Passions 87538 226140250 2008-07-17T00:19:15Z Jdcrackers 1121074 /* Contract Cast Members */ edit {{otheruses|Passion}} {{Infobox Television Soap Opera | | show_name = Passions | image = [[Image:Passionslogo.jpg|200px]] | network = [[NBC]] (1999-2007) <br> [[DirecTV]] (2007-2008) | picture_format = [[480i]] ([[SDTV]]) | creator = [[James E. Reilly]] | executive_producer = [[Lisa de Cazotte]] | head_writer = [[James E. Reilly]] | director = [[Jim Sayegh]] | senior_cast_members = [[Galen Gering]]<br>[[Lindsay Hartley]]<br>[[Liza Huber]]<br>[[James Hyde]]<br>[[Ben Masters]]<br>[[Juliet Mills]]<br>[[Tracey Ross]]<br>[[Eva Tamargo]]<br>[[Kim Johnston Ulrich]]<br>[[McKenzie Westmore]] | distributor/production company = [[NBC Universal]]/[[Outpost Farms, Inc]] | country = {{USA}} | first_aired = [[July 5]], [[1999]] ([[NBC]]) <br> [[September 17]], [[2007]] ([[DirecTV]])| | last_aired = [[September 7]], [[2007]] (NBC) <br> [[August 11]], [[2008]] ([[DirecTV]])| | run_time = 60 minutes with commercials, roughly 39 minutes without commercials | num_episodes = NBC: 2,075 <br> DirecTV: 143<ref>{{cite-web|url=http://www.nbc.com/Passions/episodes/|title=''Passions'' episode recaps|publisher=NBC.com|accessdate=2008-06-14}}</ref> | alternate_titles = | official_website = http://www.nbc.com/passions | imdb_id = 0192917 | tv_com_id = 1211 }} '''''Passions''''' is an [[List of awards for Passions (TV series)|award-winning]]<ref name="awards">{{cite-web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0192917/awards|title=Awards for ''Passions''|publisher=The Internet Movie Database|accessdate=2008-01-04}}</ref> [[United States|American]] television [[soap opera]] created by veteran writer [[James E. Reilly]]. The series directed by [[Jim Sayegh]], debuted on [[NBC]] [[July 5]] [[1999]] (replacing ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]''), and its last airdate on NBC was [[September 7]] [[2007]]. [[DirecTV]] then picked up the series with new episodes airing on DirecTV-exclusive channel [[The 101]] starting [[September 17]] [[2007]].<ref>{{cite-web|url=http://www.nbc.com/Passions/news/dtv.shtml|title="NBC'S ''Passions'' to work its magic on DIRECTV viewers with all new episodes beginning September 17|publisher=NBC.com|accessdate=2007-03-20}}</ref> However, DirecTV has decided to not renew its contract for the series with NBC<ref name="Variety 2008" /><ref name="castcancel" /><ref name="tvseriesfinale" /> and NBC was unable to find a new home for the show.<ref name="varietycancel">{{cite-web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117983195.html?categoryid=14&cs=1|author=Josef Adalian |title=NBC squashes 'Passions' chances|publisher=''Variety''|date=2008-03-31|accessdate=2008-03-31}}</ref> The final episode is scheduled to air [[August 11]], [[2008]]. ''Passions'' follows the various romantic and paranormal adventures of the residents of [[Harmony (Passions)|Harmony]], a fictional [[New England]] hamlet. Storylines center around the interactions among members of its multi-racial core families &mdash; the [[African American]] [[Russell family (Passions)|Russells]], [[Caucasian race|Caucasian]] [[Crane family|Cranes]] and [[Bennett family|Bennetts]], and half-[[Mexico|Mexican]] half-[[Ireland|Irish]] [[Lopez-Fitzgerald family|Lopez-Fitzgeralds]] &mdash; as well as the [[supernatural]] including town witch [[Tabitha Lenox]]. During its NBC run, ''Passions'' ran for 60 minutes (including commercials, about 40 minutes without) every weekday (excluding some holidays). After the move to DirecTV, the schedule was shortened to four days a week (Monday through Thursday), then later whittled down further to three days a week (Monday through Wednesday) starting January 2008. Weekend marathon encores of the show are played on DirecTV, and it is also available via online paid subscription from NBC within the [[United States]]<ref name="nbconline">{{cite-web|url=http://passions.nbc.com/|publisher=NBC|title=''Passions'' All Access Pass|accessdate=2008-03-22}}</ref> and on the paid cable [[Super Channel (Canada)|SuperChannel]] in [[Canada]].<ref name="superchannel">{{cite-web|url=http://www.soapdom.com/content/view/34587/2/|title=NBC and Superchannel Bring ''Passions'' to Canada this Fall|date=2007-09-07|accessdate=2008-03-22|author=Linda Marshall-Smith|publisher=Soapdom.com}}</ref> ==Series history== ''Passions'' debuted in 1999 with major fanfare. Creator Reilly had been credited for a large surge in the ratings for ''[[Days of our Lives]]'' years before, thanks to "innovative" storylines like that of heroine [[Marlena Evans|Dr. Marlena Evans]] being [[demonic possession|possessed]] by [[Satan]] that drew new viewers, but also tended to alienate stalwart fans. With ''Passions'', Reilly was able to start with a blank slate and no preexisting fan base to please.<ref name="rotten" /> [[Image:Passions-cast.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Original cast of ''Passions'']] In the early days of the show, ''Passions'' heroine [[Sheridan Crane]] is identified as a close friend of the late [[Diana, Princess of Wales]]; soon Sheridan recalls speaking to Diana on the phone immediately prior to the 1997 car accident which took the Princess' life. Sheridan also has a similar accident in the same [[Paris]] tunnel, and speaks to a "guardian Angel Diana" who urges her to fight to survive, which drew considerable controversy.<ref name="orlando">{{cite-web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/03/99/tom_brook/396298.stm|title=Protecting icons from exploitation|publisher=BBC News|author=Tom Brook|accessdate=2007-03-20}}</ref> Sheridan later adopts the name Diana after a boating accident that results in [[amnesia]]. For much of the first three to four years of the series, supernatural elements such as [[witch]]es, [[warlock]]s and closet doors leading to [[Hell]] were major plot points, many surrounding the machinations of the centuries-old witch [[Tabitha Lenox]] and her doll-brought-to-life sidekick, [[Timmy Lenox|Timmy]] &mdash; named by ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' as one of their "17 Great Soap [[Supercouple]]s" in 2008.