Jump to content

GH: April 2014 Discussion Thread


Recommended Posts

  • Replies 1.2k
  • Created
  • Last Reply
  • Members

Let's see ....

1. Sabrina

2. Britt

3. Obrecht

4. Cementblock

5. Levi

6. Rafe

7. Silas

8. Kiki

9. Franco

10. Carlos

11. Julian (William deVry is just way too smug in this role)

12. Ava (I hate saying this but Ron always ruins every good thing he comes up with, like Obrecht, but I love Maura West so I'm torn)

13. Olivia (SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO annoying)

14. Scummy (I wish we could keep AJ and dump Scummy and Benard's awful acting)

15. Spencer (why was this awful brat on for three days in a row?)

16. Puke (Can Geary retire to Amsterdam, please?)

17. Nikolas (why does Tyler Christopher always look so bloated? Sorry but it's distracting)

18. Maxie (I'm over her fast-talking selfish annoying ways. I can't believe I was happy she was back. Storm sucked as Belle too) Can we kill her and bring Georgie back?

19. Felix

20. Molly

Not to mention I'm growing sick of seeing Carly and Tracy written like crap.

Anymore to add to the list?

Refocus the show on Tracy/Monica, Lesley (she can probably appear more than she does), Bobbie/Carly, Felicia/Mac/Anna can be used like they are, pair Brad and Lucas (they can keep Felix if they could make him interesting and Marc Samuel didn't look so bored and uncomfortable all of the time), keep Dante/Lulu as they are (I like them, so shoot me), kill off Puke, actually USE Scott, Lucy, Bobbie and Kevin in better storylines, Morgan's alright, Michael needs a lot of work (I'd probably dump both of them and focus on Josslyn as a teenager). Dump Nikolas and Spencer. Do SOMETHING with Liz (and I love the kid playing Cameron, I love that Cam is an artist like Liz used to be). Send Scummy away. Keep Shawn, TJ and Jordan because they're some of the best this show has. And in an ideal world, Maxie would have been offed and beautiful pleasant Georgie would still be around, and AJ wouldn't have been offed, of course. I'm also near the point of wanting Alexis to die a slow and painful death but getting rid of Molly would work, or just recast with a less screechy actress. Keep Ric of course. I'd watch Rick Hearst read the phone book, just dump Scummy and Julian and focus on him.

Ava and Obrecht had potential but that went to hell because they're overused. Julian's a complete joke. I go back and forth with Britt but it's time to cut their losses with her. And they could recast Jason with an actor, who can actually act, emote and bring something to the role. And they should focus on Patrick more than they do, and put him with Liz.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members
And thats the problem the show has. Every old character has at least one person that wants them back. Being a past character by definition means there is history there. Im sure there were people that wanted Lucas, Bobbie, AJ, Kevin, Lucy, Felicia, Ric, Robin, etc.... back. The problem is the cast is bloated and with the show only being about 35 minutes or so, there just isnt time to showcase everyone to any meaningful capacity. You have characters pop up and then disappear for weeks at a time with little consistency. IMO, its mor frustrating to have them around and not used then to not have them all

And simply saying I prefer to have the older characters over the RC creations isnt a solution bc he isnt doing any of those characters justice

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

If a foreign soap that airs three days a week can showcase 35+ people on a regular basis, you know, like a community, a show that airs 5 days a week could do a lot better of a job, but your point is extremely extremely valid Cheap. It's the budget and piss-poor scheduling, IMO. It's why we see the same characters day in and day out and then they disappear. They could be balanced much better than they are but because of likely the budget, that just isn't going to happen unfortunately.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Great list! Love it! It's pretty obvious I love Obrecht though. At least Kathleen Gati is a laughingstock in terms of bad acting. Can't say that for the rest of the distractingly bad performances on GH. I want Obrecht to kill every single person on that list. Maybe she can die afterwards smile.png

Morgan, Michael, Sam, and Emma should be on that list somewhere. I like Kelly Monaco in other roles but too much of her brings out how one note her acting is when she gets bored. Her sing song voice is unbearable. And Morgan, Michael, and Emma I can't stand in any capacity. I go back and forth on whether Carly or Lulu should be on that list too. Emme Rylan is actually growing on me, and Laura Wright playing up Carly's delusional self righteousness is actually a gem. Except when Carly is panting after Franco, ugh!

I hate how Tracy is written. She absolutely should not be giving Luke another chance and trying to trust him. I'll never understand how so many people saw him as a viable character. That's like seeing Todd Manning, Jack Deveraux, or the loser Robert Ford as viable characters.

