GH: July 2024 Discussion Thread

[Jdee43]

Maybe they made one of the actors the head writer. Actors have perennially dictated story on this show.

[Soapsuds]

Bob Guza is returning as HW.

[Vee]

Rarely do Soapsuds and I agree on anything but that is a potential bingo for me.

[Taoboi]

Lmao

Well that might guarantee that my and @carolineg wish will come true.

[Liberty City]

Guza wouldn't be a complete negative; while he wasn't the best... he at least had momentum in story.

[Khan]

Yes, indeed.  Frank Valentini has reduced even THIS fellow to welcoming back Bob Guza.

What can I say?  Life is a funny thing, girl!

[Liberty City]

Although, I'd rather see Garin Wolf return, instead. At least his tenure gave us this:

[Contessa Donatella]

Can't the poor man mourn his wife?!

[Taoboi]

Very true.

 

VERY. 

 

 

[BetterForgotten]

The only plus for me is that I can’t see Guza taking any of Frank’s sh!t and he’d ignore any feedback he’d get from Frank and do whatever the hell he wanted. 

Edited July 23, 2024 by BetterForgotten

[Vee]

Guza came back last time with a producer credit for a reason - he had tired of the creative wars with Riche and wanted autonomy. He got it while JFP was relatively shoved into a broom closet after her failed solo tenure.

We should of course note that this is just a wild-ass guess a couple of us had. It is admittedly a bit farfetched and I can't see Guza playing any nicer with Frank than Patrick Mulcahey, if not less so.

Edited July 23, 2024 by Vee

[Liberty City]

Doubt it, because he technically had that with Patrick Mulcahey. I truly believe Varni/Disney-ABC is the big player meddling in things, and have been for several regimes. Even Shelly Altman & Jean Passanante have confirmed as such.

[Vee]

We've disagreed about this before and it's down to personal opinion and YMMV. For me, Varni and Disney have not been straining to put over Easton, Howarth and a bunch of OLTL players for years. That's Frank. I doubt they even really care about all the other random soap gets sitting around doing nothing, like Eva LaRue. I can buy there is a modicum of meddling from the network, but nowhere near what it was in the Frons era. I think Frank got high on his own supply in the Ron years and after Ron got cut decided he too was Jill Farren Phelps.

[carolineg]

Honestly, as much as I was happy Guza left when he did and thought he was completely played out, I would not mind him back now.  Seriously.  And not just because he would speed dial Vanessa the first moment he walked in the door either lol.  

Sonny/Jason/Carly are still the center of the show all these years later.  At least Guza would have exciting things happen to them.

[Taoboi]

I have no doubt she is still on his speed dial, too. #thepowerofthebren But as I like to say we are just clowning around on the lovely tease given earlier.

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In a way, it would be well-timed since from where I am at...Jason could be looking at a new storyline. Sonny's gearing up for war with Ava. And Carly...is being Carly.

 

ETA: Since I am talking about him, I guess I wouldn't mind Guza back now with stronger writers. As long as Liz and Laura (okay and the Qs) are okay, I'm good. 

Edited July 23, 2024 by Taoboi