The General Hospital Wub Tub

Kris Alderson Tweets: I Signed 3 Year GH Contract!

2012-01-27T20:42:00.000-05:00

That's right... Starr Manning has a 3 year stint with GH. NO comment on the "Three year" bit. LOL. She's a long timer though. "Todd" and "Blair" are on for a LIMITED run-- maybe Starr will be singing for L&B records. What are the odd baby HOPE comes too? hmmmm.

Karmas a BITCH, Kate!!

2012-01-27T15:56:00.000-05:00

WHERE'S HELL-LANE-AH?

You go Johnny!! TELL Kate where it's at!!
BOOM! Johnny as a Batman type villian? Yes, I'll take it!! BOOM!
Maxie and Lulu were fun...Lulu looking all "ratty"...drinking again in the morning. hee hee
I saw Bob the Badger!!
Spinelli and Sam--sorta pointless but whatever
Sonny: "Alexis-- please ummm, my pier, she blew up..and I need you to take care of it" ahahhaa.
Patrick trying to tell Jason it's dude's code and he should have spilled on Robin. heh. Jason was like: Huh? Blink.
BLAZE...Skye found the birth certificate--- !! that was a good touch. And Lulu freaking out at Luke about the wine..interesting. Lulu throws BAR WARE at Luke. Ummmm, Lulu only Sonny can chuck barware.
Sam's cramping.
SEE YA LATER Taters!

Spoilers and Rumors are UP you Wubbahs!

2012-01-27T07:53:00.000-05:00

Ok, great...but can YOU tell Carly? We are too scared!

That's right-- new Spoilers are up and some made me giggle. I think JaSam is going to be more nervous to tell Carly about the baby than anything else? Is the baby Jason's?? See for youself on the WUBS NET!!

RUMORS are up too... hit the rumor button on the wubs page. Things are swirling all over about EVERYTHING! Just reminding you that GH's days are numbered and we need to enjoy it NOW. I feel the lighter stuff already. You know I've enjoyed it this week. Once the Lady in White is cleared up and Robert and Anna get back I'll be positively GIDDY!!

I hope to be here at 3 to blog!! Work is going well, I love it but boy it's draining--
A BIG THANK YOU for the Amazon orders at Christmas, you rock!!

Give a Vote to ENATION!

2012-01-27T07:28:00.000-05:00

Jonathan Jackson's band..our own "LUCKY" on GH is in a contest to play at the Hard Rock Cafe in Seattle!! Judging is being done by number of downloads each band receives. Go to Facebook and sort the bands by "downloads" you'll find them about 1/2 way down. It's a FREE download of their song. Let's give him our Soapy Fan support!

Out Of Office Reply

2012-01-26T11:22:00.000-05:00

Oh Yes, AZ and I shall be dining at the Floating Rib!

It's Thursday, that means I DVR GH and you tell me if I need to watch or not!! I've been happy with the show the last few days. It's been a lot lighter and more fun. The Johnny/Anthony exchange was done really well. I almost bought that Claudia was naughty enough to go after an ancient guy. LOL

I will have a nice nosh for you all! Let me know if Cassandra is dragging around her Stuffed Bat again today!! Please!!

Lulu's on her 12 Bottle of Wine!?

2012-01-25T15:55:00.000-05:00

Woman in White has such an inappropriate outfit on for WINTER! It's like Easter!! Plus on a launch in January. Oh you toy with me GH!! Where is HELENA?? HOW fun would it have been for her to show up at Tracy and AZ's wedding!!???

LULU's still drinking? It's like five hours later! She'd be under the dang table!! LOL. Goodness. Liked Tracy stopping by! Lulu noticed her giant ring. LOL

TJ kidding Molly about MyFace, too fun. He's right and she's right. They can help each other. Alexis and Shawn looked nice together. I HATED Cassandra's bedazzled tam..ugllllly.
WHO SAW THE BAT!! IT'S A STUFFED BAT!! ahahhhaaaaaaaaaaa. OMG so Feta worthy! I loved that BAT! Name him: Vlad, Feta, Stefan or LASHA!! hee hee.

OMG, Alexis and Sam. :THUD: Alexis found out Sam is PG!! She knew!!