<ref name="www.ew.com">{{cite news| first=Abby| last=West | title=17 Great Soap Supercouples: Timmy and Tabitha|publisher=''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''|accessdate=2008-01-29|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20174499_7,00.html}}</ref> One central character was [[Charity Standish|Charity]], a saccharine young woman who would regularly become possessed by the "forces of evil." [[Image:TVGuide-JulietMills-2001.jpg|thumb|right|200px|2001 ''[[TV Guide]]'' cover featuring [[Juliet Mills]], [[Galen Gering]] and [[McKenzie Westmore]]]] In 2003, ''Passions'' submitted a trained [[orangutan]] named BamBam, who had been portraying the recurring role of [[Precious (Passions character)|Precious]], for a [[Daytime Emmy Award]]. Precious was the non-speaking live-in nurse and caregiver for elderly [[Edna Wallace]], and held an unrequited love for [[Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald]], which was depicted in elaborate fantasy sequences. In early 2004, the [[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]], which administers the awards, disallowed the entry with the following statement: <blockquote>''Our ruling is based on the belief that the Academy must draw a line of distinction between animal characters that aren't capable of speaking parts and human actors whose personal interpretation in character portrayal creates nuance and audience engagement that uniquely qualifies those performers for consideration of television's highest honor.''</blockquote> During the summer of 2005, the prominent character [[Simone Russell]] came out as a [[lesbianism|lesbian]]; ''Passions'' made daytime history by being the first serial to show two women &mdash; Simone and love interest [[Rae Thomas]] &mdash; in bed making love.<ref>{{cite-web|url=http://www.glaad.org/poc/coad/nominees/nominees06.php|title=GLAAD Media Awards Communities of African Descent Nominations |accessdate=2008-04-06}}</ref> In 2007, it was revealed that longtime hero [[Chad Harris-Crane]] was cheating on his wife with another man. This was also a daytime first, with the men portrayed in bed together.{{Fact|date=March 2008}} ''Passions'' also broke new ground in 2007 with its portrayal of [[Vincent Clarkson|Vincent]] as a [[hermaphrodite]] who becomes pregnant with his own father's son.<ref>{{cite-web|url=http://www.expressgaynews.com/2007/11-29/arts/television/|title=TV: ‘Passions’ features pregnant man|publisher=Express Gay News|date=2007-11-29|accessdate=2008-04-06}}</ref> Nearly seven years after the debut of ''Passions'' on [[July 5]] [[1999]], the NBC-owned [[Sci Fi Channel (United States)|Sci Fi Channel]] began airing the series from its first episode starting [[February 13]] [[2006]].<ref>{{cite-web|url=http://soaps.about.com/b/a/225672.htm|title="''Passions'' goes Sci Fi!"|publisher=Soaps.About.com|accessdate=2008-04-06}} </ref> The reruns had originally been announced to begin [[February 6]] [[2006]].<ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117934046?categoryid=14&cs=1&s=h&p=0 "Sci Fi Channel revives NBCU's used ''Passions''" - Variety.com] </ref> Due to low ratings, the reruns were taken off the air as of [[May 25]] [[2006]]. On [[August 15]] [[2006]], ''Passions'' became the first daytime drama to make full episodes available for download and purchase from the popular [[online music store]] [[ITunes Store|iTunes]]. On [[November 6]] [[2006]], the show also became the first daytime drama to make full episodes available for free viewing via [[streaming media|streaming]] on NBC.com.<ref>[http://www.nbc.com/Video/rewind/full_episodes/passions.shtml ''Passions'' video - NBC.com]</ref> Though plagued since its inception by low overall [[Nielsen Ratings]], ''Passions'' was historically top-rated in key [[demographics]].<ref name="nbcratings">{{cite-web|url=http://www.nbcumv.com/broadcast/release_detail.nbc/entertainment-20070111000000-039passions039.html|title="''Passions'' matches its highest ranking ever"|publisher=NBC Universal Media Village|accessdate=2008-03-21|date=2007-01-11}}</ref> The series was not renewed by NBC for a full ninth season in 2007 as a result of the network's decision to extend its [[Breakfast television|morning news and talk show]] ''[[Today (NBC program)|Today]]'' to a fourth hour.<ref>[http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2007/01/the_today_show_.html "''The Today Show'' expands on NBC" ~ MercuryNews.com]</ref> [[Direct broadcast satellite|Satellite provider]] DirecTV soon picked up the series &mdash; with most principal cast members staying on<ref>[http://www.tvseriesfinale.com/2007/05/passions_some_characters_wont_survice_the_move.php "''Passions'': Who Won't Survive the Move to DirecTV?" - TV SeriesFinale.com], [[May 24]] [[2007]]</ref> &mdash; and began airing new episodes on its original-programming channel The 101 on September 17th, 2007.<ref>[http://www.nbc.com/Passions/news/dtv.shtml "NBC'S ''Passions'' to work its magic on DIRECTV viewers with all new episodes beginning September 17" ~ NBC.com]</ref> The series ran Monday to Thursday at 2 pm [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|ET]]/11 am [[Pacific Time Zone|PT]], with repeats airing later in the day and on weekends. On [[July 3]] [[2007]] it was reported that new [[Canada|Canadian]] [[premium television]] service [[Super Channel (Canada)|SuperChannel]] would air ''Passions'' in Canada when the channel launched in October 2007, <ref>[http://www.soaps.com/passions/news/919/Passions_to_Continue_in_Canada "''Passions'' to Continue in Canada" - Soaps.com] [[ July 3]], [[2007]]</ref> and the series premiered on SuperChannel on [[October 8]] [[2007]]. Though ''Passions'' episodes were no longer available via iTunes once the series left NBC, DirecTV announced on [[September 27]] [[2007]] that new episodes of ''Passions'' would be made available online at NBC.com for a monthly fee. <ref>[http://www.tvseriesfinale.com/2007/09/passions_directv_soap_available_online_but_not_fre.php "''Passions'': DirecTV Soap Available Online &mdash; But Not Free" - TVSeriesFinale.com], [[September 27]] [[2007]]</ref> This service began on [[1 October]] [[2007]] for $19.99 a month then reduced to $14.99 a month when ''Passions''' schedule was cut from four episodes a week to three episodes a week. On [[10 December]] [[2007]], ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' magazine<ref name="Variety 2008">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117977472.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 "DirecTV to cut ties with ''Passions''" - Variety.com]</ref> and various cast members <ref name="castcancel">"''Passions'' Canceled Again?" ''Soap Opera Digest''. [[January 1]] [[2008]], Vol. 33 No. 1.</ref><ref name="tvseriesfinale">{{cite-web|url=http://www.tvseriesfinale.com/2007/12/passions_cancelled_twice_in_one_year.php|title="''Passions'': Cancelled Twice in One Year?"|publisher=TV SeriesFinale.com|date=2007-12-10|accessdate=2008-03-22}}</ref> confirmed that DirecTV had decided not to renew ''Passions'' for another season, but ordered 52 additional episodes to be taped through March 2008. New episodes of the series will air through August 11, 2008, with DirecTV broadcasting three new episodes per week starting January 2008.