Administrator Toups Posted July 13, 2010 Administrator Share Posted July 13, 2010 http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=071310_01 IN CELEBRATION OF VANESSA MARCIL'S RETURN TO "GENERAL HOSPITAL" AS BRENDA BARRETT ON AUGUST 11, SPECIAL BRENDA PROGRAMMING TAKES OVER ABC DAYTIME AND SOAPNET THE WEEK OF AUGUST 9 "General Hospital" Will Own the ABC Daytime Drama Block from 1:00-3:00 PM, ET On August 10 With Classic Episodes Featuring the Men in Brenda Barrett's Life Additional Programming and Digital Events Include Special Retrospectives, A SOAPnet Marathon of Classic Brenda Episodes, Hosted Wraps, a Countdown Of the 25 Key Brenda Moments, Timelines, Photo Galleries and Trivia Quizzes In celebration of Vanessa Marcil's return to "General Hospital" as Brenda Barrett on Wednesday, August 11, special Brenda programming takes over on ABC Daytime and SOAPnet the week of August 9. "General Hospital" will own the ABC Daytime drama block from 1:00-3:00 PM, ET on Tuesday, August 10, with classic episodes featuring the men in Brenda's life (Sonny, Jax and Jason). Additional programming and digital events include special retrospectives, a SOAPnet marathon of classic Brenda episodes, hosted wraps, a countdown of the 25 key Brenda moments, timelines, photo galleries and trivia quizzes. When we last saw Brenda, Jax had left her at the altar and, as a result, she left town. Now Brenda's return to Port Charles comes at a time when the three most important men in her life - Sonny, Jax and Jason - are all in crisis. Brenda's in trouble herself - when is she not? - possessing an explosive secret. She has no idea of the havoc this indiscretion will wreak or that she'll send the lives of loved ones hurtling into chaos. The Brenda Barrett ABC Daytime and SOAPnet programming event includes: July 17: SOAPnet's 25-day countdown to the return of Brenda Barrett begins: Each day leading up to her arrival, a key Brenda moment will be revealed: Every day, starting on Saturday, July 17 and leading up to her return on August 11, fans will see key Brenda moments on SOAPnet. Some of the moments will include Sonny learning Brenda is wearing a wire; Sonny and Brenda's famous kiss on the beach; and Sonny leaving Brenda in the rain. The complete list of 25 Brenda video moments will be available on ABC.com and SOAPnet.com starting August 10. August 6 & 9: Original "General Hospital" episodes feature Sonny remembering special moments with Brenda Barrett: 3:00 PM ET ABC / 10:00 PM ET SN: Facing estrangement from all his major relationships, especially from his children, Sonny finds himself reminiscing about Brenda and longing for a past, simpler life that allowed him to love as completely as he did once with her. On Friday, August 6, we leave Sonny on the docks thinking about Brenda -- and he flashes back to the time he helped her lug a heavy suitcase. August 10: "General Hospital" takeover event with all three hours of the ABC Daytime drama block dedicated to "Brenda Barrett's Men: A Special 'General Hospital' Marathon," hosted by Vanessa Marcil on ABC and SOAPnet: 1:00 PM ET ABC / 8:00 PM ET SN - "General Hospital" Episode #8602 (OAD November 5, 1996) -- As Brenda prepares to marry Jax at the Quartermaine mansion, Sonny interrupts with Miranda, who's still married to Jax. 2:00 PM ET ABC / 9:00 PM ET SN - "General Hospital" Episode #8831 (OAD September 24, 1997) -- After being left at the altar by Sonny, Brenda reminisces about the key moments of their relationship. 3:00 PM ET ABC / 10:00 PM ET SN - "General Hospital" Episode #10138 (OAD October 29, 2002) -- Brenda and Jason's Las Vegas wedding. August 11: Brenda Barrett Returns to "General Hospital": 3:00 PM ET ABC/ 10:00 PM ET: August 15: SOAPnet marathon: "The Best of Brenda and Sonny," with special appearances by Vanessa Marcil and Maurice Benard: 3:00 PM - "General Hospital" Episode #8105 (OAD December 2, 1994) - In Puerto Rico, Sonny and Brenda escape on a boat and end up washed ashore on a beach, where their relief turns to passion. The two then hurry back to Miguel's (Ricky Martin) concert to warn him that he and Lois are in danger. 4:00 PM - "General Hospital" Episode #8688 (OAD March 7, 1997) -- Trapped in a cave and thinking they're going to die, Sonny and Brenda admit their feelings for each other and make love as Jax and Jason search for them. 5:00 PM - "General Hospital" Episode #8829 (OAD September 22, 1997) -- Brenda is stunned at her wedding when Sonny leaves her waiting alone at the altar. 6:00 PM - "General Hospital" Episode #9002 (OAD May 26, 1998) -- Brenda pays a surprise visit to Sonny and finally gets him to admit why he didn't show up for their wedding. Additionally, beginning the week of July 12, ABC.com and SOAPnet.com will start rolling out content that will allow fans to reminisce and catch up on all things Brenda. The site will include photo galleries, story histories and trivia questions. The complete list of the key 25 Brenda video moments will be available starting August 10. Fans can log onto www.abc.com/generalhospital and www.soapnet.com for more info. Vanessa Marcil created the role of Brenda Barrett in 1992 and won a Daytime Emmy® for her portrayal in 2003 for Outstanding Supporting Actress. Named one of People magazine's "100 Most Beautiful People," Marcil has been seen in many successful TV series, including "Las Vegas," "Without a Trace," "Lipstick Jungle" and "Beverly Hills 90210." "General Hospital" airs at 3:00 p.m., ET, 2:00 p.m., PT on the ABC Television Network, and on SOAPnet at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Winner of a record-setting 10 Emmys for Outstanding Daytime Drama, the program celebrated 47 years of broadcasting on April 1, 2010, and is the longest-running dramatic serial on ABC, having aired over 12,000 episodes. "General Hospital" consistently rates as one of the top-rated Daytime programs in the key demographic of Women 18-49. "General Hospital" was created by Frank and Doris Hursley. Jill Farren Phelps is the executive producer. Mary O'Leary, Mercer Barrows and Michelle Henry are producers. Robert Guza, Jr. is the head writer. Full episodes of "General Hospital" are available on ABC.