GH In The News: The PC Press Club

[GHScorpiosRule]

43 minutes ago, Auntie Velvet said:

I was also trying to remember if Dustin died before or after Lulu collapsed at the hospital -- in other words, whether that will be a shoc

He died before. Lulu collapsed right after whispering to Dante that she loved him.

But with this show? They’ll retcon it out of existence.

[threebluestars]

13 hours ago, CeChase said:

Surprise!  The liver transplant repaired Lulu's brain!  

Surprisingly, it kind of does! Not coma to awake obviously, but many people with failing livers have hepatic encephalopathy - basically brain injury from the toxins in the blood that can't be filtered by the damaged liver.

My dad had his transplant and was a completely different person in 36 hours. It was insane.

[methodwriter85]

It would be cool if Lulu sees the teen Rocco and realizes how much time she actually lost. 

[Cheyanne11]

On 11/13/2024 at 8:16 PM, threebluestars said:

Surprisingly, it kind of does! Not coma to awake obviously, but many people with failing livers have hepatic encephalopathy - basically brain injury from the toxins in the blood that can't be filtered by the damaged liver.

But she had the brain injury first, lol.

[tessaray]

3 hours ago, Cheyanne11 said:

But she had the brain injury first, lol.

Maybe she would have regained consciousness sooner if they had caught the liver disease? Not that most of this makes any sense but my poor brain keeps trying.

[jsbt]

As long as she finally wakes up and we get some good stuff with her, Genie and Finn Carr (Rocco) I don't care. That kid has been killing it while I'm about to suffer through the Ultimate Showdown between Grinning Spherical-Headed First Child (Danny) and Doctor Regrettable Emotions Playlist (Van Hansis).

[Auntie Velvet]

I'm watching the new Netflix/ Ted Danson series "A Man on the Inside" and Marc Anthony Samuel (Felix) is in at least one episode. I had to wait until the credits to place him because the character is fairly chill, LOL.  

[dubbel zout]

I was coming here to post the same thing. MAS also has some facial hair, which changes his appearance enough from Felix's that I had to stop and think why he looked so familiar.

[lala2]

According to his IG, Chad is leaving GH! He says now is the time.

[jsbt]

Here's the link. Bye! He should've been recast years ago, Chad has been on autopilot for close to a decade.

[dubbel zout]

Our long national nightmare is over. (Or at least one of them is.)

Hopefully the character is reimagined somewhat with a recast, because CD's Michael is unbearable.

Edited November 23 by dubbel zout

[CeChase]

I wonder if this is about pay cuts.

[PatsyandEddie]

Not gonna lie, the photo of CD on the beach with his son beside  him is adorable!

Carry on! 😂

Edited November 23 by PatsyandEddie
Autocorrect is WRONG again

[Desperado]

It would make sense to have his character exit w/ Sophia Mattson if the pregnancy rumors are true, and then they come back with a recast, or not at all.

[Grinaldi]

Woo Hoo.

Michael should be a lynch pin character so I hope they recast. But Duell has been a heat sink for a long time. I wish him well but this is good news.

[absnow54]

Maybe Michael will blackmail Drew into stepping down from congress and will get appointed to his seat. 

I wonder who they’ll try to get to fill the role, since he’s a pretty central character. Any late 30’s leading men seem bored? Maybe they can lure Scott Clifton back to play a different Quartermaine. 

Edited November 23 by absnow54

[YaddaYadda]

I hate Michael and I think that CD's acting has been on the decline for years. I'm not sorry or sad to see him go. As far as the character goes, it's not like they can't ask Robert Adamson to take over the role.

[DanaK]

SOD’s article about though I don’t think they added anything new

https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/casting-shocker-chad-duell-quits-his-role-as-michael-corinthos-on-general-hospital/

[Artsda]

Hopefully we get a good recast.

They need to go get Thomas from Bold. 

