Ilene Kristen: Claire Labine "Best Writer That I've Ever Worked With"

Roger Newcomb and Ilene Kristen

For two new episodes of entertainment web series Serial Scoop Now, I covered the red carpet for the Pride: The Series Season 2 premiere event on Saturday night in downtown New York City. Among those interviewed were creator Dorell Anthony (who plays Kai), Ilene Kristen (Eleanor), Lauren B. Martin (Tia), Jonathan Villanueva (Luis), Terissa Kelton (Riley), Ashley Mitchell (Trina), Aaron Mathias (Garrett), Scott Michael Salame (Owen), director Michael V. Pomarico, Adam Andrew Rios (Sheeneda/Adam), Braden Bradley (Travis), Tony D. Head (George) and Geri Reischl, who played Jan Brady in The Brady Bunch Variety Hour.

The iconic Ms. Kristen shared her appreciation for the creative side of working on independent productions.

"It's interesting to see people unleashing their creativity," she said.

Kristen also remembered legendary writer Claire Labine, who passed away earlier this year, and wrote years of memorable scripts for Kristen's Ryan's Hope character, Delia.

"Claire was the best writer that I've ever worked with," she explains. "When you got her scripts, you never wanted to change a line of them."

Six-time Emmy winning former All My Children director Michael V. Pomarico loved the freedom of being outside the studio.

"Coming from a structured show like that [All My Children] to have the freedom with this show was really, really wonderful," he explained.

When asked if there might be an All My Children 3.0 someday, he would only say, "I don't know. Maybe."

Watch the interviews below.

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

Misdirected was voted favorite web series of the week.

The results are in from "Indie Series of the Week" poll for web series that aired one or more new episodes from July 20-26, 2014.

Misdirected was voted favorite web series of the week. The season finale of Pride was second, followed by the return of Family Problems, and the latest from We Are Angels and It Could be Worse.

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

RANK	SHOW	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	Misdirected	7	7
2	Pride	3	5
3	Family Problems	-	16
4	We Are Angels	-	1
5	It Could Be Worse	5	6
6	Til Lease Do Us Part	9	0
7	The White Folks	7	0
8	Pairings	8	1
9	The Horizon	-	0
10	Somewhere in Palm Springs	10	0
11	Lungs	11	1
12	The Room	-	0
13	Re-Casting Kyle	13	0

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

Proper Manors was voted favorite web series of the week.

The results are in from "Indie Series of the Week" poll for web series that aired one or more new episodes from July 13-19, 2014.

Proper Manors was voted favorite web series of the week. A new episode of People you Know was second, followed by the latest from Pride, Misdirected and It Could Be Worse.

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

RANK	SHOW	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	Proper Manors	-	9
2	People you Know	1	3
3	Pride	2	4
4	Misdirected	4	6
5	It Could Be Worse	-	6
6	Bushido Man	14	0
7	The White Folks	13	0
8	Pairings	3	1
9	Til Lease Do Us Part	12	0
10	Somewhere in Palm Springs	10	0
11	Lungs	11	1
12	An Actor Unprepared	16	0
13	Re-Casting Kyle	9	0

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

People you Know was voted favorite web series of the week.

The results are in from "Indie Series of the Week" poll for web series that aired one or more new episodes from July 6-12, 2014.

People you Know was voted favorite web series for the second week in a row. A new episode of Pride was second, followed by the latest from Pairings, Misdirected and Youthful Daze.

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

RANK	SHOW	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	People you Know	1	2
2	Pride	2	3
3	Pairings	5	1
4	Misdirected	3	6
5	Youthful Daze	15	0
6	Freefall	6	0
7	Greek Chronicles	-	0
8	Cornerstone	-	0
9	Re-Casting Kyle	9	0
10	Somewhere in Palm Springs	10	0
11	Lungs	11	1
12	Til Lease Do Us Part	16	0
13	The White Folks	18	0
14	Bushido Man	19	0

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Indie Series of the Week Poll Results (June 29-July 5, 2014)

People you Know was voted favorite web series of the week.

