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Looking back at it Luke & Laura were the biggest super couple in soaps but both actors seemed to have such mixed emotions about the pairing compared to say Eric Braden and Melody Thomas Scott. It's as if they received a level of fame and prominence that both actors had some discomfort with. It's also amazing how culturally impactful Luke & Laura and Monty era GH still are compared to Y&R and B&B which have been the top soaps for nearly 30 years. Inwosh someone had that Oprah episode from the late 2000s/early 2010s when she had soap stars on

Meant to attach to previous post. The local ABC affiliate in Rochester New York, doing a behind-the-scenes report on Luke and Laura's 1993 return to GH which was shot there. It's tremendous the scope and budget that soaps had back then!

Tony is receiving the most mainstream press of any soap opera in death I've ever seen. It really speaks to how much of a cultural impact Luke and Laura had that they're still talked about 44 years later. if you know nothing else about soaps, you know Erika Kane and Luke & Laura. ABC NBC CBS

My favorite shot from all of the Faces of the Heart openings. Luke & Laura at the end of the September 2002 intro.

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.

exactly. How do you kill off the biggest male lead in the shows history in such a anticlimactic fashion as a random cable car accident. They could've said Helena or saving Lucky or something.

Given the news with Rob Reiner today I certainly did not expect to hear Tony Gerry passing away. This shortly after the anniversary of Luke and Laura's wedding too! Anthony was perhaps the biggest actor in all of soaps, and he was a part of the most famous pairing in soaps. I grew up on JFP era GH, and only knew Luke as the comically cynical gambler and drunk. Laura was the woman in the rocking chair. I had no idea until I watched the 50th anniversary marathon that Luke was a leading man back in the day, then a well balanced family man/shaky business in the 90s. A certain light disappeared from the character after Laura went into catatonia. The character was further degraded when they claimed he ran over Jake. In my mind, the last scene of GH would've been Luke and Laura getting remarried after they did all the healing work from their traumatic years together. Sadly, that will not happen. But at least the character of Bobbie was still alive to mourn Luke when he was killed off. What I will always wonder is why the actor resented the pairing and the version of the role that made him a household name. RIP.

she would fit with the Luna types on the Bold and the Beautiful. It's weird seeing Jason chase a woman, and act jealous. he's just been the stoic "gentleman" for the last few years. it's interesting when they give Jason more emotions than just bodyguard problems solver. I don't know why they are writing Britt so terribly. it's almost pathetic seeing Jason constantly come after her even consider cosigning a car for her, etc.

I jumped to click on the youtube video when I saw Esme. Good scenes even though she was just a hallucination. Lol at Sonny holding the small dog. Dante was being a total penis per usual to Gio. Ric however was right. Gio and Emma made everyone in Sonny's house an accomplice. Gio, Emma, Rocco and Charlotte need to stop being the do gooder Good Samaritan gang and lay low during their legal troubles.

Lol I'd love to see Grace again being that Donna is just occupying space on B&B. They should've said this was a Cousin or brother of Matt Clark since we saw Matt kill himself on screen in 2001. Are they going to say that Matt underwent facial reconstruction surgery a second time?? Speaking of David Kimball, bring him back as a twin or look-alike cousin lol. It would be nice to see Mary Jo released from the sanitarium. Griffith couldn't write that effectively though.

Justin Hartley and Mark Grossman as Adam Y&R seemed to slip into their roles easily. IMO Groaaman channels Michel Muney's darkness and mysteriousness. Did you all accept them? How quickly were GH'S Laura Wright and Tamara Braun accepted as Carly?

I never thought Brenda Epperson resembled Eileen Davidson. I always thought she looked like Nina Arveson (Cassandra). Even though Danny and Christine's wedding have been played heavily, it was nice seeing classic Y&R airing at real time.

Exactly. Sarah made Carly iconic. The phycology and toxic female traits she brought to Carly was masterful. I'm surpised voters recived Laura's exchange with Dalton well. It came off as Karen-ish even if it was well deserved. Sidwell is not that interesting of a villain to be involved in EVERYthing. Drew is better television. He should have ran for mayor and won to cause trouble long term. But, being Mayor helps keep Laura in the canvas.

On that same note, it's astounding to have mobster Sonny in the same office with Mayor Laura chatting it up about their mutual grandson. Think about the reaction if John Gotti and Mayor Eric Adams had a friendship😭?? I guess the Logic behind Sonny & Jason acceptance is like when i saw a documentary where FBI agents said they'd rather deal with the mafia than terrorists or cartels---they're the "lesser of 3 evils". Anyway I'm about 30 years late on this convo.

Dante could've talked to Geo like he was an older brother who put his little brother in a awkward position. Instead Dante put malicious intent on Gio, making it seem like he doesn't care about Rocco. What a self righteous prick further alienating his son. Speak up BrookLynn! Caught my mom defending Sonny and Jason and I was like whew, you've fallen for GH's warped logic.