24 minutes ago, John said:

ABH is so good I dont see Babe Carey Chandler at all 

I see LuLu

Agreed. Talk about a great recast! Nothing about her makes me think of AMC. As it should be.

2 hours ago, carolineg said:

Oh, I get that.  I don't even know if "like" is the way to describe how I feel about Jason/Sonny/Carly.  I am just have emotional investment with them so I care about them more than I do about any of the newer characters.  I used to be terribly upset if I missed a day of GH and now I could go weeks or months without it.  It's more fun to post about the show than it is to actually watch it.

Yeah, it would have been similar to Cody too.  But at least Dex was a pretty blank slate history wise so a retcon would have made more sense for him than Sasha-a character that has been on the show for a decade.

There are plenty of characters on GH that made it without being tied to anyone.  I don't get why GH wants to make everyone someone's long lost relative these days.

Yup. The show could have done more.  I liked him becoming a cop.

I never had any connection to Jason or Sonny, or this Carly, but I feel the same way when I see glimpses of Felicia, Kevin (even if the character seems drained of any of his old humor or personality) or Lucy. I don't watch enough to feel much of anything but there are some new characters I like, such as Cody or Sasha, but I'm never going to invest...and I guess we aren't meant to. They broke the bank to bring back Jason and they don't even care about him - they shipped off one of his sons as soon as they could.

Soaps in the last decade or two have become overly obsessed with dredging up their past in the wrong, extremely convoluted ways. It just makes them feel incestuous and spent.

A brief reminder of why I feel that Joss totally deserves the pain of losing Dex

#MerryChristmasCam

#RIPBritt

 

1 hour ago, DRW50 said:

Soaps in the last decade or two have become overly obsessed with dredging up their past in the wrong, extremely convoluted ways. It just makes them feel incestuous and spent.

I agree. It’s like a snake eating its own tail. And the same thing has broken superhero comics from Marvel and DC. The constant navel gazing.

We are now two generations of American kids that don’t read those comics but still support the genre by reading manga. Much like continuing drama is pretty much all of the rest of television, and superhero movies are still a juggernaut. But the source material has died on the vine. The audience is out there, and fandom has such a stranglehold on soaps and those comics that they won’t let them evolve.

Edited December 15, 2024Dec 15 by titan1978

5 minutes ago, titan1978 said:

I agree. It’s like a snake eating its own tail. And the same thing has broken superhero comics from Marvel and DC. The constant navel gazing.

We are now two generations of American kids that don’t read those comics but still support the genre by reading manga. Much like continuing drama is pretty much all of the rest of television, and superhero movies are still a juggernaut. But the source material has died on the vine. The audience is out there, and fandom has such a stranglehold on soaps and those comics that they won’t let them evolve.

As shown with the hostile reaction the show had to Sprina, GH seemed to even react very negatively to a potential new audience, especially if that audience isn't the one who makes them feel comfortable. I suppose it is easier for them to just wind down the clock - I don't know if any of the people running daytime soaps now believed they would still be around (I'll admit that around 2011 or so I thought only the Bell soaps might be on in 2024) and that sense of fear and confusion is very pervasive. It's like the characters stumbling through a zombie movie.

Edited December 15, 2024Dec 15 by DRW50

9 hours ago, John said:

She will move heaven and earth to find Charlotte 

I don't accept Charlotte as part of Lulu's life, so she can feel free to dump her.

1 hour ago, Vee said:

I don't accept Charlotte as part of Lulu's life, so she can feel free to dump her.

Who?

On 12/13/2024 at 3:23 PM, Liberty City said:

I would need another recast; I don't need/want the original actor back at all.

You don't miss her saying Papa? 😜 

 

 

19 hours ago, Liberty City said:

Who?

LOL!

On 12/14/2024 at 1:35 PM, John said:

ABH is so good I dont see Babe Carey Chandler at all 

I see LuLu

Same. 

 

The only thing Babe was good for was Bianca slapping her when she realized Babe took her baby. I disliked Babe so much.

 

But all I see Lulu here and as it has been on my wishlist all year...I'm enjoying it. Moreso because ABH is GIVING. 

 

On 12/14/2024 at 7:11 AM, carolineg said:

There are plenty of characters on GH that made it without being tied to anyone.  I don't get why GH wants to make everyone someone's long lost relative these days.

Same. As much as I love legacy characters and even characters tied to legacy characters (if the writing is good and doesn't mess with the timeline), soap towns do need characters not tied to anyone so it does not get incestuous. Just give us good writing for the newbie and the actor's ability to connect...and the audience will fall for them.

 

 

26 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

You don't miss her saying Papa? 😜 

I'd rather listen to Carly yell "I'M A BIG GIRL!" all episode long.

Just now, Liberty City said:

I'd rather listen to Carly yell "I'M A BIG GIRL!" all episode long.

Lord...lol.

On 12/13/2024 at 11:36 AM, Liberty City said:

I kind of wish Michael had set it up, too, but I think Tracy turning it on in frustration of trying to mute the damn game (which I would, too) was brilliant.

I actually just got to that part and loved how it was done as well.

 💞

 

 

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15 hours ago, Antoyne said:

I actually just got to that part and loved how it was done as well.

But how did trying to mute the TV lead to THAT video lol?🤣