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Dateline Port Charles: It's Always Sonny In Port Charles, New York

Sonny is now back front and center, reigning supreme as the Don of Port Charles.

After months of dealing with tampered meds and practically the entire city turning on him, everything turned out fine for the mobster.

A reunion with his best friend Jason also occurred, while his son Michael forgave him for past misdeeds.

How long will this last? Is Sonny indestructible?

Or will we eventually see the Sonny Swan Song soon?

by Anonymousreply 600October 1, 2024 2:51 PM

New thread.

by Anonymousreply 1September 8, 2024 2:10 PM

Is there an ETA for NuLulu yet?

by Anonymousreply 2September 8, 2024 2:16 PM

Previews For Next Week:

Monday 9/9/2024

Lucky gets a big surprise.

Anna and Diane square off.

Kristina makes a confession.

Alexis is in the hot seat.

Jordan’s detective skills kick in.

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Tuesday 9/10/2024

Elizabeth and Jason exchange information.

Carly seeks help from Brennan.

Molly voices her suspicions.

Anna is disappointed.

Michael pleads with Kristina.

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Wednesday 9/11/2024

Ava catches a break.

Liz confides in Willow.

Molly questions Ric’s motives.

Anna and Jordan seek answers.

Brennan briefs Carly.

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Thursday 9/12/2024

Jason accepts a new mission.

Tracy calls an emergency meeting.

Lois and Brook Lynn have a heart-to-heart.

Sasha has a surprise for Cody.

Josslyn pays a visit to Michael.

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Friday 9/13/2024

Anna makes a demand of Brennan.

Sonny makes a promise.

Lois and Tracy butt heads.

Mac makes an arrest.

Chase calls in a suspect.

by Anonymousreply 3September 8, 2024 2:21 PM

R2 End of September/early October, but this is speculation based on Sam being offed soon, casting winding down for Lulu. Lulu waking up is supposed to be one of their big fall storylines.

by Anonymousreply 4September 8, 2024 2:23 PM

It seems to me that the older stalwarts in the cast are happy to just wait it out, hoping to retire before the show is cancelled. Then they can make side money of their loyal (albeit small and aging) fan base via shilling for junk products and conventions.

Has there been a Monica sighting? I recall Charleson had been ill for some time, but is she still active in Port Charles? Or has she been relegated to playing Gin Rummy with Audrey in the Quartermaine attic?

by Anonymousreply 5September 8, 2024 2:26 PM

[quote] Lulu waking up is supposed to be one of their big fail storylines.

Fixed it for you.

by Anonymousreply 6September 8, 2024 2:27 PM

I'm just curious: Has Jonathan Jackson's return brought back the viewers? Is GH over 2 million again? Did Jonathan and his sweet deal contract save the show?

by Anonymousreply 7September 8, 2024 2:40 PM

R5 Agreed. At this point it's uncertain if they'll even make it to a streaming service.

Monica is still M.I.A. Definitely playing Gin Rummy in the attic with Audrey 😁😁

by Anonymousreply 8September 8, 2024 2:45 PM

R6 Thanks 😆😆

by Anonymousreply 9September 8, 2024 2:47 PM

R7 Absolutely not. Ratings actually took a slight dip during his first full week back, August 26th-30th, down to 1,910,000, which were 45,000 viewers less than the previous week. Steve nor Jonathan aren't capable of enough of bringing back "lapsed viewers."

by Anonymousreply 10September 8, 2024 2:52 PM

*Steve nor Jonathan are capable enough of bringing back lapsed viewers at R10

by Anonymousreply 11September 8, 2024 2:59 PM

Sonny's murdered people on the show before, but this one seems particularly cold blooded with little justification.

It's a soap and they can redeem anything, but this seems this time like there may be more behind the scenes going on with MB maybe wanting to retire. Earlier this year he had to take a mental health break. Maybe they've worked out an exit plan? ABC mandated no rapists on the show and I don't see how they are going to now allow an onscreen murder to go unpunished.

by Anonymousreply 12September 8, 2024 4:47 PM

R12 Its interesting that his breakdown occured four to five months after his hold over Sonny lessened. As big of a control freak as he is, he'd probably rather leave instead of not having as much influence over Sonny and his family members as he used to.

by Anonymousreply 13September 8, 2024 5:35 PM

R13, from your mouth to God's ears. He has made this show horrible for much too long.

by Anonymousreply 14September 8, 2024 5:39 PM

I am so tired of Maurice Benard and his nonsense. You know every person at Prospect Studios is too.

by Anonymousreply 15September 8, 2024 5:39 PM

Sonny's murder in cold blood of Jagger, in a sane world, would require him to be punished. The fact that Jagger was coming after his family is irrelevant. People cannot simply take the law into their own hands. Is this what ABC is promoting? Vigilante justice? In what universe is Sonny a hero? He's not even an anti-hero! He's merely a thug who happens to be loyal to his loved ones. Being loyal to your loved ones does not make you a hero. The fact that ABC put the kibosh on rapists is great, but meanwhile they are glorifying a murderer? Just think how insulting that is to any family that has had a family member murdered. And then there's the terrible message it sends about our values as a nation.

by Anonymousreply 16September 8, 2024 5:40 PM

Call me cynical but maybe his "breakdown" is to lay the groundwork for a lawsuit if they do backburner him or try to fire his useless ass.

by Anonymousreply 17September 8, 2024 5:42 PM

I still love the "Maurice is Celeste Talbert" concept and I really wish I knew Photoshop well enough to paste Maurice's face into that turban......

by Anonymousreply 18September 8, 2024 5:59 PM

I’d rather watch Audrey and Monica playing Ginny Blake rummy in the Quartermaine attic than Sonny. Mo Benard should make good on his threat to retire. Please.

by Anonymousreply 19September 8, 2024 10:33 PM

R14 😊

by Anonymousreply 20September 8, 2024 10:44 PM

R15 😆

by Anonymousreply 21September 8, 2024 10:45 PM

R17 That's a good point

by Anonymousreply 22September 8, 2024 10:46 PM

R18 It would be hilarious to see that.

by Anonymousreply 23September 8, 2024 10:49 PM

R19 At this point many would prefer to see Audrey & Monica over Sonny

by Anonymousreply 24September 8, 2024 10:50 PM

Yes, and Lesley.

by Anonymousreply 25September 8, 2024 10:52 PM

And who is sexy Dr. Gannon? Jordan's long lost son by RJ Gannon? Hank Gannon?

by Anonymousreply 26September 8, 2024 10:53 PM

R26. I'd love either! Let's get Nathan Purdee or Timothy Sticknee on this show, STAT!

by Anonymousreply 27September 8, 2024 10:57 PM

Oh yeah! I need an RJ fix.

by Anonymousreply 28September 9, 2024 12:01 AM

[quote] At this point many would prefer to see Audrey & Monica over Sonny

I'd rather see Bobbie Spencer's ashes silently on screen instead of the Shoe Polish Don.

by Anonymousreply 29September 9, 2024 12:10 AM

The Lucky story line is so boring and confusing I fast forward. JFC make it make sense.

by Anonymousreply 30September 9, 2024 4:30 AM

R30. Is Lucky a doctor? I'm confused too. But, obviously, Holly will get to Port Charles and probably escort Robert off canvas.

by Anonymousreply 31September 9, 2024 4:41 AM

Tristan Rogers looks like a corpse. Jesus.

by Anonymousreply 32September 9, 2024 10:53 AM

My intuition tells me cancellation is coming.

by Anonymousreply 33September 9, 2024 3:36 PM

They just keep doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

They should at least try a new EP before cancelling.

However, The Gates may confirm the need for cancellation regardless of new EP or not.

by Anonymousreply 34September 9, 2024 3:45 PM

R33 Your intuition aligns with speculation that ABC/Disney is thisclose to turning the page, before the 65th anniversary, though unconfirmed.

by Anonymousreply 35September 9, 2024 4:20 PM

R34 Exactly. As mentioned many times before, Frank, the writers and the actors are essentially performing for themselves, instead of catering to the general audience. The fraus seem to be the only ones satisfied with the show constantly repeating their same cycles.

A different EP would be ideal, but Frank has nine lives.

Agreed. Especially with their benefit to rely on Y&R/B&B's audience, combined with an overall excitement regarding a new daytime soap, gaining viewers from not only other soaps but also newer viewers to daytime, they'll easily be able to at least secure third place in the ratings, with GH sliding to fourth.

GH needs some sort of miracle.

by Anonymousreply 36September 9, 2024 4:29 PM

Since we're launching a new soap that will be airing in the same timeslot as GH in many markets, we hope so too r33

by Anonymousreply 37September 9, 2024 4:34 PM

Fire fucking Frank Valentini. Hundreds of jobs should not be on the line because of his ineptness. Many others can do his job at a lesser salary. And yes, there are others who can manage a soap opera budget.

by Anonymousreply 38September 9, 2024 4:34 PM

R37 Would you be open to buying GH from ABC, CBS? You'll then own two of your soaps directly, without the partnership with Sony.

by Anonymousreply 39September 9, 2024 4:39 PM

R38 Nathan refuses to recommend Frank's firing, since they're so close. Same goes for his relationship with Korte as well. Although, if they were to take Nathan away from supervising GH, as they have before, Frank might not be so lucky. Firing writers and actors isn't solving the main problem.

by Anonymousreply 40September 9, 2024 4:42 PM

I really want The Gates to work because of Michele Val Jean, but I'm not convinced that it will unless they've found ways to make the budget sensible. Shooting in Atlanta will help, but I just don't think soap fans are going to embrace a majority-minority soap.

If even half the stories about GH behind the scenes are true, that is one fucked up set. And it can't be good for morale if they're throwing money and perks at two returning male leads while firing other people and lowering guarantees. Wasn't the only actor proven to bring back audience, Vanessa Marcil?

by Anonymousreply 41September 9, 2024 4:52 PM

The Gates will fail. They’d be lucky to match the numbers of The Talk, in repeats. A new soap opera, especially a black one, will not be welcomed. #truth

by Anonymousreply 42September 9, 2024 5:33 PM

[quote] Wasn't the only actor proven to bring back audience, Vanessa Marcil?

That's how I remember it but even that is probably no longer the case.

by Anonymousreply 43September 9, 2024 5:34 PM

Vanessa Marcil might bring back some of the audience. The problem is that she’s tied to Mo and he’s a dead end. Stuart Damon, Jackie Zeman and countless others were sidelined once they hit 50 and they handled it more gracefully than he ever can. One man should not be holding a 60 something year old show hostage.

by Anonymousreply 44September 9, 2024 5:46 PM

I wish I could have been a fly on the wall in the meeting where someone said, "Jonathan Jackson will bring back the audience."

by Anonymousreply 45September 9, 2024 6:15 PM

Vanessa Marcil brought in big ratings back in 2002, then again in 2010 but that latter return was widely panned, except for the Sonny/Brenda wedding, which proved to be a gigantic event for the fans. The return in 2013 was big but also centered around the 50th/renewed interest in the show from Frank and Ron. She might be able to get them back over 2 million, except Korte apparently isn't interested; although she's not in charge of hiring/firing, her besties Frank and Nathan are it's pretty much a longshot

by Anonymousreply 46September 9, 2024 6:15 PM

R45 😁

by Anonymousreply 47September 9, 2024 6:28 PM

Do Frank and Nathan jerk each other off? That are a mess together.

by Anonymousreply 48September 9, 2024 6:33 PM

LW is on X asking for "grace and kindness". Apparently, she "erased" Robin when she was discussing Carly and Jason's history on I believe Steve & Bradford's stupid show and now she's being accused of "erasure".

I'm happy for smug LW to get dragged at every opportunity.

by Anonymousreply 49September 9, 2024 6:42 PM

[quote] "Jonathan Jackson will bring back the audience."

An audience of flies. Or lice

by Anonymousreply 50September 9, 2024 6:50 PM

I think Frank had him flea-dipped before he signed his contract. Maybe that's why they gave him a dressing room shower.

by Anonymousreply 51September 9, 2024 6:56 PM

[quote]Maybe that's why they gave him a dressing room shower.

He may have that shower in his dressing room but he hasn't made use of it yet.

by Anonymousreply 52September 9, 2024 6:58 PM

I think The Gates will do fine. Part of the ongoing success of CBS daytime is that their core audience doesn't change the channel. Starts with the Price is Right, and stays on through local news, Y&R and B&B (in most markets). The Talk wasn't holding them, but an additional soap might. It will, however, probably seal GH's fate. ABC should've been prepping for their transition to Hulu as soon as NBC sent DAYS to Peacock.

by Anonymousreply 53September 9, 2024 7:04 PM

R48 🤣 🤣

by Anonymousreply 54September 9, 2024 7:05 PM

R49 That's hilarious. She's just like Korte, erasing history all for Carly's benefit.

by Anonymousreply 55September 9, 2024 7:08 PM

R50 R51 R52 😆 😆 😆 😆

by Anonymousreply 56September 9, 2024 7:09 PM

Organized efforts to save Monaco's job have reached new heights:

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by Anonymousreply 57September 9, 2024 7:11 PM

Who had the dressing room with a shower before JJ arrived?

In other words, who did Frank kick out of that dressing room so JJ could have it?

Whoever that person is must be pissed every day seeing JJ so clearly not using that shower.

by Anonymousreply 58September 9, 2024 7:13 PM

R53 Those are good points. Initial interest will definitely bring viewers in, imho

by Anonymousreply 59September 9, 2024 7:15 PM

R58 It shouldn't be hard to find out, but it was possibly Michael Easton's

by Anonymousreply 60September 9, 2024 7:16 PM

Chad is apparently suffering from job burnout; Steve and Bradford referenced that he's bored playing Michael.

by Anonymousreply 61September 9, 2024 7:18 PM

He didnt use it either r60.

by Anonymousreply 62September 9, 2024 7:30 PM

R62 😂

by Anonymousreply 63September 9, 2024 7:32 PM

Is Bradford our resident GH know it all? He would definitely have the inside track, and very little to lose if busted by Frank.

by Anonymousreply 64September 9, 2024 7:34 PM

Michael Easton, actually, smells quite nice. A very fresh scent.

by Anonymousreply 65September 9, 2024 7:52 PM

I'm surprised Steve is able to do that Daily Soaps "podcast" with Bradford. There have been a couple of occasions where they haven't been too kind about storyline turns. And have hinted things are a mess behind the scenes. I would though that Frank in his best Queen of Hearts gown would yell "Off with their heads!"

by Anonymousreply 66September 9, 2024 8:43 PM

[quote] One man should not be holding a 60 something year old show hostage.

How dare you?

Take that back, you got that?

by Anonymousreply 67September 9, 2024 8:55 PM

Eric Braedon is 83, that's 22 years older than sputtering Mo and has had cancer.

Yet the 83-year-old can deliver his lines, even if they are on cue cards, smoothly. 61-year-old Mo who can't even repeat what is being fed into his ear or shown to him on cue cards without sputtering and looking like a deer caught in the headlines when he forgets where he's at in the conversation.

Also, that Melody person who plays Eric's wife doesn't look as matronly at 68 as Snarly does at 53.

Mo has held this show hostage with his massive ego and "mental health" problems for years. They cut Tyler and Billy loose due to their issues, why can't they shit can albatross Mo with all his issues? Seems to me it would be easy and justified to have a "storyline dictated" killing of his character who is a criminal.

by Anonymousreply 68September 9, 2024 9:15 PM

*headlights not headlines

by Anonymousreply 69September 9, 2024 9:16 PM

Evan Hofer guuurrrrrrlll! Love the red highlights!

by Anonymousreply 70September 10, 2024 12:40 AM

Those Evan slept with Eden rumors are so wrong. That gurrrllll Evan doesn’t sleep with no women.

by Anonymousreply 71September 10, 2024 1:20 AM

.....

by Anonymousreply 72September 10, 2024 1:58 AM

Evan’s lisp comes out something fierce in his scenes with Josh Swickard. And Swickard is always holding something in front of his crotch in those scenes, presumably to hide a raging erection.

by Anonymousreply 73September 10, 2024 3:01 AM

What do we know about nac nudity in the menendez show?

by Anonymousreply 74September 10, 2024 3:18 AM

R74. I know he looks roided out...

by Anonymousreply 75September 10, 2024 3:25 AM

Word is there’s plenty of flesh on display, although you see a lot more of his costar, Cooper Koch, R74.

by Anonymousreply 76September 10, 2024 7:42 AM

R73 Swicky gets distracted and starts thinking about his dick in Hofer's mouth causing the lisp.....

by Anonymousreply 77September 10, 2024 2:51 PM

R76. I'm in!

by Anonymousreply 78September 10, 2024 6:23 PM

well well

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by Anonymousreply 79September 10, 2024 7:33 PM

R79. Good luck to her!

by Anonymousreply 80September 10, 2024 7:38 PM

Is Frank going to recruit Alexa's husband Justin Bruening for a role? Maybe Martin Grey's long lost son if MEK ever comes back?

by Anonymousreply 81September 10, 2024 7:45 PM

This could be good. Havins had an unenviable task on AMC since most people hated both Krystal and Babe and the baby swap story didn't help.

She's decent, for sure. I'd rather watch her than tepid Stephanie Gaschet or the far-too-smiley-for-Lulu Emme Rylan.

by Anonymousreply 82September 10, 2024 7:54 PM

[Quote]GH Nabs AMC Alum Alexa Havins To Play Lulu

I'm not mad at it. I like Havins.

