GH In The News: The PC Press Club

dubbel zout · June 18, 2016

The glasses she's currently wearing are deeply unflattering.

Ambrosefolly · June 18, 2016

9 hours ago, Oracle42 said:

That kid was a total waste. She was part of one of the most popular triangles in daytime and she has a secret kid with some dead rando? WTF was the point of that shit?

Well they can now pair the kid with either Joss or Emma, you know, if Joss and Emma don't date each other.

jsbt · June 18, 2016

I mean, as dumb stories go I've seen far dumber in the last 5 years. Should they have given her a secret kid, maybe not, but they did and the events apparently shaped a major part of Brenda's life. And frankly I like that she had a child that's completely disconnected from the all-consuming Sonny/Jax triangle vortex. (Though I'd still probably open up the question of it being Jax's.)

These are soaps, we live with the history so yeah, I'd bring Brenda's kid around. There are far worse and far more annoying kids out there to ship off to boarding school.

Edited June 18, 2016 by jsbt

Jenniferbug · June 18, 2016

What I remember reading (probably back on TWoP) was that the whole point of the secret kid was for him to be Brenda and Dante's, causing angst for them, Sonny, and Lulu. Then Dom and Vanessa both spoke out very strongly against it, so they changed it to actually be the Balkan's son's kid. Though I also remember people saying that there was a window for him to Jax's, which would have made more sense and not been as gross as having him be Dante's.

ulkis · June 18, 2016

1 hour ago, Jenniferbug said:

What I remember reading (probably back on TWoP) was that the whole point of the secret kid was for him to be Brenda and Dante's, causing angst for them, Sonny, and Lulu. Then Dom and Vanessa both spoke out very strongly against it, so they changed it to actually be the Balkan's son's kid. Though I also remember people saying that there was a window for him to Jax's, which would have made more sense and not been as gross as having him be Dante's.

Small corection, just VM protested, but otherwise yeah that was the story.

Edited June 18, 2016 by ulkis

dubbel zout · June 18, 2016

I'm glad VM protested—and got her way. There was no reason for Dante and Brenda to have a past relationship, let alone a kid. I hated that he even knew her before coming to Port Charles. It was completely unnecessary, IMO.

Edited June 18, 2016 by dubbel zout

jsbt · June 18, 2016

Lord. I had no idea Howarth was doing the mags to promote Franco and Liz.

peachmangosteen · June 18, 2016

13 minutes ago, jsbt said:

Lord. I had no idea Howarth was doing the mags to promote Franco and Liz.

No. Just ... I don't accept this.

UYI · June 19, 2016

2 hours ago, jsbt said:

Lord. I had no idea Howarth was doing the mags to promote Franco and Liz.

Has it finally gotten to this? Did Frank threaten to hold him hostage if he kept ignoring the press? I know it's not 1995 or 1998 anymore, so he can't ask not to be paired with his rape victim or opt out of love scenes like he used to (a check is a check at this point), but this is just sad.

jsbt · June 19, 2016

He's talking these storylines up at length and it's painful. I figure to him at this point, as he's mellowed in recent years it's just a job and I get that, and I appreciate his open-ness on one level, but at the same time, ugh, it's Franco.

Edited June 19, 2016 by jsbt

Chairperson Meow · June 19, 2016

Are we sure he hasn't been held at gunpoint?

LeftPhalange · June 19, 2016

8 hours ago, jsbt said:

Lord. I had no idea Howarth was doing the mags to promote Franco and Liz.

Is anyone asking him why he thinks it's acceptable for his character to be paired with Liez, or anyone else for that matter? I'm not expecting him to quit or threaten to quit because of this pairing but going out of his way to promote it seems a bit much.

Chairperson Meow · June 19, 2016

Lol he must have gotten a pay raise or vacation days for this shit. Or he really did want to get away from MSt that badly. Damn. If that's true, this makes how many costars rumored to not like her? This must have been what they were arguing over during the rumored contract negotiations.

Kitty Redstone · June 19, 2016

3 hours ago, Chairperson Meow said:

Or he really did want to get away from MSt that badly.

This.

dubbel zout · June 19, 2016

I wonder if they put doing some PR in his new contract. I don't know why else he'd decide now is the time to start talking to the press.

Ambrosefolly · June 19, 2016

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That is the problem with this show. Every writer wants A & D, but won't write B&C to explain why we should care about why these characters are doing x&y and who they are. Hell, the writers don't know who they are.

