March 31st Headlines:
THE WATERSDALE TRIBUNE
FACELIFT?
EPISODE ARCHIVES & EPISODE SUMMARIES
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THE WATERSDALE TRIBUNE
I have an idea! Uh-oh...watch out! Anyway, my idea is to open another website that will be directly related to Lives! It'll be The Watersdale Tribune (Watersdale's newspaper.) It'll include normal website news, plus special features, gossip about everyone in Watersdale and different headline stories. Please vote in the poll on the front page and let me know that you think of this idea. What you think is vital! Thank you!
FACELIFT?
I'm getting sick of the way the website looks and I think I might change it's whole look. Let me know what you think. If I do change it, then it won't be for another two to four weeks.
Episode Archives & Episode Summaries
Either next week or the following week there will be episode archives and episode summaries. This will make it easier to navigate and also the navigation tool bar on the side won't be so long and have a list full of episodes. Look for that soon.
Continue to support Lives!
Sincerely,
Richie
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March 23rd Headlines:
THIS WEEKS NEW FEATURE
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THIS WEEKS NEW FEATURE
This week there is another new feature! It's a very very very big one though! It's really a whole new website all together. It's called the Photo Gallery and you can get there by clicking on the link on the front page of the Lives website. You can see the pictures of the guest characters, also imagines from around the town of Watersdale, as well as pictures of certain peoples houses and other building around town. So, please enjoy it and tell me how you like it and what you think of it. More and more pictures will be added every week.
Continue to support Lives!
Sincerely,
Richard Rodriguez
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March 16th Headlines:
CASTING INFORMATION
CHARACTER PAGES
A NEW FEATURE
LIVES IS NOW ON EPISODIC
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CASTING INFORMATION:
There are two very different stories for this article. One is that many of the characters that had a picture with their bios and that were cast as that character have been "fired" and new actors have been hired to take their spots. The following characters have a new picture/actor with their bio:
David Velez, Jodi Blake, Anthony Blake, Andrea O'Keffe and Jim O'Keffe.
The following characters have their picture and bio up for the first time:
Santa Velez, Alexis Wilson, Miranda Perez, Bianca Miles, Jason Forbes, Paul Forbes, Richard Lee, Ariel Walker, Julia Randall, Martin Randall, Sean McNeil, Patrick McNeil, Douglas Richmond Jr., Chief Carter and Katie Barnes.
To see their new or first time pictures go to the appropriate section for each person (for example, if you want to see Jim O'Keffe's new picture you'd have to go to the O'Keffe Family page, etc.) I hope you enjoy the new pictures and bios! The other story that goes along with casting information is that there is a new character that has been cast on Lives. It's a 22 year-old female named Katie Barnes. See her for the first time in episode ten! She will be on re-curring status and will be involved in the storyline with Richard and Mariah.
CHARACTER PAGES:
As I have just informed you there are many new pictures and bios this week in the character pages...so go and check them out and I really hope that you like them. I had been putting off completing them for the longest time, but they are finally finished! It was a lot of hard work, so I really hope that you'll check them out.
A NEW FEATURE:
You may have seen on the front page that there was a quote of the week. This is the new feature. Tyler Adams, producer of Breathe and fan of The Lives we Live, chooses the quote of the week from every episode every week. I came up with the idea for a quote of the week, but I didn't want to choose them myself, so I asked a fan, and that fan is Tyler. Thank you so very much Tyler! It means a lot to me! You can also see me choosing the quote of the week on Breathe every week. Go to the links page and check it out along with the great cast and episodes of Tyler's amazing online soap! Come back next week for another great new feature!
LIVES IS NOW ON EPISODIC:
The Lives we Live will have it's recaps and previews on the Episodic Online Series Review. Go to the links page and check out The Episodic. It'll lead you to some great online soaps!