I am, however, annoyed at bringing back old characters with new actors. Just create a new character. It's like all these movie/tv remakes; just create a new entity.

by Anonymousreply 83September 10, 2024 8:01 PM

I fast forward the scenes with Lucky in the prison or wherever he is. I don't even know what is going on with that storyline and don't care.

by Anonymousreply 84September 10, 2024 8:08 PM

I love TJ and Molly as a do-gooder duo railing against a town full of malefactors. But I wish their scenes were directed with more physical interplay. They present more like college roommates than a loving couple.

I don't really care about Lulu anymore, but with Havins in the role, I wish she'd wake up as Babe and suggest a three-way with Dante and Michael.

by Anonymousreply 85September 10, 2024 8:36 PM

The ideal person to play Lulu is Julie Berman. But she's apparently not interested. Or at least Frank hasn't met her price yet -- maybe if Frank threw in a dressing room with a shower and finding a different dressing room of JJ who obviously isn't using the shower in his room

Of all the potential recasts mentioned for Lulu, I would say Alexa Havens is the best choice.

Yes, AMC turned into the Babe Carey Show there for a while (just like it became the Ryan Lavery Show for a while when Matheson debuted), but Alexa was quite good as Babe. There was a warmth about her that I liked.

I look forward to seeing what Alexa does with Lulu.

by Anonymousreply 86September 10, 2024 8:36 PM

R81. Didn't Justin play MEK's son Jamie on AMC? If so, you KNOW that's going to happen. Frank will think that's a great ploy to bring in viewers!

by Anonymousreply 87September 10, 2024 8:37 PM

Jethro Jamie on GH?

Well, I've heard of worse ideas.

by Anonymousreply 88September 10, 2024 8:40 PM

Justin Bruening was low key hot, I wouldn't mind seeing him again.

But for some reason I thought Alexa and Justin were the new Missy and Scott Reeves of daytime....

by Anonymousreply 89September 10, 2024 8:49 PM

R89. Did she cheat and Jesus made him force her to quit?

by Anonymousreply 90September 10, 2024 9:34 PM

R66 Now I have an image of Frank in that Queen of hearts costume that I can't unsee 😁

by Anonymousreply 91September 10, 2024 10:03 PM

R68 Great observations, especially since Sonny and Carly are our version of Victor and Nikki. "That Melody person" is hilarious 🤣 but true, she looks pretty good for her age.

by Anonymousreply 92September 10, 2024 10:06 PM

R73 🤫 😁

by Anonymousreply 93September 10, 2024 10:07 PM

R77 lmao

by Anonymousreply 94September 10, 2024 10:09 PM

R80 🤣😂

by Anonymousreply 95September 10, 2024 10:09 PM

R81 That would be a Frank thing to do. That would make Lulu his cousin

by Anonymousreply 96September 10, 2024 10:12 PM

R82 Right Krystal and Babe weren't exactly welcomed for awhile; Frons, of course, loved both of them; he had a favorite blonde on every ABC/Disney soap- Erin Hershey-Presley (Allison, PC); Alexa Havins (Babe, AMC); Jessica Morris (Jennifer, OLTL) and Alicia Leigh Willis (Courtney, GH) outside of his biggest crushes- Kelly Monaco and Rebecca Budig.

Stephanie Gatschet, you weren't receptive to her as Lulu?

by Anonymousreply 97September 10, 2024 10:17 PM

R83 Yeah sometimes too many recasts can spoil the character. Emme Rylan would've been your preferred choice?

by Anonymousreply 98September 10, 2024 10:19 PM

R85 Only issue with that is Michael's her cousin 😊

by Anonymousreply 99September 10, 2024 10:20 PM

R86 You're absolutely correct about Julie Marie Berman; she wasn't interested and the price wasn't right enough for her to return. Not saying she's in need of money, seeing how she's happily married to a successful guy.

This round, it was down to three different actresses, Jennifer Landon, Alexa Havins and a third actress, unnamed, possibly from OLTL. Jennifer Landon, being Michael Landon's daughter would've been somewhat of a get in Frank's eyes, but she apparently turned them down. Alexa was pretty much next in line.

by Anonymousreply 100September 10, 2024 10:27 PM

R87 Not R81 but yes, they were father and son. They were going to do a rewrite where Jacob Young's J.R. Chandler would've actually been Tad and Dixie's son, instead of Adam's, making J.R. and Jamie actual brothers, however that was shut down. It's interesting that Jacob and Alexa both now have the distinction of playing Luke and Laura's kids (even though Young was on GH before AMC)

by Anonymousreply 101September 10, 2024 10:32 PM

R90 Not R89 though that's exactly what happened. Melissa Reeves cheated on her husband with costar Jason Brooks.

by Anonymousreply 102September 10, 2024 10:34 PM

Hopefully someone will give Alexa Havins the heads up that she needs to fawn over Mo on social media and in her first interview as well as accept his acting mentorship if she wants to survive in the Varni/Valentini/Korte/Benard Cesspool hereinafter referred to as VVKBC.

by Anonymousreply 103September 10, 2024 11:10 PM

R103 VVKBC Accurate 😂 sounds like an almost defunct network.

by Anonymousreply 104September 10, 2024 11:36 PM

R98 Julie Berman was my preference, but I'm pleasantly surprised they got Havins. I wish they'd wait to see if the OG actor was receptive before creating a whole arc - and publicizing it.

by Anonymousreply 105September 10, 2024 11:42 PM

Will Genie welcome Alexa?

by Anonymousreply 106September 10, 2024 11:44 PM

any idea when she will be on?

by Anonymousreply 107September 10, 2024 11:47 PM

Is this really necessary?

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by Anonymousreply 108September 10, 2024 11:56 PM

Is putting up billboards really going to save Kelly Monaco's job?

Didn't she breach some kind contractual confidentiality about storylines by leaking her character's demise?

by Anonymousreply 109September 11, 2024 12:01 AM

R108. Must be a slow soap news cycle.

by Anonymousreply 110September 11, 2024 12:09 AM

Adam Huss was on Mo's show Sunday. Why does Adam have to kiss the ring? He's not on contract.

Mo assumed Adam Harrington was his guest as his wife just told him "Adam", so he did research on Harrington and was surprised when Huss showed up.

Adam mentioned his husband within 30 seconds so I kept watching. I won't link as I don't want to give egomaniac Mo too many clicks.

Adam talked about his Italian cop father hitting him as a kid and Mo talked about his dad hitting him as a kid.

Mo mentioned AGAIN that he yelled at and scared his co-stars. AGAIN no apology or remorse. And he must have a shit therapist because his therapist told him he was hurting himself by yelling at co-workers and that's what they worked on. Or maybe his therapist did tell him he was being abusive to co-stars but he didn't mention that part.

Adam attends a support group for co-dependency twice a week.

Adam met Marcus Coloma as they overlapped while taping and he said Marcus was "kind".

Adam spoke on the phone with Tyler Christopher a few months before he died as they had a mutual acquaintance journalist Markos Papadatos.

They discussed Adam's sexuality at the end. He had a girlfriend named Jessica in high school he was in love with, his husband Adam also had a girlfriend named Jessica. He didn't come out until after college when he came to Los Angeles at age 24. He said he's not promiscuous and believes in monogamy. His husband had never been with a man before him and turned him down the first time he asked him out telling him he wasn't gay. They met doing a play together.

Mo said he's been wanting to have a deep conversation about sexuality and started to with the "white haired guy from Y&R" but didn't get too deep. He couldn't remember the name of "white haired guy from Y&R who has won several Emmys". Adam asked him if he meant "Greg Rikkart", Mo said no. Obviously he was referring to Christian LeBlanc. Mo also said he "experimented" with boys when he was nine years old and isn't embarrassed to admit it.

Mo said GH is doing great and Sonny has only killed 3 or 4 guys in his entire 31 years. Mo also had a good laugh over having killed AJ. Didn't seem concerned with job security or being written out much to my dismay.

by Anonymousreply 111September 11, 2024 3:55 AM

R105 Julie was their preference too. Sometimes shows are a little overconfident when it comes to believing they'd be able to convince the original actor to return, so they'll plan everything around that notion. Other times it's pretty obvious they'll have to find a replacement. Either that, such as with NAC, they just don't recast.

by Anonymousreply 112September 11, 2024 4:10 AM

R106 No doubt that she will. Unlike Tony Geary, Genie wasn't cold to recasts when it came to their children. Jonathan is her preference for Lucky, but had he not returned, Greg Vaughan was next up. She asked if she could have all Laura's children back on canvas, knowing it was a strong possibility that Julie Marie would say no.

by Anonymousreply 113September 11, 2024 4:15 AM

R107 Supposedly before September ends/early October

by Anonymousreply 114September 11, 2024 4:19 AM

R109 The billboards aren't exactly moving the needle.

There is a such thing as breach of contractual confidentiality, except they can't exactly prove that it was her who told the media. It's obvious she confided in her circle, but others, such as writers, knew she was going to be offed too. Plus she probably wasn't thinking about any of that, since she was upset over being fired.

by Anonymousreply 115September 11, 2024 4:26 AM

R111 Adam Huss wants back in at GH, on a full-time basis. Frank has his no temps as permanent rule, but he'd like to be the exception, so kissing Mo's ring, so to speak, could be a way to make certain they stay on good terms, if he ever gets back on, even if it's only recurring.

I'm glad that you mentioned Mo experimenting with boys when he was nine years old, along with him not being ashamed to admit it. As an adult, not so sure that attraction ever went away. When GH hired Richard Steinmetz to play Joe Scully Jr., back in 2012, Mo was initially a little overly excited. There's a scene between just the two of them, with Sonny holding a gun on Joe in a warehouse, where Mo, in slacks, actually appears to be physically excited as well.

by Anonymousreply 116September 11, 2024 4:39 AM

[QUOTE] looking like a deer caught in the headlines

Oh, deer!

by Anonymousreply 117September 11, 2024 11:48 AM

[quote] Stephanie Gatschet, you weren't receptive to her as Lulu?

I watched GL and her character there had all the inner life, spirit and excitement of a wet dishrag. Poor Tom Pelphrey did ALL the heavy lifting in those scenes.

So not, not very receptive.

by Anonymousreply 118September 11, 2024 2:07 PM

Of course Laura Wright's bday is 9/11.

by Anonymousreply 119September 11, 2024 3:22 PM

Lmao, R119

by Anonymousreply 120September 11, 2024 4:48 PM

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by Anonymousreply 121September 11, 2024 7:34 PM

All My Children is NOT coming back!!!

by Anonymousreply 122September 11, 2024 9:08 PM

Where on Earth will they find a Christmas tree in Pine Valley?

by Anonymousreply 123September 11, 2024 10:10 PM

If it's on Lifetime, it has to feature Vivica A. Fox as The Wrong Christmas Tree Lot Attendant.

by Anonymousreply 124September 11, 2024 10:13 PM

This Christmas movie is going to be lame. Which characters would come back? I don't even remember who was left on canvas AND hasn't died yet.

by Anonymousreply 125September 11, 2024 11:19 PM

AMC thread anyone?

by Anonymousreply 126September 11, 2024 11:33 PM

Current AMC and OLTL thread.

by Anonymousreply 127September 11, 2024 11:48 PM

Oooops, current AMC and OLTL thread.

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by Anonymousreply 128September 11, 2024 11:49 PM

Eva LaRue looked like she wanted out of that Deception meeting scene today so bad. She looked so uncomfortable and out of place. What is the point of her character now that Blaze is out of the picture? Does she have a contract or what?

by Anonymousreply 129September 13, 2024 3:28 AM

Eva la rue: de&i goals

by Anonymousreply 130September 13, 2024 8:17 AM

Michael Fairman's "Live" with Jacqueline Grace Lopez aka "Blaze".

I don't know what to make of her. She does seem a bit much.

She said she wasn't personally notified that she was being written out, she read it in the script. She did email FV to confirm she was understanding the script correctly and that she was being written out. It was later explained to her that it was storyline dictated as they needed Kristina to "spiral" without the support of a partner.

FV needs to rethink including recurring characters in cast photo shoots and the opening montage as JGL seems to have been very confused by being included in the photos and then written out.

The hair and makeup department gave her a little goodbye with cards, cake, etc. She mentioned running lines with Kate Mansi and gushed about what a wonderful person Amanda Setton is.

When Eva LaRue got cast as her mother, Evan Hofer teased her with "oh so you get a mother now too". She is happy to have been the one to usher in a Latino family. She kept referring to herself as a "glorified day player" but then also referred to herself as a "guest star".

Much ado about nothing regarding a minor character in my opinion.

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by Anonymousreply 131September 13, 2024 12:31 PM

NAC and his Monsters co-star at a Netflix event.

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by Anonymousreply 132September 13, 2024 1:49 PM

Someone should tell Blazealina that EVERYONE who isn't Mo, Snaggletooth or Beef Jerky Steve (or Jane, of course) on GH is, in fact, a glorified day player.

by Anonymousreply 133September 13, 2024 1:53 PM

I didn't realize the star "Blaze" was sent off on tour with was Ricky Martin, 🤣. The reference totally went over my head.

by Anonymousreply 134September 13, 2024 1:55 PM

The show really isn't getting any better.

The direction, the dialogue... it's all so clunky. Unpolished.

It's boring.

by Anonymousreply 135September 13, 2024 7:01 PM

I think it’s a tad better than it was 6 months ago. Not much but a little.

by Anonymousreply 136September 13, 2024 7:21 PM

Anybody else hoping Cody and Tracy bone down?

by Anonymousreply 137September 13, 2024 7:58 PM

NAC doing the surreptitious “pose in Times Square in front of a giant billboard with my face on it” move. Cute.

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by Anonymousreply 138September 13, 2024 7:59 PM

^^^ Somewhere Mo is throwing furniture.

by Anonymousreply 139September 13, 2024 8:01 PM

Are they faking us out with the Tracy overly interested in Cody?

Will Sasha turn out to be Tracy's long-lost daughter she gave up for adoption? Sasha isn't tied to anyone and there must be a reason Tracy was preaching to BlazerLynn about being too young to have children....

by Anonymousreply 140September 13, 2024 8:04 PM

She’s realizing she just doesn’t want ANYone else to be happy I think.

by Anonymousreply 141September 13, 2024 8:20 PM

Wait until sweeps, when Tracy unbraids her silver mane and goes reverse cowgirl on Cody's horse cock, right in front of Comet's stall.

by Anonymousreply 142September 13, 2024 8:30 PM

That Blaze actress cunt is an idiot. Take the hint that no one told you were fired. No one cared.

by Anonymousreply 143September 13, 2024 10:41 PM

R142. OMG! Stellar St. Elsewhere callback.

by Anonymousreply 144September 14, 2024 1:12 AM

[quote] Cody's horse cock

Photos, please

by Anonymousreply 145September 14, 2024 1:32 AM

Can I predict that Alexis will confess to the murder to John Cates to protect Kristina, Kristina will confess to protect both her parents, and, in a big denoument, Sonny will confess to keep Kristina out of jail. Then the legal system will say that, with three confessions, they cannot convict anyone and Sonny will walk away free having committed a murder in cold blood who leaves a fatherless son.

by Anonymousreply 146September 14, 2024 11:43 AM

^ Did they have Alexis dragging Jagger's dead body through the streets of Port Charles to surreptitiously bury him in cement? And all the while in a white Channel business suit with 5" heels?

by Anonymousreply 147September 14, 2024 12:28 PM

R134 - So does this mean that Miguel came out too? Brenda and the ghost of Lily must be mortified.

by Anonymousreply 148September 14, 2024 12:29 PM

[quote] Michael Fairman's "Live" with Jacqueline Grace Lopez aka "Blaze".

If only she had played up her "anxiety disorder" she could have gone on Mo's show and maybe saved her job.

by Anonymousreply 149September 14, 2024 12:31 PM

Are they going to rip off Leslie/Laura/David Hamilton or Mildred Pierce?

by Anonymousreply 150September 14, 2024 1:51 PM

If Mo is the Celeste Talbert of GH....

....does that make Laura Wright the Montana Moorehead of GH?

LOLOLOLOLLLLLLLL

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by Anonymousreply 151September 14, 2024 2:38 PM

R150. I think close to it! Alexis won't be convicted though (I think Lesley was convicted?) If she is, Sonny is a bigger piece of shit than we already thought.

by Anonymousreply 152September 15, 2024 12:47 AM

I've already done the mother protects daughter story. Numerous times. And far better.

by Anonymousreply 153September 15, 2024 12:54 AM

No one protected me! Or my MAGA husband....send money please!

by Anonymousreply 154September 15, 2024 4:36 AM

Uncropped version of NAC in the Monsters poster

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by Anonymousreply 155September 15, 2024 1:16 PM

R155 - Were the boys incestuous homosexualists, or is this Ryan's fanfic.

by Anonymousreply 156September 15, 2024 1:45 PM

I think it’s just good marketing, R156.

by Anonymousreply 157September 15, 2024 2:01 PM

R158 Damn 😁

by Anonymousreply 158September 15, 2024 2:40 PM

That was meant for R118 at R158

by Anonymousreply 159September 15, 2024 2:40 PM

Previews For Next Week:

Monday, September 16th, 2024

Kristina confronts Molly.

Alexis and Sam put their heads together.

Ava makes an introduction.

Danny has news for Elizabeth.

Tracy and Sasha clash.

______________________________

Tuesday, September 17th, 2024

Sam develops a new theory.

Sonny challenges Molly.

Alexis makes a big sacrifice.

Nina shares her feelings with Sasha.

Drew takes action.

______________________________

Wednesday, September 18th, 2024

Alexis is in for a shock.

