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Daniel R. Coleridge Says Good-Bye to TV Guide
Daniel R. Coleridge
Dear suds fans,
It's time for me to say good-bye.
I've spent nearly eight years here at TV Guide and TVGuide.com, covering everything from the Oscars to the Daytime Emmys. But nothing's been more fun than my past couple of years in the soap suds!
Now I'm heading off to a dream job with SOAPnet/ABC Daytime. I'll be their new editorial poohbah overseeing lots of Internet stuff, including SOAPnet.com and ABC's official sites for All My Children, General Hospital, One Life to Live and The View. So I'll definitely be maintaining a soapy presence online.
Keep watching tvguide.com/soap-operas to see what's new and what's next for TVGuide.com's daytime drama coverage. I'm sure it'll be faboo.
Meanwhile, never fear... Your Daily Updates will still be posted here every day, without fail. I have commanded my invisible minions to keep up those info-packed storyline recaps for you after I'm gone.
I'll miss ya! You can keep up with my life after TV Guide via danielcoleridge.com.
Lotsa love,
Daniel
P.S. I'm posting this recent photo for all those who said they didn't enjoy the tiny long-haired pic at the top of this blog. I finally got a haircut! FYI, I look just a little windblown here because I was riding the Palm Springs Aerial Tram. Yikes! It's really high up there.
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Jul 12, 2007 4:00 PM
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Daniel, best of luck to you! Sad to see you leave TVGuide, but I'll follow you to ABC/SoapNet. Yes, that is a dream job!!!! I think I'm a little jealous, but I have no doubt you will be wonderful! Love the new do too! Faboo!
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Jul 12, 2007 4:10 PM
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Thanks StephinTN! 
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Jul 12, 2007 4:16 PM
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I am sad to see you go. But this seems like an awesome opportunity. Can't wait to see more from you in the future.
Oh and how can we apply for your job?  hee hee
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Jul 12, 2007 4:39 PM
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Daniel, I feel as though I only just discovered you! I'm sad to see you go, but change is always good! I'm glad you're going to the only network where I watch soaps, so I will be checking you out at abc.com. Will you have a blog over there, by chance?
And whenever you get a chance, tell the SOAPnet powers that be to keep trying to get onto the Canadian cable dial!
Best of luck, Daniel! I'll be looking for you at abc.com!
Oh and P.S., THANKS for always being such a class act!
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Jul 12, 2007 4:41 PM
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Daniel this is very very awesome! Although I am very sad that you will no longer be writing for tvguide I have enjoyed your take on all things soapy!
Good Luck! and I'll be seeing what you will be up to over at ABC/SOAPnet.
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Jul 12, 2007 4:51 PM
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Wow! And here you are the master of all scoops, and kept that under wraps?! Is Friday (tomorrow) your last day?
Also, I see you're involved with all ABC soaps, huh? (my favorites, so I should definitely come across you again)
You sound thoroughly delighted. Truly wish you all of the best in your future endeavors.
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Jul 12, 2007 4:52 PM
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Today — Thursday, July 12 — is officially my last day, Prettyflower.
TV Gord said:
I will be checking you out at abc.com. Will you have a blog over there, by chance?
I can't get into specifics just yet, but rest assured that I won't just be working behind the scenes. Y'all know I'm an attention whore. 
Oh and P.S., THANKS for always being such a class act!
Thank you for the compliment. I do try to be classy — except when I'm calling myself a whore. See above. Oops. 
I really have loved my job here and the enthusiasm of the soap fans makes all the hard work worthwhile.
I would really be extra sad if I weren't going to SOAPnet/ABC Daytime. This isn't really good-bye, when you think about it.
--Daniel
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Jul 12, 2007 5:06 PM
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Wow! That's great news Daniel! Maybe you can shape up ABC Soaps! Hahaha... I wish you had that kind of influence. A girl can dream, can't she? Best of luck to you.
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Jul 12, 2007 5:10 PM
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Congrats Daniel!!! Best of luck to you at your new job. You'll do wonders at SOAPnet and I look forward to more of your great work.
Smike
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Jul 12, 2007 5:13 PM
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Wow! That's great news Daniel! Maybe you can shape up ABC Soaps! Hahaha... I wish you had that kind of influence. A girl can dream, can't she? Best of luck to you.
Thanks!
Once I get my foot in the door, Autumn Dreamer, you never know what I could end up doing!
You probably don't know that before I was TVGuide.com's soap editor, I started out at the magazine as a humble writer of one-sentence television listings. Anything is possible if you're proactive.
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Jul 12, 2007 5:13 PM
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Oh, but Daniel, you're such a classy whore!
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Jul 12, 2007 5:17 PM
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This is my response. We will all miss you. No one else can fill those Gucci loafers.
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Jul 12, 2007 5:21 PM
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Yes, TV Gord, I am a high-class ho like Emily Stewart was during her most recent storyline on As the World Turns.
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Jul 12, 2007 5:21 PM
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First Raven and now Daniel??? I'm super sad...
Best of luck Daniel.
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Jul 12, 2007 5:23 PM
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Shameless plug alert, suds fans!
As long as you're doing your last-minute holiday shopping [i]anyway[/i], I just thought I'd remind ya that my book, [url http://www.tvguidestore.com/product_detail.asp?T1=TVG+155583986X%2DA&HDR=TVGBOOKMOVIE][i]The Q Guide to Soap Operas[/i][/url], makes a great soapy stocking stuffer.
FYI: You can now order [b]autographed copies[/b] from our own [url http://www.tvguidestore.com/product_detail.asp?T1=TVG+155583986X%2DA&HDR=TVGBOOKMOVIE]TV Guide Store[/url].
They're offering this due to all the e-mails I've gotten from folks who really, [i]really[/i] want signed copies of the book, even if they can't get to one of my book-signing events.
By the way, I'm not the type of author who just carelessly scrawls an illegible autograph inside a book jacket. Not only do I give good cursive handwriting, I do pretty doodles! (I'm a bit of a frustrated visual artist.)
Get your autographed copies of [i]The Q Guide to Soap Operas[/i] [url http://www.tvguidestore.com/product_detail.asp?T1=TVG+155583986X%2DA&HDR=TVGBOOKMOVIE]right here[/url]!
Happy Holidays and Lotsa Love,
Daniel R. Coleridge
Senior Editor, TVGuide.com
Proud Author, [url http://www.tvguidestore.com/product_detail.asp?T1=TVG+155583986X%2DA&HDR=TVGBOOKMOVIE][i]The Q Guide to Soap Operas[/i][/url]
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