Mwybe she got pregnant one too many times and TPTB are tired of working around her maternity leaves. I'll be sad to see her go - I always liked her. But so many characters on GH are in need of storylines!

She never had any story anyway! what is the use to pay someone when i have no story for them! they missed a good thing with her and nicklas

Quote:She never had any story anyway! what is the use to pay someone when i have no story for them! they missed a good thing with her and nicklas Her brother is on the show now. She has so many connections. Stupid move. Get rid of the fake Irish accent chick. I am so upset. She has been a core member, she is connected to everyone from Jason to Nicholas to Lucky to even the Quartermaines. Dumb move!

There is soooo much they can do with her...she has kids with 2 of the core families...does this mean they will do some sad terminal disease story for her? Lucky didn't even find out they have a kid and I thought they brought back that lucky because they had so much history and so many flashbacks...I'm so mad I'm not even making any sense right now....

Quote:There is soooo much they can do with her...she has kids with 2 of the core families...does this mean they will do some sad terminal disease story for her? Lucky didn't even find out they have a kid and I thought they brought back that lucky because they had so much history and so many flashbacks...I'm so mad I'm not even making any sense right now.... Agreed so crazy. She has so many connections. Why do we have to put up with these people no one cares about and get rid of someone who is a part of the core families. I don't get it. I am done. Think they really are trying to end soaps!

What can I say they are killing the show slowly. Why not just get rid of everyone the show is terrible anyway.

why did they bring back Lucky and then he is never around anyone from his past , he is always with a newbie who I don't really care about, sorry your sister is kidnaped but who cares. Don't care about Maya, don't evem know how to spell her name, I want Becky to stay...she has a relationship with the hottest guys on GH ( and kids by most of them) and a brother ( who runs he hospital no less) and she is a Weber for heaven's sake, but then again I remember when the name Weber was a big deal in PC. In case TPTB care, just know I do fast forward thru alot of your show and this isn't helping me want to watch!!!!

The show will simply be cancelled before they figure out that all they needed to do all along was replace the writer's!

It's too bad for the actress she is good. However, I was never a huge Elizabeth fan from the get go. Never got the whole "Liason" thing. She could never except Jason for who he was. Then I had no use for the character with the whole Lucky/Nikolas thing. The way she treated both of them was horrible.

Quote:The show will simply be cancelled before they figure out that all they needed to do all along was replace the writer's! Well I've discontinued watching now and if it's still on and Becky does not come back, I have zero sorrow if GH gets canned. I'm tired of Frons and Guza show.

I am very sad to hear about RH, she has done a wonderful job over the years but I do think the writers have slowly destroyed her character and missed out on an opportunity for a great lover story. I remember watching Liz's rape, wow what a great performance. I fell in love with Lucky and Liz from that time and to not try to recapture that was a waste. Look how quickly Brenda and Sonny were reunited but they failed in every way to capture the magic that was J.J. & R.H. I wish her the best of luck in future jobs.

Actually, I liked Becky's character when she first came to GH but when they directed her character in another direction so did mine. The yo-yos at ABC really know how to destroy things, kudos to you ABC, at this rate there won't be any shows.

Well its a new week and still upset at the firing of another vet of GH. I had a problem with Jason walking away after Jake. Now he may have a kid with con and it's ok