Trina and Portia catch up.

Ric delivers bad news.

Sonny makes a hire.

Molly encounters Dex.

______________________________

Thursday, September 19th, 2024

Anna and Jason embark on a mission.

Lucky is desperate to escape.

Elizabeth and Ric have a heart-to-heart.

Giovanni offers an apology.

Dante makes Isaiah’s acquaintance.

______________________________

Friday, September 20th, 2024

Anna and Jason are in great danger.

Robert interrogates Brennan.

Ned vents to Lois.

Willow is uneasy.

Curtis weighs a big decision.

by Anonymousreply 160September 15, 2024 2:52 PM

Ratings slipped even further during the second week of Lucky's big return:

September 2nd-September 6th 1,813,000 down by 97,000 from the previous week

(August 26th-August 30th were 1,910,000)

by Anonymousreply 161September 15, 2024 2:56 PM

Obviously, the solution to the ratings drop is to bring back Austin Gatlin-Holt and Finn.

by Anonymousreply 162September 15, 2024 3:18 PM

Are they heading towards a Molly and TJ breakup with a future Molly and Dex pairing?

Who would they pair TJ with?

Or is Molly going to help Dex reconnect with his family?

Tracy and Sasha clashing? I stand by my prediction Sasha will turn out to be Tracy's daughter she gave up for adoption. If nothing else, the plot line would relieve Sasha of her "Chef" duties as I doubt Tracy would want her daughter working as the family drudge.

by Anonymousreply 163September 15, 2024 3:25 PM

R163 It sure looks like a Molly/Dex pairing is on the way. Not sure what they'll do with TJ; bringing in another female for a triangle with Isaiah would be interesting, except Isaiah is slated for Ava and/or Jordan.

Sasha as Tracy's daughter is a good idea, but they probably won't go there, since they'd have to reference Sasha previously sleeping with Michael, who would be her cousin. GL did it with first cousins Tammy and Jonathan so I guess it's possible but still a little icky lol

by Anonymousreply 164September 15, 2024 3:42 PM

R162 🤔 sounds similar to something Frank would say 😁

by Anonymousreply 165September 15, 2024 3:43 PM

R161 that's worrying. And with the new soap coming on at the same time... Oh well, cancellation is the only way to get rid of Mo.

by Anonymousreply 166September 15, 2024 4:04 PM

R166 Mo is apparently contemplating retirement; the combination of not having as much creative control as he did before and his breakdown took a toll on him. Although he's played this card before, it's known that if Vanessa Marcil returns, it'll be brief to usher Mo out, at his request (Korte isn't interested in VM returning full-time, which shouldn't be her decision, but Frank and Varni, her besties, let her have her way). As someone already dropped here, a major male actor is soon. Other guesses are Tristan Rogers and Chad Duell.

by Anonymousreply 167September 15, 2024 4:28 PM

*A major male actor is our soon at R167

by Anonymousreply 168September 15, 2024 4:29 PM

*A major male actor is out soon at R167 R168

by Anonymousreply 169September 15, 2024 4:30 PM

Tristan being recurring and Chad not exactly considered "major" is why many are guessing it's Mo who's out.

by Anonymousreply 170September 15, 2024 4:32 PM

R167 I just came back to GH to see Rick Hearst.

How recent was Mo's breakdown? I thought bipolar tended to improve with advancing age - but I just Googled it and damn, it seems to get progressively worse! And also:

Cognitive decline: BD can contribute to cognitive decline, including reduced working memory, executive function, and attention.

by Anonymousreply 171September 15, 2024 4:35 PM

R171 Mo's breakdown happened around four months ago; what seemingly led up to it was his lack of control in regards to Sonny, being removed from the writer's room, Patrick Mulcahey's hiring, the Sonny town pariah/ pill switched storyline, culminating with his wife and son going on vacation out of the country, leaving him virtually home alone.

Cognitive decline isn't good at all, but especially not while working on a soap. He seems happiest when he's doing State Of Mind or making personal appearances. Sometimes his son goes along with him to those PA's.

by Anonymousreply 172September 15, 2024 4:47 PM

Doesn't Chad have a new "oops" baby to provide for? His limited acting range and lack of work outside of GH would suggest we are stuck with him.

Although now recurring, Tristan was at one time "major" so it could be him. He seems very tired and should probably retire.

Mo's massive ego precludes voluntary retirement.

Mo announced on X his son will be performing at all of his future public appearances.

Varni, Valentini and Korte are like the Keystone Cops, incompetent.

by Anonymousreply 173September 15, 2024 4:49 PM

With Val Jean and Guza at The Gates, I'm sure Mo has been lobbying for a job there. He'll be the patriarch of one of the core families.

by Anonymousreply 174September 15, 2024 4:50 PM

R173 Oops baby haha that's correct but admittedly he's bored with playing Michael. Possibly considering testing the waters at another soap?

Tristan was absolutely major in his heyday so that's why there are some who believe he's approaching retirement, with a happily ever after exit with Holly.

Mo's known to do this to drum up attention so it might not occur, at least not yet.

Keystone cops 🤣

by Anonymousreply 175September 15, 2024 5:01 PM

R174 If not Mo, someone from GH will definitely be there

by Anonymousreply 176September 15, 2024 5:02 PM

Looks like Monaco is almost ready to talk:

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by Anonymousreply 177September 15, 2024 5:04 PM

Didn't Tristain say something mean about Frank or complained about the show?

by Anonymousreply 178September 15, 2024 5:08 PM

R178 ha ha. A very Aussie thing to do.

by Anonymousreply 179September 15, 2024 5:17 PM

R178 On more than one occasion 😁 the network kept Tristan there, but Frank made a point to reduce his airtime

by Anonymousreply 180September 15, 2024 5:23 PM

Tristan said on social media that Wes Ramsey was miscast as Peter August. This led to Robert Scorpio disappearing from canvas for many months. Obviously spiteful Frank put Tristan in the doghouse.

Will Snarly contribute to Tristan's retirement gift or claim she doesn't have any cash on her when some PA comes around collecting?

by Anonymousreply 181September 15, 2024 5:45 PM

No way is Chad looking for work in his current physical state. He should get back to the gym to keep the job he's got.

Love Tristan, but he's so sparsely played, it wouldn't be a big deal for him to ride off into the sunset.

TJ will end up with Willow, which is what they were teasing 2 years ago.

I hope Molly somehow ends up on team Ava, and helps her get Avery away from Sonny (FINALLY and for good, sheesh).

by Anonymousreply 182September 15, 2024 5:52 PM

Someone has to point this out...

...but at some fan event a few months before Billy M.'s death didn't KeMo basically distance herself from Billy and the whole bts mess saying she regretted her participation?

I tried to point it out at the time but was chastised for speaking ill of the dead so soon after his death but I was actually referring to KeMo's behavior and her sudden about face.

Now that she's been sacked she's suddenly Team BM again and going to "tell their story". Is it just a veiled threat to the network so they will rehire her? It may backfire on her.

by Anonymousreply 183September 15, 2024 6:28 PM

So why would Tracy give up a child for adoption as an adult?

If she had done so as a teenager I could understand that story, but THAT child would need to be the age of, say, Cynthia Watros.

I can't imagine a single scenario where Tracy would give up a child. Maaaaaybe if it was a child she had during that whole mobster/The City storyline and she was hiding the child for safety.

by Anonymousreply 184September 15, 2024 6:40 PM

^During the mobster era/off-screen at The City could make sense.

It also makes more sense that Tracy's over interest in Cody has more to do with Sasha than with him. Unless she's covering for another Q. Any other Q's that could have birthed Sasha that would further distance her from Michael genetically? Making her a 3rd or 4th cousin instead of 2nd?

Speaking of parentage, have the Keystone Cops in charge at GH decided who Gio's mother or father are? Lois? BlazerLynn? Dante?

by Anonymousreply 185September 15, 2024 6:53 PM

Over in the Tercel thread, there was a discussion of Eterna...how it was a story that had a beginning, a middle, and a satisfying end. The same could be said of some other OLTL stories. It takes good, imaginative, talented writers. Instead, we get endless teases that go nowhere. Who are Gio's parents? Who killed Austin Gatlin-Holt? It seems they're just making it up day by day, instead of having a master plan.

by Anonymousreply 186September 15, 2024 6:58 PM

R183 That did take place, with her apologizing to the JaSam fanbase. She also wanted to resume JaSam, upon learning that they were recasting Lulu (last fall/winter, when they were first interested in bringing Lulu back, then again this current year, when they made it clear that Lulu was coming back).

Ppl believing that it was disrespectful to Billy Miller, in regards to Kelly's apology, were taking it out of context, for it was actually in reference to Kelly's behavior, regarding her distancing herself from everything.

It looks like a veiled threat, while it also can be taken as her feeling she has nothing to lose since she was fired. Carmina, her mother, is also still pissed about the firing. Kelly also has her fan base rallying around her as well.

So far there are no plans for the network to reinstate her. She'd have better luck doing another soap at this point, if they're willing to hire her. There's still speculation that both DOOL and Y&R are interested.

by Anonymousreply 187September 15, 2024 7:02 PM

R184 What's interesting is that Garin Wolf had a big story planned, regarding Tracy's past with Gino Soleito on The City. Sonny, Olivia, Dante, Kate were all going to be involved, including Gino's daughter or granddaughter, Johnny's sister or niece, a new character named Gina Soleito; Ron, however, dropped the story. Ron originally planned to have Britt as Tracy's long lost daughter, with Sabrina as Anna's and Duke's, until changing course in favor of Liesl's and Faison's.

by Anonymousreply 188September 15, 2024 7:09 PM

R185 Celia Quartermaine? Someone mentioned here that the actress agreed with fans who thought she bore a resemblance to Sofia.

Gio's parentage still hasn't exactly been established yet, though his parents are now possibly Brook Lynn and Dante. Drew was apparently going to be his father when Mulcahey was hw, yet they moved away from that story.

by Anonymousreply 189September 15, 2024 7:14 PM

KeMo is making a stink because she doesn't want to go to another soap and actually have to put forth effort and WORK. She's been on auto pilot at GH for years.

by Anonymousreply 190September 15, 2024 7:15 PM

Celia Q. would work and I see the resemblance, even their voices are similar.

by Anonymousreply 191September 15, 2024 7:18 PM

Were Billy and Kelly fucking or were they just really good friends?

Also, they have been dropping enough clues in the last few weeks to establish that Brook Lynn and Dante are Gio's parents. The only thing that makes me doubt it is Gio's complexion, which may be too light to be a child of Brook Lynn and Dante.

by Anonymousreply 192September 15, 2024 7:27 PM

Celia makes a ton more sense and I think Wolter would probably come back for that story.

by Anonymousreply 193September 15, 2024 9:23 PM

Watching an old clip and noticed how much Miguel morez is like our twinkling violinist…

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by Anonymousreply 194September 16, 2024 12:37 AM

I do NOT mean this harshly but I always thought Billy Miller was a homosexual.

by Anonymousreply 195September 16, 2024 12:58 AM

I always wished he was

by Anonymousreply 196September 16, 2024 1:33 AM

I think Billy Miller was done dirty by GH. Frank did a cast grab because he was in some silly competition with Y&R, gave Billy the outs he wanted, then wholly fucked him over. Could Billy and, I guess, Kelly have acted more professionally? Yes. But professionalism is a two-way street, and Frank set the tone. It's not Steve Burton's fault either; he just took a job.

by Anonymousreply 197September 16, 2024 1:53 AM

Kelly is tagging abc, disney, hulu, frank valentini, nate varni and more in her tweet about how she's going to "tell" Billy Miller's story.

Who are craig erwich and rob mills? Her attorneys?

Sounds like a threat to me...

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by Anonymousreply 198September 16, 2024 4:29 AM

Kelly is really going off the deep end. I think this is about to get messy. It’s been said a hundred times but bears repeating that the backstage drama is way more compelling than the shit they put on the screen.

by Anonymousreply 199September 16, 2024 5:15 AM

There goes her chance at an other soap, though not sure she had one. Wasn't she impaired on set a lot?

by Anonymousreply 200September 16, 2024 5:44 AM

R190 Others share your sentiment

by Anonymousreply 201September 16, 2024 7:28 AM

R191 Pretty noticeable

by Anonymousreply 202September 16, 2024 7:29 AM

R192 Both. They started off as really good friends, then became intimate.

by Anonymousreply 203September 16, 2024 7:34 AM

R193 Definitely. She said that she's open to returning and even referenced the resemblance.

by Anonymousreply 204September 16, 2024 7:35 AM

R194 Giovanni Mazza, a big breakout star in the making, like our very own Ricky Martin?

by Anonymousreply 205September 16, 2024 7:36 AM

R197 You pretty much summed everything up 😁 😁

by Anonymousreply 206September 16, 2024 7:39 AM

R198 Craig Erwich and Rob Mills are Frank's bosses (Rob is an EVP under Craig, current president of Disney Television Group)

Although, speaking of attorneys, there is speculation that Kelly and her mother Carmina are possibly taking legal action

by Anonymousreply 207September 16, 2024 7:44 AM

R199 Absolutely lol

by Anonymousreply 208September 16, 2024 7:46 AM

R200 Unfortunately she was on and off the set. She struggles with depression; not excusing her behavior, but it helps to explain it. She did have a chance at either joining DOOL or Y&R, but the more she talks, the more likely that might not occur.

by Anonymousreply 209September 16, 2024 7:49 AM

Just out of curiosity, are there any Kelly Monaco/Sam fans that are posting here?

by Anonymousreply 210September 16, 2024 7:54 AM

[quote]Just out of curiosity, are there any Kelly Monaco/Sam fans that are posting here?

I'm neither a fan nor a hater.

Days of Our Lives fired Deidre Fucking Hall and Drake Hogestyn, arguably their two biggest stars when they had to cut the budget. GH fired Genie Francis and sent her away as a drooling mess. Granted, I suspect that Genie can probably be pretty salty behind the scenes and, I bet, was always complaining, but she is this show's 2nd biggest star ever, and didn't Wendy Riche call her fat? This show also sent Denise Alexander packing. This is the same show that gave Alexander one of the biggest salaries ever for a soap actor and top billing to steal her away from Days in the 70s.

I wrote all that to say that, these days, no soap star is bulletproof. When a show is bleeding viewers the way GH is, it affects ad rates, which affects the budget. This, in turn, forces the network to make tough decisions.

While Frank may be a snake and contribute to the dysfunction of that set, somebody with a big salary had to go. Some may say, why not Cameron Matheson or someone else taking up space there? Because Cameron Matheson and others taking up space there didn't get on the wrong side of their immediate supervisor.

Is this all petty, mean girl high school shit or show business? Take your pick. I see it as a little bit of both.

by Anonymousreply 211September 16, 2024 12:30 PM

Despite being friends, if KeMo takes legal action I bet she uses KStorms as an example of someone with "problems" who has not been fired.

ABC does have the defense that they gave KeMo many, many chances over many years but the "problems" have persisted.

Meanwhile Roger Howarth and Michael Easton graciously and quietly accepted their fates and went away. While zombie, raspy voiced, one note KeMo and nobody Blaze keep bleating.

by Anonymousreply 212September 16, 2024 12:58 PM

It wasn't long ago that GH fired two male leads. One went quietly about his business, while the other raised a stink, and filed a lawsuit. One of them is back gainfully employed on the show, while the other has, likely, rendered himself unhireable.

Kelly would be an idiot to sue.

by Anonymousreply 213September 16, 2024 1:54 PM

Someone tell that cigarette drenched old whore to pipe down.

by Anonymousreply 214September 16, 2024 1:55 PM

Mo's tweet regarding Kelly "leaving" and LW's response.

Mo's wording is being criticized by Kelly lunatics because she is not "leaving" but was fired and not her choice.

I guess NLG is keeping her mouth shut for a change.

I fail to see the "talent" Mo and LW are referring to regarding Kelly. Unless "sleepy" is considered a talent.

I don't recall Kelly and her mother making such emotional and passionate on-going statements about Billy's death at the time of his death.... Only now that they are going use his situation to serve their own purpose.

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by Anonymousreply 215September 16, 2024 3:07 PM

Michael E. Knight is back as Martin Grey this week. He's been gone since February.

Maybe they will give him a storyline with Dr. Maria Santos... Or his ex-daughter in law Babe Carey.

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by Anonymousreply 216September 16, 2024 3:45 PM

Mo and LW's statements seem designed to deflect any involvement from them in this situation. Quite sus.

by Anonymousreply 217September 16, 2024 5:11 PM

More episodes air this week with Lindsay Hartley subbing for KeMo. Kinda seems like the latter wasn’t fully up to even her limited workload.

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by Anonymousreply 218September 16, 2024 5:12 PM

Kelly pulled a Coloma?

definition:

A "Coloma" - when a fired soap actor claims "illness" and doesn't show up to film last scenes. A practice made famous by fired mediocre GH actor Marcus Coloma.

by Anonymousreply 219September 16, 2024 5:19 PM

Apparently it’s not quite that, R219–Kelly’s most recent scenes were filmed after these upcoming Lindsay Hartley scenes, because the show films out of order. Also, we haven’t seen the last of Kelly—I believe she’s filmed more that haven’t aired yet.

by Anonymousreply 220September 16, 2024 5:33 PM

R211 Excellent observations

by Anonymousreply 221September 16, 2024 5:43 PM

R220 Right, these scenes were filmed prior to Kelly's firing. Kelly called off so Frank called in Lindsay Hartley. Kelly then decided to come back to work sooner than Frank anticipated; Frank, already upset with her (and working behind the scenes to have her fired) told her to stay off since they already had Lindsay filming her scenes. Not too long after, that's when Kelly was fired (August 22nd). The show went on break, from August 26th-September 6th. Kelly retuned to work with everyone else week of September 9th, to film her final scenes, although if for some reason she can't complete them, then Lindsay will come back in to film.

by Anonymousreply 222September 16, 2024 5:49 PM

I was just asking if she did, r220, and mostly looking for a reason to rag on Coloma. 😊

by Anonymousreply 223September 16, 2024 5:51 PM

R219, it’s always a good time to rag on Coloma. What wonders that exit did for his career!

by Anonymousreply 224September 16, 2024 5:55 PM

What is wrong with Kate Mansi? Why is her acting so bad? She was awful talking to Dante today.

