Today in Soap Opera History (November 4)

1981: Another World's Steve revealed himself to Alice.
1988: Melissa set fire to Falcon Crest.
2005: Nicole Forester debuted as Guiding Light's new Cassie.
2005: Laura Wright debuted as General Hospital's new Carly.

"The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1957: On The Edge of Night, Mary (Anne Sargent) begged Clayton (Leon Janney) to tell her where to find Billy.

1971: On The Doctors, Toni Ferra (Anna Stuart) told a visiting Carolee Allison (Carolee Campbell) that she made her mother out to be a warm, caring person, but it backfired because now Billy (Robert Hennessey) wanted to find her.

Today in Soap Opera History (November 4)

1981: Another World's Steve revealed himself to Alice.
1988: Melissa set fire to Falcon Crest.
2005: Nicole Forester debuted as Guiding Light's new Cassie.
2005: Laura Wright debuted as General Hospital's new Carly.

"History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1957: On The Edge of Night, Mary (Anne Sargent) begged Clayton (Leon Janney) to tell her where to find Billy.

1971: On The Doctors, Toni Ferra (Anna Stuart) told a visiting Carolee Allison (Carolee Campbell) that she made her mother out to be a warm, caring person, but it backfired because now Billy (Robert Hennessey) wanted to find her.

Today in Soap Opera History (November 4)

1981: Another World's Steve revealed himself to Alice.
1988: Melissa set fire to Falcon Crest.
2005: Nicole Forester debuted as Guiding Light's new Cassie.
2005: Laura Wright debuted as General Hospital's new Carly.

"More and more, I tend to read history. I often find it more up to date than the daily newspapers."
― Joe Murray

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1957: On The Edge of Night, Mary (Anne Sargent) begged Clayton (Leon Janney) to tell her where to find Billy.

1971: On The Doctors, Toni Ferra (Anna Stuart) told a visiting Carolee Allison (Carolee Campbell) that she made her mother out to be a warm, caring person, but it backfired because now Billy (Robert Hennessey) wanted to find her.

Today in Soap Opera History (November 4)

1981: Another World's Steve revealed himself to Alice.
1988: Melissa set fire to Falcon Crest.
2005: Nicole Forester debuted as Guiding Light's new Cassie.
2005: Laura Wright debuted as General Hospital's new Carly.

"History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again."
― Maya Angelou

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1957: On The Edge of Night, Mary (Anne Sargent) begged Clayton (Leon Janney) to tell her where to find Billy.

1975: CBS aired the final episode of primetime soap opera Beacon Hill, an adaptation of the British series Upstairs, Downstairs. The story revolved around a wealthy family and their servants in 1920s Boston. Beacon Hill debuted with a large audience but quickly lost viewers and aired only 13 episodes. The New York Times wrote a story about the show ("The Making of a Lemon") and called it "an Edsel for 1975."

Sarah Brown, Martha Madison, Patrika Darbo and More Added to 6th Annual Indie Series Awards Presenters List

Three-time Emmy winner Sarah Brown is nominated at this year's ISAs.

Additional presenters were announced today for the upcoming 6th Annual Indie Series Awards (ISA6).

Presenters during the April 1st ceremony will include Ryan Bartley (L.A. Macabre), Sarah Brown (Beacon Hill), Richard Cutting (Milgram and the Fastwalkers, DeVanity), Patrika Darbo (The Bay), Mike Donis (Pete Winning and the Pirates), Megan Duffy (Dating Pains), Burt Grinstead (Burt Paxton), Richard Hatch (Pairings), Martha Madison (Winterthorne, The Bay), Susan Louise O'Connor (Wallflowers) and Alexandra Paul (Mentor).

They join previously announced presenters Anthony Anderson (Anacostia), Jillian Clare (Acting Dead), Ashli Dowling (We Are Angels), Andrea Evans (DeVanity), Lilly Melgar (The Bay), Mhairi Morrison (Feathers and Toast), Becky Kramer (Jewvangelist), Jen Lilley (Youthful Daze), Minae Noji (Love Midori), Alisha Spielmann (Producing Juliet), Jason Stuart (Mentor), Corsica Wilson (L.A. Macabre) and Colleen Zenk (Thurston).

