'Serial Scoop Now': 'The Bay' at the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards

Serial Scoop teamed up with We Love Soaps to cover the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. In the latest episode of Serial Scoop Now (2.16) below, check out interviews with producers and cast of Amazon Prime drama The Bay at the Creative Arts ceremony. Host Jenna Stone spoke with Nicolas Coster, Jade Harlow, Celeste Fianna, Carolyn Hennesy, Kristos Andrews, Lilly Melgar, Matthew Ashford, Ronn Moss and Devin DeVasquez.

May Sweeps Spoilers For 'Days of Our Lives'

The latest issue of Soap Opera Digest gives us a taste of what to expect during the month of May on Days of our Lives. Are you looking forward to what is coming up? Sound off below!

* Aiden (Daniel Cosgrove) returns from the dead, just as things heat up between Hope (Kristian Alfonso) and Rafe (Galen Gering). Hope is torn between the two men.

* Steve (Stephen Nichols) and Kayla's (Mary Beth Evans) relationship is tested as Kayla grows closer to Fynn.

* Jack (Matthew Ashford) returns to Jennifer (Melissa Reeves) in a dream. He helps her deal with her drug addiction.

* Belle (Martha Madison) and Shawn (Brandon Beemer) begin to find their way back to each other. They make love.

* Deimos (Vincent Irizarry) is torn between Kate (Lauren Koslow) and Nicole (Arianne Zucker).

* Eduardo (A Martinez) is haunted by his past. This causes problems for his entire family.

* Things take a dark turn for Abby (Kate Mansi) while she is in the psych ward.

* Abby's hallucinations worsen, and she accidentally hurts herself. Chad (Billy Flynn) fights to save her.

* A life-threatening epidemic hits Salem. Gabi (Camila Banus), Paul (Christopher Sean), and Ari are the first to be infected.

* The hospital is quarantined. This brings the residents of Salem closer together.

* Theo's (Kyler Pettis) love for Ciara (Vivian Jovanni) continues to grow much to Abe's (James Reynolds) dismay.

* Joey (James Lastovic) and Jade (Paige Searcy) run away to Los Angeles. Steve searches for them.

Melissa Reeves: "We Will Get Into That Whole Thing With Chad, When Jennifer Tries to Get Custody of Thomas."

Melissa Reeves

Michael Logan from TV Insider recently spoke with Days of our Lives favorite Melissa Reeves about Jennifer's drug addiction, Jack's (Matthew Ashford) return, Jennifer's attempt to fight for custody of Thomas, and that pesky lighting on the show!

How bad does it get for Jennifer? "Really bad. When she finally loses it and everything comes crashing down, they do a whole episode with my character falling apart. The entire episode. This drug story has been very well written. It’s sweet because they brought back Matt Ashford [Jack], I guess as a ghost... The scenes are only Jack and Jennifer. No one else sees him, so he’s either a ghost or she wants to see Jack so much that it’s all in her mind. He shows up and talks her through things when she’s at her worst and it’s pretty wonderful. I’m glad they did that. It’s also times like this when I really miss Macdonald Carey [Tom] and Frances Reid [Alice]. To have her grandparents around to help Jennifer get through this would have been amazing. I also wish Frances had been with us when the ladies in the Salem book club ate the marijuana donuts. [Laughs] She would have been the icing on those scenes!

Web Series of the Week Poll Results (November 28-December 4, 2015)

The Bay was voted favorite web series of the week.

The results are in from the Indie Series Network and Serial Scoop "Web Series of the Week" (#WSOTW) poll for November 28-December 4, 2015.

The Bay was voted favorite web series for the week. The latest from Family Problems came in second, followed by new episodes of Match Not Found, Newsroom One and Shades of Bad.

The acting favorites were The Bay's Matthew Ashford and Lilly Melgar, and the favorite couple/duo was Janice & Peter from The Bay.

