Members DRW50 Posted December 14, 2012 Members Share Posted December 14, 2012 Todd is popular mostly because of the GH characters he shares a story with, and how he relates to them. None of his past affects them. Even his relationship with Starr likely gets a shrug from most GH viewers. Absolutely none of the OLTL stories dragged over to GH have had any impact or value. Todd seemed to become popular in spite of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alexisfan07 Posted December 14, 2012 Members Share Posted December 14, 2012 Well said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marceline Posted December 14, 2012 Members Share Posted December 14, 2012 I guess in the end it becomes about intention. Is the intention to give Todd a story or is the intention to keep OLTL alive? Because that intention is going to decide if the story "works" or not. Again I point to Tea. Was Sam's dead baby story made better because Tea was in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alexisfan07 Posted December 14, 2012 Members Share Posted December 14, 2012 I'm pretty sure the dead baby story wouldn't have even happened if Tea wasn't involved LOL. That's a good point. But as a OLTL fan, I like the reminders that Llanview is still kicking and getting to see the characters in new circumstances. But I understand the GH fans' frustrations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members quartermainefan Posted December 14, 2012 Members Share Posted December 14, 2012 Not addressing Todd's OLTL past is no more awkward than GH not addressing the fact Lucy Coe killed vampires. All that matters is that the character "Todd Manning" retains the essence of Todd and whatever history is convenient to the current show, and any specific from his non-GH history be used as GH needs or wants it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Antoyne Posted December 15, 2012 Members Share Posted December 15, 2012 I was a fan of the entire ABC lineup and I personally, notice I said I, feel there should be resolution to the story. Otherwise stop having Todd mention it every time they need to show he's a bad guy who can kill and get away with it. If they wanted it to be forgotten they could've done a throwaway line when Todd first appeared instead they had him mention it regularly and even used his trial to have him leave for a brief period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eric83 Posted December 15, 2012 Members Share Posted December 15, 2012 Agreed and I am sure there are ways to tie this into other GH characters. You never know, I am personally hope Lorenzo/Tomas story comes into play next year also. JMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted December 15, 2012 Members Share Posted December 15, 2012 They already tried this with the baby switch story and I think it was a huge bust. They have done nothing to make GH viewers care about any of this, and instead of continuing to try and fail I wish they'd just give up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted December 15, 2012 Members Share Posted December 15, 2012 Except that judging by the numbers, it worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted December 15, 2012 Members Share Posted December 15, 2012 It "worked," because Ian Buchanan, Anders Hove, Finola Hughes, Robin Mattson and now Lynn Herring and Tristan Rogers have returned to the show. I doubt RH, KA and ME had anything much to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Antoyne Posted December 15, 2012 Members Share Posted December 15, 2012 STARRS LEGION OF FANS ARE KEEPING GH ALIVE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted December 15, 2012 Members Share Posted December 15, 2012 Those people need a hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChitHappens Posted December 15, 2012 Members Share Posted December 15, 2012 It did not work one bit! When OLTL debut on GH the entire week was 1.7. It happened to be the time of Robin's death, which was sidelined for 8 business days! Most recently, when Tea resurfaced and almost 2 weeks was dedicated to Todd and the worthless baby switch, the numbers tanked again. GH began to show signs of life and gains when the GH vets surfaced. The OLTL characters have done nothing for GH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted December 15, 2012 Members Share Posted December 15, 2012 I think that some early excitement for OLTL's crossover, along with the returns of Robert and Anna, helped ratings initially. When those stories turned out to be shockingly poor, I'd say some of the worst crap I've ever seen on a soap, ratings tanked. Since that time I can see a case where Todd might have helped ratings, if people enjoy his relationship with Carly or his comic relief role. The others, not so much. And it looks like ratings fell again the week of that [!@#$%^&*] with all the blather about invisible Tomas AKA Alcazar/Ethel Merman/RuPaul/Tom Poston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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