Nominees Revealed for the 6th Annual Indie Series Awards

The nominees for the 6th Annual Indie Series Awards were revealed Wednesday on a special episode of Serial Scoop Now. The ISA6 ceremony will be held on April 1 at 8 p.m. PT at the historic El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood, hosted by Emmy winner Eric Martsolf (Days of our Lives).

Below is a complete list of nominations.

Best Web Series - Drama
DeVanity
Hustling
L.A. Macabre
Pete Winning and the Pirates
Thurston
Whatever, Linda

Best Web Series – Comedy
Acting Dead
The Amazing Gayl Pile
Capitol Hill
High Road
Jewvangelist
Wallflowers

A Snead Reunion on the Season 3 Premiere of 'Thurston'

Agnes Snead (Colleen Zenk), Edmund Snead (Walt Willey)

Indie Series Award-winning Thurston is back! In the third season premiere, Maggie (Catherine Frels) and Inolah (Autumn Morningstar Custalow Alfaro) receive a visit from The Marshal (Garry Westcott), DA Stewart (Todd Messegee) makes Pinkerton Daniels ((John C. Bailey)) a proposition, and Rosie (Susannah Wells) plots an escape. Meanwhile, the Sneads have a tense family reunion. How will Agnes (Colleen Zenk) react to seeing her husband, Edmund (Walt Willey), after so many years? Watch Thurston below:

'As the World Turns' Star Colleen Zenk Joins Hit Web Series 'Milgram And The Fastwalkers'

Colleen Zenk

Hit web series Milgram And The Fastwalkers has added three-time Daytime Emmy Award nominee Colleen Zenk to its cast for the show's upcoming second season. Fastwalkers, a noir soap opera about UFOs that launched in mid-2012 to over 2 million views on Koldcast TV, will return on December 2nd for Season 2.

Zenk, best known for her role as 32-year run as Barbara Ryan on the daytime drama As the World Turns, joins Fastwalkers in the role of famous Broadway star Whit Wilkerson.

"We are positively thrilled that Colleen is joining us on Fastwalkers," said executive producer and creator, Richard Cutting. "Colleen's strong skills at blending dramatic interpretation with a puckish comic sensibility, and her willingness to engage unusual yet authentic characters, make her the perfect choice for this role."

"As an actor, I'm honored to be asked to be a part of this well-written, highly-acclaimed series, and as a sci-fi geek, I'm thrilled to get to dip my toes into a genre I love !” said Zenk.

"Fastwalkers is Fire In The Sky meets General Hospital meets In Treatment, and poses the question, 'What if they're real…What then?" said Cutting. "If you like soaps, UFOs and noir films, you'll enjoy our show."

Colleen Zenk & Corbin Bleu To Star in "Family Shots" World Premiere

One Life to Live alum Corbin Bleu and longtime As the World Turns star Colleen Zenk will headline the cast of Michael Slade's new play, "Family Shots," making its world premiere with The Human Race Theatre Company in January 2015 at The Loft Theatre in downtown Dayton.

Charming family patriarch Sam Baker lies in a hospital bed, recovering from an apparent heart attack, but his wife, Marsha (Zenk), won’t stop making the crisis all about her—much to the dismay of their son, Aaron (Bleu). The young photographer wonders why his parents even stay together while he and his husband, Malcolm, deal with their own issues as newlyweds. Intimate, yet universal, "Family Shots" is a wildly funny and touching comedy about marriage—its joys, challenges and responsibilities—and what's worth fighting for. The production runs January 22 – February 8, 2015 and will be directed by The Human Race's producing artistic director, Kevin Moore.

WE LOVE SOAPS TV: Colleen Zenk on THURSTON and Her Indie Series Awards Nomination

THURSTON Indie Series Awards nominee Colleen Zenk
with WE LOVE SOAPS TV host Michael Goldberg.

