GH In The News: The PC Press Club

[TeeVee329]

Oh Frank ('s intern), shouldn't it be the bare minimum of your job to know what episode is airing any given day?  Because...nope:

Edited June 29, 2017 by TeeVee329

[Fellaway]

I dunno, regardless of who gets the ax, it doesn't seem like good politics to get rid of a bunch of people just as you bring back a high-profile oldbie.  I mean, for me, there's nothing that's ever gonna endear this guy to me, but for folks on the fence about SB or his possibly being Jason again, axing actors some of these folks might like might just drop them on the wrong side of the fence for the show.  Seems like they'd better serve the show by spreading it out over time, if they have to do it.  If they're doing it to bring SB back, the more fools they be, because he's sure not worth it.

Edited June 30, 2017 by Fellaway

[In2You]

36 minutes ago, Fellaway said:

I dunno, regardless of who gets the ax, it doesn't seem like good politics to get rid of a bunch of people just as you bring back a high-profile oldbie.  I mean, for me, there's nothing that's ever gonna endear this guy to me, but for folks on the fence about SB or his possibly being Jason again, axing actors some of these folks might like might just drop them on the wrong side of the fence for the show.  Seems like they'd better serve the show by spreading it out over time, if they have to do it.  If they're doing it to bring SB back, the more fools they be, because he's sure not worth it.

I don't care for SBu but the people they're axing haven't exactly endeared alot of viewers.

[Fellaway]

19 minutes ago, In2You said:

I don't care for SBu but the people they're axing haven't exactly endeared alot of viewers.

Oh, I know, but I'm sure they all have their fans.  I just think, with the way things are in the soap world, it's not a good idea to alienate any viewers the show may have, especially this precipitously.

But, far be it from me to tell 'em what to do.  They obviously know what they're doing.  The ratings prove that.  Oh, wait...

[In2You]

1 minute ago, Fellaway said:

Oh, I know, but I'm sure they all have their fans.  I just think, with the way things are in the soap world, it's not a good idea to alienate any viewers the show may have, especially this precipitously.

But, far be it from me to tell 'em what to do.  They obviously know what they're doing.  The ratings prove that.  Oh, wait...

If those folks were bringing in viewers the ratings would reflect that. But since they aren't there's really nothing to lose at this point.

[SlovakPrincess]

4 hours ago, TeeVee329 said:

Oh Frank ('s intern), shouldn't it be the bare minimum of your job to know what episode is airing any given day?  Because...nope:

The show has a very warped idea of what Anna fans would want to see ... the last time they made a big push to promote Anna with Duke, the show immediately killed him off, fired IB, and set about completely ruining her character.  So ... my immediate thought is that this means FH is one of the ones getting laid off to free up $$$ for SBu.  

[ulkis]

20 minutes ago, SlovakPrincess said:

The show has a very warped idea of what Anna fans would want to see ... the last time they made a big push to promote Anna with Duke, the show immediately killed him off, fired IB, and set about completely ruining her character.  So ... my immediate thought is that this means FH is one of the ones getting laid off to free up $$$ for SBu.  

Honestly, they probably should. FH might be favorite actress on the show Anna is a mess right now, and FH might be part of the problem to be honest. She wanted Anna out as commissioner because she wasn't solving anything. Well, now she's still not solving anything and instead of being in scenes with people she has chemistry with, she's just making phone calls to off screen people. And supposedly she has said no to a lot of love interests. 

That said, I doubt they're cutting her.

[jsbt]

Anna is one of the few things that still makes me look in on this show, horrible stories or not. Her usage is on Frank and the writers AFAIC.

[Fellaway]

2 hours ago, In2You said:

If those folks were bringing in viewers the ratings would reflect that. But since they aren't there's really nothing to lose at this point.

Ratings can always go down further.  They've lost one viewer, at least, because of SB.

Edited June 30, 2017 by Fellaway
Because The Unholy Triumvirate ruins everything.