Additional presenters will be revealed in the coming weeks.

The 6th Annual Indie Series Awards ceremony, hosted by Emmy Award-winning actor Eric Martsolf (Days of our Lives), will be held on Wednesday, April 1 at the historic El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood.

The Indie Series Awards celebrate the best in independently produced, scripted entertainment created for the Web. Click here for a complete list of nominees.

Today in Soap Opera History (November 4)

1975: Beacon Hill aired for the final time. 1985: EON's Sky
had a sword fight. 1988: Falcon Crest's Melissa
burned the house down. 1996: Days introduced Susan Banks.

"History cannot give us a program for the future, but it can give us a fuller understanding of ourselves, and of our common humanity, so that we can better face the future."
― Robert Penn Warren

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1957: On The Edge of Night, Mary (Anne Sargent) begged Clayton (Leon Janney) to tell her where to find Billy.

1975: CBS aired the final episode of primetime soap opera Beacon Hill, an adaptation of the British series Upstairs, Downstairs. The story revolved around a wealthy family and their servants in 1920s Boston. Beacon Hill debuted with a large audience but quickly lost viewers and aired only 13 episodes. The New York Times wrote a story about the show ("The Making of a Lemon") and called it "an Edsel for 1975."

The promo below was for the October 28th episode of CBS-TV's Beacon Hill.

Indie Series of the Week Poll Results (May 4-10, 2014)

Beacon Hill was voted favorite web series of the week.

The results are in from the We Love Soaps "Indie Series of the Week" poll for web series that aired May 4-10, 2014.

Beacon Hill finished its season in first place for the 7th week in a row. A new episode of Proper Manors was second, followed by the season premiere of Misdirected, the finale of Montreal Boy: Some Strings Attached and the latest from Chris & Josh.

Check out the complete results below including the Favorite Actor, Actress and Couple/Duo of the Week:

RANK	SHOW	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	Beacon Hill	1	10
2	Proper Manors	-	5
3	Misdirected	-	3
4	Montreal Boy: Some Strings Attached	4	0
5	Chris & Josh	10	1
6	Freefall	-	0
7	The Dreamers	-	0
8	Beverly Pills	-	0
9	Acting Dead	5	0
10	American Koko	-	0
11	Red Sleep	-	0
12	Millions	16	0
13	Winners	13	0

See the rest of the poll results and watch last week's Top 3 Indie web series below:

Indie Series of the Week Poll Results (April 27-May 3, 2014)

Beacon Hill was voted favorite web series of the week.

The results are in from the We Love Soaps "Indie Series of the Week" poll for web series that aired April 27-May 3, 2014.

Beacon Hill finished in first place for the sixth week in a row. A new episode of YouStar: Road to Fame was second, followed by Wallflowers, Montreal Boy: Some Strings Attached and Acting Dead.

Check out the complete results below including the Favorite Actor, Actress and Couple/Duo of the Week:

RANK	SHOW	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	Beacon Hill	1	9
2	YouStar: Road to Fame	-	6
3	Wallflowers	2	7
4	Montreal Boy: Some Strings Attached	10	0
5	Acting Dead	4	0
6	Submissions Only	-	0
7	The NPC	8	0
8	The Boys Who Brunch	-	0
9	Two Housemates	19	0
10	Chris & Josh	-	1
11	Living With Uncle Charlie	-	0
12	Crazy	-	0
13	Winners	12	0
14	Thru 25	-	0
15	Ave 43	18	13
16	Millions	-	0

See the rest of the poll results and watch last week's Top 3 Indie web series below:


Watch the entire BEACON HILL episode at beaconhilltheseries.com (subscription required).

Indie Series of the Week Poll Results (April 20-26, 2014)

Beacon Hill was voted favorite web series of the week.

The results are in from the We Love Soaps "Indie Series of the Week" poll for web series that aired April 20-26, 2014.

Beacon Hill finished in first place for the fifth week in a row. A new episode of Wallflowers was second, followed by the latest from Black Boots, the series premiere of Acting Dead, and an all-new The Dreamers.