Johnny is so angry... BB was great to watch!! He almost strangled AZ and he stuck up for his MAMA!
Did you catch where Johnny said was his birthplace? Italian for Devil's Whirlpool? Good dialog about Claudia. The explanation was good too-- even the Tracy Gino tie in. Brandon did an awesome job today again.

Sam and Jason..yada yada... I would love it if Franco got "Mystery Sperm" for Sam's baby LOL. We could take years to figure it out.

Looks like Michael shot a guy? Hmmmm, maybe just a ruse? Probably Ronnie did it.

Sharon Wyatt (Tiffany) is having jaw surgery today...hope she makes a good recovery and gets back to GH!!

Frank and Ron: Say It's So: Is the Nurses' Ball A GO?

2012-01-25T14:44:00.001-05:00

RUMOR! RUMOR! We know how much Ron loves to do musicals...we saw a few on OLTL, can the newest rumors that the Nurses' Ball returns in honor of Robin be true? Is Lucy back? Be still my aching old-timer GH Heart!! I hope to heck this is TRUE!! :begging:

In the meantime, feast your eyeballs on these return dates:
Anna will be back the week of Feb 13th
Robert is back the week of Feb 27
Kirsten Alderson (Starr) comes to PC Feb 20th and I hear it's going to be involved in the explosion and that spurs on Todd and Blair to hurry to town the week of Feb. 27th. Daytime Confidential reports that Michael Easton (McBain) will hop on over in March.

More's coming in... I hear that Ewan and Maggie are possibly the next to exit the canvas.

BYE BYE Wyndemere Weepy Woman!

2012-01-24T17:33:00.000-05:00

Soaps In Depth has learned that GENERAL HOSPITAL newcomer Alyshia Ochse (Cassandra) has wrapped up her time at the soap! The actress made her official GH debut as the "Woman In White" in early December, after weeks of skulking around the shadows of Wyndemere.

But Ochse isn't the only cast member who will be leaving GH in the coming weeks. We're told that there are other newcomers who will soon see their characters leaving Port Charles! Stay tuned!
THAT'S RIGHT! Breaking on SID, The Woman in White is GONE-ZO from GH!! How WILL we live without her character!!?

Mr. And Mrs. Anthony Z!

2012-01-24T15:53:00.000-05:00


PRICELESS!

My TV is on the blink!! I hope it's on before GH comes on. Something's up with the digital feed dang it. Boo. Well, at least yesterday we were all happy for a change (or close to happy)!! I will enjoy Bruce, Jane and Tony hamming it up with the whole 'Zaccarah" marriage deal. I'm sure they are having fun. I wish Edward had been there too!! LOL. That's the kind of fun stuff I like.

The job is coming along. I'm really tired out. Working with 3 and 4 year olds. LORD. They do NOT get my humor LOL
What was my 'trauma' today?! Missing the dang Academy Award noms! LOL--I have live tweeted those for 2ish years. I couldn't even watch this year waaahh. I wasn't that jazzed about the whole thing actually. I haven't even seen any of the movies. Last year I had seen 6 of the 10!

Oh! I wanted to say I loved Once Upon a Time this last Sunday---they tell such good tales!! The dwarfs! (although they looked more like trolls) I think I like Grumpy! Sneezy is already in town (he's the guy at the drug store that wanted Hansel and Gretal arrested last week). Just good FUN.

AZ is gearing up to go after one of Sonny's kids!! Can I hope it's MICHAEL??! CAN I CAN I?

OH THE TV is BACK!
Carly tells Luke to stop the Johnny reveal but he already did it! LMAO Whoops. Carly will probably get Michael killed. Carly was DYING TO KNOW Johnny's secret.

Spinelli giving Matt the Business... I loved him watching Matt/Maxie fight while eating his fruit loops heh. He was too cute. AZ was behind the stalker guy LMAO

AZ and Tracy didn't consummate their wedding. wooooooo!! Luke comes in with room service! heh. "Sausage?!" AND AZ is moving into the Q mansion!! ahahaahahaa. OH YES!! luke and tracy were so cute today!!!!
Lulu should be a wine steward. She's drinking in the morning!! Um, if you want to HIDE it Lulu, don't be guzzlin' in the hotel restaurant.
STUPID KATE. Now she's all cute with him again. awwww. I really REALLY hope she's got a giant secret --like I said being an informant. It had better not be something stupid like she's trying to take over Cartullo or something.
Michael was the worst part of the show today. Just sayin'. ugh

Monday: Sonny's Dimples are SHININ' BRIGHT!