<ref name="Variety 2008"/><ref>As of January 2008, the series runs Monday to Wednesday at 2 pm ET/11 am PT, with repeats airing later in the day and on Thursday from 2 pm to 5 pm.</ref> NBC Universal Studios wrapped up production of ''Passions'' on [[March 28]] [[2008]]. The cast and crew were told at the wrap party that efforts to find a new outlet had failed and that the cancellation was final.<ref name="varietycancel" /> Cast member McKenzie Westmore confirmed the news.<ref>[http://tvseriesfinale.com/articles/passions-the-soap-is-really-over-this-time/ "''Passions'': The Soap is Really Over This Time" - TVSeriesFinale.com], [[March 31]] [[2007]]</ref> A majority of the series' props were put up for sale a week after production wrapped, on [[April 5]] [[2008]]. ==Trademarks== ===Pop culture spoofs=== Over its run, ''Passions'' has become widely known for its numerous parodies of [[pop culture]]. One fan favorite was the 2003 spoof of the 2002 film ''[[Chicago]]'', in which character [[Edna Wallace]] fantasized that she, her demented daughter Beth, Charlie, and her orangutan caretaker Precious had been incarcerated for the kidnapping of [[Sheridan Lopez-Fitzgerald]] and her unborn son, Marty. In this fantasy, the three women sang "I Ain't Sorry", a parody of "[[Chicago#Songs|Cell Block Tango]]". The song received a [[31st Daytime Emmy Awards|2004 Daytime Emmy]] award for Outstanding Original Song.<ref name="31stemmys">{{cite-web|url=http://www.cbs.com/daytime/specials/emmys_2004/nominees.shtml|title=31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards|publisher=[[CBS]]|accessdate=2008-03-22}}</ref> [[Image:Passions-Bollywood.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Love is Ecstasy" [[Bollywood]] spoof screenshot from ''Passions'']] Another spoof popular with the fans was the 2006 [[Bollywood]] spoof, in which Gwen dreamt of a life in [[India]] with her husband, Ethan, far away from his ex-fiancée, Theresa. The original song accompanying this spoof, "Love is Ecstasy," earned ''Passions'' another Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Original Song,<ref>{{cite-web|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_34th_creative_winners_data.html|title=34th Annual Creative Arts & Entertainment - Emmy Awards Presented at Star-Studded Hollywood Gala |publisher=emmyonline.org|accessdate=2008-03-22}}</ref> and NBC even put both a video clip and a downloadable [[mp3]] version of the song on their [http://www.nbc.com/Passions/features/bonuses/bollywood/ website]. The show has also featured storylines and sequences paying homage to or parodying films, books and musicals like ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'', ''[[Brokeback Mountain]]'', ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl|Pirates of the Caribbean]]'', ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'', ''[[The Da Vinci Code]]'', ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' and ''[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]''.<ref name="wickedsod">{{cite-web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/features/passions/features/passionshomagetowicked/|publisher=[[Soap Opera Digest]]|author=Lori Latusek|title=Behind The Scenes Of Passions's "Homage" To ''Wicked''|accessdate=2008-03-31 }}</ref> In nods to ''[[Bewitched]]'', the series' "[[Dr. Bombay]]" twice appeared on ''Passions'' in scenes with Tabitha (not to be confused with ''Bewitched'' 's own Tabitha Stevens). When ''Passions''' Tabitha has a child in 2003, she names the baby "[[Endora Lenox|Endora]]," and later notes that her parents had been "Samantha" and a mortal named "Darrin."<ref>{{cite-web|url=http://www.tvacres.com/horror_witches_lenox.htm|publisher=TV Acres|title=Tabitha Lenox|accessdate=2008-04-06}}</ref> {{-}} ===Dream sequences and flashbacks=== One of ''Passions''' most notorious trademarks is the false "dream sequence" or fakeout.<ref name="rotten" /> Often, the show will play out an outlandish event, or explode a huge secret viewers have longtime been waiting to see, only to immediately after go back and reveal it all to be a day dream. This dream sequence can last anywhere from a few scenes to a few episodes, typically beginning without warning. On ''Passions'', often a dream sequence will begin with no visual cues of any sort what so ever, often going as far as to include contradictory elements to give the dream sequence credence. (For instance, another character may show up within the dream wearing an outfit, or revealing information that the daydreamer had no possible way of knowing about beforehand.) While a veteran viewer can usually spot a fake dream sequence once it's neared its climax, the fake dream sequence tends to cause confusion amongst the more casual viewer who may not get to catch the revelation that it was all a dream. Characters on the show have flashbacks to earlier events quite often, so much so that a significant portion of an episode may be repeated scenes.<ref name="rotten" /> ===Roman Catholicism=== [[Image:Pas 384 07.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Father Lonigan officiating at the double wedding of Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald and Sheridan Crane Boothe, and Ethan Winthrop and Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald Crane at St. Margaret Mary's Catholic Church]] [[Roman Catholicism]] and its principles figure greatly into the show's themes. Several characters, including Grace Bennett and Pilar Lopez-Fitzgerald, are portrayed as being particularly devout Catholics, often praying with a [[rosary]]. [[Father Lonigan]], the blind priest, has the ability to sense evil, causing lots of trouble for Tabitha over the years. Many theological debates on the importance of Catholic marriage vows have arisen over the years as well, as various characters attempt to divorce or remarry. {{-}} ===Fate and destined couples=== [[Image:TVGuide-Passions-2001.