GH: Discussion for the Month of March

[DRW50]

That was in part down to her work in the role. Both she and the writing were panned with that BJ heart 2.0 storyline.

[Cheap21]

negative comments and hate directed at the character after she took over the role. Most people dont hate the actors, (unless said actor is antagonizing and insulting fans). Thats when you start getting into cuckoo territory

[Y&RWorldTurner]

Keep Jen Lilley, she's prettier.

I also think she has a softness to her that makes the character a little easier to take, even if the writing is a pile of sh!t.

And sorry, I'm not enjoying what I've seen of GH under this regime so far. The show feels slapped together, not cohesive.

Robin's death feels like the death of a character who has only been on a few years, not someone who spent must of her life on the show.

The dialogue and Valentini's production also suck. Did he have to bring that cheap quick editing technique to GH? It was bad enough on OLTL. The show looks cheap.

[Mr. Vixen]

But there's a difference - I hate on Kelly Sullivan not only because i think the writing for the character is awful, but also because she is a pathetic actress and an unnecessary recast.

But when they recast Lucky with GV, I hated on Lucky ALL the time. Not because I disliked GV or how he played the role, but because I HATED the way they wrote the character. I liked GV as an actor, and thought he did with the best he could with the bad material. It was just such different writing compared to the writing for JJ's Lucky and even JY's Lucky. And that's what I saw with KS's version of Maxie when she first began - people hating on the writing/characterization, but from what I've read, most people felt she did the best she could with the material.

I heavily disagree. She's cute, but KS is pretty.

[miche]

UO JJ Lucky's was the worse Lucky.

[Mr. Vixen]

Even so - It was the Lucky we all knew at the time, and the writing for GV's Lucky differed greatly and turned the character into a wimp.

Side note:

I really hope Chelsea Handler spoofs those Maxie scenes where JL is screaming "I KILLED ROBIN I KILLED ROBIN I KILLED ROBIN!" as Mac carries her out and her head is bobbing. It was realllllly entertaining.

But JL is doing the best she can. I just can't connect because JL and KmC barely ever interacted.

[~bl~]

Exactly for me watching Jen Lilley as Maxie be upset about Robin means less because I didn't spend years watching her and Kimberly McCullough act in scenes together. This isn't a dis on Jen's acting it is just how I feel in this situation. I'd feel the same way if they had another person playing Patrick, Mac or Anna.

[DRW50]

GV took over 4 years after JJ had left. Besides, Lucky was always a wimp, and a brat. People just forgot it because JJ was part of nostalgia. His disastrous return shows you how much nostalgia is worth.

[Mr. Vixen]

Lucky was always wimpy, but the writing for JJ between 1993-1999 and the writing for GV's Lucky were totally different. To the point where, beyond name, GV was playing an entirely different character. And they did a total 180 once again when JJ returned.

[Mr. Vixen]

The scenes between Patrick and Anna were great. Finola Hughes is such a fantastic actress. I've missed her so much.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

I just want someone to sit Finola down and tell her that her hair looks like sh!t.

[Cheap21]

I think FH and her hair look great

[DRW50]

There was a gap and a recast between those actors though, so I don't think the change was as jarring.

[Cheap21]

GV was a step above JY and the angry boy yelling phase the character went through. I dont think he ever came into his own in the role. Oh was he and the writing a mess. The amnesia and then the I remember but cant connect with the feelings and memories really made him a void empty shell. The relationship with Liz was ruined and he had no chemistry with any of the other woman they attempted to test or put him with. I think overall he lacked direction and didnt feel like much of a character again till GV took over and that was only after he was in the role for about a year

[Skin]

Not according to ABC Daytime. They had soaps do that tons of times for virtually the same reasons. Todd did it, JR did it, etc. This is nothing really new. It's a staple of the network.

I think that's the problem with her actually. She's not supposed to be soft. She doesn't really have any chemistry with any one single player, she can't do drama, she can't do comedy and she is just not right for the role. Maxie is not supposed to be nice or even really a heroine kind of figure. She's supposed to be bitchy, or at least that is what Storms version of the character was turned into. Maxie is not supposed to be seen as ultra likable. The affection is supposed to go to the good girls (Lulu, Elizabeth, Kate, etc.)

I completely disagree. He was the best one and he was the best actor by far.

I don't think Lucky was always a wimp or a brat. He was heavily emotional. Those aren't the same things. That being said I wouldn't describe JJ's 2.0 Lucky as bratty nor would I describe GV's version of him as a brat or even a wimp, even though he was completely emasculated by Elizabeth and Jason and made an unwitting cuckold several times over by her for sheer sport.

Agreed. I like the way it shifts from dark to light in the back. It seems very forward thinking and stylish and I can see people doing the same thing in a couple of months. People are loving splash's of color thanks to Gaga, Rihanna, Nicki and Katy.