Check out the complete results below including the Favorite Actor, Actress and Couple/Duo of the Week:

RANK	SHOW	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	Beacon Hill	1	8
2	Wallflowers	-	6
3	Black Boots	-	1
4	Acting Dead	-	0
5	The Dreamers	-	0
6	Proper Manors	-	4
7	Freefall	-	0
8	The NPC	-	0
9	American Koko	-	1
10	Montreal Boys: Some Strings Attached	5	0
11	Pride	-	0
12	Winners	8	0
13	Beverly Pills	-	0
14	The Casuals	9	0
15	Malice	-	0
16	The Show	-	0
17	Vicky & Lysander	11	0
18	Ave 43	13	13
19	Two Housemates	10	0

See the rest of the poll results and watch last week's Top 3 Indie web series below:


Watch the entire BEACON HILL epsiode at beaconhilltheseries.com (subscription required).

Indie Series of the Week Poll Results (April 13-19, 2014)

Beacon Hill was voted favorite web series of the week.

The results are in from the We Love Soaps "Indie Series of the Week" poll for web series that aired April 13-19, 2014.

Beacon Hill finished in first place for the fourth week in a row. A new episode of YouStar: Road to Fame was second, followed by the latest from We Are Angels, Living With Uncle Charlie and Montreal Boys: Some Strings Attached.

Check out the complete results below including the Favorite Actor, Actress and Couple/Duo of the Week:

RANK	SHOW	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	Beacon Hill	1	7
2	YouStar: Road to Fame	-	5
3	We Are Angels	-	1
4	Living With Uncle Charlie	-	0
5	Montreal Boys: Some Strings Attached	-	0
6	Submissions Only	-	0
7	Freefall	-	0
8	Winners	8	0
9	The Casuals	9	0
10	Two Housemates	-	0
11	Vicky & Lysander	7	0
12	Starting From Now	5	0
13	Ave 43	12	13

See the rest of the poll results and watch last week's Top 3 Indie web series below:


Watch the entire BEACON HILL epsiode at beaconhilltheseries.com (subscription required).

Indie Series of the Week Poll Results (April 6-12, 2014)

BEACON HILL was voted favorite web series of the week.

The results are in from the We Love Soaps "Indie Series of the Week" poll for web series that aired April 6-12, 2014.

BEACON HILL finished in first place for the third week in a row. A new episode of WALLFLOWERS was second, followed by new episodes of THE DREAMERS, PUNKED and SUBMISSIONS ONLY.

Check out the complete results below including the Favorite Actor, Actress and Couple/Duo of the Week:

RANK	SHOW	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	BEACON HILL	1	6
2	WALLFLOWERS	2	5
3	AMERICAN KOKO	-	1
4	OUR CULTURAL CENTER	8	0
5	STARTING FROM NOW	12	0
6	MALICE	-	0
7	VICKY & LYSANDER	7	0
8	WINNERS	13	0
9	THE CASUALS	9	0
10	BEVERLY PILLS	-	0
11	VILLAINS	-	0
12	AVE 43	18	13

See the rest of the poll results and watch last week's Top 3 Indie web series below:


Watch the entire BEACON HILL epsiode at beaconhilltheseries.com (subscription required).

Indie Series of the Week Poll Results (March 30-April 5, 2014)

BEACON HILL was voted favorite web series of the week.

The results are in from the We Love Soaps "Indie Series of the Week" poll for web series that aired March 30-April 5, 2014.

BEACON HILL finished in first place for the second week in a row. The second season premiere of WALLFLOWERS was second, followed by new episodes of THE DREAMERS, PUNKED and SUBMISSIONS ONLY.

Check out the complete results below including the Favorite Actor, Actress and Couple/Duo of the Week:

RANK	SHOW	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	BEACON HILL	1	5
2	WALLFLOWERS	-	4
3	THE DREAMERS	-	1
4	PUNKED	-	0
5	SUBMISSIONS ONLY	-	0
6	OUT WITH DAD	10	13
7	VICKY & LYSANDER	12	0
8	OUR CULTURAL CENTER	11	0
9	THE CASUALS	-	0
10	LIVING WITH UNCLE CHARLIE	-	0
11	THE SHOW	-	0
12	STARTING FROM NOW	-	0
13	WINNERS	8	0
14	APT. 103	-	0
15	CRAZY	-	0
16	BLEAK	15	0
17	RAs	-	0
18	AVE 43	16	13

See the rest of the poll results and watch last week's Top 3 Indie web series below:


Watch the entire epsiode at beaconhilltheseries.com (subscription required).