2012-01-23T16:00:00.000-05:00

He can't wait to tell Johnny his "life story" ahahahaa.. Oh Sonny...he's just GIDDY!! I have to say that reveal to Johnny is as excited I've been in awhile. Sonny was all upset Johnny pulled a gun on him. Ummm, you just told him his mother was Claudia and Gino. Did the think he'd hug him? What.

Robin's confronted by Pat. yeah that Robin tried a new Protocol!! I'm so happy! Jason Thompson is such a great crier.

Maggie and Steven are so stupid. THEY ARE ORANGE AND STUPID. There, I said it. AND they went up to the roof in JANUARY. Oh I wish Olivia would have pushed them off!!

JaSam. Moping in Kelly's office. Good Gravy. Mope, Mope. I hope SONNY'S THE FATHER! ahahahahaa. NO! I hope MITCH LAWRENCE IS THE FATHER!! yes!! ahahaaha. Oh that would be awesome.
LIASON was on today!!!!!! LIASON!!! I think twitter exploded! And Liz tells Jason about Robin next! God, she told you that stuff in confidence!!

The wedding was fun. Luke was "VENUS"?? Oh, Venus!! ahaaha. This is Tracy's ninth wedding. LOL. She's also Johnny's step-mama!! Heh! LOVED the wedding!! Great photos! She drank shots. Heh. FUN FUN FUN!!

Kate has the NERVE to tell Jax Sonny was "upset" about Brenda-- so it's like, OK-- he tried to kill you. I really wish that Kate was on the phone with McBain, she's going to be an informant on Sonny. AJ's bankrolling it!!! OH I wish I was a WRITER!

Carolyn Hennesy tweeted this:
Being on the set of GH is like coming home...no matter how many changes have been made. That's the sign of a great crew and great cast!

CHECK THE SPOILERS! There's going to be a big BOOM on the set of GH... who lives, who dies!!? I say they are still figuring that all out. It will be a big shift in the canvas though.

Sunday Surgery: MASH

2012-01-22T08:19:00.000-05:00

What did I do during the CarJon scenes? Well, I don't know why but she reminded me of Hot Lips Houlihan of M*A*S*H* Oh she of blonde frosty hair and loins of lust. LOL. Yep, that's where my head was and I'm not apologizing for it. This was all melding into the fact that Johnny is really Claudia's son. Now, that may have been interesting when Claudia was ON the show...but now? Ummm, hopefully his daddy is a doozie to save this lame plot. I'm going for the guy Tracy was married to which makes him a member of the opposing mob family? I guess? :throwsuphands:
Oh, my other M*A*S*H* Fantasies? Carly (Hotlips) is making out with Hawkeye (Johnny) when Radar (Spinelli) walks in. You know Spinelli could carry a teddy bear and totally be Radar! LOL

On to the next topic! Jax...spoke!! Actually spoke. :thud: To another CHARACTER! It was hands down the best thing on the show this week, imo. I still say Jax needs to be on because Sonny needs that other polar-part for balance. Without Jax I guess you have--er... Dante?

Yep, I have a headache too Kate!

Kate. Kate, Kate Kate. Here we go AGAIN.
Ok, I've given this story a twist, see if you like it:
Kate was actually talking to Jax on the phone-- he walks into the bar. She looks at him and says:
"You missed"
He says he tried but couldn't get a clean shot. See, this whole time she's been conning Sonny and really is out for revenge. Her getting shot on her wedding day, leaving her for Brenda..yada yada. It could be an epic scene.
I'm holding my breath.

I think Helena probably needs to pee by now standing in the wings of Wyndemere. You know, I do wonder how people get out there with no one else knowing. It's not like there's multiple launches going out. Would you hear a boat coming up? Oh, nevermind. Silly me--and to think I notice it's FREEZING WINTER and no boat would be out any hoo. That, coupled with the fact that Dr. Ewan is letting a patient stay there to do God knows what is so redonidink I can't even think about it much or my head hurts. Seriously, here's a chick who doesn't know who she is (but seems to have a fabulous white wardrobe bought by--whom??) where she belongs, and possibly psychotic wandering around in an old house for MONTHS with no shoes on. Malpractice!! I'm hoping Helena just bombs the place and they all die. Like, Tuesday.

