Were the Labines let go from GH or did they choose to leave?

Blake becoming an ordained minister after taking a mail order class she found out about on a late night WSPR infomercial was bizarre, but during the climax they "fixed" it in such a way to say the character was written out of character. It was completely meta, like someone finally was able to sit down with Labine and tell her what was wrong (meaning Blake is not Delia), and then those comments ended up coming out of Blake's mouth.

Yes this was one of the many random "haha" moments on GL that didn't make sense, and in my eyes it kind of degraded the character in the sense that it only made her worthy of being a comical character and not worthy of being taken seriously anymore.

Were the Labines let go from GH or did they choose to leave?

They left. They were working on a soap called Heart and Soul or Union Place or something like that and NBC was interested in it so they left GH at the end of their contract to persue it. NBC dropped it and ended up going with Sunset Beach. They retooled the show as a spin off of Ned and Lois living in Brooklyn for ABC. ABC went with Port Charles instead and so ABC offered them OLTL.

Yes this was one of the many random "haha" moments on GL that didn't make sense, and in my eyes it kind of degraded the character in the sense that it only made her worthy of being a comical character and not worthy of being taken seriously anymore.

I think they saw her as being like Lucy Coe. The whole "oops let's talk about Selena's book that will make the mob want to kill her" was also a little Lucy-ish.

One got the impression from her comments, vague though they were, that Holly would develop an attraction for the heterosexual Olivia.

Actually, my impression was that Olivia was supposed to fall for Holly, but that could be colored by what happened between her and Natalia.

I did hear that he had some dynamic plans to turn the show around. Evidently he loved Julia Barr and was ready to position Brooke into major, major story that would've kept her front burner for years, but Frons came aboard, read his story projections, essentially said "not on your life will Julia Barr be front center," and canned him.

Wow, I never knew that! Now I'm curious as to what specific plans he had in mind!

IIRC, Heart & Soul was pitched as a Ned/Lois spin-off, yes, to occupy the 30-minute Loving/The City slot. Like Ryan's Hope, it would take place in NYC and film on location, albeit in Brooklyn. I think Helen Gallagher was to play one of Lois's relatives.

It was all set to go until Wendy Riche did an end run around Labine, pitching the budget-conscious PC which would not require an East Coast shoot. PC was greenlit, H&S was dropped and Labine was forced to finish out her contract, mostly disinterested, at OLTL.

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The Proteus storyline was started under Passanante and continued under Richard Culliton. I remember that he dragged the storyline out longer then people would have expected but it did have great reveals during it. If I remember correctly at the time of the story beginning, they had no idea who to make the villian, it ended up being Vanessa.

I loved Sally Sussman Morina's time at DAYS. I can't recall if she was fired or quit, but I thought her run was interesting, a good mix of Reilly and Bell style fun.

She was fired. But she had two years, so I definitely think she was given "enough time".

My vote goes to Lorraine Broderick, who was fired after 1 month, and Brash & Cwickly who were demoted/fired after less than a year. And Karen Harris at Port-Charles who was demoted only after a couple of months.

If I remember correctly at the time of the story beginning, they had no idea who to make the villian, it ended up being Vanessa.

I think so, too. At least, that was the BTS scuttlebutt. (Usually, when actors say, in interviews, "This is so exciting, it could be anyone!," that's a dead giveaway.) And if you like a story where it's clear even the one in charge of it doesn't know the outcome, that's fine. For my money, though, it helps if the HW has some idea in mind how he/she wants it to end. Otherwise, you get something very convoluted and becomes more about plot than character.

She was fired. But she had two years, so I definitely think she was given "enough time".

Agree. Besides, John and Hope's "submarine sex"...I shudder to this day over that hot mess.

I remember everyone on USENET being positive Vanessa was Proteus, and it coming as little to no surprise. They picked the obvious choice, but it worked.

Wow, I never knew that! Now I'm curious as to what specific plans he had in mind!

Me too. This wasn't the "Janet gets surgery yet again and takes over Brooke's life" thing, was it? Or was that earlier?

I didn't either, until I rewatched the denouement of the Mona Enright saga; and lo and behold, Tomlin, along with the Cullitons, was listed as HW.

New info! Can you type of the credits (just the producers, director, and writers)? Or is it online?

Was not there a problem between Tom Langan and Lorraine Broderick after she joined Days? If I remember correctly, she wanted to age the younger generation slowly, Shawn, Belle, Phillip, etc but Langan wanted it to happen fast? Lorraine would have been good at Days in my opinion. I also think she was not given enough time to work magic at AMC before the cancellation. They signed her to a long term contract then cancelled the show.

Claire Labine On her Time a OLTL & GL

http://www.welovesoa...ew-part_07.html

http://www.welovesoa...ew-part_09.html

Claire answers Fan questions about OLTL & GL

http://www.welovesoaps.net/2009/12/claire-labine-answers-your-questions_26.html

http://www.welovesoaps.net/2009/12/claire-labine-answers-your-questions_28.html

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Me too. This wasn't the "Janet gets surgery yet again and takes over Brooke's life" thing, was it? Or was that earlier?

That was much earlier, in the mid 1990s under Broderick.