Posted by on Tuesday, September 27, 2011
As written by GHH member TVAcademicSo I gather yesterday was the day that ABC tossed aside decades of soap history and replaced it with a rag-tag crew of people talking about things that 20 other shows are already talking about. Of course, it's about the money, not the conversation, and ABC will save tons of it even if this foray into boredom is a relative failure.But I hope it's a complete failure--the kind that makes the suits (mostly men) reevaluate their choices.Soaps ain't Shakespeare. W... Continue reading...
Posted by on Tuesday, September 27, 2011
As written by GHH Member TVAcademicOne change that [new headwriter] Garin Wolfe has made to GH (perhaps "change back" is more accurate) is a conscious effort to throw the characters into a different mix. Sometimes, this can merely yield a passing phase; other times, it's alchemy.I'm not sure what came first--chicken or egg. Did GW plan to draw out a friendship between Matt and Elizabeth from a story standpoint, or did he throw them on screen together a few times and find that they had chemist... Continue reading...
Posted by on Sunday, September 11, 2011
As written by GHH member, genhos63It has been a few weeks with a new head writer and I decided it was time to comment from an agenda-free point of view. I don't root for any couple in particular.First, Alan Q looked fabulous, healthier and younger, Obviously, Stuart Damon has taken some time to concentrate on himself and his family, I wish he could come back full time.I was thinking that one of the reasons couples have come and gone so quickly in the past few years was because stories were ... Continue reading...
Posted by ghhshirley on Saturday, April 23, 2011
"Soap operas...
are folk tales that tug at the soul of a nation of strangers for whom
television itself is a bond."
--Time Magazine, 1976 Continue reading...
Posted by on Tuesday, April 12, 2011
As written by GHH member, frostaBrenda literally went from blowing out her birthday candles,
knowing she'd wished for the impossible, to someone walking up and
handing her that very impossible dream. As infuriating as the whole
situation is she can't avoid her strong desire to embrace the
impossible. It's the magic fix for a nightmare that has haunted her for
years. While, as a viewer, I want to absolutely scream at the idea of a
DNA test not being done, if I try and "put myself in h... Continue reading...
Posted by on Monday, April 4, 2011
As written by GHH member, mariainnc Re: This is written partly in response to the head writer's recent interview with TVGuide and his joint video interview with Steve Burton on the GHH News page, along with previous comments he has made.
I have a lot of feelings about Guza but sympathy isn't one of them. Nor do I think he writes for the fans. If he did Alan, Emily and Georgie would still be alive. Monica and Edward would grace our screens once again. The man is either delusional or a liar... Continue reading...
Posted by on Tuesday, March 22, 2011
As written by GHH member, lcarey20I agree with everyone who feels that this storyline is rushed (because it is!). There just isn't the impact for us to be involved in Joss' illness. It looks like it's going to be over in a blink of an eye, her "cure" is there in the form of poor little Jake's kidney. I thought Rebecca Herbst was phenomenal on Friday and today. She looked to me like a mother who was shattered and desperately trying to hold on to hope that her little boy was going to make it. ... Continue reading...
Posted by on Tuesday, March 22, 2011
As written by GHH Member, TVacademic I actually think--as horrid and heart wrenching as it is--that the Jake story that's playing out represents the power of soaps at their best. These three parents are so much a part of our daily lives that we ache with and for them, and these actors, who get so little respect in the greater world of television, are knocking it out of the park. In fact, Rebecca Herbst is doing such a superb job injecting reality into the high melodrama of a soap that her per... Continue reading...
Posted by on Tuesday, February 8, 2011
As written by GHH member, TVacademicThere's this underlying message that does not sit [well] with me... It's the "saving" of Abby. First, there's the set up: as a stripper, she, of course, hates her job and has low self-worth. These elements are not fully troubling (though suspect) on their own, but are then further blurred by the question of prostitution--does she or does she not sell herself for sex, and should we or should we not equate these two things? Even the presumption that prosti... Continue reading...
Posted by on Tuesday, February 1, 2011
As written by GHH member, genhos63What a well balanced show today. First we get a defining moment for Lucky and Siobhan, then Jax and Carly confront their marriage, Jason and Michael connect over the rape and Brenda talks to Dante about the baby. Four stories, four relationships all moving ahead and getting quality scenes with the actors really bringing their A game.I know that this can't happen every day but when it does General Hospital is riveting. No explosions, no gun battles, just pe... Continue reading...
Posted by on Monday, January 3, 2011
Excerpted from the writings of the following GHH members:TVacademic
I do think that soaps fall behind where women are concerned... Certain antiquated beliefs are mainstays. For example, women are still seen largely as needing to be saved--most often from themselves--and those who attempt to be their own saviors almost always fail...The woman-power shows of the '90's seem to be a fairy tale now...Some thoughts I've been having about GH and about homes. We can start with the not-terribly earth-s... Continue reading...
Posted by on Monday, January 3, 2011
As written by GHH member, TVacademicI have to admit that I generally find the music played on General Hospital to be cringe-worthy. If the recordings played are unfamiliar, they are most often helmed by the types of mainstream vanilla pop or faux rock musicians that one hears played on whatever super hits radio station is owned by Clear Channel in your area. If they are covers of the classics, they are stripped of the soul and substance of the original. I am a big fan of a good cover. GH rare... Continue reading...
Posted by on Sunday, January 2, 2011
As written by GHH member, genhos63As a long time viewer and fan of GH, I always try to look at the big picture. I don't get that invested in individual characters and surely have given up on couples that come and go so quickly. I have to admit that the writing tends to blow things up for no reason without any thought to how it will be perceived in a few months, forget a couple of years.That being said, I must say that lately I have seen some positive signs. Of course, the introduction of A... Continue reading...
Posted by on Monday, December 13, 2010
As written by GHH member, TVacademic Just have to jump in on the Michael and Abby discussion...First, it's disturbing that Abby is so easily villaiinized because of her life choices. What's interesting to me about Abby (though I must admit that "stripper with heart of gold" is a trope I'd most like left behind) is that she, too, has clearly been raped. And since that seems to be what happened to Michael, she recognizes certain emotional complexities in him. It's dangerous to conflate sexua... Continue reading...
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