Members John Posted June 12, 2019 Members Share Posted June 12, 2019 https://daytimeconfidential.com/2019/06/12/is-gh-shelly-altman-retiring-this-fall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marlenaphan Posted June 12, 2019 Members Share Posted June 12, 2019 I don’t know anything about this new guy, but he’s a better choice than Tomlin or Bloom. No real change will occur until Frankenvarni is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted June 12, 2019 Members Share Posted June 12, 2019 Dan O'Connor and Chris Van Etten as Co-HW's? They're really scraping the bottom of the barrel for talent at ABC these days... Must be Valentini's doing as these are his and Ron's cronies from OLTL. This would have been the perfect time for ABC to get rid of BOTH Valentini and the writers driving this show further and further into cancellation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Posted June 12, 2019 Author Members Share Posted June 12, 2019 (edited) Why not offer HW to Kate Hall & Elizabeth Korte Edited June 12, 2019 by John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marlenaphan Posted June 12, 2019 Members Share Posted June 12, 2019 They’d rather just cancel than make an effort to fix things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted June 12, 2019 Members Share Posted June 12, 2019 If nothing else, I'd love for Frank Valentini to be fired so I wouldn't have to put up with his abhorrent production values and lame casting choices. He is a terrible EP with no sense of style or vision - you can say what you want about people like JFP and Paul Rauch, but they were stronger producers in their heyday and generally brought out the best in their casting directors. Frank thinks he's in that super producer league, but he's not and never will be. I've noticed that Valentini seems to bring out the worst in Mark Teschner's casting as well (generally the EP makes the final decision on contract roles after the casting director assembles the talent). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted June 13, 2019 Members Share Posted June 13, 2019 This... as for Altman..... Please register in order to view this content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eboneece Posted June 13, 2019 Members Share Posted June 13, 2019 This is shocking. Brava to Shelly for a job well done! At least her replacement will not be Barbara Bloom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted June 13, 2019 Members Share Posted June 13, 2019 (edited) Brava to Shelly for being a network puppet with no creativity of her own, like the 'retired' Jean before her. Edited June 13, 2019 by BetterForgotten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marlenaphan Posted June 13, 2019 Members Share Posted June 13, 2019 I’ll give Shelly credit for the Ryan umbrella story, which has been Laura’s main story and pulled in my fave vets Felicia, Scotty, and Lucy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Posted June 13, 2019 Author Members Share Posted June 13, 2019 Ok But Lucy, Felecia, Mac & Scott should have been utilized all throughout the story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marlenaphan Posted June 13, 2019 Members Share Posted June 13, 2019 Sure, but I’ll take what I can get. They wouldn’t have appeared at all without Ryan’s return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eboneece Posted June 13, 2019 Members Share Posted June 13, 2019 Shelly will have served as GH’s HW for 4 years, which is longer than Claire Labine and tied with other greats such as Pat Falkin Smith and Norma Monty. Such an amazing accomplishment and staying power. I personally most enjoyed the Alzheimer’s story, the Ryan saga, everything Ava Jerome, Nina’s redemption, and the real Jason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Posted June 13, 2019 Author Members Share Posted June 13, 2019 Caire Labine is Miles and Miles above Altman and she Quit GH in 1996 to develop her own show, Union Place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted June 13, 2019 Members Share Posted June 13, 2019 (edited) I wasn't aware Norma Monty was considered a "great." Anyway, when you're a network puppet and write only what your network executive and EP are dictating you to write, you tend to have lasting power in this current daytime climate. Edited June 13, 2019 by BetterForgotten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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