Four OLTL actors heading to GH

[dragonflies]

MICHAEL:

OLTL fans received some exciting news the other day, in the midst of the sadness of this week when it was confirmed that you and GH exec producer, Frank Valentini are bringing over, Kassie DePaiva, Kristen Alderson, Roger Howarth and Michael Easton from One Life and transplanting them to GH. Obviously, first and foremost, this is an effort to bring fans of OLTL over to GH to help increase the ratings of the ailing soap. How come this group from Llanview; the Mannings and John McBain, were chosen and given a one-way ticket from Llanview, PA to Port Charles, NY?

RON:

It is definitely something I thought about right away. I think that anything we can do to help GH and bring up the ratings and bring any more eyeballs on to the screen from OLTL, is absolutely the reason we should do it. I think creatively it makes sense. It will give OLTL fans an opportunity to get a glimpse of what happened after the finale. And what I want to say to the General Hospital fans is, “This is meant to help enhance the show not take anything away from GH. It is a wonderful show and I would not be going there to write it, if I didn’t think so.” It is a story and it is about weaving some of these people into Port Charles. First and foremost, it is about the people of Port Charles, and I will talk more about that when the time comes. I just want to say to everybody that may have concerns, that it’s all going to be good.

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[remos]

^^ He's just got to remember to walk softly with this one because many fans don't see this as anything more than an invasion of his pets.

On the upside, at least it's newbies that come with history so some of their interactions will be easier to understand for people who have watched OLTL. But if any viewers don't have an experience of OLTL this is going to be potentially rough.

[Melroser]

At least the Mannings have a LONG history on daytime and ME has an ABC history with Port Charles already.... This makes some sense to me and should be accepted more than if 'the pets' like JPL and FF, for examples, were brought over. Actors that were only on in the latter years.

I'd still love for Melissa Archer to go too. I understand though.

[DRW50]

It's funny because I don't even think RC likes John all that much, I don't think he has any real use for Blair, and RHTodd is mostly a prop for Tea. I have to wonder how much say he had in who went over.

[JaneAusten]

I think it has more to do with the fact that they are all tied to the cliffhanger barring KA which I don't get at all. I assume Ted King, FL, and maybe TSJ will show up as arrivals in some capacity even if its shortterm for exactly the same reason.

[DRW50]

I wonder if KA is just down to the show having no young women in that age range. She may be a placeholder until they recast Kristina.

I hope they won't do Michael/Starr - they look way too much alike.

[JaneAusten]

It could have been a golden chance to bring Ned and Dillon back and resurrect L&B records and Starr(vomiting) could by their new find. And yes even JPL as Dillon

[DRW50]

Knowing GH, I wouldn't be shocked if they bring in a recast Juan, and shave some years off his age.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

I do not need to see Kassie DePaiva and Laura Wright chewing up the scenery on the same show.

Pass.

[remos]

LOL, hadn't even thought of their physical resemblance. But I do agree that they need someone else in that demographic who's not a sibling/cousin for Michael.

Well insiders (arguably questionable) are suggesting that Ned and Dillon are under consideration, so we'll see. I'll warm up considerably if Starr brings Tracy's boys home.

[Llantano Incorporated]

According to everybody's favorite, Nelson Branco, Trevor is headed to GH!!!!!! That's it, I will be watching GH... Why the F-CK didn't ABC just cancel GH at this rate!?? Crazy. I kind of feel bad for GH fans- this will be a fine line to walk for Frank and Ron. This should be an interesting 9 months. (Because there is no way GH will live past 2012) Other than and episode here or there in 2009 I have not watched GH since 1993. I am a Genie Francis fan and hope she will return.

[reallyhateskateonlost]

I have mixed feelings about this, if I was a GH vet I'd be very afraid that I would be put on the backburner, like there

not aleady, especially the Q's. Makes me wish Guza was still writing.

[MissLlanviewPA]

I think that it could be that they need Starr's help in hiding him (if that's what happens)--girlfriend did help her Dad bust out of jail, they could need her again.

Which, given that I love my Mannings and REALLY feel that Starr should be studying to be an awesome Adventure Biologist (as opposed to a pop singer--she's ALWAYS loved creepy animals and she could stay on to go to PCU and then the med school), I say BRING IT ON!

But of course, be careful given that they'll be new to GH .

[OldGHFan]

Great post. I do think it's possible to merge these two shows successfully but I think it will be hard. You have a lot of GH viewers that are already resentful. And what do you do for the GH viewers that have no idea who these characters are? Are they going to waste a lot of airtime telling us about them? I'm not sure how it's going to work.

[Eric83]

KA and MA were on SOC Live last night and they said KA said she wasn't offered the GH deal until this past week. I bet they were waiting on RH to agree before they asked her and KDP.