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This is just devastating news. I loved him as Nikolas. I had such an instant crush on him as soon as he arrived on the show. He held his own right away with Genie, Tony, Stephen Nichols and Jonathan Jackson. His scenes with Genie were always so incredible back then, the complexity and subtext was always right there. I have spent years hoping he would maintain his health and sobriety and live a happy life- even if we never saw him again onscreen. I sincerely hope ABC/General Hospital has a grief counselor on set to help these folks. I can’t imagine, such a hard year.

It is wild to see the same tactics repeat themselves as far as the media coverage goes. All the same stuff happened with the WGA, and it backfired.

Sonny the art collector all of a sudden. Ridiculous. The shape of the windows? I think that has stayed the sam from Sean/Tiffany through the current version. And yes, Jason (now Sam and Dante) lived across the hall. Except now Sonny’s door is reoriented in such a way that it doesn’t seem possible. Does anyone remember when they shrunk down the original set and repainted it, and Mo (jokingly?) complained in an interview about it? Was a fire the story reason, I can’t recall.

A huge part of the problem currently from the actors is the WGA was so organized compared to SAG-AFTRA striking by themselves. By all accounts they communicated better, they had stronger strike captains who kept people motivated and rotating to new spots, and they waged the public relations battle against the studios like a masterclass.

He must look like a giant to him compared to all the other shorty actors on the show.

What the WGA accomplished seems even more incredible next to how the more famous actors are behaving. Lots more public questioning of their Union and the negotiating strategy, making public statements through the media and online, and a seeming willingness by many to compromise on behalf of the studios. The Halloween costume thing is silly. However, I see the point the Union was trying to make. And the public doesn’t seem to be shaming the actors as much as they did on behalf of the writers. I know people are tired, and there is a lot going on in the world. But the studios wouldn’t have any money without the talent in front and behind the scenes. They deserve their share. And again- they have these public shareholder meetings where they tout more and more profits. And they just keep raising the price on us too to keep the profits going up. Also- the egos amongst actors must be harder to deal with than the writers were. I don’t envy anyone on the SAG-AFTRA negotiating team.

I love reading Michele Val Jean’s comments and memories from working on Labine’s writing team. She was incredibly collaborative and really knew how to fine tune things. The scenes are also loooonnnngggg during Labine’s run. They really help to build character and give everyone a piece of the pie. To this day no piece of media has broken me as much as Stone’s storyline.

Those top line stars will do anything to avoid picketing! I’m kind of joking but it is funny that after a week solid of pressure for them to hit the lines they cough up millions to help their union members beyond the immediate crisis. And who knows if they even have the support of their other top line peers to make this happen. Still doesn’t deal with the studios not wishing to share in their windfalls and also the AI topics.

IIRC Tracy was in cahoots with Jax on a takeover attempt. In real life it was to springboard Jane onto The City as Tracy, per the network.

It’s the shallow nature of them on the show. There is so little time spent on character. Once upon a time we would have had long scenes of them getting to know each other, and things from their pasts would have come up and been part of their relationship. We get scenes with Nina/Sonny but the dialogue is so generic it could be anybody. It feels like their entire relationship is more about Willow/Michael and Carly than them. Other couples fare better and have more specificity. But Nina being nothing like she was under Stafford and Sonny just existing are strange. Recurring Ned and Olivia are actual characters on the show right now compared to Nina and Sonny! Seeing Lois again is such a delight, but it also makes me sad. Outside of Ned she spent most of her scenes before with the Quartermaine family that is long gone, and Brenda. Really only Sonny is left. I have to give the show credit- it looks even better right now. The sets, the staging and lighting are all fantastic. Fake Puerto Rico looks better than the fake island scenes under JFP. And with today’s budget that is something!

This was Sasha’s earned victory. Too bad it became more a Sonny moment. Even with all these terrible stories for her I still like Sasha more than Willow.

I used to think so, but when she was on Mo’s YouTube show she felt there was unexplored territory between them and possibilities.

I doubt it this run, unless they extend her stay.

Diana really became a central figure almost immediately. And it’s been one tragic melodrama after another. I cannot imagine Brooke Bundy (the only Diana I have seen a lot of)playing this Diana at all. She kind of replaced Jessie as the put upon lead. Also in two years we had baby/paternity storylines with sexual assault victims- Audrey/Tom and Diana/Phil.

That was delightful. I’m looking forward to seeing more of Lois.

It’s wild to see Lesley so involved with Scott when he is going to be a very important part of Laura’s life later on. Without these recaps I would have no idea they had so many scenes together with young Scotty.

This whole Lois thing, no matter how long, really makes me wish they had convinced Vanessa to return. Those are the scenes I want- Brenda and Lois.

Did anyone care at all about Oscar on GH? I don’t imagine he had a fanbase. And they tried!

I absolutely hate how often GH brings back a set, but it is oriented differently. The Q doorway and staircase. Sonny’s penthouse door- isn’t This across the hall but now on the other side from Sam? The Brownstone now being Liz’s house, but no apartments anymore? Also- the art in Sonny’s penthouse does not make any sense for him. At all. I don’t think anyone has fallen as far as Y&R though- all that lush richness just decimated by eroding ratings and bad decisions bts.

I didn’t see anyone in the industry talking badly about soap actors. Online chatter from the public maybe, but not industry people. I saw plenty of non-daytime folks detailing how the contract is different and lots of soap people joined their fellow SAG-AFTRA folks on the line. That Variety article is hilarious. They caved because they were losing on all fronts- business aka $$$, the public, and the solidarity and willingness by the unions to go the distance.

I would marine that SAG-AFTRA will wait to see the language of the contract for the WGA to set up talks. I have read that SAG’s demands are more complex and expensive so it will be interesting to see what happens.

From what I have seen from various sources is that they have 2 WGA writers covered under the contract that is striking. I didn’t know the number until I saw Twitter conversations from writers, including Michele Val Jean. I trust the folks working in this industry, especially the strike captains, with knowing the contracts involved.

Yes it is. If you go back a couple of pages, I quoted from Michele Val Jean’s repost about daytime talk shows before Drew change course. They have writers under the striking contract and writers covered under a different contract, and news writers. And the news copy writers have a contract expiring next year. Also- they were already striking the View before the Drew stuff happened. It was even on their strike schedule weekly, I believe they were there every Wednesday. I’m never cool with personal attacks, but calling out scabs by striking employees is not bullying. It’s the consequences of those decisions. Drew did get a lot of heat. Partly from the ridiculous statements she kept posting, part from the WGA, and also because she is in SAG-AFTRA. Hard to deny women often get criticized harder and more harshly, that’s never good and should be called out. But again, I saw a lot of accountability from her actual entertainment peers, and lots of going too far from the general public.

It’s not a simple issue. The truth is that reality television has writers disguised as segment producers/other titles, and they pay them shitty wages with no residuals because it is “unscripted” when that isn’t true. So I’m just fine with them using this moment to picket everything that is part of their industry that has any writing. The talent in front and behind the scenes on reality need better compensation and coverage. Generations of people in this country have suffered from the corporations holding more and more pieces of the pie from the folks working/creating it.

Or just be gone if the delays last longer than his contract does.