Anthony Geary Bashes Wendy Riche's GH

[SteveFrame]

Well no matter what anyone thinks of the Luke & Laura story one thing that has never been gone is the chemistry between the actors. but for me the rape really hurt their story. I hated it then and still do.

[classicmoment]

I don't think the point is whether or not WR was bitch, she might have been a bitch who got the job done. Hence if u worked with her it is plausible you hated but still respected her. His rant was unnecessary and lacking class and professionalism

[YRBB]

Relax. Take a deep breath. No-one's insulting your favorite couple.

What I was trying to say is that the couple's chemistry--which exists, and is wonderful--is just not enough. Guza cannot and will not write properly for them, so I want Laura to stay away instead of coming back for another bad return.

By the way, whether I have been watching or not, you are not really allowed to tell me my opinion is not valid. It's MY opinion, and whether I started watching a month ago or 25 years ago, the fact remains that, as they are written now, (and I cannot stress that enough), they suck.

kthanxbye.

[SteveFrame]

But why was it lacking class and professionalism for someone to state their opinion.

If that is the case then every actor who states an opinion about someone they work with is lacking class and professionalism. And I guess all of us are too for stating our opinions about him.

Why should actors and actresses be judged any harsher than we judge ourselves.

We all come on here and state exactly how we feel and call them names and everything else. Yet when they do the same and state their opinions then they are classless and unprofessional.

I don't how many times I have heard that about Kim Zimmer.

Again I ask the question why are some allowed to say what they want and some not. Does it depend on who they say something about.

If Drake Hogestyn for instance had said something about Higley and not Hogan Sheffer, he would have been praised to high heaven just like Erika Slezak was.

I have no doubt if Geary had something about Guza this thread would be totally different, he would be everybody's new hero.

Sorry I can't judge the man and I want. I ddin't work with Wendy Riche, and it wasn't my character she was fooling with. So I'll just leave it at that.

[classicmoment]

"Wendy Richie reign of Terror" is not professional by any standard

Everyone has an opinion and that's ok, I understand that all these actors and other artists are human. I can appreciate passion, but I as reader took something beyond simply 'stating my professional opinion' from that reading. It was a cheap jab to be honest

[beachbum]

I'm relax man, just stating my opinion geez

I was not talking about the storyline, I was talking about the chemistry and it still exists.

And I agree that Tony Geary is allowed to his opinion and I don't hate for that. Good point about Erika Slezak being praised here for her comment about Hingley which were just as harsh

[SteveFrame]

But how do we not know it was a reign of terror. If you worked under someone who was constantly bitching at you or on your back all the time then you might say the same thing.

I have worked for bosses before who were a terror to work under and everyone felt that way. I had a manager once who kept the company we worked for the best when she was there. We got great sales and great numbers. But we also had the unhappiest set of workers that we ever had. No one liked her and no one got along with her at all. And everyone breathed a big sigh of relief when she was transferred.

Gloria Monty was good for GH but over the years I have heard many say she was bossy and pushy. Alot of people respected her but they didn't like her.

So again I don't see anything wrong with someone calling someone's time a reign of terror. I have been there.

As you said everyone is entitled to theri opinion and you read what you want.

Again I think one of the biggest problems is he said it about Riche - maybe not but I think so.

I keep reading it and I just don't see anything he says that is really out of line that much. And I just don't see the big deal that has been made over it. Of course I didn't with what Drake Hogestyn and others said either.

Different strokes I guess.

[SteveFrame]

Again I just don't see where he even says that GH is better now than it was then. If someone can show me that I would be glad.

I think he is talking more about the working relationship. No where does he say her GH was bad or anything or that she was not even a good EP.

He called her reign a reign of terror. That could mean anything. It could simply mean that she was not a nice person back stage compared to Guza or Phelps.

It could just mean that now things are more relaxed backstage than they were then.

If she was prone to throwing fits on the set or things like that then like I said it could have been bad.

I know in talking to Veleka Gray she told me that some producers and all made it more fun to go to work. It wasn't that they were better or worse than anyone else, they just made it fun.

She said one of the best producers she ever worked under was Lyle B. Hill. His sets were fun and enjoyable and he inspired them to work their best. And that is coming from someone who worked with some of the greats through the years.

So again I think some people are reading more into this than should be.