So I have been waiting for a few days to comment about the firing of RH. So here it goes:One of the rumors is that after a "focus group", the decision was made. A true focus group would consist of fans of the show who have watched for a good period of time. The clips shown would have a big impact on said "focus group". If it's been of the past year, the character appears very inlikeable. Add this plus someone who has not watched the show for a long period of time and the character of Elizabeth would have a very low score. And remember people get paid for being in a "focus group" and it's not hard to figure out what direction you're being manipulated in in said "focus group".Another rumer is that RH costs too much b/c of all of her years on the show. That's a bunch of crap. By no means is she on the top A tier level of the highest paid actors. Her guarantee is a hell of a lot less than MB or SB. She used to be a B tier but for the past year or so a C tier. She was probably getting a modest increase w a lower guarantee w every new contract.There have been comments made that b/c of her maternity leaves for her 3 children, that that may have factored in. First of all, this is ridiculous b/c it is illegal to do so. Secondly, RH was not the first & will not be the last actress to require maternity leave & lastly, here children are several years apart, so it's not like she was popping out babies like nobody's business!My biggest issue it the old "storyline-dictated" reason. It should be Writer Lost Interest, the Frons Agenda or Decimation of a Character. It is absurd when I hear that they ran out of s/l for Elizabeth. Off the top of my head, I can think of Aidan's paternity, the Q's finding out about Jake & the unfinished love affairs of Liason & LL2. She is the third part of 2 love triangles! How about Elizabeth feeling less of a Webber b/c she is not a Dr. like her brother & sister. Or struggling b/c she is not Audrey & they are big shoes to fill. I could even accept her getting an illness & her worrying about what would happen to her children or even one of the kids getting sick. She is a LEGACY character---a freaking Webber! There is a lot of untapped s/l to be mined.The poll's in all soap publications & online sites always list RH as one of the top actresses on GH. How's that for a focus group!With the sad state of daytime, something big has to happen. My opinion to fix GH is to clean house by firing Frons, JFP & Guza. Frons has done much damage to the ABC shows by interfering & pushing his own agendas. He played a major role in the demise of Liason. JFP has been running on a "lather, rinse, repeat" model of producing the show. Have a big disaster during sweeps using CGI & other special effects & then snooze til the next sweeps period. She submits the disaster shows for the Emmys & then when the show wins, it reinforces her belief that this model works. What has she brought to the table? As for Guza, he is long past his "sell-by" date. General Mobstipal is not working anymore & hasn't in a while. Viewers can only handle so many shoot-outs, explosions & generic bad guys w bad accents. He overkills w certain character & has no balance on the show. These 3 do not know how to right this ship. ABC needs fresh eyes in this medium. How about mixing parts of Grey's Anatomy & Castle with some social issues & a dash of Sopranos b/c I know Sonny isn't going anywhere. Stop IGNORING the show's history- EMBRACE it. You can use it to propel current & future s/l. Add humor to the show & I don't mean Spinelli & his Spinelli-speak. He is a prime example of too much overkill. What people found endearing (including me) about him innitially is now annoying. Get Dante, Jason, Brenda Sonny & Carly off my screen every damn day! Utilize the entire canvas of characters! Stop the lazy writing! Use continuity b/c we viewers don't forget!So if GH needs to trim the budget, lets get rid of the dead weight of Johnny, Lisa, Terrell, Nicolas, BrookLynn, the Balkan, Maya & Ethan to start. If they want a focus group--go to Facebook! Best damn focus group you will ever find! Ok that is all for now!

Oh and I should add that I am in the coveted demo of 18-49. I stopped watching GH back around 1990 & came back to it around 2003. So I have missed a lot of RH's work. But she quickly became a favorite of mine. I have watched a lot of YouTube clips of her early work since I heard the news & I am impressed.

