GH In The News: The PC Press Club

[Auntie Velvet]

On 9/22/2024 at 12:11 PM, tessaray said:

Granted, I missed several years here and there but has there ever been another Laura besides Genie Francis?

Sorry, that was a mistake. It should read "than Genie."

[methodwriter85]

5 hours ago, Sake614 said:

Good for him but I think he did just fine talking about it. Cooper actually visited Erik afterward and is working with him to ‘fix’ prisons. He also said he believes the brothers’ story and hopes they get a new trial.

NAC has been amazingly well-composed for someone who basically came out of nowhere, starting from jump. I'm still kind of amazed at how fast his rise has been- he didn't have a single professional credit until 2021, and now he's currently sitting at 23 on IMDB. For someone's who's not a nepo baby, that's a pretty fast rise.

[CeChase]

14 hours ago, Sake614 said:

Good for him but I think he did just fine talking about it. Cooper actually visited Erik afterward and is working with him to ‘fix’ prisons. He also said he believes the brothers’ story and hopes they get a new trial.

Yeah, just from my point of view Chavez handled it better.  I guess it depends on whether you want to be an actor or an activist.   And personally I would advise anyone against getting involved with Kim Kardashian, but again, that's just my personal feelings.  Also, no one was there.  You don't really know what happened, I would not feel comfortable stating "I believe them".  I don't disbelieve them either.  I really don't know.  My guess is the truth is once again, someplace in between. 

I just want to add that at this point I DO believe they should be let out of prison.  I do believe that in 1989, people really didn't understand sexual abuse and that it also happens to males.  But do I believe everything they say about that abuse, and about what lead to the murders, and whether or not money was involved in their decision?  No.  I can't. I wasn't there.  Four people were, two are dead.  But it can likely be determined they are no danger to the general public and I am not for leaving most people in prison for live, for crimes committed so young. I'm just not.  I just think it's more complicated of a case than some make out, that's all. 

Edited September 27 by CeChase

[Sake614]

Yeah I don’t necessarily NOT believe the abuse story. But that in no way excuses them blowing their parents faces off and firing 10 shots at them. They were 18 and 21. Old enough and with enough resources to pick up and leave and start their own lives. Instead they chose to plan and carry out an execution on their parents. Sorry but no sympathy from me. Don’t do the crime if you don’t want to do the time. And given how controversial the whole thing still is, I’m not sure a young actor declaring he believes them and helping them is a good thing. Maybe if he were older and more established but right now? But I do admire Cooper for taking a stand for what he believes. 
 

I think Nick handled it better actually. He feels for them, understands that it must be difficult to see the worst moments of their lives played out on screen (although neither of the brothers can watch it since they don’t get Netflix in prison). But he’s not apologizing for it either. He made it clear that he’s an actor, and the issues being raised should be taken up with the creator of the series, Ryan Murphy. Nick just played out what was on the page,

[Sake614]

They recast Lucas. van Hansis, who played Luke Snyder on ATWT takes over the role. Unless Ryan Carnes wasn’t available or interested, I don’t get the need to recast. But at least Van can act. The bigger question is what they’ll do with him. 
 

https://www.tvinsider.com/1154260/general-hospital-lucas-jones-recast-van-hansis/

[methodwriter85]

Van Hansis is a great choice! I am surprised they're bringing Lucas back, though. I guess for 

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Sam's funeral

, but usually they just handwave that type of thing. It's not like Lucas and 

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Sam ever actually acted like siblings. 

 

Edited September 27 by methodwriter85

[dubbel zout]

12 minutes ago, methodwriter85 said:

I am surprised they're bringing Lucas back

Lucas is Lulu's cousin as well as Sam's brother.

[driver18]

I LOVED Van Hansis.  He's fantastic, engaging, charismatic. Oh, I'm way too excited about this!!!!

I know ppl liked Ryan Carnes. I did too, but if Hansis is anything like he was on ATWT, he's an upgrade. He's so, so good.

