Jump to content

General Hospital July 2014 Discussion


Recommended Posts

  • Members

Twitter is blowing up!

Soaps In Depth ABC ‏@soapsindepthabc 7m
"Scott and I have been together for the past few weeks," says Bobbie. "Off-screen. Where that kinda stuff happens!" #GH

Ron Carlivati ‏@carlivatiron 5m
.@soapsindepthabc If it had been on-screen, then it wouldn't have been a surprise. Which was our intention. #GH

Soaps In Depth ABC @soapsindepthabc 37m

@carlivatiron I know, I know. Just not sure I like sacrificing SEEING story for the sake of a surprise. But that's me. As you know.

Soaps In Depth ABC @soapsindepthabc 32m

@carlivatiron Meaning we spend every day in PC. So to find out characters we love have been doing something for weeks, it comes off as...

Soaps In Depth ABC @soapsindepthabc 31m

@carlivatiron ... a surprise, yes, but we also feel like vets had story take place OFF screen for pay-off, while every beat of...

Soaps In Depth ABC @soapsindepthabc 31m

@carlivatiron ... other stories plays. I get what you're saying, but let's face it: We're getting a day of Lucy/Scott/Bobbie compared to...

Soaps In Depth ABC @soapsindepthabc 30m

@carlivatiron ... those same weeks of much newer characters. Yes, it's a surprise... but it just feels (right or wrong) like a gyp to...

Soaps In Depth ABC @soapsindepthabc 30m

@carlivatiron ... folks looking for vet story.

Ron Carlivati @carlivatiron 30m

@soapsindepthabc These vets are recurring players, not contract. We can't afford to show u every minute of their lives. Would u rather...

Ron Carlivati @carlivatiron 30m

@soapsindepthabc ...we didn't show them at all, as was done in the past?

Ron Carlivati @carlivatiron 28m

@soapsindepthabc I'm not getting into a "vet" debate. There are plenty of "vets" who are on all the time.

Soaps In Depth ABC @soapsindepthabc 30m

@carlivatiron I get what you're saying, obviously. But the honest answer would regard folks I could do without. LOL

Ron Carlivati @carlivatiron 29m

@Shani0786 @soapsindepthabc We can't see every minute of 30+ people's lives.

Ron Carlivati @carlivatiron 6m

@RealOakdalian Mad Men doesn't have 30+ characters. Impossible to show all the events of everyone's lives.

Soaps In Depth ABC @soapsindepthabc 6m

@carlivatiron @CAn8ive All viewers agree on only one thing: They're glad #GH is on the air. Otherwise, everything is individual/group taste

Soaps In Depth ABC @soapsindepthabc 5m

@carlivatiron Oh, of course. I meant this particular set of vets.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 796
  • Created
  • Last Reply
  • Members

Is he basically saying that he doesnt care about the vets but is showing them once every 6 weeks as some gracious peace offering? Rc should never be allowed to talk. Or write. I could throw breathing in here but that would be crual.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Richard(?) actually made a few very good points concisely there. How long til they take him out back and shoot him?

And as usual, Ron's answer is "you're lucky we show them at all". It's nice to hear it explicitly stated for once, as opposed to implicitly threatened as usual.

Richard is actually right. This is a daily soap opera. There's no excuse for constant in media res [!@#$%^&*].

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

That's the important thing--this is a DAILY soap. A few surprises are good--and needed of course, but not for characters who are an important part of the canvas, are in the town the show is set in at the time, etc. It's not like Bobbie being in PC was a surprised--in theory she's been there the whole time--seemingly not caring that her daughter is dating a mass murderer and her son is having his own issues.

And WTF with the Mad Men mention? He implies that Mad Men can show you every minute of a character's life because they don't have 30+ characters, but actually the style of Mad Men very much is that, with the exception of Don, they do only touch in on various parts of the other characters' lives (even major characters like Peggy.) It's a vastly different way of telling story and I don't see the comparison or what kinda weird point he was trying to make at all. (besides, for a primetime show they do have a ton of characters on MM.) Hell, if he's gonna use the comparison, Game of Thrones seems to do a better job of handling its unwieldy cast than he does.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Why is Britt in cahoots with Spencer? Does she not realize that Nikolas can just look at Spencer's texting history? Like seriously, does she think Spencer pays for his own private phone bill?

Mzf6N0J.jpg?1

Jordan and Julian have so much more chemistry than he and BoreLexis

The Bobbie and Lucy stuff was so stupid today. Once again Bobbie slaps her. Does anyone really want to see these old women fighting?

1Q7zw79.jpg?1

LOL at Sam nearly dropping in Wheels

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

I LOVE-LOVE-LOVE Lucy and Bobbie but the way they acted today made me cringe. It is insulting how the writers are portraying those two.

The Siam/Nina story is way too awful to take that much airtime. And MS is absolutly abject as an actress. I cant believe half the canvas is sidelined so that she can suck that much 5 days a week

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

This belief is part of the reason RC is such a piss poor writer. He believes that his audience should be grateful for scraps so he doesn't strive to give them quality.

