"All My Children" fans took Los Angeles by storm for what could possibly be the final fan club weekend, July 27-31. Of course, fans are hoping to see each other again next year, after "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" have made their transitions to the internet, but with the "All My Children" two-hour finale scheduled for September 23, 2011, the future is still a bit hazy for Pine Valley locals. Prospect Park bought the shows, but not the actors and contracting for the internet is a whole new venture.

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"It went from being broken up with to, 'Wait a minute, they want to get back together?'" Cady McClain (Dixie) quipped. "It's impossible to say, one way or the other [who will stay], because we don't know anything. We're trying to stay positive. Everyone's grateful that someone's taken an interest and I'm happy for Agnes Nixon, most of all. The legacy of the show is going to continue into this new generation. It seems the people at the helm are trying new things, looking to the future. It could be a great meeting of the minds."

Adventurous soapsters are already exploring the online medium with indie web series like "Venice" and "Back to the Bay," but those gigs aren't boasting big star salaries or any of the trappings of a full time job, yet.

Prospect Park, in contrast, aims to keep the likes of Susan Lucci in the mix, but the business of moving stars from the world of television to the World Wide Web is proving to be quite complicated, which means the show may not hit the net until December or later. 

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"It's all kind of wishy washy, with unions and guilds and whatnot," Jacob Young (J.R.) explained. "That's going to be the biggest concern. I know our union wants to protect us, but if they can't, I've been paying into my pension for 15 years or so now. If I'm suddenly doing a non-union job, where I don't have health or pension, it's not going to make sense. Those factors are going to have to be met, regardless.

"The ultimate, beautiful picture here would be that they be able to keep our wages the same, keep everybody working and it works the same exact way it always had; but on another side, logistically, if it doesn't happen, it's a tough call," he admitted. "Nobody wants to make less or take a step backwards. You want to continue move forward, so that's going to be the ultimate decision. I'm taking it easy right now. I'm not worried. I'm willing to listen and see what people have to offer."

Unlike the cast of "One Life to Live," who have contracts through the end of 2011, however, "All My Children" stars will be free agents come September. They have to prepare for the future, whatever that may hold, and for most, that's meant hitting the audition circuit. "The Young and the Restless" has already snapped up Debbi Morgan and while Natalie Hall is still possibly available, she's also clocking in as a new "Pretty Little Liars" baddie (in an arc that starts airing August 17).

Even as the cast considers other options, many seem to be holding out hope they'll get in on this groundbreaking internet adventure.

"It's been quite a roller coaster, but it seems like the show is going to be a big success on the internet," Jamie Luner (Liza) said. "They expect bumps and even losing money. That is to be expected for any beginning, but television is going there, so they said, 'Why don't we make this happen? With this many viewers and this much upset over the show going away, it's the perfect timing.'"

Wherever the chips may fall over the next few months, the crew at "All my Children" promises they're bringing everything to the table as the end draws near on ABC.

"Everybody's putting out their best work," Young revealed. "That's what a professional does and that's what everybody does on our show. I'm thrilled to be a part of these days. You don't want to go out on a low note: You want to go out on top, and looking your best."

In that vein, word is that the happy endings we've come to expect from cancelled soaps may be pushed aside here. Since "All My Children" will be brought back from the proverbial dead on the internet, fans could be in for a cliffhanger or two when it bows on ABC September 12. Stay tuned.

"All My Children" airs weekdays on ABC.

The press was expecting Rosie O'Donnell at the OWN panel on Friday, July 29, 2011, but for many, Oprah Winfrey's appearance was a surprise. The OWN CEO came out to assure the press she's not off relaxing on some gorgeous beach, introduce her new show and then let O'Donnell do her thing.

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Oprah Winfrey's first ever visit to the TCA back in January 2011 was monumental. With "The Oprah Winfrey Show" going off the air and a new network under her wing, she was practically buzzing. This summer, however, she wasn't even announced. Instead, the CEO showed up prove she's owning her OWN network.

"I'm here, in the office, at home listening to budget meetings," Winfrey said. "My focus now is on getting to know and understand our viewers in such a way that we offer them an opportunity to have better lives."

Winfrey also came out to introduce her new show, "Own Your Life (the Oprah class)." Instead of throwing 25 years of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" online, Winfrey is turning them into a learning tool. The show will be familiar footage "repackaged and re-hosted by myself," and will have an online companion class with coursework.

When Winfrey turned the stage over to OWN panelist Rosie O'Donnell, who was on-hand to talk "The Rosie Show," it was one love-fest of a pass off, with both women raving about each other. O'Donnell even said getting picked by Winfrey was, "almost like being knighted."

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The magical union almost didn't happen, however. O'Donnell initially decided to come out of retirement when she realized "Crap, I might live," unlike her mother who died young. She started paying attention to the offers, and then Winfrey announced the end of "The Oprah Winfrey Show."

