GENERAL HOSPITAL: INGO RADEMACHER FIRED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Ingo Rademacher(Jasper Jacks) has been let go after more than 15 years from ABC soap "General Hospital"  

 “It is with mixed emotions and regret that I write this note to you, my fans and colleagues,” the actor said in a statement. “After 15 years on GH portraying Jax I must say goodbye. I’m fired.”   No details regarding his last air date has been released.

I would like to say that I am sorry to hear this bit of news, but I am not.  I never really connected to this character at all and he was paired with the forever awesome Laura Wright.  However, I do wish Ingo and his family “Good Luck” and I am sure another soap will snatch him up really soon.

"GENERAL HOSPITAL" NAMES NEW HEAD WRITER

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Brian Frons, president of Daytime, Disney/ABC Television Group announced today that Garin Wolf has been named head writer of  one the few remaining daytime dramas "General Hospital.  Now a girl can only hope and dream that this will improve the soap.  I have watched "General Hospital" pretty much my whole life with few complaints, but I am so ready to bail right now. The soap has become so repetitive in its storytelling and I so hate this whole Brenda storyline.  Now, I will be honest I never watched the Brenda  and Sonny years, so I was not invested nor moved by the pending reunion of the two, however I was excited to finally see this couple I had heard so much about together again.

In one word I was completely "Disappointed".  I know this might sound a little insane considering I am talking about a soap opera, but that Vanessa Marcil Giovinazzo is a little over the top in the acting category.

 At this point I am only tuning in for the Jason and Carly rerelationship, however my devotion to those two characters is wavering with each day that passes.

I really hope the first thing on Garin Wolf's agenda is to clean house on a lot of unnecessary characters(Olivia, Matt, Lisa, and Sioahan).  I know this will never happen, but if Dante and Kristina could just disappear into oblivion, it would be a great day in the world of Miss TV Girl.

GENERAL HOSPITAL:TYLER CHRISTOPHER OUT AS NIKOLAS?

 
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Rumors are circulating that Tyler Christopher (Nikolas Cassadine)  has been let go from the ABC soap"General Hospital" . If true, I am not sure if this has anything to do with his lack of storyline on the soap or the recent pick up of his new pilot "The Lying Game" on ABC Family Channel.

Tyler Christopher's contract with GH was set to expire this June

 Update: It's official Tyler Christopher has been let go from "General Hospital" .  Tyler has been with show on and off since 1996 and his story lines will continue through most of April.

ADRIENNE BARBEAU JOINS "GENERAL HOSPITAL"

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 Adrienne Barbeau is joining ABC's  General Hospital as a tough-as-nails broad called Suzanne Stanwyck (best soap name ever!) who runs a charity agency for children in Italy.

Suzanne will be closely involved with Vanessa Marcil's  Brenda, we'll first see the women working together in Rome and they will eventually make their way to Port Charles together.

Barbeau will be around for several weeks at least, maybe longer.

Barbeau first appearance will air Thursday, August 12

GENRAL HOSPITAL LEADS DAYTIME EMMY NOMINATIONS

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Congrats to my all time favorite soap opera "Genral Hospital" for nabbing 18 well deserved Emmy Awards nominations.  The ABC soap has won outstanding drama series more times than any other show. If anyone is counting and I am the number is 10.

I have watched and loved this soap opera for more than twenty years.  General Hospital abilty to never bore and stray into the absurdity that most soap operas tend to do is what makes this show a must see if you are a fan of the genre.  Now don't get wrong there is plenty of lying,backstabbing,crying, deaths and sleeping with the wrong people, I mean it is a soap opera..

My only issue with yesterdays announcement was the lack of acknowledgement shown to the amazing cast.  The absents of the magnificent Laura Wright(Carly) and Steve Burton(Jason) was very disapointing, but I am still happy for the other nominees from the show. I also feel that the show should have received a nomination in the Outstanding Drama Series Writing category.

 A win by Drew Garrett (Michael) in the outstanding younger actor category will be quite interesting, considering his surprise firing and eventual replacement by Chad Duell.

Here are the major soap categories. (The full list of nominations can be found here.)

 Outstanding Drama SeriesAll My Children, ABC
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
General Hospital, ABC
The Young and the Restless, CBS

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Crystal Chappell, Guiding Light
Michelle Stafford, The Young and the Restless
Maura West, As the World Turns
Sarah Brown, General Hospital
Bobbie Eakes, All My Children

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Peter Bergman, The Young and the Restless
Jon Lindstrom, As the World Turns
Michael Park, As the World Turns
Doug Davidson, The Young and the Restless
James Scott, Days of Our Lives

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Beth Chamberlin, Guiding Light
Julie Pinson, As the World Turns
Carolyn Hennesy, General Hospital
Arianne Zucker, Days of Our Lives
Bree Williamson, One Life to Live

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Billy Miller, The Young and the Restless
Bradford Anderson, General Hospital
Jonathan Jackson, General Hospital
Ricky Paull Goldin, All My Children
Brian Kerwin, One Life to Live

Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series
Christel Khalil, The Young and the Restless
Marnie Schulenburg, As the World Turns
Molly Burnett, Days of Our Lives
Shelley Hennig, Days of Our Lives
Julie Berman, General Hospital

Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series
Drew Tyler Bell, The Bold and the Beautiful
Drew Garrett, General Hospital
Dylan Patton, Days of Our Lives
Scott Clifton, One Life to Live
Zack Conroy, Guiding Light

Outstanding Drama Series Directing
All My Children
The Bold and the Beautiful
General Hospital
One Life to Live

Outstanding Drama Series Writing
All My Children
As the World Turns
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Young and the Restless

"FRINGE":BEHIND THE SCENES OF THIS WEEK'S EPISODE.