Trouble in her personal life? Didn't she get engaged recently?

by Anonymousreply 225September 16, 2024 8:11 PM

Kate was far better as Abilgail on Days than she is as Kristina on GH. She's never felt like a great fit as Kristina.

And since Kristina lost the baby, Kate has just been over the top. All her performances need to be turned down a few degrees.

by Anonymousreply 226September 16, 2024 8:19 PM

Hearst is so deft. A lesser actor would've easily slipped into mocking Mo's performance in their scenes today, but he showed great restraint, without looking weak.

by Anonymousreply 227September 16, 2024 8:31 PM

It’s crazy how Ric’s return was just seamlessly integrated into the show and started improving things immediately—compare that with Jason and Lucky’s clunky reintroductions.

by Anonymousreply 228September 16, 2024 8:34 PM

I think the secret ingredient we're talking about here is TALENT. Ric and Molly's instant father/daughter chemistry: due to two actors with talent. Kate Mansi missing a huge opportunity to create a multi-layered character in Kristine: insufficient talent to pull it off. However, Lucky's "clunky reintroduction: bad writing (as well as cutbacks to the shampoo budget). As for Mo, LW, SB, and KeMo -- two note actors (was going to say one-note, but I guess they all have two notes) who every day make the actors playing Dante, Ava, Alexis, and Diane look like they were trained at the Royal Shakespeare Company.

by Anonymousreply 229September 16, 2024 11:03 PM

This lackluster storyline is what enticed JJ to return after all these years? Seriously?

How did that pitch go?

FV: "We are going to have you in a third world country with day players for weeks. Then low energy Holly shows up. You, Holly and the day players will bicker about issues no cares about. Then AARP member and superhero extraordinaire Jason will swoop in to save you with an assist from Anna Devane and bring you home. The storyline will usher in a love interest for the Deputy Mayor. Ratings will be through the roof. Are you in?"

JJ: "YESSSS. Riveting. Just what I've been holding out for. The viewers will be on the edge of their seats. In addition to a salary equal to that of two fired, long-time actors, can I also have a shower in my dressing room and a car? Yes? I'm in, where do I sign.".

by Anonymousreply 230September 16, 2024 11:41 PM

*no one cares about

by Anonymousreply 231September 16, 2024 11:48 PM

Catching up from last week....why the hell is Blazerlyn worried about timetables for babies when she's pushing 40?

by Anonymousreply 232September 17, 2024 1:00 AM

How in the Hell is Brooke Lynn even going to get pregnant with that rusted-over chastity belt under her woolen granny onesie she sleeps in every night?

The writers are dumb (I know). If for whatever reason they want to keep Amanda Sutton (yawn) and she refuses to do sex scenes -- then write that into the story. Give her some trauma (crime, medical) that causes her to be psychologically and emotionally unable to have sex. That would be something for her and pretty-boy to sink their teeth into and act.

by Anonymousreply 233September 17, 2024 11:47 AM

I feel sorry for Swickard, he's being wasted in this snoozefest with AS. On X, they call her his "Amish wife".

I'm also surprised Swickard hasn't rebelled against the whole thing. But then again, he does have a wife and two small children and a paycheck is a paycheck.

If I recall correctly, he and his wife were producing and starring in movies together a while back. I guess that didn't take off. I think they bought a farm and that's where they live.

by Anonymousreply 234September 17, 2024 2:16 PM

They don't need to kill Sam. They need to replace Monaco with Lindsay Hartley immediately. (And no lectures about FV's "no temps rule" FFS)

Cam Mathison looks like he is ready to start living his best gay life.

by Anonymousreply 235September 17, 2024 6:35 PM

Cam has come out as gay. Good for him!

by Anonymousreply 236September 17, 2024 7:01 PM

They have to kill Sam to cover their asses legally.

If they just replace her with Lindsey Hartley that will give KM more ammunition to claim it was retaliation over the Billy/Steve situation.

I must say "kudos" to ABC for playing the long game with her. They didn't fire her during or immediately after the BM debacle when she was still in sleepy zombie mode. They waited a few years to distance it from BM and make it "storyline driven".

KM trying to make a case for her firing being tied into the BM situation seems far-fetched at this late date. And her lunatic fans screaming for other actors on the show to quit or protest on her behalf are truly insane. Did Kelly quit her job for Billy? No!! All her co-stars need their paycheck and to put their families and obligations first!

Kelly needs to have a word with Ingo and Coloma both in Florida now and ask them how many job offers have come their way from ABC/Disney/Hulu or from the other soaps after their antics, social media badmouthing and lawsuits? Coloma was just antics but still no job offers for him.

by Anonymousreply 237September 17, 2024 7:02 PM

NAC with Javier Bardem, Chloe Sevigny and Cooper Koch at the Monsters premiere.

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by Anonymousreply 238September 17, 2024 8:07 PM

Kate Mansi and Tabyana Ali promoting the Graceland event.

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by Anonymousreply 239September 17, 2024 8:58 PM

R238 I can recognize that NAC is attractive but there is something off-putting about his face.

by Anonymousreply 240September 17, 2024 10:26 PM

R234 Swickard was ready to walk away earlier this year when his contract was up. He was essentially coerced into staying; a steady income is definitely a motivating factor, especially with a wife and kids. A lot of the actors aren't exactly happy, but it pays the bills.

by Anonymousreply 241September 17, 2024 10:52 PM

R237 That's true about Kelly being replaced by Lindsay, it'll provide more ammunition. Sam's rumored demise by rape/strangulation are also being reconsidered, possibly in the form of a car accident or something less violent.

What also worked in Monaco's favor is that she had executives in her back pocket, post Brian Frons, such as Vickie Dummer, for example, among others. She established relationships with them over the years, so she was able to coast for as long as she could. Craig Erwich and Rob Mills aren't exactly as close to her as the others were, which Frank was fully knowledgeable of, giving him more leeway when it came to having her fired. That's exactly what he did when it came to getting rid of Emme Rylan and William deVry, especially with William, he had to wait until certain executives were working elsewhere before he could get a greenlight to get rid of them. It wasn't exactly personal with Emme, yet it was with William. However, Frank's dislike of William is nowhere near the level of his disdain for Monaco; he's wanted her out since the fallout with Miller.

by Anonymousreply 242September 17, 2024 11:01 PM

*Vicki Dummer, sorry autocorrect at R242

by Anonymousreply 243September 17, 2024 11:04 PM

R238 Expect big things for Nicholas Alexander Chavez. He came to see GH as a bridge to his future; the execs at ABC were pissed that the show didn't do enough to keep him satisfied, wondering why they preferred saddling his character with a baby, which wasn't even his own, instead of grooming him into more of a younger leading man.

by Anonymousreply 244September 17, 2024 11:12 PM

R239 Tabyana being besties at work with Jacqueline wasn't lost on Kate; she always seemed more cordial with Tabyana whenever Jackie wasn't around. Kate still isn't following Tabyana back on Instagram, but that'll probably happen soon enough. She is following the new guy who plays Isaiah; some were wondering if Kristina and Isaiah would hook up, but he was for Ava initially, now Jordan. Kristina is still rumored to be involved with Lucky and/or Blaze's brother, Eloi.

by Anonymousreply 245September 17, 2024 11:32 PM

Kristina with Blaze's brother would be more soapy but then that would require bringing back Blaze to stir up the drama.

What is a respectable amount of time to wait before recasting a "glorified day player"? Is six months sufficient?

Or maybe they could just have Eva LaRue bring the drama and screech about not wanting Kristina with her daughter OR her son.

by Anonymousreply 246September 17, 2024 11:38 PM

Agreed it would be more soapy if Blaze were onscreen, reminiscent of Chanel being involved with twins Allie and Johnny at DOOL. Only issue with that is GH's penchant for avoiding drama, combined with efforts to appease the audience members that are bothered by homosexuality, aka the frau department, hypersensitivity section.

Six months, however, should be more than enough time to recast a day player 😁

by Anonymousreply 247September 17, 2024 11:56 PM

[quote]That's exactly what he did when it came to getting rid of Emme Rylan and William deVry, especially with William, he had to wait until certain executives were working elsewhere before he could get a greenlight to get rid of them. It wasn't exactly personal with Emme, yet it was with William. However, Frank's dislike of William is nowhere near the level of his disdain for Monaco;

Why exactly does/did Frank have such issues with Will deVry? What did Will do to piss off Frank so much?

I know Will was proving popular with fans, which in turn made Maurice jealous. But why would Frank care about that?

by Anonymousreply 248September 18, 2024 1:15 AM

R248 William would stand up for certain actors, like Tamara Braun, against Frank; though not as contentious as with Billy Miller with Kelly, William would make his opinion known. He'd also speak about storyline info and certain behind the scenes issues with fans, which didn't sit well with Frank. Other instances were sending pictures of himself jokingly to Frank on more than one occasion; the combination of being a goofball and also willing to stand up against Frank irritated him, so he wanted William out. The executives loved him, along with many of the fans, which kept him employed, before Frank was given permission to fire him by different executives.

by Anonymousreply 249September 18, 2024 1:28 AM

In regards to discussing storyline information with fans at R249, I should say that it wasn't necessarily giving away spoilers, he'd just explain why Julian was with Kim, because Billy Miller was salty about the storyline, etc.

by Anonymousreply 250September 18, 2024 1:39 AM

Another thing to add is that Frank's dislike of William occurred before Tamara Braun portrayed Kim; just using her as an example. Frank has never really helped with Nancy Lee Grahn and vice versa; William used to stand up for her and their coupling as well, which Frank initially used Alexis to build a popular pairing with Julian, until he was no longer enthralled with William. The network, the fans and then head writers Jean & Shelly, all loved Julian snd Alexis. Frank was determined to make them unpopular when he instructed Jean to have Julian try killing Alexis, hoping to get him off the show then, yet it didn't work.

by Anonymousreply 251September 18, 2024 1:51 AM

*Frank has never really gelled with Nancy Lee Grahn and vice versa at R251

by Anonymousreply 252September 18, 2024 1:54 AM

Nancy has survived through lack of support from the higher-ups before - a few times I think. At 68, she's a survivor. (and can out-act Maurice any day, though I guess that's not really saying much)

by Anonymousreply 253September 18, 2024 3:54 AM

I want to read that tell-all book that she's sitting on.

by Anonymousreply 254September 18, 2024 4:00 AM

Nancy basically ate a lot of shit over the last 20 years at GH to keep a paycheck and raise her daughter. She's become a fan favorite but one that Frank and Cunta Korte hate, much like Becky H.

by Anonymousreply 255September 18, 2024 4:00 AM

NLG's job security and retirement plan has been threatening to write a tell all book.

KeMo "quiet quit" during the BM debacle and now is threatening to spill the beans that issue that wasn't even hers (it was BM's issue) as her retirement plan if she isn't reinstated.

Everyone else has to fawn over and support Mo and SB's side gigs or their lives will be made miserable.

GH sounds like a charming place to work with charming people.

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by Anonymousreply 256September 18, 2024 4:22 AM

^spill the beans ON that issue

by Anonymousreply 257September 18, 2024 4:24 AM

Why can't it just go back to the good ol' days when Gloria Monty supplied copious amount of coke to keep her stable of stars up for 18 to 20 hours at a time? Everyone was happy and dancing to disco music.

by Anonymousreply 258September 18, 2024 4:33 AM

R253 That's true. She's always had someone higher up looking out for her, even when it was the majority who wanted her out. Frons had her back when both Guza and Korte wanted Alexis off the show; without Frons, there was always at least someone else, like Nathan, keeping her there, even though Frank has wanted her out for years. Not to mention she's a huge fan favorite, along the lines of Becky, Genie, Finola & Jane.

by Anonymousreply 259September 18, 2024 5:23 AM

R254 😁😁 it's going to be a bestseller

by Anonymousreply 260September 18, 2024 5:24 AM

R255 Right. Those who speak up, like Nancy, or are too quiet, like Becky, aren't exactly favorites. Storms and Wright are more Frank's speed, always stroking his ego. Korte, as pretty much everyone knows, doesn't like too many women outside of Carly and Anna.

by Anonymousreply 261September 18, 2024 5:28 AM

R256 😁 😁

by Anonymousreply 262September 18, 2024 5:32 AM

R258 Gloria Monty, do you see any similarities between her and Frank? It's funny that you mention her because I've noticed that a few fans were referencing her firing Finola and replacing her with another actress, comparing the situation to the one currently with Kelly Monaco.

by Anonymousreply 263September 18, 2024 5:36 AM

[quote] A lot of the actors aren't exactly happy, but it pays the bills.

You'd think they were people. Most people are unhappy to some degree at their jobs.

by Anonymousreply 264September 18, 2024 11:37 AM

R264 I'm referring to GH being a different environment, compared to other soaps, not that it isn't an actual job smh

by Anonymousreply 265September 18, 2024 2:04 PM

Kentucky Fried Martin lost the accent but gained the pounds. Must be eating his feelings over JPS moving away : (

If we have to suffer NLG through a front burner story, the least they could do was bring Lane Davies back to either prosecute or defend Alexis.

Does another Heather rewrite mean less Alley, hopefully? She's not good.

How soon until LW starts sabotaging Mansi for eating the show? I'm guessing when Mansi submits herself for Lead Actress.

by Anonymousreply 266September 18, 2024 6:53 PM

Martin's head has gotten fat, it's shaped like a coffee can!

by Anonymousreply 267September 18, 2024 7:08 PM

MEK really packed on the pounds! Yikes.

by Anonymousreply 268September 18, 2024 7:58 PM

Have TPTB finally come to their senses and decided to drop the ridiculous redeem Heahter storyline? Or are they just teasing common sense for an episode before resuming the nonsense?

No one is clamoring for more Heather or Alley Mills. Her arc is over, she needs to go away now.

by Anonymousreply 269September 18, 2024 8:50 PM

Portia messed with the test results, she took the blood sample from Heather and then they showed her staring at it before sending it to the lab.

by Anonymousreply 270September 18, 2024 9:01 PM

R266 Kentucky Fried Martin 😁 MEK also confirmed that Frank brought him back as a favor to MEK, to keep his health insurance.

Lane Davies was brought in this time via Patrick Mulcahey; Frank most likely won't bring him back. Patrick, btw, finally admitted that he was fired, at the Santa Barbara event; his friend that dropped he'd quit, was actually covering for him.

Sorry, but this actually means more Heather is coming down the pike.

Frank's newfound niece Kate Mansi is definitely lead actress material, in his eyes and hers.

by Anonymousreply 271September 18, 2024 9:57 PM

R267 😁

by Anonymousreply 272September 18, 2024 9:57 PM

R268 Too much KFC? 😁

by Anonymousreply 273September 18, 2024 10:00 PM

R269 The latter. Cyrus/Heather is still a possibility.

by Anonymousreply 274September 18, 2024 10:03 PM

R270 Which will further Heather's redemption, having Portia playing the heavy in this storyline.

by Anonymousreply 275September 18, 2024 10:06 PM

Alley Mills is Slowly growing on me.

But I'd still rather have Robin Matson playing Heather. Any word on how Robin is doing since the knee replacement (or was it hip replacement)? Did she show up for the Santa Barbara reunion? Would she consider coming back to GH?

by Anonymousreply 276September 18, 2024 10:11 PM

More Heather??

How??

Why??

The only way this is acceptable is if she busts out of prison to get a proper BLT and kills a bunch of useless characters who happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. I nominate Dr. Maria Santos' annoying doppelganger as the first casualty of Heather's next rampage.

by Anonymousreply 277September 18, 2024 10:16 PM

Oh my gosh! Here comes Michael E Knight! I haven been this scared since Kimberly Mccollough!

by Anonymousreply 278September 18, 2024 10:19 PM

Why wont't Uncle Frankie take my calls?

I promise I'll let you play Hide the Cannoli this time, Uncle Frank!

by Anonymousreply 279September 18, 2024 10:20 PM

Alexis was not processed completely at Pentonville.

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by Anonymousreply 280September 18, 2024 10:58 PM

Alley Mills annoys the fuck out of me! Ugh.

by Anonymousreply 281September 18, 2024 11:40 PM

[quote] MEK really packed on the pounds!

Well, he is playing the brother of Genie Francis.

by Anonymousreply 282September 18, 2024 11:43 PM

[quote] Would she consider coming back to GH?

