Henry: I want to prove to Katie that I’m right about you.
Reid: Prove what, that I’m not all warm and fuzzy? She already knows that.
Henry: When she finds out what kind of guy you really are, she is going to kick you out on your tail.
— Henry and Reid
LuRe Press
Articles On/Interviews with Eric Sheffer Stevens
- Soap Opera Digest
- Anthony D. Langford, Gays of Our Lives, AfterElton.com, 4 May 2010
- Roger Newcomb, We Love Soaps, Part 1 Transcript, 27 July 2010
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- Roger Newcomb, We Love Soaps, Part 2 Transcript, 28 July 2010
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- Roger Newcomb, We Love Soaps, Part 3 Transcript, 30 July 2010
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- Laurie Baker, OutTakes Talks, Blog Talk Radio, 26 July 2010
- The Eric Sheffer Stevens Interview, Michael Fairman On-Air On Soaps, 29 July 2010
- Playing Doctor, Soaps In Depth, 2 August 2010
- Nelson Branco, TV Guide Canada, 11 August 2010
- Nelson Branco, TV Guide Canada, post endgame, 4 September 2010
- The Eric Sheffer Stevens Interview – The Follow Up, Michael Fairman On-Air On Soaps, 11 September 2010
- Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow, Soap Opera Weekly, 21 September 2010
- How the Heck Did You Get an Interview with Eric Sheffer Stevens, Kate Davies Blogs!, 27 November 2010
- Interview with Eric Sheffer Stevens Part One, Kate Davies Blogs! 29 November 2010
- Interview with Eric Sheffer Stevens Part Two, Kate Davies Blogs! 29 November 2010
- Interview with Eric Sheffer Stevens Part Three, Kate Davies Blogs! 1 December 2010
- Interview with Eric Sheffer Stevens Part Four, Kate Davies Blogs! 29 November 2010
- Actor Eric Sheffer Stevens: Auditioning For – And Getting Cast As – Reid on As the World Turns, Susan Dansby, eZine Article, 16 December 2010
- Actor Eric Sheffer Stevens: His Training, and Adjusting to Acting on a Soap Opera, Susan Dansby, eZine Article, 16 December 2010
- Since ATWT, Eric Sheffer Stevens Has Been a Poetry Prof, an Uptight Upper-Upper and More, Susan Dansby, eZine Article, 9 January 2011
- Actor Eric Sheffer Stevens on Memorization, Medical Jargon and Other Soap Opera Challenges, Susan Dansby, eZine Article, 9 January 2011
- Audio of Interview with Actor, Eric Sheffer Stevens, Susan Dansby, eZine Article, 9 January 2011
Articles on/Interviews with Van Hansis
- Anthony D. Langford, Gays of Our Lives, AfterElton.com, 27 April 2010
- Van Hansis Books A Movie, Talks About The Future (We Love Soaps, 22 April 2010)
- The Van Hansis Interview, Michael Fairman On-Air, On Soaps, 28 May 2010
- Roger Newcomb, We Love Soaps video, 23 June 2010
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- Van and Jake fan event in Paris on Reid, Eric, and the endgame, 10 July 2010 (Endgame discussion at 1:35)
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- CBS Soaps In Depth, 30 August 2010
- Soap Opera Weekly, 15 September 2010
- Van on Deck, Soap Opera Digest, 14 September 2010
- The Van Hansis Interview, Michael Fairman On-Air On Soaps, 17 September 2010
- At a Glance: Luke, Soap Opera Weekly, 21 September 2010
- Applause, Applause: Van Hansis, Soap Opera Weekly, 5 October 2010
- Gold Star: Van Hansis is this week’s outstanding performer, CBS Soaps In Depth, 11 October 2010
- Roger Newcomb, We Love Soaps video, 13 November 2010
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Articles on/Interviews with Jake Silbermann
Other Articles/Columns
- To Luke & Reid with Love (Karen Riel, Soap Opera Source, 3 May 2010)
- Soapside: The Advocate’s Guide to Daytime (click through to page 3; Michael Fairman, Advocate.com, interview with Head Writer Jean Passanante, 17 May 2010)
- As the World Turns: Luke and Reid vs. Luke and Noah (Mary Montanari, Examiner.com, 31 May 2010)
- ATWT’s Jon Hensley talks to Greg In Hollywood about Holden and Lily, Luke and Noah and his future (Greg Hernandez, GregInHollywood.com, 29 June 2010)
- To Many Cooks Spoil the Broth (Karen Riel, Soap Opera Source, 17 July 2010)
- How Will As the World Turns Say Goodbye? (Michael Logan, TV Guide interview with Executive Producer Chris Goutman, 9 August 2010)
- Too Much Information (Spoils the Fun) (Karen Riel, Soap Opera Source, 19 August 2010)
- Time Magazine article on As the World Turns
- As the World Turns – The Final Curtain (Time Magazine photos)
- The Agony of Reid Oliver’s Demise (Karen Riel, Soap Opera Source, 9 September 2010)
- LuRe/Nuke: The End (In So Many Ways) (Seth in the City, 13 November 2010)
Links to the We Love Soaps interviews by Podcast on iTunes
It’s at this time of year that I’ve found I especially miss “As the World Turns” and, more importantly, the characters of Dr. Reid Oliver and Luke Snyder. I’ve mourned the end of Reid’s life, their relationship, and the show I’ve watched for the majority of my own life for months now.
As a gay man, I appreciated the unabashed expressions of love and tenderness portrayed onscreen by Eric Sheffer Stevens and Van Hansis, making the fictional romance strike all the right chords. Through laughter and tears, I watched every moment of their time together and treasure it all.
I miss Reid and Luke, more so, Reid. I miss the actors working their magic. I miss their world turning in front of my eyes on the television screen. It’s so hard without them, but the memories and this site and others like it help me through a grief I don’t quite understand yet.
Thanks for being here!