Edited November 23 by Artsda

[Sake614]

38 minutes ago, YaddaYadda said:

I hate Michael and I think that CD's acting has been on the decline for years. I'm not sorry or sad to see him go. As far as the character goes, it's not like they can't ask Robert Adamson to take over the role.

Yeah I was thinking the same, but I’d also like to see him recast with someone who is more of a leading man. As we’ve discussed here before, the 30 something set should be leading the show into whatever future it has, and like it or not, Michael is at the forefront of that group. The character needs more gravitas. 

[JMO]

Not particularly a fan of the character, and I don't have feelings one way or another about CD's work.   But I have felt for CD having to play what is essentially the same story, over and over.  Can't imagine that does much to assuage an actor's thirst for creativity.   Maybe a more talented one could have made each story feel different, but I primarily fault the writers, who couldn't seem to avoid a stereotype when one was available, and who shied away from sustaining any real strife for the character. 

If Michael is going off canvas for a while, I hope it's because his coverup regarding Jagger's murder is discovered.  

[StaceyNotStacie]

As long as the recast isn’t another Kristina/KM debacle, I’m willing to accept a new Michael, hopefully one with a bit more maturity and on screen presence.  With his ties to three major families and being the son of two of the main characters, you’d think that many out of work soap and prime time actors would want the opportunity to play this character. 

[jsbt]

Allegedly it is as I suspected, the result of the standard FV take it or leave it paycut deal he's very often pulled at GH or OLTL, but that's just the rumor mill.

Frank is now on Twitter lamenting Chad's exit 'in the new year' and saying they will not recast which, ugh. Why recast a vital younger character who is central to a core family when you can hold the role for somnambulant Chad when he's ready to return for a buck fifty? Idiotic.

[Sake614]

CD is hardly in a position to refuse a pay cut. It’s not like he’s in high demand elsewhere or he’d have left long ago. It’s ridiculous to not recast but anything that gets him off my screen is okay with me. Are they just going to send him, Willow and family off into the sunset to start a new life together? There’s no way Michael leaves his kids behind while Willow and Drew play hide the salami, and Willow serves absolutely no purpose without Michael. Yeah she’s Nina’s daughter but we all know she’ll turn her back on Nina when she learns mommy has been sleeping with Drew.

I suppose one benefit of them all leaving is it frees up the gate house for Jason and Danny. Or for Dante,Lulu and Rocco. 

[CeChase]

10 hours ago, jsbt said:

Allegedly it is as I suspected, the result of the standard FV take it or leave it paycut deal he's very often pulled at GH or OLTL, but that's just the rumor mill.

Frank is now on Twitter lamenting Chad's exit 'in the new year' and saying they will not recast which, ugh. Why recast a vital younger character who is central to a core family when you can hold the role for somnambulant Chad when he's ready to return for a buck fifty? Idiotic.

It's the first thing I thought.  He decided to leave it.  But Frank announcing no plans to recast is insane.  All of this really makes me wonder how long GH has left. 

[mariah23]

In light of the recent news, you know what this storyline is leading to: Granny Wars Folie a Deux-Grandchild edition.

[CeChase]

1 hour ago, mariah23 said:

In light of the recent news, you know what this storyline is leading to: Granny Wars Folie a Deux-Grandchild edition.

Well, thank God Beyond the Gates is coming, that's all I can say. 

[GHScorpiosRule]

Frank is such an immature and assholish FUCK. As much as I hate the character, he’s been a MAJOR one for over 20 years with front burner storyline -even to the detriment of others. So he should be recast.

[dubbel zout]

16 hours ago, jsbt said:

Frank is now on Twitter lamenting Chad's exit 'in the new year' and saying they will not recast which, ugh. Why recast a vital younger character who is central to a core family when you can hold the role for somnambulant Chad when he's ready to return for a buck fifty? Idiotic.

I don't know what CD's professional plans are, but maybe we'll get an interim Michael until CD decides that sleepwalking through GH is better than collecting unemployment.

[jsbt]

I suspect Frank probably considers Chad the only Michael after fourteen years and is gambling he will come crawling back for more autopilot storytelling to give more apathetic performances soon enough.