Anger Boy #44

In the middle of all this, we get "Angry Boy Chip on Shoulder". This time against the guy that accidentally shot his Dad in the war. Why a kid would go LIVE with him is beyond reason. Why the hell would his mother tell him that's his choice? Live with your Dad's killer or military school? Ummm, that defies even soap logic. It's stupid. I know deep in my heart the kids' mama is due to come on and reveal that Shawn is actually Tommy Jr's Daddy. See, they slept together one night after a drunken incident and promised never to tell Tommy about it because it would destroy him. Wow, I can write this in my sleep.

This week we learned Kirsten Storms isn't coming back after all. Is it health related? Money issues? (ie: Jen Lilley is working out and oh so much less expensive?). We may never know. I like both gals-- and think Jen is doing fine as Maxie. I wish Kirsten the best and hope everything works out. Since Jen's Maxie started this AZ "Frenimie" thing, I'd like to see it progress.

AZ and Tracy. Could have been way better than it was. That's all I have to say about that. Luke showing up at the wedding was cute, but you could tell by his face he's there to witness it, not stop it.

JaSam moped around-- and given the fact they didn't have her get to the hospital right after the supposed rape it's just plain sad. Sam should be about 5 months along now, and of course she looks about 2. Time doesn't matter, I know. I'm sure she'll be sporting a giant foam belly soon and grows overnight. Sam constantly asking Jason how he feels and thinks makes me want to throw something at my TV. This couple has been through the wringer since getting married. I suppose they had some cute scenes on their 8 week honeymoon. You know, the shell necklace and all but otherwise they've been really miserable to watch.

SCENE OF THE WEEK: Jax and Michael. Jax was rational, didn't freak out and made a lot of sense. He probably could have Skye'd that in but it was great to see Ingo's face. Even if he did skulk for 2 weeks.

STUPID SCENE OF THE WEEK: Dr. Ewan's storage closet therapy. I mean. REALLY? First it's the ceiling gazing and now this. "Imagine you are in an elevator"...it could have been a fun exercise if Liz was really in therapy with him and they were you know, having a session. But in the closet?? Good God, build the guy an office set. What's next? Maybe they'll go to the rooftop and imagine they are balloons floating into the star-lit sky. :eyeroll:

I do have to say that Sonny finding out about Johnny's paternity and Luke supplying it gave me a little thrill. I don't know why, but I did love seeing LukeSon in cahoots again. Sonny's face when he walked into Johnny's place? Priceless. Dimples at full watt. Should be a good (if not implausible) reveal.
So far my work is not really impacting GH too much. Thursday is the day I can't watch live. I'll keep trying to other days. I am getting the Spoilers still...so let's see how long I can keep it up. (that's what she said heh) Thanks for reading/commenting!

Friday for the Foamy Soap!

2012-01-20T15:56:00.000-05:00

Jax finally talked. Wow. He's SUCH A BETTER DAD than Sonny is!!! GOD! They need him on the show as the other end of the compass. I miss Ingo!!!! Aww, Jax came back for Michael to say he's sorry about Abby and to give him advice.

Sonny and Luke: LUKESON! Yeah! Sonny got the birth certificate!

Connie and Olivia-- at least they are talking. So that's ok. Who was Kate on the phone to? I think her botoxin doctor!

AHAHHAAHA...Carly got rejected by Johnny and she couldn't TAKE IT!! wow..

Tracy/AZ wedding farce. There was a "famous' goombah actor on. Not sure who he was but I think he was on the Sopranos.

Jax and Kate just "run into each other"

CLIFFHANGERS: Jax sees Kate and vise versa. Luke comes into the AZ/Tracy wedding but I think he's NOT going to stop it-- and SONNY well, he's going to tell Johnny 'somethin'!!
GEESH real cliffhangers.
Huh.

Kirsten Storms NOT Returning to GH in Near Future

2012-01-20T14:46:00.000-05:00

Maxie Jones for Now!

Despite reports that she'd be back this January, Soaps In Depth got an announcement from ABC saying that Jen Lilley will be staying in the role. No word on why or when/if Kirsten will be back.