On the latest episode of WE LOVE SOAPS TV (5.21), Michael Goldberg chats with THURSTON star Colleen Zenk, who is nominated in the Best Lead Actress - Drama category at the upcoming 5th Annual Indie Series Awards. She is also soon to appear in the web series TAINTED DREAMS, nominated for Best Ensemble - Drama.

Zenk shares her reaction to her ISA5 nomination, compares THURSTON's "Agnes Snead" to her longtime AS THE WORLD TURNS character ("Barbara Ryan"), and reveals the current slate of projects she's working on.

Watch below:



To catch up on THURSTON, visit thurston-series.com. Follow Colleen Zenk on Twitter at @ColleenZenk.

Indie Series Awards Spotlight: Lead Actress - Drama

The Indie Series Awards celebrate the best in independently produced, scripted entertainment created for the Web. In the next of our 5th Annual Indie Series Awards Spotlight features, We Love Soaps takes a look at the nominees in the Best Lead Actress - Drama category: Kate Conway, Out With Dad, Sierra Hersek, Dark Pool, Alicia Minshew, Tainted Dreams, Lisa Roumain, Split, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Hustling and Colleen Zenk, Thurston. Watch the nominated work featured in an episode of each of their series below:

5th Annual Indie Series Awards: Complete List of Nominations

Nominees for the 5th Annual Indie Series Awards were revealed in a special episode of We Love Soaps TV earlier today. The ISAs celebrate the best in independently produced, scripted entertainment created for the Web.

Hustling led all web series with 9 nominations. Out With Dad was next among Dramas receiving 8 nominations, followed by DeVanity and Progress with 7, with EastSiders and Thurston earning 6.

Among Comedies, Wrecked led with 7 nominations, followed by Bloomers and Husbands with 6. Noirhouse and Professional Friend each received 5.

A record-breaking 56 web series received at least one nomination.

"We had an all-time high number of shows submitted this year," said Roger Newcomb, founder of the Indie Series Awards and editorial director of We Love Soaps.  "The shows that have been nominated in the past keep getting better and the new series blew us away."

The 5th Annual ISAs will take place on April 2 at the historic El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood, hosted by Carolyn Hennesy, who received a nomination in the "Best Guest Star - Comedy" category for her work on Single Siblings.

Check out the complete list of nominees below:

Indie Series of the Week Results (November 10-16, 2013)

THURSTON was favorite indie series of the week, and John C. Bailey
was voted the favorite actor.

The results are in from the We Love Soaps "Indie Series of the Week" poll for web series that aired November 10-16, 2013. The second season finale of THURSTON was voted favorite web series followed by the series finale of THE INN. PROFESSIONAL FRIEND was third, with STALLIONS DE AMOR coming in fourth and HE'S WITH ME finishing fifth.

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

RANK	SHOW	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	THURSTON	3	9
2	THE INN	-	14
3	PROFESSIONAL FRIEND	1	2
4	STALLIONS DE AMOR	2	8
5	HE'S WITH ME	-	4
6	RAGGED ISLE	-	16
7	METHOD OR MADNESS	10	0
8	FAMILY PROBLEMS	-	5
9	RED CIRCLES	-	5
10	THE LYONS DEN	11	5
11	THE STAFFORD PROJECT	-	0
12	STILL	-	0
13	CLOSE FRIENDS	13	1
14	BROKEN AT LOVE	-	5
15	SILVER SPOON BLUES	18	0
16	THE 'DEVIL	-	0
17	HANDLERS	17	0
18	THE GAUNTLET	19	0

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

WATCH: THURSTON Season 2 Finale; Walt Willey Debuts

Former ALL MY CHILDREN star Walt Willey as Edmund Snead.

Indie Soap Award-winning Western web series THURSTON aired its second season finale this week.

In "Bonds of Fate," Maggie (Catherine Frels) gives birth then makes a confession, Agnes Snead (Colleen Zenk) oversees a wedding, and Edmund Snead (Walt Willey) hits the rails.

Watch the episode below:

Indie Series of the Week Results (November 3-9, 2013)

PROFESSIONAL FRIEND was voted favorite indie series of the week.