Edited September 27 by driver18

[jsbt]

When I heard about this not long ago I groaned at the obvious casting choice, but Van does look good and seems in good humor in his new interview. I'll give it a chance, I guess.

RC turned it down, BTW. I believe he's on contract.

Edited September 27 by jsbt

[YaddaYadda]

1 hour ago, methodwriter85 said:

Van Hansis is a great choice! I am surprised they're bringing Lucas back, though. I guess for 

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Sam ever actually acted like siblings. 

They did when they wrote them in scenes together, but for some reason, the show was adverse to Ryan Carnes. I was shocked they even brought him back for Bobbie's funeral. I thought they would say he was in a 100 hour surgery /s

I think the last time he and Sam shared scenes was when they went to identify Julian's remains offscreen.

1 hour ago, dubbel zout said:

Lucas is Lulu's cousin as well as Sam's brother.

Geez, you forgot to mention that he's SheBeast's brother. How could you!!!!

[Sake614]

17 minutes ago, driver18 said:

I LOVED Van Hansis.  He's fantastic, engaging, charismatic. Oh, I'm way too excited about this!!!!

Yeah I haven’t seen him since ATWT but really enjoyed his performance there. I mean, as others have said, I kinda get why they want him back for the upcoming story, but if that’s it, they could have just said he couldn’t make it but was completely heartbroken. Or hire a day player. I have to think they have an actual story planned to bring Van in for the role.

[DanaK]

1 hour ago, Sake614 said:

They recast Lucas. van Hansis, who played Luke Snyder on ATWT takes over the role. Unless Ryan Carnes wasn’t available or interested, I don’t get the need to recast. But at least Van can act. The bigger question is what they’ll do with him. 
 

https://www.tvinsider.com/1154260/general-hospital-lucas-jones-recast-van-hansis/

That was my first thought given how Lucas practically disappeared after the baby switch was revealed. Hopefully they'll write for him

[Auntie Velvet]

Maybe Lucas and Brad can have some scenes.

[Grinaldi]

This news makes me very happy. I was a big fan of Van on ATWT. And Lucas is a character who should be on the canvas. A trauma doc is someone who should be on the canvas. I'm hoping this bodes good things for the Aiden story too.

[ComeWhatMay]

Carmina Monaco, mother of Kelly Monaco, thanked fans tonight… 

 

Good Luck to Kelly. 

[methodwriter85]

7 hours ago, Grinaldi said:

This news makes me very happy. I was a big fan of Van on ATWT. And Lucas is a character who should be on the canvas. A trauma doc is someone who should be on the canvas. I'm hoping this bodes good things for the Aiden story too.

I'll always have a spot in my heart for Ryan Carnes because he was the gay awakening for Andrew on Desperate Housewives and I loved how much he and William Devry really looked alike, but...agreed.

Van Hansis definitely helped make the last couple years of As the World Turns memorable with his Nuke and Luke/Reid parings. 

[DanaK]

Soap Opera Network is reporting we should see Kelly’s final episodes sometime in October

https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2024/09/kelly-monaco-tapes-final-episode-sam-mccall-general-hospital

[Palimelon]

So shall we take bets on how she will be written out? Shot? Stabbed? Plane crash? Drives off a cliff? Lost in a river?

[KittenPokerCheater]

1 hour ago, Palimelon said:

So shall we take bets on how she will be written out? Shot? Stabbed? Plane crash? Drives off a cliff? Lost in a river?

Hopefully somehow so they don’t find the body and that the actress could return sometime down the line if she wants to and frank wants her to.

Edited September 28 by KittenPokerCheater

[Palimelon]

The last 3 ones would be good options for that.

Of course, we have had people die ONSCREEN on various shows and yet somehow the character is still brought back (as just one example, see Roy DiLucca, who died in 1979 in Bobbie's arms only to turn up alive 20 years later).

