the latest ratings. Isn't it interesting that Days of Our Lives has jumped from 7th to 4th and why is it that One Life to Live's ratings are still the lowest when its the best soap? Could it be that One Life to Live or ABC fans don't have a taste for really good writing?...
Jan 13, 2008•30 min
On today's show we discuss what Lisa considers borderline rape. Georgie's funeral and Maxie's eulogy on General Hospital. Rumors about Days of Our Lives and why Lumi fans should be afraid. The terrible thought of Natalie being pregnant with McBain's child on One Life to Live. As the World Turn's Christmas episode. Lisa's thoughts on Jack Abbott and Genoa City and Guiding Light Gossip.
Jan 01, 2008•1 hr
In this After the Show edition of Daytime Confidential Lisa and Luke discuss Another World, its stars Jensen Buchanan, Tom Eplin, Victoria Wyndam, Linda Dano, Judi Evans, and how Another World could be reborn today.
Dec 29, 2007•21 min
It's here folks! The 2nd Annual Daytime Confidential Best & Worst of 2007. This is the show where Lisa and Luke make their picks of the Best & Worst in daytime from categories such as; Guy whose chestnuts we want roasted over an open fire, Glittery Hoo Hoo of the Year, Biggest ho ho ho, Most Improved, Biggest Waste of Talent (male), Biggest Waste of Talent (female), Dreams Really Do Come True, Be Careful What You Wish For, You Go Girl, Best Stunt-Casting, Worst Stunt-Casting, Best Couple...
Dec 24, 2007•1 hr 5 min
On today's show Belinda from The View From the Recliner's Edge and Luke discuss the Budig vs. Singh controversy on All My Children and where we would back up All My Children and General Hospital to. The parallels of Johnny Z and Michael C. III and Logan vs. Johnny. Langston vs. Star, Cole shooting Miles, and Jared and Natalie on One Life to Live.
Dec 21, 2007•32 min
On today's show Lisa & Luke have an Exclusive Interview with Soaphunks.net founder Danny who is brains behind one of the largest daytime fan sites on the internet. We visit with him about his site's 2007 Soaphunk.net Awards which end on December 21st, his 100 Most Memorable Moments in Soaps , the Soap Cliche Bible , his Ideal Soap Hunk Quiz , Adonis 2007 , which soap is the "hunkiest" and who are the most popular current and former soap hunks downloaded from his site and much more....
Dec 18, 2007•38 min
On today's show Luke and Lisa make their picks for the male and female Performers of the Week, discuss the latest ratings for all your favorite soaps, Luke is extremely happy about Rebecca Budig's return and could there be a Billy Jr./Lizzie/Jonathon triangle?
Dec 16, 2007•15 min
On today's show Mike and Luke discuss Hunter Tylo's return to Bold and Beautiful. Who shot Stephanie and whether or not Pamela is a red herring. As the World Turns' Katie sleeps with Brad, Chris Hughes vs. his father, Dusty rumors, and what's up with Vienna? We're in a coma watching Victoria's storyline on Young & Restless and what would an episode be without some sort of Gloria vs. Jack discussion? Guiding Light's Devil Child, Josh's ordination, and Bill Jr. Is Days of Our Lives improving w...
Dec 14, 2007•37 min
Karen from Wubs.net joins Luke and Tina from Primetime Pulse to discuss the latest in ABC soaps. On today's shows we discuss General Hospital's desperate women. Leyla, Georgie's death and Sarah Brown. One Life to Live's Gigi, Michael McBain recast, and David Vicars. How All My Children is destroying Zendall and who or what fascinated Karen and Tina in ABC daytime, who are their heroes, what are their horrors, and whose talent has been wasted.
Dec 13, 2007•35 min
Lisa and Luke are discussing Soap Opera Digest's Best & Worst of 2007 and TV Guide Canda's Nelson Branco's Soapers of the Year 2007. The picks we agree with and ones we just don't. Also, be sure to tune in next week for Daytime Confidential's 2nd Annual Best & Worst of 2007 where Lisa and Luke make their picks in some unorthodox categories.
Dec 10, 2007•55 min
On today's ABC edition of Daytime Confidential Belinda, Tina and Luke are discussing Sarah Brown's return to General Hospital and the latest rumors of who she will portray. Genie Francis on The View. Vicky returns from Paris on One Life to Live. The destruction of Erica and Jackson on All My Children and much, much more.
Dec 06, 2007•32 min