Thanks for supporting Lives! Continue to do so! :)
Sincerely,
Richard Rodriguez
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March 9th Headlines:
THE NEW LOGO
GENERAL INFORMATION
NEW IDEAS FOR NEW FEATURES
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THE NEW LOGO
There is a type of new look to the home page for Lives. I changed the heading so it will only say Lives and I've added the logo for The Lives we Live. Hopefully, if you have a website and would like to have a link to here, then you can use that. I'm very pleased with the way it looks...are you? Let me know what you think of the new logo and the small change of the home page.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Lives we Live is up to 8 episodes! Wow! But, I wanted to let you know that once there are 12 to 14 episodes I will be applying to become a featured site on The Webisodic. You know that I am now an Official Non-Featured Site and there are re-caps and such...but I'd like to be a featured site...so stay tuned for that...and continue to support Lives!
NEW IDEAS FOR NEW FEATURES
The Lives we Live website may be ready for another round of new features. Stay tuned and come back every Friday to see new episodes of Lives along with new features that will be coming soon. Ideas are a little sketchy, but some will be premiering soon...so come back! Here are a few that I have in mind:
Character of the Week.
Quote of the Week.
Fun Facts
Message Board.
...and more, but watch for these to possibly premier soon.
Continue to support LIVES!
Sincerely,
Richie
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March 2nd Headlines:
LIVES CONTINUES PRODUCTION
INTERACTIVE FEATURES NEED HITS
NEW FORMAT FOR POLLS
THANK YOU
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LIVES CONTINUES PRODUCTION
As you all know, there was a lot of talk about The Lives we Live ending production, but that is now history and Lives will continue to be here and entertain you...there will be no ending of production (if that makes any sense!). So please continue to support Lives and enjoy!
INTERACTIVE FEATURES NEED HITS
There are many interactive features on the Lives website, however, some of them aren't getting many hits. This is what happened with Beyond the Character. I don't want to take any of the features away, but if nobody is interacting with them, then there is really no point in having them, so make sure that you sign the guestbook, send me your questions about Lives, send me your entries for You Make the Call and check out everything else! Thanks a bunch!
NEW FORMAT FOR POLLS
As you've probably seen there is a new format for the polls. Every week there will be two polls. A general poll where it will ask you about your favorite characters, favorite website feature, etc. The storylines poll will ask you about a specific current storyline. I'm sure you get the idea, so be sure to vote and leave your comments at the bottom of the results page!
THANK YOU
I just wanted to leave a small note here for all of you telling you that I'm very greatful for all of your support with Lives...continue to support it! Once again...thank you!
Sincerely,
Richard
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February 23rd Headlines:
A NEW FEATURE COMES AND ANOTHER GOES
THE WEBSITE
JUDGEMENT DAY
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A NEW FEATURE COMES AND ANOTHER GOES
As always this website is under constant change. This week I add the feature called Rumors to the page. There is a feature that has been removed, however. That feature would be Beyond the Character. I thought that people would like Beyond the Character, but nobody really did. That particular part of the website wasn't getting many hits. The webpage it self doesn't get that many hits a week either, but that's a whole other story. I have decided to remove that feature because if you don't like it and are not viewing it then what is the point in putting it up? The webpage and the soap is here to entertain you and if something isn't then I take it off. Who knows what else will go. Hopefully this won't turn into a webpage that only posts the episodes of the serial and nothing else. I believe those are dull and boring. When people come to my site I want them to have fun on it and not to forget it so they'll come back again and again. Hopefully, the episodes will do all that, but the added bonuses are always fun and I hope people will enjoy them and take advantage of them. Be on the look out for more features coming and going.
THE WEBSITE
As I said above this website is under constant change. It's no different this week, with a new feature and a feature gone. There is a few more things about the website that you should be aware of. There is a Producer Page up now and it's where you can find out more information about yours truly! Check it out and maybe it'll help to get you all to start writing to me (I still haven't recieved one feedback e-mail or anything like that, along with nobody signing the guestbook!) Also, as always there is the poll and forms may be coming back soon. There is, as always, a new epsiode and everything else that is weekly. So, check out the website. It's a blast!
