Members OldGHFan Posted November 7, 2016 Members Share Posted November 7, 2016 I remembering crying when they killed off Alan Q because I knew TPTB were systematically killing off classic GH. I don't think they wanted any reminders of GH's great past because their version of GH (Sonny, Carly & Jason) could never compare to GH's great history. For me, symbolically, killing off Alan Q, was killing GH. It's never been the same since. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members depboy Posted December 11, 2016 Members Share Posted December 11, 2016 Confirmed! Daytime TV, March 1972 has an article about the wedding of Lucille March to Al Weeks. Accompanying the article is the infamous 1971 cast portrait with Joan Blackman in it. The caption all but confirms what character Miss Blackman portrayed in 1971. Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted December 11, 2016 Members Share Posted December 11, 2016 Great work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NothinButAttitude Posted December 18, 2016 Members Share Posted December 18, 2016 Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted December 19, 2016 Members Share Posted December 19, 2016 Alan, Georgie and Emily were all shock-value plot-driven deaths that never should have happened. I'm less upset over Emily because I was tired of her and Natalia Livingston's quivering but Alan and Georgie should still be alive. AJ's was a mistake as well, all of the times, especially under Ron's pen. Although at least that had SOME follow through, with Michael accepting his spot in the Q's and hating Sonny, but the stans cried and we all know what happened there Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members SoapDope Posted December 30, 2016 Members Share Posted December 30, 2016 Here is an early TV appearance by Brooke Bundy on Ozzie and Harriet in 1963. She plays a girl that Rick is dating and spills a malt and slams the car door on her dress. Rick sings The Very Thought Of You at the end. At this time Rick had just married his real life Kris (the sister of actor Mark Harmon and Kelly Harmon the Tic Tac girl). Kris would make her debut on O&H shortly after this episode. She was pregnant with Tracy who was born October 63. Since ABC had a morals claus in the Nelson family contracts. The Nelsons placed a full term and healthy baby Tracy in a incubator and claimed she was premature so public wouldn't count back to the wedding. Years later Tracy battled lymphoma in the 80's. I wonder if the incubator incident may have contributed since the early ones were notorious for causing all kinds of health problems. Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetsoapfan Posted January 2, 2017 Members Share Posted January 2, 2017 (edited) "Co-Starring" John Beradino? To me, no matter what young whippersnappers TPTB have ever brought in and showcased, our beloved Steve Hardy was always the REAL star of the show! Younger viewers who have only endured the show during the Maurice Bernard, Michael Easton, and Steve Burton years don't know what they missed! Please register in order to view this content Stalwarts like Beradino, Emily McLaughlin, and Rachel Ames ruled! Edited January 2, 2017 by vetsoapfan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted January 2, 2017 Members Share Posted January 2, 2017 And even when they were not front and center all the time, they were utilized a few days a week. Their last "big" story involved Ryan Chamberlain attacking Audrey, believing she was his mother Melanie. It was gripping to see Rachel Ames emerge from that plot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetsoapfan Posted January 2, 2017 Members Share Posted January 2, 2017 Yes, even when the show gave them nothing but crumbs, the vets always rose to the occasion and made the most of it. That business with Ryan targeting Audrey really WAS must-see TV! Who are the beloved matriarchs and patriarchs, the tentpole characters, of today? Sonny and Carly?!? Pffft! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted January 2, 2017 Members Share Posted January 2, 2017 I believe, in their recurring positions, Monica and Bobbi, Tracy and Laura 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetsoapfan Posted January 2, 2017 Members Share Posted January 2, 2017 Yes, these are the closest we've got to the Jessie Brewers and Audrey Hardys of yesteryear. It's a shame there are no patriarchs left on GH. It was such a bone-headed mistake to kill off Alan Q! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted January 2, 2017 Members Share Posted January 2, 2017 JFP killed Alan and destroyed Tony Jones at the altar of Jason Morgan. These two plus Mac Scorpio would probably be the patriarchs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted January 2, 2017 Members Share Posted January 2, 2017 It was Guza/Riche who destroyed Tony. By the time JFP came along he rarely appeared. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetsoapfan Posted January 2, 2017 Members Share Posted January 2, 2017 Of all soaps, GH in particular should have a compassionate, older-and-wiser doctor as its patriarch. I think either Alan or Tony could have filled that role as time gone by, so losing BOTH these key characters was one of the show's many blunders. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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