Members Planet Soap Posted January 5 Members Share Posted January 5 Thoughts on the special so far? It's alright. I feel these specials never quite measure up though. I wish they would let some of the scenes breathe rather than just playing a soudbite from them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted January 5 Members Share Posted January 5 Did they pay tribute to Jackie Zeman at all? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Liberty City Posted January 5 Members Share Posted January 5 For about 30 seconds with Rick Springfield. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members j swift Posted January 5 Members Share Posted January 5 (edited) I feel like ever since Aretha Franklin introduced the clips on the 1997 Daytime Emmys against the backdrop of pop music, every soap montage has looked exactly the same. There's got to be a more unique way to pay tribute to the soaps than replaying the most predictable clips as a montage, or having actors talk about it as a training ground, or having other celebrities call it their guilty pleasure. Why not recap the most popular plots from each decade? Or demonstrate how they've adapted to contemporary events. Or go through the history of the pivotal family trees. So, rather than replaying the slaps, kisses, and bloopers, modernize things and use the history as an advantage. Edited January 5 by j swift 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ~bl~ Posted January 5 Members Share Posted January 5 My issue as always is the whole we have the best fans who never stopped watching ever or will be with us no matter what we do. That is not true and sorry many of Cam’s fans probably liked him before he ever was on GH…so having him in that segment was odd. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lye-C Posted January 5 Members Share Posted January 5 (edited) I love that Genie got the last word (sort of). Edited January 5 by Lye-C 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Planet Soap Posted January 5 Author Members Share Posted January 5 (edited) I wish the specials would do research and find impactful ---not just the predictable--- clips from characters or decades of the show. Even have some of the actors sit around and do analysis of their characters. Every GH special is Luke & Laura, social impact like AIDS and Heart Transplants, celebrities and the mob. Dig a little deeper. This is me being nitpicky, but it seems like they dodn't even try with the graphics. Look at the fonts that they used.. Please register in order to view this content Edited January 5 by Planet Soap 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Contessa Donatella Posted January 5 Members Share Posted January 5 Congratulations to Frank Valentini for a good primetime special & a shoutout to Shawn Reeves for everyone looking so good. I think my favorite outfit was Rena Sofer's. I don't know what time Hulu loaded the show but when I got up at 5 it was on. It's funny but it seems like its Sweeps. I guess that's because there's so much going on. With the wonderful build-up to Jackie Zeman's memorial & the SEC story finally coming to a head & then the primetime special. Since we already had all those fabulous clothes & a special big show back in April when the anniversary actually was it's like double your pleasure having it again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AMCOLTLLover Posted January 5 Members Share Posted January 5 (edited) This was a sweet little anniversary special! BUT oh damn.. It was so corny here and there that I was cringing so hard. But overall it was lovely I definitely LOVED the Quartermaine’s bit! To see original Emily/Amber was such a WOW moment. Even though I loved Natalia a bit more coz of the Nik-Emily pairing I do admire the OG! Kristina Wagner wearing that damn dress from 1986 must be really emotional for her and it must’ve brought back a lot of old memories of her and Frisco aka Mister Wagner lol It reminded me again why I still love her and would love a reunion of the Wagners on screen.. Rebecca Herbst reminding us that she is the granddaughter of the Men who started it all made me laugh coz Frank and his team mistreated her character so poorly over the years that this part was embarrassing STEVE!!!! Oh my god ! I was so hyped with the door part lol Edited January 5 by AMCOLTLLover 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members titan1978 Posted January 5 Members Share Posted January 5 I really enjoyed seeing those two scenes with Stuart Damon and Amber Tamblyn. The bloopers were fun too. Overall it was cheesy, which is fine for these sorts of shows. Much like the regular show it lacked emotion for me. We didn’t see anything truly dramatic represented, just light frothy walk and talks. No sign of Finn though! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetsoapfan Posted January 5 Members Share Posted January 5 Were there any mentions or clips of the legendary stars and characters of yore, like John Beradino as Steve Hardy, Emily McLaughlin as Jessie Brewer, Rachel Ames as Audrey Hardy, Denise Alexander as Lesley Webber, etc.? Scotty Baldwin is the longest-running character still on GH; did Kin Shriner make an appearance? TIA. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted January 5 Members Share Posted January 5 Yeah Kin was on, they showed, I think it was, the very first scene with Steve, and a woman who got burned 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetsoapfan Posted January 5 Members Share Posted January 5 Thanks. It sounds like the "special" focused on the recent years of the show; the Frank Valenti period. If I had sat through it and seen no Jessie or Audrey, no Lesley or Lee Baldwin, I would have been bitterly disappointed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted January 5 Members Share Posted January 5 There wasn't much mention of Audry, but they showed quite a bit of Steve. I was like "HELL YEAH" when Becky said her character is the grand daughter of Steve I'm shocked they didn't show BJ's heart ,no mention of Tony Jones or Kevin and Lucy. They left out A LOT No mention of Lucy and her work with AIDS or Robin etc 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted January 5 Members Share Posted January 5 TV Ratings 1/4/24: The Golden Wedding Solid but Below Season Average, General Hospital Special Flops Time Show 18-49 Rating 18-49 Share Viewers (mil) Network 8 PM The Golden Wedding 0.55 6 4.97 ABC Hell's Kitchen 0.34 4 2.35 Fox Law & Order (R) 0.33 4 2.57 NBC Young Sheldon (R) 0.24 3 3.47 CBS Son of a Critch (R) 0.04 0 0.36 The CW 8:30 PM Ghosts (R) 0.20 2 2.46 CBS The Conners (R) 0.03 0 0.29 The CW 9 PM Transplant 0.27 3 2.28 NBC Ghosts UK 0.22 2 2.44 CBS We Are Family (R) 0.19 2 1.11 Fox The Conners (R) 0.04 0 0.28 The CW 9:30 PM Ghosts UK (F) 0.19 2 2.17 CBS Children Ruin Everything (F) 0.02 0 0.20 The CW 10 PM Dateline NBC (R) 0.29 3 2.45 NBC General Hospital: 60 Years of Stars and Storytelling 0.20 2 2.55 ABC SEAL Team 0.12 2 1.57 CBS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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