With Winfrey leaving daytime, the offers started pouring in, but O'Donnell was set on getting into bed with OWN. Of course, OWN still doesn't equal dollar signs, so O'Donnell's agent set her up somewhere else. Just as she was preparing to sign on the dotted line, however, the daytime divas connected and "The Rosie Show" found it's home in Winfrey's old studios.

 As "The Rosie Show" has come together, however, the ladies started looking at leaving daytime behind. "The Rosie Show" is now set to air weekdays at 7 p.m. ET/PT, followed by Winfrey's "OWN Your Life" at 8 p.m.

O'Donnell's new talker promises celeb guests, but not the same ones you see promoting their newest project on every other show, magazine and website. Instead, she'll invite newsmakers and people she admires, like Russell Brand and "epic, gorgeous fantastic" Adele. Those interviews will be couched by fun guest segments with the guest.

"We'll have the first comedy segment, that last comedy kitschy game segment and one celeb or a celeb and an author," O'Donnell previewed. "It's going to be changeable and free flowing. A talk/variety/reality​ show."

You can also expect giveaways, but only things she loves -- and you might just get a song and dance to go with your new Schick Intuition razor. There will also be game gifts, with the rule there being, "The gift needs to be congruent to the event."

Speaking of events, when asked about her penchant for causing controversy, O'Donnell displayed her usual sense of humor. (The truth is she had the audience laughing the entire time she was on stage.)

"We're going to have a controversy segment -- no we're not!" she teased. "We're not going to look for controversy," but "The Rosie Show" will cover newsy issues. If "The Rosie Show" were already on air now, for example, she would have loved to explore why America and the media is so fascinated with the Casey Anthony trial. "Why focus on this one child when there are so many in trouble?" she asked.

When O'Donnell thanked the press for not bringing up Donald Trump and Barbara Walters, it served as a reminder that she's not likely to avoid stepping on toes. The controversy is sure to follow her. This time, however, she has Winfrey keeping her in line. It seems she's going to try to be a bit more profession, so she can make her new boss proud.  She even got pedicure before the TCA panel.

"We both have an insatiable curiosity for human existence… but I'm still nervous when she calls," O'Donnell admitted. "'Get your shit together, O'Donnell, it's Winfrey!'"

"You are in big trouble." – Marie Schraeder

Escaping from reality is always tempting, and sometimes necessary. But what happens when your escape tactics become completely self-destructive?  The title "Open House" applied to the coping strategies of two different characters, with very different problems.

First, it was revealed that Marie had gone back to her old kleptomaniac ways. However, they are now carried out at various open houses across New Mexico where she spins elaborate alternate identities for herself, complete with fake names, jobs and children.  Betsy Brandt did a superlative job conveying the desperate bravado that goes along with compulsive lying, clinging to her made-up outrage until the bitter end; she responds to the news that the latest homeowners are not pressing charges with a tight, brittle "Good. Then I won't either." It is made even more poignant by Hank acknowledging her feelings ("It's been hard on her"), but only when she is out of earshot. Marie may be scared off of stealing her little tchotchkes for a while, but the cold war between her and her husband shows no signs of thawing.

Jesse is also receding even deeper away from the dark realities of his existence, which granted is even bleaker than Marie's. Director David Slade ("30 Days of Night") and actor Aaron Paul made the most of the scenes set in the nightmarish hellscape that is Jesse's home, crawling with brawling, tweaking addicts who turn into feral animals as he showers them with the money that means nothing to him. Jesse's increasingly nihilistic outlook makes him even more the opposite of the cautious and paranoid Walter White, and it seems that Gus thinks so too, as evidenced by Tyrus keeping a close watch from outside Jesse's house.

The one small positive development was courtesy of the newly re-energized Skyler White - if you can call cheating, lying and moving towards becoming the world's best money launderer "positive". One of the more interesting aspects is discovering the strange ways that Skyler and Walter might actually work well together as a team, with Skyler's diligent research paying off spectacularly in the scene with the fake inspector at the car wash. Her discipline and stubbornness are mirrored in Walter, and watching them form a new type of partnership (and marriage) promises to be fascinating.

• The reminders of Gale keep lingering; tonight we saw Walt smiling wistfully as he poured his morning coffee out of the fancy machine that Gale created.
• Really can't decide which of Marie's stories was my favorite, although I'm inclined to go with the hand model/NASA wife with the brother in the Peace Corps.
• "He wrestled you in submission with his eyebrows." Saul Goodman, ladies and gentlemen.
• My favorite shot: the frowning realtor lurking darkly in the background while Marie was spinning her latest tale.
• Walter's tossed off "Do you know how much I make in a day?" was a chilling reminder of how banal this can all begin to seem when you are in the middle of it every day.
• One question: If Skyler is so hyper-concerned about keeping up the appearance that they are broke, when does she start to get worried that the IRS will come sniffing around because they are paying Hank's medical bills? Forget one bottle of champagne; that is a million red flags at once.
• "All we have to do is think of a non-violent, unsuspicious way to buy the car wash that protects the innocent and doesn’t cost us $20 million."