[classicmoment]

We don't need to know, not in quite those subjective terms. I have worked with a total bitch, I think it is unprofessional to express that to my clients even years after the fact. Anyway it is what it is. There is nothing to be gained from that. It is knowledge to noone, it benefits noone. Not the fans not the show, and it makes the actor look like a bit of pri*k. In any event Geary is allowed to have that opinion on Wendy Richie, but it showed a lacking in tact and class to express it in quite that way to any media outlet. He is not some anonymous poster on a message board. He is not some random fan. He is a name attached to a productive brand, not cool for anyone involved

[DeeeDee]

Exactly!

[CSF]

In response to Geary stating an opinion on Wendy Riche, he is entitled to that. Saying something totally inappropriate and out of left field is absurd and uncalled for. IMHO, saying "The Wendy Riche reign of terror" is more than just saying "yeah, she was difficult to work with." It conjures up images that WR did nothing but destructive things to General Hospital during her tenure. That was not the case. She did wonderful things for that show. What JFP did to Guiding Light and Maureen Bauer, that was a reign of terror that overshadowed anything good that came out from her tenure. What LML did to Y&R and what Ellen Weston and John Conboy did to Guiding Light, that was a reign of terror. What JP and CG are going to ATWT and have been doing to ATWT since 2007 is a reign of terror! What takes place on GH today and how it's mob 24/7, that is a reign of terror. A reign of terror in my opinion is when someone takes a show and rapes it of it's innocence. Much like what Luke did to Laura when he raped her. How people view Luke as a hero is pathetic. I don't care what anyone's arguments are, his character is a rapist! IMO, I could never view them as an iconic super couple because of that. I don't care what was done to make up for the rape, what he did was viewed by millions of people. There is no changing that! General Hospital glamorized that rape and sent out the message that "it's okay to forgive your rapist and run off into the sunset with them!" What a disgrace! As a male viewer I'm disgusted by that! Where is the social responsibility here?

I believe what Geary said about WR was totally planned and calculated. In the sense that ABCD as a whole wants it's fans to forget the ABC pre-Frons. He seems to forget that it was Wendy Riche and Claire Labine who gave the GH fans back Luke and Laura! TG has ran his course and is better off in Amsterdam where he belongs. IMO, he is an overrated actor with no appeal trying to hold onto a youth that as left him decades ago. Luke and Tony, their time has run it's course in Port Charles, IMHO.

[SteveFrame]

Yes but you said the magic word.

The man is being judged for what people think he said and not what he actually said.

Maybe he meant it the way you said and maybe he didn't.

But how would you feel if suddenly people went all over the Internet and said terrible things about you for something they thought you said or thought you meant.

I just can't do it.

That is what fans did to Mary Beth Evans and later found out she was joking about something she said, but for 2 days the lady was a total bitch.

That is what fans did to Drake Hogenstyn - they read things into what he said and didn't judge him on what he actually said.

I'm sorry if that offends anyone but that is wrong and no worse than a gossip columnist or whatever.

[CSF]

But regardless, what his said was directed to Wendy Riche's reign at GH. It wasn't exclusive just to his character under her reign. Obviously he didn't like how his character was written from 1993-2001. Instead of saying something like "I'm finally playing my character the first time he was meant to be played since the role was created..." But he didn't say that. IMO, he knew what he was saying and said it for a specific reason.

[DRW50]

It reminds me of when Geary won a soap award 10 years ago and didn't thank Genie Francis. Then, after a few days, I think he said something that mentioned her, but if his point was to make sure fans knew he didn't put a very high priority on her as a co-star, then the job was done.

[SteveFrame]

But again what about the numerous examples of people who have forgotten to even thank their spouses when they are on the stage.

I think it was one of the country stars who said he just forgot in the excitement during the last awards show. He later mentioned her. Fans read a lot of stuff into that too, causing him to have to go to the press and make a statement that nothing was meant about it.

Again it is reading stuff into it.

I have been there and had people judge me and talk about me for stuff like that.

This is my last statement on it and I'm done.

I will ask the question.

Now do you know that is what he meant?

I could say Obviously he didn't mean that but how in the hell do I know that too.

There is nothing OBVIOUS about this except for what he said. And it is so ambiguous it could mean anything in the world.

The only thing obvious to me is that obviously neither one of us know what he meant.

Frankly I am going to lean on the side of caution and not slander a man or put words in his mouth until I do know what he meant by what he said.