From: owner-port-charles-digest@lists.xmission.com (port-charles-digest) To: port-charles-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: port-charles-digest V1 #51 Reply-To: port-charles-digest Sender: owner-port-charles-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-port-charles-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk port-charles-digest Thursday, June 11 1998 Volume 01 : Number 051 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 10:33:26 -0400 From: "Julie E. Saker" Subject: GH/PC: SID spoiler stuff hi all...just read the lastest SID abc issue this weekend, and have a few tidbits to share...but first (and this may have been mentioned already, but..) congrats to taiyin, for kevin and lucy's lighthouse being listed as one of four pc-related web sites to visit! :) l o o k o u t b e l o w regarding kat..."despite the apparent death of katherine last week, abc insists that her portrayer, mary beth evans, still is with the show."= this may be at least partially explained by a comment by guza in a later article that "there will be some interesting, newly-created flashbacks that will provide a window into stefan and katherine's = relationship and into certain things that are happening in the present. but the key thing to remember is that, above all, stefan cassadine is a = tragic figure. in a cosmic sense, stefan is doomed never to be happy." so...would they really keep her around just to create "flashbacks", or are we to presume she isn't really dead? regardless, if we can take guza at his word (which i'm STILL not so sure about) it doesn't sound like we have to worry about kat and bat part 2, regardless. :) there's a nice article about lizzie, where rebecca herbst admits she was = pissed when she got the role of lizzie because she really wanted to be = sarah (can you IMAGINE?!?) but that she's loving the role now, and "couldn't be happier to know that lucky and lizzie will eventually fall in love," even though she's 20 and jonathan jackson is 15. and she = and ingo are indeed broken up, although the two are still friends. "things just didn't work out." there was some sonny stuff, covered in a previous post. there's a first anniversary retrospective on pc, and lynn herring talks about how much fun they all had when her husband was playing rex, saying "it's a shame that rex had to end up being such a bad guy. but i think [the writers] have plans for him to come out of prison in some capacity." also a long, but relatively uninformative, article about frank. there's a bunch of stuff on the daytime emmys. and finally, the gh and pc "summer previews": gh: = - - a surprise visitor draws attention at the nurses ball = - - it's decision time yet again for brenda. only this time, in the moment= when she has to face the prospect of losing sonny or jax, she will be forced to act on impulse - - alexis' unholy alliance with luke hangs over her head as she attempts = to rekindle her romance with ned. meanwhile, luke struggles to regain = laura's trust - - thoughts of katherine torment stefan as he struggles to overcome his grief - - emily takes an interest in a new career for herself in the hopes of impressing = nikolas - - elizabeth and lucky give up on their plans to run away and give in to their growing feelings for one another - - bobbie takes a walk on the wild side when she becomes involved with jerry, whose underhanded business dealings bring about the fall of the house of= jacks. - - robin's decision to take jason back causes friction between mac and felicia - - a surprise visit from aj leaves carly worried that robin is taking her place in michael's life. then, after weeks of waiting in the mental institution,= carly finally receives word of her fate. (oh, elsewhere it says she'll be on maternity leave for 4 months--2 off entirely, and 2 of working 1 day a week. doesn= 't say when, but her baby is due on july 16) - - alan's addiction worsens as he begins to lose control in front of many = of pc's esteemed residents. look for the q's to circle the wagons when the= y finally learn the truth. pc: (you better sit down--even though it's been discussed already, you won't like this one...) - - when new evidence implicates kevin in the murders, "lucy wants to make = a public statement of her faith in him," reveals headwriter lynn latham. "= so lucy has the idea of horning in on mac and felicia's july wedding." in addition, latham says eve's "vicious battle" with lucy threatens eve and scotty's relationship - - hoping to cheat matt out of the q residency, chris uses matt's affair with ellen to get them in hot water - - courtney causes trouble for joe and karen - - after frank scares away julie, he benefits from karen's compassion. that's about it! julie - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 10:33:23 -0400 From: "Julie E. Saker" Subject: Re: GH/PC: What Really Happened When Sonny Came Home Message text written by INTERNET:port-charles@lists.xmission.com >> >>What do you think, is that more like it? >Well, I know that if that had happened, I would have been PISSED. = not terribly surprising...but, i'm with you, taiyin! :) that would have= been even MORE of a travesty than the whole leaving-at-the-altar mess, and i would have been LIVID. as i've said before, i was actually = REMARKABLY pleasantly surprised with the way that last s&b scene was done. i was happy to see guza and company take the high road, and stop the complete trashing of sonny's character that's been going on since he left. the man's going to leave--let's let him leave = with a little dignity. that said, i was going to write today anyway, because i just read the most recent abc soaps in depth this weekend, and... s p o i l e r s p a c e b e l o w i was absolutely FURIOUS because they're teasing us all again, and dropping hints that this high road treatment will NOT continue much longer. or perhaps i'm just over-reacting. you be the judge. we're told: "later this month, when maurice benard reprises his role of sonny for the second arc of his short-term return to GH, sonny's future with brenda will be entirely out of his hands--and in hers. by the time the dust settles, she will have proven once and for all whether she can ever leave him behind and move forward with her friend and former husband Jax. "in the first arc, Brenda had time to think about what she was going to do, then say good-bye to sonny," notes headwriter bob guza. "but in the second arc, she doesn't get a chance to think first. this time, she has to face the prospect of losing either sonny or= jax, and she has to