The results are in from the We Love Soaps "Indie Series of the Week" poll for web series that aired November 3-9, 2013. The latest episode of PROFESSIONAL FRIEND was voted favorite web series. The return of STALLIONS DE AMOR came in second followed by the latest from THURSTON, TELEVISEAN and SIX MONTHS FOR SIX WEEKS.

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

RANK	SHOW	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	PROFESSIONAL FRIEND	-	1
2	STALLIONS DE AMOR	-	8
3	THURSTON	3	8
4	TELEVISEAN	-	5
5	SIX MONTHS FOR SIX WEEKS	-	1
6	PROGRESS	-	0
7	DUMPWATER DIVAS	6	0
8	VANN	14	0
9	JUSTICE	-	0
10	METHOD OR MADNESS	-	0
11	THE LYONS DEN	7	5
12	SEEKING	-	0
13	CLOSE FRIENDS	15	1
14	SMOKE AND MIRRORS	-	0
15	DEREK AND CAMERON	-	0
16	CONNECTIONS	-	0
17	HANDLERS	16	0
18	SILVER SPOON BLUES	12	0
19	THE GAUNTLET	19	0
20	HOW I SEIZE IT	18	0

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

Indie Series of the Week Results (October 27-November 2, 2013)

RAGGED ISLE picked up where it left off in August 2012 and was voted
favorite indie series of the week.

The results are in from the We Love Soaps "Indie Series of the Week" poll for web series that aired October 27-November 2, 2013. RAGGED ISLE kicked off its third season and was voted favorite show. A new episode of THE INN was second followed by THURSTON and HE'S WITH ME.

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

RANK	SHOW	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	RAGGED ISLE	-	16
2	THE INN	6	13
3	THURSTON	8	7
4	HE'S WITH ME	-	4
5	NINJAS	-	0
6	DUMPWATER DIVAS	5	0
7	THE LYONS DEN	15	5
8	WHATEVER THIS IS.	-	0
9	THE STAFFORD PROJECT	-	0
10	SALVAGED: A LOVE STORY	7	0
11	PRODUCING JULIET	14	0
12	SILVER SPOON BLUES	16	0
13	VANN	7	0
14	MIDTOWN	-	0
15	CLOSE FRIENDS	-	1
16	HANDLERS	-	0
17	BROTHERS WITH NO GAME	-	0
18	HOW I SEIZE IT	19	0
19	THE GAUNTLET	20	0

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

WATCH: "Light in Darkness" on THURSTON

Susannah Wells as Rosie and Lisa Nanni-Messegee as Jo.

Season 2 of Indie Soap Award-winning Western web series THURSTON continues this week with a brand new episode.

In "Light in Darkness," Rosie (Susannah Wells), Jo (Lisa Nanni-Messegee) and Owen (Garrett Brennan) share a moment of peace; help comes for Maggie (Catherine Frels); and Agnes (Colleen Zenk), Harlan (Evan Casey) and Amon (Felipe Cabezas) arrive in Thurston.

Watch the episode below:

WATCH: THURSTON Returns! Plus, New Cast Additions For The Rest of Season 2

Felipe Cabezas, Colleen Zenk and Evan Casey star in THURSTON as
part of the complex Snead family.

Indie Soap Award-winning web series THURSTON returned on Tuesday with a new episode to kick off the second half of Season 2. THURSTON is a Western drama about the residents of a remote mining town and their struggle for survival in the 1880s Kansas Ozarks.

In "What's Done Is Done," Maggie (Catherine Frels) goes into labor and gets help from an unexpected source. Meanwhile, the Sneads depart for Thurston but not before Mama Agnes (AS THE WORLD TURNS star Colleen Zenk) has to set one of her sons straight.

Watch the episode below:



We Love Soaps recently reported that longtime ALL MY CHILDREN actor Walt Willey will be playing Edmund Snead, father of the outlaw Snead boys and husband to Agnes, this fall.

