GH: Classic Thread

[Contessa Donatella]

https://archive.org/details/soapworld00lagu

SOAP WORLD by Robert LaGuardia has some very early story descriptions. This is a copy in the Internet Archive that is borrowable, like a library book, for free. If you don't have an acct there, you'll need to register for a free one. Then just log in, click BORROW & begin to read.

One caveat: It's been years since I looked at any of LaGuardia's books. No idea if they contain errors. 

There's also quite a lot about Gloria Monty "saving the show". That, of course, is later, 1978 & following, but I mention it in case you're interested. 

Hope this helps! 

[janea4old]

May 2025: Stephanie Sloane interviews Kirsten Storms about all of Maxie's romances in the past 20 years:
https://www.swooon.com/gallery/general-hospital-maxie-romances-spinelli-johnny-nathan-kirsten-storms/

[MissPalmer]

Thank you very much!!!! I really appreciate it!!! I also have read the GH coffee table book from the 90s!!!

[janea4old]

CurlyQGrl has DVDs of some episodes, that they can sell, but that doesn't matter.
What is helpful: they describe the scenes on the tapes, so you can read that as recaps without ordering anything.
Doesn't really give storylines, though, which is what you asked for.  Here's the links anyhow.

full menu
https://www.angelfire.com/tv/curlyqgrl/menu.html

GH page
https://www.angelfire.com/tv/curlyqgrl/gh/menu.html

GH 1960s
https://www.angelfire.com/tv/curlyqgrl/gh/eps/gheps1960s.htm

Edited yesterday at 03:21 PM by janea4old

[Contessa Donatella]

Yes, Stacy does this both for early DAYS & early GH. I have written some for her, for DAYS. But just one tiny point & that is that she only deals with DVDs. I realize that is not the point of your posting but it seemed the right thing to clarify. I know that you know that video tapes is past, not present.

Edited yesterday at 03:25 PM by Contessa Donatella

[MissPalmer]

Thank you very much for the information!!! All the episodes that person sells are the ones which appear or have appeared in youtube, and some have wrong dates. 

Due to that, I guess some people, who have rare and inedite episodes, refuse to upload them in internet, because then, others make money.

I hope ABC create a place in the net where we can see all the available episodes they must have, as Retro tv did with the Doctors!!!!

Retro tv did an awesome job!!!! Have a look :

 

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Edited yesterday at 03:55 PM by MissPalmer

[Contessa Donatella]

Well Disney owns the archive of all ABC soaps plus Santa Barbara. There are no known plans for Disney to do anything at all with the archive. Some of us are very excited because GH has done modern digitizing of original scenes of young Lucky & young Liz to use as flashbacks now & the past few months.

Jerome Dobson last year teased that Santa Barbara might be streamed sometime. It had been tied up in some litigation & that is over now. The reason Disney owns it: it was owned by New World. FOX bought them. Disney bought all of FOX.

The people I know who have episodes that they do not upload do it because they themselves sell not as you are suggesting that others might sell. They have a cottage industry that they are protecting. Now I am not speaking of Stacy. All she charges is to cover costs. And she doesn't in any way try to restrict episodes from being widely shared with fans.

Edited 1 hour ago by Contessa Donatella

[Hunnibunni4447]

Why do I feel like (or remember possible

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) Mark Dante operated on Jeff? Also, I was under the impression that Jeff shot himself accidentally. In his drunken stupor he saw Rick and Monica together and he thought hevwas shooting at them.