magnolia11 February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Killer would also apply to the Corinthos family. Oh, please, God, no. Link to comment
TeeVee329 February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 It doesn't fit the "killer" tease, but I could see RB playing a Barrett offshoot. Link to comment
Chairperson Meow February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Hush all of you. There is no Ryan Lavery. Greenlee was with Leo only. Oh and Jake once and some other dudes, but no Ryan Lavery. *insert Men In Black mind eraser thing* 5 Link to comment
dubbel zout February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 I like Budig and think she's good, but I agree with jsbt that the last thing the show needs is another "big" character. The cast is so bloated the way it is, yet Frank and Ron are bringing in more actors? Sigh. Has the Fan Favorite thing happened yet? Link to comment
HipOldBat February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Killer would also apply to the Corinthos family. NO! No no no no no! Take that back, right now!!! 2 Link to comment
Box305 February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Killer would also apply to the Corinthos family. Oh, please, God, no. Your avatar is frightening. 3 Link to comment
magnolia11 February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Your avatar is frightening. Thank you! That was my goal ;) 7 Link to comment
LeftPhalange February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Dammit I like Rebecca Budig but Ron REALLY needs start killing off some of the useless motherfuckers on this show before he starts bringing on new motherfuckers. 8 Link to comment
backhometome February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Aw Greenlee/Leo are my all time fav. Soap couple. Too bad Ryan ruined Greens for me. I have no problem with her joining the show. 4 Link to comment
peachmangosteen February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 (edited) Has the Fan Favorite thing happened yet? The poll ends on February 13th, but who knows when they'll announce the winner. We all know it's gonna be Courtney anyway. If Rebecca Budig is coming on as a serial killer who murders half the town before killing herself then I'm fine with this casting decision. Edited February 10, 2015 by peachmangosteen 3 Link to comment
Chanandler February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 Leo aside, I thought Greens and David Hayward were so hot together, being naughty and making people miserable. But alas, the show HAD to shove her and Ryan back together. Ick. OMG YES! I was so into the David/Greenlee storyline and pairing for the five whole minutes it lasted. And of course they torched even their longstanding friendship when they sent her back to Ryan (ugh). On topic... yeah, I like RB fine, but like everyone else I fail to see what she adds to the show besides another "name" actor that will strain GH's budget yet more. I'd forgive it if she were playing Sarah Webber, but... she's not, let's face it. She'll be a crazy long-lost Cassadine or O spawn or undead Olivia Jerome or something. 5 Link to comment
HeatLifer February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 (edited) If Rebecca has scenes with Fin, I'll be giddy as shit. But all I care about, really, is how much I want her character to be semi-normal. No more campy characters, please. And I can't believe I'm saying this, but Rebecca is totally the type of actress that would give life to JT's Patrick. That guy needs someone fiery and with energy, man. Edited February 11, 2015 by HeatLifer 3 Link to comment
jsbt February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 (edited) Rebecca agreed to come back because they pitched her David/Greenlee, which she'd wanted. Once she signed, the new writers who came in shortly thereafter dumped that and went back to her pairing with Cameron Mathison, which she didn't care for and Brian Frons loved. I think there may have been an ending of AMC shot or written in which Josh Duhamel's cameo as Leo was for real, not a fantasy, and she may have gone off with him. I know he filmed more than was used, and that they rewrote their original ending to do a cliffhanger as they had expected to go right onto Prospect Park's online network at that point, which led to them rejiggering a lot of things. I think she would be the perfect Sarah Webber to break that character's curse. Unfortunately, Ron never thinks like that anymore, in terms of casting someone for an organic role connected to real history. He goes for the "wow" factor - "wow, we got Donna Mills; wow, it's Michelle Stafford!" So now - wow - Rebecca Budig, as someone "all new, because she merits an all-new character to make her own" (I'm sure that will be Ron's rationale in interviews) to come on and pull some stunt. Edited February 11, 2015 by jsbt 5 Link to comment
HeatLifer February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 (edited) It's all about the big names for Ron and Frank. It's why the show (the stories, the writing, the characters) only gets worse and worse and makes no sense. Edited February 11, 2015 by HeatLifer 6 Link to comment