Indie Series of the Week Poll Results (March 23-29, 2014)

BEACON HILL was voted favorite web series of the week.

The results are in from the We Love Soaps "Indie Series of the Week" poll for web series that aired March 23-29, 2014.

BEACON HILL finished in first place for the week. The premiere of CHOCOLATE CITY was second, followed by a new episode of YOUSTAR: ROAD TO FAME, the debut of WE ARE ANGELS, and the series finale of HUSTLING.

Check out the complete results below including the Favorite Actor, Actress and Couple/Duo of the Week:

RANK	SHOW	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	BEACON HILL	2	4
2	CHOCOLATE CITY	-	1
3	YOUSTAR: ROAD TO FAME	-	4
4	WE ARE ANGELS	-	0
5	HUSTLING	-	2
6	BEVERLY PILLS	-	0
7	THRU 25	-	0
8	WINNERS	8	0
9	AMERICAN KOKO	4	0
10	OUT WITH DAD	10	13
11	OUR CULTURAL CENTER	6	0
12	VICKY & LYSANDER	9	0
13	HAPPY HOUR	7	0
14	MALICE	-	0
15	BLEAK	14	0
16	AVE 43	15	13

See the rest of the poll results and watch last week's Top 3 Indie web series below:

Watch BEACON HILL at beaconhilltheseries.com (subscription required).

Indie Series of the Week Poll Results (March 16-22, 2014)

GAYS was voted favorite web series of the week.

The results are in from the We Love Soaps "Indie Series of the Week" poll for web series that aired March 16-22, 2014.

GAYS finished in first place for the week. A new episode of BEACON HILL was second, followed by the series finale of DEVANITY, AMERICAN KOKO and THE BOYS WHO BRUNCH.

Check out the complete results below including the Favorite Actor, Actress and Couple/Duo of the Week:

RANK	SHOW	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	GAYS	-	2
2	BEACON HILL	1	3
3	DEVANITY	5	25
4	AMERICAN KOKO	-	0
5	THE BOYS WHO BRUNCH	-	0
6	OUR CULTURAL CENTER	14	0
7	HAPPY HOUR	13	0
8	WINNERS	-	0
9	VICKY & LYSANDER	-	0
10	OUT WITH DAD	10	13
11	SUBMISSIONS ONLY	-	0
12	RYAN AND RUBY	-	0
13	LIFE STARTS NOW	-	0
14	BLEAK	7	0
15	AVE 43	15	13

See the rest of the poll results and watch last week's Top 3 Indie web series below:



Watch BEACON HILL at beaconhilltheseries.com (subscription required).

Indie Series of the Week Poll Results (March 9-15, 2014)

BEACON HILL was voted favorite web series of the week.

The results are in from the We Love Soaps "Indie Series of the Week" poll for web series that aired March 9-15, 2014.

BEACON HILL finished in first place for the second week in a row.  A new episode of LONG DISTANCE was second, followed by YOUSTAR: ROAD TO FAME, SOMEONE NOT THERE and DEVANITY.

Check out the complete results below including the Favorite Actor, Actress and Couple/Duo of the Week:

RANK	SHOW	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	BEACON HILL	1	2
2	LONG DISTANCE	13	1
3	YOUSTAR: ROAD TO FAME	-	3
4	SOMEONE NOT THERE	4	1
5	DEVANITY	2	24
6	BEVERLY PILLS	-	0
7	BLEAK	-	0
8	MALICE	-	0
9	THE WAITING ROOM	11	2
10	OUT WITH DAD	-	13
11	MY GIMPY LIFE	5	0
12	VILLAINS	-	0
13	HAPPY HOUR	7	0
14	OUR CULTURAL CENTER	16	0
15	AVE 43	6	13

See the rest of the poll results and watch last week's Top 3 Indie web series below:

Watch BEACON HILL at beaconhilltheseries.com (subscription required).

Indie Series of the Week Poll Results (March 2-8, 2014)

BEACON HILL was voted favorite web series of the week.

