Out
side the Kodak Theater, Hollywood, the site of the 2006 Daytime
Emmy Awards. The Soap Net's Red Carpet pre-awards segment;
various arriving soap stars are interviewed as they make their
way up the red carpet into the theater. Ricky Paull Goldin (Gus
Aitoro Guiding Light) introduces his next interviewee.
Ricky:
(Motioning) Come on in here! Look who it is, Matthew Ashford.
Matt
appears and Ricky shakes his hand.
Ricky:
How are you?
Matt: Ricky Paull!
Ricky: Jack Deveraux. Now this
is one of the.... I'd say, for me in my age group one of the
original supercouples Jack and Jennifer.
Matt: (Frowns) In your
age group?
Ricky: Well, when I was growing
up I was watching you guys. Matt
continues to frown. Ricky bursts out laughing.
Matt:
What a minute!
What are you--
Ricky: Wait wasn't that right?
Matt: Missy was your girlfriend!
Ricky: (Tilting his head, pretending
to be annoyed that Matt outted his real age) Oh, why do you
bring these things up!
Matt: Duh!
Ricky: Yes, Melissa Brennan
who turned into Melissa Reeves.... Matt
gestures toward him, and pulls a face.
Ricky:
(Cont.) who became Jennifer, who became your leading lady.
Matt: I met (pointing at him)
you through her because she (pointing to himself and
back to Ricky) told me about you. So I know all about you.
Ricky: Hi Missy!
The
guys both smile smugly at the camera.
Ricky:
(Cont.) If you're watching!
Matt: Hi Missy, if you're watching!
Ricky: Remember Me?
Matt: Got the dirt, Ricky Paull.
Ricky: Now, how long have you
been gone.... from the show?
Matt: (Frowning, thinking) I....
In fact I never left the show. I'm still on the show.
Ricky: Well, physically, in
your being, like, when's the last time you went to the studio.
Matt: Ahh, yesterday. I was
actually.... (fiddling with something around his wrist) I have a
hospital band her from the hospital.... Ricky
chuckles, as Matt shows him the hospital band.
Matt:
(Cont.) ....I jumped out of the bed--
Ricky: Look at that. It says,
"John Doe"--
Matt: John Doe.
Ricky: (Continuing to read the
hospital band) "Doctor Butler."
Matt: Doctor Butler.
Ricky: (Continuing to read the
hospital band) "Room 224."
Matt: I'm not telling them who
I am--
Ricky: But you were dead,
what happened? I.... I...., you were dead on the show.
Matt: (Gesturing) Everyone thinks
I'm dead, but really I've been lying in a hospital bed....
Ricky: Right.
Matt: (Cont.) ....waiting to
die, and this guy.... doctor says, "I can save your life."
(gesturing, waving his arms) I say, "No, no, no don't do that,
I don't want to be any trouble." (Matt smiles at how silly
that sounds)
Ricky: Now, I do want to know
something, You're coming back to the show, but it's possible that
Missy, who plays Jennifer, is leaving the show? Is that....
what's happening there?
Matt: (Looks like he does not
know exactly how to answer the question) There is rumor about that,
but in the meantime (looking that the camera) we have some big
stuff happening.... about to.... you know, some other people are
just about to show up on.... on the canvas, very soon.
Ricky: That's the beauty about
business, you know--
Matt: I know.
Ricky: (Cont.) But you.... We....
We made.... we made some waves in Canada on the some many appearances
that we had, right
Matt: (Flashing a mischievous
looking) Oh, yeah. (Matt pantomimes surfing)
Ricky: But, ah, whatever happened
in Canada stays in Canada.
Matt:
Stays in Canada.
As
Ricky introduces the next interviewer, he and Matt exchange
thanks and goodbyes, shaking hands.
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