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You know, it struck me the other day how Viki had most of her children - Megan, Kevin, Jessica, Natalie - taken from her at or shortly after their birth. Joey was the only child of hers who didn't suffer that fate (so, of course, he'd be the one that was always hardest to recast, lol).

If you're going to hire a "name" actor for your show, don't just throw them on the air and cross your fingers. GIVE THEM A [!@#$%^&*] CHARACTER. Who are they? What is their background? What do they want (not just in a particular situation, but in general)? What always stops them from getting it? If GL had bothered to answer these questions for Tangie - along with why anyone would be named "Tangie" - then maybe - just maybe - she would've had an actual drive and not just flittered from character to character. Yep, and like you said, @chrisml, MW appeared not to have forgotten or forgiven JFP for it either. And you're not alone in not blaming MW for feeling that way! I think if JFP had been upfront with MW, told her WHY she needed her to join GL, MW might have gone along with it, if only as a favor to JFP for all their years together at SaBa. I know I would've if I had been in her shoes. But I suspect JFP didn't tell her, because she knew there was a very good chance that MW would've passed.

Someday, perhaps, when all that's left of us are the cockroaches and, of course, Cher, maybe the so-called Fourth Estate will remember what they're actually there for, and it ain't just to make money or earn clicks.

It's like what @carolineg said before: it seems like no one in charge is passionate about the show anymore. Which is a shame, of course, because I don't believe GH is past the point of no return, like "Peapack LIVE!" was. It just needs someone to make the right decisions while still keeping the trains running on time.

Judging from the smattering of pre-Monty material that's currently available on YT, I kind of see ABCD's point. The sets and wardrobe seem terribly cheap compared to, say, DAYS or Y&R from that same period. IIRC, GH's opening sequence before the familiar one (of the ambulance driving past the hospital) was just the words "GENERAL HOSPITAL" against a blue or black screen. In that respect, they might have been ahead of their time, lol.

I'm tempted to say that what gave OLTL the edge was that it was Agnes Nixon's creation. But, on the other hand, Nixon had long ago sold the show to the network and moved full-time to AMC.

Not at all what I said. I dunno. I don't think their early stuff was GOOD, so much as it was DIFFERENT, or different from what we had been getting from GH. But that's just my take.

My question is, how long was GH in trouble for ABCD to give Gloria Monty such an ultimatum? Had GH been struggling for years at the network, or were they just being impatient?

Speaking of, have we reached a conclusion as to whether the time jump is still a thing on this show, or whether they've quietly reset everything back to the present day?

This is GH fans' "punishment" for lavishing so much praise on Frank Valentini (and Ron Carlivati) at the start and not really looking past all the hype and busy work that was going on. Back then, hardly anyone took the time to see that the emperor truly had no clothes; and now, here we are.

This is DAYS, remember? The way the families trees on this show are so tangled, he could be YOUNGER than Abigail and still be her uncle, lol.

Wait, what's goin' on again, lol?

I agree - and by all means, please feel free to share any more memories from that period that you feel comfortable sharing with us. So much of GH pre-Marland is not otherwise known to those who weren't alive to see it (myself included). Any info. on that time would be greatly appreciated! I'm not surprised. I've yet to find anything positive about the Pollocks' work on any show, including THE DOCTORS and DYNASTY.

Tommy's in the time capsule. Watch.

So, what happened to the "Sistas" gig?

Except Darius' Malcolm made some fantastic sandwiches!

Better known as "Silverman's Folly," lol:

It's cute how we're calling his gaming chair and Playstation his office. Just as it's cute how we're pretending he really isn't living in his mom's basement. ICYMI: I [!@#$%^&*] hate Spinelli.

Frank was clearly throwing a bone to all those who complain that Rebecca Herbst never gets enough airtime.

I'm almost scared to see the rest of Spinelli's digs. You know that's a child protective services call waiting to happen. Let's put it this way: if it weren't bland, unappealing Josh Kelly playing Cody, I'd be more into him and Tracy as a pairing. Well, we know she ain't sleepin' in his gaming chair. That's off limits to everyone who comes to Spinelli's.

Remember, this is the same GH that said Nina was wrong for turning Drew and Carly into the SEC, even though Drew and Carly were the actual criminals. Meanwhile, it would have taken me a lot to buy Cody and Tracy as a romantic or sexual pairing. And I mean a lot.

She wanted it that way!

[!@#$%^&*] it, I'll take Y&R.

Obviously, lol! I think "Back to You" suffered from two issues: 1) the fact that it was on a network (FOX) that was totally incompatible with the creator/EP's styles; and 2) the needless backstory that made Kelsey's character the illegitimate father to Patricia's daughter.

Which makes her a hypocrite AND a dumbfuck. Like I said, just have Blaze tell her to go away and let that be the end of it.