Am I the only one that fast forwards the Nurse’s Ball performances? I watched one year and it was the most cringe thing I’d ever sat through. In general I hating singing and performances on soaps, especially bad ones.

6 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

Am I the only one that fast forwards the Nurse’s Ball performances? I watched one year and it was the most cringe thing I’d ever sat through. In general I hating singing and performances on soaps, especially bad ones.

I can't remember who or how many people here have said it, but thanks to this site, I can't not think of the Nurse's Ball as akin to a school talent show.

40 minutes ago, Franko said:

I can't remember who or how many people here have said it, but thanks to this site, I can't not think of the Nurse's Ball as akin to a school talent show.

To me that's always what they have been. I figured that was part of the charm to people who enjoy them. They could have just had the legendary Rosalind Cash onstage but instead they have Lucky and Luke (and Justus) in the background to give us some heartwarming comedy as the Pips.

I think the Nurses' Ball should just have been left to those first few years, to be honest (any time before we got year after year of Ned "rocking out" and the year of a sex tape being played), but I do know many people love them. My main issue is they often just seem a little too glossy since coming back thanks to the HD format. I was watching the Spinelli performance on Youtube and it is clearly meant to be charming, silly fun, which it is, but it's more suited to the cheap seats era of the Ball where you had someone literally hanging from the rafters, not today's slickness.

Edited May 22May 22 by DRW50

My god Kristina was in full delusion today. I know she was never the best character but I don’t remember ever hating the character the way I do now and have since the baby nonsense.

23 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

To me that's always what they have been. I figured that was part of the charm to people who enjoy them. They could have just had the legendary Rosalind Cash onstage but instead they have Lucky and Luke (and Justus) in the background to give us some heartwarming comedy as the Pips.

I think the Nurses' Ball should just have been left to those first few years, to be honest (any time before we got year after year of Ned "rocking out" and the year of a sex tape being played), but I do know many people love them. My main issue is they often just seem a little too glossy since coming back thanks to the HD format. I was watching the Spinelli performance on Youtube and it is clearly meant to be charming, silly fun, which it is, but it's more suited to the cheap seats era of the Ball where you had someone literally hanging from the rafters, not today's slickness.

The ball had a certain and-now-for-something-different charm back in the day, but yeah, it's just too polished, too much of an "institution."

5 hours ago, Antoyne said:

My god Kristina was in full delusion today. I know she was never the best character but I don’t remember ever hating the character the way I do now and have since the baby nonsense.

She's beyond awful. She needs to be sent away. We know that's not going to happen.

Happy Birthday Giovanni Mazza!! 🎉🎉🎊🎂🎂🎂

 

8 hours ago, ranger1rg said:

If I sound like I'm in love with GM, you heard me right hehe

Understandable 👍😂😂

Ranger, will you be his champion?! Tell Dante to back the he&l off? Be there for him in the coming days when he is going to be furious & possibly turn his back on the Cerullos & the Qs & show up at Sonny's door looking for a new place to park his weary head?

As for me, I watched the NB every year even when I wasn't watching GH. Many years have been disappointing. So far this year is amazingly satisfying. Clothes! Performers! Drama!  So ironic that they actually have Cam doing what we always said he should be doing, emcee, tux, mic, huge toothy grin! Snark! Could they possibly throw any more shade? Nooo! This is like 100% attitude coming from all directions. You could say I died & went to heaven. Gimme all this high school talent show soapy goodness, I mean, it's only 4 days, what kind of wimp are you, anyway? As soap fans, we are supposed to enjoy these occasional flights of fancy. Maybe you aren't, but I sure as he&l am! And, I won't let any Debbie Downers ruin it for me, either. This brief early morning message was brought to you by the letter N for what else Nurses Ball.

Edit to add: Didn't we see Sawandi really dancing in a preview?!!! And, as a Kristina lover, I think we are def headed to either Ferncliff or some other similar facility. Meanwhile Mansi & NLG their scenes yesterday AMAZING, that's acting.

The point being that y'all Kristina haters are gonna get your way.

 

Edited May 22May 22 by Contessa Donatella

per the description on the official GH youtube account, from the clip posted above:
 the character Gio was performing "Glow", an original piece that the actor Giovanni Mazza co-wrote and released when he was only 12 years old.

9 hours ago, Antoyne said:

Am I the only one that fast forwards the Nurse’s Ball performances? I watched one year and it was the most cringe thing I’d ever sat through. In general I hating singing and performances on soaps, especially bad ones.

All I'm going to say is I hope Sawandi Wilson was acting in that dance routine because he one of the most rhythmless...... well you know the rest. 😬

9 hours ago, Franko said:

The ball had a certain and-now-for-something-different charm back in the day, but yeah, it's just too polished, too much of an "institution."

Honestly, Gio's performance was probably one of the best Nurse's Ball performances ever.  It shows how contrived and silly every other act was.  90's Nurse's Balls had their silliness too, but it tended to be with characters we cared about-not two nurses that get trotted out 3 times a year lol.  There was also some genuine singing talent happening with Vanita Harbour, Rosalind Cash, and even Ricky Martin.  I don't think anyone on the current cast has that high quality of a singing voice.  I suppose Ned can go rock out again lol.

The other issue with the Nurses Ball is that the cause isn't very relevant.   Obviously, it's amazing how far we have come with HIV/AIDS treatment, but without Robin, Stone, Jon Hanley, the Quilt, etc. it's hard to feel like the cause is close to anyone's heart except for a few people that were near and dear to Stone/Robin.

The Nurses' Ball has always been cringey, fast forward material for me, but especially during the Frank era. The musical numbers and audience reactions are unwatchable. 

So many of the conflicts on this show feel phony and manufactured. Probably no better instance is the Gio - Dante crap. Gio's whole story is inorganic, plot driven, no stakes, fake conflict; giving people lame drama just to give them drama, a prime example of GH under Frank.

I knew Giovanni Mazza was talented but damn that kid is a star in the making. 

Edited May 22May 22 by Efulton

I think that's why we don't have it every year. The reason for it is not as worthy as it once was. 

Last year we had a wedding instead.

I don't remember 2 years back. Obviously that is pitiful. Do you recall?

Also, Gio seems genuinely like a nice guy. Sawandi, same. Sawandi's supposed to be wearing a newish male piece of jewelry, a man brooch. And, if that name doesn't sound odd, I don't know what does. Guessing it's a pin that a man can wear. 

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