Out With Mr. Potato Head Today!

2012-01-19T11:37:00.000-05:00

SO, Thursdays are my day NOT to watch GH -- so it's up to you, Wubbers to fill me in! Should I watch my DVR--spend time on the show? Have a great one, and what do you think about them Spoilers?

I bought a Mr. Potato Head for therapy...he's a Pirate and adorable. heh

NEW Spoilers including a CLAUDIA Shocker!

2012-01-19T08:24:00.000-05:00

Um..check it out. Our suspicions are confirmed about Claudia... WUBS NET.
Johnny and Carly --will they or won't they?

One Soap Standing

2012-01-18T16:07:00.000-05:00

OMG, this was on FB today: NLG is sharing a dressing room with Benard/Burton to make way for new cast members: Nancy Lee Grahn
Mo wasnt there today so I cut his face out from all the mag covers that he's in (and keeps all over OUR room) and replaced them with Michael Easton's and Roger Howarth's.

That's the way to handle this!! HUMOR! She's not bitching about dressing rooms, they are having a blast with it. Nice!!

Ravenbeauty has a rumor up that there's a Michael recast in the works. I'm not kidding you. To that I say...WHATEVERRRRRRR
I am here to tell you: there will be a TON of rumors out now-- I'll report what I hear and have them up on the RUMORS page, but things can turn on a dime. No use getting happy (or sad) or anything right now.


Um...Johnny can I see your..um..johnny?

My work is hectic and I'm finding it hard to tune into GH... Really hard. The skulking is really getting to me. Do you think GH could make it primetime? Not like it is now! LOL

OMG! KATE! Really... I can't STAND the stupid 'I can't see you in a casket"!!!!

Yeah for Molly, Carly-- Alexis. That was what I liked today. Lasted 2.3 seconds.

"I con't know if I can take it"..."You're not safe" "YOU MIGHT END UP IN A CASKET"!! "How did I think I could love A MOB MAN"!!
Ok was this:

A. Brenda

B. Kate

C. Carly

D.Alexis

E. Olivia

F. All of the above.

Yep, Kate may have said it today-- but they've ALL SAID IT!! MULTIPLE TIMES!! :hittingheadonfloor: Kate even said "HOW much MORE can I take"?? Now, Kate, you already got shot, I think you can take more.

Today's show was painful in so many ways. Showing "afterglow" of Stevia... The Carly TJ thing... EWwwwwwwwwwwwan wants to rent Wyndemere. I guess because he's already keeping a PATIENT IN THE TUNNELS LMAO.

Mopey JaSam.

WHY WOULD JAX SKULK AROUND the hospital following MAXIE????? WHY WOULD HE even go there?!! :HITTINGHEAD:

Well, Carly said Bobbie is in Seattle...and Shawn can run the Diner!! Wow, Bobbie is in Seattle. Starbucks? What?

General Hospital Going Primetime??

2012-01-18T15:00:00.000-05:00

TV Guide is saying that a primetime GH may be in the works when Couric's show takes over. A bit like Telenovas. I'm skeptical but there it is.

One scenario being discussed has the drama continuing as a short-run prime-time summer series, similar to Spanish-language networks' telenovelas, says an ABC insider. Even if the cost of production doubled over the typical soap budget (around $200,000 per episode), a nighttime version of GH would still be inexpensive for an original scripted show.

This Blog Opposes SOPA and PIPA

2012-01-18T08:47:00.000-05:00

Go to this Google article about censorship on the net... it would kill sites like mine and hundreds of other daytime blogs and sites as well. It would cripple our ability to bring you the dish on all your fave things!!

Tuesday Who WIll Speak, Who Will Skulk!

2012-01-17T15:59:00.000-05:00

Would it have been nice to actually SEE Matt and Maxie's photo shoot? I mean, really-- come on, what would that have taken? Not too much. But hey, watching them in the apartment, leave the apartment then come back to TELL US ALL ABOUT IT! Wow!! So symptomatic of GH. Remember when Sonny and Kate did it for 2 weeks in NYC? "Oh wasn't that a great museum"?? "I loved Shopping"..."Skating was a blast"! Who thinks we like that? LOL

I started with my clients today-- Exhausted!! Phew. It's a wonderful feeling to be working again, my body just has to catch up. Weather isn't helping, it's nasty as heck out. Rain and fog..ugh. I'm sure it will freeze overnight.

