SERIAL SCOOP: SOAP OPERA HISTORY: Bill Bell & Claire Labine on Writing Daytime Serials (1997)

[Days22]

Nobody was calling GH the hottest show when Days was still the pride and joy

[amybrickwallace]

How long did that parrot last in Llanview, anyway? LOL

[amybrickwallace]

Having said that, the bird did inspire at least one classic line. Dorian went to visit Todd for some reason I can't remember and the parrot kept squawking. Dorian finally said, "Watch it - I have a taxidermist on speed dial." LOL!!!

[cassadine1991]

Were there any animals when Labine was at GL?

[OldGHFan]

Great and interesting thread. I loved Labine's writing for GH. The combination of Riche and Labine was just what GH needed. They respected Monty's GH but made it their own. I can't believe it's been that long since GH was good. I rarely missed GH from 1978-1996. And then things changed. Now I rarely watch GH. If only...

[amybrickwallace]

I don't think there were any animals during the Labine era at GL, but I could be wrong.

[John]

No animals at GL. The Parrot at OLTL was dumb but I think that was when Todd pretended to Have DID

[amybrickwallace]

No, I think the parrot was before the DID mess.

[VirginiaHamilton]

Very great article from 2 of the genre's most masterful writers.

[VirginiaHamilton]

Which is precisely why I consider her & Riche's era to be the best that I've seen and a main reason why General Hospital was firing on all cylinders 20 years ago.

[VirginiaHamilton]

I couldn't have said it better myself.

[Vee]

I recognize Keith Hamilton Cobb (I think?) but who are the other two in that avatar? Shemar Moore and?

[VirginiaHamilton]

I'll also add:

Lois & Ned / Eddie Maine

Foster & Annabelle

Edward's trial for Bradley Ward's murder

and of course, my beloved S&B

[VirginiaHamilton]

I'll agree to a point, as I thought Sonny declined from his prime (1994-1999) occurred when he'd turned his back on the very people that made him likeable in the first place via CL's wrotomg/