I thought Robin Mattson had some kind of anxiety disorder and perhaps other mental health issues that prevented her from working, or really be out in public. She doesn't seem like she's doing well. If you're somewhat fragile, I can't imagine there'd be anything less appealing than spending a day on the set of GH.

by Anonymousreply 283September 18, 2024 11:48 PM

Sad. She was so much better than Alley Mills.

by Anonymousreply 284September 19, 2024 12:03 AM

Ric Hearst is killing it. It's so nice to see actual acting again on this show.

by Anonymousreply 285September 19, 2024 1:31 AM

I thought Ric Hearst was great in his scene with Alley Mills. It could have been a throwaway scene, but he gave it some depth. And his earlier scene with "Sonny" made it clear that, in Hearst you have an actor and in "Sonny" you have what is really either a comic performance or a high school performance.

by Anonymousreply 286September 19, 2024 1:34 AM

I'm really enjoying Hearst. He is very good and has such a presence. Especially impressive since I believe he hasn't been acting lately. Realtor or Restaurateur or both.

by Anonymousreply 287September 19, 2024 1:40 AM

And Ric H. has a gay son who he supports fully and openly. Just seems like a really awesome guy.

by Anonymousreply 288September 19, 2024 3:35 AM

[quote] made it clear that, in Hearst you have an actor

Beverlee McKinsey was a well regarded actress and when he took over a role on Guiding Light (where she played his aunt) she basically said: finally, we have someone who can fucking act!

He definitely has a presence.....but an ease, too. It doesn't look as forced as Maurice Talbert....I mean Benard.

by Anonymousreply 289September 19, 2024 4:16 AM

Sam is going diving for the gun that Alexis tossed in the water?

Does that mean Sam's body isn't found when she gets caught in the "current'?

by Anonymousreply 290September 19, 2024 4:36 AM

Good God, if that's it for Sam, Frank really got his F U in to KeMo.

by Anonymousreply 291September 19, 2024 5:09 AM

They don’t call him vendetta Frank for nothing.

by Anonymousreply 292September 19, 2024 7:34 AM

[quote] And Ric H. has a gay son who he supports fully and openly.

Funny, Rick always pinged for me and thought he was gay.

by Anonymousreply 293September 19, 2024 11:38 AM

[quote] Sam is going diving for the gun that Alexis tossed in the water?

Uh, don't the police do that? Does she also run DNA tests and dust for fingerprints to help them out?

by Anonymousreply 294September 19, 2024 11:40 AM

Kelly fucked around and found out. Kill Sam offscreen and never mention her again. She’s brought nothing to the show in over 20 years. She was more than happy with GH when she was part of the quad, suddenly Frank is the enemy.

by Anonymousreply 295September 19, 2024 4:16 PM

Will the last shot of Sam be her getting on the elevator at the hospital as she goes off on her mission to find the gun at the bottom of the river?

by Anonymousreply 296September 19, 2024 4:21 PM

Somewhere, there's a Hooters in the Poconos that will welcome their hostess back with open arms!

by Anonymousreply 297September 19, 2024 4:23 PM

Kelly was untouchable during the JaSam years, but now she's just an obstacle for the Dante-Lulu reunion.

The actors probably made it clear that they have no interest in a JaSam reunion and there's really no other place for Sam on the show

by Anonymousreply 298September 19, 2024 5:11 PM

Yes but she could simply leave the canvas for a while. No real need to kill her and donate organs other than a grand gesture.

by Anonymousreply 299September 19, 2024 5:34 PM

Sam's feline distemper returns, and she stows away on a tuna boat, never to be seen again.

by Anonymousreply 300September 19, 2024 5:43 PM

Wasn't Sam a deep sea diver when she showed up on Jax's yacht or tuna net or whatever it was? Talk about adding insult to injury!

by Anonymousreply 301September 19, 2024 6:22 PM

We can smell Sam's nappy pussy.

by Anonymousreply 302September 19, 2024 8:24 PM

R302. No...that's Heather's.

by Anonymousreply 303September 19, 2024 8:27 PM

[quote]Will the last shot of Sam be her getting on the elevator at the hospital as she goes off on her mission to find the gun at the bottom of the river?

That would indeed be fitting.

by Anonymousreply 304September 19, 2024 10:14 PM

[quote] Yes but she could simply leave the canvas for a while. No real need to kill her and donate organs other than a grand gesture.

She could always be brought back as vampiress-groupie Livvie Locke

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by Anonymousreply 305September 19, 2024 10:15 PM

R298, a few weeks ago at her event Kelly was talking up Jasam, a reunion and claiming that Jason is Sam’s “core”.

Kelly is aware the character basically flounders without Jason. And there is Frons to go running to anymore.

But I’m sure another soap will offer her something. She’ll be on Y&R in bed with Peter Bergman soon enough!

by Anonymousreply 306September 19, 2024 10:23 PM

[quote]She’ll be on Y&R in bed with Peter Bergman soon enough!

If you are sending unnecessary GH characters over to Genoa City to sleep with me, I'd prefer Cameron Mathison.

by Anonymousreply 307September 19, 2024 11:01 PM

R307. That would be a LOT of bronzer and self tan on those sheets....

by Anonymousreply 308September 19, 2024 11:19 PM

[quote] She’ll be on Y&R in bed with Peter Bergman soon enough!

Not the first time she's done anal for work.

by Anonymousreply 309September 20, 2024 11:53 AM

[quote] Not the first time she's done anal for work.

And not the last time either!

by Anonymousreply 310September 20, 2024 1:37 PM

NLG wants the Outstanding Lead Actress Emmy so bad!!!!

by Anonymousreply 311September 20, 2024 10:49 PM

Just checking in, were any screams heard at Prospect Studios today or yesterday?

by Anonymousreply 312September 20, 2024 10:52 PM

No r312. That mouse crawled out of Kelly's twat weeks ago. If she would only wear panties they couldn't crawl in in the first place.

by Anonymousreply 313September 20, 2024 11:34 PM

I cackled at R313.

by Anonymousreply 314September 21, 2024 1:25 AM

Kim has gotten so fat! Nothing can crawl out of her nasty old snatch!!

by Anonymousreply 315September 21, 2024 3:44 AM

Nice to see that Rebecca Herbst can still bring it when paired with a co-star who is not just there to get a paycheck, like her last two

by Anonymousreply 316September 21, 2024 4:21 AM

I've never been a Jonathan Jackson fan, but I did enjoy the scenes with Becky Herbst in his fantasy.

by Anonymousreply 317September 21, 2024 12:53 PM

If Ric and Liz were to lock up Carly in the panic room today, do you think anyone would care?

by Anonymousreply 318September 21, 2024 12:54 PM

R318. No. And they should set it on fire after locking the wall.

by Anonymousreply 319September 21, 2024 4:51 PM

The Lucky return has been terrible

by Anonymousreply 320September 21, 2024 6:14 PM

Who will be Lulu's transplant? Will it be Lucky? I think it'll end up being Sam. Lucky looks like he's infected with something, ineligible for donations.

by Anonymousreply 321September 21, 2024 6:25 PM

Sam will die a hero.

Saving her mother by finding the gun AND by giving LuLuBabe her liver.

Sneaky, clever Frank. Giving a nod to the character's history by killing her off the same way she came on the show as a diver. Then making her a hero in the exit storyline so KeMo can't complain in her inevitable lawsuit that he trashed her character.

by Anonymousreply 322September 21, 2024 6:37 PM

Whoever it is, I hope Lulu gets a long-overdue brain transplant too.

by Anonymousreply 323September 22, 2024 2:02 PM

R322 - Does this mean NLG will spend weeks leaving teeth marks on all the scenery as she emotes grief?

by Anonymousreply 324September 22, 2024 2:05 PM

Kristen Alderson and some of OLTL cast at Eddie Alderson's wedding.

James DePaiva looks good. Too bad GH wasted him on that creepy doctor, he could have been a good long term character. I wonder if there was an issue with James that had them turn his character dark or was he always intended to be short-term?

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by Anonymousreply 325September 22, 2024 3:52 PM

Robin looks good for her age

by Anonymousreply 326September 22, 2024 4:12 PM

R325. No Hillary?!

by Anonymousreply 327September 22, 2024 4:26 PM

Where is Scotty? Does Sonny have him locked up?

by Anonymousreply 328September 22, 2024 5:13 PM

R276 Robin is doing as best as she can. She did not attend the Santa Barbara reunion event; she's also now retired from acting.

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by Anonymousreply 329September 22, 2024 5:15 PM

R283 She has health issues, however she's doing better. She had both knee and hip replacement herself; before Alley Mills was cast, Robin likely would've returned, short-term, if not for her ailments. Chris Van Etten was inspired by an episode of Grey's Anatomy to write Heather's cobalt poisoning as a result of her hip replacement surgery, however, it's believed he also borrowed from Robin's own hip replacement surgery as well.

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by Anonymousreply 330September 22, 2024 5:26 PM

R284 Alley Mills should've played Carolyn Webber, imho.

by Anonymousreply 331September 22, 2024 5:28 PM

R287 Right, Rick kept busy as a realtor and restauranteur, post GH.

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by Anonymousreply 332September 22, 2024 5:32 PM

R288 Rick's great. He mentioned that Cynthia Watros originally auditioned for Lucy Cooper on GL, so their characters would've been exes there and GH as well.

Sonia Satra, who played Lucy Cooper, first tried her hand at soaps by sending a letter with a picture of herself to the GH studios, prior to joining GL, suggesting that they cast her as Felicia's little sister; along with being a fan, people always told her that she resembled Kristina Wagner.

by Anonymousreply 333September 22, 2024 5:43 PM

Rick mentions his initial connection to Cynthia, their screen test together

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by Anonymousreply 334September 22, 2024 5:44 PM

R292 That's Mr. Frank "Vendetta" Valentino to you 😁

by Anonymousreply 335September 22, 2024 5:46 PM

*Valentini 😁 autocorrect at R335

by Anonymousreply 336September 22, 2024 5:47 PM

R306 That's true. Monaco definitely wanted a JaSam reunion, after it became abundantly clear that they were bringing back Lulu. She also wasn't too enthusiastic about anything pertaining to Dante/Lulu.

by Anonymousreply 337September 22, 2024 5:51 PM

R306 Also, some fans are noticing how Kelly's mother Carmina's reaction to her daughter's firing is somewhat of karma. When Emme was fired, Carmina was actually excitedly promoting Dante and Sam, with total disregard to what happened to Emme.

by Anonymousreply 338September 22, 2024 5:55 PM

R312 😁😁

by Anonymousreply 339September 22, 2024 5:55 PM

R319 Kari Wuhrer 😆 she did go out of her way to make it clear she was the real Carly Roberts.

by Anonymousreply 340September 22, 2024 5:57 PM

R323 Wow 😁 she's Carly-lite, like Josslyn, though with a little more of an edge than Josslyn.

by Anonymousreply 341September 22, 2024 5:59 PM

R325 James DePaiva was supposed to be short-term, though there were plans to pair him with Alexis. Nancy Lee Grahn outright refused to have Alexis paired with a predator, upsetting Frank.

by Anonymousreply 342September 22, 2024 6:01 PM

Is Carmina like Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond? I recall Marie getting involved in one of Robert's job problems or job interviews.

by Anonymousreply 343September 22, 2024 6:21 PM

R343 absolutely 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 that's an excellent comparison

by Anonymousreply 344September 22, 2024 8:39 PM

Previews For Next Week:

Monday, September 23rd, 2024

Carly and Brennan have a loaded encounter.

Portia is on edge.

Terry defends her decision.

Elizabeth voices her doubts.

Curtis counsels TJ.

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Tuesday, September 24th, 2024

Carly and Sonny strategize.

Alexis confides in her new lawyer.

Chase and Dante butt heads.

TJ opens up to Stella.

Diane runs interference.

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Wednesday, September 25th, 2024

Sam visits Carly.

Sonny and Kristina have a heart-to-heart.

Jordan confides in Isaiah.

Molly meets with Martin.

Ulrich (Sidwell) makes a high-stakes offer.

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Thursday, September 26th, 2024

The walls close in on Jason and Anna.

Tracy and Stella reconnect.

Drew interrupts Michael and Willow.

Ned receives shocking intel.

Lucky gets devastating news.

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Friday, September 27th, 2024

Holly makes a bold move.

Tracy gloats.

Lucy gives Natalia a history lesson.

Carly meets with Brennan.

Robert and Diane go out on the town.

by Anonymousreply 345September 22, 2024 9:04 PM

[quote] NLG will spend weeks leaving teeth marks on all the scenery as she emotes grief?

Like a fucking beaver.

by Anonymousreply 346September 22, 2024 9:10 PM

They are still trying to make Robert and Diane happen? Ugh.

Terry defends her decision? Her decision to rehire Brad? I predict it will be Brad who messed with Heather's test results not Portia. They can't sully Portia's reputation as a doctor and Brad has motive as Heather killed his BFF Britt.

by Anonymousreply 347September 22, 2024 9:13 PM

So nothing about Sam's diving expedition (since we all know that river is as deep as the Atlantic)? Interesting...

by Anonymousreply 348September 22, 2024 9:15 PM

James Depaiva should have been Jeff Webber and maybe bring on Fiona Hutchinson as Liz’s never seen mom…hate how they destroyed these potentially great parents for Liz.

by Anonymousreply 349September 22, 2024 9:44 PM

R349 the powers that be SHAT all over that possibility.

by Anonymousreply 350September 22, 2024 10:06 PM

Since most of us agree that Sonny has saturated port Charles with his offspring and should have no more kids…

But they have this violinist kid who needs some drama like a long lost dad…

And in an era of potential abc daytime crossovers…

I nominate Nico Kelly to be gios dad.

by Anonymousreply 351September 22, 2024 11:19 PM

No Its not Nico. Dr. David Hayward switched the test results. He's actually Leo du Pres' son!

by Anonymousreply 352September 22, 2024 11:23 PM

Hm maybe but my understanding is that the sonny actor won’t really allow for any substantial onscreen enemies.

If not sonny, let’s expand to nico (same actor)

I wouldn’t want to see David and all of his characters baggage on gh personally.

by Anonymousreply 353September 23, 2024 1:09 AM

Sounds like they are killing off Rebecca Budig's character on B&B.

Can FV arrange for Hayden to come back to PC and claim her annoying daughter after her stint at B&B ends? She doesn't have to stay long. Just long enough to throw her daughter's belongings into a suitcase, thank Chase and BlazerLynn for their service, snark at Liz and Tracy, exchange pleasantries with Curtis and then head for the airport.

I'd actually like for Hayden to stay but there seems to be some issue with keeping Rebecca around. I don't know if it's money or she pissed FV off or if there was an issue with her being too close to married Michael Easton. With Michael gone, that only leaves money or FV doesn't like her as possible reasons for not keeping her around.

by Anonymousreply 354September 23, 2024 2:07 AM

Wow. They'd kill off Taylor Hayes?! What will we do without Taylor/Ridge/Brooke version 53?

by Anonymousreply 355September 23, 2024 2:31 AM

Why did they make Rebecca a new sister for Liz instead of the one they already previously established? She could’ve easily been Sarah Webber.

by Anonymousreply 356September 23, 2024 4:37 AM

Probably because the first two Sarahs were horrific and they were cutting their losses.

by Anonymousreply 357September 23, 2024 4:55 AM

Rebecca Budig isn’t leaving B&B. Calm down.

by Anonymousreply 358September 23, 2024 9:46 AM

Did someone say SARAH?

by Anonymousreply 359September 23, 2024 1:04 PM

I thought Melissa Archer would be a good Sarah

by Anonymousreply 360September 23, 2024 1:32 PM

But bitter queen Frank has a rage-on over Melissa, doesn't he?

by Anonymousreply 361September 23, 2024 1:34 PM

Bree Williamson. Gina Tognoni. When Tamara Braun as Dr Sarah Weber would have better than Kim. Not sure why they never tried again with this character?! She has family on the canvas. She’s a doctor. For the most part she’s close to a blank slate. Hayden never made any sense.

by Anonymousreply 362September 23, 2024 1:35 PM

That’s my baby and I’m proud.

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by Anonymousreply 363September 23, 2024 2:14 PM

In some photos NAC looks phenomenally sexy.

In others he looks like a special needs child cosplaying Sheldon Cooper.

by Anonymousreply 364September 23, 2024 2:18 PM

I totally agree the pose and angle make a huge difference in photos of NAC.

by Anonymousreply 365September 23, 2024 2:23 PM

His IMDB photo is bad.

by Anonymousreply 366September 23, 2024 2:31 PM

What kind of procedures has Miss Hofer had? Face looks very sculptured today.

by Anonymousreply 367September 23, 2024 6:34 PM

Anyway, in Sexy NAC Photos news, these newly posted shots from Behind The Blinds:

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by Anonymousreply 368September 23, 2024 6:37 PM

Was Zane not available for another shitty photo shoot?

by Anonymousreply 369September 23, 2024 6:41 PM

Giolin to BLQ: "you sound just like my mother".

Not subtle are they.

by Anonymousreply 370September 23, 2024 7:56 PM

That gay queen NAC just screams I’m a homosexual, watch me.

by Anonymousreply 371September 23, 2024 8:18 PM

Steven Lars Webber is out of prison and living in Sedona.

Either this line was to put to rest any hope of Steven's return or Frank ran into yet another out of work actor from a defunct soap at Whole Foods or Erewhon and is going to cast him in the role.

by Anonymousreply 372September 23, 2024 9:21 PM

They should cast Chris McKenna's sexy ass as Steven Lars.

by Anonymousreply 373September 23, 2024 10:08 PM

[quote]Either this line was to put to rest any hope of Steven's return or Frank ran into yet another out of work actor from a defunct soap at Whole Foods or Erewhon and is going to cast him in the role.