GENERAL HOSPITAL: New Kid on the block...chip on shoulder. Seems like a decent actor. -
Tracey's locked on a boat IN THE WINTER. ugh.. make me mad. LOL

Matt/Liz, doing the dance. A very poorly written dance.

KATE asks all shocked and pissed about Sonny getting shot. UH, little late for that. Are we going thru this AGAIN? And then she says "Did you call the police"... RIGHT, because Sonny always calls the police. "why wouldn't you tell me if you were shot"?? Uh Kate because you FREAK OUT!
Carly and Johnny HAHAHAAA.

Liz and Dr. Ewan-- doing the 'elevator game' in the storage closet. Ummmm, whatever. Get out the magic carpet. Closet therapy. Good Gravy.

Dante and Mulva-- I have no idea what they are talking about...oh profiling. Dr. Ewan is going to help them catch the stripper killer.

AZ and Tracy were cute-- I liked when he called her Angel and she hated it because it was Luke's name for Laura. SO, he called her Venus. VENUS, "V" one of my fave GH characters!

MLK: A Day A Soap Was Replaced and Who Remembers Emily and Edward?

2012-01-16T15:55:00.001-05:00

Well, today is a day without ONE Life To Live and it gives a taste of what it may feel like with NO soaps. *sobbing* I worked today and didn't watch that Revulsion show--did anyone? We won't blame you for taking a peek.

I remember Martin Luther King Day on GH a long time ago that had Emily asking her grandfather the Ward side of the family's story. I looked for it on You Tube but didn't see it.

My dog is already mad at me for working -- Poor Gus. I don't konw if he'll make it. Heh. He's such a baby. Today I can watch GH because of the holiday. Some days I do get home by 3 and we'll see if I can keep up with it when I'm super busy.

Liz is pretty blabby about Robin but I'm glad, it's about time. Jason Thompson rocked it today!! He's such a good actor.

Cassandra and Dr. EWAN. ewwwwwwww I hate the EWACASSAWEENIES!! And there's Helena Skulking all over.
Lulu and Ethan were ok, tolerable. Even JMB couldn't do the "art" stuff with any kind of truth to it. TOO RANDOM.

Jason and Sam can cry for another few weeks. *sigh*That's all they've done is MOPE. Steve has GOT TO KNOW he's orange!! I think it's my duty to tell him. Good Gravy. Terrible Tan!

LUKE AND NATASHA!! I love Luke and Alexis...."You make me laugh" says Alexis..awww. "You still have a car"..."Yes, do you"?? Luke: DON"T GO THERE! LOL
"It was a Bitch-A-Thon" says Alexis about New Year's Eve!! Luke read Diane's Gossip Column.
"It's never your intention to make anyone miserable...but you always do" says Alexis to Luke

Maxie and Matt were pretty charming too. LOVED Maxie's dress. Skulker guy

Sonny was hit in the side "through and through" Can I hope for a whopping infection? Please?

DAY THREE OF WASTED HELENA!!!!!!!!!

A Wubber Must Hear: Daytime Confidential's Interview with OLTL's RC

2012-01-16T08:32:00.000-05:00

My friends over at Daytime Confidential have a great podcast that includes Ron Carlivati talking about the end of OLTL and more importantly his plans for the OLTL-GH Meld. It may make you feel much better about the merger. HIT this DCPODCAST link and give a listen.

Hear from Carlivati himself on his thoughts about how the 43-year-old sudser came to a close. Would he have done things differently had he known OLTL wouldn't be moving online immediately following the ABC finale? Carlivati shares how it felt to be able to bring back such popular veterans as Jessica Tuck (Megan), Roscoe Born (Mitch), Fiona Hutchison (Gabrielle), Susan Batten (Luna), Ty Treadway (Troy), and more during the soap's "Between Heaven and Hell" arc during its final week.

