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Discuss The Soaps: Archive (2010 - 2014)

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R.I.P.: Anthony Geary has passed away

Love this statement as well as Genie Francis's which gave me chills.

By Taoboi · 11 minutes ago11 min
R.I.P.: Anthony Geary has passed away

A perfect time.

By Taoboi · 14 minutes ago14 min
R.I.P.: Anthony Geary has passed away

Before I started reading these threads a few years ago, I had no idea Luke and Laura were THE source of action/adventure in soaps. I thought they were just a symptom.
I don't resent that soaps evolved from a discussion based stage play to being more active, I would've appreciate more balance. EVERY soap didn't need to do action adventure.
I wonder if that also began the trend of soaps going toward the melodramatic storylines rather than being grounded in reality?
if so, I don't mind soaps going for a larger than life stories. There's countless dramas on television. soap is doing serialization and covering social topics is no longer groundbreaking as most TV show shows do it.
In this content saturated era, I don't mind larger than life stories being soap's niche to stand out.
Just don't get too extreme like a a gorilla and devil possession...And remember the budget constraints so those plots don't end up looking cheap and ridiculous.
Meanwhile, Y&R remains #1 having steered away from action adventure plots, stayes grounded in reality, and continues to maintain character driven plots with heavy dialogue.

By Planet Soap · 14 minutes ago14 min
R.I.P.: Anthony Geary has passed away

The gasp I let out at the library earlier as I was working on my writing projects. I about broke down.

I can't believe both of the Spencer duo are gone. Bobbie was my favorite so that tore me off. This...just...this hurts.

Count me in for not messing with his death, but I do hope they do something with him on screen.

Good and bad, Anthony Geary made Luke a force of nature and I can think of so many times when he enhanced so much story onscreen. I remember Luke leaving or returning to town to accommodate Anthony's vacation was always an event. Latter Years Luke wasn't a favorite, but Anthony Geary still had moments for me.

R.I.P.

HUGS

By Taoboi · 16 minutes ago16 min
Rory Gibson Appreciation Thread

That he does, that he does.

Like I've said...Y&R's loss was GH's gain.

By Taoboi · 21 minutes ago21 min
BTG: December 2025 Discussion Thread

Martin was wearing a DC Flag pin last week. But the writers are likely being deliberately ambiguous about the district to not reference real politics. "Scandal" would have the political landscape extremely different than real life.

By ReddFoxx · 26 minutes ago26 min
R.I.P.: Anthony Geary has passed away

These posts both speak to me. I was sad to hear of his passing, and I remember thinking Luke and his lore were cool when I started watching GH (as an adolescent who was not in any way cool). I missed what by most account what was the worst of Luke in later years. I did respect his supporting role in stories at times when he purportedly did not enjoy being on GH. I am remembering some of that now.
The rape is hard to reconcile with that Luke, or with core characters I loved continuing to indulge him later on.

By DeliaIrisFan · 31 minutes ago31 min
R.I.P.: Anthony Geary has passed away

That's a good idea. I'd think JJ would come back, and they can easily just recast Nathan again if they have to acknowledge him.
A fight to the death with Helena would have been a good way (although wasn't she dead by then). Heroics probably wouldn't have worked as Luke was not a hero in his last decades.
They probably should have had him pass away in a brothel.

By DRW50 · 38 minutes ago38 min
R.I.P.: Anthony Geary has passed away

Next year marks the 45th anniversary of Luke and Laura's wedding. In story, that might be the best time to reminisce about Luke, specifically Tony Geary.

By Errol · 40 minutes ago40 min
RIP: In Memoriam Thread

By janea4old · 41 minutes ago41 min

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