THURSTON creator Kathryn O’Sullivan gave us the scoop on some other new characters coming up in Season 2.

THURSTON EXCLUSIVE: Walt Willey Joins The Cast

Photo courtesy of THURSTON/Paul Awad

Stage and screen actor Walt Willey has joined the cast of Indie Soap Award-winning web series THURSTON.

The longtime ALL MY CHILDREN fan favorite will play Edmund Snead, father of the outlaw Snead boys and husband to Colleen Zenk's "madam" character, Agnes. Willey has already shot several scenes as Edmund.

"Walt has been a wonderful addition to the THURSTON family," notes creator and writer Kathryn O'Sullivan.

"Audiences are going to enjoy watching him play a charming rogue and even reveal where some of his sons' personality traits originate."

Recently, Willey has been touring the country in his one man show, "Wild Bill! An Evening with James Butler Hickok." He's also been shooting the upcoming series TAINTED DREAMS.

Watch The 4th Annual Indie Soap Awards

You can now watch the 4th Annual ISAs online. This year's presenters included Colleen Zenk, Kevin Spirtas, Cynthia Watros, Hillary B. Smith, Martha Byrne, Jillian Clare, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Bhama Roget, Brad Bell, Anthony Anderson, Michael Caruso, Sebastian La Cause, Ben Baur, Kayla Olson, Sharon Smyth Lentz and many, many more.  Check out the poignant speeches, the funny moments and all the glamour from the best in independently produced scripted and serialized programming for the Web below.



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Colleen Zenk on the Set of TAINTED DREAMS with WE LOVE SOAPS TV

Season 5 of our web series WE LOVE SOAPS TV continues from the set of upcoming Sonia Blangiardo dramedy TAINTED DREAMS. We spoke with three-time Emmy nominee Colleen Zenk from AS THE WORLD TURNS this week during a shoot at Blondies Sports Bar in New York.

Zenk plays Sofia DiGiacomo in TAINTED DREAMS, a women with four children that clearly adores her only son, Anthony (Anthony Wilkinson).

In this new interview, Zenk tells us about her TAINTED DREAMS character, what happened on last weekend's THURSTON shoot (she plays Agnes Snead in the Western web series), and if we might see her on stage as Tallulah Bankhead in "Looped" again.

Check it out below:

Colleen Zenk & Daughter Kelsey Crouch To Join "Mama and Her Boys" Family

Colleen Zenk and Kelsey Crouch - Photo: Sue Coflin/Max Photos

"Mama and Her Boys," the new hit Off-Broadway musical playing an open ended run at the Underground Theatre, will welcome extra special guests Colleen Zenk (AS THE WORLD TURNS) and daughter, Kelsey Crouch, on May 6.

Zenk is best known for her portrayal of Barbara Ryan on AS THE WORLD TURNS, a role she played continuously for 32 years. Her film credits include Annie, Woman on the Ledge and You'd Better Watch Out. On Broadway she starred opposite Chita Rivera and Donald O'Connor in "Bring Back Birdie."

NEWS ROUNDUP: Indie Soap Awards, MISTRESSES, Jesse Lee Soffer, Erin Hershey Presley

Reston Duo Earns Kudos for Online Western
Restonians Kathryn O’Sullivan and Paul Awad recently returned from the 4th Annual Indie Soap Awards in New York with honors for their web series, THURSTON. O’Sullivan won for Best Costume Design and Awad won for Best Cinematography. Her husband, Awad, was also nominated for Best Director (Drama).

The series films in Wytheville, Va., where an out-of-business Western theme park stands as the town exteriors.

"When you see peeling paint, it is really peeling paint," says O'Sullivan.

DAYPLAYER DISH recaps the 4th Annual Indie Soap Awards
Listen to last night's ISA4-themed show.