Sunday Surgery: High Blood Pressure and A Bypass

2012-01-15T09:03:00.000-05:00

Oh what a week. The ups, the downs, the announcements--the sheer upset and joy watching a well written show ride off into the sunset in such a great way. That, coupled with starting my new job just about pushed me into heart palpitations. In one way, I loved it. It was like the old days when I'd literally run from the bus to my house to catch the last 15min of OLTL before GH started. I couldn't wait to watch then, and I couldn't wait to watch this whole week. The writers didn't let me down!
Ok, enough waxing poetic about OLTL. This blog is about the other end of the spectrum... the reason for a bypass surgery: GH.

Skulker

Oh, GH Where Have You Gone? Both Jax and Hells skulked ALL WEEK. Helena stood there for 2 miserable days fingering a knife while listening to Ethan and Cassandra talking drivel. I mean really, really bad drivel. I kept wanting something--anything to happen. I don't know, a penguin to walk by or maybe a big bird to crash through a window. Hell, even Luke dropping in for one of his long gazes at Lasha's portrait would have been a welcome surprise. :throwinguphands: Wyndemere's "Gothic Tale" needs to blow out to the frozen lake. Like, yesterday.
Franco's dead. Well, we think he is. I say have Jason drive a wooden stake through his heart, cut off his head and stuff his mouth with garlic. That's the way you know a vampire is really dead in Stephen King's "Salem's Lot" . I thought it was hilarious how Jason kept shooting him then yelled 'WHAT'? In his face like Franco would suddenly be able to answer with a mouth full of blood. Now we shall never know the "secret". Of course I think the secret is he is really Jason's twin "Freida" who was doing a dramatic art project prancing around as a male. That's how much this drawn out boring villian story has been. You know, tense stories need to be told in a relatively short period of time to keep them, well....tense.
Do I even have to talk about Steve and Olivia and what's her name? Lisa? NO....that's not it. Oh, yeah, Maggie. Scott Reeve's hyperventilation during his scenes with her drove me nuts. Olivia should have gone in and smacked Maggie right off the bat instead of heading to Sonny's. Whatever. That whole "Nashville" thing is wearing thin. "We went through something that bound us together forever" -- well, unless you tell us what it is REAL SOON Maggie, we'll be beyond caring.
Carly. OMG, I bet boots Laura Wright read her script and did a double take. Then set it down, shook her head and headed for the wine cellar. (she's got a giant one) It's just all kinds of wrong to have a Mom go prostitute herself out to "save her son" from the local mobular Jr. boss. Hell, you have all kinds of money, bribery works a lot better in that world. You have no idea how much I want Michael to walk into that warehouse and be buried in bags of coffee up to his neck.
Oh, Luke came back. To help Carly out. Pause. Let that sink in. HE came back to HELP Carly out. No words.
Sonny got shot Friday...do you think he'll LIVE??!! I'm so scared!! NOT. *sigh*


Cassadine History

SCENE OF THE WEEK: Was the Davis girls in Kelly's. Molly was so cute and she and Alexis had a great Mom/Daughter discussion about "My Face" . Sam came along and managed not to mope for 30 seconds about Franco and the Bay-Babeeeeeee. Not only was this the scene of the week, it was the only thing I remotely enjoyed on GH.

NOT THE SCENE OF THE WEEK: Robin asks...no begs Liz to take over her life when she leaves because she thinks she'll die of AIDS. Nevermind she's not sure how long that may take or that Patrick might not appreciate the gesture or that Robin Scorpio would never actually utter those words; there it was. It rang hollow and smacked of stupid-writing. Yes, I said it. Stupid-writing. (Say it like one word: Stupid-writing!)

FUNNY of the WEEK: Carly's sweater. Reminded me of a certain part of an uncircumsized anatomy.

Monday is going to be sad. I'm home because of MLK day and OLTL will be gone and that Revulsion show will air right after The Spew. :Sobbing: Not only that, the only soap I'll be able to talk about is GH!! In the coming weeks I will introduce the OLTL people that are coming over so those that have no idea at least have some back-story. Have a great Sunday!