[Auntie Velvet]

3 hours ago, SlovakPrincess said:

The show has a very warped idea of what Anna fans would want to see ... the last time they made a big push to promote Anna with Duke, the show immediately killed him off, fired IB, and set about completely ruining her character.  So ... my immediate thought is that this means FH is one of the ones getting laid off to free up $$$ for SBu.  

I noticed Tristan saying he's doing a couple of appearances on the GH tour, and I can't remember if he also hinted about being on the GH set. Anyway, him popping up would definitely be a nice surprise for both Anna and me.

[TeeVee329]

I actually think the surprise might be Anna telling someone (I think she's with Andre in the previews) that Robin had her baby.

[Sake614]

Nicholas Bechtel wrapped his latest stint on the show. Unfortunately he tweeted that he'll be back next summer :(

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Nicolas Bechtel (Spencer) announced on social media that he has finished taping his most recent visit to GH. The young actor shared a photo of himself on Twitter with balloons in hand leaving the studio, sharing, “Blessed with the most awesome TV family. We had a good run. See you next summer #GH“

[TeeVee329]

36 minutes ago, Sake614 said:

Nicholas Bechtel wrapped his latest stint on the show. Unfortunately he tweeted that he'll be back next summer :(

You take the good, you take the bad...

[dubbel zout]

8 hours ago, TeeVee329 said:

I actually think the surprise might be Anna telling someone (I think she's with Andre in the previews) that Robin had her baby.

The bar is set very, very low. Unless Robin somehow gives birth to a chicken, it's not exactly a surprise that she had her baby.

46 minutes ago, TeeVee329 said:

1 hour ago, Sake614 said:

Nicholas Bechtel wrapped his latest stint on the show. Unfortunately he tweeted that he'll be back next summer :(

You take the good, you take the bad...

So I won't see him until next summer? I can live with that. 

[NutmegsDad]

19 hours ago, stlbf said:

McBain actually worked on TFGH. I liked him in GH. All they need to do is cut his ties to OLTL. Easy enough: just make Liam's father Brody. Which it needed to be anyway!  McBain might signal the return of Kickass!Anna Devane. Which I'm sure all of us want to occur!

Depending how quickly a storyline can come about, with Kathleen Gati and Rebecca Budig leaving, have Dr. O kill Finn, Hayden goes off screen in sorrow, McBain shows up and arrests Dr. O.

[tvgoddess]

2 hours ago, Sake614 said:

Nicholas Bechtel wrapped his latest stint on the show. Unfortunately he tweeted that he'll be back next summer :(

This show might not make it until next summer. Hope springs eternal. 

[Sake614]

I don't want to see the show canceled, even if it sucks more often than not. I'd like to see better writing and less emphasis on Carson and Jasam. Maybe more umbrella stories. But I certainly don't wish hundreds of people to be out of work.

[ulkis]

Or maybe Frank will realize this kid isn't worth keeping Spencer unSORASed or recast. Maybe.

[Cheyanne11]

On 6/28/2017 at 7:38 AM, Cheyanne11 said:

"Coming back to GH is like coming home.  They're my family."

Steve's new interview in SOD:

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"They got to talking, and next thing I knew, I’m going back,” Burton marveled. Calling the turn of events “amazing”, the actor enthused, “I can’t wait. It’s been my home for so long. It’s like my family there. "

Do I win something?

 

http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/steve-burton-dishes-gh-return-home-long/

[Sake614]

1 hour ago, Cheyanne11 said:

Do I win something?

Nah, far too predictable lol!

[DeafAngelboy23]

I'm going to try failed Hollywood actor route: Selling empty calories meal plan included with countless Hollywood rejection letters autographed courtesy of FedEx sponsorship. 

 

If you got anything better... make up anything you think what you should do if you are an actor or actress? 

[Asp Burger]

Aw, then, I'll be the one who cops to pre-missing Spencer. I like Nicolas Bechtel, especially when Spencer's precociousness isn't being played for laughs or the show isn't confusing obnoxious with adorable. Admittedly, a lot of his material is tainted by one or the other of those, but he impresses me, and everyone on that show seems to love having him.  No hurry on the SORAS as far as I'm concerned. 

