By Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a. Connie Passalacqua Hayman I can barely remember a daytime soap week that had as much breaking news as this one. Here’s a peek into Marlena’s reporting notebook: Monday I am stunned that General Hospital (Frank Valentini, executive producer; Ron Carlivati, headwriter) has fired Ian Buchanan (Duke … [Read more...]
General Hospital’s 50th Anniversary Episode: Some Classy and Surreal Nostalgia
April 2, 2013 by 9 Comments
By Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a. Connie Passalacqua Hayman I just finished watching Tuesday’s General Hospital 50th anniversary episode (which was supposed to air yesterday on the actual April 1st anniversary but was delayed a day because of a pre-emption for a news event preemption earlier in March). All I can say is -- wow! Was the episode … [Read more...]
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow….Happy 50th Anniversary, General Hospital!
March 30, 2013 by 2 Comments
By Marlena De Lacroix. a.k.a.Connie Passalacqua Hayman As General Hospital reaches 50 years on Monday, April 1st, I’d like to wish the show and its huge extended family, past, present and future, the happiest of birthdays. GH is a momentous achievement, not just in the history of soaps or daytime, but in all of television history. Everyone who … [Read more...]