[jacourt]

Five-time Daytime Emmy-nominated As the World Turns alum Van Hansis is heading to Port Charles, N.Y., to take over the role of General Hospital ‘s Lucas Jones beginning Friday, Oct. 4.

[Auntie Velvet]

3 hours ago, Palimelon said:

So shall we take bets on how she will be written out? Shot? Stabbed? Plane crash? Drives off a cliff? Lost in a river?

I think she'll drown while diving to retrieve the gun Alexis dropped off the bridge.

[Mirabelle]

2 hours ago, Palimelon said:

The last 3 ones would be good options for that.

Of course, we have had people die ONSCREEN on various shows and yet somehow the character is still brought back (as just one example, see Roy DiLucca, who died in 1979 in Bobbie's arms only to turn up alive 20 years later).

Characters have donated organs - some of them vital like the heart - and come back. Plus, Sam is a Cassadine and they have the technology to bring people back from the dead. If the show can bring back little Jake, who was hit by a car and had his organs removed by two doctors who knew him personally, it can bring back Sam from whatever fate is about to befall her.

Cue Whoopi Goldberg's character from Soapdish ranting about how she's supposed to write for a guy who has no head. 

[jsbt]

Exactly, Sam is a Cassadine. Death is just a pit stop for them. That being said I doubt it will happen any time soon, if ever. Sam has been a spent character for many years to me.

[Asp Burger]

On 9/28/2024 at 10:01 AM, Palimelon said:

Of course, we have had people die ONSCREEN on various shows and yet somehow the character is still brought back (as just one example, see Roy DiLucca, who died in 1979 in Bobbie's arms only to turn up alive 20 years later).

Yes. GH isn't the most outlandish soap, but it's still a soap, so no death is irrevocable. They brought Jake back, and not only had he died, some of his organs had supposedly been harvested.  

If GH is still in production in ten years (which would be beating long odds), I won't even be surprised if the baby Kristina miscarried shows up in town as a teen troublemaker, with some ridiculous explanation. DOOL did just that with Billie Reed's supposed miscarried daughter from the late '90s.

[methodwriter85]

15 hours ago, Asp Burger said:

If GH is still in production in ten years (which would be beating long odds), I won't even be surprised if the baby Kristina miscarried shows up in town as a teen troublemaker, with some ridiculous explanation. DOOL did just that with Billie Reed's supposed miscarried daughter from the late '90s

I mean, they already have the out with the original surrogate. Just say the surrogate lied about losing the baby because they wanted to keep it.

[DanaK]

They've recast Aiden Spencer yet again. New guy is Colin Cassidy. He makes his debut on today's show

https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/exclusive-general-hospital-recasts-aiden-spencer/?taid=66fad6b2b285af000181d89a&utm_campaign=true_anthem_soapoperadigest&utm_content=manual&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

[Bringonthedrama]

2 minutes ago, DanaK said:

They've recast Aiden Spencer yet again. New guy is Colin Cassidy. He makes his debut on today's show

https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/exclusive-general-hospital-recasts-aiden-spencer/?taid=66fad6b2b285af000181d89a&utm_campaign=true_anthem_soapoperadigest&utm_content=manual&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Thanks for the heads up. What is up with GH? I believe the last nuAiden was on maybe 3 episodes. 

[Sake614]

24 minutes ago, Bringonthedrama said:

I believe the last nuAiden was on maybe 3 episodes

I think it was only one! I certainly hope they plan a real story for the kid since they went to all the trouble of recasting.

[Pingaponga]

I'm kind of surprised that the character of Aiden wasn't SORAS'd as much as other characters. That article says Aiden was born in 2010, so technically he'd be about 14 now. Aiden is still in high school, so he's supposed to be...15 or so?

 

[Sake614]

5 minutes ago, Pingaponga said:

That article says Aiden was born in 2010, so technically he'd be about 14 now. Aiden is still in high school, so he's supposed to be...15 or so?

