This will be my last post for a couple of weeks.  I get to go on an
actual vacation, on an actual beach!  See you all again soon...

MISC    -  Lucci's out, Days of Our Lives may be back on the board, and a
        resident witch could bring home the gold. Things have changed for
        this year's 30th annual Daytime Emmys. Under the Academy's new
        guidelines, voters cast their ballots for their favorite
        performances of 2002 on their shows only. Veteran actress Juliet
        Mills (Tabitha, Passions) along with 117 other actors, earned the
        highest votes to make the first round towards the prized Emmy
        podium. They will submit a 30-minute tape to a panel of
        non-partisan judges who will select the five names per acting
        category that will appear on the official nominee ballot. 
                Some familiar faces are back in the running, like Emmy
        winner Julia Barr (Brooke, AMC), who is in the pre-nom category
        for Outstanding Lead Actress, along with castmate, Emmy winner
        and last year's Emmy nominee Finola Hughes (Anna). "I am pleased
        and more than flattered at the genuine show of support from my
        All My Children colleagues," Barr tells TV Guide Online. Proving
        that star power shines, even when you're off the canvas, last
        year's Emmy winner and nominee Josh Duhamel (ex-Leo) and Cameron
        Mathison (ex-Ryan) respectively, snagged the two AMC spots in the
        Outstanding Supporting Actor category.
                Actors who have never seen Emmy light, like The Young and
        the Restless vet Doug Davidson (Paul) are finally having their
        shot at the golden statue. "It really means the most because it
        came from the people you work with, people who see you day in and
        out, good days and bad." Even at the precursory stage, Davidson
        is humble to accept any accolades just for himself. "I wish the
        [Emmy Awards] weren't so point-on specific," he shares. "It's
        such a team effort to put the show together--from the writing and
        directing to the other actors."
                The Bold and the Beautiful's Sean Kanan (Deacon), who
        many felt was snubbed in last year's process, may get that chance
        to be a nominee for Outstanding Supporting Actor. "He's
        ecstatic," declares Kanan's rep. "He's worked hard for this, and
        he lit up like a Christmas tree when he heard."
                The official nominees will be announced live on The View
        on March 12. 

DOOL    -  Hope will start to take one of the pills.  Larry will be
        lurking nearby.  He will sneak into the house and switch the
        pills.  After a face-to-face encounter with Larry's "ghost", Hope
        will pop the pills thinking she doesn't need them.  But Shawn
        will pick them up and take one.
        -  Bo will catch a clue that Larry is still alive.  Bo will drive
        Larry into the sewers.  Larry's next move is to turn Bo and
        Hope's house into a death trap, via broken pipes.  
        -  Kate will confide to Roman that her relationship to Stefano
        was not criminal.
        -  Word is out that Kevin Spiritis and Patrica Darbo will be
        leaving their roles as Craig and Nancy come Springtime.  Nadia
        Bjorland has decided not to continue her role as Chloe.  She will
        leave late in Spring.
        -  Bryan Datillo (Lucas) has become a contract player on Days.



                Tritchen

... "She belongs with me, not my Neanderthal brother."  Lucas, DOOL
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