[Cheyanne11]

Emme named her baby Dakota Rose.  A little trendy, for my tastes, but goes well with her sons' names (Jackson and Levi).

[Chairperson Meow]

On 6/30/2017 at 1:12 PM, Cheyanne11 said:

Steve's new interview in SOD:

Do I win something?

 

http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/steve-burton-dishes-gh-return-home-long/

Yes.  A black tee shirt to wear for when Steve shows up on screen and a computer session with Spinelli

[ulkis]

http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/william-devry-gh-contact-update/

Frank's lowballing de Vry.

[Cheyanne11]

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Insiders report that contract talks between William deVry (Julian) and GH have reached an impasse — and barring a last-minute change, the scenes deVry shot before GH began its three-week summer hiatus on June 30 will be his last in Port Charles. “Nobody knew it was maybe his last day,” reports a source. “I think we all just assumed there was lots of story planned for ‘Julexis’,” the actor’s popular pairing with Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis). DeVry has been with GH since July 2013.

http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/william-devry-gh-contract-update/

[jsbt]

As I said elsewhere, I'll believe it when he's been gone six months. deVry seems to outlast FV and Ron's many attempts to get rid of him. BTW, the latest attempt to write him out of what he did last year is still hilarious to me. This is making Alexis' flings with Jerry look reasonable. Jerry never tried to gut her with the knife that killed her mom.

Edited July 3, 2017 by jsbt

[dubbel zout]

54 minutes ago, ulkis said:

Frank's lowballing de Vry.

His bad luck to be negotiating when SBu decides to return, though Frank would probably do it regardless.

I don't know whether to want Julian gone (imagine the NLG meltdown on Twitter) or for him to stay, as he's one of the few characters who can hate Sonny without getting harangued about it.

[TeeVee329]

Right back to the Sonny/Carly/Jason trinity, with double the Jason.  Fuckin' KMN.

[ulkis]

He's full of shit though, Giddens. If he thought that there's a chance they'd put BH and SB together again he'd be rah rah-ing SB's return.

[ByaNose]

Hopefully, DeVry will get a better rug when he returns. 

[coffee drinker]

3 hours ago, ulkis said:

He's full of shit though, Giddens. If he thought that there's a chance they'd put BH and SB together again he'd be rah rah-ing SB's return.

Not this time.  Jamey is a J/S fan now with Miller in the role.  He's also a Fiz fan too.  So to him, SB puts some of what he likes now in question.  Burton is a bigger "threat" to Jamey's new found love for J/S, imo.  

[Artsda]

DAYS is bringing back  Kristen, Sami and Will, among others still to come and GH is clearing house with 1 actor? DAYS will be better.

[ulkis]

1 hour ago, coffee drinker said:

Not this time.  Jamey is a J/S fan now with Miller in the role.  He's also a Fiz fan too.  So to him, SB puts some of what he likes now in question.  Burton is a bigger "threat" to Jamey's new found love for J/S, imo.  

I have my doubts that Giddens really likes J/S that much.

[Chairperson Meow]

Wasn't Giddens supposed to have some shocking announcement that would implode soap twitter?  wtf was that?  DeVry possibly leaving?  idgaf about that.  

[Melgaypet]

A Friz fan?

...Look, I try not to judge. I'm good with opposing opinions, I don't get offended if people don't share mine, especially about something like a soap opera. Variety is good. A lot of the time I can see where someone I disagree with is coming from. Sometimes I don't. Like, I honestly don't understand why @Bishop thinks the way they do about Michael or about Steve Burton's Jason, but that's not a problem. I've never thought they were stupid or crazy or anything like that (I hope you don't mind me using you for my example, @Bishop) I'm like, "I don't get this, but it's cool."

