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When I was watching at that time, it was pretty clear he had already started moving the stories in new directions because the show was a mess and suddenly, it got good again. Guza was a great writer for GH for his first HW stint, and this one until the death of Lucky. But once Riche was gone he was just awful most of the time. I think the only reason I enjoyed Ron's first year was because he wrote the show as an ensemble, and not as Jason/Sonny/Carly hour.

Thank you for posting this. I really miss Katherine. Well, Bill Bell's Katherine.

The Panic Room, the Contagion arc, the first Laura wakes up from her coma, Brenda is alive and the Metro Court hostage event were all entertaining to me. The Laura one was the only story that was all heart and character work versus plot and action, but I enjoyed them all. The problem was during Guza's first two runs, I enjoyed enough of what happened in between his big events that I was still a regular viewer. Some of that I have learned was because Riche was forcing his hand on including characters he would later ignore or write out. With JFP, I began to hate more of the events, and the treading water between events, and the near total domination of misery and the same 5 characters being featured all the time. If you weren't Jason, Sam, Sonny, Carly, or Michael (no child character from baby to teen to adult has ever been the focus of more on this show than him), you were on twice a week at best, and only if you were in Luke's orbit, or in the orbit of those 5.

I guess he is older now and a little less nervous about playing a gay character. That was the rumor at the time correct? He wanted off ATWT because Luke was going to be gay?

When I read articles about classic era soaps, it's always so fascinating how intimate they seem. I grew up after the Monty era when they all opened up the storytelling scope. It's hard to imagine the small cast of main characters never crossing paths on GH pre 1978, and yet after the early 1980's, lots of soaps had characters that never crossed paths. Y&R a prime example. We good more diverse stories, and settings, but less character and less of that small town feel.

I just remember watching thinking Stone was going to die and Robin was not going to be HIV+ because it was Robin and soaps just don't go there. If you have ever know anyone that died from complications of AIDS, this was the single most realistic version I have ever seen. And only a soap could do that, because we saw Stone each week getting weaker, having multiple illnesses, how the community reacted, and how his estranged family treated him. It was a beautiful love story about several characters. For all his faults later on, I will still take Guza's first six months and the first year he was there when he came back from Sunset Beach.

The two Grants. Not the best storyline in GH history. But it did lead to the fantastic Anna story. I'm not really a fan of the Rick and Lesley of this era either. I think they needed more drama and less light fluffy material. Brock was such a jerk.

Me too. He really brought a lot to the show, his scenes, and the hospital. Jessie really was a suffering heroine. And from what I have seen and read about the early years, it was a real miss to not pair them. But like life that way too. I remember that GH anniversary special where Ames stated they were the couple that should have been together but never was.

Amazing clip! I miss those characters. And Wendy Riche and Labine.

Awesome episodes! Makes me miss the real Victoria Newman and especially Nina.

I would love to hear her say Monica that way she always did. Kind of loving and annoyed at the same time. And Lee is one of my favorites

Awesome clip! Love seeing Felicia and Mariah, not to mention Ruby. I was a kid watching when Sean arrived, was bad news, and had his affair with Monica. I would kind of be okay with him someday being revealed as a bad guy again. I think he worked better as darker than Anna and Robert, and had been made too much a good guy when he left in the 1990's.

I thought the original Passions cast was mostly awful and miscast, james being a pretty good example. I think they did a better job with the casting at Sunset Beach, they just had writing with no clear point of view. Aside from a few key people Reilly had some of the worst actors when Passions began.

I cannot imagine Finola Hughes on Passions. She met an alien on GH and I still can't imagine her with later years Reilly writing.

I didn't even like Cricket back then, but Michael was scary, and I've never enjoyed him outside of his initial psycho storyline.

Frisco was hot back then wasn't he? Frisco and Felicia were my GH gateway back when I was a little kid. My whole family watched ABC soaps, but the first time I wanted to watch for myself was when Felicia showed up.

The first part of that video is such a perfect time capsule to how good Y&R was then, and a clear example of Bill Bell's style at a peak time for the show. If you watch that, then anything from the last 15 years, you can't help but see how far the show is from his formula. And not for the better. Is it dated? Slow? Maybe. Or maybe it's classic and methodical. And this is coming from a GH fan. The shows could not be more different at their peaks, and I love them for how they are not like each other!

It's a pretty fantastic storyline. Sets up the Jerome family and Duke too. I re watched the whole thing on YouTube a year ago.

Thanks!

Who thinks that? A Broadway actor that has been Tony nominated trumps daytime emmy IMO. The theater has always been considered more legitimate than a soap opera.

To each their own I guess. I think he looks pretty cute. He quit because he wasn't comfirtable acting the Luke is gay story if I remember correctly.

She came in right as Guza left for Sunset Beach. The character fell apart. But the actress wasn't great. But Soaps are not for everyone! Is it true that Alexis got some of Miranda's backstory? Does anyone remember when Guza came back but wasn't listed in the credits yet? He ended Felicia almost having an Aztec revisit, and Luke gave us the history of Alexis in one episode on the docks. He wanted those decks cleared!

Was she the first terrible actress cast during Riche? I know there were several after Miranda but up to that point I cannot think of another poor casting choice.

Guza outlines though. And his Miranda was going to be a Cassadine. They kept her ties to Jax and downplayed the Mac part of the story that he was building. I wonder if he was going to have Mac take a dark turn?

Tony gets all the acting accolades, the Emmys, and is clearly favored by TPTB. I'm not saying at his peak he didn't desrve it. But the magic of Genie with him is that it kind of grounds his performances, not to mention gives Luke a heart. The longer she is away, the worse his instincts are. He goes bigger, and darker, and it lacks depth and meaning without the Laura character. My opinion of course. I think she is overlooked. I would rather have Laura onscreen without Luke than Luke without her.