I was growing to like Mesure, and despite his original villainous tour in Port Charles, he had nice chemistry with LW.. McKenna would have worked much better as suggested as an A. J. or Drew recast (though that branch of the family tree could be easily pruned), a fresh face for Steven Lars even.

I suppose Robin Finch will make an appearance in Baden Baden (offscreen) to adjust the accent between takes. How to explain he, Valentin and Anna are the same age -- maybe he found Felicia Hunt's elixir from the end of THE DOCTORS. 😂

CM probably saw the writing on the wall in regards to Brennan's balls will end up in Carly's back pocket and dipped lmao

Interview with Chris. Talks about his long history with Laura Wright, Frank, and other crew members and also mentions getting a letter from Erika Slezak about joining GH

No talk about the accent but I know Frank was the main one pushing to get rid of Lois and Martin’s so maybe the Aussie sound gets dropped

EXCLUSIVE: Chris McKenna talks replacing Charles Mesure as Jack Brennan on #GeneralHospital. Plus, the 'One Life to Live' alum talks working with Laura Wright, and figuring out his new role. https://t.co/MaNxkkNuJd

— TV Insider (@TVInsider) February 3, 2025

21 minutes ago, BetterForgotten said:

Or a good Drew recast honestly as Mathison is so damn limited and lacks charisma.  

Lol well I still like Cameron for the most part though he did piss me off for how weak he was during Sam’s death. I would like to see all three of Alan’s sons on canvas for a bit.

Frank pushed for the loss of Lois' accent?? (And Martin's?) Is the show just supposed to be completely bland airline food?

Edited February 3Feb 3 by Vee

7 minutes ago, Vee said:

Frank pushed for the loss of Lois' accent?? (And Martin's?) Is the show just supposed to be completely bland airline food?

Isn't it already? I'm sleeping through episodes counting down the minutes until it's over.

14 minutes ago, Vee said:

I couldn't care less about Brennan but I am happy for Chris McKenna, who's very talented.

I agree; McKenna is one I've wanted back on daytime for a while.

@Vee Thanks for tagging me. I know we both always praise McKenna's work on OLTL so how somehow fitting for today's GH that he is dumped in a part that as you've said is so throwaway (I didn't mind Measure and I do think he had a real spark with Laura Wright, but your dragging of the character has been more entertaining than the material he's been given). There's so much you can do with Chris McKenna and this is where you put him? He probably won't even last to the end of 2025. Summer, maybe.

I'm not surprised he isn't a Drew replacement, as I imagine Frank and ABC want to hang onto Cameron Mathison as long as they can, but he definitely would have made sense as a new AJ. Maybe Frank is never going there due to the nasty way the show treated AJ and Sean Kanan.

12 minutes ago, Vee said:

Frank pushed for the loss of Lois' accent?? (And Martin's?) Is the show just supposed to be completely bland airline food?

I don't have a problem with them losing Martin's accent as it was just something else for MEK to struggle through, but trying to get rid of Lois' accent seems silly when it's a defining part of the character and doesn't seriously affect Rena's performance. When the story came around I wondered if Rena didn't want to keep doing the accent, but if it was a Frank mandate it just comes across as a producer who knows his time on the show (or the show itself) is winding down and wants to grab at any random power move.

10 minutes ago, Vee said:

Frank pushed for the loss of Lois' accent?? (And Martin's?) Is the show just supposed to be completely bland airline food?

Yup. Evan Hofer randomly mentioned it in one of his exit interviews when asked about potentially coming back as another character. I wanna say it was the one with Michael Fairman. I hated Martin sounding like Foghorn Leghorn but in the case of Lois I’m glad they reverted back.

1 minute ago, DRW50 said:

When the story came around I wondered if Rena didn't want to keep doing the accent, but if it was a Frank mandate it just comes across as a producer who knows his time on the show (or the show itself) is winding down and wants to grab at any random power move.

I'm just glad it didn't stick for Lois. So ridiculous. I also thought Martin's accent and beard were the only character he had, but here we are.

I think Brennan is a character with a brief shelf life no matter who plays him, but Chris is used to that from Y&R and still has a thriving and very active primetime career so I am not worried about him. I was a little surprised he was available, frankly. I was pleased to hear him say the speed was no problem for him since he was raised on this, and to hear good news about Erika.

First three images of Chris McKenna as Jack Brennan, via TV Insider, as shared by @detroitpiston.

 

10 minutes ago, Vee said:

I'm just glad it didn't stick for Lois. So ridiculous. I also thought Martin's accent and beard were the only character he had, but here we are.

I think Brennan is a character with a brief shelf life no matter who plays him, but Chris is used to that from Y&R and still has a thriving and very active primetime career so I am not worried about him. I was a little surprised he was available, frankly. I was pleased to hear him say the speed was no problem for him since he was raised on this, and to hear good news about Erika.

Given the state of the industry, between the lingering affects of the strikes, what led to the strikes, the streaming bubble bursting, that !@#$%^&*] Zaslav and his clones, the fires, etc. I wonder if we will get more of these soap drop-ins while the show is still around.

Now that you mention it maybe Chris wouldn't have had time to play a long-term role like AJ anyway. If this does somehow work out and he's another JPS (I know he has had a much longer-term primetime career), I wouldn't complain.

I am definitely glad to hear about Erika. 

And @slick jones you are right, he could have made a great Steven Lars too...although he would probably just be killed by hammy Heather's poisoned hip.

Edited February 3Feb 3 by DRW50

Well, I'm encouraged because he said all the right things. That means to me that he's smart & knows how to play the game. Plus, in the pictures he looks good adoringly, at Laura. 

 

 

Edited February 3Feb 3 by Contessa Donatella

Why dont they just get rid of the character? From what Ive seen, he gets alot of screentime but doesnt seem to serve a purpose. He and Carly have the same repetitive scenes every week

1 minute ago, Cheap21 said:

Why dont they just get rid of the character? From what Ive seen, he gets alot of screentime but doesnt seem to serve a purpose. He and Carly have the same repetitive scenes every week

So, in otherwords, it's like every character/episode of GH right now? 🤣

Jack is popular among Carly fans. Maybe with others, also