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8.01.2024 Creators: Frank & Doris Hursley EP: Frank Valentini HW: Elizabeth Korte & Patrick Mulcahey BDW: Nigel Campbell SW: Stacey Pulwer DIR: Tina Keller Whoever ends up on the GH writing team when this transition completes better keep Rena Sofer as Lois

July was a mix of excitement & meh

True but also it was rumored Anne Sweeney wanted GH canned at the same time

I could be wrong and please correct me but wasnt AMC still over-budget in California with JHC as EP?

I really dont know who could EP and HW GH and get it back on track. It seems all the greats are retired, deceased or working on The Gates.

The Only HW GH will have for the foreseeable future are those who agree to write whatever FV and NV tell them to write.

I do wonder if Sheila Ducksworth, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson, & Kimberly Doebereiner will be like Steve Kent at Y&R and be Execs in charge of Prod. Yeah that is basically what I thought and posted something similar below

According to soap hub, Guza and Hanan Carruthers will be EP's. They join Val Jean, Sheila Ducksworth, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson, & Kimberly Doebereiner who will also EP. Never seen so many EP's for a daytime soap

That could be the lease of the studio

I guess thats possible. I dont think Karen would ever be cool with Sonny because of their past . At the same time, I dont see Karen letting what Happened 21 years ago run her life. if she was alive and brought onto GH, maybe she make John Cates see this as well. We will never know. YES And if PM was allowed to write what was planned, the story could have been good. We will never know.

One of the reasons ABC is sticking with GH is that is harder to launch a new show and they can look at NBC and see this. Maybe they figure they rather keep GH with its just under 2 million Views on ABC daily plus however it does on Hulu, instead of launching anew show that may not even get a million eyeballs on network not to mention on Hulu.

Maybe a forgive but never forget type of thing @carolineg

I'd guess for Cates, he has regrets with how things ended with Karen

They Had Karen (Then Jennifer Hammon) and Joe (Then Michael Dietz) run into Sonny , Jason & Robin on the Pier on GH in 1998. Karen was not comfortable around him. Sonny kept calling her Carrie (Her stripper name). Joe asked him to quit. Then of all people, Robin told Karen its past the time she get over what Sonny did to her. Karen & Joe left.

Karen never forgave Sonny

Yep this is bad Anna Devane is being ruined. So Sonny was pimping underage Girls at his strip club but John Cates is the bad guy here. [!@#$%^&*] that [!@#$%^&*]. Its time to retire the Sonny character and move the mob out of Port Charles.

7.31.2024 Creators: Frank & Doris Hursley EP: Frank Valentin HW: Patrick Mulcahey & Elizabeth Korte BDW: Emily Culliton SW: Charlotte Gibson DIR: Jillian Dedote

Today was a mess

I guess GH does not want writers that want to write compelling story. They want writers who will write what the EP & Exec in charge of Prod for ABC-DISNEY tell them to write. This is why GH is bleeding viewers and money.

Doing some re-watch of 2004-06 on YT The Santi Stuff is more terrible than I remember. What was the point? The Love Crew was a good group. Too bad they wasted them in 2005 with The killing Club and Daniel Coulson Daniel's reasoning for his affair with mark was horrible When they brought on Hayes Barber did anyone ever think he wouldnt end up being the Killing Club Killer? They Bring on Duke and kill him off two years later Jen being Murdered. Did Jessica Morris want out? That Murder was hard to watch Jay Wilkinson as Riley was good. Too bad he didnt last longer Of all The Paige Miller's I liked Alexandra Neil the best

No wonder Patrick Mulcahey walked. he hated having the Criminals come across smarter than the law. This writing is ruining Anna. She just used the law to help Valentin escape. Hypocritical Anna Devane.

7.30.2024 Creators: Frank & Doris Hursley EP: Frank Valentini HW: Elizabeth Korte & Patrick Mulcahey BDW: Suzanne Flynn SW: Scott Sickles DIR: Gary Tomlin

Sounds like he's done outside of the Doug Memorial