From: djg@phoenix.genrad.com (Deborah J. Graham)
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Subject: LOV: Soap Opera Digest - November 10, 1992
Date: 5 Nov 1992 17:09:21 -0500
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All the stuff about LOVING, from Soap Opera Digest, November 10, 1992

Late Breaking News
November's Hottest Stories Will Have You On The Edge
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LOVING - AMC's Jeremy Hunter has arrived in Corinth to teach at Alden
         University. Will he fall for one of his students? Isabelle's
         determined to break up Cooper and Hannah.

"LOVING" Is Lovelier the Second Time Around
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Trucker Surprises Trisah With The Wedding of Her Dreams

In a fairy-tale ceremony reminiscent of a royal wedding (except that
the bride adn groom love each otehr), Trisha Alden McKenzie married
Thomas "Trucker" McKenzie November 13 on LOVING. Again.

"I'm wearing my princess gown," laughs Noelle Beck, who portrays the
beautiful bride. Beck has high hopes for the star-crossed lovers the
second time around. "I hope that we can be a family and have more
children and live happily ever after," she gushes. But the playful
Beck can't help adding a little dig at her on-screen husband: "And I
hope Trucker will be faithful!"

            "The idea is that after all the 
             mishaps and unhappiness
             Trucker surprises Trisha with this
             beautiful gift, and they will ex-
             change their vows in front of
             God and nature."
                    -Haidee Granger

"Wait a second," counters Robert Tyler, who plays the gorgeous groom.
"He only did that because he was feeling abandoned. He walked in and
found his pregnant wife hugging Jeremy (Jean LeClerc)!"  Tyler says
that Trucker would never intentionally hurt anyone, especially true
love Trisha.

Fans will remember that it was Trucker's dalliance with Dinah Lee
Mayberry (Jessica Collins) that contributed to the couple's breakup.
Will Dinah Lee be invited to this wedding? "Yes, Trisha holds no
grudges," explains the mischievous Beck. "She's a saint. There's not a
healous bone in her body....Kill the tramp!"

"We asked ourselves, what will make this weddign really momentous?"
confides Executive Producer Haidee Granger, "and we came up with this
rather smashing idea: Why not have Trucker give the wedding to Trisha
as a gift?" Thed LOVING team brainstormed and came up withj a Frank
Lloyd Wright-inspired glass chapel int he woods outside Corinth. "The
idea is that after all the mishaps and unhappiness, Trucker surprises
Trisha with this beautiful gift, and they will exchange their vows in
front of God and nature." Trisha would be happy to say her "I do's" in
the hospital chapel, but Trucker will have none of that. In a
hilarious scene, Casey (Paul Anthony Stewart, dressed as a nurse!)
surreptitiously smuggles Trucker (dressed as a

                   "I, Trisha, take you
                   Trucker..." Robert Tyler 
                   embrases Noelle Beck in
                   the LOVING ceremony
                   of the year.

woman!) out of the hospital to plan the secret nuptials.

The couple face a freak snowstorm on their wedding day, which
necessitates some amazing creativity on Trucker's part. "It's
immensely romantic," hints Granger, "and Trucker will involve Stacey
(Lauren-Marie Taylor) and Ally (Laura Sisk) to help pull it off."
Granger confirms that despite Stacey's unrequited gfeelings for the
groom, Trisha will ask her to be the matron of honor. "There will also
be little children in the wedding, dressed like little gold drops. And
all of Corinth will be there, celebrating the renewal of the family."

Beck and Tyler are looking forward to a second chance for their
love-struck characters. "All the experiences they have had help to
cement their love, and it's time Trisha and Trucker were happy,"
declares Tyler.

Beck agrees. "Trisha can't wait till the honeymoon," she winks. "This
time, she wants to be on top!"

The Ratings Race for the Week of September 28, 1992
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tied again for last place at 2.5 with Santa Barbara.
(but at least SOD put us second to last...looks better)

Who's Coming
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LOVING - Chris Waddell - Noah
Starting November 3, 35 Maple Drive has a new resident when Waddell
moves in as paraplegic teen Noah. The role is non-contract.

The Men Who Got Away
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Some of today's stars fizzled in their first daytime debuts.

Luke Perry
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BEFORE:
Ned Bates, LOVING
The Look: Harmless preppie with the terminal nerd complex
The Missing Ingredient: A meaty character. The failure to recognize
      Perry's magnetism and cuttiong-edge appeal left him out in the
      cold, storyline-wise. Cadt against type, he flounderd while
      running after good-girl hooker April.

AFTER:
Dylan McKay, BEVERLY HILLS 90210
The Look: Think James Dean in "Rebel Without a Cause". This guy's
      awesome sideburns are enough top make him the most righteous
      dude at West Beverly High.
The Secret of His Success: Dylan is at the top of the hip teen
      society. Guys think he's cool; girls want him. Still, it's his
      vulnerable side that gives him an edge with viewers. A
      recovering alcholic who has been abandoned by his parents, Dylan
      knows that his Porsche is no substitute for the kind of family
      that Brenda and Brandon have.

Jeff Trachta
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BEFORE:
Hunt Belden, LOVING

The Look: That rich, ruthless, I-can-treat-woman-badly strut
The Missing Ingredient: A hint of humanity. This pit bull is posh
     clothing never did anything nice. He tried to have Steve and
     Trisha killed; he blackmailed reformed hooker Dolly; hi smotto
     was always, "When in doubt, rub 'em out." His death in a
     shoot-out was a welcome relief.

AFTER:
Thorne Forrester, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL

The Look: Heir apparent with an air of concern
The Secret of His Success: Trachta's still cast as a rich kid, but
     this time around, he's not trying to strong-arm anybody. In fact,
     since Trachta took over the role from Clayton Norcross, Thorne's
     blossomes from a whiny hothead into a real hero. He's stopped
     living in brother Ridge's shadow, and he's willing to fight for
     the one thing money can't buy - true love.

VOTE FOR ME!
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In honor of the election, we asked soap stars to finish this sentence:
If I were President, I would...

Lisa Peluso (Ava, LOVING) 
"try to get America to focus more on brotherhood and family values. I
would try to get this to be a nation where we all help each other and
discourage greed, lust, and power and get back to old-fashioned ways.

Roundup
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If you were your character, how would you hang on to your man?

Laura Sisk (Ally, LOVING)
"For Cooper, [I'd tell Ally to do] just about anything."

Rebecca Gayheart (Hannah, LOVING)
"Grab him by the collar and pull...not really. With Cooper [Michael
Weatherly], Hannah just has to continue being honest and communicative
in order for their relationship to endure."
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