GH: November 2012 Discussion Thread

November 21, 201213 yr

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I think JFP and Guza handled these types of episodes in a better way than most in daytime in recent years - the scripts for the death or funeral episodes would usually be strong, and have good dialogue, good performances. But that seemed to be fading by the end (Jake's death was so rushed and flat), so I don't know.

Jake's death was rushed and bad because Guza was too busy rushing for a Jasam pregnancy.

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November 21, 201213 yr

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Jake's death was rushed and bad because Guza was too busy rushing for a Jasam pregnancy.

I think a big part of it had to do with the fact that they had to do massive rewrites to the story, namely bc of the backstage changes surrounding Rebecca Herbst's status

November 21, 201213 yr

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Please correct me if this is not the right thread for this topic (I'm still relatively new) but has anyone seen this?:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDR3gUuVEvg&feature=related

November 21, 201213 yr

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I thought Jane Elliott was very, very good. Frankly I'm just glad she didn't shriek again like she did at Lila's memorial. I was so embarrassed by that scene and thought it was way too on the nose.

An unpopular opinion for sure, but this is exactly how I felt.

November 21, 201213 yr

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Skye

Skye & AJ

Skye & Monica

November 21, 201213 yr

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NED!!!!

My sexiness!

I'm loving today's show.

November 21, 201213 yr

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NED!!!!

My sexiness!

I'm loving today's show.

Where is Sonny and Will??....LOL

November 21, 201213 yr

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The excuses for why people aren't there, just seems so pathetic

I'm a little disappointed, I feel like more could have been done

November 21, 201213 yr

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Wow, I'm steady falling for RC schtick over here because I think Heather disguised as Janet Green is pretty brilliant and a fun little wink. I'm sure they won't distract from Edward's memorial, but I wonder what he'd come up with if Skye spotted Heather looking like that.

Okay, that is quite a mausoleum those Q's got goin'...

November 21, 201213 yr

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Not in front of the child Tracy!

November 21, 201213 yr

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The show would be perfect if Sonny werent on..and wouldnt it be funny if it was Janet at Kelly's ....lol

November 21, 201213 yr

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It's actually weird to me seeing Wally on GH instead of DAYS currently..

November 21, 201213 yr

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I'm just glad I can see Wally. Since I don't like or watch DAYS.

November 21, 201213 yr

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Monica's house looks like a cheap-looking Days of our Lives "mansion" set these days.

Robin Christopher looks great.

November 21, 201213 yr

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Sean Blakemore :wub: :wub: :wub:

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DAYS: December 2025 Discussion Thread

God, do I agree with this. Stephanie just doesn't cut it as a lead carrying this much story.
DAYS has all the elements to being good, but the truth is, it's not. Cwikly and Ford are better than Ron C, but that doesn't mean much when they're still not what I'd call solid. They aren't giving me anything to be excited about, and it feels like everything is on low simmer.

By ranger1rg · 2 minutes ago2 min
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By dragonflies · 2 minutes ago2 min
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Awful news. I've certainly said my fair share about Luke and the Eckerts on here over the years, but when he was on and committed, there was never anybody better. He was a huge part of growing up watching GH in the 90s and 2000s.
His relationships with Laura, Bobbie, Robert, and Lucky will get most of the attention, but I want to mention how good he was with a lot of the rest of the cast in that era. His relationships with Tony, Lucy, Felicia, Tiffany, Sonny, Carly, Nikolas, Alexis, Tracy- all so different, unique, and you really felt the connections.
Monica, Luke, Robert, Rick, and Lesley in one year is so much loss. Add in Bobbie, Alan, Nikolas, Sean, and Epiphany in the past couple of years and it's almost unfathomable.

By AdelaideCate007 · 3 minutes ago3 min
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I agree with this. You can see it in her shows, there is always movement. Those talking head scenes were walking around the nurses station, stopping at the counter at Kelly’s, etc. Scenes in the Webber home often begin or end with someone coming down the stairs, or headed to the door. I am sure Geary had run into plenty of issues where staging in a more traditional way hindered what he wanted to do and could seem stifling. Monty allowed improvisation, and spontaneity to be encouraged in rehearsals.
As a kid I always noticed that the ABC soaps of that era just felt more modern. When I watch old episodes now, the ABC shows still stand out that way. They took risks. Now I am not saying I think everything they did was fantastic- they had plenty of flops and bad ideas.

By titan1978 · 4 minutes ago4 min
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Her statement did not disappoint. They both spoke about that deep connection, that they didn’t share with anybody else. Even when Tony was fully committed to not ever playing Luke & Laura again, he still spoke about that connection as performers with some reverence.
I am not shocked they didn’t speak because that was their way even before his final exit. When they met to discuss returning in 1993 they had only seen each other a couple of times since their earlier run. That return was one of the handful of soap icon returns after being gone for a long time that fully worked. I have said this before but Monty, Marland, and PFS, with Geary and Francis of course, made such grounded characters with real internal lives that they could go and save the world, and also still fit in closer to reality in grittier material later under Labine, Guza, and Riche.
We saw Luke slowly morphed into a bitter and cynical man who eschewed connection with others. I had no problem with what Geary did with Luke’s characterization. Luke after Laura probably would self destruct. What I had issue with was Geary’s insistence that this was always the Luke he played. It very much was not, we saw it as it aired, the good and the bad before his revisionist history.
Almost every soap I watched had an iconoclastic character who challenged the other people in their communities. Soaps are so bland now and don’t really do these types of characters anymore.
Thanks everybody who has been posting tributes, I don’t use Twitter anymore so this is the only place I will see them!

By titan1978 · 17 minutes ago17 min
BTG: December 2025 Discussion Thread

I agree it'll just be sad to watch

By dragonflies · 18 minutes ago18 min
BTG: December 2025 Discussion Thread

Why not? Tamara Tunie would play the hell out of that story AND maybe land BTG their first major Emmy nomination in the process.

By Khan · 19 minutes ago19 min
R.I.P.: Anthony Geary has passed away

Obviously, we'll never know exactly what Geary meant, but I think what Gloria Monty hated was the fact that most soaps at that time seem confined to "talking heads" regurgitating the same exposition over coffee inside various living rooms and kitchens. Monty wanted soaps to be more active, arguing that housewives and other viewers would be forced to put down their laundry or whatever and actually pay attention.

By Khan · 21 minutes ago21 min
Knots Landing

LOL!!
In the past, I've speculated that Empire Valley was supposed to be a story about phony real estate developers bilking people, before it got changed into what made it on air.
I would LOVE for someone to interview Peter Dunne - not just about Empire Valley, but about his time on KL (and DALLAS) in general. I feel like he would have a ton of great writing advice to share.

By Khan · 25 minutes ago25 min
R.I.P.: Anthony Geary has passed away

in total agreement! over the years, i’ve written thousands of words going into all the gory details — particularly regarding ‘as the world turns.’
always wished i could have asked him about the ‘i hate soap opera’ comments. was he being funny, sarcastic, ironic? would have loved to heard the specifics of what he — and gloria monty — hated. and what did he think about the impact on the soap genre.

By wonderwoman1951 · 34 minutes ago34 min

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