I'd wipe the slate and recast completely, but GH refuses to let go of anyone or anything deadweight unless FV's nose gets out of joint. They hate rocking the boat.

Edited November 24 by jsbt

[KerleyQ]

Yeah, as much as I dislike Michael, he's not a character you can really have off screen for long. He's basically been the lead in that age group for a long time, and he's a Q, Spencer, and Corinthos. Not to mention that his character has so much going on right now.  Just recast him. Sure, he's been in the role a long time, but he's not some irreplaceable icon. 

[absnow54]

30 minutes ago, jsbt said:

I suspect Frank probably considers Chad the only Michael after fourteen years and is gambling he will come crawling back for more autopilot storytelling to give more apathetic performances soon enough.

There must be a OLTL pet left for FV to slip into the role. Which was the least annoying Ford brother?

[dubbel zout]

17 minutes ago, absnow54 said:

Which was the least annoying Ford brother?

There wasn't one.

[KerleyQ]

43 minutes ago, absnow54 said:

There must be a OLTL pet left for FV to slip into the role.

I'm trying to decide which would make for the more ridiculous NuMichael - Roger Howarth or Michael Easton. 

On a more realistic note, he hasn't used Eddie Alderson over on GH yet, has he? 

[Sake614]

13 minutes ago, KerleyQ said:

he hasn't used Eddie Alderson over on GH yet, has he? 

Eddie isn’t acting anymore since his cancer diagnosiS. Pretty sure he’s clear now and recently got married. NGL I would kill for ES or RSW to pop up, although I have no idea where they’d fit in. I guess RSW could be the new police chief of even the DA. And maybe ES could be one of Tracy’s society maven friends. Or the head of a  charity. 🤷‍♀️

[tessaray]

20 minutes ago, Sake614 said:

Eddie isn’t acting anymore since his cancer diagnosiS. Pretty sure he’s clear now and recently got married. NGL I would kill for ES or RSW to pop up, although I have no idea where they’d fit in. I guess RSW could be the new police chief of even the DA. And maybe ES could be one of Tracy’s society maven friends. Or the head of a  charity. 🤷‍♀️

For the non-OLTL folks, ES = Victoria Lord (Erica Slezak) and RSW = Bo Buchanan (Robert S. Woods).  I could see ES as an Amanda Barrington type in a short run but honestly, Laura, Tracy and Stella have the older matriarchal characters filled. And the DA and Police Commisioner are kind of dead-ends, filled by any kind of LEO-type character that needs a backburner role. 

It might be fun to see nunuLulu go to Llanview on a story. The Pine Valley/Jackson Montgomery thing was a letdown but you'd think FV could do better with Llanview.

Edited November 24 by tessaray

[Pingaponga]

Anyone else thinking the decision not to recast CD is due to Maurice Bernard not wanting him recast? That's why Morgan has remained "dead" for so many years, right?

I can't stand CD's Michael, but the character has so many connections it seems ridiculous not to recast him. He's connected to so many people in PC that it seems the character would be key.

[YaddaYadda]

35 minutes ago, Pingaponga said:

Anyone else thinking the decision not to recast CD is due to Maurice Bernard not wanting him recast?

If there ever was a person who needed to be shown the door.

I remember CD saying a few years ago how MB ignored him for a while after he was cast as Michael. 

This BS is toxic.

[Tenshinhan]

Yeah I agree with no recast.  These storylines can be wrapped up relatively quickly, and the show overall does not require the Michael character to function in my view.

I don't really see Chad finding work anywhere else though.  Maybe he can return as Michael in a few years or something if he wants.

[KittenPokerCheater]

Why didn’t MB want Morgan to be recast?

[ComeWhatMay]

1 hour ago, YaddaYadda said:

If there ever was a person who needed to be shown the door.

I remember CD saying a few years ago how MB ignored him for a while after he was cast as Michael. 

This BS is toxic.