Oh, and Diane Miller absolutely needs to be on that list! She is so obnoxious and Carolyn Hennessy's acting is always heinous.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Here's my list of people to eighty-six (cut-and-pasted from wikipedia and SoapCentral, so if I forgot anyone, or if anyone on this list is gone already, then apologies):

Aiden

Alexis

Ava

Brad

Britt

Carlos

Carly

Dante

Diane

Duke

Felix

Franco

Heather

Jordan

Julian

Kiki

Levi

Liz

Luke

Max

Maxie

Michael

Milo

Molly

Morgan

Nathan

Nikolas

Dr. Obrecht

Olivia

Patrick

Rafe

Sabrina

Sam

Shawn

Silas

Sonny

Taylor

T.J.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Kman,

You are on it early, I see. I like your list, but I would keep:

Sobby

Britta

Nik

Ava (maybe)

Maxie (even though I loathe her)

Molly (recast her)

Luke

Felix (on the fence about him)

Eliminate everyone else you suggested and include Frank and Ron. Under them, GH is a disjointed mess and will never be better or resemble a real soap. I'd also get rid of that drip Patrick and bring in a doctor with the personality Patty used to have. He doesn't need to be sexing up nurses in closets, but he can't be trying to prove himself to a gangster loving snob or moping all the damn time. I'd like to see what Sobby could be w/out Patty to weigh her down.

I would not, however, refocus the show on Tracy and Monica. I would focus it on the characters in Carly, Nik, Liz, Shawn, Jordan etc age group (give or take some years) with Lucy, Bobbie, Monica, Kevin, Scottie as supporting characters. Seventy year olds as the driving force behind GH would be the quickest way to cancel it. Sobby, Maxie, Britta as tier 2 and so on.

FrankenTodd? Still really on the fence about this guy. Of course, AJ would have been the keeper because he makes sense to the canvas. Not to mention, Sean was completely committed to GH. It's just an ATM for Roger. But I digress. DeQuing him was the 2nd biggest mistake (after resurrecting him) with the character because when Roger bothers to work, FrankenTodd is in the hotel room waiting for Carly to show up. I will always believe this move was made in retaliation to the backlash of FrankenTodd and Kaka being Qs and in that house. Why the change of direction of the character if you have long term plans for him as a Q? There were none. Having the Q name was supposed to make FrankenTodd acceptable by the audience (Ron said on camera that being a Q would make FrankenTodd a front and center character). When it didn't work [noise on Twitter], they moved FrankenTodd on and put the Qs back on the mantle, one of them literally. So Q or Baldwin, they really had no plans for FrankenTodd. We are just supposed to sit back and love the genius that is Roger.

I will say that even though I don't see Crappy with enough talent to get FrankenTodd out of this corner he's severely backed in, Roger and LW are really terrific as an onscreen pairing. It's really natural for them. I found myself feeling a bit sorry for FrankenTodd for a second because he had a girlfriend yelling at him for no reason. The problem was, they regressed Francly from a week ago so that they could have this big argument and to prove Carly is still feisty (compensate for Carly doing nothing during her kidnapping). Remember, last week they were on the same page with Ava? The graffiti room was for shock? It was the dumbest thing in the world. Plot driven garbage is so easy to spot. Sigh...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Honestly Id refocus on legacy families-Dont have to bring all these characters in but some to pick from

The Webber/Hardys

Elizabeth, Jeff, Tom, Tom Jr, Sarah, Terri, Simone, Audrey

The Baldwin/Collins

Scott, Lucy, Kevin, Serena, Christina

The Q's/Wards

Monica, Michael, Tracy, Brooklyn, Ned, Dillion, Jimmy Lee, Keesha, Faith, Maya

Spencers/Cassadines

Laura, Nik, Stefan, Lucky, Lulu. Dante, Bobbie, Carly, Lucas, Josslyn, Morgan, Alexis, Molly

Scorpios/Jones

Mac, Anna, Robin, Felecia, Maxie, Robert, Patrick

Hospital:

Ephifany, Britt

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

The show is crowded but it was huge when Wendy Riche produced it. The difference there was that the stories were mostly umbrella and used the full cast and they interacted with the whole town

Now we have this fraction for a month, then that fraction. No consitcency and long times between stories playing out

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.