Chairperson Meow February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 Dude. We need to stop with the Ryan Lavery stuff. Don't give Ron ideas. 4 Link to comment
backhometome February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 Will forever be bitter that Greenlee/Leo didn't end up together. And Josh totally filmed more than what they showed. :( 4 Link to comment
Tiger February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 Although his career has cooled incredibly since then, at the time JD was a legit movie star and that a soap could lure him back and then not use him to the fullest extent was just baffling to me. I was never a AMC viewer, but for me that trumps all of the bone-headed decisions that have been made behind-the-scenes at this show. 1 Link to comment
TeeVee329 February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 Rebecca agreed to come back because they pitched her David/Greenlee, which she'd wanted. Once she signed, the new writers who came in shortly thereafter dumped that and went back to her pairing with Cameron Mathison, which she didn't care for and Brian Frons loved. Groooan. At least the repairing of Ryan/Greenlee opened the doors for two pairs I did really like - Scott/Madison and David/Cara. Link to comment
FireFoxy February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 I think there may have been an ending of AMC shot or written in which Josh Duhamel's cameo as Leo was for real, not a fantasy, and she may have gone off with him. I know he filmed more than was used, and that they rewrote their original ending to do a cliffhanger as they had expected to go right onto Prospect Park's online network at that point, which led to them rejiggering a lot of things. Ugh I don't even want to get into that. The fact that RB and JD could recapture their chemistry so seamlessly after so many years is a testament to how powerful that pairing was. I was so pissed Leo wasn't alive when we all know JD filmed much more than they showed. FOREVER bitter. Also, maybe RB is going to play Courtney. They have certainly been mentioning her a lot. 2 Link to comment
Deputy Deputy CoS February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 They get RB and she is not playing Robin? I am calling it now, her character will go the way of all the big gets. Epic failure. It is too bad because I loved her as Greenlee. 2 Link to comment
dubbel zout February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 I think she would be the perfect Sarah Webber to break that character's curse. Unfortunately, Ron never thinks like that anymore, in terms of casting someone for an organic role connected to real history. He goes for the "wow" factor - "wow, we got Donna Mills; wow, it's Michelle Stafford!" So now - wow - Rebecca Budig, as someone "all new, because she merits an all-new character to make her own" (I'm sure that will be Ron's rationale in interviews) to come on and pull some stunt. It's not as if Ron is above rewriting existing characters to fit his wants. Franco, anyone? I will never understand his thought process, which is probably a good thing for my own mental health. But still. Link to comment
admiralrodcocker February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 They get RB and she is not playing Robin? I am calling it now, her character will go the way of all the big gets. Epic failure. It is too bad because I loved her as Greenlee. I wish they would have just brought her on as Greenlee, nice and divorced so I could finally see her away from Ryass, but alas. Greenlee already knows Anna from her stint in PV back in the early 2000s, so that's already more connections than most of the newbies RC cooks up. 3 Link to comment
TeeVee329 February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 Meh, for the purposes of "General Hospital", her being Greenlee would be as pointless as her being a new character will be. There has to be a legacy character out there they could have reinvented with her, but noooo, she'll probably be connected to Silas or Nina or Nathan. 1 Link to comment
LeftPhalange February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 (edited) she'll probably be connected to Silas or Nina or Nathan. She'll probably be Franco's sister smh. Edited February 11, 2015 by LeftPhalange 3 Link to comment
Deputy Deputy CoS February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 (edited) I wish they would have just brought her on as Greenlee, nice and divorced so I could finally see her away from Ryass, but alas. Greenlee already knows Anna from her stint in PV back in the early 2000s, so that's already more connections than most of the newbies RC cooks up. Agreed. Another missed opportunity was not crossing over KM's Livvie. Meh, for the purposes of "General Hospital", her being Greenlee would be as pointless as her being a new character will be. Well Greenlee is not a killer and the character already has a fanbase. That should be an automatic plus for the current GH. She could come to town for the opening of PC's Fusion, where Maxie goes to work for her. They can hire one of the hospital staff for the chemical aspect of their products. The more I type, the less interest I have in the new character she'll be playing. Edited February 11, 2015 by Deputy Deputy CoS 1 Link to comment