I truly believe it would transform the show for the better and give it new life to retire Sonny.

I suspect Maurice has cost the show a lot over the years in ways we don’t know too. 

As for Chad, I hope he finds lasting fulfillment elsewhere. 

[Asp Burger]

Well, that's it. I'm out. Without Kelly Monaco and Chad Duell, GH simply makes no sense. 

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Kidding/parody of reactions I've seen in other places.

I wish Duell well. He had his moments, and I thought he was a good-looking guy who did bring a certain cool strength to the character in Michael's less boring stretches. But with his mother and adoptive father sucking up all the oxygen, as if time had stood still since Michael was engrossed in Africa books in 1998, the character in CD's time became a straitjacket a Tony-award-winning young stage great wouldn't have been able to wriggle out of. Also, Duell's "coolness," an asset for some things, had the effect of dulling interest in romantic pairing after pairing. 

I suspect Michael will have a disappearance of contrivance (please, soap gods, nothing that will necessitate a show funeral/mourning) and we'll see him back eventually, played by...someone. As others have said, he's just too connected to be gone long term, especially with Morgan still out of the picture. 

I am moderately interested to see how this plays out. 

[Cheyanne11]

Maybe a crane can fall on him as he's on the phone with Willow.

Edited November 25 by Cheyanne11

[absnow54]

13 hours ago, Tenshinhan said:

Yeah I agree with no recast.  These storylines can be wrapped up relatively quickly, and the show overall does not require the Michael character to function in my view.

But who are the male leads who can fill the void? Chase is too nice. Cody is too boring. Lucky, maybe, if JJ decides to stick around. Jason is getting to old to carry these stories, despite the show’s best efforts to shoehorn him into every storyline. 

[dubbel zout]

I don't miss Morgan at all. He was dumb and whiny. (Admittedly, that describes a lot of the male characters.) The show was tentatively trying for a Jason/AJ redux with Michael and Morgan, but neither CD nor BC were charismatic enough for that, IMO, and of course the unimaginative writing didn't help.

And, a possible UO, I'm not a huge fan of repeating character dynamics with the next generation. Different writers, different actors, different characters. Most of the time the iteration is always weaker and less compelling.

Edited November 25 by dubbel zout

[mostlylurking]

16 hours ago, Asp Burger said:

I wish Duell well. He had his moments, and I thought he was a good-looking guy who did bring a certain cool strength to the character in Michael's less boring stretches.

The last time I remember liking Michael was when he tried to take Avery away from Sonny after he found out Sonny killed AJ.  I still remember him telling little baby Avery “I think I’ll call you…(look of death at Sonny and Carly)....AJ”.  I mean that was a thing of beauty.  But of course it couldn’t last, and eventually he became the worst apologist of them all.

[DanaK]

SOD: Alexa Havins talks about making Lulu her own

https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/exclusive-general-hospitals-alexa-havins-on-making-lulu-her-own/

[30 Helens]

On 11/24/2024 at 8:58 PM, Asp Burger said:

the character in CD's time became a straitjacket a Tony-award-winning young stage great wouldn't have been able to wriggle out of.

I totally agree, and that’s why I don’t mind them shelving the character for a while. Michael SHOULD be essential to the canvas, but as written he’s just a dull whiny oxygen suck. CD’s acting did nothing to elevate the situation, but it’s been a long time since the character served any real purpose.

I just hope this doesn’t mean that the Star-Crossed Love Story of Willow and Drew moves front and center. Millow Vanillow may have put me to sleep, but Drillow makes me choke on my own vomit.

[Grinaldi]

Ingo still tilting at that windmill. Now claiming it's not fair since Burton got to come back

https://michaelfairmantv.com/ingo-rademacher-files-new-motion-court-battle-abc-general-hospital-decision-to-rehire-steve-burton/2024/11/27/

[YaddaYadda]

Say what you want about Steve and I've said plenty, he didn't burn his bridges. He thanked the show, moved on to Days, came back when GH invited him back. The end.