Coastal Dreams Debuts on NBC.com Oct. 2

PRESS RELEASE:

It's soapy, it's sexy and it's hot. It's for those who are into the new technology and like the idea of watching 24 original episodes that run a few minutes apiece online. "Coastal Dreams" is interactive, too. It will be available on line every Tuesday and Thursday for the next twelve weeks, beginning this Tuesday, October 2.

Debuting this October on NBC.com - an online exclusive that will tempt, tantalize and thrill you! Coastal Dreams is a new online-only drama featuring two young women living, working and playing in the scenic seaside town of Pacific Shores. Love and danger unfold as their friendship is put to the ultimate test over the course of 24 interactive episodes. You'll be able to immerse yourself in the action and access online exclusives by signing up for interactive events. Get text messages from the characters, read their personal blogs and check out their online profiles.

Zoe Charles needs to escape her Texas hometown after her boyfriend goes more than a little psycho on her. She packs up her bathing suit, grabs her best friend and fellow college grad, Stacey, and heads to California to visit her wealthy cousin, April. Staying in April's seaside mansion seems like the dream vacation, especially after the girls meet April's hot boyfriend, Christian, and the dreamy local cop, Will. Things take a turn for the worse quickly though when Zoe starts receiving menacing text messages from her ex...and the locals reveal their ulterior motives.

http://www.nbc.com/coastal_dreams/intro.shtml

Ex Y&R Star Has Passed Away

(Taken from the L.A. Times obituary section:)

Michael Evans, a stage and screen actor best known to television audiences for his long-running role as Col. Douglas Austin on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, has died. He was 87. Evans, who starred on Broadway with a young Audrey Hepburn in Gigi, died Sept. 4 at a Woodland Hills assisted-living facility of complications related to age, said his son, Nick Evans.

From 1980 to 1995, Evans appeared on The Young and the Restless as the best friend and sidekick of arrogant billionaire Victor Newman, played by Eric Braeden. When Evans returned to the show in 1987 after a break, the Toronto Star said he brought back "great wit and comic relief."

"Michael Evans was a total professional from the old English school, a gentleman through and through," Braeden told The Times on Tuesday in a statement.

A native of England, Evans arrived on Broadway in 1950 to play a secretive secretary in the comedy Ring Round the Moon. A year later, he appeared as the debonair Gaston in the original Broadway production of Gigi that helped launch Hepburn's career.

In the late 1950s, Evans was cast as professor Henry Higgins in the national touring production of My Fair Lady, a part he played for years. Critics noted his sharp resemblance to Rex Harrison, Broadway's original Higgins. In 1961, The Times called Evans' turn as Higgins "expert and vital." The role remained a career highlight, partly because of the company's 1960 tour of Russia, which brought Western culture to the country at the height of the Cold War, his son said.

John Michael Evans was born July 27, 1920, in Sittingbourne, England, to the former Marie Galbraith, a concert violinist, and A.J. Evans, a World War I prisoner-of-war escapee who wrote the 1926 novel "The Escaping Club."

At 12, Evans saw John Gielgud in the Shakespeare play Richard II, and decided that he "wanted to be an actor from then on," he told the Toronto Star in 1992. During World War II, Evans served as a navigator for the Royal Air Force and flew during the blitz of London.A fter graduating in 1943 from Winchester College in England, he studied at the Old Vic School in London and debuted on the London stage in 1948. That same year, he married Pat Wedgewood; they had two sons and divorced after 25 years.

While making the 1963 film Bye Bye Birdie, Evans decided to move West and eventually appeared in more than 40 films and television shows. He lived in North Hollywood for many years.

His second wife, Pat Sigris Evans, died in 1986.

In addition to his son, Nick, Evans is survived by another son, Christopher, of Westport, Calif.; and two sisters, Rosemarie and Bridget.

Soap Couple Confirms Dating Rumors

According to the latest issue of People magazine, Heather Locklear (ex-Amanda, Melrose Place) has confirmed that she and former onscreen hubby, Jack Wagner (Nick, B&B) are indeed a couple. In fact, Heather is so over the moon, she says she's marry him if her asked. Here's a quote from the magazine: "If Jack said, 'Let's get married,' I'd go, 'OK!' But I have a daughter to consider. I'm trying to be a thoughtful role mode, and not selfish."

I am so excited to hear the news, as I think they make an awesome -- and great-looking -- couple. The footage I have seen of them together, they appear to be a kind and thoughtful couple, two people who deserve the happiness that being with one another brings. And if I can't have Jack, then I am happy that Heather got him. :)

Congrats to both of you!

Spoilers for B&B and Days!

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL

Tomorrow:

* Jackie comes up with an idea to save Forrester Creations, which could also benefit Brooke.

* Eric professes his feelings to his new muse.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES

The week of October 1st:
* Steve is determined to avenge Benjy's death.
* Lucas finds Kate and Stefano together.
* Andre releases Roman, but not before strapping him with bomb.
* Gaseous fumes threaten EJ and Sami as they're trapped in the Brady Pub.
* Chelsea and Stephanie auction off dates with male college hotties to avoid "rushing."
Thursday - Bo chases after Andre to save Hope's life.
Friday - Shawn corners Lauren in the hospital.

SPOILERS for B&B, Passions and Y&R!

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL

Tomorrow:

* Brooke gives Ashley a warning.

* Taylor gives Ridge advice about his future.

PASSIONS

Next Week:

Monday, October 1
* Vincent disguises himself as Valerie.
* Eve orders Julian out of her house.
* Alistair threatens Theresa.

Tuesday, October 2
* Tabby and Kay are ordered to cause more trouble.
* Gwen tries to stop Ethan from seeing Theresa with Alistair.
* Luis and Sheridan kiss!

Wednesday, October 3
* Fancy walks in on Luis and Sheridan making love!
* Kay tries to fix the trouble Tabitha has caused.
* Esme has an adventurous date.

Thursday, October 4
* Sheridan confides in Gwen.
* Esme is attacked.
* Julian tries to console Eve.

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

This Week:

* Phyllis gets a surprising – and frightening – new cell mate.
* Jack publicly confesses his guilt in the Jabot scandal, while a suspicious Maggie investigates Jack’s connection to Ji Min’s death.
* Jeff returns from a trip with some curious mementoes from Will. Does he have the evidence to bring Gloria down?
* Fed up with the Fisher family lies, Lauren gives Michael an angry ultimatum.
* Thanks to Brad’s machinations, Jack learns about Nick and Sharon’s kiss.
* Kay and Jill investigate the security breach at Jabot, as Kevin and Gloria scramble to cover their tracks.

Spoilers! Week of Sept. 24th

AMC: Adrian discovers a connection between the dead body and Richie.
ATWT: Col. Mayer gets an eyeful when he walks in on Noah and Luke.
B&B: Brooke models for a lingerie fashion show, but she finds she's not ready to be so vulnerable.
Days: Colleen's story ends in tragedy, and we find out how this led to the DiMera-Brady feud.
GH: Georgie questions Spinelli about his feelings for Lulu.
GL: Vanessa announces she is visiting her son Bill in South America.
OLTL: John and Marty share a romantic kiss on the rooftop.
Passions: Tabitha tries to murder a NASCAR driver to appease the demons who have kidnapped Endora.
Y&R: Phyllis' new cellmate has Nick alarmed.