ulkis February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 Meh, for the purposes of "General Hospital", her being Greenlee would be as pointless as her being a new character will be. There has to be a legacy character out there they could have reinvented with her, but noooo, she'll probably be connected to Silas or Nina or Nathan. Plus, the threat of Ryan would be too much. TOO MUCH. And I actually liked Ryan at times. But Cameron Mathison may be a worse actor than Kristen Alderson and Ryan Paevey put together. She'll probably be Franco's sister smh. oooh, maybe she'll want to kill Carly in revenge for cheating on her brother? That was she and Carly can get in each other's faces right away. Emmys! 3 Link to comment
TeeVee329 February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 Well Greenlee is not a killer and the character already has a fanbase. That should be an automatic plus for the current GH. But if you've never watched "All My Children", Greenlee might as well be a new character, that was my point. Plus, the threat of Ryan would be too much. TOO MUCH. In my nightmares, whatever pairing they have planned for her flops and then they try to pull another Kelly Monaco/Michael Easton by bringing in Cameron Mathison to "save her". Noooo! 3 Link to comment
HeatLifer February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 Lollll. Cam Mathison was not worse than Ryan P., IMO. I don't think Rebecca's character will be a killer. I think Frank may have meant "killer new role" as like, an "awesome role." I'm not taking it literally. Link to comment
ulkis February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 Lollll. Cam Mathison was not worse than Ryan P., IMO. I don't think Rebecca's character will be a killer. I think Frank may have meant "killer new role" as like, an "awesome role." I'm not taking it literally. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdHSbY-1n2A#t=494 my rebuttal ;) 5 Link to comment
dubbel zout February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 I don't think Rebecca's character will be a killer. I think Frank may have meant "killer new role" as like, an "awesome role." I'm not taking it literally. Frank and Ron love their "clever" wordplay. Hopefully she's an assassin who will wipe out 90 percent of Port Charles with one bullet. Shawn will die purely of shame and embarrassment that he's never hit his intended target. 4 Link to comment
StaceyNotStacie February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 I have mixed feelings on this. I was a longtime AMC fan and while I'm glad that an AMC actress has found work, I was so tired of RB/Greenlee over the last few years of AMC (including the leaving and returning and then leaving and returning a second time). I'm sure she is a lovely person, but I have no desire to see her on GH. I was so glad that she was nowhere near the AMC Reboot. RB/Greenlee was shoved down our throats so much the last few years (I couldn't enjoy Greenlee/David because it was inevitable that she would end up with Ryan once again) and I could see them shoving her down our throats at GH just like they do with MS/Nina. Link to comment
Chairperson Meow February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 You guys! Cameron Matthison is the Soap Beatleguise. Don't keep saying his name. We have enough garbage. 1 Link to comment
HeatLifer February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 (edited) Frank and Ron love their "clever" wordplay. Hopefully she's an assassin who will wipe out 90 percent of Port Charles with one bullet. Shawn will die purely of shame and embarrassment that he's never hit his intended target.That will only happen in our wildest dreams. But, hey, I'll believe her character is a killer way before I'll consider her being a Robin recast, which I've still seen specced on social media. Let it go, folks! Ron will have Robin held captive for 10 years before he ever considers a recast, sadly. He doesn't care. He uses her for history, nothing else.HAAA, not fair, ulkis! Edited February 11, 2015 by HeatLifer 2 Link to comment
Chairperson Meow February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 I guessed Robin recast, but I was like nah. But maybe. But dear Jasus can we not have Douche Off 2015: One Show Featuring Patrick, Sonny,Franco, Nik, and Cameron Matthison. Link to comment
HeatLifer February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 My TV might implode if those characters were on at the same time. And by might, I mean will. 1 Link to comment
backhometome February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 I vaguely remember something about a monkey shooting Ryan. 1 Link to comment