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Supercouple]] [[Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald|Luis]] and [[Sheridan Crane|Sheridan]] featured on the cover of ''[[TV Guide]]'']] Another trademark of the serial is its pre occupation with the concepts of [[destiny|fate]] and [[soulmate]]s. Since the show's first episode in 1999, the writers have pushed several couples onto the viewers, claiming that they are "fated", and, with few short-lived exceptions, have failed to mix up any of the relationships. Some of the early "fated" couples were considered to be those of Luis and Sheridan, Ethan and Theresa, Miguel and Charity, and Chad and Whitney. Common indications of a couple's status as "fated" include (but are not necessarily limited to) Tabitha's desire to split said couple up, an unshakeable love that survives numerous break-ups and relationships with third parties, and/or an ability of one character, or perhaps both characters, to "sense" when his/her "soulmate" is in danger, as well as having shared past lives together in the case of Luis and Sheridan. However, despite the fact that each of these couples has existed as a storyline since the first episodes, the show seems to have given up on the "fated" angle as it approaches its end. Ethan and Theresa are still in love and fighting to be together, but Miguel is now in love with Kay (not Charity), Luis loves Fancy (not Sheridan, though Sheridan schemes to get him back), and Whitney recently left Chad after finding out about his affair with Vincent. Chad later was shot and killed by his father, Alistair. ===Summertime extravaganzas=== Likely due to ''Passions''' school-aged target audience, the show often cooks up large, wild storylines for the summer, which often, but not always, take place in a city outside of Harmony. In 1999, a carnival came to town as characters were introduced; 2000 saw Luis and Sheridan traveling to [[New Mexico]] in search of his then-missing father, Martin Fitzgerald, and 2001 witnessed the failed double-wedding of popular couples [[Luis and Sheridan Lopez-Fitzgerald|Luis and Sheridan]] and Ethan and Theresa, and their subsequent journey to [[Bermuda]], where Sheridan apparently perished in a boat explosion and Theresa wound up married to Ethan's ex-stepfather, Julian Crane. In 2002, Julian and Timmy set out on a journey in the magical land of [[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|Oz]] as Theresa was "executed" for Julian's "murder"; 2003 saw six characters (Chad, Whitney, Fox, Theresa, Ethan, and Gwen) travel to [[Los Angeles]] for the summer (and into October), while, in 2004, Luis and Sheridan traveled to Puerto Arena, [[Mexico]], to retrieve his younger sister, Paloma (and ended up finding his missing father, Martin, and her "dead" mother, Katherine). The plot of the summer in 2005 was a deadly [[earthquake]] and [[tsunami]], which destroyed much of Harmony and resulted in the death of James' mother, Maureen, while 2006 saw the extravagant ''Passions'' Vendetta plot,<ref>[http://www.nbc.com/Passions/Vendetta/ ''Passions'' Vendetta ~ NBC.com]</ref> in which Alistair lured seventeen people (Whitney, Simone, Paloma, Chad, Ethan, Theresa, Gwen, Lena, Spike, Jessica, Maya, Noah, Esme, Fancy, Luis, Beth, and Marty) to [[Rome]], where he planned to take over the world with a [[Chalice (cup)|chalice]] stolen from the [[Pope]]'s private chambers; the plot saw the death of Lena, Maya, Alistair, Beth, and Marty. [[Image:Blackmailer-Theresa.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The mysterious half-man half-woman [[Vincent Clarkson|blackmailer and rapist]] with [[Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald Crane|Theresa]]]] Summer 2007 saw the resolution of the "blackmailer" storyline as [[Vincent Clarkson]] was revealed to be the half-man/half-woman blackmailer, and [[Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald]] was saved from execution for Vincent's crimes by Endora's spell that turned back time in the execution chamber. The shows final Summer of 2008 shows that everyone connected to Pilar are wanting to take a trip, meanwhile Juanita is plotting and playing everyone involved to be murdered in Harmony! ===Sexual violence=== Another recurring theme on ''Passions'' is [[sexual violence]]. Many storylines, especially since 2005, have included [[rape]] as a plot point. In 2005, so many plotlines came to involve an element of rape that fans began to refer to that year as the "Year of the Rapes".{{Fact|date=March 2008}} Early that year, [[Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald]] was sexually assaulted and nearly raped during a club raid. The show then carried a plotline over whether they should do a rape test while Paloma was in a coma (at the time she was a virgin) and [[Jessica Bennett]] was also raped a few weeks later while at a club. Also early in the year, [[Alistair Crane]] repeatedly raped his wife, [[Katherine Crane]], while at the Crane Compound. Late in May, heiress [[Fancy Crane]] was nearly raped by a man in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] who demanded "payment" for letting her into a party after she lost her invitation. During the tsunami and later in November, [[Liz Sanbourne]] attempted to rape [[Julian Crane]] at knifepoint. In August, [[Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald]] was raped by [[Alistair Crane]] when she refused to pay him (with sex) for helping her with visitation of her infant daughter, Jane; Theresa later married Alistair, and he continued to rape her throughout their marriage. Also in August or September, [[Kay Bennett]] was attacked by a gang of men while walking through the park at night, though [[Fox Crane]] soon arrived and the two defeated the group. [[Liz Sanbourne]] also revealed during the tsunami that [[Julian Crane]] had raped her in Boston many years previously (she later revealed that it had been Alistair who had done the deed, thus producing a son, [[Chad Harris-Crane]]). The most prominent rape storyline began in December 2006, when Crane heiress and police cadet [[Fancy Crane]] was raped during a [[sting operation]] designed to catch a [[peeping tom]]. The brutal attack left Fancy in a brief coma and emotionally traumatized the young woman. Fancy was also the show's first rape victim to visibly experience prolonged [[effects of rape and aftermath|effects]]; her bubbly demeanor disappeared, and she became extremely nervous and could not stand to be touched for several months. Fancy was eventually raped for a second time in January 2007, and her boyfriend, [[Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald]], was framed for the crimes; the rapist was later revealed to be [[Vincent Clarkson]], Fancy's biological half-brother through [[Julian Crane|their father]]. [[Image:Juanita-and-Pilar.jpg|thumb|left|Juanita ([[Jill Remez]]) threatens Pilar ([[Eva Tamargo]]) in Mexico]] Rape also played prominently into the 2007 — 2008 storyline involving Mexican [[drug cartel]] leader [[Minor Passions characters#Juanita Vasquez|Juanita Vasquez]]. Sometime between the births of Pilar's [[Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald|second]] and [[Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald|third children]], the [[Lopez-Fitzgerald family|Lopez-Fitzgerald]] matriarch returned to her native [[Mexico]] to visit with her childhood best friend, Juanita Vasquez. There, she