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online. SOAPnet owns the world of character-driven soapy drama, from daytime and primetime dramas to reality shows and movies. The network features same-day episodes of popular daytime dramas including "All My Children," "Days of our Lives," "One Life to Live," "General Hospital" and "The Young and the Restless"; favorite primetime series "Gilmore Girls," "The O.C.," "One Tree Hill" and "Beverly Hills 90210"; and original programs including "Being Erica." Wrapped in a 24-hour environment, SOAPnet is the one destination for stories focused on real emotions and revealing truths about intriguing yet flawed characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted July 13, 2010 Members Share Posted July 13, 2010 "Mistaking Claire Walsh for Brenda" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted July 13, 2010 Members Share Posted July 13, 2010 Well, it's official. Vanessa out-trumps ABC Daytime in general. I love how Primetime really couldn't give a [!@#$%^&*]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted July 13, 2010 Members Share Posted July 13, 2010 *yawn* I wondered how long before it was Brenduh overkill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted July 13, 2010 Members Share Posted July 13, 2010 What bizarre contempt for their own lineup to repeatedly say GH is going to "own" and "take over" ABC Daytime. They do know this isn't actually a real mob, right? Most of those episodes from 1996 and 1997 and 1998 sucked the first time around. Endless scenes of Brenda doing her usual stupid moping, stupid Cheshire cat grinning, tripping over her own sleeves, and having half the cast tell her how special and precious she is as she sits on the floor like she's got lazy legs. Now they will just suck and be depressing because the show at least had some viable characters back then. The only thing I liked at the time was Julia telling her to grow up. I want daytime to survive but I won't shed any tears if this is a ratings flop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted July 13, 2010 Members Share Posted July 13, 2010 BUT... She was on LAS VEGAS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marceline Posted July 13, 2010 Members Share Posted July 13, 2010 They're blowing out the whole schedule?! For crap's sake Frons, just get a hooker with dark hair and a tramp stamp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted July 13, 2010 Members Share Posted July 13, 2010 LMFAO @ Marceline. You guys are really putting my ass in a good mood this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted July 13, 2010 Members Share Posted July 13, 2010 I like the character of Brenda but why give her a 3 hour block?? I'll probably watch but those they want to come back will. Those that dont wont be back. I guess this is just to get the current viewers of GH an update of who she is?? No one will really watch the repeats it will get a .8 rating at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Money Posted July 13, 2010 Members Share Posted July 13, 2010 So ABC is going to preempt ALL three shows to run a Brenda Marathon just because Marcil is returning??? This is completely INSANE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted July 13, 2010 Members Share Posted July 13, 2010 I don't think Frons got the memo for the first part The rest: +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted July 13, 2010 Members Share Posted July 13, 2010 Don't forget -- she almost got a recurring part on Cashmere Mafia, but it got cancelled. The beach kiss could always stand to be repeated, but as a flashback. No need to halt all programming to show an entire episode. That's just going to highlight how hollow all soaps are at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann_SS Posted July 13, 2010 Members Share Posted July 13, 2010 This is an indication of how desperate ABC is to save GH. The summer demos are appalling. They are betting bank that VM can pull the ratings for GH. I'll be interested in the demos and overall ratings for these episodes. I think they won't be good, especially the demos. But ABC is hoping that this will make AMC and OLTL viewers tune into GH in full force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted July 13, 2010 Members Share Posted July 13, 2010 Sonny hasn't pined away for Brenda all these years, now we're suddenly supposed to buy that he has? GMAB Brenda will be ruined completely being paired with Sonny like Carly has, like everyone woman is in his orbit I have a feeling it's going to be a ratings flop and Guza's couting on VM's return to be huge, and I think it's not going to be. Things have changed since she left 8 years ago. VM hasn't been that successful in primetime except for Las Vegas. I think the VM hype is going to backfire big time Guza in tv guide: "She may be the only person from the GH past who'll bring an audience with her, No other character can do what Brenda does" LMAO TV Guide then says Laura Spencer call your lawyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted July 13, 2010 Members Share Posted July 13, 2010 And the thing is, he's referencing a return from eight years ago. Watch this sh!t flop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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