Just wanted to say hi .

Thanks, oltlfan. I feel at home already...

Hola Joe! Look forward to posting with you

Hola, Lpia, I'm sure we will all have fun.

Welcome! I am a newly registered fan myself but have been a soap viewer for far too many years. Currently watching GH, DOOL and OLTL. Past favs have included Dark Shadows, Edge of Night, The City (when Angie and Tracy Q where there), Ryan's Hope and Capital. But at one time or another I have watched darned near all of them.Anyway, welcome to the world of GH!!

Thanks, malernandfan. Dark Shadows, eh? Considering all the fantasy elements in prime time, maybe it's time for another gothic soap...

Welcome Joe:) Pull up a chair and sit back and enjoy:) I been watching GH for over 33 years and I just love postering with others:) I look forward to postering with you and having some fun:)

Quote:Hi, I'm Joe Diliberto, WEEKLY's new General Hospital editor. I've been with WEEKLY for many years, including a short stint as All My Children editor a while back. I have also reported on As the World Turns and Guiding Light, so you may spot me lurking in many neighborhoods on these boards.

I look forward to reading your thoughts on the show

I have been a GH fan since Scotty and Laura. I am so upset by all the violence on GH. I usually don't say anything but if what they are showing is true and that they may be killing Michael I am done. They can't do that. Why not send him off to school if they can't write for him or do they just want Sonny and Carly to go through more pain. I know the acting will be amazing but the loss is too much. We need a happy story not death. Emily, Georgie was enough for me, than they had to kill Carly's unborn child. I guess this will make Sonny give up the mob? Please. Enough already. I love Sonny but please end the pain.

Does one have to be logged in to post now? Just wondering.

Yes indeed! We turned off anonymous posting, so everyone must now be registered and logged in to post.

OK Thanks, thats cool.

Hi Joe, I watch all three ABC soaps[AMC everyday and the others occasionally] so I'll be posting in this thread as well.Welcome aboard to GH, I guess. LOL

Thanks to everyone who has welcomed me. I am certain this is going to be a fun ride.

Quote:Yes indeed! We turned off anonymous posting, so everyone must now be registered and logged in to post. I'm happy about that. The first few days on this board was awful. It was worse than ABC and SOC.

I know! We're terribly sorry about that. It took us a few weeks to work out the kinks and test drive the board software, etc. We really appreciate everyone putting up with us during the installation and then continuing to stick around!

Have to say I'm not very happy with the current direction that GH is taking with the mob and all the violence. What's happened to love in the afternoon. Where is the romance? Where are the couples enjoying time with each other? Where are the love triangles with conniving parties, confused parties, miscommunications between lovers? I for one am really ready for a change from the mob heavy stories. Surely the writers can come up with more storylines that don't involve Sonny or another woman coming and falling for him and ending up pregnant. More hospital scenes, more ELQ business (without Jax taking over another company), more of Kate's magazine storyline - get her away from Sonny. And can I add...please GH clean up Claudia Zacara. A skanky mob mole is a waste of this actresses acting chops. You bring her back and then stick her in a Carly wannabe story with Sonny and Jason? How are we suppose to accept her?? Sorry for the rant, but I've been watching this soap for years and if it wasn't for Jason and Elizabeth and Patrick and Robin, I'd be done with this soap and onto another show.

Hola Joe! It's great having a male perspective around here.

I have just registered tonight. getting use to things here. Not sure how much i will be on. I have my own message board myself. But love to chat with other's about my shows. I watch GH, DOOL, and when i can Y&R.

Quote:Hola Joe! It's great having a male perspective around here. Thanks, Mrs_McAvoy. I'll try to be a good example for all the boys out there.

yo joe,as a person who has watched gh since 1968 i must say i am so bored with robin/patrick whining, carly conniving on a new ridiculous plain, it's an invisible plot that kate howard will be exposed as jenny from the block. give us a break. we think. also, evidently something semi-catastrophic will happen to robin in pregnancy or child birth, patrick will be there and they will ride off into the sunset. someone please come up with an original plot and don't even get me started about one life to live.....................

Quote:Have to say I'm not very happy with the current direction that GH is taking with the mob and all the violence. What's happened to love in the afternoon. Where is the romance? Where are the couples enjoying time with each other? Where are the love triangles with conniving parties, confused parties, miscommunications between lovers? I for one am really ready for a change from the mob heavy stories. Surely the writers can come up with more storylines that don't involve Sonny or another woman coming and falling for him and ending up pregnant. More hospital scenes, more ELQ business (without Jax taking over another company), more of Kate's magazine storyline - get her away from Sonny. And can I add...please GH clean up Claudia Zacara. A skanky mob mole is a waste of this actresses acting chops. You bring her back and then stick her in a Carly wannabe story with Sonny and Jason? How are we suppose to accept her?? Sorry for the rant, but I've been watching this soap for years and if it wasn't for Jason and Elizabeth and Patrick and Robin, I'd be done with this soap and onto another show. I agree . I am so tired of the mob. I want more romance. I watch mostly for Patrick and Robin.

Quote:I agree . I am so tired of the mob. I want more romance. I watch mostly for Patrick and Robin. Hey, heh, you sound like a prime candidate to watch NIGHT SHIFT, which will be heavy on Patrick/Robin relationship stuff and light on mob violence.

