Members marceline Posted October 29, 2009 Members Share Posted October 29, 2009 Glad I could help. But really, I understand the initial shock. We all had it. But now that it's had time to sink in and its clear that Franco isn't doing this because he's in debt or has an untreated brain tumor, all that's left to do is watch the circus and wait to hear what he says when it's all over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jonathan Posted October 30, 2009 Members Share Posted October 30, 2009 Nice article about James Franco and the future of soap operas. Thank you to EW.com for it's continuous soap coverage the past few weeks. http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2009/10/30/james-franco-on-general-hospital-save-daytime/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted October 30, 2009 Members Share Posted October 30, 2009 I still don't understand how the burden is on daytime if a very limited run by a B-list actor doesn't get the numbers up. If daytime sinks or swims it's not based on James Franco. That's very nice of them to take ABC at their word about OLTL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann_SS Posted October 31, 2009 Members Share Posted October 31, 2009 I believe ABC that OLTL is safe for the time being. In couple years, it will be a different story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted October 31, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 31, 2009 I wouldnt class a guy whos satrred in major blockbuster hits that have grossed huge amounts for studios and has been nominated and won various awards b-list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marceline Posted October 31, 2009 Members Share Posted October 31, 2009 They might as well. It doesn't cost them anything to repeat ABC's party line. It probably earns them a few points. If OLTL got canceled tomorrow it's not like EW would lose credibility. If this were a business magazine, that would be another story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members quartermainefan Posted November 1, 2009 Members Share Posted November 1, 2009 He is not going to get the numbers up. He will get some people and the press tuning in for him and him alone with the intention of tuning out immediately after. So the burden is on GH to produce a quality show (tall order) so maybe just a small fraction of the people decide to stay and the mainstream media doesn't bury the show under an avalanche of ridicule and mockery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marceline Posted November 1, 2009 Members Share Posted November 1, 2009 Unless Franco is also coming on as HW, EP or the new head of ABC Daytime he can't "save" a damn thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann_SS Posted November 2, 2009 Members Share Posted November 2, 2009 True. I'm not even convinced that Franco can bring in enough viewers to bump up GH's ratings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CSF Posted November 2, 2009 Members Share Posted November 2, 2009 You said it! They ratings may go up maybe .1 or .2, but that's about it. And when he leaves, they will go back down. Honestly, I am really hoping many media critics analyze GH while Franco is on the show and discuss how horrible characters like Jason, Sonny, Carly, Jax, Sam, Spanelli all are, and then maybe ABC and Disney get the hint and boot them all out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted November 2, 2009 Author Members Share Posted November 2, 2009 sadly, those char's will be praised because they are exciting when you first tune into GH... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members miche Posted November 2, 2009 Members Share Posted November 2, 2009 That would be a dream come true, which means it won't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jonathan Posted November 3, 2009 Members Share Posted November 3, 2009 First look: http://sn.soapnet.go.com/news/article/first-look-james-franco-general-hospital Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted November 3, 2009 Members Share Posted November 3, 2009 He looks very yummy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted November 4, 2009 Members Share Posted November 4, 2009 Am I the only one who thinks Franco's character will be secretly hiding in some sort of warehouse and will only communicate via phonecalls the entire time or something, leading up the climax of the story where that will be the first time he sees Jason and Sam? With his limited taping schedule, I kinda believe he'll just be locked up somewhere, taping by himself the entire time till they end the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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