Category: General Hospital

Tamara – 08/08/2023 “Days of our Lives” HD Screencaps & Media

Published

by tamara braun online

on Aug 09, 2023

The first of Tamara’s return to DAYS OF OUR LIVES in her Emmy winning role of AVA VITALI. I love Tamara’s scenes so far with her old GENERAL HOSPITAL partner in crime, Steve Burton (Jason Morgan) here playing the part of Harris Michales. I don’t know whether it’s because of their comfort with each other given their history on GH as Carly and Jason, but the chemistry is off the charts. Welcome back Tamara, and nice to see you again Steve.

So going forward: I know I slacked off during Tamara’s last run as Ava. For me it was the fact they were pigeon-holing her into just “Crazy Ava,” and not actually writing for her. I still remember where she was in August of 2008 when Ava left Salem, and I hate it when they don’t write a consistent character. Also making her responsible for beloved characters’ deaths is not something I really want to see. I know it’s part and parcel of the soap genre, but when it’s a deliberate thing to deliberately write her into a corner, I check out. Also the device I used to capture stopped working and my ability to get daily episodes disappeared. I have a new way of recording now, and screencapping is a bit easier now. As long as Tamara’s story is good and it doesn’t become overwhelming again, I will be sticking with it. Also to note, screencaps are now in ultra hd, that means the clip is also in UHD. So that’s a plus.

Now onto the clips: I know the media section is not displaying or working right. I’m in the process of investigating why. Until that time instead of posting acreencaps from each episode with a link to the video, I’ll just be posting the video…for now. I will let you know when the media section is fixed and you can begin watching videos again. My apologies for the inconvenience.

TAMARA BRAUN – IN SOAP OPERAS > DAYS OF OUR LIVES > 2023 > 08/08/2023 – “DAYS OF OUR LIVES”

Rest In Peace Jackie Zeman

Published

by tamara braun online

on May 11, 2023

with No comments

I just found out that Jacklyn Zeman, Bobbie Spencer on GENERAL HOSPITAL, has died. This is so shocking as she was still so young. I remember first seeing her back in the 70s as Lana McLaine on One Life to Live. After she left OLTL, she showed up on GENERAL HOSPITAL as Nurse Bobbie Spencer. Later on her older brother, Luke (Anthony Geary), came to town and caused quite a lot of trouble for Bobbie, or his “Barbara Jean.” Throughout my love-hate-love for GENERAL HOSPITAL due in most part to the storylines happening at the time, Jackie never disappointed with stellar performances. Whether it was the domestic violence story with D. L. Brock (David Grogh), her love for Noah Drake (Rick Springfield), or Bobbie’s brief flirtation with Stefan Cassadine (Stephen Nichols), she was always a joy to watch. I think though where I really fell in love with her was when Tamara came to the show as her daughter, Carly. I loved how Tamara and Jackie formed a beautiful mother/daughter team. The love the two had for each other was palpable. You could actually believe they were what they were playing. During most of Carly’s dramas with Sonny (Maurice Benard), Lorenzo Alcazar (Ted King), or with the discovery of Carly’s father, John Durant (Corben Bersen), Jackie and Tamara were to me, not really acting. They were mother and daughter. Their scenes in 2005 after the “death” of Michael (Dylan Cash) where some of the best scenes. Two mothers dealing with the deaths of children, Bobbie having lost her beloved BJ (Brighton Hertford), and Carly dealing with the kidnapping and subsequent murder of Michael, I was glued to the screen watching these two women play out intimate scenes making me sob like a baby.

When Tamara left GENERAL HOSPITAL in 2005, I missed their scenes together. I quit watching at that time and thought I’d never go back. However, Tamara returned in 2017 to play the part of Dr. Kim Nero. Seeing them in scenes together hurt, because I wanted Carly and Bobbie to have some of their talks together. I wanted to see the real Carly with her “Momma.” After Tamara left again in 2019 to resume her role as Ava Vitali on DAYS OF OUR LIVES, I kept hoping somehow someway Tamara would return and would play Carly again. That we would see Carly and Bobbie together again and Tamara and Jackie doing what they always did: Move me beyond tears with their eloquence and beautiful moments. I always hoped Tamara would resume playing Carly. Now with Jackie gone we, I. won’t have that chance. This saddens me. This hurts.