Check out the complete results from this week's below:

RANK	SHOW	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	The Bay	-	43
2	Family Problems	1	37
3	Match Not Found	3	4
4	Newsroom One	-	2
5	Shades of Bad	4	5
6	In Retrospect	5	0
7	The Benefits of Gusbandry	6	1
8	Sensitive	8	0
9	I Gotta Be Me	9	0
10	My Two Roommates	10	0
11	Jill & Jack	24	0
12	AFK	27	0
13	The Realm	-	0
14	Classic Alice	13	0
15	LARPs	-	1
16	End of Term	17	0
17	Somewhere Else	16	0
18	Miles + Cal	-	0
19	How I Seize It	19	0
20	Sessions	22	0
21	MsLabelled	25	0
22	Triangle	26	0

Watch the Top 3 series and see the rest of the poll results below:

Matthew Ashford Returning to 'Days of our Lives'

Matthew Ashford at the recent Days of our Lives 50th anniversary party.

Matthew Ashford is returning to Days of our Lives as Jack Deveraux, TV Insider's Michael Logan reports. He will start filming his five-episode run this week.

Look for Ashford to air in late spring.

Is Jack returning from the dead? Time will tell!

Ashford also stars in web soap The Bay, which kicks off a new season on December 1st.

'The Bay' Season 4 Trailer Released

Patsy Pease joins The Bay in Season 4

Daytime Emmy Award winning The Bay is back and the show promises "rivalry, romance and revenge" for Season 4. Special guest stars in the new season include Thomas Calabro (Melrose Place), Heather Langenkamp (Nightmare on Elm Street), and Kym Whitley (Young & Hungry) as “Big Candi”.

Matriarch Sara Garrett (Mary Beth Evans, Days of our Lives) is arrested for murder while attending her daughter's funeral. Golden boy Pete Garrett (Kristos Andrews) was about to fall in the arms of his former lover Vivian Johnson (Karrueche Tran) while the sultry Janice Ramos (Indie Series Award nominee Lilly Melgar, General Hospital) is tossed in the back of Chase Walker's (Brian Gaskill, Port Charles) seedy van. An angry John Blackwell (Ronn Moss, The Bold and the Beautiful) is intent on seeking revenge and bringing Bay City down while the nefarious Steve Jensen (Matthew Ashford, Days of our Lives) attempts to cover up his blackmail in taking over the Garrett empire.

Watch the newly released trailer below:

Kassie DePaiva Continues to Shine as Eve on 'Days of our Lives'

Kassie DePaiva as Eve on Days of our Lives.

Kassie DePaiva continues to give an enthralling performance as Eve on Days of our Lives. But what exactly is Eve's last name?  Is she Eve Baron? Eve Donovan? Eve Donovan Deveraux? Eve Larson?  While we try to figure that out, Eve has lit a fire in Salem, and has even made Paige (True O'Brien) and JJ (Casey Moss) more interesting as a couple. I'm worried about those poor kids. Thanks, Kassie DePaiva!

'Days of our Lives' Promo: Emmy-Nominated Kassie DePaiva Debuts as Eve Donovan This Week! (Spoilers)

Kassie DePaiva debuts as Eve Donovan on Days of our Lives this week.

This week on Days of our Lives, popular actress Kassie DePaiva (One Life to Live, Guiding Light) makes her much-anticipated return to daytime as the new Eve Donovan on Days of our Lives.

Last week on Days, Paige (True O'Brien) told JJ (Casey Moss) that her mother was coming to Salem. It looks as if Eve is Paige's mother! With Jennifer's (Melissa Reeves) son dating Eve's daughter, sparks are sure to fly.

Poor Jennifer. Daniel (Shawn Christian) has had it with her, and Eve will apparently be needing Dr. Daniel's medical expertise. Jennifer knows better than anyone how turned on Daniel gets by his patients.

