1 minute ago, Paul Raven said:

Not invested in GH but have enjoyed the thread.

What I don't understand is that certain actors, most of whom are well past their use by date  are being given (perceived?) power to dictate aspects of story and couplings etc.

They should be damn grateful that they're employed in the first place.

Steve Burton actively tanked Jason/Carly, even to the press. Kelly Monaco tanked her reunion with Jason because she wanted to stay paired with her real life partner, Billy Miller, and then was just mad they wrote him off the show.

Truthfully there was a lot of wrangling about couples by the actors on GH through almost all of the 2000’s, especially when JFP was there. Don’t get even started on whatever Sam/Jason/Liz was supposed to be and kept being dismantled by the talent.

4 hours ago, Vee said:

No, just his inevitable yet dreaded return.

Nathan Varni was an overly talkative and IIRC somewhat combative PR flack for ABC during the early years of Valentini and Carlivati's reign. He was inserting himself into anything and everything social media online with fans and frankly was an embarrassment. He seemed to me to throw his weight around, drop random spoilers or editorialize, and suggest he was more powerful than he was. I thought they'd disposed of him years ago as he seemed to go quiet, but here we are.

Yeah he was gone from ABC Daytime but sadly he just recently returned

2 hours ago, Lye-C said:

I thought Rena was only back for 30 episodes. 

Excellent memory! That was the way they started. Neither side was sure whether it would work out, so that was what was behind that, initially. Now they're in hog heaven, she's happy & they're happy. She's agreed to stay longer & they've left it open-ended. 

15 minutes ago, titan1978 said:

Did HBS and BW not want Bo & Nora? 

I don't know exactly how their long break-up happened or why, but it's often been put on one or both of the actors. I do know HBS was very unhappy about the ONS with Sam Rappaport though, and tried to get killed off over it. She wanted Nora to die in childbirth, she was that upset about the story. Regardless, they took to the reunion wholeheartedly when it finally occurred and it was like no time had passed, and they both were clearly thrilled both onscreen and off. Doesn't always happen that way.

2 hours ago, Lye-C said:

I thought Rena was only back for 30 episodes. 

I read recently that she extended her stay

8 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

I read recently that she extended her stay

Yeah I think they are leaving it open. She is basically recurring now like  WK, LL, KS & LH

I think we should also consider that GH's ratings have been tanking this year, so they might be desperate.

Personally, I've enjoyed the recent sweeps.  As well as a more just focus across multiple characters.

However, if TPTB feel that SB will bring back viewers, then they might scoop him up.

I always say that the only thing that Steve Burton's acting inspires for me is the memory that we should be wearing more sunscreen as we age, because that skin is rough. 

1 minute ago, j swift said:

I think we should also consider that GH's ratings have been tanking this year, so they might be desperate.

Personally, I've enjoyed the recent sweeps.  As well as a more just focus across multiple characters.

However, if TPTB feel that SB will bring back viewers, then they might scoop him up.

I always say that the only thing that Steve Burton's acting inspires for me is the memory that we should be wearing more sunscreen as we age, because that skin is rough. 

No "might" about it. Only waiting out the "no compete" clause. 

Productions in California can't use non compete clauses due to state regulations that are currently the model for a federal ban by the FTC (look it up, it was a big story last January), so that is an uninformed opinion.

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1 hour ago, Vee said:

I don't know exactly how their long break-up happened or why, but it's often been put on one or both of the actors. I do know HBS was very unhappy about the ONS with Sam Rappaport though, and tried to get killed off over it. She wanted Nora to die in childbirth, she was that upset about the story. Regardless, they took to the reunion wholeheartedly when it finally occurred and it was like no time had passed, and they both were clearly thrilled both onscreen and off. Doesn't always happen that way.

Yeah I know all about her feelings about that story. I believe I read an interview with her that she went right out and said they broke up a popular couple to help prop up JFP’s agenda with the Rappaports. Everyone involved seemed to love CH as Lindsay, and nobody seemed to enjoy working with KB as Sam.

8 hours ago, Donna L. Bridges said:

Excellent memory! That was the way they started. Neither side was sure whether it would work out, so that was what was behind that, initially. Now they're in hog heaven, she's happy & they're happy. She's agreed to stay longer & they've left it open-ended. 

Interesting. I thought she said she was moving to the East Coast.

No idea how much DAYS paying him, but I hope DAYS uses his salary to bring back some characters viewers actually give a damn about. 

14 hours ago, titan1978 said:

Everyone involved seemed to love CH as Lindsay, and nobody seemed to enjoy working with KB as Sam.

I'm pretty sure Hillary and Mark Derwin famously dunked on KB while barely not mentioning his name in Jeff Giles' book - referring to an actor they both worked with who just read lines strewn in hiding spots on the set.

5 minutes ago, wingwalker said:

No idea how much DAYS paying him, but I hope DAYS uses his salary to bring back some characters viewers actually give a damn about. 

I doubt it with Ron as HW. The show has gotten so much better now that he's not writing it. He was already blabbing how great the show will be again in six months. That's when returns as HW and I tune out again.

Here is where it gets ironic. How many of us are dual fans - both DAYS and GH? How many of us dual fans do not care for Burton? We're about to experience him on both of those shows, probably for several months. 

 

Geeze. WHY did I have to think this?!