GH In The News: The PC Press Club

[TeeVee329]

LOL oh Frank, you petty bitch.

[nilyank]

Of course, they give Finn more family.  It is just in the same order as John McBain on OLTL.

[RedRockRosie]

Anyone here ever watched "Charmed"? James Read's character (can't remember his name) was married to Finola Hugh's character (Patty?) and they are the grandparents of LWB/FS aka Peter August's character Wyatt.

Ya just gotta love the convoluted soap world. LOL

If the story is interesting & the actors can act...still beats the hell out of any Sonny/Carly/Jason crap -  IMO anyway.

Edited May 30, 2018 by RedRockRosie
eta: I love James Read!

[GHScorpiosRule]

2 hours ago, RedRockRosie said:

Anyone here ever watched "Charmed"? James Read's character (can't remember his name) was married to Finola Hugh's character (Patty?) and they are the grandparents of LWB/FS aka Peter August's character Wyatt.

I did! I think he was a recast, because Anthony Denison played their father first; I don't remember if he declined to reprise his role or wasn't available?

[TeeVee329]

I'm actually a teeny, teeny, teeeeny bit curious about this because I like Chase, although I have no doubt the SEKRIT about why Dr. Michael Easton hates him is going to be stupid.

[Sake614]

15 hours ago, RedRockRosie said:

Anyone here ever watched "Charmed"? James Read's character (can't remember his name) was married to Finola Hugh's character (Patty?) and they are the grandparents of LWB/FS aka Peter August's character Wyatt.

 

I wondered if that was him! I never knew the actor's name but always loved him. I'm not crazy about more family for Finn mostly because there are already too many damn people on this show. But at least the guy can act. And having his ex-on screen wife now dating his on-screen son is certainly soapy! 

[dubbel zout]

13 hours ago, TeeVee329 said:

I'm actually a teeny, teeny, teeeeny bit curious about this because I like Chase, although I have no doubt the SEKRIT about why Dr. Michael Easton hates him is going to be stupid.

Don't we already know the SEKRIT? I thought it was that Dad had the nerve to remarry and have another kid.

[TeeVee329]

But when Chase pushed back on that, didn't Dr. Michael Easton get "super emotional" and hint that there's more going on?

[Neptune]

[dubbel zout]

9 hours ago, TeeVee329 said:

But when Chase pushed back on that, didn't Dr. Michael Easton get "super emotional" and hint that there's more going on?

Probably; I zoned out once it was clear it was a daddy issue. I love James Read (and the double Charmed connections crack me up), but I'm so tired of kids blaming their parents for stuff that really isn't all that bad if they'd just listen to what actually happened instead of whining about how they were neglected/abandoned/unloved.

[Asp Burger]

Oh, wow. James Read. He was in that '80s miniseries North and South. He played North; a then-mostly-unknown Patrick Swayze played South. (I mean, they had actual names, but it was about a close friendship that is tested by the Civil War.) Genie Francis was just one of the cavalcade of stars who also appeared. My mother thought it was the best show ever.

I had never heard of him being in anything else. But I haven't seen DOOL in years, 

[LegalParrot81]

2 hours ago, Asp Burger said:

Oh, wow. James Read. He was in that '80s miniseries North and South. He played North; a then-mostly-unknown Patrick Swayze played South. (I mean, they had actual names, but it was about a close friendship that is tested by the Civil War.) Genie Francis was just one of the cavalcade of stars who also appeared. My mother thought it was the best show ever.

I had never heard of him being in anything else. But I haven't seen DOOL in years, 

if you check out IMdB, he's worked consistently for the last 30+ years.  Just wish Genie was still around, those two could be fun to watch together.

[Darklazr]

https://www.abc.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital-rebecca-herbst-mother-161076

[texastornado]

RH’s kids are adorable.  

[Fellaway]

5 hours ago, Asp Burger said:

I had never heard of him being in anything else. But I haven't seen DOOL in years, 

He was a regular on the first season of Remington Steele.  I remember him most from North and South, but also know him from Charmed.  I had forgotten about the N&S connection between he and Genie Francis, but, for the Charmed connection, now all we need is Holly Marie Combs showing up.

[Gam2]

North and South was one of my all time favorites! Thank you all for reminding me of it and all of the actors/actresses I loved seeing in that mini-series! Those were good times.

[dubbel zout]

2 hours ago, Fellaway said:

He was a regular on the first season of Remington Steele.

And completely wasted. I felt bad he lost that job, but the show didn't need him or Miss Wolf (which is what Steele always called Bernice Foxe, hee). 

[GHScorpiosRule]

James Read also played Jimmy Olsen's father on The Adventures of Lois & Clark.

3 hours ago, Fellaway said:

He was a regular on the first season of Remington Steele.  

8 minutes ago, dubbel zout said:

And completely wasted. I felt bad he lost that job, but the show didn't need him or Miss Wolf (which is what Steele always called Bernice Foxe, hee). 

 

 

Yes, he was completely wasted. So glad that he found more work, even if he never had a series of his own. He also played Reese Witherspoon's dad in Legally Blonde.