Friz fans, though... they test me. I'm not proud of it, but my knee-jerk reaction is "Um, ew. There's something wrong with you." I know this is judgmental, and so I don't argue about it on social media or the like (and also I just hate arguing anyway, I'm pretty non-confrontational by nature, another in a long list of reasons I would make a terrible soap character).

My point is, fair or not, knowing he likes Friz makes me about 1000% more likely to discount his opinions.

[jsbt]

Jamey likes what gets Becky Herbst airtime. I think that's the case with a lot of that pairing's support. He isn't too into Franco but he tolerates him because he's had Roger Howarth hyped to him for years by Ron and Frank (he did not watch Howarth's original run at OLTL pre-2011).

I think Jamey is just down on GH period with Frank at the helm and thinks it's rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic betting on this surefire cure-all or that while the show remains a very cheap, uninspiring muddle. While we have different motives for feeling that way - Jamey is ride or die for Ron Carlivati and blamed everything that went down there on FV after the fact after years of praising his decisions - I largely agree with that sentiment.

Edited July 4, 2017 by jsbt

[coffee drinker]

I think Jamey also likes RoHo from his years on ATWT.  

[jsbt]

IIRC he didn't really care either way back then.

[Melgaypet]

55 minutes ago, jsbt said:

Jamey likes what gets Becky Herbst airtime. I think that's the case with a lot of that pairing's support. He isn't too into Franco but he tolerates him because he's had Roger Howarth hyped to him for years by Ron and Frank (he did not watch Howarth's original run at OLTL pre-2011).

I think Jamey is just down on GH period with Frank at the helm and thinks it's rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic betting on this surefire cure-all or that while the show remains a very cheap, uninspiring muddle. While we have different motives for feeling that way - Jamey is ride or die for Ron Carlivati and blamed everything that went down there on FV after the fact after years of praising his decisions - I largely agree with that sentiment.

If a pairing with Franco is what gets Becky Herbst airtime, it's not worth it; and I say that as someone who has loved her from her very first day. But, yes, I do feel a little less judgy about him than if he was genuinely into the couple.

I definitely agree with the bolded part above.

[jsbt]

Oh, I'm judging him.

[stlbf]

1 hour ago, coffee drinker said:

I think Jamey also likes RoHo from his years on ATWT.  

Ugh. Not doing RoHo any favors in my view. I hated his Paul Ryan. Hated him. 

[Oracle42]

I was eh on his Paul until the Paul/Emily pairing. I lurved them, then JP (I guess?) gave Emily baby-rabies and I stopped watching. I hate that lazy garbage

Then she came to GH and did the same thing, just like RC. It always feels like shorthand for 'I don't care enough about this show to learn its history and write something that would be in line with actual character motivations' 

[peachmangosteen]

13 hours ago, Artsda said:

DAYS is bringing back  Kristen, Sami and Will, among others still to come and GH is clearing house with 1 actor? DAYS will be better.

Days is already better imo.

[TeeVee329]

On ‎7‎/‎3‎/‎2017 at 10:56 PM, Melgaypet said:

...Look, I try not to judge. I'm good with opposing opinions, I don't get offended if people don't share mine, especially about something like a soap opera. Variety is good. A lot of the time I can see where someone I disagree with is coming from. Sometimes I don't. Like, I honestly don't understand why @Bishop thinks the way they do about Michael or about Steve Burton's Jason, but that's not a problem. I've never thought they were stupid or crazy or anything like that (I hope you don't mind me using you for my example, @Bishop) I'm like, "I don't get this, but it's cool."

Friz fans, though... they test me. I'm not proud of it, but my knee-jerk reaction is "Um, ew. There's something wrong with you."

That was me with fans of Ford and Tess/Jess on OLTL.  Ew.

As I've said before, with Liz and Franco, I think a big part of it is that the separate fandoms of those two actors/characters would ship them with anyone, especially because they used a lot of the "classics" - Roger Howarth is good with kids, two outsiders bonding against "the haters", etc. - when putting them together.  And it's not like they don't have chemistry, but it just makes no narrative sense to me that Liz, tumor or no, would ever touch the man who kidnapped her newborn son.  Bravo to people who can tune that out, but I can't.