JUDGEMENT DAY
I would like to remind all of you that next week is judgement day for Lives. Next week you'll all be informed whether or not Lives will end production. Be sure to e-mail me your thoughts on this and why the production of Lives should or should not end. Remember, this may be your last chance. The e-mail address is liveswelive@yahoo.com
Sincerely,
Richard Rodriguez
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February 16th Headlines:
TWO NEW SECTIONS ARRIVE
FORM TROUBLE & UPDATES
NEXT WEEK BRINGS ANOTHER NEW FEATURE
CASTING NEWS
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TWO NEW SECTIONS ARRIVE
This week two brand new sections premier on this website. One is the links page and the other is You Make the Call. Check out each for cool, but very different things. I think that you'll like You Make the Call, because you'll know that your voice is being heard by me in future episodes...it'll be like you're helping to write Lives! Go and check it out! The links page has many different links to different websites having to do with soap operas, online serials, etc. More will come soon.
FORM TROUBLE & UPDATES
As you all know there were a few forms that you could fill out throughout the website. However, they weren't working properly and I have deleted most of them. As of right now Tripod has informed me that there is a problem with all the forms and that they are trying to fix it. They have given me an alternative and I will be trying to use it shortly. More news on this soon.
NEXT WEEK BRINGS ANOTHER NEW FEATURE
Next week (Friday, February 23, 2001) there will be a new section on the website. It'll simply be called Rumors. You can even make up and submit your own rumors...and heck I might even start a few. Maybe some of the cast members might start some too...who knows maybe we'll be telling the truth and really be spoiling you all! Stay tuned next week to the Lives Website!
CASTING NEWS
The roles of Chief Carter and Douglas Richmond Jr. have been cast. Their bio's and photo's will be posted soon. The role of Chief Carter has been given to Greg Zanian and the role of Douglas Richmond Jr. has been given to Ben Crawley. Next week Chief Carter will debut and on March 2nd Douglas will arrive. Stay tuned!
Thanks and continue to support Lives!
Truly Yours,
Richard Rodriguez
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February 9th Headlines:
MORE ABOUT WEBISODIC
TWO NEW FEATURES TO PREMIER NEXT WEEK
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MORE ABOUT WEBISODIC
As, I have previously reported to you. Lives has gotten noticed by the Webisodic. Webisodic is an excellent online news magazine about online soaps! Lives get's recaped in every issue of the mag. So please, check out Webisodic. Next week there will be a link directly to Webisodic.
TWO FEATURES TO PREMIER NEXT WEEK
Next week Lives will premier two more features! A link page and "You Make the Call." You all should know what a link page is, but "You Make the Call" is a section were you can fill out a form telling me what you think should happen, what you want to happening in upcoming episodes of Lives. It doesn't even have to be about what's happening on the soap at the time, you can tell me whatever. So be on the lookout for that next week!
Sincerely Yours,
Richard Rodriguez
Keep Supporting Lives!!
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February 3rd Headlines:
ALL FEATURES! ALL THE TIME!
CASTING NEWS
LIVES GETS NOTICED
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ALL FEATURES! ALL THE TIME!
As you all know, there have been problems with jump-starting all of the new features that are soon to be debuting on the website. I have finally been able to fix all of the problems with Beyond the Character, which is very good, if I do say so myself. I have been able to add the guestbook as you saw on the front page. Also on the front page there is a promo for this month. There will be one, two and sometimes more promo's each month. Keep on the lookout for those! This week a form at the bottom of episode three has been added. Also in a few other spots throughout the website. Look for those and please, fill em out and send em in! I have a lot of plans for this website and Lives. I just hope that I get enough support from the readers in order to do everything that I want to. I told everyone a few weeks back that I will be making a decision on weather to keep Lives running or to shut it down by the end of February, but I have changed the date. On March 2nd I will make the big decision and it will be posted right away. But, about those features! Stay on the look out for those and more special things coming soon to Lives!
CASTING NEWS
I am casting the roll of Police Chief Carter. His first webdate will be February 23rd. He will be on re-curring status. I am also casting the role of Douglas Richmond Junior. His first webdate will be March 2nd. I have also just added a section on to the index. It is called Cast Spots. This will list all of the characters that are not regulars that have appeared in Lives. Everytime there is a new character in an episode, it will be updated.
