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Days of our Lives New Archives: 2008
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January 2008 Julie Pinson's run as Billie ends Amid a budget crunch and stories being penned by replacement writers comes word that Julie Pinson (Billie Reed) will exit Days of our Lives. The actress will last air in the next few weeks.

January 2008 Oscar-winning Partridge making short-term DAYS appearance C'mon get happy! Oscar winner Shirley Jones has signed on for a short-term Days of our Lives appearance. The actress will played the presumed dead Colleen Brady. Her appearance is slated to run through the February Sweeps period.

January 2008 Tamara Braun joins DAYS Another daytime veteran is returning to daytime television. Emmy-nominated Tamara Braun has joined the cast of NBC's Days of our Lives, soapcentral.com has learned. The actress appeared previously as Carly Corinthos on General Hospital.

February 2008 Lauren Koslow emphatically NOT fired Heads may be rolling in front of the camera and behind the scenes at Days of our Lives, but the reports of one actress' demise have been greatly exaggerated. Now, Lauren Koslow (Kate Roberts) is speaking out about her "firing" from the NBC soap.

February 2008 Former ATWT star tapped as DAYS doc Shawn Christian (ex-Mike Kasnoff, As the World Turns) has landed the role of a newly cast doctor on Days of our Lives. The NBC soap just edged out As the World Turns in signing the actor. The actor first airs in March.

February 2008 Emmy pre-screening nominations announced The pre-nominations for this year's Daytime Emmys have now been announced. From this list will come this year's winners. In a rule change, shows may now have up to three nominees in any given category.

March 2008 Zuker returns to DAYS in April Arianne Zuker will return to Days of our Lives in April. The actress exited the show in 2006, ending an eight-year stay in Salem. During her time away from the show, the actress developed a line of jewelry.

April 2008 Julie Pinson heads East to ATWT Julie Pinson, a veteran of West Coast soaps Port Charles, Days of our Lives and The Young and the Restless, is headed to New York. The actress has landed a recurring role on As the World Turns. Pinson will be reunited with two co-stars, one of whom she will share a romantic past. Pinson debuts in May.

April 2008 Koslow, Zuker appear at Earth Day event Lauren Koslow made headlines earlier this year when reports that she had been fired flooded Internet message boards. Now the actress is making headlines for helping to clean up the planet. Koslow and co-star Arianne Zuker will be featured in Los Angeles' Eco-Fair event held at Universal Studios Hollywood.

April 2008 Dena Higley Returns as DAYS' Head Writer The first post-writers' strike episode of Days of our Lives aired on Wednesday, April 23rd. That episode confirms the show's new writing team. Former head writer Dena Higley is once again back at the helm. Higley's most recent daytime gig was as head writer of One Life to Live.

April 2008 Tonight Show intern to appear on DAYS Days of our Lives will get a visit from another NBC personality best known for his work after dark. The Tonight Show's "Ross the Intern" will appear in an episode next month. Known as Ross Mathews in real life, Mathews will appear in scenes with a jealous Sami Brady.

April 2008 DAYS star Kevin Spirtas lands OLTL mystery role Kevin Spirtas (ex-Craig Wesley, Days of our Lives) has signed on to play a mysterious new role on One Life to Live. Spirtas' new character will figure into the return of Tina Lord. Spirtas debuts in June.

May 2008 GH Cooks up a DAYS reunion Former Days of our Lives star Jason Cook (ex-Shawn Douglas Brady) will join the cast of General Hospital in June. In Port Charles he will reunite with the actress that played his on-screen DAYS love interest: Kirsten Storms (ex-Belle Black). Is a "Shelle" reunion in the works? Cook appeared on DAYS from 1999 through 2006.

June 2008 Miss USA pays a visit to Salem There will be one more beautiful woman in Salem this month as Miss USA Crystle Stewart puts in appearance on Days of our Lives. The beauty queen will play herself and promote her platform as Miss USA. The appearance also serves to promote the Miss Universe contest which will air later this year on NBC.

June 2008 Brandon Beemer begins a Bold post-DAYS era The Bold and the Beautiful continues to infuse new characters into its storylines, though based on past successes it is too soon to tell if viewers will care about these new faces. The latest addition is former DAYS hunk Brandon Beemer. Beemer has already reported to work, but will not hit the airwaves until July.

June 2008 Days of our Lives to address autism Hundreds of thousands of American parents have a child with autism. On June 24th, a Days of Our Lives storyline sent Lexie and Abe Carver (played by Renee Jones and James Reynolds) into a tailspin with the news that their three-year-old son, Theo, is autistic.

July 2008 Mascolo's Stefano to rise again, thanks to a "mutual conclusion" Everyone knows that you can't keep a good soap opera villain down... at least not for too long. DAYS's Stefano DiMera has proved the adage true time and time again -- and he'll do so one more time beginning next month. A little more than a month since parting ways, DAYS and actor Joseph Mascolo have kissed and made up.

July 2008 Turmoil behind the scenes at Days of our Lives Soap fans are trained to believe that the best drama happens on-screen every Monday through Friday. In actuality, some of the juiciest scandals seem to happen off-screen -- behind-the-scenes. The latest such incident took place backstage last week at Days of our Lives. The show's head writer is said to have walked off or, if you listen to setside sources, was pushed out by other show execs.

July 2008 Ed Scott out, Gary Tomlin in as DAYS backstage drama continues Soap fans are trained to believe that the best drama happens on-screen every Monday through Friday. In actuality, some of the juiciest scandals seem to happen off-screen -- behind-the-scenes. The latest such incident took place backstage last week at Days of our Lives. The show's head writer is said to have walked off or, if you listen to setside sources, was pushed out by other show execs.

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