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And that's the problem. If the writers don't care or know, then why should viewers care? Because it's been on for over 50 years? Because interns planted a bunch of lame hashtags and stupid smush names? Because we liked certain actors on other (better written) shows in other (better written) roles? Because bribed soap media tells us that a story is totes awesome and/or certain actors are good? Because sometimes certain actors pander to fans via social media? Well fuck that. I'm not watching Actor X's role on Y show. I can you tube that, Frank. Also, I don't get star struck over your GH soap actors. They're D list at best. And you can hashtag anything to make it sound interesting. So, stop wasting time, quit with the smoke and mirrors and fucking make a real soap. It's not GoT. God. But really, you could borrow something from them, like trimming the damn cast.

@Chairperson Meow And there it is. The bloated cast, the newbie actors that FV insists ellipse more established characters. I like Ryan Paevy, and in theory I can appreciate a character like Nathan, but he isn't the strongest actor and I feel lacks much of the charisma of even Antonio Sabato Jr. (or maybe ASJ just got better writing), but he is the lead in another storyline while Maxie plays support and they shuffle off the more established Lucas Jones played by the better actor...again. They just want A&D, forgetting B&C is what gives the meat.

Chairperson Meow · June 19, 2016

39 minutes ago, dubbel zout said:

I wonder if they put doing some PR in his new contract. I don't know why else he'd decide now is the time to start talking to the press.

I think that's a definite FU from Frank to Roger. He wanted to get away from MSt, breaking up the (eyeroll) popular coupling of Franco/Nina and probably negotiated something else for himself that pissed Frank off. The Frank giveth and the Frank taketh away.

Chairperson Meow · June 19, 2016

6 minutes ago, Ambrosefolly said:

@Chairperson Meow And there it is. The bloated cast, the newbie actors that FV insists ellipse more established characters. I like Ryan Paevy, and in theory I can appreciate a character like Nathan, but he isn't the strongest actor and I feel lacks much of the charisma of even Antonio Sabato Jr. (or maybe ASJ just got better writing), but he is the lead in another storyline while Maxie plays support and they shuffle off the more established Lucas Jones played by the better actor...again. They just want A&D, forgetting B&C is what gives the meat.

I rewatched a lot of 90s GH on you tube lately. Antonio Sabato Jr had more charisma, better writing, and wasn't as isolated from the cast. Jagger dated Karen, whom he stole from Jason, fought with AJ/Jason, flirted with Brenda, fought with Sonny, was Stone's brother....etc. You get the point. Everyone now is so freaking isolated that when they do interact, it feels forced. I'm watching scenes with Valerie with her family and I'm like "Why is she here?" Lucas's heart stops, and Sam can't be bothered to see him for the one day he's in the hospital. Yet, Sonny can barge into the PCPD and insert himself into investigations. He's a convict. Also, he has no credentials. It's like the writers are just "Okay, well um put Actor A, B, & C in this scene. Oh and Sonny."

jsbt · June 19, 2016

I believe he talks up the Franco/Nina pairing as well in said piece, in past tense. Probably just to be polite.

Chairperson Meow · June 19, 2016

Omg. I want a Roger Howarth tell all book so badly now.

LeftPhalange · June 19, 2016

Where is this MSt and RoHo hate each other/RoHo is desperate to get away from MSt stuff coming from? Did someone say anything in an interview/social media or is this just based on rumors?

NiqueAlexis · June 19, 2016

Michelle did an interview or on one of those radio things saying that they don't really talk or interact outside of there scene's. So people just took it from there & ran with it.

jsbt · June 19, 2016

It was more than that - there was a barely veiled BI about them not getting along. And frankly, when Stafford comes out and says that shit it's her signaling that she's not happy. She's either in love with her co-workers as gods among men/women or she ignores them. This goes back to Y&R.

Edited June 19, 2016 by jsbt

Chairperson Meow · June 19, 2016

Wasn't there something like she flat out didn't want to work with Peter Bergman and insisted on her character being paired with Joshua Morrow, but he wanted his character with Sharon Case's character? And the infamous Victoria Rowell war. But who wouldn't want to be paid to kiss Peter Bergman?

ulkis · June 19, 2016

I now feel less guilty putting up Bryan's public conversations up when he does the same thing to people having private conversations. Me and Bryan have much in common. Or Bryan and I? Bryan Craig‏ @bryan_craig

Couple next to me: Girl- "how much would I have to piss you off to punch me the face?" ......... That's a weird question