I've heard the show is facing severe budget cuts, up to 15%, but I have not gotten any confirmation. Maybe someone on here can confirm or deny. Apparently, the make-good rate for GH is way up, which has ticked off the network. They're looking at bringing back product placements. Everyone, except the big two, took either pay or guarantee cuts. LW took a minor pay cut but wouldn't budge on her guarantee. There were some questions about how long Jonathan Jackson would be back. Initially, it was being called a long-term return, but now long-term may not be long-term. There's some trouble on the set with his story. Jonathan doesn't like the scripts and wants rewrites; if he doesn't get them, he does it himself. They couldn't come to salary terms for the first actress they wanted as Lulu. Their first offer was $1500 an episode and wouldn't go higher than $2000.

by Anonymousreply 374September 23, 2024 10:32 PM

R368. The man in that photo does NOT like vagina....

by Anonymousreply 375September 23, 2024 11:33 PM

Frank could save some money by not building these different bars and cafes every week. Yes, we have seen the Brown Dog before but we have the Metro Court bar...we have Bobbies....then there's Cafe Cherie, and then there's that beach side Cafe, and then there's that little closet with the hanging plants, and then there's Curtis's club. Scale down!

by Anonymousreply 376September 24, 2024 12:31 AM

I mean the difference in set decoration for most of the above venues is the color of the votive candle. I appreciate the effort in mixing up meet-up spots, but the aren’t exactly breaking the bank with those sets.

by Anonymousreply 377September 24, 2024 1:02 AM

Why has Jonathan Jackson's last few returns sucked worse than a whore in a hurry?

by Anonymousreply 378September 24, 2024 1:15 AM

R347 😁 if/when Tristan retires, pretty sure they'll have him walk off in the sunset with Holly.

Heather being framed by Portia seems to be the story, although Brad can always be revealed as the culprit.

by Anonymousreply 379September 24, 2024 2:50 PM

R349 Amazing choices. Jeff and Carolyn portrayed by Robert Newman and Kim Zimmer would've been pretty nice as well, except Frank can't really stand Kim. Kim, although semi-retired, would've probably been open to a short-term stint.

by Anonymousreply 380September 24, 2024 2:57 PM

R354 You really hit the nail on the head. It was a money issue, since she was terminated to pay for Steve Burton; she also became more than friends with Michael Easton. She's always mentioned wanting to return; Frank refuses to budge when it comes to Budig.

by Anonymousreply 381September 24, 2024 3:01 PM

R356 That's because Elizabeth and Rachel/Hayden were supposed to be twins; Naomi would've given birth to both, with Jeff raising Liz and Naomi raising Hayden. The story was changed to Liz having a half-sister.

by Anonymousreply 382September 24, 2024 3:05 PM

R361 Correct.

by Anonymousreply 383September 24, 2024 3:07 PM

R362 Kim was brought on to prop Oscar and Drew

by Anonymousreply 384September 24, 2024 3:08 PM

R364 I'm laughing inappropriately at your comment.

by Anonymousreply 385September 24, 2024 3:09 PM

R370 😁

by Anonymousreply 386September 24, 2024 3:11 PM

R372 Steven Lars Webber is rumored to return, primarily for Heather, not Elizabeth. Another rumored character is a guy-Trey, for Trina; originally, he was scheduled to arrive while Mulcahey was still there.

by Anonymousreply 387September 24, 2024 3:13 PM

R373 I know he's more known for OLTL, but his stint on Y&R got pretty good reviews.

by Anonymousreply 388September 24, 2024 3:17 PM

R374 Correct. The network is still handing down budget cuts. At first, Laura Wright was exempt from the pay cut, until she eventually took one as well, as you mentioned. Finola Hughes was exempt at one point, though she took one before Wright. The two that you've referred to as the main 😁 😁 right, they're exempt. Jonathan signed a contract, though that can always be revised. What's interesting is that Frank kept asking him back, along with Julie Marie Berman, yet both of them refused. Genie and Steve were the ones who talked Jonathan into bringing Lucky home. Rewrites, via actors, are a common practice. Jennifer Landon is the actress you're referring to; she was Frank's first choice for Lulu; Frank wanted to capitalize on Michael Landon being her father, along with her acting resume. Jennifer refused their offer; Alexa Havins was their second choice.

by Anonymousreply 389September 24, 2024 3:30 PM

Frank "presumably" wanted to capitalize on Michael Landon being her father, since he's a fan of stunt casting, bringing any attention to the show. Eva La Rue is considered a "big get" to him; he's also being petty, for he was supposedly told to limit the OLTL casting, yet he's doubling down on casting AMC actors.

by Anonymousreply 390September 24, 2024 3:36 PM

R378 😁 😁 The writing has just been all over the place, in regards to the Lucky reintroductions. Fans seemed to favor the one where he ushered Jake back onto the canvas, during Luke's exit, although that was always intended to be just a Lucky visit.

by Anonymousreply 391September 24, 2024 3:40 PM

JJ will probably be back for 6-12 months and they've already wasted a month on him sitting in a corner with unwashed hair doing who knows what.

All time that could have been used for him reconnected with the people Lucky knows/loves.

by Anonymousreply 392September 24, 2024 4:09 PM

The Lucky being held in prison aspect of the story is ridiculous and going on far too long. But they're working overtime to make Lucky into his father's son by giving him Luke's personality. That's much better than having Lucky lying on the floor looking at a stray opioid pill that fell under the sofa like Guza did during JJ's last stint.

They seem to be dragging all this out so Genie can have her annual vacation, then return just in time for Lucky's rescue.

The thing I am enjoying most about the Lucky return plot is Sidwell. He's proving to be an intriguing character. If the show writes him properly, I can see him being a long term villain in Port Charles.

Other thing I am enjoying is the Jason-Anna pairing. The two work together very well. But Finola brings out the best in all her co-stars. Wonder if they're going to move this into a romance or just keep them platonic buddies.

by Anonymousreply 393September 24, 2024 5:25 PM

Anna's had some crazy pairings over the years, but putting her with her daughter's first love is too far even for this show

by Anonymousreply 394September 24, 2024 5:34 PM

[quote]putting her with her daughter's first love is too far even for this show

Stone was Robin's first love. Jason came after Stone.

by Anonymousreply 395September 24, 2024 6:18 PM

There's only 10 years difference in age between Finola and Steve Burton.

She's 64 while he's 54.

There was only 8 years difference between Finola and James Patrick Stuart.

by Anonymousreply 396September 24, 2024 6:22 PM

It’s not an age issue with Anna and Jason. It’s an icky history issue.

Big no from me.

by Anonymousreply 397September 24, 2024 6:24 PM

MEK's thrown out any characterization he'd given Kentucky Fried Martin and is now playing Tad Martin.

And the Botox...

by Anonymousreply 398September 24, 2024 6:47 PM

Is MEK also wearing a girdle?

by Anonymousreply 399September 24, 2024 6:59 PM

MEK is sucking Frank’s dick.

by Anonymousreply 400September 24, 2024 7:09 PM

Giggly Dr. Maria Santos is highly annoying.

by Anonymousreply 401September 24, 2024 8:01 PM

Bradford and Kirsten Storms doing a Graceland promo.

She looks tiny.

How far in advance do they film? She doesn't look this tiny on screen yet. She also had an awful platinum hair color last time I saw her on screen.

by Anonymousreply 402September 24, 2024 8:39 PM

Oops, here it its:

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by Anonymousreply 403September 24, 2024 8:40 PM

R400 An industrial one

by Anonymousreply 404September 24, 2024 10:10 PM

LW has a broken blood vessel in her eye and has to hide her eye this week. Charles Mesure fawning over how gorgeous and brilliant she is despite the eye. Ugh.

by Anonymousreply 405September 24, 2024 10:33 PM

In ONE eye? Well. someone slap that bitch on the OTHER side of her face!

We'll print T-shirts! "I slapped Snaggletooth!"

by Anonymousreply 406September 24, 2024 11:44 PM

[quote] Charles Mesure fawning over how gorgeous and brilliant she is despite the eye. Ugh.

He wants to keep his job.

by Anonymousreply 407September 24, 2024 11:49 PM

Another brutal ratings week for GH, despite the DirecTV carriage dispute getting settled.

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by Anonymousreply 408September 24, 2024 11:55 PM

r407, Does he need to be so over the top about it? He's nauseating.

by Anonymousreply 409September 25, 2024 12:17 AM

I don't like NAC's pose or mom jeans.

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by Anonymousreply 410September 25, 2024 12:43 PM

He is the only person I’ve seen make the Gen Z mom jeans work, R410.

by Anonymousreply 411September 25, 2024 2:36 PM

NAC and Cooper Koch in their matching jeans.

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by Anonymousreply 412September 25, 2024 4:46 PM

Last photo, I promise!

Chloe Sevigny and Cooper Koch went to a Charlie XCX concert together.

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by Anonymousreply 413September 25, 2024 4:56 PM

R413.. wow. Chloe looks...preoccupied.

by Anonymousreply 414September 25, 2024 5:40 PM

I hate to give Steve Burton clicks but I was curious about Charles Mesure. I was hoping he would be less fawning over LW but no such luck. He does also sing Finola's praises so I guess it's a wash. Also mentions JPS.

I knew he was on Desperate Housewives but didn't know he was on Xena. He started out wanting to be a lawyer.

He mentions in this interview, as he has in other interviews, that he's of a certain age now and has trouble memorizing lines. I've never been in show biz but is it a good idea for an actor to announce this?

I don't like his shirt. I do like his accent.

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by Anonymousreply 415September 25, 2024 7:38 PM

R392 Many fans are thoroughly disappointed with this story, although on a brighter note, the Lucky/Liz scenes were a highlight for fans, along with Ric/Liz scenes, Ric's return overall as well.

by Anonymousreply 416September 26, 2024 5:47 PM

Putting Liz front and center works for GH hopefully they will finally course correct.

by Anonymousreply 417September 26, 2024 5:49 PM

I want Rick Hearst inside me - quite deeply!

by Anonymousreply 418September 26, 2024 5:59 PM

R393 Although Guza was planning to revisit Lucky's addiction issues, it was actually Garin Wolf who had Lucky staring at pills non-stop. Shelly Altman was brought in as co-head writer to help balance Garin out, since he patterned his writing style after old school storytelling. Lucky's dealer in that storyline, J.T. Dykstra, played by Gregory Michael Stipes, had family members of his trying their best to get a contract offered to him, including drumming up fan interest, even though he was scheduled to be short-term.

Sidwell is also turning out to be somewhat of a fan favorite.

Believe it or not, an Anna/Jason/Carly/Brennan quadrangle was considered. However, SB believes Carly and Jason are better off as friends, while the fraus aren't exactly receptive to the idea of Anna being involved with Jason, because of his history with Robin.

by Anonymousreply 419September 26, 2024 6:00 PM

R402 Filming is usually 4-6 weeks ahead of airing on screen, yet Frank will sometimes have scenes filmed two weeks before edited in. Writing is around 8-12 weeks in advance of airing on screen.

by Anonymousreply 420September 26, 2024 6:08 PM

R408 The ratings are abysmal.

by Anonymousreply 421September 26, 2024 6:16 PM

R417 Liz is a fan favorite; Frank knows this that's why he used her to push both Franco and Finn.

R418 Rick, in his younger days and now in his silver fox era, has always been eye candy for many 😁😁

by Anonymousreply 422September 26, 2024 6:21 PM

James is the Gladys Kravitz of Port Charles.

by Anonymousreply 423September 26, 2024 6:57 PM

My cable programming grid indicates GH is pre-empted for Major League Baseball three days next week -- Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

by Anonymousreply 424September 26, 2024 7:10 PM

So, Kristina needs a lawyer and none of the local lawyers are available to her. Diane is representing Sonny, Alexis is in prison, Martin is representing Alexis and Ric is standing by Molly, so won't represent Kristina. And Scotty is off somewhere, likely getting fucked nonstop by a manslut.

So, without any local lawyers available, maybe Kristina will hire Nora Buchanan to come represent her. And while Nora is in Port Charles, she might run into her grandson, Isaiah Gannon.

by Anonymousreply 425September 26, 2024 7:16 PM

So is Frank eavesdropping on these boards? Eva "Tits" LaRue is no longer showing her attributes. Now she's wrapping up in turtleneck caftans!

by Anonymousreply 426September 27, 2024 3:02 AM

Maybe he'll get BrookLynn a burqa.

by Anonymousreply 427September 27, 2024 3:04 AM

Kristina is awful. Get her off the screen!

by Anonymousreply 428September 27, 2024 3:19 AM

If Chris Van Etten happens to do full on couple swaps, similarly to when he first started with Dan, back in 2019, would that pique your interest? Would you be willing to possibly start watching more if everything happens to be switched around? The fraus are really pissed off btw. They're not too receptive to the possibilities of change, but the changes are creating discussions about the show.

by Anonymousreply 429September 27, 2024 7:36 AM

Jason and Anna were gross

by Anonymousreply 430September 27, 2024 9:21 AM

The show sucks. Lucky's return, boring. Lulu's legs, boring. Dex as cop, Joss as waitress, Sasha as cook, Cody as stable boy, boring. Laura's kids are front burner, but Genie is on vacation. Drew and Willow have no chemistry, Jason and Anna have the wrong chemistry, Jordan and Isiah are eye fucking 20 minutes after meeting, while he's bedridden. Kristina has come for Carly's cunt crown. Portia desperate, Trina MIA, Nina pointless, Gio POINTLESS, Chase wasted. And then there's caged heat Heather, continuing to shit on an iconic character.

I doubt even a Marcil return would get them back over 2 million viewers. Clean house and reset. BTG is almost upon us.

by Anonymousreply 431September 27, 2024 9:47 AM

R430 Even though many knew this is where it was headed, the kiss was intended for shock value, though many are mentioning how grossed out they were by it as well. If it helps any, SB is more committed to any other potential pairing- outside of Jason and Carly.

R431 What's interesting is that everything you referenced aligns with the majority of viewers. Even the fraus are complaining; not particularly about Isaiah, Jordan, Trina, Portia, Stella, obviously, but they're thoroughly disappointed with the entire state of the show.

by Anonymousreply 432September 27, 2024 12:07 PM

I've always found low energy Emma Samms dull and dreary even before her long COVID.

Never understood the fascination with her blandness and little voice. Didn't like her on Dynasty either.

by Anonymousreply 433September 27, 2024 2:48 PM

I never understood why they continue to bring Holly back over recent years.

by Anonymousreply 434September 27, 2024 3:57 PM

Frank and the network are big on Emma Samms; they also see her as a draw to keep the audience engaged.

by Anonymousreply 435September 27, 2024 5:08 PM

However, many fans aren't as interested in seeing Emma Samms as much as Frank and the network are interested.

by Anonymousreply 436September 27, 2024 5:11 PM

i enjoy Holly's visits.She's not interesting enough to be a full time cast member, but her occasional visits where she has a specific purpose are enjoyable to me.

by Anonymousreply 437September 27, 2024 5:12 PM

Van Hansis IN as the new Lucas.

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by Anonymousreply 438September 27, 2024 5:13 PM

Fantastic casting with Van. He gets to be out as a gay man playing a gay man.

Hopefully, he'll keep his performance restrained. He went over the top in his last year or so of ATWT.

by Anonymousreply 439September 27, 2024 5:15 PM

Van's first air date as Lucas is next week, Friday Oct. 4.

So, is Van going to end up debuting before Alexa Havins as Lulu, despite Alexa being announced several weeks ago?!?!

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by Anonymousreply 440September 27, 2024 5:20 PM

Now they need someone for Lucas to get involved with and I don't mean Brad.

Plot twist: Dr. Isaiah Gannon has a secret....

by Anonymousreply 441September 27, 2024 5:44 PM

R441, I absolutely love Brad. I hope he gets a story.

by Anonymousreply 442September 27, 2024 7:27 PM

Jake Silbermann IN as the new big bad megavillian:

"Dongmaster"

by Anonymousreply 443September 27, 2024 7:30 PM

r442, Brad can have a story. Parry Shen seems like a nice guy. I just hope it's not with Lucas. I never bought into him with OGLucas and I doubt it would be any different with NuLucas.

by Anonymousreply 444September 27, 2024 8:11 PM

Well, this does explain why they brought back Brad, who has been missing for a year.

I thought it was odd that Brad was just there as a red herring for the changing of Heather's cobalt test results.

But if Lucas is coming back, Brad's return makes more sense. We never saw full resolution four years ago of how betrayed Lucas felt by the baby switch and Brad's deception.

by Anonymousreply 445September 27, 2024 8:30 PM

Any chance Kimberly McCullough got herself an Ozempic prescription and is coming back to PC to surprise Anna only to catch her canoodling with her ex-boyfriend?

Robin on her way back is the only plausible explanation to that bizarre out of nowhere kiss.

by Anonymousreply 446September 27, 2024 8:31 PM

Well, they managed to keep Van Hansis under wraps until now.

So, maybe Robin's return is also being kept quiet. Fingers crossed.

by Anonymousreply 447September 27, 2024 8:34 PM

R447 Frank has an even firmer lockdown on spoilers now, including casting and storylines, which can lead to firing staffers who leak anything they're not supposed to spread. They also have a deal with Deadline to give them first dibs on casting info, which is why it was a blow for someone from Monaco's camp to leak her ouster, before the story went to Deadline.

