GH: February 2024 Discussion Thread

[Khan]

Recreational axe throwing.  What will you white people think of next?

(Relax, I'm joking.)

[carolineg]

Honestly, it looks fun enough.....to do once lol.   I also don't think I have picked up an axe in my life so I probably wouldn't excel at it.

[Contessa Donatella]

First time you pick one up is strange. All the weight is on one end; no weight in middle or other end. 

[Khan]

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[Contessa Donatella]

With the killing of Olivia Jerome, execution style, and Sonny giving Dex the choice to run or to be killed & his leaving Joss behind, it seems to me that suddenly the stakes are higher. If Dan & Chris were told on Wed. 1-17 and formally fired on Fri. 1-19 with the press being notified on Mon. 1-22, then, Patrick Mulcahey could have been talked with as early as Th. 1-18, is there any likely way he could've tweaked the script for yesterday?

[Beachstorm]

I'm relaxed, but there is no way on earth to respond to this in the opposite fashion.  Even if J/K. It would go over like the proverbial lead balloon. 

[Vee]

No one's offended.

[Aragorn]

I attended the Avery Pohl/Adam Huss Zoom event on Friday. Here is my report:

Adam Huss studied Tyler Christopher's performances in the role.

He is done with role for now and doesn't know if or when he will return.

I mostly ignored him and focused on Avery Pohl, the one I came to see.

Avery was informed during the writer's strike that she was being let go from the show. She continued working until the end of the year. The ship scene was her last day on the set. Frances McDormand's performance in the film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri was Avery's inspiration for her final scenes.

She didn't know if she was coming back to the show. We will have to wait and see. She is open to returning but doesn't think it will happen for a year or two. The new writers are bringing many changes and a revamp of the show.

Avery is auditioning for new roles and is committed to the entertainment industry. She studied real estate in college and turned against it. If she wasn't an actress she would be going to medical school. She takes acting classes once a week.

More facts:

-Joey Clay was the twin who played Ace the most often

-If she could play any character on the show, she would play Ava

-Her favorite co-stars are Genie Francis and Jon Lindstrom

-When she auditioned for the role, there were three other girls who tried out with Eden McCoy. One was a redhead and some of them had longer hair than her.

-When asked what superhero/villain she would like to play, she said she would play Catwoman in a heartbeat.

-She loves to travel. She once spontaneously went to India for a week, and then came back having to film the show at 4 AM the next day.

-Her father is a dentist, and she is a trained dental assistant who worked for him.

Edited February 18, 2024 by Aragorn

[Contessa Donatella]

Thanks for the event report. My understanding of why Adam Huss doesn't have a contract. They like him very much. They spent time reconsidering what to do with the Cassadines. Have none or have some, etc. Maybe a more clear picture will come out of the new writing team. BTW, here's a picture of Nicholas Bechtel, today, at 19. 

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[Aragorn]

As it stands with the Cassadines, Spencer and Victor are dead, Nikolas is in prison, Ace is being raised as a Collins, Ava is divorced and selling off Wyndemere, Valentin is barely on right now, and Charlotte is offscreen.

[Contessa Donatella]

I would suggest that while Victor is dead-dead, that Spencer is only temporarily dead & most fans expect him to return from the dead. Some expect that to be NAC. Others expect a recast. And, there is some recent chatter that this may happen as soon as May. As Nik in prison is also temporary, it seems possible that in the near future if they decide to do so that there could be a Cassadine presence again. We will have to wait & see. 

Now where is this information coming from.

A fan on NAC's Patreon says that right before he began filming with Ryan Murphy he told them he would be back after the filming. 

Some fans of the Willow family have said that recently they said on IG that Spencer would be back in May.

[Khan]

It's the perfect time to introduce Cindy Cassadine.

Edited February 19, 2024 by Khan

[Beachstorm]

TY for the info. I saw this posted over at the Soaps site. You must be KristinaFan there, same post nearly word for word. What happened to the story that APohl was finishing up some school courses? Was that just a garbage rumor?

What does this mean, "some fans of the Willow family"? Who said on IG that Spencer would be back? Sorry, it's confusing. Will there be those reported NAC pre-taped scenes that were so talked about here?

[Contessa Donatella]

It was out this weekend several places, this photo of NAC with this text superimposed about him being back in May. And, this fan had posted it & I inquired where the information came from & they told me that this other fan who follows Katherine/Chad on their IG said it was on the Katelyn/Chad Willow family IG that Spencer will be back in May. So to me it is double hearsay. But the claim is the actors who play Willow & Michael are who has said it. There is no way to even begin to call it credible. That's why I referred to it as chatter. 

The only part of any of this that confirms something else is from the Zoom. Avery Pohl said it was about 6 months ago when they told her they were restructuring the show & that dovetails perfectly with when I was told they were trying to decide what to do with the Cassadines. And why Adam Huss does not have a contract. 

Edited February 19, 2024 by Donna L. Bridges
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[Aragorn]

At Friday's Zoom the Zoom people complemented me when I pointed out that Avery's father was a dentist. Avery even thanked me for the answer. Zoom gave me a free ticket for the Vannna reunion today. I have just come from there. Here is what they said:

JPS's Disney show is not getting a third season. He is tied up with his family right now.

JPS has worked on GH for four days since October. He will work next in March under the new writers.

FH directed the stage play The Importance of Being Earnest.

GH is dark this week. FH is using the time to shoot a short film.

Eizabeth Korte started out as a fan and worked up to be head writer. JPS and FH both like her. she is an encyclopedia.

FH used to watch Santa Barbara every day.

If they were not in entertainment, JPS would drink more heavily. He would also be in oceanography. FH would teach sign language.

JPS says that Val wants to be the head of the Cassadine family.

I asked them what actors that they don't have scenes with would they like to work with. They both said Laura Wright. FH said the younger actors of the show. They both then heavily praised NAC. They said he worked at a car dealership before GH.

 

Edited February 19, 2024 by Aragorn