GH Vet Passes Away

Don Hastings is one of my favorite actors, but I was never familiar with Bob's work until the sad news of his death. Watching clips of Bert on GH, one can't help but note the similarities in looks, voice, and mannerisms that Bob had with Don. And like Don, Bob starred on "Captain Video and His Video Rangers," one of TV's first hits. My deepest sympathies are with the Hastings family during this time.

It was a shame that the powers that be destroyed his character.

I didn't like Burt being Mr. Big either. I mean, in one way, it made logical sense...the idea that Burt, who was there before the Scorpios and should have been next in line for the PC job, was upstaged by the more dynamic, worldly, WSB agent Robert. Then he lost out a second time when the PC job went to someone else and he was made co-Police Chief with Anna. In the real world, Burt probably would have gotten that promotion. But in the soap world, it's the exciting, adventurous characters that get those jobs.

So, even though it was plausible that Burt could have developed this resentment that made him go bad, I agree that it was a kick in the teeth to the character.

I do agree that it was tragic that the character of Bert was trashed during that storyline. However, at least the viewers were treated to an exciting storyline. I wonder if Bob's departure from GH was voluntary or not.