[WendyCR72]

On 5/30/2018 at 5:44 PM, Neptune said:

James Read Makes The Jump From Days of Our Lives To General Hospital

https://soaphub.com/general-soap-operas/james-read-makes-jump-from-days-of-our-lives-to-general-hospital/

Damn it! I liked James Reade on both North & South and Remington Steele (young Pierce Brosnan...drool!). But I don't ever want to tune back in to...this. Sigh.

[Pete Martell]

I have no idea where this should go, but it's a red carpet photo of Emma Samms at today's British Soap Awards (she is or was on Doctors, a BBC medical soap).

http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/news/g25275/british-soap-awards-2018-red-carpet-pictures-eastenders-emmerdale-hollyoaks-coronation-street/?

[Neptune]

 

[Sake614]

On 6/1/2018 at 5:52 PM, Fellaway said:

now all we need is Holly Marie Combs showing up.

No thank you and please don’t give frank any ideas!

[Neptune]

[LexieLily]

Why do Laura Wright and her boyfriend get a couple's promo picture??

[TeeVee329]

You know, I've always liked Laura Wright despite my intense dislike of Carly, but that's pretty much over now.  I mean, that one with the wink and her tongue poking out?  Ugh.

[dubbel zout]

LW can be really obnoxious. I seesaw between liking her a lot and finding her insufferable. But one thing that doesn't change is my admiration for how she plays Carly. She (LW) knows exactly who Carly is. And she always gives 100 percent, unlike many of her scene partners.

[Neptune]

[Cheyanne11]

I find LW insufferable 100% of the time.  Probably why she plays Carly to a tee.  

[TeeVee329]

And who manages to sneak into the logo shot, you'll just never guess!

But he's not treated any different because he's LWB, no sir! #eyeroll

Edited June 5, 2018 by TeeVee329

[dubbel zout]

20 minutes ago, TeeVee329 said:

And who manages to sneak into the logo shot, you'll just never guess!

I am surprised to see WK.

[TeeVee329]

Ditto.  I was also surprised to see photos of vets like Scotty and Mac flutter by.

[Oracle42]

It's nice to see WK. BUT, what are LWB and MST doing there?

It's like a who's who of why are you here.

[jsbt]

What a bonkers line-up.

Never thought I'd see William deVry pawing Tamara Braun who's not playing Carly but here we are, America.

Is it wrong that I might actually watch Ned having an affair with crazy Nina and getting in over his head bc she's insane? Okay. Look, I'm just trying to think of something interesting in this dog-ass situation.

Still do not care about Hot Young and Above All White Cop/Nathan #2.

Edited June 5, 2018 by jsbt

[HeatLifer]

5 hours ago, TeeVee329 said:

And who manages to sneak into the logo shot, you'll just never guess!

But he's not treated any different because he's LWB, no sir! #eyeroll

OMG. Cancel it.

[FilmTVGeek80]

On 6/5/2018 at 9:47 AM, TeeVee329 said:

You know, I've always liked Laura Wright despite my intense dislike of Carly, but that's pretty much over now.  I mean, that one with the wink and her tongue poking out?  Ugh.

I know, right! How dare she have fun in a photo shoot with her boyfriend?! The nerve!

[WendyCR72]

There is so much wrong with the picture above. Flush this.

[Oracle42]

5 hours ago, FilmTVGeek80 said:

I know, right! How dare she have fun in a photo shoot with her boyfriend?! The nerve!

It's not a couples photo shoot. It's a promotion for a TV show where their characters do not interact in any way - and it undermines the (always unconvincing) claims that LWB landed a contact role with tons of screen time entirely on his own merit and not because he's LWB.

I don't think the actor is terrible, he's entirely adequate. But, I can't help comparing his introduction to DZ's Dominic, and the comparison does him no favors.

[FilmTVGeek80]

26 minutes ago, Oracle42 said:

It's not a couples photo shoot. It's a promotion for a TV show where their characters do not interact in any way - and it undermines the (always unconvincing) claims that LWB landed a contact role with tons of screen time entirely on his own merit and not because he's LWB.

I don't think the actor is terrible, he's entirely adequate. But, I can't help comparing his introduction to DZ's Dominic, and the comparison does him no favors.

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I'm not sure which promo you're talking about. The promo I see on this page - that Neptune posted - doesn't feature the pics of LW and WR that TeeVee329 was complaining about. Even if they do appear in a promo together, I'm not sure how that undermines anything. And I honestly don't know how it was he got hired since people here seem to have two different stories. People are pissed he got his foot in the door because he's LW's boyfriend or they seem to be pissed because FV saw him in the parking lot and liked him and hired him. Either way, seems like a lame reason for the virulent hatred towards him.

I'm not sure why there would be a need to compare him to DZ, but I seem to recall there was a period of time when DZ first came on that he was on every. day. for months, which isn't close to the airtime WR/Peter is getting. And they gave Dante a ridiculous backstory with a vet like Brenda, same as Peter now being connected to Anna.

[Oracle42]

I don't hate him, I just don't find him terribly interesting or compelling. He's adequate. I do think this insistence from FV and LW that this was entirely (or even primarily) a merit hire is ridiculous and deserves all the mockery that it's received.