On behalf of TAMARA BRAUN ONLINE, I want to send my condolences to Jackie’s family, friends, colleagues, and fellow GH fans who I know will be mourning this loss. Goodbye Jackie. You will be missed and loved. Thank you for all you gave us over the years. The soap gods are fuller for taking you into their embrace. xx

Ava Vitali Carly Corinthos CHARACTERS Days of our Lives General Hospital Kim Nero SOAP OPERAS

Tamara Attends 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards

Published

by tamara braun online

on Jun 24, 2022

with No comments

Tamara looked stunning in a gown designed by Rita Vinieris. As always Tamara looks beautiful no matter what she wears. I loved the plunging neckline and the peak-a-boo cut-outs. Another set includes some from the Daytime Emmys Press Line. Tamara is seen with GENERAL HOSPITAL and DAYS OF OUR LIVES co-star Wally Kurth (Ned Ashton, GH; Justin Kiriakis, DOOL) and others.

TAMARA BRAUN – IN PHOTOS > EVENT IMAGES > 2021 > 06/12/2021 – 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards – Arrivals
TAMARA BRAUN – IN PHOTOS > EVENT IMAGES > 2021 > 06/12/2021 – 48th Daytime Emmy Awards Press Line

Ava Vitali Carly Corinthos CHARACTERS Days of our Lives General Hospital Kim Nero SOAP OPERAS TAMARA BRAUN

“General Hospital” 2018 Backlog

Published

by tamara braun online

on Jul 26, 2019

with No comments

I’m trying to get Tamara’s episodes for GENERAL HOSPITAL cleaned up from the severe backlog. I’m sorry for them not being up when they aired, but I sort of got a bit demoralized because I so want Tamara playing Carly. While I watch I love seeing Tamara, but I don’t see Kim and never will. I see Carly as a doctor. Something that should have happened since Bobbie (Jackie Zeman) works at the hospital. A progression of Carly’s character should have been for her to go back to get some sort of medical training after he showing up in Port Charles as a physio therapist. I don’t think it would be that hard to take a leap to say that Carly could become a doctor and I know that’s something Tamara would have loved for Carly. So there’s that. Also to let you know while I’m trying to get caught up, I have a lot of personal things going on right now so it might not be as quickly as you like. It took me the better part of the day to get July 2018 done. Also I do have some scans to go up in the gallery. Those will be up as time permits. Right now I’m concentrating on the backlogged episodes and screencaps. You can find everything located at the links below. And by the way I’m post-dating the episodes to the dates they aired to keep the continuity of the storyline.

Carly Corinthos CHARACTERS General Hospital Kim Nero SOAP OPERAS TAMARA BRAUN

Media Section News

Published

by tamara braun online

on Jul 03, 2019

with No comments

I’m going to try to start to get Tamara’s work as Kim Nero up in the gallery. I’m sorry for the laxness in getting those done, but I’ve been really busy and still a little down Tamara isn’t playing Carly. Darn it, I want to love Carly again. I’m in the process of editing both the clips and screencaps. Pleasee be patient while I get this done. Hopefully it’ll be soon. Keep checking back.

Carly Corinthos CHARACTERS General Hospital Kim Nero SOAP OPERAS TAMARA BRAUN

07/15/2019 – July Scans

Published

by tamara braun online

on Jul 03, 2019

with No comments

Some new scans for the gallery and the text to the press section. In the first is an article where Tamara discusses the rigors of playing out her current storyline of a mother losing her son. Tamara mentions what kept her sane was the love of her two pooches Little and Pearl. For the second time in less than a month, ABC Soaps In Depth awards Tamara a Gold Star for portraying Kim’s grief over losing Oscar (Garren Lake Stitt). Those of us who knew her as Carly will know how many times Tamara was awarded for her amazing work and dedication to portraying Carly’s inner humaneness and her humanity. I miss my Carly so much. Click on the relevant images for the scans and once again, go here TAMARA BRAUN PRESS SECTION and click on the most recent additions located in the header.