Members NothinButAttitude Posted March 21, 2020 Members Share Posted March 21, 2020 I was just wondering now that with all that going on now with Coronavirus, has anyone looked back on soap illnesses (re: Dreaming Death on GL, the encephalitis epidemic on GH, etc.) rethink the harsh criticism we've had about those stories? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aback Posted March 21, 2020 Members Share Posted March 21, 2020 I'd love to know more about those story! I think what's happening right now would have been gold material for GH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fevuh Posted March 23, 2020 Members Share Posted March 23, 2020 @Aback here is a link for GL to a description of the character Warren Burton - who accidentally brought home a lab rat in his suitcase and it bit his wife and got Dreaming Death and died. He released a bunch more of them later in the story, and stole the key to the vaccine to try and make money. https://www.soapcentral.com/gl/whoswho/warren.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aback Posted March 23, 2020 Members Share Posted March 23, 2020 Thank you! I really thought Dreaming Death was an ATWT storyline. I'll take advantage of the quarantine to catch up Please register in order to view this content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted March 23, 2020 Members Share Posted March 23, 2020 Boy, did GL get raked over the metaphorical coals for the Dreaming Death storyline. I loved it, but I was five years old, so.... Please register in order to view this content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aback Posted March 23, 2020 Members Share Posted March 23, 2020 Oh was it that unpopular? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Franko Posted March 23, 2020 Members Share Posted March 23, 2020 Lhasa Fever, General Hospital, 1979 (Off the top of my head, the most significant events that came from this storyline was that Rick and Monica hooked up, resulting in her assuming he was A.J.'s father, and the reveal that Steve Hardy was Jeff Webber's father.) The plague, The Doctors, 1982 (I don't care how valuable a necklace is, if it was buried with somebody, just let it be.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members te. Posted March 23, 2020 Members Share Posted March 23, 2020 Wait, like the plague as in black death? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted March 23, 2020 Members Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) From what I've read over the years, many critics and fans believed the Dreaming Death was something that belonged on GH, not GL. No, I don't believe it was THE Plague, lol. So, was Doug Marland responsible for Lassa Fever? Or was it Pat Falken Smith? Edited March 23, 2020 by Khan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoria foxton Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) From what i've seen online of the Dreaming Death only Lesley Ann died. It was the first big lead story Hilary Bauer had in years. I mostly liked it because it showcased Hilary. From the random episodes and clips. The Dreaming Death was isolated from the other stories. I could be wrong but the Dreaming Death didn't crossover into other stories. A good chunk happen in San Rios with Hilary, Jim and Fletcher. It also didn't last very long. Maybe about 2 months. Edited March 23, 2020 by victoria foxton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AbcNbc247 Posted March 23, 2020 Members Share Posted March 23, 2020 It was Doug Marland. Pat Falken Smith didn’t show up until that summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted March 23, 2020 Members Share Posted March 23, 2020 Ah! That's surprising to learn, but I'm glad I did! Thanks! Please register in order to view this content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members titan1978 Posted March 23, 2020 Members Share Posted March 23, 2020 That strikes me as very Monty though. She loved umbrella and bottle stories within the more long term character drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Franko Posted March 24, 2020 Members Share Posted March 24, 2020 I re-read the summaries this afternoon. It was closer to Legionnaire's Disease. Also, interesting tidbits, that it was first seen in Madison around 1900, had roots in Asia and ye olde Aldrichs used their influence to bury the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted March 24, 2020 Members Share Posted March 24, 2020 As usual the writers at the time neither knew nor cared that the Aldriches never lived in Madison. Steve arrived in 1967 to work at Hope Memorial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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