Quote:So I have been waiting for a few days to comment about the firing of RH. So here it goes:One of the rumors is that after a "focus group", the decision was made. A true focus group would consist of fans of the show who have watched for a good period of time. The clips shown would have a big impact on said "focus group". If it's been of the past year, the character appears very inlikeable. Add this plus someone who has not watched the show for a long period of time and the character of Elizabeth would have a very low score. And remember people get paid for being in a "focus group" and it's not hard to figure out what direction you're being manipulated in in said "focus group".Another rumer is that RH costs too much b/c of all of her years on the show. That's a bunch of crap. By no means is she on the top A tier level of the highest paid actors. Her guarantee is a hell of a lot less than MB or SB. She used to be a B tier but for the past year or so a C tier. She was probably getting a modest increase w a lower guarantee w every new contract.There have been comments made that b/c of her maternity leaves for her 3 children, that that may have factored in. First of all, this is ridiculous b/c it is illegal to do so. Secondly, RH was not the first & will not be the last actress to require maternity leave & lastly, here children are several years apart, so it's not like she was popping out babies like nobody's business!My biggest issue it the old "storyline-dictated" reason. It should be Writer Lost Interest, the Frons Agenda or Decimation of a Character. It is absurd when I hear that they ran out of s/l for Elizabeth. Off the top of my head, I can think of Aidan's paternity, the Q's finding out about Jake & the unfinished love affairs of Liason & LL2. She is the third part of 2 love triangles! How about Elizabeth feeling less of a Webber b/c she is not a Dr. like her brother & sister. Or struggling b/c she is not Audrey & they are big shoes to fill. I could even accept her getting an illness & her worrying about what would happen to her children or even one of the kids getting sick. She is a LEGACY character---a freaking Webber! There is a lot of untapped s/l to be mined.The poll's in all soap publications & online sites always list RH as one of the top actresses on GH. How's that for a focus group!With the sad state of daytime, something big has to happen. My opinion to fix GH is to clean house by firing Frons, JFP & Guza. Frons has done much damage to the ABC shows by interfering & pushing his own agendas. He played a major role in the demise of Liason. JFP has been running on a "lather, rinse, repeat" model of producing the show. Have a big disaster during sweeps using CGI & other special effects & then snooze til the next sweeps period. She submits the disaster shows for the Emmys & then when the show wins, it reinforces her belief that this model works. What has she brought to the table? As for Guza, he is long past his "sell-by" date. General Mobstipal is not working anymore & hasn't in a while. Viewers can only handle so many shoot-outs, explosions & generic bad guys w bad accents. He overkills w certain character & has no balance on the show. These 3 do not know how to right this ship. ABC needs fresh eyes in this medium. How about mixing parts of Grey's Anatomy & Castle with some social issues & a dash of Sopranos b/c I know Sonny isn't going anywhere. Stop IGNORING the show's history- EMBRACE it. You can use it to propel current & future s/l. Add humor to the show & I don't mean Spinelli & his Spinelli-speak. He is a prime example of too much overkill. What people found endearing (including me) about him innitially is now annoying. Get Dante, Jason, Brenda Sonny & Carly off my screen every damn day! Utilize the entire canvas of characters! Stop the lazy writing! Use continuity b/c we viewers don't forget!So if GH needs to trim the budget, lets get rid of the dead weight of Johnny, Lisa, Terrell, Nicolas, BrookLynn, the Balkan, Maya & Ethan to start. If they want a focus group--go to Facebook! Best damn focus group you will ever find! Ok that is all for now! SO very, very well said! Your good. All true!

I'm with the general population. I think there are plenty of characters with no storylines that either deserve to be or not to be fired, but none that have as much history as "Elizabeth." I'd rather see her stay, go through an all out duke out with Brook Lynn for Nicolas, only to find out that Lucky is Aiden's dad and then want to get back with him. I actually don't care who Elizabeth ends up with...she's burned her own bridges and both Nicolas and Lucky deserve to be happy and not necessarily with her. Better to write off Brook Lynn (I DO NOT LIKE HER CHARACTER AT ALL) and I don't even think Elizabeth should view her as a threat. But writing Elizabeth out of GH is surprising and wonder why they are doing it. Writing her character out (worse yet, killing her off) is the same as killing off Sonny or Luke. There are just some characters that make the soap what it is, whether we like them or not, and she's one of 'em.

Well I want to add my two cents on this topic. The problem I have with the show is the wholesale dismissal of anyone over "a certain age" - 40, 45 or so. Alexis and Diane excepted - although we don't see enough of these two smart women. Carly runs around town aimlessly, lashing out at any or all, so where is her mother to rein her in or pipe her down. And Monica, bless her heart, is out of her only living child's life - OK, she's not Jason's bio mom, but she did raise him. We don't even see her at work - is she no longer pracicing medicine? When Jason and Sam need relationship advice - they follow the suggestions of her pre-teen sister??? The show needs inter-generational interaction. At least Steven mentioned "Grandma" Audrey the other day - only that she's become the babysitter for her very fertile granddaughter. I don't mean to rant, but it is frustrating and insulting to a viewer's intelligence to have this ultra-youth focus. 18-49 year olds aren't scared of "older" people - I think I'm not alone in this!

