![]() In early 2004, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, which administers the awards, disallowed the entry with the following statement: 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 2003, Passions submitted a trained orangutan named BamBam, who had been portraying the recurring role of Precious, for a Daytime Emmy Award. Passions featured a story-line involving Tabitha and Timmy promoting the book, which reached #4 on the real-life New York Times Best Seller list and garnered the series two alternative covers of TV Guide in July 2001. In 2001, HarperEntertainment released Hidden Passions, a tie-in novelization presented as Tabitha's diary, exposing the secrets and pasts of the town's residents. The opening days of the show also introduced the Theresa/ Ethan/ Gwen love triangle that persisted as an ongoing main storyline to the very last episode of the series.įor much of the first three to four years of the series, supernatural elements such as witches, warlocks, 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 - named by Entertainment Weekly as one of their "17 Great Soap Supercouples" in 2008. ![]() Sheridan later adopts the name Diana after a boating accident that results in amnesia. 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. In the early days of the show, Passions heroine Sheridan Crane is identified as a close friend of Diana, Princess of Wales soon Sheridan recalls speaking to Diana on the phone immediately prior to the 1997 car accident in which Diana was killed. With Passions, Reilly was able to start with a blank slate and no pre-existing fan base to please. Marlena Evans being possessed by Satan that drew new viewers, but also tended to alienate stalwart fans. 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 Dr. Passions debuted in 1999 with major fanfare.
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