GH In The News: The PC Press Club

[WendyCR72]

Yes, kids, Bry-Dog be gone.

[dubbel zout]

If Ron Klopfanstein is not serious, he's a genius at shade.

[ulkis]

46 minutes ago, tvgoddess said:

His last air date is November.

http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/exclusive-bryan-craig-confirms-gh-exit/

EDIT: Sorry, that comment should be attributed to ulkis. Not sure what happened.

do you think he chose not to renew in May? I think he had an option to renew then. I wonder if he exercised his out and agreed to stay 6 more months.

[dubbel zout]

That's my take on it.

[TeeVee329]

31 minutes ago, ulkis said:

do you think he chose not to renew in May? I think he had an option to renew then. I wonder if he exercised his out and agreed to stay 6 more months.

Wasn't he off-screen for a bit around that time too, when Morgan was an in-patient? 

[ulkis]

7 minutes ago, TeeVee329 said:

Wasn't he off-screen for a bit around that time too, when Morgan was an in-patient? 

A little later than that . . . I think he was mostly off-screen in March.

[stlbf]

How far ahead does GH tape? I know that Days tapes like 6 months in advance.

[tvgoddess]

54 minutes ago, dubbel zout said:

If Ron Klopfanstein is not serious, he's a genius at shade.

I really hope he was trolling, it's even funnier that way.

4 minutes ago, stlbf said:

How far ahead does GH tape? I know that Days tapes like 6 months in advance.

GH tapes about a month ahead.

[UYI]

So I guess his last tape date is sometime next month? Looking forward to dumb and embarrassing videos/pictures on Instagram of him and Kelly at his goodbye party, of course. 

[Tiger]

To whoever tweeted "Can I be the one to kick Morgan into the harbor?", I love you!

Almost as good was the "if by 'devestated' you mean we're dancing buck-naked in the street, then we're devestated". 

Edited September 16, 2016 by Tiger

[KerleyQ]

Of course, BryDog re-tweeted the "the fans are devastated" tweet.  Of course.  

[mybabyaidan]

Well fuck.  Might as well just close this thread now that we won't have ol BryDawg around to entertain us.

[stlbf]

1 hour ago, tvgoddess said:

GH tapes about a month ahead.

So the 13 week contract cycle might have come in to play then. He wanted out, to test the pilot season waters, perhaps?  Gives them time to plan for a character exit and or recast. No hard feelings on either side. 

[In2You]

9 minutes ago, stlbf said:

So the 13 week contract cycle might have come in to play then. He wanted out, to test the pilot season waters, perhaps?  Gives them time to plan for a character exit and or recast. No hard feelings on either side. 

Pilot Season is in February. I'm pretty sure he got fired and they're letting him save face by saying he quit

[TeeVee329]

An interesting new project from one of our alums: 

http://deadline.com/2016/09/john-stamos-craig-zadan-neil-meron-drama-1980s-daytime-soaps-1201820594/

[HeatLifer]

1 minute ago, TeeVee329 said:

An interesting new project from one of our alums: 

http://deadline.com/2016/09/john-stamos-craig-zadan-neil-meron-drama-1980s-daytime-soaps-1201820594/

Sounds eerily similar to what KMc has been working on for the past few years.

[ulkis]

4 minutes ago, In2You said:

Pilot Season is in February. I'm pretty sure he got fired and they're letting him save face by saying he quit

I dunno, I think he would be a tad bit saltier on twitter if he were fired.

[HeatLifer]

Oh, shit. JT's getting ready to sue.

[UYI]

12 minutes ago, ulkis said:

I dunno, I think he would be a tad bit saltier on twitter if he were fired.

He's saving it until after his last air date. ;) 

[stlbf]

17 minutes ago, In2You said:

Pilot Season is in February. I'm pretty sure he got fired and they're letting him save face by saying he quit

I doubt it. If he had been fired, why would he still be taping? That leaves a ton of risk with crew morale leaving an unhappy employee on the set.  I'm thinking either he honestly wants out and this got him out of the contract before pilot season. Or he tried to push for a raise and it backfired on him.

[TeeVee329]

40 minutes ago, HeatLifer said:

Sounds eerily similar to what KMc has been working on for the past few years.

Oh yeah, it does.  Though KMc's was more of a comedy, yes, not "Boogie Nights" in soaps?

[ulkis]

17 minutes ago, stlbf said:

I doubt it. If he had been fired, why would he still be taping? That leaves a ton of risk with crew morale leaving an unhappy employee on the set.  I'm thinking either he honestly wants out and this got him out of the contract before pilot season. Or he tried to push for a raise and it backfired on him.

So they can start making plans, I suppose. They told Teresa Castillo two and a half months ago they were writing Sabrina out.

That said I don't think he was fired either.

[HeatLifer]

1 minute ago, TeeVee329 said:

Oh yeah, it does.  Though KMc's was more of a comedy, yes, not "Boogie Nights" in soaps?

No. One of her characters was like, an ex-coke addict. It's truly very similar. Down to the fact that both the main characters work at a restaurant.

[TeeVee329]

Have mercy!

[jsbt]

I would not be shocked if they gave him the Frank Lowball and said take it or leave it, knowing he's already been a heap of trouble for them.