Well, RH is not even "of a certain age". She's still "young" by soap standards. I admit I've come to dislike Liz over the last couple of years because the writers have trashed the character. She used to be interesting & multifaceted. Now, she's just a mess. But...There is still so much more story that can be written for her. At least, when Monica, Alan, Bobbie & Audrey all went off into the ether, they'd wrung pretty much every story possible out of the characters first. In getting rid of Liz, they're giving up so much potentially good story. She's the mother of 3 sons, all by different fathers. Cam is being raised as Lucky's son, but they could show Liz dealing with a boy who seems to have inherited the issues that ended up getting his father killed. He did already set his house on fire, after all! Then, there's Jake, who seems to be all Jason. Liz dealing with a teenaged danger junkie dating girls like Carly? That could be fun.Not to mention her own stuff. She invested all her money in a company that went under. Use her to show how real independant women deal with financial difficulties. As Mala pointed out in her column, there are many Webber-Hardy family issues to mine. We know nothing about her mother & while I don't expect the "real" Dr. Webber to make an appearance, enough time has passed & there are enough talented daytime actors in that age group that they could recast him & bring him back to town, thus reviving this core family. If she'd worn out her usefulness as a character or if audiences were bored with the character, it would make sense, but she is still vital.Dumping her but keeping Lisa, Terrell, Claire, et al. makes no sense. Lisa is boring & pathetic & so is Terrell. They offer nothing of substance to the plot. Claire is pointless. There. You've freed up some cash. Knock off the explosion a week & stop the "Big Celebrity of the Month" club & you've got the money to pay your existing cast members. If they insist on keeping the mob story going, they could focus more on internal mob politics & less on shock (in their dreams) & awe. It would save alot of money & prove to the audience that they do actually know something about the mob besides gunfire & explosions & they'd be able to afford to keep their cast members.

You are so right

Well no one will like what I am fixing to say so I will say I'm sorry off the bat...I have not liked her in a long time. Liz has become boring. Thats the writers fault and not the actress but still ever since she started going through her...I love Jason but he's too dangerous for me, but I will sleep with him and not use protection and have a baby days and still having the hots for him and acting like shes better than others.... well I have been sick of her, so I'm ok with her going. Now if the writers want to write right then good, send her vist daddy Jeff for a while and bring her back but write some good stuff and not high school drama junk. Again I am sorry to offend those who will miss her.

I will have to agree with you as well I really am not outraged about her leaving to be honest. I have not liked Liz in a long long time and I have to say good riddance. This whole oh let me get Nikolas back by using this baby is so dumb to me what happened to the strong willed Liz. My question is will the paternity of Aiden come out before she leaves if not that was story line there was no need for. I do blame the writers for her demise and if they made her character a little more likable than I may actually care about her leaving.

Quote:Well no one will like what I am fixing to say so I will say I'm sorry off the bat...I have not liked her in a long time. Liz has become boring. Thats the writers fault and not the actress but still ever since she started going through her...I love Jason but he's too dangerous for me, but I will sleep with him and not use protection and have a baby days and still having the hots for him and acting like shes better than others.... well I have been sick of her, so I'm ok with her going. Now if the writers want to write right then good, send her vist daddy Jeff for a while and bring her back but write some good stuff and not high school drama junk. Again I am sorry to offend those who will miss her. I could not have said it better girlfriend! Totally agree with every word except the possibility of her return

Sorry to hear that Becky is sick and will be leaving the show until she gets better. I can't believe how many Days people come over to GH. We now have both the characters that played Belle and also we have Shawn Jr. Well at least they all have good chemistry together.

I'm sorry to hear that Becky is sick and coming back. I'm also sorry to hear that she is going to be temporarily replaced which means we still have to suffer from the character named Elizabeth.  Be gone already.....jmo

I 100% agree with Destiny! I also am sorry she is sick, but do they have to stick us with a replacement? Shes not on much anyway... just enough to get on my nerves.