The results are in from "Indie Series of the Week" poll for web series that aired June 29-July 5, 2014.

People you Know, mostly on the strength of a large write-in vote for its premiere, was favorite web series of the week. A new episode of Pride was second, followed by the latest from Misdirected, Proper Manors and Pairings.

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

RANK	SHOW	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	People you Know	-	1
2	Pride	2	2
3	Misdirected	-	6
4	Proper Manors	-	8
5	Pairings	7	0
6	Freefall	-	0
7	Past Meets the Future	9	2
8	Still	-	0
9	Re-Casting Kyle	-	0
10	Somewhere in Palm Springs	10	0
11	Lungs	-	1
12	Knocked Down	-	1
13	Drifter: Lonesome Highway	17	0
14	An Actor Unprepared	-	0
15	Youthful Daze	4	0
16	Til Lease Do Us Part	12	0
17	We Are Angels	-	1
18	The White Folks	8	0
19	Bushido Man	13	0

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Indie Series of the Week Poll Results (June 22-28, 2014)

Red Sleep was voted favorite web series of the week.

The results are in from "Indie Series of the Week" poll for web series that aired June 22-28, 2014.

Red Sleep was voted favorite web series for the third week in a row. A new episode of Pride was second, followed by the latest from Knocked Down, Youthful Daze and Drifter: Lonesome Highway.

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

RANK	SHOW	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	Red Sleep	1	7
2	Pride	4	1
3	Knocked Down	-	1
4	Youthful Daze	5	0
5	Drifter: Lonesome Highway	12	0
6	Chris & Josh	13	1
7	Pairings	-	0
8	The White Folks	14	0
9	Past Meets the Future	3	2
10	Somewhere in Palm Springs	-	0
11	Acting Dead	7	0
12	Til Lease Do Us Part	-	0
13	Bushido Man	17	0

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Indie Series of the Week Poll Results (June 15-21, 2014)

Red Sleep was voted favorite web series of the week.

The results are in from "Indie Series of the Week" poll for web series that aired June 15-21, 2014.

Red Sleep was voted favorite web series for the second week in a row. A new episode of Proper Manors was second, followed by the latest from Past Meets the Future, Pride and Youthful Daze.

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

RANK	SHOW	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	Red Sleep	1	6
2	Proper Manors	-	8
3	Past Meets the Future	3	2
4	Pride	5	0
5	Youthful Daze	10	0
6	The Boys Who Brunch	-	0
7	Acting Dead	11	0
8	Freefall	7	0
9	We Are Angels	-	1
10	Greek Chronicles	-	0
11	Black Boots	-	0
12	Drifter: Lonesome Highway	12	0
13	Chris & Josh	13	1
14	The White Folks	-	0
15	Millions	8	1
16	Friendship is the Best Ship	16	0
17	Bushido Man	18	0
18	Lungs	17	1

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 (June 8-14, 2014)

Red Sleep was voted favorite web series of the week.

The results are in from "Indie Series of the Week" poll for web series that aired June 8-14, 2014.

Red Sleep was voted favorite web series of the week. A new episode of An Actor Unprepared was second, followed by the latest from Past Meets the Future, and the premieres of Other Men and Pride.

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

RANK	SHOW	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	Red Sleep	2	5
2	An Actor Unprepared	-	1
3	Past Meets the Future	10	1
4	Other Men	-	0
5	Pride	-	0
6	Still	-	0
7	Freefall	-	0
8	Millions	9	1
9	Submissions Only	-	0
10	Youthful Daze	5	0
11	Acting Dead	14	0
12	Drifter: Lonesome Highway	6	0
13	Chris & Josh	15	1
14	Winners	11	0
15	Knocked Down	-	0
16	Friendship is the Best Ship	-	0
17	Lungs	13	1
18	Bushido Man	12	0

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