Although Mulcahey has his faults, it was actually originally his idea to eventually bring Lucas back. Mulcahey also had a big coming out story for Aiden, including his boyfriend; Chris Van Etten and Dan O'Connor were planning to introduce the boyfriend, before they were fired. Back burning stories centered around gay characters were for the benefit of the fraus, however with ratings dropping, appeasing the fraus isn't exactly as much of a high priority as it used to be.

by Anonymousreply 448September 27, 2024 8:48 PM

R446 Kimberly isn't interested in returning, though that can always be subject to change. The kiss under dire circumstances was a way to initiate a reason for it to happen, since there have been moments where Anna and Jason were teased. Fan reaction to the kiss is lukewarm, but it's more about increasing ratings and no longer playing it safe.

by Anonymousreply 449September 27, 2024 8:55 PM

Previews For Next Week:

Monday, September 30th, 2024

Elizabeth opens up to Terry.

Nina and Curtis are puzzled.

Brennan briefs Robert.

Mac makes his feelings clear.

Carly wants answers.

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Tuesday, October 1st, 2024

****Preempted For Major League Baseball****

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Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024

****Preempted For Major League Baseball****

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Thursday, October 3rd, 2024

Sam wants to clear the air.

Molly challenges Alexis.

Elizabeth urges caution.

Trina confides in Ava.

Portia questions Brad.

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Friday, October 4th, 2024

Lucas returns.

Ava advises Portia.

Violet's behavior worries Brook Lynn and Chase.

Trina and Giovanni clash.

Sonny reassures Carly.

by Anonymousreply 450September 27, 2024 8:56 PM

If the baseball games on October 1st and 2nd result in 1-1, then the tiebreaker will air on October 3rd.

by Anonymousreply 451September 27, 2024 8:59 PM

R440 Lucas is part of Lulu's story. 🤫

by Anonymousreply 452September 27, 2024 9:00 PM

If Lucas is now on the show, that suggests Maura West's job is more secure.

Lucas' arrival gives Ava a relative on the canvas. Lucas is the biological son of Ava's brother Julian. So, that means a bit more job security for Maura.

Of course, the show never played the aunt-nephew angle when Ryan Carnes was in the role. But for that matter show never played the fact the Carly and Lulu are first cousins before either.

Times change. And so do HWs.

by Anonymousreply 453September 27, 2024 9:03 PM

Lucas will probably leave again after Sam kicks the bucket

by Anonymousreply 454September 27, 2024 9:03 PM

Lucas is also Sam's half brother -- they both have Julian as their father.

Wonder if Lucas is coming to town for Sam's funeral.

by Anonymousreply 455September 27, 2024 9:04 PM

R454 😁 not exactly. This was more of a Michelle Stafford surprise type hire, except it was revealed before it could exactly leak.

by Anonymousreply 456September 27, 2024 9:08 PM

R455 Lucas shows up before Sam kicks the bucket.

by Anonymousreply 457September 27, 2024 9:10 PM

How would you guys feel about Tracy/Cody, Maxie/Michael, Kristina/Lucky, Brook Lynn/Dante?

by Anonymousreply 458September 27, 2024 9:16 PM

Fraus are also upset about Josslyn/Dex "possibly ending" in favor or Molly/Dex, even though they were never exactly onboard with Molly/TJ.

by Anonymousreply 459September 27, 2024 9:28 PM

*in favor of Molly/Dex at R459

by Anonymousreply 460September 27, 2024 9:29 PM

No to all of them r458 especially the only plausible one of BLQ/Dante. Why allow the actress to drag down another viable actor with her personal agenda? Now if TempBLQ was in the role I'd say yes definitely to BLQ/Dante pairing.

Should we prepare for a Deadline article soon announcing Josh Swickard's departure due to boredom and bullshit storylines? I can't believe they've trapped one of the few young handsome actors on the show into such dull storyline with no foreseeable end to the situation.

by Anonymousreply 461September 27, 2024 9:31 PM

They're on the verge of cancellation. I'm surprised they're going with mostly conventional storylines and pairings. At this point, they should go for controversy:

Pair Curtis up with Joss and/or Drew up with Joss if they want real dramatic storyline for Carly......and Lucas up with Gio - THAT would give Gio's character a purpose.

Lucky should fall back in love with Elizabeth bringing one of the better long-term storylines to a happy ending, especially because it's the original actors, and the ABC could end GH once and for all.

by Anonymousreply 462September 27, 2024 9:34 PM

R458 Lucky is for Liz and nobody but Liz. I’d be open to all the other pairings listed, though.

by Anonymousreply 463September 27, 2024 9:35 PM

Oh - and to make it an even happier ending - bring back a not-really- dead Ryan and have him murder (you can each pick your favorite three).

I'd have him kill Molly, TJ and and of course, Carly!!

by Anonymousreply 464September 27, 2024 9:38 PM

Will Lucas be called Luke now?

by Anonymousreply 465September 27, 2024 10:33 PM

Adult JJ has no chemistry with Herbst.

Her best chemistry is Hearst and Burton. Pair Liz up with Ric or Jason again. This Lucky return has been a bust.

by Anonymousreply 466September 27, 2024 10:40 PM

I was yawning through much of the Lucky return at first. But now that Anna and Jason are in the storyline, I'm much more involved.

Becky Herbst has chemistry with just about everybody. I saw some sparks still there. Look forward to seeing them together in real life, not just in a fantasy.

by Anonymousreply 467September 27, 2024 10:46 PM

Adult JJ has lost what he had as a teen... It happens

by Anonymousreply 468September 27, 2024 10:47 PM

R461 😁😁 but no, Josh re-signed in February. He thought of not re-signing, but decided to stick around.

by Anonymousreply 469September 27, 2024 10:49 PM

R462 Are you ready for ABC to get rid of GH? You wouldn't even want it to move exclusively to a streaming service, such as Hulu possibly?

by Anonymousreply 470September 27, 2024 10:51 PM

[quote]Adult JJ has lost what he had as a teen... It happens

Maybe that's why they're writing him as Luke Jr. now. Giving him an adult persona since he can't depend on the teen charm anymore.

by Anonymousreply 471September 27, 2024 10:52 PM

R463 Lucky's return initially included co-parenting Aiden with Liz, not necessarily a reunion, since TPTB don't exactly want to focus on Liz, unless she's propping newer characters. However, Liz/Ric and Liz/Lucky are two of the most popular potential pairings currently on canvas.

by Anonymousreply 472September 27, 2024 10:58 PM

R465 😁 nope

by Anonymousreply 473September 27, 2024 10:59 PM

When is Aiden coming out?

by Anonymousreply 474September 27, 2024 11:01 PM

R474 He came out to Liz in December. He was supposed to come out to Laura, with Liz also present, months ago, while Mulcahey was still head writing, but the scenes were cut by Frank. They were filmed with the previous Aiden, Enzo De Angelis.

by Anonymousreply 475September 27, 2024 11:11 PM

Miss Hansis looks old.

by Anonymousreply 476September 27, 2024 11:24 PM

thanks r475

by Anonymousreply 477September 27, 2024 11:43 PM

I like Liz with Jason. Ava with Ric. Maybe Lucky with Maxie?

by Anonymousreply 478September 28, 2024 1:48 AM

Has MAGA Byrne opened her pie hole on X and congratulated Van on his new role?

by Anonymousreply 479September 28, 2024 5:22 AM

I'm getting feelings of when GL panicked and brought back Grant Aleksander. Phillip's return from the dead led to good stories and performances but the show was still canceled months later.

by Anonymousreply 480September 28, 2024 7:37 AM

[quote] They should cast Chris McKenna's sexy ass as Steven Lars.

If you haven't seen young Chris in "King of the Ants" you are missing out. He spends a part of the movie commando in sweat pants and is sex on a stick. Now be warned, it is a brutal and violent movie but I liked it aside from the eye candy.

by Anonymousreply 481September 28, 2024 12:40 PM

[quote]Jake Silbermann IN as the new big bad megavillian: "Dongmaster"

Mmmm. I'd lick [italic]that[/italic] shit up on the daily.

by Anonymousreply 482September 28, 2024 1:41 PM

As if Miss Van didn’t try to gobble down Jake’s big dong.

by Anonymousreply 483September 28, 2024 2:58 PM

Sayonara Samantha

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by Anonymousreply 484September 28, 2024 5:24 PM

Poor Antonio Sabato Jr. Hollywood has been so mean and unfair to him.

GH recast his role from 30 years ago with someone else and DWTS is "rigged". Can someone please cut poor, poor Antonio a break. People are so mean and unfair to him and his orange turd hero tRump.

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by Anonymousreply 485September 28, 2024 5:29 PM

Closeted Lucas dated Brook Lynn. Gio is their kid.

From the GH wiki: In 2002, Lucas is integrated into a group of younger characters which consist of his adoptive cousins, Maxie and Georgie. Lucas and Georgie even dated briefly in high school, and he took her to prom only for Maxie to ruin their date. Though they were not biologically related, neither pairing caught on with fans. Lucas later dated Brook Lynn Quartermaine while he supported Georgie during her troubled romance with Dillon Quartermaine.

by Anonymousreply 486September 28, 2024 7:54 PM

Adam Huss posing with some orange trees.

If Frank still stringing him along?

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by Anonymousreply 487September 29, 2024 4:55 PM

Why does Michael Knight’s accent change from scene to scene? What’s that all about?? He had a pretty good facelift though.

by Anonymousreply 488September 29, 2024 5:48 PM

R487. He sadly fell into the Tonja Walker interview trap. He's VERY thirsty.

by Anonymousreply 489September 29, 2024 6:15 PM

You'd think this bitch is fucking Mother Teresa the way articles about her departure describe her last day.

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by Anonymousreply 490September 29, 2024 6:34 PM

I've had sufficient of Kelly's mom at this point. She needs to STFU.

Stuart Damon got fired after thirty years.

by Anonymousreply 491September 29, 2024 6:37 PM

I joked about Jake back at R443 but someone on a message board insisted the show is talking to him to play nuNik.

People have vivid imaginations......

by Anonymousreply 492September 29, 2024 7:19 PM

So Tracy and Aunt Stella are going to eat each other out??? A 75+ lezzy story? Sure, Frank. That will bring in the 18-49 year olds!!

by Anonymousreply 493September 29, 2024 7:23 PM

Kelly Monaco's Firing is a Tragedy! Call Amnesty International!!!!

by Anonymousreply 494September 29, 2024 7:43 PM

I DO hope that Kelly details Billy Flynn eating her hairy snatch. #Truth

by Anonymousreply 495September 29, 2024 8:13 PM

R495. Billy Flynn?! I think he'd stay 1000 miles away from snatch...hairy or otherwise...

by Anonymousreply 496September 29, 2024 8:15 PM

R496 Brain fart. Billy Miller.

by Anonymousreply 497September 29, 2024 8:19 PM

Is that Future Oscar Winner Billy Flynn™️?

by Anonymousreply 498September 29, 2024 8:35 PM

Nikolas and Lucas?!

by Anonymousreply 499September 29, 2024 9:52 PM

R493. David Lewis is rolling in his grave.

by Anonymousreply 500September 29, 2024 9:57 PM

I think they may go that route with Alexis and heather r493.

They teased it with Alexis and harmony…

by Anonymousreply 501September 29, 2024 11:36 PM

Please take any posts from our resident mentally ill soap obsessive with a huge grain of salt. Like Antarctica sized

by Anonymousreply 502September 29, 2024 11:48 PM

I would like to see the show explore something between Portia and Ric.

by Anonymousreply 503September 30, 2024 12:41 AM

Yes r483, r488, r493, r495 and r497 are all from Spicen, our resident soap psycho troll.

Best not to engage with him. If you hit the ignore button on one of his posts, ALL of his posts on every thread on DL immediately disappear.

After that, the soap threads become much more pleasant places to be.

by Anonymousreply 504September 30, 2024 12:45 AM

R504. Wow, that cleaned out a lot of posts. Thanks!

by Anonymousreply 505September 30, 2024 3:34 AM

Yet ANOTHER Aiden recast.

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by Anonymousreply 506September 30, 2024 5:45 PM

I can't keep track of all the Dannys, Roccos and Aidens.

They should wear nametags.

by Anonymousreply 507September 30, 2024 5:48 PM

[quote]I can't keep track of all the Dannys, Roccos and Aidens.They should wear nametags.

So true!!!

I don't think we've even seen Aiden since March or April.

And Jake is gone now? They sent him off to college? I assume that's because the actor left for college.

by Anonymousreply 508September 30, 2024 5:52 PM

The Jake actor didn’t leave for college. They just aren’t interested in writing for the character or anything involving Jason/Liz. They’re giving his initial story (Jake reconnecting with Jason) to Aiden and Lucky.

by Anonymousreply 509September 30, 2024 5:55 PM

Where did Frank find this “kid”?

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by Anonymousreply 510September 30, 2024 5:57 PM

R510 On the end of his cock, of course.

by Anonymousreply 511September 30, 2024 6:08 PM

New Aiden definitely doesn't look like he's in high school. And definitely doesn't have that youthful innocence the previous one did.

But if you're going to play a gay youth storyline, maybe you need to have a slightly older actor to play the all the nuances of such a storyline. Somebody with a little maturity.

Essentially its the same thing that happened when ATWT decided to make Luke Snyder gay. Cast an older actor with a bit more life experience -- Kim Zimmer's 15 year old son, Jake Weary, had been in the part, but then they recast with a 25 year old Van Hansis.

And now that Van is part of the GH cast, maybe he can give this new actor some tips on how to play it effectively.

by Anonymousreply 512September 30, 2024 6:10 PM

They are going to have to age up Cam and Jake too in order for this to work.

That is if we ever see Cam and Jake again.

by Anonymousreply 513September 30, 2024 6:15 PM

The last Aiden we saw was the recast of the Aiden who came out to Liz. He lasted only a few episodes. This NuNuAiden is 23 and looks older than Cam and Jake. It’s NuNuMolly all over again.

by Anonymousreply 514September 30, 2024 6:18 PM

[quote]They are going to have to age up Cam and Jake too in order for this to work.

True. But since both actors are apparently gone for good, it will be easy to recast with older actors when/if they decide to bring Cam and Jake back.

by Anonymousreply 515September 30, 2024 6:19 PM

This new guys is the same height as (tiny) Becky. They probably recast so Aiden wouldn't be towering over his mother AND his father.

by Anonymousreply 516September 30, 2024 6:21 PM

The show doesn’t seem interested in Cam or Jake.

Cam was supposed to return over the summer. It never happened. And then Jake’s story with Jason was cut.

by Anonymousreply 517September 30, 2024 6:24 PM

Speaking of Molly 3.0, Kristen Vaganos is on contract now so she had to kiss the ring and go on Mo's show yesterday. Not going to link as I don't want to give him easy views. I watched because I like her and was curious who she would mention. She only mentioned loving NLG and how NLG bristles at some of the dialogue, something to do with the Meisner method.

She doesn't have any mental health problems and comes from a healthy, loving Greek family so that didn't give Mo much to work with, lol. She didn't even try to exaggerate some small problem to appease him like some do.

She's very likeable and confident, she produces on the side. She has some great uncle that was canonized in Greek religion or something like that. They didn't even discuss how she got GH. Mo was too busy talking about his fear of flying, his breakdowns, his first scene with her when Molly yelled at him was while he was having his most recent breakdown. Also, the breakdown he had three weeks after he got the role of Sonny and how awful he was to those around him. Again, no apology for his awfulness back then.

They've only had two scenes together (second one coming up soon) but of course she did the requisite thanking him for his mentorship. 🤮

by Anonymousreply 518September 30, 2024 6:36 PM

It's a shame they can't have legacy families with all their children around and with storylines.

Laura's getting two of her three kids back but Liz only has one of her three.

No Dillon Quartermaine or Lila Rae or Emma Drake or Serena Baldwin. Who else am I missing?

But we get Cody, Sasha, Gio and Violet that no one is invested in.

by Anonymousreply 519September 30, 2024 6:41 PM

Lucy also has a a daughter named Christina from her time on Port Charles. Think the daughter is adopted. Not sure if Kevin or Scotty is the adopted father.

Obviously, if they ever decided to bring her to GH, they'd have to use a nickname for her since the Christina name is already taken on GH.

by Anonymousreply 520September 30, 2024 6:44 PM

R520 I remember at some point there was discussion of that character coming on. I don't know what ultimately happened.

I wish they'd bring on Serena Baldwin, but there seems to be a real dedication to the original portrayer, like Kim Mc.

by Anonymousreply 521September 30, 2024 7:01 PM

R508 Tristan Riggs made his debut as a recast Aiden in May. Giovanni Mazza was considered as Aiden; Mark Teschner felt that he wasn't quite right for the role, but he felt there was something special about Giovanni, so Frank told him to test him anyway. Frank was so impressed with him, that instead of a throwaway role as one of Jake's friends, Frank, Korte and Mulcahey introduced Giovanni Cerullo, then changed to Giovanni Palmieri.

by Anonymousreply 522September 30, 2024 7:03 PM

Soon to be Giovanni Jones or Giovanni Falconeri?

by Anonymousreply 523September 30, 2024 7:05 PM

R508 Hudson West has other projects he's working on, but essentially he was written out as R509 referenced, because Korte didn't want to write for him, seeing how he's Elizabeth and Jason's son. There was a storyline idea where Jake would've suffered from brain damage, pushing Elizabeth away and bonding with Jason and Carly, after being injured while protecting Danny, but it never came into fruition. Mulcahey wanted to write for Elizabeth and Jake, even if included recasting Jake (SB's son was even mentioned as a recast) but Korte doesn't want Jake on canvas, so the Jason/Jake bonding story is going to Lucky/Aiden.

by Anonymousreply 524September 30, 2024 7:12 PM

R510 😆 😆

by Anonymousreply 525September 30, 2024 7:14 PM

Is Maura safe now?