discovered that Juanita's husband, Carlos, was still involved with his family's drug cartel and was planning a [[assassination|hit]] on a rival family; when Pilar confronted Carlos, he raped her, and she accidentally killed him in self-defense. Pilar then called the police in an attempt to stop the hit, but the police ended up murdering the entire Vasquez family, including Juanita and Carlos's young children, except for Juanita. Juanita refused to believe that her husband had raped Pilar and made it her life's mission to murder Pilar's entire family, eventually murdering Pilar's [[Lopez-Fitzgerald family#Maria Lopez (II)|sister]] and two nephews. Men on the show are equally as likely to be violated as women. [[Fox Crane]], [[Julian Crane]], [[Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald]], [[Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald]], and [[Ethan Winthrop]] have all been victims of sexual assault. {{-}} ===Eerie deaths=== One unfortunate trademark for ''Passions'' has been eerie deaths. In [[2002]], [[Josh Ryan Evans]], who played Tabitha's extremely popular doll sidekick [[Timmy Lenox|Timmy]], died while on medical leave, just as scenes were airing where Timmy died in the hospital and went to Heaven.<ref name="sodcharacters">{{cite-web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/features/passions/features/characterstudy/|title=Character Study: PASSIONS's Most Entertaining Characters|accessdate=2008-01-03|publisher=Soap Opera Digest}}</ref><ref name="achond">{{cite-web|url=http://rarediseases.about.com/od/rarediseasesa/a/achondroplas05.htm|title=Josh Ryan Evans and Achondroplasia|publisher=About.com|accessdate=2008-01-03}}</ref><ref name="ewgoodbye">{{cite-web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,334485,00.html|title=Goodbye|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=2008-01-04}}</ref> ''Passions'' had planned to revive the character in a few months once Evans returned from his own surgery, but instead had to write Timmy out. After five years of evil Crane patriarch Alistair being heard but never having his face seen (voiced by [[Alan Oppenheimer]]), ''Passions'' finally cast the role with longtime daytime vet [[David Bailey (actor)|David Bailey]]. Bailey was a hit with the cast as well as the fans, but on [[Thanksgiving Day]] 2004, he drowned in his pool, just as scenes were airing where various characters tried to kill Alistair, who actually suffered clinical death before being magically revived by Tabitha. Again, the viewers and the producers were stunned, but the show had no choice but to recast the pivotal role (with [[John Reilly (soap opera actor)|John Reilly]]). ===Breaking the fourth wall=== With its humor and occasional [[tongue-in-cheek]] tone, ''Passions'' has been known to "[[Fourth wall#Breaking the fourth wall|break the fourth wall]]," or somehow call attention to the fact that the show is fictional. In an early episode, Kay, Simone and Zombie Charity were seen actually watching ''Passions'', and when the television in the Bennett's kitchen covered what would have been Theresa's execution, the news report actually pre-empted ''Passions'', cutting in during the theme song just after the appearance of the logo. In a 2002 episode Theresa was giving birth while stuck in a cabin with Ethan and Gwen; she had a hallucination in which the three of them did a dance together and sang the show's theme song "Breathe." In 2004, TC made a reference to "that crazy soap after ''Days of our Lives''", which in most areas airs before ''Passions''. In one episode Fancy Crane used a magazine to hide her face from Noah; the magazine had an image of the then-unseen Rachel Barrett with the sentence "Who is she?" under the ''Passions'' logo. Fancy later commented that serials "are just like life; you never know what's going to happen!" In an early 2006 episode, Ivy and assistant Valerie were searching on the internet for Miguel to bring him back to Harmony and interfere with Fox and Kay's relationship. They couldn't find him, but Valerie tracked down his last place of employment: he was last seen working as a gardener in some suburban town on a street called Wisteria Lane. At that time, [[Jesse Metcalfe]] (ex-Miguel) was playing a gardener on the prime-time serial ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'', which takes place on a street called Wisteria Lane. In the [[March 30]], [[2006]] episode, while ''Passions'' reruns were airing on the Sci-Fi Channel, Simone compared life in Harmony to living in a show on the Sci-Fi Channel.<ref>[http://www.soapoperafan.com/passions/2006summaries/march4.html SoapOperaFan.com Episode Summary]</ref> Similarly, in the [[August 10]], [[2006]] episode, Theresa commented that her office wasn't like a NBC daytime serial, and that she wouldn't hire somebody just because he looked like Jesse Metcalfe (who had portrayed her brother Miguel from 1999-2004). A similar [[In-joke|inside joke]] occurred when the character Fancy had a dream that she was a cheerleader; in real life, Fancy's portrayer [[Emily Harper]] was a "Laker Girl" ([[cheerleading|cheerleader]] for the [[Los Angeles Lakers]]) from 2000-2003. In the [[April 6]] [[2007]] episode, Kay was watching the sixth [''sic''] hour of ''The Today Show'' (an apparent jab at NBC's decision to extend it at the expense of the ''Passions'' timeslot) when it was interrupted with a news report that Luis had been arrested. In one August 2007 episode, Tabitha said that a certain soap opera was starting on DirecTV and she would have to tell her friends not to call her between the hours of two and three PM, blatantly referring to ''Passions'' itself. At the beginning of the show's final week on NBC, as Whitney was preparing to move to New Orleans, Theresa asked if she was sure she wanted to go, and Whitney commented that she had already arranged to have her DirecTV hooked up in Louisiana so she could "keep up on everything happening in Harmony." And also in 2007, Endora flat-out made a reference to the "audience" in one of her thought balloons, prompting Norma to look in the camera and respond, "Audience? What audience?" Endora also pointed out in one of her thought balloons that when Miguel returned to Passions, he looked nothing like Jesse Metcalfe ("Nope, not even close!"). In May, 2008 while Juanita was looking for clues in a book store as to where Pilar was, the bargain shelf was full of ''[[Hidden Passions]]'' copies. In the [[June 30]], [[2008]] episode, Sheridan mentions Pretty's fake scar with references to her real family the Westmores. [[Michael Westmore]] did make up for ''[[Star Trek]]''. ===Promotion and product placement=== During its NBC run, ''Passions'' was known to "promote" other NBC programming within its storylines, and to incorporate commercial products into the plot in a [[Promotion (marketing)|promotion]]al tactic known as [[product placement]].