The Mind-Melding of OLTL and GH: The WUB View

2012-01-14T13:34:00.001-05:00

I've gotten so many emails and post/twitter comments asking me my feelings on the two shows coming together, I thought I'd write a blog post about it and just point people in this direction if they wish to know.
First of all, I want everyone to realize where I'm coming from. I think you know I'm a HUGE OLTL fan. I loved the direction, production and most of all writing in the past few years. In the end, it became my "can't miss show" . GH on the other hand, let me down time after time and really doesn't hold my interest much anymore. Hopefully, with Guza, JFP and Frons gone, Cartini will have more reign on the golden calves and sacred story lines that have been a steady choke-hold on GH . GH has a bloated cast and storylines that we've seen for years without much modification. I won't mention them all here but let's admit it ---character growth really hasn't been a priority. Right now, under Wolf, things are such a mess, I'm not even sure anyone knows the 'big picture' anymore. Just a bunch of scenes thrown together, edited all over the place and loose ends that dangle every dang day.
What I want most for GH is fabulous writing. Period. Characters come and go--actors come and go but good writing? That should be a given. I've learned over the years that actors are also coming and going as well as "golden couples". Soaps need to be in some form of flux to keep us watching.
Here's an example of good writing not interfering with how I feel about the show itself: I was really upset that Robin Strasser left before OLTL ended. I thought she should be a part of the finale. The last few months were written so well and then the final weeks were so awesome, Dorian being missing was more of my own annoyance and didn't effect the enjoyment of the show. One reason this works? Out of all the soaps, OLTL does not use one actor over another in stories. In fact, most stories involve all characters, even if it's on the sidelines. I remember reading one stat that had "air hogs" from all the soaps and OLTL didn't even make the list because there wasn't one or two or even three actors that got way more airtime than others. That's a great use of canvas and story-threading imo.
Now we come to the actual characters coming over from OLTL to "invade" our Port Charles space. Again, I'm excited for this to happen. I do understand that if you're only a OLTL Fan or only a GH fan, this can seem daunting. I personally have faith in Ron C to make it work. Remember, they are also bringing back Holly, Robert and Anna!! GH's "look" was going to change anyway. Newbies don't know about that past. Everyone will be playing catch up a bit.

I totally understand the Actor and Couple loyalty. You don't want to see your faves leave in favor of others coming over from a different show. All I can say about that is GH should have evolved long ago into a way different show than it is now. It's not the actors faults but it is what it is. If new "life" and different stories are going to make it better, I'm all for it.
One thing Ron is great with is integrating the cast--that's what I can't wait to see. How will these characters tie into Port Charles? To me it will be exciting to watch. I need some excitement about now when it comes to GH.

I'm not really keeping up with the Prospect Park deals or who licenses who or how this effects ongoing efforts to keep the shows on air (in another market). I'm looking solely at the next 6 months. I suppose I'm hoping for ratings to climb into the 3.0 range or beyond so perhaps there's a chance at the show being saved. I do believe that by Sept, GH will be done. I'm not being a downer but that's what I believe based on what I've seen/read and heard. Until then, I want one hell of a ride. I think Cartini will deliver it.

Our 2:00 Hour of #OLTL is Over... Forever. FIN.

2012-01-13T15:30:00.000-05:00

Today was a great show... just such nice closure, even though we thought they were going online. Langston and Markko were in LA for Starr! (she got there in 3 seconds lol)
Alison's script said Nov. 9, 2011, the last day of shooting. I was dying to see who she was reading it to!!

There are so many great moments. I don't want to spoil them if you're watching later. If you already saw it, you know them.
BABY DREW!! awww. I cried.

In So many ways, this show was even better than the "BELOVED" AMC for it's fearless embracing of the genre. It never backed down from the fantasy, camp and joy of being a soap. Bye. :SOBBING:

THE LAST SCENE KILLED ME!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW!

Franco's death..Franco Funeral BYE fronkey man.

JASON SHOOTS him, then screams WHAT! duh.. That's all I could take today.

Susan Lucci going to I.D. Network!

2012-01-13T12:47:00.000-05:00

You know my obsession with Tru Crime and there's one place that caters to that 24-7: The I.D. Channel. Now Susan Lucci will narrate one of their cut/paste shows "Deadly Affairs". These are usually more full length 48 hours mystery or other crime shows chopped down for a more "dramatic" flair. I don't care, I'll watch them!

Susan about the show:
"They are deceptive love relationships, love triangles and betrayal that have deadly consequences," said Lucci. "And they end in tragedy. Every day you hear these stories and you think, 'Oh, my goodness!' Then they disappear. You don't know what happened next, and you don't know why they happened. I'm hoping that, in exploring them, we'll shed some light on human nature.