"Louie", among many strange and brilliant things, is a twisted, black-hearted love letter to New York City. Not in an idealized way, but as seen through the clear eyes of a mature and realistic acolyte, who accepts all the sublime, ridiculous and disgusting elements of the place. Certainly, this is the feeling of the surreal and wordless opening sequence, particularly in the juxtaposition of the incredibly elegant musician and the repulsive half-naked derelict on the subway platform. Louie may be annoyed, but he takes it all in stride. And the train ride on the 2 that follows is a thing of beauty; capturing the myriad faces and voices of his fellow riders and fantasizing about earning their affection (and possible sexual attention) by an imagined chivalrous act before snapping back to full color reality. It was a really gorgeous and strangely lyrical piece of short film-making.

He continued that oddly poetic tone with his touching and heartfelt declaration of love to his caustic sidekick Pamela Adlon. The fact that we all know this is not going to end well didn't really take away from the real emotion of the scene, and Adlon did a fantastic job conveying her gradual softening towards her buddy. And, true to form, she may have had a moment of weakness later on  ("For a second, and not any more, and never again, and ew. And goodbye.") but Louie always will blow it. And he will live to see another day in a city full of joy and pain.

• It's always a good idea to pick a restaurant that's "Frenchy and cool looking".
• Louie and Pamela's discussion about her past sexual proclivities was…frank. ("Must have been global warming or something.")
• When Louie said that having non-reciprocated love for Pamela was better than any "requited thing I ever had", I completely believed him. Incredibly sad or incredibly lovely?
• "Let's just keep walking around very awkwardly."

The TCA press tour kicked off its first day of cable days on Wednesday, July 27 with panels from The Weather Channel, ESPN, Hallmark, History, Lifetime and GMC and a Univision cocktail hour. Then, it was time to party with Hef --That's right, MSN TV got into the infamous Playboy Mansion!

Truth be told, Hugh Hefner was hiding out in the manse and didn't come out to meet the press as we toured the "The Girls Next Door" grounds, sipped cocktails and dined on sushi, steak and rock shrimp pasta. With hip hop music pumping through the speakers, MSN TV got to chat up a few bunnies and check out Hefner's collection of birds and monkeys.

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One of the most interesting things we learned about the mansion is that in recent years, it's gotten "conservative." Apparently, long gone are the days when Playboy bunnies jumped on trampolines or attended Hef's skating parties topless. The story goes that there was no edict from Hef. The shift apparently just happened, though the timing does seem to coincide with the premiere of "Girls Next Door." Our guide, who admitted she's the most conservative of the bunnies, prefers it that way. We somehow doubt Hef and the guests do.

It was an appropriate tale, in light of the fact that Playboy hosted the party to promote their "TV For 2" programming, which hopes to lure women into watching sexy TV with their other halves with shows like "Sextreme Makeover," which give real couples tools and tips to spice up their sex life; "Celebrity Sex Tales," which features real celebs sharing their "real" stories; "Brooklyn Kinda Love," which comes from the crew behind "Taxi Cab Confessions" and follows the adventures of four real couples; "Swing," which follows real couples as they take on the swinging lifestyle; and "Stash," which features Rachel Perry poking fun at ridiculous porn moments.

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Women did tune in for "The Girls Next Door," so it's not an impossible feat.

It's finale week on "The View" August 1-5, and daytime is in for a bonanza of guests. Lady Gaga and Katie Couric are both set to co-host. James Franco, Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman and Jimmy Fallon are among the stars stopping by for a visit and Gaga, Alison Krauss & Union Station and '80s icons Debbie Gibson and Tiffany will perform.

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Little Monsters everywhere will want to tune in Monday, when Lady Gaga is set to co-host "The View," taking her first seat at the "Hot Topics" table with the ladies. She'll weigh in on two segments and perform her hit, "You and I." Dana Delaney (“Body of Proof”) and Danielle Steel will also stop by Monday.

On Tuesday, "The View" goes totally '80s with a live performance from Debbie Gibson and Tiffany, who will sing three songs.

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Wednesday is Katie Couric's day. Like Gaga, she'll co-host and get in on the "Hot Topic" debate, but no, she won't be singing. Couric signed onto the ABC news team a few months back and has her own daytime talker in the works. Guests that morning will include Jimmy Fallon (“Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”) and Vera Farmiga (“Higher Ground”).

Thursday, Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman will stop by to talk up their movie "The Change-Up." There will also be a “V-Mail: Ask ‘The View’ Lawyers" segment.

For Friday's finale, the ladies have invited James Franco, Freida Pinto (Latika, “Slum Dog Millionaire”) and Andy Serkis (Gollum, “Lord of the Rings” trilogy) to talk up their film “Rise of the Planet of the Apes." Musical guests Alison Krauss & Union Station will perform and in honor of the season's end, there will also be a “Best Moments of Season 14" video montage.

"The View" airs weekdays on ABC.