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I'm not really a fan of AnaL, but Laura Spencer/Genie is such a collosal disappointment that I thought I'd have fun with AnaL! I like my siggy.. It's cute, don't you think?

On a serious note, I am really digging Anna as the commish and wish she had been included in yesterday's eppy!

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^^^Is that what TG wishes?

I remember when Luke and Anna first did it. That had to be one the most embarrassing debasing scenes in GH's history. Luke's filthy ass gets out of bed and looks for any excuse to get out of that room as Anna is just sitting there like a hooker who disappointed her john. I was horrified. However, not even that will make me warm to LL. I'd rather not one more minute be wasted trying to recapture the very deceased LL! Time to move forward.

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I haven't watched an entire episode of General Hospital in years. But yesterday I sat down and watched it to see Bobbie Spencer.

And I wasn't disappointed, it's like she never left and Jackie Zeman looks so much better. As I always say nothing heals bad work like time.

Seeing GH in the shape it's in now just reminds me how awful the show was under JFP and Guza, there was so much potential to have an intergenerational show that had something for everyone. What wasted years.

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I haven't spoken much on the vet situation on the show so here goes.

Being someone who started watching GH during the mob era, it's been refreshing to see all these former characters I only read about previously. Ontop of that a lot of these actors seem to really enjoy being back around their old pals from back in the day and it shows onscreen. For those reasons alone I'm enjoying the vet overload.

Has Frisco always been an egotistical prick?

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You're basically toeing the line. "Since it's not the Mob, I'm enjoying the vets."

Never mind the fact that their stories are lacking substance that is WORTHY of their veteran status. Which leads to your point. "Has Frisco always been an egotistical prick?"

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Yeah, Luke is completely unappealing. He was ok with Tracy but I much prefer them as friends. The writing right now isn't bad but it's clear Geary doesn't give a crap half the time. He lit up seeing Jackie though which was nice. I don't think Genie and Tony probably want to go through all of this but he sounded somewhat excited by the rescue of Lulu/Helena encounter/Helicopter thing. So ... IDK.

Wasn't Genie promised something more to do, instead she's in the same triangle. With Laura wringing her hands in despair. Sigh.

It IS nice to see everybody back but it's all flash and little substance. It's a fun ride and I won't complain about seeing any of them again.

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No what I was pretty much saying was that I'm enjoying the interactions between the veteran actors. i didn't mention their stories or lack thereof at all outside of the Frisco question. I mentioned the mob because that was actually the GH I got into and continued to watch.
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I forgot to mention -

I went to a taping of GMA on Thursday and got to be in the studio. After they were done filming, and we had left, I noticed that they put down posters in the windows where you normally can look in during filming. That made sense, as they wouldn't want you to be looking into an empty studio. They had posters for all their shows, including a giant GH 50 poster. I thought that was really cool. I meant to snag a picture but everytime I thought of it I was rushing somewhere else!

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