<ref name=rotten /> Shortly after ''Passions'' debuted, [[Campbell Soup Company|Campbell tomato soup]] was featured as an ingredient in [[Grace Bennett]]'s tomato soup cake. Also, [[Nestlé Purina PetCare|Nestlé Purina Dog Chow]] was used to feed Tabitha Lenox's pet cat Fluffy. In a 2004 episode, TC watched an NBC ad for ''[[Days of our Lives]]'' on his TV, and went on to praise the writers of ''Days of our Lives'' for coming up with such good storylines; ''Days'', at that time, was under the helm of [[James E. Reilly]], head writer of ''Passions''. In the [[September 4]] [[2006]], episode, Fox was sucked into a [[black hole]]; he then told Tabitha that it was the kind of black hole that one gets sucked into on the [[Sci Fi Channel (United States)|Sci Fi Channel]], which was the channel on which ''Passions'' repeats aired in 2006. Tabitha then told him stick with NBC (''Passions''' network). In an episode later in September 2006, Siren tried to get Miguel into bed by singing her Siren's song. Miguel told her that she should not audition for ''[[America's Got Talent]]'', which airs on NBC. In another episode, Tabitha talked about ''[[The Biggest Loser]]'' season finale, which was also aired on NBC. A more recent episode featured characters watching a [[trailer (film)|trailer]] for the 2007 [[Diane Keaton]] film ''[[Because I Said So (film)|Because I Said So]]'' (produced by [[Universal Studios]], which, like NBC, is owned by [[General Electric]]). For a time, Jessica Bennett was an [[Avon Products|Avon mark]] saleswoman,<ref name="rotten">{{cite-web|url=http://www.rotten.com/library/culture/passions/|title=''Passions''|publisher=Rotten.com|accessdate=2007-03-20}}</ref> and more recently the show featured [[Johnson & Johnson]]'s [[K-Y Jelly]] [[personal lubricant]], and characters were seen drinking from Brita water pitchers. Both Jessica and Theresa were seen using Clearblue Easy pregnancy test products.<ref>{{cite-web|url=http://tvmegasite.net/day/passions/transcripts/older/2007/pass-trans-04-06-07.shtml|publisher=TVMegasite.com|title=''Passions'' transcript from [[April 9]], [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-03-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite-web|url=http://tvmegasite.net/day/passions/updates/older/2007/pass-05-04-07.shtml|title=Passions update 5/4/07|date=2007-05-04|publisher=TVMegasite.com|accessdate=2007-03-20}}</ref> In July 2007, ''Passions'' began to promote its own move to DirecTV the following September. Several characters' homes were seen sporting DirecTV [[satellite dish|dish]]es on their roofs, and characters began to make frequent references to switching to DirecTV. ===Time dilation=== Another trademark of ''Passions'' is its unusual handling of the passage of time. A single story day can take weeks of episodes to play out, with simple conversations sometimes taking days to complete on-screen. On the other hand, events that should take many hours, such as international travel, can take place in just a few minutes of story time. ==Theme song and opening sequence== [[Image:Passions Introduction.ogg|thumb|Opening sequence of ''Passions'']] The theme song for ''Passions'' is titled "Breathe," performed by [[Jane French]] and written by French and John Henry Kreitler. A long version of this theme was also released but was never used on the show. The opening [[title sequence]] used since the show's premiere in 1999, features shots of the city of Harmony and its landmarks (actually the real-life town of [[Camden, Maine]]). The sequence opens and closes with the show's logo in an italic typeface and in an Arial Black typeface in generic caps posted in front of the cursive form of the title. From time to time, the opening theme is shortened to the last two verses to fit in extra scene time. ''Passions'' is one of the few long-running American serials that, with the exception of occasional abbreviated versions of the intro, has not changed its opening theme since the series debut. ==Ratings and broadcasting history== ==={{USA}}=== As a replacement for the long-running serial ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'', ''Passions'' claimed ''Another World'''s 2 PM time slot when it debuted on [[NBC]] on [[July 5]] [[1999]] and spent its entire NBC run there until [[September 7]] [[2007]]. It then moved to [[DirecTV]] and debuted on [[September 17]] [[2007]]. ''Passions'' debuted on [[NBC]] ahead of fellow NBC soap ''[[Sunset Beach (TV series)|Sunset Beach]]'' with a 2.1 rating (1.9 million viewers) and remained there after ''Sunset Beach'' was canceled in December 1999. From January 2000 until early May the show remained dead last among all 10 soaps. During May Sweeps 2000, ''Passions'' was gaining in popularity and pulled ahead of ABC's ''[[Port Charles]]''. ''Passions'' remained ahead of ''Port Charles'' until its cancellation in October 2003. ''Passions'' once again was dead last, and would stay there for virtually the rest of its run. It did top ''[[Guiding Light]]'' on occasion, but never for more than one week at a time. During 2001-2003 when ''Passions'' was at the peak of its popularity, it averaged a weekly 2.1-2.3 rating (which at that time equaled roughly 2.4 million viewers). However, the ratings slowly declined with each passing year, to the point that the show averaged a 1.5 weekly rating (about 1.9 million viewers) throughout much of the 2006-2007 season. The final episode on NBC had a household rating of 1.3/4 (1.68 million viewers). {{Fact|date=October 2007}} While ''Passions'' was never a big hit in household ratings, the show was a powerhouse in the younger-skewing demographics. For its entire NBC run it ranked as the #1 soap in Girls 12-17, Women 18-24 and Girls 12-24. The show also ranked #2 in Women 18-34 and even overtook fellow NBC soap ''[[Days of our Lives]]'' for a short period during the 2004-2005 season. In the crucial 18-49 demographic, ''Passions'' usually ranked #7, ahead of the long running CBS soaps ''[[As The World Turns]]'', and ''[[Guiding Light]]''. The highest ranking ''Passions'' ever achieved in 18-49 demographic was 4th place in November 2002 and once again in January 2007. {{Fact|date=February 2008}} ''Passions'' currently airs on DirecTV's exclusive channel [[The 101]] from 2:00 to 3:00 pm ET with encores from 5:00 to 6:00 pm Monday to Wednesday. A marathon of the week's episodes airs on Thursday's from 2:00 to 5:00 pm ET. ==={{CAN}}=== ''Passions'' aired in [[Canada]] for its entire NBC run, first on [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] in 1999 and then on [[Global TV]] in 2000. The series lasted there until its final airdate on NBC in September 2007, at which time it was then succeeded by ''Guiding Light'' in the same time slot. [[NTV]] in [[Newfoundland]] and [[Labrador]] also aired ''Passions'' for almost its entire NBC run and was replaced by ''As the World Turns'' just before the series ended on NBC. Beginning on [[October 8]] [[2007]], [[SuperChannel]] began airing the DirecTV episodes. The series airs on SuperChannel Monday to Wednesday from 2:00 to 2:45 pm ET (without commercials), with encores airing from 4:00 to 4:45 pm. A marathon of the week's episodes also airs on Thursday's from 2:00 to 4:45 pm ET. Starting on [[August 12th]][[,]] [[2008]] at 2:00 PM, Passions will begin to repeat from the very first episode and broadcast with re-runs of the series. Episodes will air on the Super Channel from Monday to Friday at 2 and 4:00 PM EST. http://www.soaps.com/passions/news/2128/Super_Channel_to_Re-run_Passions_From_the_Beginnin ==={{AUS}}=== ''Passions'' was broadcast nationally in [[Australia]] on the [[Seven Network]] each weekday at 3 pm, beginning in 2001 with the series' 1999 episodes. In 2005, the series was moved to an earlier 9:30 am time slot, before the show's international licensing was cancelled due to the music copyright fees.[http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/networking/2005/08/02/1122748642614.html TheAge.com.au - "''Passions'' run amok"] [[August 4]], [[2005]]. Retrieved [[11 February]] [[2008]]. ''Passions'' then went into re-runs in a 2 am weekday morning timeslot, ultimately ending with a "series finale." ==={{CRO}}=== ''Passions'' aired in [[Croatia]] for two seasons on [[Nova TV]], which broadcast 520 episodes until the 2005 cancellation of international licensing.[http://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strasti ''Passions'' - Croatian Wikipedia] === {{FRA}}=== ''Passions'' aired in [[France]] for 2 months on [[TF1]] starting [[July 31]] [[2001]] at 5:10pm [[Central European Time|CET]] after the end of ''[[Sunset Beach (TV series)|Sunset Beach]]''. The soap ended on [[October 8]] [[2001]]. ==Awards== :''For a full listing of award wins and nominations, see [[List of awards for Passions (TV series)|List of awards for Passions]]'' ''Passions'' has been honored with numerous awards and nominations during its run, including [[Daytime Emmy Award]]s, [[Imagen Foundation|Imagen Foundation Awards]], and a [[GLAAD Media Awards|GLAAD Media Award]]. ==Critical reception== {{Expand|date=March 2008}} At its debut, the ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' gave ''Passions'' a "bleak prognosis" regarding the [[Princess Diana]] controversy: <blockquote>It is still early days for ''Passions'', but a review published in the ''Orlando Sentinel'' gave the soap opera a rather bleak prognosis. Their critic wrote: "A show's dearth of creativity is evident when it shamelessly keeps picking over the bones of the dead. ''Passions'' seems to have a death wish."<ref name="orlando" /></blockquote> ==Cast of Characters== ===Contract Cast Members=== {| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! Actor || Character || Duration |- | [[Silvana Arias]] || [[Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald]] <small>(#1)<small> || 2004-2007 |- | [[David Bailey]] || [[Alistair Crane]] <small>(#1)<small> || 2004-2005 |- | [[Adrian Bellani]] || [[Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald]] <small>(#2)<small> || 2006-2007 |- | Kacie Borrowman || Cracked Connie || 2002 |- | [[Brandi Burkhardt]] || Siren || 2006 |- | [[Erin Cardillo]] || [[Esme Vanderheusen]] || 2005, 2006, 2007-2008 |- | Lena Cardwell || [[Simone Russell]] <small>(#1)<small> || 1999-2001 |- | Justin Carroll || [[David Hastings]] || 2001-2004 |- | [[Charles Divins]] || [[Chad Harris]] <small>(#2)<small> || 2002-2007 |- | [[Cathy Jeneen Doe]] || [[Simone Russell]] <small>(#3)<small> || 2004-2007 |- | [[Christopher Douglas]] || [[Antonio Lopez-Fitzgerald]] || 2001-2004, 2008 |- | [[Daphnee Duplaix Samuel]] || [[Valerie Davis]] || 2004-2008 |- | [[Josh Ryan Evans]] || [[Timmy Lenox|Timmy]] || 1999-2002 |- | [[Dylan Fergus]] || [[Noah Bennett]] || 2005-2008 |- | [[Galen Gering]] || [[Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald]] || 1999-2008 |- | Arturo Gil || Cecil || 2002 |- | [[Hannia Guillen]] || [[Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald]] <small>(#2)<small> || 2007-2008 |- | [[Bruce Michael Hall]] || [[Reese Durkee]] || 1999-2003 |- | Jade Harlow || [[Jessica Bennett]] <small>(#2)<small> || 2000-2003 |- | [[Emily Harper]] || [[Fancy Crane]] || 2005-2008 |- | [[Justin Hartley]] || [[Fox Crane|Nicholas Foxworth Crane]] <small>(#1)<small> || 2002-2006 |- | [[Lindsay Hartley]] || [[Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald Crane]] || 1999-2008 |- | [[Liza Huber]] || [[Gwen Winthrop]] <small>(#1)<small> || 1999-2000, 2002-2008 |- | [[James Hyde]] || [[Sam Bennett]] || 1999-2008 |- | [[Dalton James]] || [[Hank Bennett]] <small>(#1)<small> || 1999-2001 |- | [[Brook Kerr]] || [[Whitney Russell]] || 1999-2007 |- | Jack Krizmanich || [[John Hastings]] || 2001-2004 |- | [[Kyrie Maezumi]] || [[Maya Chinn]] || 2006 |- | [[Amelia Marshall]] || [[Liz Sanbourne]] || 2001-2006 |- | [[Eric Martsolf]] || [[Ethan Winthrop]] <small>(#2)<small> || 2002-2008 |- | [[Ben Masters]] || [[Julian Crane]] || 1999-2008 |- | [[Kelli McCarty]] || [[Beth Wallace]] || 1999-2005, 2006 |- | Victor McCay || Doc || 2001-2002 |- | [[Ryan McPartlin]] || [[Hank Bennett]] <small>(#2)<small> || 2001-2004 |- | [[Jesse Metcalfe]] || [[Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald]] <small>(#1)<small> || 1999-2004 |- | [[Juliet Mills]] || [[Tabitha Lenox]] || 1999-2008 |- | [[Taylor Anne Mountz]] || [[Kay Bennett]] <small>(#1)<small> || 1999-2000 |- | [[Heidi Mueller]] || [[Kay Bennett|Kay Bennett]] <small>(#3)<small> || 2003-2008 |- | [[Kathleen Noone]] || [[Edna Wallace]] || <small>2002-2005, 2005-2006, 2006, 2007, 2008<small> |- | Jason Olive || Frank Lomax || 1999 |- | [[Chrystee Pharris]] || [[Simone Russell]] <small>(#2)<small> || 2001-2004 |- | [[Blair Redford]] || [[Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald]] <small>(#3)<small> || 2007-2008 |- | [[John Reilly]] || [[Alistair Crane]] <small>(#2)<small> || 2005-2006, 2007-2008 |- | [[Alisa Reyes]] || Syd Valentine || 2003 |- | [[Tracey Ross]] || [[Eve Russell]] || 1999-2008 |- | [[Travis Schuldt]] || [[Ethan Winthrop]] <small>(#1)<small> || 1999-2002 |- | [[Dana Sparks]] || [[Faith Standish]]<br>[[Grace Bennett]] || 1999, 2004<br>1999-2003, 2006-2007 |- | [[Molly