  • Recent Posts

    • I think they’re desperately trying to cover his awful tattoos. But anyway them being unable to style short kings properly has been a major pet peeve of mine for a while now.  I honestly don’t understand what some people expect from actors to even begin considering them for recognition. Let’s be real—awards mostly mean that an actor is respected by their peers and has some level of cultural relevance. Actual judgment on the acting itself? That’s often secondary—highly subjective and shaped by the times. I completely agree on both points. If you’re an actor or a dancer you shouldn’t get any tattoos (sorry not sorry). Tomas’ tattoos are ugly too. And regarding the couples- you’re completely right. These writers are unable to write romance.   Further comments: - Kat cannot be this dumb to keep tampering with evidence over and over again. And I’m officially not a fan of the actress—every time she’s in a scene with Leslie, she doesn’t seem intimidated at all. She plays it like comic relief, which is just too much, especially when paired with Leslie’s histrionics and over-the-top antics. Leslie is older, dangerous, and has literally been portrayed as homicidal—Kat should be at least a little scared. • I also didn’t like Kat playing damsel in distress with the hotel manager. It gave off the same weird energy as Dani with the cop. I would’ve much preferred the version Paul Raven suggested, with her sneaking in through housekeeping. • And yes, Dani again accused Hayley of faking the pregnancy—this time even specifying she might be using a pillow under her shirt. (No fake miscarriage being mentioned) I stand by my take: this is ridiculous writing. No one in the real world—except us, the chronically online soap watchers—would even think of such a conspiracy theory. Haley is no Beyoncé. • What in the world was Chelsea wearing in her hair the other day? And this whole thing with Madison is beyond cringe. Chelsea’s coming off as needy and toxic—basically like every other Dupree. • I’m glad the casino storyline is moving forward, but it’s still boring as hell. Honestly, I’d be so here for a plot twist where Vanessa and Doug take Joey out. • The direction and editing lately have been rough. Abrupt cuts, weird pacing… something just feels off overall. There’s a strange uneasiness to how it’s all coming together. • And finally: Tomas is too much of a saint. Where are the messy sluts when you need them? (Vanessa doesn’t count.)
    • Andrew sure has hard nips.
    • I was watching some August 1987 episodes and they brought back so many memories. I had some thoughts: Lisa and Jamie were so dull. Lisa was such a nothing character. It boggles my mind that so much story was centered around her in such a short amount of time. Joanna Going is a talented actress, but the material was just not there.  It was so good to see Wallingford and Mitch again. I know there was talk about Felicia a while back, but these episodes reminded me how integral Felicia was for the show.  Sally Spencer was done so dirty. She is turning in superb performances in an icky storyline. I wish she had stuck around longer. She has chemistry with everyone. The McKinnons should have lasted longer. Spencer had some strong stuff with Stephen Schnetzer and Mary Alexander. AW waster such a talented actress by getting rid of her. Justice for Cheryl too. I also missed Ed Fry when he left. Sandra Ferguson was a star from the moment she came on. She was charismatic and just popped. She had immediate chemistry with RKK and blended in well with Wyndham and Watson. I'd forgotten about the teenage Matthew.  I have no memory of Peggy Lazarus. She must not have lasted long. Was the original plan for John that he was going to turn out to be the twins' real father?      
    • If the new and improved copies that @rsclassicfanforever has uploaded can be manually moved into the "by month, by year" folders, that would be awesome. I personally don't think it's necessary to keep the older versions (which either have Dutch subtitles hard coded on them, or are lesser in picture quality). That's a lot of valuable drive space that could be cleared. Just my view but can appreciate others may feel differently. The structure had been by month by year previously, so I think it would be easier to conform to that, where so much prior work to get it to that format has already been done. Hopefully you can "drag and drop" so the new copies are in the right month/year? Re Clips, I never look at them now we pretty much have the episodes in full. Appreciate others may use, however. Thanks for all your hard work here @BoldRestless!
    • Oh yes defintely, Josh Griffith repeats and repeats the same storylines.
    • Isnt’t this storyline similar to the Cameron Kirsten situation though? Sharon thought she killed him. He ended up being alive and Sharon was being tormented with thinking she was seeing his face everywhere and that’s how we got that iconic scene with her and Nikki in the sewers.   I understand in Mariah’s case this is different circumstances but it does seem like a play on that whole thing. Maybe I’m wrong. I just wish if they were going to make any character follow in Sharon’s foot steps it would be Faith. Mariah wasn’t even raised by her, and her personality is different. I would expect her to take a different path. I understand I could be completely jumping ahead because the storyline hasn’t even played out yet but we’ll see. 
    • Thanks again @Paul Raven Monica was completely without redeeming qualities at this point. I always found the whole Monica = Carly narrative regressive, as I don't think shows comparing characters so heavily is ever a great idea, but she's actually worse than Carly was. Was it the Pollocks who had Leslie have a miscarriage?  Giving her a child, especially by rape, was not a good idea, but a part of me wishes they'd committed to it just to see what story it might have had in later years.
    • @janea4old Your detailed explanation and delving into the psychology and motivations is no doubt the opposite of what we will see onscreeen. As @ranger1rg stated we will get a few scenes and some sketchy explanations. Like the adoption of Aria, most of it will take place off screen.
    • I'm suddenly fearful that DAYS is going to pull a Flowers-for-Algernon stunt and Bo's progress will be reversed.  While @te. is stuck on Abe's tiny bedroom, I can't stop thinking of the size of Bo's huge hospital room.
    • Okay, why are Paulina and Abe sleeping like that?!  I'd take a screen grab if I wasn't lazy, but come on.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy