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March 31, 2015

Read this over at Previously TV - apparently Genie Francis had a fan club thing.

http://members4.boardhost.com/LukeSpencer/msg/1427770435.html

Ron lives in NY so I'm not that surprised she didn't meet him. The Tony Geary stuff...also doesn't surprise me.

Don't care about Genie or Laura, but why let that old fool dictate SL? Genie can be on the show and L/L can co parent. Is Geary afraid too many will want L/L? Is he afraid no one will give 2 sh!ts about Luke if Laura is around? Why can't Genie be on canvas w/o Geary? Geary's interference in SLs has gone too damn far!

Exactly. Why can't Luke and Laura co-exist? Because too many stans would keep begging them to reunite?

Sooo tired of Geary. I can't believe we're being subjected to watching him play out some ridiculous fantasy of Luke being some psycho monster. But then wait!!! He had a messed up childhood! So it makes everything OK!!

Sigh.

Don't care about Genie or Laura, but why let that old fool dictate SL? Genie can be on the show and L/L can co parent. Is Geary afraid too many will want L/L? Is he afraid no one will give 2 sh!ts about Luke if Laura is around? Why can't Genie be on canvas w/o Geary? Geary's interference in SLs has gone too damn far!

Don't forget his yearly vacations to Amsterdam and his coming home party they throw him.

Edited March 31, 201510 yr by Soapsuds

There are so many places for Laura to go as a character. Genie can play drama, comedy and romance. Luke is the one that has become limited. Especially by a DID storyline under RC's keyboard.

Exactly. Why can't Luke and Laura co-exist? Because too many stans would keep begging them to reunite?

Sooo tired of Geary. I can't believe we're being subjected to watching him play out some ridiculous fantasy of Luke being some psycho monster. But then wait!!! He had a messed up childhood! So it makes everything OK!!

Sigh.

And TG acting has been horrible during the whole storyline.

And TG acting has been horrible during the whole storyline.

Which is awful and sad. The me of 1996 would have so been down with a storyline exploring Luke and Bobbie's childhoods. But that was back when she hadn't truly gone over the surgery edge yet and he was still near the top of his game. Oh and Riche would have maybe had a more delicate touch and some taste while producing it.

As much as I'm not enjoying the show, I can't blame Frank and Ron for how I feel about Luke. Geary pretty much made me hate Luke nearly a decade ago, and now I just don't care what's wrong with Luke.

Read this over at Previously TV - apparently Genie Francis had a fan club thing.

http://members4.boardhost.com/LukeSpencer/msg/1427770435.html

Ron lives in NY so I'm not that surprised she didn't meet him. The Tony Geary stuff...also doesn't surprise me.

Poor Genie. I'd rather Laura be on the show than Luke. That's effed up that they won't bring her back. A part of me wishes DAYS would snag her and bring her back as Diana just to piss off GH. Plus, Diana could fit well onto the canvas now that the newspaper is slowly becoming a catalyst in many stories.

The minute Genie signs on a show, Ron will announce his big plans for Laura's return were ruined

I am not his biggest fan of late but I frankly don't believe Tony would ever block Genie's return, or continued stay on GH. I'm not even convinced he'd block a Luke/Laura reunion - he has said in the last year he'd go for it if it was "done right." And I don't think that's what that quote from Genie says, either.

Tony has a lot of stupid ideas and says a lot of stupid things, especially in the last 10+ years, and his performance in this story is awful and embarrassing. But he's also, publicly at least, been very gracious towards Genie and has always given her major credit for their success. I think much of what he's said about Luke and Laura and their life together in the last decade is wrongheaded and immature, but I don't think Tony, the actor, would ever stand in the way of her return or try to push back against that major of a story element when he knows the tide and history is simply against him. I also think Ron Carlivati (and Frank), for all their faults, will not rest until they reunite them. It's been on Ron's mind since Day 1 when he had Starr and Cole sing LNL's praises on the way to town. LNL goes beyond Tony insisting on improv'ing Luke drinking on-set - it's something big enough that FV would exert pressure.

I know there was apparently a personal reason Genie had to leave so abruptly, but I think part of the reason she's still gone has less to do with Tony himself and more to do with money and the show's unwillingness to come to terms with her on a financial level somewhat on par with TG. I think they were hoping they could get Genie Francis on recurring, the way they tried to do Tristan Rogers. Not gonna happen. Pay up.

Edited April 1, 201510 yr by Vee

Jake does not know this woman from Adam, but hey, let's go to bed. Night, honey.

What can you say?

Jake does not know this woman from Adam, but hey, let's go to bed. Night, honey.

What can you say?

Just ugh. It was so ridiculous to see that. Carlivati must be on some good [!@#$%^&*].

I still find TG to be an interesting actor at times. If nothing else, I always wonder what he's going to ad lib. I do hope Laura comes back some day, even if it's not to be in a pairing with Luke.

Exactly. Why can't Luke and Laura co-exist? Because too many stans would keep begging them to reunite?

Sooo tired of Geary. I can't believe we're being subjected to watching him play out some ridiculous fantasy of Luke being some psycho monster. But then wait!!! He had a messed up childhood! So it makes everything OK!!

Sigh.

<sits next to you> Love this post!

Tony has said before that Luke and Laura are the past and that there fans are living in the past. Im sorry but who the hell is he to diss fans like that. This isnt 1981. You lost relevancy decades ago