Members katie_9918 Posted March 31, 2013 Members Share Posted March 31, 2013 Actually, Tony succumbed to Monkey Virus in 2006 while administering to patients. In my opinion, he went out a hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrQuartermaine Posted March 31, 2013 Members Share Posted March 31, 2013 McLaughlin was only 60, which I do consider young. I still remember a line from when Alcazar became a member of the hospital board. Alan turns around and says, "Steve Hardy would be spinning in his grave," or something to that effect. I think that's true for Beradino as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ~bl~ Posted March 31, 2013 Members Share Posted March 31, 2013 Brad Maule actually wanted Tony not to fade away, but die a hero. Frank Smith was on the hospital board, so having Alcazar there wasn't too crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AdelaideCate007 Posted March 31, 2013 Members Share Posted March 31, 2013 Yeah, they did leave together, but Felicia was back pretty fast. I don't think it was a year. I know she wasn't there when Anna and Robert. Girl, how do you remember all this stuff?! I watched everyday back then but can't remember half the minor details that you do LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members VirginiaHamilton Posted March 31, 2013 Members Share Posted March 31, 2013 Thanks, MissL. My earliest memories were of Felicia being terrorized by Ryan ( ) so that fills in the the blank that was Frisco's absence at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted March 31, 2013 Members Share Posted March 31, 2013 Brad Maule did request Tony's death. Next to Carly and Jason hunting the chimp, it's the only good thing about that storyline or that year, for that matter. It was incredibly well-done and I have a very hard time rewatching that scene. I didn't mind Alcazar being linked to the hospital, and I didn't and don't mind crime stories on GH up to a point. But Monty and Riche knew how to manage them. Guza didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MissLlanviewPA Posted March 31, 2013 Members Share Posted March 31, 2013 I know, right? I feel like I'm stealing from everyone who watched in real time. LOL. I was 2 years old in 1991, and there's SO much I haven't actually watched yet. My memory is just really good, I guess. I have the GH coffee table book and have found character autobiographies/YouTube videos and am just able to remember some of the most random crap on Earth. It's a gift...sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members VirginiaHamilton Posted March 31, 2013 Members Share Posted March 31, 2013 Especially since this is what kicked off the Wire. IMO, Tony was such a broken shadow of his former self that his death seemed like a mercy killing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AdelaideCate007 Posted March 31, 2013 Members Share Posted March 31, 2013 That's the only place I know him from other than General Hospital. I've never seen Punky Brewster in my life. I'm actually not entirely sure what that's even about other than it stars a little girl lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ~bl~ Posted March 31, 2013 Members Share Posted March 31, 2013 I think one of the differences is for those of us who watched years ago, we have years since we thought about it. If someone watched the stuff more recently it is fresher in their minds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrQuartermaine Posted March 31, 2013 Members Share Posted March 31, 2013 I only just found out when I was reading the 50th special from SOD, Brad Maule almost didn't go to work the day Tony's death was to be filmed. Even though he had requested it, he didn't want it to end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted March 31, 2013 Members Share Posted March 31, 2013 He wasn't broken then, though. All Tony had done for years was appear as a doctor on staff from time to time. He returned that month to be shown to still be doing his job, shown to still be respected and loved by the staff and patients. He seemed happy and well. He was proud of Lucas. And he died working hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrQuartermaine Posted March 31, 2013 Members Share Posted March 31, 2013 I remember the stuff the 1963-1998 better than I remember 1999-onwards. I try to block the Guza years from my memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members VirginiaHamilton Posted March 31, 2013 Members Share Posted March 31, 2013 It's funny because I used to consider 60 old. Recent (real-life) events have caused me to reevaluate that. Though I'm certainly not glad that EMcL is no longer with us, I'm happy that her character was never in the line of fire of GH's destruction or that she had to witness it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AdelaideCate007 Posted March 31, 2013 Members Share Posted March 31, 2013 No worries! If I'd grown up in the US, I wouldn't have watched it in real time either (I would have been 4 lol), but since we always got things years later, this all aired for me when I was like 9/10 so I have vivid memories of it. I figured you had that book! I have it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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