I compared him to DZ because Dom was a secret kid related to a major character who had a ton of screen time in his first year. I just think that DZ was, and is, better - so much so that given the same set of circumstances, I wouldn't question why he'd been hired and given a front-burner story.

Edited June 12, 2018 by Oracle42

[BlancheDevoreaux]

On 6/5/2018 at 1:54 PM, Oracle42 said:

It's nice to see WK. BUT, what are LWB and MST doing there?

It's like a who's who of why are you here.

Right?  I can think of plenty of people who belong there more than here.  When it comes to characters, Michael, Jason, Sam, Maxie, Monica, Liz, Dante, Lulu, Ava, Alexis or even Griffin make more sense.  Possibly even Julian.  I get that they might have left out Jason, Sam, and Michael so it didn't seem to be all about Sonny and Co. but that still leaves people... oh wait.  No.  With the exceptions of Liz and Maxie, I guess everyone on that list has a tie to Sonny.  Well that makes me sick and annoyed.

[TVbitch]

OMG, I was watching Crime Watch Daily the other day and they had a whole big story on how Stephen Martines has conned all these people out of tons of money and cars and crap while living the high life. Well, I guess we know what (one of the) Nikolasses is up to! 

https://soaphub.com/general-soap-operas/former-soap-star-pulls-off-unbelievable-real-life-con/

[TwistedandBored]

One thing I really like about Kelly Monaco, Rebecca Herbst, and Kimberly McCullough is that if they are not promoting a couple/storyline then they rarely care about being front and center in promotional stuff. Like they do what is asked of them and they leave. I like that. 

[UYI]

On 6/7/2018 at 9:32 PM, TVbitch said:

OMG, I was watching Crime Watch Daily the other day and they had a whole big story on how Stephen Martines has conned all these people out of tons of money and cars and crap while living the high life. Well, I guess we know what (one of the) Nikolasses is up to! 

https://soaphub.com/general-soap-operas/former-soap-star-pulls-off-unbelievable-real-life-con/

Someone actually posted a story about that here a few months ago. It was written by one of the people he conned. 

[jsbt]

So now I guess Nicolas Bechtel and co. are embroiled in some sort of Trump/De Niro controversy on twitter. That's fine. 2018, everyone.

[GHScorpiosRule]

7 hours ago, jsbt said:

So now I guess Nicolas Bechtel and co. are embroiled in some sort of Trump/De Niro controversy on twitter. That's fine. 2018, everyone.

 

[Cheyanne11]

10 hours ago, jsbt said:

So now I guess Nicolas Bechtel and co. are embroiled in some sort of Trump/De Niro controversy on twitter. That's fine. 2018, everyone.

And of course, he, or whoever runs his twitter account, is RT'ing all his ex co-stars "leave him alone--he's 13!" tweets.  Sit down, Nicolas/Nicolas's stage parents.  You tweet a political opinion, you're going to get blowback, whatever your "age" is (age in quotes because I doubt the 13-yr-old is actually expressing those opinions).

[RachelKM]

1 hour ago, Cheyanne11 said:

And of course, he, or whoever runs his twitter account, is RT'ing all his ex co-stars "leave him alone--he's 13!" tweets.  Sit down, Nicolas/Nicolas's stage parents.  You tweet a political opinion, you're going to get blowback, whatever your "age" is (age in quotes because I doubt the 13-yr-old is actually expressing those opinions).

I didn't read the tweet and have no idea what political opinion he expressed.  But 13 year old have opinions and some of those opinions are even informed, independent opinions.  And no, public figure or no, posting something political as a child does not mean you welcome harassment on line.  And it's ludicrous to me that one can simultaneously make the argument that his age doesn't justify leaving him alone about his political opinions but that it does invalidate those opinions 

[jsbt]

Listen, when he can say "Trump" with an 'r' instead of a 'w' then I'll consider listening to him.

[Cheyanne11]

21 minutes ago, RachelKM said:

I didn't read the tweet and have no idea what political opinion he expressed.  But 13 year old have opinions and some of those opinions are even informed, independent opinions.  And no, public figure or no, posting something political as a child does not mean you welcome harassment on line.  And it's ludicrous to me that one can simultaneously make the argument that his age doesn't justify leaving him alone about his political opinions but that it does invalidate those opinions 

Where did I say he should be harassed?  "Blowback" simply means people responding to his tweets, aka opinions.  The responses I've read are a differing opinion, but they're not harassing him.  I guess it's ludicrous to me that no differing opinions can be expressed without people clutching their pearls and claiming the world is picking on them.

Edited June 13, 2018 by Cheyanne11

[statsgirl]

Given how ugly the social media world is, whoever is running Nicholas Bechtel's official twitter account should be protecting him and avoiding that kind of controversy.  I don't know which side he's pro but tweeting anything political these days starts up a very ugly no-holds-barred fight.

His official twitter account should be about his co-workers and innocuous things.  If he wants to tweet differently to his friends set up a private account. He's far to young to be venturing into the muck.