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Check out this great behind the scenes clip at this week's episode from"Fringe".For my fellow "General Hospital" fans Sabastian Roche(Jerry Jax) is featured in this episode.

JAMES FRANCO "GENERAL HOSPITAL" PROMO

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Here is the promo for James Franco guest stint on my favorite soap opera "General Hospital". I am so excited to see this storyline play out. The powers that be at "General Hospital" are still being very secretive about Franco's character.

What has been revealed is that he is an artist named Franco and he is definitely out to get Jason(Steve Burton).

Franco arrives on November 20th.

JAMES FRANCO TO GUEST-STAR ON 30 ROCK

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James Franco will appear on "30 Rock" after he checks into my favorite soap "General Hospital" later this month, according to Entertainment Weekly.  I am so excited to see exactly what GH has in store for his mystery role.  I just pray he has lots of scenes with Steve Burton(Jason Morgan).  Jonathan Jackson(Lucky Spencer) has already confirmed that the two wll have scenes together. 

Sorry this post is suppose to be about Franco's stint on  "30 Rock".

The award winning acotr will play himself and will carry on a fake romance with attention-starved "Girlie Show" star Jenna(Jane Krakowski), a scheme concocted by their respective agent.

I guess James Franco is truly making the acting rounds.  What's next? A reality show.

JAMES FRANCO CHECKS INTO "GENERAL HOSPITAL"

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In the biggest casting shocker since Elizabeth Taylor appeared on General Hospital as Helena Cassadine, movie star James Franco is joining General Hospital for a couple of months as a mystery man who comes to Port Charles. Although not confirmed by the show, it's likely that Franco will be playing Vlad Cassadine, another member of that evil family that vexes the citizens of Port Chuck. His first airdate is November 20.

Why would Franco, who's busy with movies and has appeared in Spider-Man, The Pineapple Express, Milk and other hits, take a role on a daytime soap? There's no word from the actor yet, but it could be that they threw a lot of money at him. There's also the possibility that he's a soap opera fan and thought it would be a lark. Ummm, I'm thinking it's more likely the former.

ABC daytime, as all of daytime, is struggling to keep the ratings high. Surely a stunt like this will bring in viewers. That's not just on ABC; that's SoapNet, too, where GH is repurposed daily and on the weekends.

If Franco is Vlad Cassadine, he's already causing trouble. The character kidnapped Luke and imprisoned Helena (now played by Constance Towers). The good part will be Franco going toe to toe with Tony Geary.

SARAH BROWN MOVES TO "THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL"

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You know, a few weeks ago when Sarah Brown blithely tweeted that she was leaving General Hospital, acting all la-di-da about losing a job, it should have been a tip-off that she had something cooking somewhere else. Today we learned what that something else is. Sarah Brown is joining The Bold and the Beautiful on November 6. Talk about a cushy landing! Oh, and her last day on GH is November 5, so there's no time for daytime fans to miss her.

The latter situation is quite unusual for daytime. But ABC agreed to release Brown from her contract early so she could make the swift transition. B&B executive producer Bradley Bell was thrilled and surprised. "I was stunned. It was something really very human and very big of them," he said.

On B&B, Sarah's going to be a good girl, at least initially. She'll be playing Sandy Sommers, a new character on the canvas. Sandy is described as "goodhearted," which is the anti-thesis of her GH viper, Claudia Zacchara. Claudia is a mob princess who has ordered lethal hits on her enemies. It's still to be determined if Claudia will simply be written off with a move away from Port Charles or if GH head writer will have Claudia rubbed out as retribution for her evil doings?

Sandy, on the other hand, is not a murderess... at least not yet. She's going to be a player, though, getting in the middle of happily married Nick and Bridget. She's also going to get involved with Whip, played by Brown's former GH costar Rick Hearst. Sounds like fun!

SARAH BROWN TO EXIT "GENERAL HOSPITAL" AGAIN

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Three-time Daytime Emmy winner Sarah Brown, who rejoined "General Hospital" as Claudia Zacchara, a different character in January, will be leaving the show in October

The actress relayed the news to her fans via Twitter, saying, "It's been nice being back at GH, but it's time for the character to come to an end, at least for me."

ABC has confirmed her exit from the soap.

I am personally a big fan of Sarah Brown and her stint as the original Carly. What she brought to that character and the chemistry between her and Steve Burton(Jason) was at the time and for the most part the best daytime television had to offer. I honestly still watch their scenes on YouTube.

Now, when I first heard that Sarah Brown was returning to "General Hospital" I didn't know
how to react because I have really enjoyed Laura Wright as the 4th and in my opinion the best actress to play the very popular character Carly. But then it was reported that she would not be playing the role of Carly, but that of Claudia Zacchara. To be very honest I never and I mean never really cared for that character and/or Sarah Brown in the role.

I will not miss Claudia at all, but I am sad to see Sarah Brown leave. Maybe she will return to prime time TV. I thought that she had made a great transition out of the soap world and I was a little surprise to see her return to "General Hospital".

Good Luck Sarah, and I hope to see you very soon in Primetime.

I only say Primetime because "General Hospital" is where I draw the line when it comes to watching soap operas. I can pretty much promise you once Steve Burton says Goodbye to the soap world I will follow.