SOAPnet is going to start celebrating General Hospital's 50th Anniversary next year with a Viewers Choice Valentine's Couples Marathon!

SOAPNET SHOWS THE LOVE BY LETTING FANS PICK THEIR FAVORITE "GENERAL HOSPITAL" SUPERCOUPLES FOR A SPECIAL VALENTINE'S MARATHON

Voting Begins January 11 and Goes Until January 16 on SOAPnet's Facebook Page

"GH Valentine's Day Supercouple Marathon" Will Air Sunday, February 10 at 7pm/6c

(Burbank, CA) - In anticipation of "General Hospital's" upcoming 50th anniversary, SOAPnet is celebrating the series' most beloved supercouples in a special Valentine's marathon. Fans can show their love by voting for their all-time favorites, with the five couples receiving the most "Likes" featured in the marathon.

Starting at 12PM Pacific on Friday, January 11 through 12AM Pacific on Wednesday, January 16, fans can vote on SOAPnet's Facebook page. They can then tune in to "GH Valentine's Day Supercouple Marathon" Sunday, February 10 at 7:00 PM ET/PT to see if their choices won.

Supercouples include: Alan & Monica, Dante & Lulu, Edward & Lila, Frisco & Felicia, Jason & Elizabeth, Jason & Sam, Jax & Brenda, Lucky & Elizabeth, Luke & Laura, Nikolas & Emily, Patrick & Robin, Duke & Anna, Sonny & Brenda, Sonny & Carly, Steve & Audrey and Stone & Robin.

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Edited December 15, 201212 yr by Eric83

Yeah the one before this with only the guys in the last segment, ugh, it just reiterated how sexist Frons and Guza are.

Your opinion Carl.

Awww...Look this is Edward's last Christmas.

Edited February 11, 201312 yr by Golden Duck

Your opinion Carl.

You asked if we'd rather have a title card. I would. But if you prefer the old opening, I respect your opinion.

I respect yours' too. I've always just felt like title cards are a boon on the television industry. I hate them. Especially on soaps and sitcoms. Nighttime dramas that have them really don't bother me too much.

I have mixed feelings on soap opening credits. I used to love opening credits for sitcoms and some primetime dramas. A lot of my favorite soap opening credits are quick and simple, with a few exceptions. I think what I would like best for a soap today, since they have zero budget, is something like AMC used to have with the hand opening the family album (the one they used until the early 90s, with no photos).

Edited February 11, 201312 yr by CarlD2

That title card actually worked. It was great.

But, nowdays with all the CGI crap. I'd rather have a full opening, and if they have to use CGI on that so be it.

I would love to see FOTH return for the 50th. But, no CGI. Just the actors/characters and a very gorgeous gold background with black letterboxing.

I think it would be so pretty.

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That last opening, with people looking terrible and Guza's agenda being perfectly obviously, was worse than the current opening.

I understand why they have the one they have now, it's cheaper and allows for more time. It's grown on me. The Guza/Pratt-era rock opening with the strobes never did.

I do wish they'd bring Faces of the Heart back this year and update the '90s opening. The last year must have given them some cachet with ABCD. It's the best opening, period.

The first eppy's opening, JL was Ryan in that one, cause it sure looks like it lol

Yep. He was.

This GH Valentine's Day marathon is a real disappointment. This show has 50 years of great super couples. But what do we get? Two episodes featuring Sonny and Brenda. Two episodes featuring Sam and Jason. Where is the sense of history? Sure, we got glimpses of late-stage Luke and Laura, with cameos from Mac and Felicia, Sean and Tiffany, Ned and Lois, Robin and Patrick. But, my goodness, where were Robert and Holly, or Robert and Anna, or Anna and Duke, or Frisco and Felicia, Alan and Monica, or Luke and Laura in their heydey? Good grief, most of the episodes are from late-stage dreary GH, when the rankings were tanking. This was NO LEGITIMATE celebration of GH's BEST supercouples, at all. Clearly the fans who voted are late-comers to GH with no sense of or interest in the historic supercouples that actually made this show a legend. No more letting the fans vote!!!

Given my disappointment with the Valentine's Day marathon -- poor choice of episodes mostly from the dreary Guza era -- I have EXTREMELY LOW expectations for the upcoming 50th anniversary's 50 hour marathon on SoapNet. Ideally there would be one killer episode from each one of the fifty years of the show's history. If not that, than at least five or six from each decade. It will be a real crime if the early years of Steve, Audrey, Jessie and Phil, not to mention head nurse Lucille (Audrey's much older sister) are completely ignored. They were the foundation of the show. I also remember other characters that are now forgotten, like Howie and Jane, Sharon and Henry Pinkham... Given the fifty year history, you shouldn't lop off the beginnings, just because younger viewers might be turned off by black and white and by lead characters that were older. But I do expect that will be the plan, to ignore the complete history on this historic occasion.

Edited February 11, 201312 yr by Jean Randolph

It's cause the GH FB page is full of younguns who only know the Guza years, that's who voted

The 50 hour marathon will not be voted by fans, therefore it should be better. I'd love an episode from each year.

Don't underestimate the young uns who started watching under Guza. As I am one of them. But, I realized the show had a past. So, I went and watched it. And, found it to be much better than the [&#33;@#&#036;%^&amp;*] he was churning out.