Elizabeth Taylor-related stories
Posted Oct 1st 2009 2:43PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
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.
Continue reading Movie star James Franco checking into General Hospital...for two months
Posted Jul 11th 2008 6:23PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Daytime, Casting, Reality-Free
One of the biggest stars of daytime is coming back to the tube. Genie Francis, the Emmy-award winning actress who created the role of Laura -- as in Luke and Laura --
will return to General Hospital on August 26 for a brief guest stint. This will be a very interesting return, too, because her last tenure on the show in 2007 was not only award-worthy, it also ended with her character resuming the catatonia in which she's been trapped for the past few years.
So how can she return to
General Hospital? There's a hint in Genie's quotes to the Associated Press. "This is a short visit. It's a mother-daughter story. Years ago when I started playing the character as a 14-year-old girl, it was a mother-daughter story, only I was the daughter. So it's kinda cool this is full circle."
Continue reading Genie Francis returns to General Hospital...again
Posted Mar 22nd 2008 11:32AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Daytime, Celebrities, Ratings
Has it really been 45 years since
General Hospital started broadcasting? Four decades + five years of medical machinations, legendary love stories, action and intrigue. Yes, yes, it's true,
on April 1, ABC's General Hospital will celebrate 45 years on the air. Current executive producer, Jill Farren Phelps, will cut the cake and members of the cast will blow out the candles, but we're the ones that probably should be smiling. Memories of the great years gone by are inevitable with any show that's run as long as
GH. But there's something special about this ABC soap.
Continue reading General Hospital celebrates 45th anniversary
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