Daytime Emmy season has gotten off to its unofficial start. Now that the pre-nominations are in, soap journalist Michael Fairman drops by to talk to Dan about who might walk away with an Emmy statuette this year. Plus, the recast frenzy at The Young and the Restless, what AMC should do with Bianca, the end of One Life to Live's "Kish" and much more. Plus, Michael, who operates his On Air On Soaps web site, and Dan share their inside stories on what it's like being a soap journalist.

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Unwrap the fun with a very special birthday edition of Soap Central Live. Join Dan as he celebrates his birthday with fellow March 6th baby, Jackie Zeman. Learn more about Jackie's amazing 33 years as Nurse Bobbie on General Hospital. Plus, Jackie will dish out romance and dating advice, talk about being a single mom, and her charitable work with the Gabriel Project.

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On February 23, 2010, General Hospital will air its 12,000th episode. The ABC soap will mark the milestone with the debut of new opening credits. To help kick off the celebration, three-time Daytime Emmy winner Jonathan Jackson drops by Soap Central Live to talk about his work as Lucky Spencer. Jonathan talks about whether he fully understood the significance of his role when he first joined GH. He also discusses his decision to return to the show and how Lucky has changed over the years. Plus, his experiences in film, his work as frontman for Enation, and, as always, calls from fans.

Just a matter of hours after the airing of her big return to One Life to Live, two-time Emmy winner Gina Tognoni (Kelly Cramer, One Life to Live) drops by Soap Central Live to talk about the big developments that bring Kelly back to Llanview. Plus, find out what led to Gina's decision to return to One Life to Live and her memories of her time on Guiding Light.

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Emmy-winner Jacob Young has a distinction that few other daytime stars can claim: he's played three different roles in daytime (Rick Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful; Lucky Spencer, General Hospital; JR Chandler, All My Children), and he's been nominated for an Emmy for playing each of those roles. Jacob calls in live from the AMC set in Los Angeles and special guest Adam Mayfield (Scott Chandler) takes over when Jacob is summoned to work. Plus, the on-screen rivals talk about their real-life collaboration.

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Double your please, double your fun -- this week Dan has two Emmy-nominated guests instead of just one. Tyler Christopher (Nikolas Cassadine, General Hospital) drops by to talk about GH's new batch of Cassadines and Aiden Turner (ex-Aidan Devane, All My Children) talks about rumors that he might be headed back to All My Children. Plus, both stars dish about their upcoming travels on the Rock the Soap cruise!

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Emmy-nominated actress Tonja Walker Davidson stops by to reminisce with Dan about her time in daytime -- and there's plenty to talk about. Tonja has appeared on five different soaps: Capitol, General Hospital, Guiding Light, Passions, and One Life to Live, where she played what may be her best-known role, Alex Olanov Buchanan. Since leaving daytime, Tonja has focused on singing, producing films, and being a mom. Tonja also shares some exciting news about a new project she's working on, exclusively during the broadcast.

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Mickey Horton's death on Days of our Lives caught many viewers off-guard. This isn't the first time that a soap (especially DAYS) has killed off a main character seemingly without reason. soapcentral.com columnists Tony and Laurisa drop by to discuss DAYS latest casualty and what other shows can learn from NBC's lone soap. Plus, callers phone-in with their picks for the most shocking death in daytime history.

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Syndicated soap columnist Lynda Hirsch joins Dan for the premiere episode of Soap Central Live. Lynda shares her thoughts on what she thought were the hits and misses of 2009. soapcentral.com columnist Tamilu also joined Dan to take a look back at big moments on General Hospital and The Bold and the Beautiful.

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