Edited July 5, 2017 by TeeVee329

[dubbel zout]

1 hour ago, TeeVee329 said:

That was me with fans of Ford and Tess/Jess on OLTL.  Ew.

Oh, god, ME TOO. At least Franco and Liz are both fully capable of consenting to be in their gross relationship. Ugh, just thinking about Ford and Tess/Jess makes me want a Silkwood shower.

1 hour ago, TeeVee329 said:

And it's not like they don't have chemistry, but it just makes no narrative sense to me that Liz, tumor or no, would ever touch the man who kidnapped her newborn son.  Bravo to people who can tune that out, but I can't.

Again, this me. If the show had really worked at making Franco sorry for what he did, maybe I could believe Elizabeth would fall for him. But of course it didn't, and even after the tumor explanation, Franco has continually acted in creepy, inappropriate fashion. Elizabeth should have a restraining order against him for her and the boys. As should Sam and the rest of Port Charles.

[TeeVee329]

Just now, dubbel zout said:

If the show had really worked at making Franco sorry for what he did, maybe I could believe Elizabeth would fall for him. But of course it didn't, and even after the tumor explanation, Franco has continually acted in creepy, inappropriate fashion. Elizabeth should have a restraining order against him for her and the boys. As should Sam and the rest of Port Charles.

Seriously.  Knowing some people were going to be leery about this pairing, I dunno why they wrote it like they did, with Franco trapping Liz in elevators and hiding in the backseat of her car and such.

[IWantCandy71]

On ‎6‎/‎29‎/‎2017 at 7:17 PM, Fellaway said:

I dunno, regardless of who gets the ax, it doesn't seem like good politics to get rid of a bunch of people just as you bring back a high-profile oldbie.  I mean, for me, there's nothing that's ever gonna endear this guy to me, but for folks on the fence about SB or his possibly being Jason again, axing actors some of these folks might like might just drop them on the wrong side of the fence for the show.  Seems like they'd better serve the show by spreading it out over time, if they have to do it.  If they're doing it to bring SB back, the more fools they be, because he's sure not worth it.

Oh goodness, I wish I'd seen your post first, I could have just ditto'd it a kajillion times. I mean really, what faction out there other than old school Jasammers, are just chomping at the bit to have this guy back? He's a boring actor. Jason is a boring character. You've already got one boring guy playing him. Leave it alone.

Edited July 5, 2017 by IWantCandy71

[Chairperson Meow]

9 minutes ago, IWantCandy71 said:

Oh goodness, I wish I'd seen your post first, I could have just ditto'd it a kajillion times. I mean really, what faction out there other than old school Jasammers, are just chomping at the bit to have this guy back? He's a boring actor. Jason is a boring character. You've already got one boring guy playing him. Leave it alone.

I think BM is miscast.  He'd good, but Jason is a very boring character.  You can't play him as he's written black and white because Jason isn't just a brain damaged murderer, he's built up as this stud romantic hero.  But you can't play to that because he's a feared mob guy.  Also, they don't talk about his brain damage unless they need to put him in peril for whatever reason.   He interacts with Sonny or women who worship his penis.   Who the hell can play that?  Let Steve do it.  BM would be a better Lucky or AJ (which lets be real, if we have to buy half the bs on this show, a thirty something BM playing AJ is easier to swallow- especially when a 19 year old is still 10)

This show probably get cancelled unless they make big changes.  The mob is out.  Table Sonny.  

[dubbel zout]

The show hasn't considered Jason brain-damaged for a very long time, IMO. The more recent brainwashing gets mentioned only as a plot point, and even so isn't much of a factor for anything. Sam is having more trouble with her PTSD/PPD/Helena's curse than Jason has ever had with his brainwashing. But then, Sam is a wimmins, not the Savior of Port Charles.