Stanton]] || [[Charity Standish]]<br>Zombie Charity || 1999-2004<br>2001-2002 |- | [[Richard Steinmetz]] || [[Martin Fitzgerald]] || 2004-2006 |- | [[James Stevenson]] || [[Jared Casey]] || 2006-2007 |- | [[Danica Stewart]] || [[Jessica Bennett]] <small>(#3)<small> || 2003-2007, 2008 |- | [[Donn Swaby]] || [[Chad Harris]] <small>(#1)<small> || 1999-2002 |- | [[Melinda Sward]] || [[Pretty Crane]] || 2007-2008 |- | [[Eva Tamargo]] || [[Pilar Lopez-Fitzgerald]] || 1999-2008 |- | [[Leigh Taylor-Young]] || [[Katherine Barrett]] || 2004-2006 |- | [[Kim Johnston Ulrich]] || [[Ivy Winthrop]] || 1999-2008 |- | [[Rodney Van Johnson]] || [[T.C. Russell]] || 1999-2007 |- | [[McKenzie Westmore]] || [[Sheridan Crane]] || 1999-2008 |- | [[Adrian Wilson]] || [[Christopher Boothe]] || 2005-2007 |- | [[Mary Elizabeth Winstead]] || [[Jessica Bennett]] <small>(#1)<small> || 1999-2000 |- | [[Deanna Wright]] || [[Kay Bennett]] <small>(#2)<small> || 2000-2003 |- | [[Sharon Wyatt]] || [[Rachel Barrett]] || 2005-2006 |- | [[Mark Cameron Wystrach]] || [[Fox Crane|Nicholas Foxworth Crane]] <small>(#2)<small> || 2006-2007 |- | [[Natalie Zea]] || [[Gwen Hotchkiss]] <small>(#2)<small> || 2000-2002 |} ===Recurring Cast Members=== {| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! Actor || Character || Duration |- | Mitchell and Shane Albin || [[Marty Lopez-Fitzgerald]] || 2005, 2006 |- | [[Victor Alfieri]] || Gianni Valentino || 2006 |- | BamBam || Precious || 2003-2005 |- | John Beck || Bruce || 2001, 2003 |- | Alain Benetar || Pierre || 1999-2000 |- | [[Michael Bergin]] || [[Nick Bozman]] || 2002 |- | Eric Bizot || [[Jean-Luc Moulin]] || 1999 |- | Sarah and Thomas Buhl || Ethan Winthrop, Jr. <small>(#1)<small> || 2002 |- | William Bumiller || Faux-[[Martin Fitzgerald]] || 1999-2000 |- | [[Owen Bush]] || [[Orville Perkins]] || 1999-2000 |- | Colby and Grayson Button || Ethan Winthrop, Jr. <small>(#2)<small> || 2002-2003 |- | Amy Castle || [[Viki Vanderheusen]] || 2007-2008 |- | Chea Courtney || Little Angel Girl || 1999-2003 |- | [[Roark Critchlow]] || Dr. Ackland || 2003-2004 |- | Marita DeLeon || Tina Alvarez || 2000 |- | [[Bill Dempsey]] || [[Alistair Crane]] <small>(#1)<small> || 1999-2004 |- | Emiliano Diez || Francisco Lopez || 2001 |- | Marta DuBois || [[Maria Lopez]] || 2004, 2007 |- | [[Brenda Epperson Doumani]] || Crystal Harris || 2000 |- | [[Phillip Jeanmarie]] || [[Vincent Clarkson]] || 2006-2008 |- | Jackson and Ryan Keane || [[James Boothe]] <small>(#1)<small> || 2005-2006 |- | [[Alan Oppenheimer]] || Voice of [[Alistair Crane]] || 1999-2004 |- | Seth Stern || [[James Boothe]] <small>(#2)<small> || 2006-2007 |} ===Comings and goings=== {| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! Actor || Character || Date |- | Turiya Dawn || [[Endora Lenox|Teenage Endora Lenox]] || Returns [[July 16]] |- | [[Danica Stewart]] || [[Jessica Bennett]] || Returns [[July 16]] |- | [[Christopher Douglas]] || [[Antonio Lopez-Fitzgerald]] || Returns [[July 22]] |- | Jean Paul San Pedro || [[Roberto (Passions character)|Roberto]] || Returns [[July 23]] |}<!-- DO NOT REMOVE DANICA OR JEAN PAUL. They have both been off the canvas for months (6+ in Danica's case, 2+ in Jean Paul's) and are basically re-entering the show. --> <!-- DO NOT REMOVE DANICA OR JEAN PAUL. They have both been off the canvas for months (6+ in Danica's case, 2+ in Jean Paul's) and are basically re-entering the show. --> ===Deceased cast members=== {| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! Actor || Character || Year of Death |- |[[Owen Bush]] || [[Orville Perkins]] || 2001 |- |[[Josh Ryan Evans]] || [[Timmy Lenox]] || 2002 |- |[[David Bailey]] || [[Alistair Crane]] || 2004 |- |[[Harrison Young]] || [[Minor Passions characters#Palmer Harper|Palmer Harper]] || 2005 |- |[[Alice Ghostley]]||[[Minor Passions characters#Matilda Matthews|Matilda Matthews]] || 2007 |} ===Noted guest stars=== {{Prose|date=March 2008}} {| class="wikitable" |- ! Actor(s)/Performer(s) ! Character ! Year of Appearance |- |Melissa Caulfield (Juliet Mills' real-life daughter) |Nanny Phoebe Figalilly, a role her mother originally played in the short-lived sitcom ''[[Nanny and the Professor]]'' |1999, 2005 |- |[[Julia Duffy]] |Mother Superior at the convent Whitney Russell ran off to after discovering her lover Chad could also be her half-brother |2005-2006 |- |[[Georgia Engel]] |Tabitha's old school rival [[Minor Passions characters#Esmerelda|Esmerelda]] |2007 |- |Judge [[Mablean Ephriam]] |Herself, in a fantasy sequence where T.C. Russell takes wife Eve onto ''Divorce Court'' |2003 |- |[[Bernard Fox]] |Doctor Bombay |1999 |- |[[Marla Gibbs]] |[[Irma Johnson]], Eve Russell's aunt |2004-2005 |- | Alternative band [[Scissor Sisters]] | Themselves | 2007 |} ==''Hidden Passions''== [[Image:HiddenPassions2001.jpg|thumb|right|150px|1st edition cover of ''[[Hidden Passions]]'']] {{main|Hidden Passions}} In January 2001, [[HarperEntertainment]] released ''[[Hidden Passions|Hidden Passions: Secrets from the Diaries of Tabitha Lenox]]'', an inside look into the history of ''Passions'' involving all the major characters, written from the viewpoint of Tabitha Lenox. A storyline involving the characters Tabitha and Timmy and the promotion of this book was written into the show, and the book reached #4 on the [[New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller list]]. The novel was billed as being [[canon (fiction)|canonical]], but the televised canon has diverged significantly from the novel since that time. {{-}} ==See also== *[[List of awards for Passions (TV series)|List of ''Passions'' awards]] *[[List of Passions characters|List of ''Passions'' characters]] *[[List of US daytime soap opera ratings]] ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== *{{imdb title|0192917}} *[http://www.nbc.com/passions/ ''Passions'' - NBC.com] *[http://www.rotten.com/library/culture/passions/ ''Passions'' - Rotten.com] *[http://www.soapcentral.com/ps/index.php ''Passions'' - SoapCentral.com] *[http://www.soapoperafan.com ''Passions'' - SoapOperaFan.com] *[http://www.soaps.com/passions/ ''Passions News/Updates'' - Soaps.com] {{Passions}} {{US daytime soaps}} [[Category:1990s American television series]] [[Category:1999 television series debuts]] [[Category:2000s American television series]] [[Category:2008 television series endings]] [[Category:American television soap operas]] [[Category:Fantasy television series]] [[Category:NBC network shows]] [[Category:Passions]] [[Category:Television series by NBC Universal Television]] [[Category:Black television drama series]] [[fr:Passions (série télévisée)]] [[hr:Strasti]] [[he:תשוקות]] [[nl:Passions]] [[pl:Passions]] [[pt:Passions]] [[sv:Passions]]