Soaps often look to the headlines for story ideas, but in SUNSET BEACH's case, the names were barely changed to protect the innocent (whomever they may be). In a case of art imitating life, see how politics tryly makes for strange bedfellows.
SOD Magazine - 7/7/98
THE INTERN
REAL LIFE: 20-something Monica Lewinsky
SUNSET BEACH: 20-something Sara Cummings
THE POLITICIAN
REAL LIFE: Middle-aged President Bill Clinton, a tall, robust, silver-haired fox
SUNSET BEACH: Middle-aged Congressman Blythe, a tall, robust, silver-haired fox
THE BLABBERMOUTH
REAL LIFE: Linda Tripp
SUNSET BEACH: Melinda Fall (Trip. Fall. Get it?)
FASHION STATEMENTS
REAL LIFE: Monica wears a beret
SUNSET BEACH: Sara wears a beret
LET'S GO TO VIDEOTAPE
REAL LIFE: A tape of the prez hugging Monica surfaces
SUNSET BEACH: A tape of Blythe hugging Sara surfaces
SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE
REAL LIFE: Monica signs an affidavit denying sexual involvement with Clinton
SUNSET BEACH: Sara signs an affidavit denying sexual harrassment by Blythe
MY LITTLE RUNAWAY
REAL LIFE: News crews follow Monica to her father's home in California
SUNSET BEACH: News crews follow Sara to her sister, Meg's, home in California
HIDE AND SEEK
REAL LIFE: To escape the press, Lewinsky holes up in the Watergate Hotel
SUNSET BEACH: To escape the press, Sara hides in a waterfront warehouse
LISTEN UP
REAL LIFE: Linda secretly tapes Monica
SUNSET BEACH: Melinda secretly tapes Sara
WHAT'S IN A NAME
REAL LIFE: Clinton's mother's name was Virginia Blythe
SUNSET BEACH: The dallying congressman-in-question happens to be named Blythe
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