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Thinking about SJB temp dreams makes me think just how far off model Carly is. I often think about her ferocity, her grit, but I forget how selfish she played her at times too. Michael was often a pawn to get what she wanted, and only when TB played her did she bring those softer layers consistently. SJB’s Carly would not have been the best mother nor probably having talks in the kitchen with her daughter.

I cannot wait to see this, hopefully next week. Donna said in her interview that he told her it was the best audition he had seen. I love his other films!

I loved the stories about people hogging airtime when it was live to tape and Robinson speaking quietly to force them to film him in closeup so they could hide the boom by bringing the camera in closer. Hilarious.

I just saw Michael O’Leary is going to be in Halloween Ends. Not sure if this has already been posted.

So simple and yet so the right direction to go in. It’s also what is missing on a show like DAYS- Sami should have the level headed offspring mixing it up with Carrie’s mini Sami. That would have been fabulous. Both great articles, thanks for posting.

In her own words it seems like there will be no temp.

Pretty sure I saw her tweet that they are on a filming break and likely will not have a temp.

What I wonder is what the current show, with this cast/characters would be like with the better writing team of Guza’s era supporting/fleshing out the current HW team. Because I think they have had several periods of actually entertaining ideas that should have worked better than what made it onscreen. FV ran them all off IIRC. I would kill for folks like Michele Val Jean, Karen Harris, and Patrick Mulcahey to be back on the team long before I would wish for Guza again. And Shelly Curtis directing and producing scenes again would elevate what we are seeing tremendously.

I thought he was deadly dull as HW.

I eventually hated what he did, but his writing team told much stronger day to day episodes, even when the show was treading water between events (which I felt happened a lot). I hate JFP too, but she knew how to give a scene the weight it needed and the show felt les static. But I would never want them back unless we had someone there to reign Guza in. I was just rewatching the clips of the Panic Room storyline, and although it was not my favorite event they did, it is still compelling to watch Liz discover Cary. I can’t remember the last time I felt anything from FV ‘s GH. I still think he is holding on to some backwards Frons ideals to not lean in to the soapy. Just do it!

RC even gave Luke a DID storyline. Which was absolutely ridiculous and such a waste of a story actually exploring Luke and Bobbie’s past with their parents. The show is just so boring. As has been the case repeatedly with the current creative team, there are bones of good story there, but it often gets detailed by FV pets, wasted time away from actual favorite characters, and pairings that make no sense.

He’s not on contract, why would GH punish him for not being available? If they want him on a schedule so badly, they can offer him a contract. People have lives, other jobs, etc.

This was hilarious.

I found Diana so annoying, especially with Chip. I remember thinking Gary and Laura had good chemistry too. The trio of Abby/Gary/Laura as business associates is one of my favorite beats in season 5 and beyond. I love the evolution of Laura as much as Abby’s over the years. She’s great fun being allowed to have a cynical personality and I do think it was a huge mistake to get rid of her down the road. She was more than viable. The characters on Knots had such rich lives compared to the other soaps of the era. There were plenty of business stories on Dynasty and Dallas, but the ones on Knots just feel more layered and real.

They recast Bo Brady back when this show had many more millions of viewers. They could easily have recast Ciara again. How stupid. I know this has nothing to do with him, but I am blaming this on Frank Valentini lol.

It’s so shortsighted- think how many times over 20 years Bill Bell and then Alden were able to reignite Jill/Katherine and have it help galvanize the show. The same could be said of Dorian and Viki. There are some relationships that never should have been repaired on GH- Carly is at the center of many of them. At least Robin and Carly never started having ladies nights together.

I really miss how the show used to have Bobbie and Laura at odds sometimes because they have the history and they are very different people. Labine and even Guza (a little) kept this thread alive in an adult way. Bobbie didn’t agree with how Laura was raising Lucky. And she would lay into Laura when she kicked Luke out. There used to be some semblance of depth to these relationships. Instead we get Sonny playing softball with the rest of the town. The benevolent godfather (who may or may not make his money running guns, drugs outside PC, and women).

Do you know what drives me crazy? If Carly was institutionalized, we would be seeing every stupid moment. But Liz is there and it’s such a non-story currently. Spread the wealth GH. Also- I wish someone would dig out any other flashbacks than that scene with Bobbie and a Laura. There has to be other scenes that survived showing them at odds back then. Same with her wedding to Scotty. Laura’s rebuttal was so generic. They mentioned a soup kitchen for Christ’s sake. There is actual history that could be used but never is. I hope so. I would think they wanted to include her in this episode if they could.

I love this comparison.

Oh her manipulation gets much more direct as she moves more into building herself than building Gary up. But that’s not where you are yet. I wish Knots was streaming somewhere in full!

I always thought so too. She was in love with him and used him to help her build a life that utilized her business acumen more than she had been allowed to before. I also see it in how she behaves towards him after they are divorced- she clearly plays a fondness for him that is different than other pairings. @Vee, these very detailed recaps are great. I hope you are enjoying the show as much as it seems. This thread is keeping me engaged here, as the soaps currently airing are not.

This show has undervalued her for decades.

During JFP and Guza’s run on GH, Patrick and Robin arrived just in time to stop me from dropping the show. Their story and the hospital having a focal point away from Sonny kept me hanging on when I was really starting to dislike the show. Will’s coming out on DAYS really kept me going there too, as I had gotten really sick of Sami and she was pretty much the driving character of the show at that point.

They really did a great job with this type of story. I think they also told the most complete stories back in the day for ambitious characters too- you knew as an audience member how badly people like Jill, Brad, Ryan, Nina, Drucilla wanted their lives to be, and saw step by step their growth in a way other soaps tended to gloss over, even if they were sometimes underhanded or selfish on their way. When Bell was still there, characters had many facets. Nina was antagonistic but also rootable. Lauren was awful to many people, but again, she was entertaining. From everything I have read about that time period, it reminds me of Stars Hollow on Gilmore Girls, but if Emily & Richard also lived in town like Phoebe.

I always felt GH was the best at the action storylines over the years, especially when they still had the directors and line producers who learned under Monty. GH is also great at not needing a core family to create that family feeling. It started with the hospital being the family, and continued with the deep friendships of the Monty era through Riche. Some of that has fallen by the wayside in the last 20 years or so though, recently making a shallow comeback. OLTL handled gritty better than almost all the other soaps IMO. It felt more modern and urban at many times in its history, certainly compared to the P&G soaps.