Contessa Donatella

If anyone for whatever reasons has been unable to access the Will Trent episode being called an homage to GH, PM me for a link to the episode. Absolutely love that they did this.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DIiF1UnJYgM/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DIiGOtIJ6f7/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DIiGiU0JiRG/

Yes, you've understood & described what is wrong comparing to the past which was definitely right. What in the heck is the problem? Oh, I know it's the way Frank produces this show. Did you, any of you, see Mo's IG from Sunday. Well, it's him reminiscing about when he first began, had a crisis & quit but Riche, who is an amazing EP, between herself & Shelley Curtis, got with him, found out what was actually the hell going on & basically said, No, we do not accept your resignation, we are going to get to the bottom of this thing & you ARE going back to work at General Hospital. Now, MO has told this tale, true, but still a tale, maybe a thousand times but now he has planned out what to say & when to say it & also he has set it to music. Plus he stressed that he's been at this for now 32 years.

I have consistently disliked her through at least 4 shows, I think! Loved both Bundy & Billy Kay! But, in general, I do like kids on soaps & I also specifically love some of the precocious ones. GH Young Robin, Young Emma & now although he doesn't check off the precocious box but I'm not kidding James is one of my favorites on the show. Now I could not stand Violet! So even I have a line drawn in the sand on overly precocious! A Marah I loved that y'all won't is Peldon. I think she may have been overly precocious even younger that GH Kimberly McCullough if that is even possible. And, now I offer this as proof https://www.instagram.com/p/DIhwI8HJGLj/ People always want to see things like this, so don't even worry about some strict reckoning over topicality. IOW thanks for sharing.

Years ago when I went to look at that movie because of that famous slap I was horrified at what awful people they are!!! LOL About Ada, about Connie, lots to say & I will try to gather thoughts & links, etc. later tonight! A great idea for a sub-thread! Good on ya, mate.

Why would a death notice for Connie Ford have anything at all to do with the show from 1964 to 1975? IOW, I don't follow. What are you trying to say? Sorry but ... uh?

Waaaah, I loved Connie so much!

Very cool. I did a double major, English & Comimunications. I started a third, Journalism. Always! She's meant to be a nod to Amy Iving (?) Amy someone played by Shell Kepler, but it does not work, not at all.

Agree about Budig, even though I adored her as Greenlee. They were magical without sex. Recast? NO. Wait. Not all SORASES are created equally! Well, maybe some day, right?!! We all loved her & she seemed like a real kid.

Thanks to Soaplovers we now know where to find PALACE GUARD. Marcy Walker would be so proud. https://tubitv.com/series/300004619/palace-guard

Oh, no, you never warmed up to Rachel Minor, that's too bad. I loved Budig as Greenlee but not as Michelle. I thought she was the least talented of all the Marahs. I found her performance to be very shallow & in fact the only thing I found credible was when she being a bitch. The only one who talks weird now that Violet is gone is Charlotte with her Pah-Pah , which I believe to be universally hated!!! Meanwhile I love James. He is perfect. The young promise of that Michelle & Bryan Buffington's Young Bill, were so magical!!

Thanks, not familiar with those movies. Liked her Marah. IIRC she did an amazing job on a Stephen King movie of the week. Actually, there was only one Marah that I did not like & I hated her, Lindsay Mckeon.

Oh, that means Gilliian = Gilly. Now, are you possibly describing the wonderful child actress Ashley Peldon? If so, you must have quite a bias against those precocious kids on soaps!!!

What do you teach?

As we all probably recall I was a late bloomer when it came to GL. So, I have a lot of questions. Who in the hell is SID? Which actress was playing Marah at this point? Also, who is Gillian?

A fan on my soap opera group on FB found this almost forgotten gem: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/abc-daytime-soaps_b_851989?fbclid=IwY2xjawJskdJleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHmGk5zLeXvePdsx2ReyMnIVBas7RKnmnjFQ0pKnbpp_np3E2Nl45TFzUFxyH_aem_9Nhs3D_Mr73HOxwVJvD6ew I don't know who this Ed Martin guy is, but, boy, was he ever right on the money! Quoting it in whole because you never know when something from a defunct site might vanish.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DHe65E6pwsF/ This does not fall in your date range but it's close & Beth & Philip are in it & this link is to an edit I did, so it's just a clip BUT I do have the full episode if it would be of any use to you. March 5, 1990, an Alex dinner party. Keywords: family of cannibals and pass Beth the butter.

My mother loved her soaps but she was also "addicted" to her game shows & she particularly adored Wink. I believe her favorite of his was "High Rollers".

AGREED! Gina T is one person I'd like to see cast in some good show, preferably one that I watch. I'm fairly critical of writing, too, but I don't remember having a problem with GT's Dinah Doings. Trying to think, was there an orphan boy from the Balkans where everything was just too pat? And, I do have some reservations because I gather that she participates in an online prayer group & they are regularly praying for the right part to come her way. Within some common sense boundaries I think people should practice their faith however works best for them but personally it's not a thing I would do. Which sounds like what the OP posted. Each sounds plausible. & they are weirdly similar, too. In the version of events I heard he said, "We all know this isn't going to happen & we know why." because the writers were busily crafting a story where Holly would re-enter his life & end up taking his final journey with him so his primary motivation was to say, STOP.

https://www.tvinsider.com/1186667/game-show-host-wink-martindale-dead-91 It's been maybe 2 weeks since I said that Wink Martindale was the only one of the slew of game show hosts there used to be on daytime mornings, still alive.

Agree but I don't think his rugged, good looks were ever a or the problem, ya know?!!! LOL Oh, so you think she has this fiduciary position over the Cassadine "trust" & by accessing the funds, she is actually embezzling from her client, that it? I'm not sure. I thought the set-up showed that the Greek leadership stole the money from Ava, so returning it to her would be the right thing to do rather than the wrong thing. Why do I feel like we're thinking about this more than the writers?!!!

I'm sorry but I think that is crazy talk. Why? What client has she failed to serve well as an attorney? She made a personal decision (that I happen to disagree with) but why would making a bad personal decision mean you should lose the use of law degree & career?

Two quotes, related to two different recent conversations. "Then I had these wonderful fans who loved the show & it is really amazing, really quite a phenomena, because those fans outwardly they looked like pretty simple folk, typical ladies, but they are amazingly bright & so appreciative when they know you are giving them everything you've got. Audiences are like that. Hollywood, whoever Hollywood is, keeps forgetting audiences aren't stupid!" - Victoria Wyndham about AW "We got a lot of good, basic advice on drama & story from Bob Short & Ed Trach at Procter & Gamble. Besides my parents, they taught us as much as we learned from anyone." - The Dobsons 2000 interview

The quote I heard associated with Paul Rauch was, "Now, we all know this is not gonna happen & we all know why." And, my very strong impression was that, no, they didn't know why not to do it.

There were times when I would've shaken her!