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He hit Guiding Light, As the World Turns and All My Children at the same time, haha. Days of Our Lives semi-escaped his curse, haha.

I think you're thinking of Daniel Cosgrove. Overall, I am excited about this. I've always enjoyed his work. 15-year absence? But wasn't he on General Hospital briefly in like, what, 2012? 2013?

The re-organization, once understanding of what's been done, is brilliant.

Budget; need some money? Fire a cast member for three-to-six months, then bring them back. Nadia Bjorlin was already off the cast so someone else had to go.

Didn't realize I was that old. 🤣

Maxie not taking over Crimson from Kate was a mistake. She was ingrained within that magazine and removing her was... a choice.

Can Molly Burnett return or Nicole Paggi stay as Maxie?

When I was a teen I knew several who would have. 🤷🏻‍♂️

No. It was the WGA Strike.

The whoel Claudia arc was so poorly handled it doesn't even make sense.

Yup. Ava vs. Faith would've been amazing, and then with the [brief] re-introduction of Olivia Jerome. Whew. Female domination.

THIS! This is needed. The "writer" is still writing for a network soap not a streaming one. It's stale storytelling. I'm not a Burton fan at all, but both of his tenures outside of General Hospital have been better as an overall.

Cynthia Preston was wasted; I would have loved to have seen her vs. Maura West when Ava came on.

Instead of being at Crimson Lights 24/7, I'd love to see as a working therapist, in an office with clients.

No clue; I don't think they're ridding Hulu. At least, from what I've read, they're being kept separate. Because, even on the joint platform, General Hospital is missing.

Because not all teens / young adults are sex-crazed?

They would need to bring back the over-night crews for sets to return more consistently.

So, I've tested Hulu via Disney+, and plus it's cute a lot is actually missing, so for the time being I am keeping both apps.

General Hospital Tighter storytelling: Look, I am fully aware Chris Van Etten & Dan O'Connor and their team are not well liked, but when they're on top of it they work. Their main trouble is time. They can go from three months to two-plus years telling a story that zig-zags through six different changes. What I need is for them to sit down in 2024, and hammer out how to get from A to Z in terms of story, and tell it. The interim writing team did wonderfully moving the stale storylines immediately out of the door, ushering in new ones and also bringing in a lot of history through their writing; so far, it feels like Van Etten & O'Connor have paid attention and are continuing this, but I do worry that if they go into 2024 and don't continue this, it'll be their undoing. And, at that point, it would be time for a new head writing team to come into play. Cut the dead weight: Like most, I agree the cast needs to be cut down. However, unlike a lot, my choices for cutting her less than favourable. At present, General Hospital has 33 series regulars; the only soap to rival this is Days of Our Lives. And while I would not necessarily cut a lot of them, there is a good handful of them I would either demote to recurring or cut altogether. This needs to be a priority in 2024, especially if we want to keep other actors on the canvas (actors who either should be regulars and / or more consistent recurring). More hospital, less mob: This is a tough one. I am fully aware the force of the mob and Sonny Corinthos has been a major powerplay since the 2000's, following the success of HBO's The Sopranos but, in 2024, we need to begin transitioning away from mob-centric storylines and shifting back to more hospital-centric stories. The mere fact General Hospital, a show about a HOSPITAL, did not even touch upon the COVID-19 pandemic or something akin to it, is a grave disservice to what soap opera have been about: tackling topical storylines and telling some brilliant stories around them. I would pen a story of some kind causing a major power outage in Port Charles, possibly with the PCU students going on a winter ski trip, and then Adam takes the bus (with the students) and causes a major crash. With the power outage, the hospital is under extreme duress and chaos. Stories like this could really bring some power into the hospital and re-centralize it to being the main focus on the soap in 2024. Days of Our Lives FIRE RON CARLIVATI AND COMPANY: It is simple. He and his team need to GO! While I understand this soap airs on W Network in Canada, things can be edited for television, so bring on a writing team that can write a smart, forward-thinking soap opera in the streaming world. I am looking at the team of Marlene McPherson & Elizabeth Snyder (we NEED female writers in American daytime again) to spearhead this task. They did a solid job with All My Children, and it was a not-to-miss soap opera, and was the last time an American soap felt cutting edge and original. If unavailable, I would also recommend Lisa Connor & Chip Hayes, both of whom were hired to replace McPherson & Snyder for the second season of All My Children. Connor was even employed at Days of Our Lives from 2016–2018. We need a change, as the "writer" in inept and incapable of handling a soap opera. He's got to go. Perhaps bring in Sheri Anderson to assist a new team or Hell, hire her full-time! Also, ridding us of the "writer" would rid of us some glorified non-actors (*cough* Robert Scott Wilson *cough*). Sell soap to NBCUniversal / Universal Television: Controversial and, of course, unlikely to happen. But it is my belief Ken Corday & Corday Productions are the continued thread of on-going problems on this soap. As seen with the incompetence of the "abuser," it's clear Corday and his company are asleep while running a soap on a shoe-string budget. The lights were out for YEARS until Days of Our Lives went to Peacock, and things HAD to be updated. Between Corday, Corday Productions & Sony Pictures Television, it is clear to be NBC has always held Days of Our Lives in promising regard, and putting the ownership into NBCUniversl and / or Universal Television could really provide a great positive change for this soap. Return the Hortons to the canvas: This has been discussed previously, but it is my belief returning the Hortons to the canvas, a main-stay family since the soap's premiere in November 1965, is important. Family was always important to Days of Our Lives, and the lack of familiar with the Horton family is disheartening, and it should absolutely be fixed in 2024. The Young and the Restless FIRE JOSH GRIFFITH & HIRE WENDY RICHE The Bold and the Beautiful BYE-BYE BRADLEY BELL!

There was a continuity issue during the December 8 episode. Most of the first-half was played during the evening hours, yet when the exterior shot of the Genoa City Athletic Club is shown, it is as bright as a summer's daylight. Messy.

Yup, because "saint Carly" is untouchable. She, faux Drew and Sonny Jnr did nothing wrong in committing insider trading. But Nina, who had her attorney turn them in, is the one who committed the biggest crime of all-time.

Because the abuser does not like Judi Evans. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I think it depends on how / when he would have returned, and how much autonomy he'd have over the canvas, et al.

SAME!

Oh s**t! How upsetting and shocking. RIP to him!!