MyNetworkTV's new telenovela stars whine about the workload

MyNetworkTV's new telenovela "Wicked Wicked Games" will debut Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. and star Tatum O'Neal is glad it's a wrap.

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She says she probably won't do another novela because of the grinding 5 nights a week a star must work. "I'm in my 40s," she told the Daily News.

O'Neal plays a beautiful sophisticate whose lover dumped her 25 years ago. She's seeking revenge.

Dayanara Torres has a complaint about the format too. She stars as a grad student engaged to a millionaire who's a jerk in "Watch Over Me." That telenovela begins at 9 p.m. following O'Neal's premiere.

The paper says producers filmed 65 episodes of each show in a 4 month period.

Torres told the paper shooting out of sequence causes the actors problems with "emotional guidance" for their characters.

O'Neal says the work load makes it harder for the show to be great.