FLASHBACK: More 'Days of Our Lives' Classic Scenes

Did you miss Days of Our Lives again today? I know I did. I am ready for life in Salem to resume.

I want more Hope (Kristian Alfonso) and Aidan (Daniel Cosgrove), Will (Guy Wilson) and Sonny (Freddy Smith) and Kate (Lauren Koslow), Sami (Alison Sweeney) and Marlena (Deidre Hall).

While we wait until Monday, take a look back at more of my favorite scenes from Days of Our Lives

Marlena, Bo (Peter Reckell), Justin (Wally Kurth), Adrienne (Judi Evans), Kim (Patsy Pease),
Shane (Charles Shaughnessy), Doug (Bill Hayes), Julie (Susan Hayes), Steve (Stephen Nichols), Kayla (Mary Beth Evans), Jack (Matthew Ashford), Jennifer (Melissa Reeves), Austin (Austin Peck), Carrie (Christie Clark), Sami, Mike (Michael T. Weiss) and April (Lisa Howard) all make appearances.

Personally, I really liked Mike and April.  I may have been the only one!

Do you have any favorite scenes? I would love to hear about them!



Marlena lashed out at Bo                             Justin sang to Adrienne

Kim and Shane renewed their vows           Doug and Julie shared their first kiss

Steve & Kayla made love for the first time  Jack learned Jennifer was a virgin

The truth about Sami was revealed.              April broke up with Mike.

FLASHBACK: 'Days of Our Lives' Classic Scenes

Sami (Alison Sweeney) and EJ (James Scott)

Did you miss your daily dose of Days of Our Lives today?  Are you bummed out that it isn't returning until Monday?  Me too!

While we wait to find out if Midol Complete helped Abby (Kate Mansi) with her cramps and bloating, I wanted to share with you some of my favorite DAYS scenes.

Take a look back at Salem with me and visit with EJ (James Scott) and Sami (Alison Sweeney)  Bo (Peter Reckell), Hope (Kristian Alfonso) and Carly (Crystal Chappell), Jack (Matthew Ashford) and Jennifer (Melissa Reeves) as well as many others.

Enjoy!




Sami and EJ made love                                  Bo rescued Hope from Larry

Jennifer and Jennifer grew closer                Kayla realized that Steve cared

Vivian buried Carly alive!                               Hope and Carly had it out!

EJ got in the middle of 3 strong women!        Sami told Marlena she knew about her affair!

FLASHBACK: Soap Opera Stars Sing on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' including Victoria Rowell, Rick Hearst, Matthew Ashford and Melissa Reeves

In 1992, Victoria Rowell (ex-Drucilla, The Young and the Restless), Rick Hearst (Alan-Michael on Guiding Light at the time), Matthew Ashford (ex-Jack, Days of Our Lives), Melissa Reeves (Jennifer, Days of Our Lives), Scott Reeves (ex-Ryan, The Young and the Restless), Michael Damian (ex-Danny, The Young and the Restless), Wally Kurth (Ned, General Hospital) and Brenda Epperson (ex-Ashley, The Young and the Restless) appeared on the The Oprah Winfrey Show, to perform, "The Eyes of A Child."

At the time, the Los Angeles Times reported:

In the tradition of "We Are the World" and "Voices That Care," 38 daytime soap opera stars have joined forces to record the anthem "The Eyes of a Child." The project is intended to help fight child abuse in the United States and Canada."

I remember when this first aired on Oprah and it's wonderful to be able to see it again.  But now, so many questions come to mind.  Who knew Rick Hearst had such a great voice and why doesn't Ric Lansing break into song to romance Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst) on General Hospital? Will Victoria Rowell ever return to Genoa City as Drucilla Winters Barber? Did Scott Reeves (who was once in a country music duo) really allow his wife Melissa to sing with another man, even though it was Matthew Ashford?

As we ponder these questions, the video below will help you take a look back in time and enjoy "The Eyes Of a Child."