Speaking as someone whose show died twice, if I had to choose between an AMC written by this man or no AMC at all, there would be no contest. I'd rather mourn my show for being well and truly gone than to deal with what GH fans have been handed: a half-assed, brittle, soulless, thrown-together, bootleg version of the show they've watched and loved for years. It's like The Walking Dead: better to shoot your loved one in the head and let them rest in peace than to let them become a zombie and watch them decompose in front of you.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Don't say that. I don't watch GH but I'd love for it to get a writer that is worthy of its place in the genre. There's only four shows left and even though I don't believe that any GH is better than no GH, I'd be thrilled if it became a quality, buzz worthy show that demonstrated that there is still real life left in soaps.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Honestly the arguments made about how it is better to see characters sometimes rather than not at all depends on the person. Some people would rather have closure than wait around to see their favorites at random times throughout the year if at all. By doing this some viewers will hang on just in case, which is what GH wants.

Considering Bobbie is with Scott, and Carly is with Franco...something should be done with that. As mother and daughter are dating father and son.

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

    • Jason and hemming and hawing about Sidwell taking over and being ruthless

      Please register in order to view this content

      . This show is so stupid. Sonny killed an FBI agent less than a year ago by shooting him at point blank range. But the new short bald man is much much worse cause he was a bad guy in some part of Africa and managed to not kill Lucky, Isaiah, Jason, or Anna. This show is crippled by the mob all these years after Guza has been long gone. 
    • With all the changes Sunny was one of the longest running characters by that time.  She had never been married and had heaps of story potential. I can see America getting with SFT -you know 'the circus soap'. Smart move because circuses were all the rage with the kids in the 80's. Maybe Stu and Jo could have bought the circus.
    • It is actually pathetic, that Victor’s 50 year old children are still written as scared of this man that has to sit in every scene. I get it, EB has been on the show for almost 50 years, but I don’t care. He’s a man in his 80’s and should not be the damn lead and driving force because you don’t want to upset Eric Braeden ‘s fragile ego that only exists because the writers have cowtowed to this man for so long.
    • PREACH Victor being written as he was 20 years ago to support EB's ego or some misguided belief that what worked decades ago is still relevant is destroying the show. Victor comes off as a rambling old fool holding on to vendettas and a desperate need for perceived power. His children still cow-towing to him makes them look equally foolish. If the writing portrayed Victor as  more of an irritant to them then maybe it would work.
    • They desperately need another meeting spot that isn’t Orphy Genes or the Country club. Y&R is awful now but there’s at least GCAC, Crimson Lights, Society, and the Jazz room at GCAC to meet at. 4 places is definitely better than 2 and I can’t imagine these rich folks literally only eat at their damn country club.
    • I support all of this. 80 year old Victor reading lines off the table or teleprompter until it’s time to yell at someone and still being the main man driving story on the show is absolutely ridiculous to me and one of the biggest issues with the show. I respect Braeden for wanting to keep working in his old age is great and all, but WHY IS HE THE LEAD?
    • I believe they said 27 sets. We have not seen that many maybe around 20. Perhaps they meant they have space for that number. I would like to see another meeting place -maybe a restaurant that could fit in b/w Orphy's and the Country Club. Casual but classy. Jacob/Naomi need a living room and it would be good if Vern/Anita had a smaller study/library so they're not always in the same room. I guess budget plays a part. For example, maybe the plan is for Jacob/Naomi to get a home down the track when they become more prominent. I really hope that outdoor sets come into use. A terrace at the Country Club or a few shopfronts-a park maybe. Speculation re June. I would go with a Hayley connection as she needs something else to do apart from whining to Bill. June could  provide some conflict cos I don't see Bill being that interested in having her around. He could try to buy her off, upsetting Hayley or she could overhear/uncover some dirt on Bill so he's forced to keep her around. The parents of Tyrell/Samantha can be held for down the track along with the mystery of Andre's parents. The advantage of a new show is that there is so much from character's pasts that can be used. An ex for Vernon or Anita and various relatives to come out of the woodwork.
    • Oh god I haven’t gotten to that episode yet, you have to be [!@#$%^&*].ing kidding me. I will say to my surprise, the Danny actor no longer bothers me. He has actually improved quite a bit.
    • I hear what you are saying, but I feel there is definitely an opportunity for improvement. If the set problem is to remain, then the whole focus has to change. Business has to take a back seat if there are no sets available to support story. As I have said before return to Jabot and have a number of characters working and interacting there. They seem super reluctant to do it but Victor needs to be a more supporting character.  Eric Braeden seems determined to carry on and that is of course admirable,but keeping Victor as this dominating force has been detrimental. Have a sweet reunion of Sharon and Nick and marry them off for good. Bring on Faith and I'd even have Adamson back as Noah at this point to support Nick/Sharon in a parenting role. They really need to bite the bullet and drop one of the following -Billy, Chelsea, Phyllis or make them recurring like Abby/Ashley with appearances or short term stories when appropriate. Free up some space for new or returning characters- Noah, Allie, Fen, Moses,even a recast Dylan.  
    • Today was really boring. I get we needed to have Martin accepting Eva but man I needed some Leslie today. Anita being hung up on was intriguing though.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

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