Also, I unhumbly propose the News thread be given the new subheader "Bryan Craig Memorial Thread"

Edited September 16, 2016 by jsbt

[HeatLifer]

3 minutes ago, TeeVee329 said:

Have mercy!

I laughed too hard at this.

[In2You]

KMc is not the only one to ever work on a soap in the 80s. s far as working in the restaurant thing thats kind of a common side gig for struggling actors.

[Chairperson Meow]

6 hours ago, tvgoddess said:

His last air date is November.

http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/exclusive-bryan-craig-confirms-gh-exit/

EDIT: Sorry, that comment should be attributed to ulkis. Not sure what happened.

My birthday is November 9th.  Please say he's still going to be there for my birthday lol.  Dammit, I want a Morgan death for my birthday this year!

[Badsamaritan]

I still say Morgan needs to seriously lose it, take a bunch of people hostage (including Mom & Pop & Kiki) and then commit suicide. We could maybe get some awesome Morgan Without Pity, throwing Sonny & Carly's bullshit all in their faces, and then he eats a bullet. I would personally start a campaign to get him another Emmy if they let him just fucking go all out. It would be glorious.

[UYI]

Second Kelly has been silent about her guy's departure on GH right now. I would have expected an onslaught of tweets about how he's going to take Hollywood by storm or something. Perhaps she knows better than we think.

[Sake614]

12 hours ago, In2You said:

 I'm pretty sure he got fired and they're letting him save face by saying he quit

I have my doubts about that. Mo adores him and if they didn't fire his ass after he and his parents verbally threatened fans, they weren't going to fire him now. I think he just believes he's all that and more, and can be a real star in prime time or film.

[LeftPhalange]

7 minutes ago, UYI said:

Second Kelly has been silent about her guy's departure on GH right now. I would have expected an onslaught of tweets about how he's going to take Hollywood by storm or something. Perhaps she knows better than we think.

No.

[In2You]

Why you guys call her second Kelly? Wouldn't she have been third Kelly?

[Sake614]

(sigh)

http://daytimeconfidential.com/2016/09/16/frank-valentini-and-head-writers-re-up-at-general-hospital

[dubbel zout]

I'm not surprised, alas. I can't imagine ABCD wants to spend the time and money to find a new crew at this point.

[Sake614]

http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/exclusive-gh-killed-sabrina/

“It’s always very difficult to kill off a character, but sometimes, the story demands it.” In this instance, “We thought it would be important to give what Paul is doing more emotional foundation for our audience to have him kill someone who was literally in the wrong place at the wrong time and is somebody we care about.” 

[Sake614]

Ratings are in...apparently they still haven't figured it out:

http://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2016/09/ratings-new-low-bb-women-18-49-demo?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Women 18-34 Rating
GH 0.32 (same/-.11) <—— ties low (7th straight week) *
 

[UYI]

2 hours ago, In2You said:

Why you guys call her second Kelly? Wouldn't she have been third Kelly?

Second Kelly to Kelly Monaco, who is First Kelly. Am I missing someone I can't think of right now? 

Edited September 16, 2016 by UYI

[dubbel zout]

Kelly Sullivan, who was the Kannie recast.

[UYI]

Just now, dubbel zout said:

Kelly Sullivan, who was the Kannie recast.

Crap, you're right. Okay, so KT is THIRD Kelly now! My bad. 

[TeeVee329]

2 hours ago, dubbel zout said:

I'm not surprised, alas. I can't imagine ABCD wants to spend the time and money to find a new crew at this point.

Yeah, I'm with dubbel zout, I would have been surprised if ABCD cared enough to do a full sweep, a la DOOL and its constant reboots.

[OnceSane]

Second Kelly rolls off the tongue better.  Plus, who wants to remember anything about Kannie?

[tvgoddess]

1 hour ago, UYI said:

Crap, you're right. Okay, so KT is THIRD Kelly now! My bad. 

Nah, she's still Second Kelly. No one cares about Kelly Sullivan.

[In2You]

4 minutes ago, tvgoddess said:

Nah, she's still Second Kelly. No one cares about Kelly Sullivan.

She still came before her though. She's third Kelly

Edited September 16, 2016 by In2You

[Francie]

2 hours ago, UYI said:

Crap, you're right. Okay, so KT is THIRD Kelly now! My bad. 

The only Kellys that matter are Joe, Rose, and Paddy. 

[ulkis]

2 minutes ago, Francie said:

The only Kellys that matter are Joe, Rose, and Paddy. 

Go home and churn your butter! Or you can have the barrel I just finished making.

[dubbel zout]

I think the show could reboot, but it's obvious Frank and the writers don't want to put an iota of effort into the show.

[HeatLifer]

Oh, Ron, your favoritism showed until the very end.

[UYI]

12 minutes ago, HeatLifer said:

Oh, Ron, your favoritism showed until the very end.

Maybe I'm just not cynical enough, but I think it's...nice, and kind of sweet? Many may not like that he created that character, but I can see why she would acknowledge that. 

[dubbel zout]

Same here. The biggest problem I had with Sabrina was that she was rammed down our throats as the bestest! evah! right from the get-go, and that promotion was relentless. TeCa as a person I have no problem with.