GUIDING LIGHT alum Cynthia Watros at the 4th Annual Indie Soap Awards


Baby No. 3 For Brian And Erin Presley
Brian Presley (ex-Jack, PORTCHARLES) and his wife, Erin Hershey Presley (ex-Alison, GENERAL HOSPITAL/PORT CHARLES), already parents to Jack, 6, and Emma, 3, are expecting their third child, the actor announced on his Facebook page. "I would like to take the time to share with everyone that my wife and I are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our 3rd child. We are having another little girl (Ruby Rose Presley) who is due to enter the world sometime around June 15th," he wrote. "Children are the greatest gift from God and we are very blessed to be having another child."

PaleyFest 2013 To Stream Most Panels Online
Here’s the full live-streaming schedule of events:

* Saturday, March 2: REVOLUTION (Live streaming begins at 7:30 PT / 10:30 ET)
* Sunday, March 3: ONCE UPON A TIME (Live streaming begins at 1:30 PT / 4:30 ET)
* Sunday, March 3: THE NEWSROOM (Live streaming begins at 7:30 PT / 10:30 ET)
* Tuesday, March 5: COMMUNITY (Live streaming begins at 7:30 PT / 10:30 ET)
* Wednesday, March 6: THE NEW NORMAL (Live streaming begins at 7:30 PT / 10:30 ET)
* Thursday, March 7: PARENTHOOD (Live streaming begins at 7:30 PT / 10:30 ET)
* Friday, March 8: THE MINDY PROJECT (Live streaming begins at 7:30 PT / 10:30 ET)
* Saturday, March 9: NASHVILLE (Live streaming begins at 1:30 PT / 4:30 ET)
* Saturday, March 9: ARROW (Live streaming begins at 7:30 PT / 10:30 ET)
* Sunday, March 10: DALLAS (Live streaming begins at 1:30 PT / 4:30 ET)
* Monday, March 11: NEW GIRL (Live streaming begins at 7:30 PT / 10:30 ET)
* Thursday, March 14: 2 BROKE GIRLS (Live streaming begins at 7:30 PT / 10:30 ET)
* Friday, March 15: Closing Night Presentation: AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM (Live streaming begins at 7:30 PT / 10:30 ET)

ABC's MISTRESSES to premiere May 27
The show stars Alyssa Milano, Yunjin Kim, Rochelle Aytes and Jes Macallan.

AS THE WORLD TURNS alum Jesse Lee Soffer Joins NBC's HATFIELDS & MCCOYS Pilot
Soffer will play Patrick McCoy in the pilot, which is being executive produced by Charlize Theron, among others. The show re-sets the legendary family feud in modern-day Pittsburgh, when a startling death re-ignites the quarrel between the blue-collar McCoys and the wealthy, powerful Hatfields.

Ten years on and CROSSROADS lives on for TV soap fans
CROSSROADS – famed for its wobbly scenery – ran for an initial 24 years from 1964 to 1988 and was revamped for the 21st century in 2001. But this year marks the tenth anniversary of the show - which attracted nine million viewers at its height - being laid to rest for good.

Now fans are preparing to commemorate the landmark, which falls in May, while next year marks the 50th anniversary of the first episode’s broadcast. A spokesman for the Crossroads Appreciation Society, the show’s official fan club, said a number of special events were being planned.

RESULTS: Indie Series of the Week Poll (February 17-23, 2013); THE INN No. 1

The results are in from the We Love Soaps Indie Best of the Week poll for web series that aired February 17-23, 2013. The latest episode of THE INN was voted the favorite of our readers this week. The Season 3 finale of DEVANITY was second, followed by the season premiere of AVE 43, the winter finale of THURSTON and the debut of FAMILY PROBLEMS.

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

RESULTS: Indie Series of the Week Poll (February 10-16, 2013); THE INN No. 1

The results are in from the We Love Soaps Indie Best of the Week poll for web series that aired February 10-16, 2013. The latest episode of THE INN was voted the favorite of our readers this week, just ahead of DEVANITY. OLD DOGS & NEW TRICKS came in third, followed by a new episode of THURSTON and the season premiere of IN BETWEEN MEN.

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