The results are in from the We Love Soaps "Indie Series of the Week" poll for web series that aired March 2-8, 2014.

BEACON HILL finished in first place this week, followed by new episodes of DEVANITY, ENGLISHMAN IN L.A., SOMEONE NOT THERE and MY GIMPY LIFE.

Check out the complete results below including the Favorite Actor, Actress and Couple/Duo of the Week:

RANK	SHOW	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	BEACON HILL	-	1
2	DEVANITY	2	24
3	ENGLISHMAN IN L.A.	13	1
4	SOMEONE NOT THERE	-	1
5	MY GIMPY LIFE	-	0
6	AVE 43	-	13
7	HAPPY HOUR	14	0
8	SUBMISSIONS ONLY	-	0
9	TEENAGERS	-	1
10	SIX MONTHS FOR SIX WEEKS	-	1
11	THE WAITING ROOM	6	2
12	VICKY & LYSANDER	8	0
13	LONG DISTANCE	-	0
14	THE CITY HATES US	10	0
15	INTERNED	-	0
16	OUR CULTURAL CENTER	7	0
17	LIFE STARTS NOW	12	0

See the rest of the poll results and watch last week's Top 3 Indie web series below:

Watch BEACON HILL at beaconhilltheseries.com (subscription required).

Louise Sorel Previews 'Beacon Hill' on 'We Love Soaps TV'

Louise Sorel plays "Emily Tanner" on Beacon Hill.

On the latest episode of We Love Soaps TV (5.16), Roger Newcomb traveled to the set of an east cost photo shoot for upcoming web series Beacon Hill, a Open Book Productions and Bella Books political drama premiering on March 5.

Watch our new episode below as we speak with former Days of our Lives and Santa Barbara star Louise Sorel, who plays Emily Tanner in Beacon Hill. Sorel shares her experiences from the set of her first web series, and talks about working with Tina Sloan and executive producer Crystal Chappell.

Ron Raines Previews BEACON HILL on WE LOVE SOAPS TV

Ron Raines plays "Senator William Preston" on BEACON HILL.

On the latest episode of WE LOVE SOAPS TV (5.15), Roger Newcomb traveled to the set of an east cost photo shoot for upcoming web series BEACON HILL, a Open Book Productions and Bella Books political drama premiering on March 5.

Watch our new episode below as we speak with former GUIDING LIGHT star Ron Raines, who plays "Senator William Preston" in BEACON HILL. Raines talks about his new character, working on an Indie project, and playing powerful men on stage and TV so often. His most recent role was in Broadway's "Annie," where he played Daddy Warbucks.



For more information on BEACON HILL, visit beaconhilltheseries.com.

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Hillary B. Smith Talks BEACON HILL on WE LOVE SOAPS TV

BEACON HILL Supervising Producer Hillary Bailey Smith.

On the latest episode of WE LOVE SOAPS TV (5.13), Roger Newcomb traveled to the set of an east cost photo shoot for upcoming web series BEACON HILL, a Open Book Productions and Bella Books political drama premiering on March 5.

Watch our new episode below as we speak with BEACON HILL Supervising Producer Hillary B. Smith, who has won both a Daytime Emmy and an Indie Series Award in her career. Smith talks about working for Open Book Productions, her role as supervising producer, and what life is like for for an actress over 40. She also tells us why a memoir may not be in her future.

Scott Bryce Previews BEACON HILL on WE LOVE SOAPS TV

Scott Bryce previews BEACON HILL.

On the latest episode of WE LOVE SOAPS TV (5.12), Roger Newcomb traveled to the set of an east cost photo shoot for upcoming web series BEACON HILL, a Open Book Productions and Bella Books political drama premiering on March 5.

Watch our new episode below as we speak with two-time Emmy-nominated actor/director/producer Scott Bryce about his role as "Senator Tom Wesley" on BEACON HILL. Bryce talks about the advantages of doing a web series versus network TV or film, what it's like working for executive producer Crystal Chappell, and how much he loves working with the actresses that played his AS THE WORLD TURNS sister, including BEACON HILL supervising producer Hillary Bailey Smith.



For more information on BEACON HILL, visit beaconhilltheseries.com.

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