14 if he was born on 2010, so he’d be a freshman. The new kid looks about 15-16.

[methodwriter85]

10 hours ago, Sake614 said:

I think it was only one! I certainly hope they plan a real story for the kid since they went to all the trouble of recasting.

There is speculation they recast Aiden because the short-lived Aiden was too tall and they didn't want him towering over Jonathan Jackson. 

Edited October 1 by methodwriter85

[Asp Burger]

There seems to be a shorter leash on new younger actors who play teens. That Aiden who was in three episodes beat the first SORAS'd Cameron (the one who resembled Chad Brannon) by one. I recall him being on twice before they recast with William Lipton, who looks more like Becky Herbst. His first appearance was also the debut day for the Terry character, if memory serves.

That short-serving Cam wasn't painful to watch or anything, just clearly inexperienced. Maybe what we saw from him on those days took more time and effort to get out of him than they could continue to spend.

Edited October 1 by Asp Burger
Pronoun clarity

[Bringonthedrama]

15 hours ago, Sake614 said:

14 if he was born on 2010, so he’d be a freshman. The new kid looks about 15-16.

I looked up his age because I thought he was about 20 years old. This new actor, Colin, is 23! Sheesh. I think re-casting with an actor slightly older than eldest brother Cam/WL is a bit over the top! He's on eye-level with Becky Herbst, so he'll be about the same with JJ.

10 hours ago, methodwriter85 said:

There is speculation they recast Aiden because the short-lived Aiden was too tall and they didn't want him towering over Jonathan Jackson. 

[methodwriter85]

53 minutes ago, Bringonthedrama said:

I looked up his age because I thought he was about 20 years old. This new actor, Colin, is 23! Sheesh. I think re-casting with an actor slightly older than eldest brother Cam/WL is a bit over the top! He's on eye-level with Becky Herbst, so he'll be about the same with JJ.

Not surprised at all. His mannerisms and voice give it away. As well as the strong 5 o'clock shadow. LOL

 

[KittenPokerCheater]

I was thinking need Aiden looked 23. Didn’t know he was 23

[Ambrosefolly]

13 hours ago, methodwriter85 said:

There is speculation they recast Aiden because the short-lived Aiden was too tall and they didn't want him towering over Jonathan Jackson. 

What was wrong with the actor playing Aidan the last few years? Sorry, bugs me they cast an actor that is older than the actors that play his brothers (though, maybe recasts are in the works for them as well?)The height thing seems a stupid reason to me if he could act(but on brand with GH). JJ held his own with Tony Geary, and TG is way taller. Is it going to be some nesting doll situation where kids can’t be taller than the parent of the same sex? It isn’t weird for a dad to have a son much taller than him. Happened my family. They could remark he bears a resemblance to Luke Spencer.

[Bringonthedrama]

1 hour ago, Ambrosefolly said:

What was wrong with the actor playing Aidan the last few years? Sorry, bugs me they cast an actor that is older than the actors that play his brothers (though, maybe recasts are in the works for them as well?)The height thing seems a stupid reason to me if he could act(but on brand with GH). 

Who knows. I read an article confirming that Enzo, the boy who played Aiden for the last few years, was replaced by the actor Tristan this year, but Tristan was only on-screen for scenes with other kids on the Quartermaine property and for Elizabeth to talk to Jake and Aiden about breaking up with Finn. So that's like 3 episodes. Elizabeth said to this new Aiden (actor Colin) "you're both handsome" when Aiden asked if she thinks he's like his dad. My best guess is that the Show wanted an older/more experienced actor who looks more like teen-young adult JJ for storyline purposes. Looks wise, this actor is believable as the son of Elizabeth and Lucky. IMO, Enzo didn't look like he could be the son of either of them.  

[Sake614]

Sounds like KeMo is going to burn down GH pretty soon…

 

[YaddaYadda]

[Desperado]

There’s a terribly bathroomy expression I’m thinking of right now.

