| TV Guide Canada: The Suds Report: August 13, 2007 | |
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| lukeandnoah | Dec 3 2007, 04:24 PM Post #1 |
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http://entertainment1.sympatico.msn.ca/The+Suds+Report+August+13+2007/TV_Guide/Soaps/boldAndBeautiful/Articles/070813_news_nelson.htm?isfa=1 The Suds Report: August 13, 2007 MASTER CLASS: THE BEST OF THE BEST Van Hansis, Jake Silbermann and Alexandra Chando, As the World Turns Ever since ATWT announced it was forging ahead with a groundbreaking gay romance for fan fave Luke Snyder, we were optimistically weary —after all, soaps aren’t the most reliable medium to tackle progressive storylines these days, thanks to network interference. Introducing talented newcomer Jake Silbermann as Noah, the conflicted and seemingly straight son of a military man, was the first step in the right direction. Silbermann isn’t your typical younger leading man — he’s smart, sensitive, and uniquely sexy. Most important, his chemistry with Van Hansis (Luke) is simply explosive! Last week, Noah and Luke almost kissed, and the sizzle factor was off the charts. In fact, ATWT may not be taking such a risk with this storyline when you consider that women were the majority of viewers tuning into Queer as Folk. After all, for women, watching two sweet and sexy men fall in love is akin to men salivating over The Playboy Channel or The L Word. Happily, the audience is already addicted to the non-couple — documenting every scene they’ve shared on www.youtube.com! And let’s not forget All My Children’s lesbian couple, Lena and Bianca, topped all the soap polls as the No. 1 love story on daytime at one point for years. I’m relieved that ATWT is not only taking its time telling this historic story but it’s also writing it with gusto, sexual subtext, desperate longing and surprises. So far, headwriter Jean Passanante has impressed us with her plotting and character development — this storyline may just put her back on the map as one of soap’s top scribes. On a side note, Alexandra Chando (Maddie) is hitting all the right notes in this story, and we take back our assertion that she didn’t deserve her Emmy nomination this past year. Chando’s become quite the little actress —and we’re thrilled that the writers have made the smart and hip Maddie aware that her courtship with Noah is a rebound relationship — and that something about Noah just isn’t “right.” If ATWT keeps this level of excellence up, expect the soap to sweep next year’s Emmy Awards! |
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