Hi Joe,I saw that BGJ will be answering questions about Brenda and such in the new SOD. Just curious, when will GH answer all of the fan concerns throughout this forum that state we miss the GH of the 90's that had a balance of mob, love, vets and hospital action instead of today's mob oriented and partick/robin hospital action, while vets such as the Quartermaines are killed or not on the canvas?Thanks

Personally, I thought the 80's were better than the 90's. Although killing off most of the Q's is indeed distressing. Moxie

And therein lies the rub: Some people prefer the '80s, while some fondly remember the '90s... Lots of people have different ideas about what, precisely, constituted "the good ol' days," so returning there is a judgment call. But I think we can all agree that we prefer a time when the Q's weren't being killed off.

No argument here! There are hardly any Q's left.

I'm loving Edward in the jury box! He doesn't eat raw food; maybe someone should order him a pizza!

OMG Joe! It's not Thanksgiving!! LOL!!! I love how crabby Edward is. He makes me LOL when he's on.

I have only been watching GH for the last two years but even I see how important the Q's are, and killing them off and keeping them off screen is a terrible mistake. Edward on the jury is priceless. Thank goodness they found a way to bring some of the Q's into the story, though it should have been a no-brainer since they are Lulu's second family...

It would be more like Edward, to ORDER a pizza, and have it sent to himself in the jury box at the court house, right in the middle of the trial. Imagine a pizza delivery person walking into the courtroom during the trial and sellling Edward a pizza, and him telling the court to hold it a second while he gets his order !

I hope he does it

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Why is this even in the forum. It is in poor taste. This is a forum for people to blog not to advertise some garbage.

No worries! I deleted the post and am also editing the subject lines.

Didn't mean to be nasty but just didn't feel it was appropriate subject matter for these forms. I am really not a prude just in reading the grounds rules as you might say felt this was inappropriate.Another time or place perhaps.

Hi Joe! I grew up watching ABC's daytime shows: AMC, OLTL, and GH. GH is the only one that's stuck at this point. I am not sure what draws me to the show exactly. They seem to pick one storyline and keep it, ad-nauseam. I have a question. They've done a LOT of killing off of characters this year. (The only one I really, truly am glad about is the death of the sickeningly-sweet Emily. ) I hope this character-killing does not continue. They've been writing in kid characters for years and we have seen Robin grow up on the show, but I see her as the exception instead of the rule. I don't read SOD and am bright and shiny new here. So, perhaps the answer is out there somewhere. Forgive me for asking: Why have so many young actors been killed off the show? Diego, Sage, Georgie, Dylan, etc. (Not to mention the regs such as Emily, Alan, Lorenzo Alcazar, etc.) It seems like there's a high turnover. What's going on? Are they leaving or are they given their marching orders?

Dylan wasn't killed off. He's still alive.

Quote:I have a question. They've done a LOT of killing off of characters this year. (The only one I really, truly am glad about is the death of the sickeningly-sweet Emily. ) I hope this character-killing does not continue. They've been writing in kid characters for years and we have seen Robin grow up on the show, but I see her as the exception instead of the rule. I don't read SOD and am bright and shiny new here. So, perhaps the answer is out there somewhere. Forgive me for asking: Why have so many young actors been killed off the show? Diego, Sage, Georgie, Dylan, etc. (Not to mention the regs such as Emily, Alan, Lorenzo Alcazar, etc.) It seems like there's a high turnover. What's going on? Are they leaving or are they given their marching orders? Well, the-powers-that-be would tell you that the killings/departures are storyline-dictated. And I'm sure there are conspiracy-minded folks out there somewhere who see a vendetta against (insert cause here). But the truth is, while there are all sorts of reasons for characters being removed from the canvas (including actors who want to leave), it's really about TPTB trying to tell interesting, compelling stories. It may not always work, but they're trying to do the best they can with what they have to work with. Port Charles has been established as a dangerous town controlled by gangsters, and when you add in the usual soap tropes like serial killers, PC has a higher body count than might seem usual.So the death toll can, I guess, be boiled down to: "It seemed like a good idea at the time."And welcome to the boards. You won't be bored...

dylan, was not killed off, did he not go away to school?

Nope...boy has a bullet in his head- thanks to Claudia-and is a long-term care facility in Manhattan, awaiting the appropriate time to be SORASed. He'll be dating Maxie by the end of 2009, unless they make him gay. Then he'll have to date Lucas....LOL

wow, i'm confused nowi thought dylan went away to work with some producer or something and then he came back for georgie's funeral, but went away again

That was Michael that got shot, not Dylan.

OH....DUH...we're talking about Dylan the CHARACTER...not Dylan the ACTOR!!!....LOL Sorry.Yeah....Dylan the Character is still alive and well.....LOLIt was me that was confused.

Ah, so Dylan can come back at any time and sweep Maxie/Lulu away...Nice! I don't know how I missed that but I am glad he is not dead.

Quote:OH....DUH...we're talking about Dylan the CHARACTER...not Dylan the ACTOR!!!....LOL Sorry.Yeah....Dylan the Character is still alive and well.....LOLIt was me that was confused. And I'll just jump in here to point out that the hale and hearty character is spelled "Dillon," while the first name of the actor who played Michael is spelled "Dylan."

Quote:Nope...boy has a bullet in his head- thanks to Claudia-and is a long-term care facility in Manhattan, awaiting the appropriate time to be SORASed. He'll be dating Maxie by the end of 2009, unless they make him gay. Then he'll have to date Lucas....LOL That would be one way of bringing Lucas back. Another "Spencer" who is not seen. Did he end up going to the attic to get his skis and never came back? ROFL!!!

Actually, I think Lucas went out for a cappuccino.....LOL

ROFL! That's right! Going to the attic is a Days thing.

Going to the attic was an AMC thing....I might be wrong here, but didn't Jake go up for his skiis, and came back down as a doctor? in the form of 40ish Michael Lowry?