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...]

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General Hospital: Can This Show Be Saved?

March 2, 2012 by 14 Comments

By Ed Martin Watching General Hospital these last two weeks, as the energetic efforts of One Life to Live veterans Frank Valentini and Ron Carlivati to save the show from almost certain doom begin to play out, it occurs to me that my time as a fan of this once-formidable serial has come full circle. I began watching GH in 1978, shortly … [Read more...]

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Ten Happy Halloween Questions

October 26, 2009 by 9 Comments

By Marlena De Lacroix 1.  Isn't it most curious that two of the most intelligent women characters in daytime -- Dr. Marty Saybrooke on One Life to Live and fashion mogul Jackie M on The Bold and the Beautiful -- have gone from brunette to blonde in the last few months?  Fashion, or just another attempt by the networks/shows to "dumb down" smart … [Read more...]

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