Was her job ever really in jeopardy?

Or was it just a ruse to build their case for getting rid of KeMo and give themselves an extra added layer of protection?

[italic]"We considered killing off Ava, Liz and Sam but unfortunately storyline dictated Sam die so her liver could save Lulu and provide many storylines for years to come for Dante, Danny, Alexis, Kristina, Molly and Jason. Therefore Your Honor, we request the case against ABC by Ms. Monaco for unjust termination be dismissed. Also, we would like to apply for a restraining order against Mrs. Carmina Monaco as she is a nuisance...." ~ABC Lawyers[/italic]

by Anonymousreply 526September 30, 2024 7:18 PM

^^ I forgot Scout, I'm sure she will also miss her sleepy mother and act out.

by Anonymousreply 527September 30, 2024 7:20 PM

[quote][R520] I remember at some point there was discussion of that character coming on. I don't know what ultimately happened.

When Ron brought Lucy back to the show in late 2012, there were a handful of references to her daughter Christina coming back to town soon. I think Lucy and Scotty were the adopted parents.

Didn't Kevin also get a daughter or two while on Port Charles? I watched the first year or so of Port Charles, then gave up on it. So, I'm not sure about what all happened over there.

by Anonymousreply 528September 30, 2024 7:20 PM

R514 Tristan Riggs' Aiden came out to Laura, with Liz present, but those scenes never made the light of day. You're thinking of Enzo De Angelis, who portrayed Aiden when he came out to Liz in December. Enzo quit after his family decided they didn't want him playing a gay character.

by Anonymousreply 529September 30, 2024 7:23 PM

R516 Also bears closer of a resemblance to Jonathan than previous Aiden actor Tristan Riggs.

by Anonymousreply 530September 30, 2024 7:28 PM

They obviously need an Aiden actor old enough to make his own decisions and not a minor with MAGAT parents shrieking about the storyline or in high school and susceptible to bullying.

by Anonymousreply 531September 30, 2024 7:29 PM

R522 Giovanni was not considered for Aiden. He was considered for a friend of Jake’s.

And Enzo is the one who filmed the coming out scenes with Genie and Becky. They were cut.

by Anonymousreply 532September 30, 2024 7:37 PM

R520, Kin Shriner mentioned on Twitter months ago that Christina is only considered Port Charles canon not GH.

by Anonymousreply 533September 30, 2024 7:38 PM

At this point let’s bring on Serena’s kids instead of another 50 year old but would love some Lucy family on canvas.

I think Lila alcazar is in the Austin gatlin holt category. Who would care that she’s around?

Dillon belongs on screen.

by Anonymousreply 534September 30, 2024 8:29 PM

R534 Right Enzo filmed the scenes where Aiden came out to Laura with Liz present; I've actually mentioned that here several times. Becky and Genie even confirmed this at Nancy's event.

Giovanni was considered for Aiden originally, then a friend of Jake's, before cast as Giovanni, when they were looking for roughly a fifteen year old to play Aiden. He started working two weeks after Tristan Riggs. Similarly to how Adam J. Harrington was originally slated for Brennan, except Teschner felt that he was better suited for another role.

by Anonymousreply 535September 30, 2024 8:39 PM

That was actually intended for R532 at R535. Its been a long day 😃

by Anonymousreply 536September 30, 2024 8:42 PM

R520 You're referring to Christina Collins, Lucy and Kevin's daughter. She actually did have a nickname when Ron decided to bring her onboard, C.C., since Kristina Corinthos, then Lindsey Morgan, was there. Kristen Deane was rumored as C.C., with Tyler Peterson also rumored as Trevor, C.C.'s boyfriend. Frank approved Ron's Port Charles arc, but didn't move forward with C.C. Rafe Kovich, Jr. pretty much continued the legacy of Port Charles; actor Jimmy Deshler also dated Haley Pullos for awhile. Haley preferred Molly and Rafe over Molly and TJ back then- when played by Tequan Richmond.

by Anonymousreply 537September 30, 2024 9:08 PM

R521 Correct. Frank ultimately vetoed Christina and her boyfriend.

by Anonymousreply 538September 30, 2024 9:11 PM

R523 Giovanni Quartermaine and Giovanni Corinthos were other possibilities awhile ago.

by Anonymousreply 539September 30, 2024 9:16 PM

R526 MW is safe now. No it wasn't a ruse; in order to make even more budget cuts, especially to bring any vets back, they were going to fire her. Frank proposed firing Kelly Monaco instead.

by Anonymousreply 540September 30, 2024 9:24 PM

I think Gio Jones would be the more interesting storyline and not the same old long lost kid trope.

Added bonus: He would be related to Snarly Jr. and can't be paired with her.

by Anonymousreply 541September 30, 2024 9:25 PM

R526 Your statement is hilarious btw 😆

by Anonymousreply 542September 30, 2024 9:27 PM

r541

Snarly Jr and Lucas aren't bio related sadly

by Anonymousreply 543September 30, 2024 9:29 PM

Sasha, the current Q Cook, should’ve always been cast as Serena.

by Anonymousreply 544September 30, 2024 9:33 PM

R528 Right Kevin had a daughter, Livvie Locke, Kelly Monaco's character; Rachel Locke was her mother, Kimberlin Brown, if I'm not mistaken, was the only Rachel. When they were considering Sam's father on GH, Ron wanted to play up the Port Charles angle with Ryan or Kevin as Sam's father, but Frank wanted Julian, so Ron had to go that route.

by Anonymousreply 545September 30, 2024 9:36 PM

Speaking of Port Charles, Kelly Monaco has the distinction, out of an assumingly small pool of actors, portraying double characters simultaneously on two different soaps; Livvie Locke and Tess Ramsey on Port Charles/Sam McCall and Alicia Montenegro on GH.

by Anonymousreply 546September 30, 2024 9:59 PM

R531 Bingo

by Anonymousreply 547September 30, 2024 10:02 PM

Kelly’s firing came from higher than Frank. She ran her mouth and they’d finally had enough. Kelly deleted her IG post and has mommy Carmina is speaking for her which is just… weird.

by Anonymousreply 548September 30, 2024 10:06 PM

Mommy Carmina speaking for her is very odd and juvenile. I say this as an Italian whose late "Ma" was also very enthusiastic about my life and had to be "managed". Manage your mother, Kelly!

by Anonymousreply 549September 30, 2024 10:30 PM

R548 Frank wanted Kelly fired six to seven years ago. He had pushback up until now. The network decided to go through with it only after he threw her under the bus for MW. The executives in charge now weren't as keen on keeping her employed as their predecessors were, which famously started with one of her biggest fans, Brian Frons.

by Anonymousreply 550September 30, 2024 10:55 PM

R549 Carmina is managing Kelly 😆 😆

by Anonymousreply 551September 30, 2024 11:04 PM

We haven’t technically established that Gio is straight, have we? Because a Gio/NuAiden pairing would be hot and would finally give the former some purpose.

by Anonymousreply 552October 1, 2024 12:49 AM

Well, with Brad, NuAiden, and NuLucas, Port Charles is becoming gayer by the minute. Throw in Terry, Ms. Hofer, and Giolin, I can see a fun night at the local gay bar.

by Anonymousreply 553October 1, 2024 12:54 AM

[quote]Well, with Brad, NuAiden, and NuLucas, Port Charles is becoming gayer by the minute. Throw in Terry, Ms. Hofer, and Giolin, I can see a fun night at the local gay bar.

Maybe Felix can come join the fun too.

by Anonymousreply 554October 1, 2024 1:08 AM

I really like Brad, and I miss Felix.

by Anonymousreply 555October 1, 2024 1:12 AM

The abc float in next years pride parade…

by Anonymousreply 556October 1, 2024 1:20 AM

I forgot about Felix....awwww

by Anonymousreply 557October 1, 2024 1:21 AM

I’m not thrilled that Miss Van Hansis blew his way into the part.

by Anonymousreply 558October 1, 2024 1:22 AM

I think the new Aiden showed a lot of promise in today’s episode.

by Anonymousreply 559October 1, 2024 2:05 AM

I agree, NuAiden did a good job.

by Anonymousreply 560October 1, 2024 2:10 AM

I want a Serena Baldwin who sticks around long term! Recast!!!

I don’t get the MW needs to go to save money and then it’s KM who gets the axe….why wasn’t CW in the mix? Nina is the most pointless of the three characters. I’d even say NLG would have been part of the who should go to save money discussion….and some males especially CM / pointless Drew…

by Anonymousreply 561October 1, 2024 2:48 AM

NLG's threat of releasing the book she wrote is what keeps her employed.

I can't imagine she's very popular with TPTB given her threats.

by Anonymousreply 562October 1, 2024 2:57 AM

CW's Nina may have been safe since the character has familial ties. Daughter, grandchildren, son in law, nephew, aunt who may still pop in and presumed dead daughter who may be resurrected at any time and create even more storylines. Also, three ex-husbands and a current fuck buddy.

Ava doesn't have any adult children to have storylines with, just a young child who is rarely seen. No brother, no husband/ex-husband, no boyfriend. Just a friendship with a college age girl. I might understand the overly closely relationship with Trina if Trina was troubled or came from a troubled family. But she's not troubled and comes from an upper middle class, tight knit family with tons of support and love.

by Anonymousreply 563October 1, 2024 3:10 AM

KM is a skank.

by Anonymousreply 564October 1, 2024 3:18 AM

It’s interesting, R563; from a story perspective, the show doesn’t need both Nina *and* Ava—they fill a similar niche. But both actresses are so good it would be a shame to lose either of them.

by Anonymousreply 565October 1, 2024 3:46 AM

I don't mind the Aiden recast if this means he can now get an actual storyline. Would be nice to see him with an on-screen boyfriend, whether that's Tobias or someone else. I do admit he does look a lot older though. I saw someone suggest Lucas be a mentor to him, that would be nice.

by Anonymousreply 566October 1, 2024 4:31 AM

I noticed today is actress Crystal Bernard's Birthday. Did we ever find out exactly what happened to sister Robyn Bernard? (the circumstances of her death and life leading up to it).

Really tragic.

by Anonymousreply 567October 1, 2024 5:06 AM

I agree both are great actresses but Nina’s ties are forced and meaningless. Willow can leave too…especially in comparison to Sam’s ties. CW is a great actress. Yet she’s playing a character we never needed from the start.

KM and Sam like her or hate her is a vet. Plus one half of a super couple in Jasam. They fill very much have their fans and even if they never reunited there were still story beats to hit. Her exit feels rushed. If they actually wrote a real exit story I’d be more accepting.

Alexis feels played out. Without a real love interest. NLG being problematic and of a certain over crowded age group. Her unwillingness to play Cassadine stories….her social media presence….thats who I would have fired.

I agree MW and Ava could go but she’s a huge asset being a complicated villain who drives story played by one of the shows best!

by Anonymousreply 568October 1, 2024 5:10 AM

R567. She was homeless living in that field she was found in. Not a good area and the weather that March morning was quite cold. Her mobile home burned down months before that.

by Anonymousreply 569October 1, 2024 5:36 AM

R552 Would you prefer Giovanni bisexual or sexually fluid? Giovanni coming out as fully gay would be pretty interesting.

by Anonymousreply 570October 1, 2024 5:44 AM

R553 This should soften the blow somewhat when the show received backlash from LGBTQ fans, primarily lesbians, who were upset about Kraze coming to a conclusion, while Blaze's homophobic mother was allowed to stay in town. Kate Mansi also wants to explore more of Kristina's bisexuality; with both her and Eva La Rue having a hard enough time of winning fans over as it is, being blamed for a lack of LGBTQ characters isn't exactly good, especially when viewership is eroding rapidly.

by Anonymousreply 571October 1, 2024 6:03 AM

R555 Felix is a good time. Adding in his sister Taylor with a redux of Molly/TJ/Taylor/Rafe, substituting Rafe for Dex would be fun, provided Taylor is still somewhat of a troublemaker, but that's primarily wishful thinking.

by Anonymousreply 572October 1, 2024 6:11 AM

R556 😁

by Anonymousreply 573October 1, 2024 6:12 AM

R561 When there were rumored cast cutting measures taking place, both Nina and Drew were mentioned. This was before Mulcahey was brought on board; he wanted to write specifically for both Nina and Drew. Pay cuts essentially prevented a huge cast erosion, though certain actors obviously weren't able to stay employed. Nina and Drew have more ties to the canvas than Ava, so they weren't exactly deemed as isolated as Ava.

by Anonymousreply 574October 1, 2024 6:22 AM

R562 😬😬

by Anonymousreply 575October 1, 2024 6:23 AM

R563 Absolutely. Ava was seen as virtually disposable.

by Anonymousreply 576October 1, 2024 6:25 AM

R566 Tobias or another love interest for Aiden is rumored on the horizon

by Anonymousreply 577October 1, 2024 6:27 AM

R568 Frank personally wanted Kelly Monaco fired, that's why it feels forced, since it was basically unexpected. Although, she was rumored to be on the chopping block shortly before the actual firing occurred, on August 22nd. Frank managed to kill two birds with one stone; Monaco's exit along with Mansi's ascension as the primary daughter in the Davis household.

by Anonymousreply 578October 1, 2024 6:34 AM

R568 NLG actually considered walking off when Frank lowballed her during contract renegotiations awhile ago, before they were able to resolve the issue. Frank wants her off the show as well, but the network would have to sign off on it. It was easier for them to fire Monaco, especially since Frank is somewhat of a snitch.

by Anonymousreply 579October 1, 2024 6:38 AM

Frank is also primarily the reason why the Spencer recast was kaput. The Sprina fans pissed him off with their complaints so he decided to not proceed with the recast. The network wanted NAC back, of course, but when he refused to re-sign his contract for another year, the network decided to terminate his contract, which only had six weeks or so left. Mulcahey wanted to recast but Frank was firmly against doing so; the network could always override Frank, though they were pissed that the show allowed NAC to walk. Saddling him with a baby in the form of his little brother wasn't exactly pleasing to the network either.

by Anonymousreply 580October 1, 2024 6:45 AM

R570 .either way is fine with me, although “sexually fluid” would both feel contemporary and leave more options open for the future.

by Anonymousreply 581October 1, 2024 8:18 AM

The frau brigade will never stand for NuLucas, Aiden or Gayovanni thriving in front burner stories. They pretty much forced the end of Kraze, and Teri's romance with the hot bodyguard. Lucas will be revealed as Gio's dad, and both will be gone in 6 months. Aiden will join his dad in Africa (or wherever) when JJ decides to leave again.

by Anonymousreply 582October 1, 2024 10:35 AM

R487 - That's a lot of fruit in just one picture.

by Anonymousreply 583October 1, 2024 11:39 AM

Kathleen Gati tweeted how good NAC was in Monsters and congratulated him.

Have any of his other former co-stars done the same? I don't follow any of them, I just see what happens to come up in my feed.

Mo? 🤣

by Anonymousreply 584October 1, 2024 12:28 PM

R584, Kin Shriner and Cassandra James both posted praise for his performance. I follow most of the GH cast on IG and lots of them fave and comment on his posts. Mo never followed him as far as I can tell, LOL.

by Anonymousreply 585October 1, 2024 12:34 PM

R581 Contemporary storylines are sorely lacking, but definitely needed at this point.

by Anonymousreply 586October 1, 2024 12:51 PM

R584 Saw this on twitter earlier. People are saying something happened between them because of how he answered.

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by Anonymousreply 587October 1, 2024 12:51 PM

R582 That's true, both Kraze and Terry's burgeoning relationship were both met with disdain by the fraus. However, practically everything that's taking place now is pretty much in spite of the fraus. The fraus also don't want Willow with Drew, they don't want any inkling of a relationship between Anna and Jason, they don't want anything deemed out of the ordinary, etc. The ratings are suffering while continuing to showcase the same format; the fraus were the "lapsed viewers" that the network wanted to retain so badly, yet that has proved disastrous.

by Anonymousreply 588October 1, 2024 1:00 PM

R585 😁

by Anonymousreply 589October 1, 2024 1:01 PM

R584 R587 MB and NAC were never really exactly on the same page, to put things mildly. NAC pretty much rejected MB's olive branch in terms of mentoring, coaching, etc. He never kissed the proverbial ring, so to speak. Chad and NAC didn't gel either.

by Anonymousreply 590October 1, 2024 1:06 PM

[quote] Chad and NAC didn't gel either.

Guess NAC didn't kiss the DoD.

by Anonymousreply 591October 1, 2024 1:10 PM

New thread here:

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by Anonymousreply 592October 1, 2024 1:12 PM

*hack*

by Anonymousreply 593October 1, 2024 1:31 PM

R591 😆

by Anonymousreply 594October 1, 2024 1:52 PM

R591 Guess not. I'll- I mean he'll have to get over not being able to kiss it.

by Anonymousreply 595October 1, 2024 2:00 PM

I would gladly kiss the DoD.

What? I mean, what it's attached to isn't the prettiest, but I always was a size queen......

by Anonymousreply 596October 1, 2024 2:40 PM

It is being pointed out that Tyler Christopher was 24 when he debuted as 15-year-old Nikolas Cassadine in 1996.

by Anonymousreply 597October 1, 2024 2:46 PM

r597 good point

by Anonymousreply 598October 1, 2024 2:49 PM

Excuse me! EXCUSE ME!!!!

by Anonymousreply 599October 1, 2024 2:51 PM

CLINK.....BOOM!

by Anonymousreply 600October 1, 2024 2:51 PM
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