Ambrosefolly February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 (edited) I think she would be the perfect Sarah Webber to break that character's curse. Unfortunately, Ron never thinks like that anymore, in terms of casting someone for an organic role connected to real history. He goes for the "wow" factor - "wow, we got Donna Mills; wow, it's Michelle Stafford!" So now - wow - Rebecca Budig, as someone "all new, because she merits an all-new character to make her own" (I'm sure that will be Ron's rationale in interviews) to come on and pull some stunt. Yet again, RC/FV are making things way harder on themselves. While I don't know about her being a perfect Sarah Webber, she would make a better Sarah than Scott Reeves did Steven Lars. But seeing how doctors are written on this show, maybe she wouldn't be better off. But think it would be interesting if the GH Board went behind Dr.O's back to hire RB's Sarah in order to eventually ousted her as Chief of Staff in favor of one of Steve Hardy's grandchildren. Edited February 12, 2015 by Ambrosefolly Link to comment
HipOldBat February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 I have mixed feelings on this. I was a longtime AMC fan and while I'm glad that an AMC actress has found work, I was so tired of RB/Greenlee over the last few years of AMC (including the leaving and returning and then leaving and returning a second time). I'm sure she is a lovely person, but I have no desire to see her on GH. I was so glad that she was nowhere near the AMC Reboot. RB/Greenlee was shoved down our throats so much the last few years (I couldn't enjoy Greenlee/David because it was inevitable that she would end up with Ryan once again) and I could see them shoving her down our throats at GH just like they do with MS/Nina. Wasn't she brought in during the last days of AMC? I'm not superstitious, but... I think GH has a lot of characters now already. Why don't they give some of the women a decent storyline that does not revolve around some dude? And, to be fair, why don't they write something for Mac or Brad? Wasn't Brad's dad a mobster....oh wait no. No more mobsters, please! Link to comment
ulkis February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 Yes, she was, but she was also on AMC for twelve years before that, on and off, mostly on. Link to comment
Evolution101 February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 Ryan Paevey will be a guest co-host on The View this Tuesday. Link to comment
ulkis February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 All I'm taking from that scene with Carly and Tracy is - shut up Emily. Just shut.up. This reminds me, Tyler Christopher is doing an event this summer at Fan Club Weekend with Natalia Livingston and alicia Leigh Willis. I like Nikolas and TC but if he ends up being partially responsible for bringing either of these two back, he could have stayed gone. 3 Link to comment
TeeVee329 February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 Wasn't she brought in during the last days of AMC? I'm not superstitious, but... RB had been back for over a year when AMC got cancelled. Link to comment
Box305 February 15, 2015 Share February 15, 2015 GH just won the best daytime drama writing award at the Writer's Guild Awards. If you all thought Ron was already insufferable he's going to be about a thousand times worse now. 7 Link to comment
OnceSane February 15, 2015 Share February 15, 2015 GH just won the best daytime drama writing award at the Writer's Guild Awards. If you all thought Ron was already insufferable he's going to be about a thousand times worse now. Fuck all our lives. 10 Link to comment
WendyCR72 February 15, 2015 Share February 15, 2015 GH just won the best daytime drama writing award at the Writer's Guild Awards. If you all thought Ron was already insufferable he's going to be about a thousand times worse now. What drugs do they have?! They need to SHARE. 3 Link to comment
Box305 February 15, 2015 Share February 15, 2015 According to the list I saw, DAYS was the only other nominee and I guess since they won last year, maybe the WGA was throwing GH a bone. Link to comment
Sake614 February 15, 2015 Share February 15, 2015 GH just won the best daytime drama writing award at the Writer's Guild Awards. If you all thought Ron was already insufferable he's going to be about a thousand times worse now.lI was just going to post this. What horrible news to wake up to on a cold Sunday morning! Link to comment
peachmangosteen February 15, 2015 Share February 15, 2015 (edited) So disappointing. ETA: I decided to check RC's twitter to see how much smoke is getting blown up his ass from this. He's retweeted like 100 tweets congratulating him. This is the worst, from Chris VanEtten, who writes for the show: only thing that would've made it better is if @NicolasJBechtel had presented the award #gh These people need someone to come in and rid them all of their demons. Edited February 15, 2015 by peachmangosteen 7 Link to comment
Harmony233 February 15, 2015 Share February 15, 2015 It really creeps me out how obessed they are with that kid lol. 2 Link to comment
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