LIVES GETS NOTICED
Lives is going to be part of Webisodic! Starting on February 9th the Webisodic will have non-featured site recaps and previews! Lives is on the list of official non-featured sites! Look out for a link to Webisodic next week!
Sincerely Yours,
Richard Rodriguez
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January 25th Headlines:
'LIVES' WILL NOT AIR THIS WEEK
NEW FEATURE UPDATE!
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'LIVES' WILL NOT AIR THIS WEEK
I know, I know...it's very sad, but LIVES will not be airing this week. I'm going out of town tonight (Thurday, January 25th, 2001) and I have decided not to post episode three until next week when I get back. I'm very sorry, I know that some of you may be upset about this, but it will be made up to you in all the great new things to come, weather it is going to be happening on LIVES or on the website, or something different. So, come back next week (Friday, February 2nd, 2001) and read episode three! I know that you'll enjoy it and wait until you all see what's going to unfold by episode six! Until next week! Bye bye!
NEW FEATURE UPDATE!
The first week of LIVES I brought you the news about new features that were going be making their debut on the website in the coming weeks. Last week "Beyond the Character" made it's debut, but there was a problem. There were many technical difficulties stoping me from posting the first interview which was with Geovanna Jesus-Velez. There are still problems with being able to post the interview, and I was not expecting this to be so difficult. There shouldn't be anymore problems with the "Beyond the Character" feature once I am able to fix it by next week. Please continue to be patient with it. I have added another feature, hopefully to make up for "Beyond the Character." Its a guestbook, so, please be sure to sign it! Thanks! More features that will be making their debut in the weeks/months ahead will be
"Spoliers & Rumors"
"Links"
"Message Board"
"You Make the Call"
"Speak your Mind"
and many more! Please continue to enjoy and support LIVES!
Truly Yours,
Richard Rodriguez
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January 19th Headlines:
A NEW FEATURE ARRIVES!
WILL 'LIVES' SURVIVE?
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A NEW FEATURE ARRIVES!
As I promised you, I have added a new feature onto the website! It's called "Beyond the Character." This is where our "interviews" with the characters of Lives will be at. Check out this first interview with Geovanna Jesus-Velez!
WILL 'LIVES' SURVIVE?
The web-series "industry" is very competetive, I've noticed, and I'm trying to get my new series and site recognized and get it out there so it can have much more support! So, basically it's like playing "Survior," only here, I like what I'm doing and I'm not getting money for it, and if the fans of online soaps don't like you, then you're pretty much voted off the web-ring of online soaps! Don't worry though, I'm not giving up just yet. I'm trying to gather a steady audience and a well-known and respected name for my series and myself in the world of online soap operas. February 23rd is judgement day for Lives. If there is no steady audience and not much support or a liking to 'Lives,' then it'll be gone, after only five episodes! I know, it's terrible! So, please, support me and Lives! Get the word out that it's here and that it needs support! I don't want to see Lives become an Aaron Spelling BOMBER! ("Titans", "Melrose Place" etc.)
Thank you all! Come back soon!
Richard Rodriguez
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January 12th Headlines:
'LIVES' IS FINALLY HERE!
NEW FEATURES: COMING SOON!
DO YOU WANT TO BE PART OF ALL THE FUN?
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'LIVES' IS FINALLY HERE!
Yay! "The Lives we Live" has finally premiered and I couldn't be happier! I really really really really hope that you enjoy everything on the website, especially the episodes of 'Lives'! Please remember, you can e-mail me any comments and questions at liveswelive@yahoo.com.
NEW FEATURES: COMING SOON!
There will be a few new features coming to the website soon, and I think you will enjoy them. One will be intitled: "Beyond the Character." This will be a monthly interview with a different character from 'Lives.' Come back and see what other features are coming soon!
DO YOU WANT TO BE PART OF ALL THE FUN?
This online soap isn't only going to be really hott, but we will be having a lot of fun...a lot of interactive things and more! So, if you want to be part of all the fun with "The Lives we Live," then please e-mail me your e-mail address!
Thank you all for all of your support!
Richard Rodriguez
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