Not sure responding to randos on IG is the way to go in the meantime, but whatever.

[Grinaldi]

Between recasting with an older actor and bringing Lucas back to the canvas make me think they are gearing up for a real coming out/romance story for Aiden. 

[KerleyQ]

50 minutes ago, Desperado said:

There’s a terribly bathroomy expression I’m thinking of right now.

Not sure responding to randos on IG is the way to go in the meantime, but whatever.

Pretty much exactly what I was thinking when I saw her comment earlier today.  She just kind of seems to be enjoying riling everyone up. Make the freaking statement already, or just move on. 

39 minutes ago, Grinaldi said:

Between recasting with an older actor and bringing Lucas back to the canvas make me think they are gearing up for a real coming out/romance story for Aiden. 

Please tell me you only mean that Lucas would be like a role model/sounding board kind of participant in this story. Because they didn't age Aiden up that much. 

[Ambrosefolly]

45 minutes ago, Grinaldi said:

Between recasting with an older actor and bringing Lucas back to the canvas make me think they are gearing up for a real coming out/romance story for Aiden. 

If it is with Lucas, that would be gross, not only because he is related through adoption, but because Lucas is so much older.

@KerleyQyou read my mind. 

Again, why couldn’t they find an actor that is younger than the actors that play his older brothers? Chucky the tv series managed to portray a young gay teen storyline that was age appropriate and tame featuring under sixteen year old actors, and that show is one of the goriest shows ever.

[Maelstrom]

14 minutes ago, KerleyQ said:

Please tell me you only mean that Lucas would be like a role model/sounding board kind of participant in this story. Because they didn't age Aiden up that much. 

Also, they're related in a circuitous, soapy kind of way (yes I know Lucas is a Spencer through adoption, but it still counts).

On 9/28/2024 at 5:35 AM, Palimelon said:

So shall we take bets on how she will be written out? Shot? Stabbed? Plane crash? Drives off a cliff? Lost in a river?

Maybe she'll fall out of the newly-repaired window in Ava's hotel room, be rushed to GH but die from her injuries, then have her body (played by a skeleton with a bad wig) dug up and carted around by the town supervillain to torment Dante. (see: Nash Brennan from OLTL, after portrayer Forbes March got on Frank's bad side, possibly over the length of his hair).

You can't make this shit up.

Edited October 2 by Maelstrom
ETA more snark

[Grinaldi]

Ew. I just meant Lucas would be there as a role model for Aiden and someone for Lucky to talk with as he processes the coming out. I would NEVER suggest an Aiden/Lucas story even if they weren't related. It never crossed my mind. I was speaking more about a recommitment to queer characters on the canvas.

ETA: Ew. Ew ew ew.

Edited October 2 by Grinaldi

[Sake614]

#FireFrank is trending in Twitter, KeMo’s fans are having none of her being fired, especially now that she’s said it was retaliation. I certainly understand their feelings when a favorite actor is fired. And it wouldn’t surprise me if Frank was vindictive. But if Kelly really believed that, and had proof, all she had to do was take it to HR or hire a lawyer. Otherwise, yes if sucks. And yes it sucks more that she taped her final scene and cleared out her dressing room just days before her 21st anniversary. But that’s show biz, in fact, that’s corporate America. 
 

[Cheyanne11]

I mean, I have to ask: retaliation for what?  Pushing back on how her character was written?  She's gonna have to put up for me to get behind her.  

[Jaded]

19 hours ago, Ambrosefolly said:

If it is with Lucas, that would be gross, not only because he is related through adoption, but because Lucas is so much older.

GH isn't Days of Our Lives either...🤣

If anyone here was watching Days when Chelsea, Stephanie and Max were around they'll get what I mean. Max was interested in two of his adoptive nieces. The three of them didn't grow up around each other. Not that it made things any better.

[Palimelon]

Hey, Bold and the Beautiful actually had someone date their adoptive uncle.