GH: Classic Thread

[OldGHFan]

I guess I would say that Luke and Robert are tied in popularity as GH's leading man. I think the current (Cartini) and previous (Phelps & Guza) regime want us to think it's Luke - but I truly believe Robert is right up there with Luke.

As far as romances go, obviously no one can touch Luke & Laura, but I really don't think any of Luke's other romances were that popular. Jackie, Holly, Connie, Tracy, Skye, Felicia...and now maybe Anna....were okay but some of them were downright repulsive. I think TPTB just tried to shove the pairings down the viewers' throats and thought they would fly because it was TONY GEARY.

Robert Scorpio was much more appealing to me as a woman. He could be so cocky and confident as the Police Commissioner and then melt when he was with a woman - a deadly combination. Plus, once they paired him with Holly, he was a one-woman man. And not too many actors can claim to be a part of TWO supercouples (Robert & Holly and Robert & Anna). I also loved Robert with Tiffany, Cheryl and Katherine. The only two ladies I didn't like him with were Jackie and Autumn. So, for me, Robert wins as GH's leading man but I suspect soap columnists and TPTB would say it's Luke.

Edited April 17, 2012 by OldGHFan

[SweetPea36]

+1.

Robert also has the advantage of not looking like an ostrich and he is not a rapist. Both of those are huge points in his favor.

[DRW50]

WLS has been putting up some GH articles from around 1981. They're a great read.

http://www.welovesoaps.net/search/label/Flashback?&max-results=9

[MissLlanviewPA]

Viewers meet Brenda Barrett for the first time, September 18th, 1992.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK5GwBnBmOM

[VirginiaHamilton]

I'm willing to overlook those bushy-assed eyebrows and high-waisted Bugle Boy jeans because she is my favorite GH character of all time.

[MissLlanviewPA]

You're the reason I posted this!

It's kind of interesting to me how Julia was introduced first and never caught on in the same way, though. I liked some of the scenes I've seen of her with Scott and Dominique.

[DRW50]

Julia was on the show when it was in transition. I preferred her to Brenda, who seemed to have little to offer beyond VM's charisma at the time.

[VirginiaHamilton]

Thank you....

I barely remembered Julia, as she was leaving around the time that I started watching. I did, however, appreciate her return years later so that she and Brenda could hash things out, as those scenes/that episode was a great example of how GH used to write their female characters well way back then.

The main reason why I adore Brenda is because she became much more than the poor little rich bitch that she was introduced as. Yes, she was a part of the best love triangle that GH ever had and she had two successful pairings in both Sonny and Jax, but she stands on her own as a flesh-and-blood character who was allowed to be imperfectly human.

[frequentsoapfan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xlLNpdQhpg

[Paul Raven]

Wendy Riche interview

[DRW50]

Thanks. I remember that interview from long ago. At the time I was rolling my eyes, because i thought Guza was a hack even then, but at the time he was seen as a savior (not sure if anyone said that about LML even at the time).

Riche was a very mixed bag as a producer, but I'd love to see her on a new soap (not on the networks, obviously) someday.

[Susan Hunter]

Did Dr. Steve have any biological children and how is he connected to the Webbers?

[SweetPea36]

Dr. Steve Hardy or Dr. Steve Webber?

Steve Hardy was the biological father of Jeff Webber and the adoptive father of Thomas Hardy. Steve Webber has no children.

Sorry, I didn't answer the second part of your question. Steve Hardy had an affair with a woman whose name was Helene Webber. She gave birth to Jeff.

Edited April 19, 2012 by SweetPea36

[Susan Hunter]

Thanks you! I meant Steve Hardy. Tom Hardy is Aubrey's son by Tom Baldwin? Is that right?

[SweetPea36]

Yes, Tom Hardy is Tom Baldwin's son. Baldwin and Audrey were married but were having marital problems when he raped her. Tom Hardy is the result of that rape.