act impulsively on her heart. it's one thing for brenda to decide that jax is better for her," he adds. "but it's = another thing entirely to see what happens in the heat of the moment." GRRRRR!!! i am SOOOOOOOO sick of this, i really am. i'm just not = interesting in seeing this SAME thing played out again and again and AGAIN. she CHOSE...she said good-bye...WHAT'S LEFT?!? i couldn't believe it. but maybe i'm overreacting, and expecting the worst, like i did last time. i hope so, anyway, 'cause this sounds pretty nauseating to me... julie p.s. i have more SID stuff, but i'll post a separate message. i just figured i'd include this stuff here, since it was on-topic. - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 10:49:42 -0400 From: Danielle Graham Subject: GH/PC: What Really Happened When Sonny Came Home >Well, I know that if that had happened, I would have been PISSED. >not terribly surprising...but, i'm with you, taiyin! :) that would have >been >even MORE of a travesty... Wow, is this a first, I'm agreeing 100% w/you guys. Since Maurice/SONNY will only be on such a short time, I think Guza did the very best thing having Sonny & Brenda really TALK for the 1st time in their history. I also think it seemed to prove that Brenda really has changed & grown up a bit. It still would be fabulous if Brenda had one last fling w/Sonny, although I DO happen to love her & Jax together, but hey, this is the soaps, you need to throw a wrench into the story, although, I think Jerry will do that one, all by himself! It will be awful to see Sonny leave, I just hope they do justice to the character. Danielle - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 22:38:58 EDT From: Subject: Re: GH/PC: What Really Happened When Sonny Came Home In a message dated 98-06-08 10:52:42 EDT, you write: << >Well, I know that if that had happened, I would have been PISSED. >not terribly surprising...but, i'm with you, taiyin! :) that would have >been >even MORE of a travesty... Wow, is this a first, I'm agreeing 100% w/you guys. >> Gee, I didn't think that little write up would draw such strong feelings. I personally thought that the way they really handled it, considering it was only short term appearance, was perfect. I think in her slightly over-compensating way, my friend was suggesting that they wrote it as though Sonny barely considered Brenda's whereabouts, and barely reacted to the news of Brenda and Jax together. As if he didn't care-- when he left her behind because he cares for her so much(that is their setup). She did write this that very first day, BEFORE S&B actually saw each other and talked it out. Also I think it was written from the point of view of what she would LIKE to have happen, regardless of actors contracts and schedules. Personally, I think the best story would have been for Brenda to leave with Sonny as planned, to live happily ever after off screen. Of course Vanessa couldn't make up her mind about staying or leaving and ended up staying, maybe the best thing for her, but not for the story. And now to have her go back to Jax seems ridiculous to me, since I never bought that she loved him in the first place. It would have been better in this situation to give her someone new, and maybe let Jax and V work something out. I like Jax much better when he is with V. Anne - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 09:21:34 -0400 From: "Julie E. Saker" Subject: Re: GH/PC: What Really Happened When Sonny Came Home Message text written by INTERNET:port-charles@lists.xmission.com >And now to have her go back to Jax seems ridiculous to me, since I never= >bought that she loved him in the first place. It would have been better= in >this situation to give her someone new, and maybe let Jax and V work something >out. I like Jax much better when he is with V. = i finally realized the other day why i REALLY don't like j&b together... they're BORING! i swear, it's like watching paint dry. they lounge = around in each other's arms and sigh about how happy they are-- where's the drama and passion and excitement in THAT?!? and it;'s not like this is just their first day back together--i could probab= ly understand that. but this has been going on for AGES now. yes, s&b were completely dysfunctional...but at least no one could accuse them of being boring! :) by the way, since when is jax a licensed therapist? his little "trust me= to get you over your perfectly justified fear of flying" thing cracked me= up... julie - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 11:54:26 -0400 From: Danielle Graham Subject: RE: GH/PC: What Really Happened When Sonny Came Home Julie wrote: Subject: GH/PC: Prime time news ABC DAYTIME DRAMAS, "GENERAL HOSPITAL" AND "ONE LIFE TO LIVE," WILL AIR EPISODES IN PRIME TIME, JUNE 15 AND JUNE 25, DUE TO DAYTIME PREEMPTIONS FOR WORLD CUP SOCCER The ABC Daytime dramas, "General Hospital" and "One Life to Live," will each broadcast an episode in prime time on Monday, June 15, and Thursday, June 25, respectively (8:00 p.m., ET, both nights), it was announced today by ABC Daytime President Pat Fili-Krushel. The episodes will replace preemptions in the daytime schedule due to broadcasts of the World Cup Soccer games on the ABC Television Network. Ms. Fili-Krushel said, "ABC is delighted to host the World Cup Soccer games, but we didn't want to disappoint our loyal daytime viewers. We decided to take the opportunity to air 'General Hospital' and One Life to Live' in prime time, so that fans wouldn't miss a day of what will be some very exciting episodes on both shows." The World Cup is held every four years and is internationally regarded as the world's greatest sporting event. Thirty-two nations will vie for the World Cup when tournament play begins on ESPN, June 10. ABC's World Cup coverage kicks off Saturday, June 13, at 2:30 p.m., ET, when Holland takes on Belgium. Thirty-seven billion viewers around the world are expected to tune in to the World Cup this summer. The championship game can be seen live on ABC Sports, Sunday, July 12, at 2:30 p.m., ET. "General Hospital," which will air in prime time on Monday, June 15, recently taped its 9000th episode and celebrated its 35th anniversary with "The General Hospital 35th Anniversary Show," which also aired in prime time this past April. "General Hospital" recently won four Daytime Emmy Awards. "One Life to Live" airs in prime time on Thursday, June 25, and will celebrate its 30th anniversary on July 15. "One Life to Live" and "General Hospital" air Monday - - Friday (2:00-3:00 p.m., ET, and 3:00-4:00 p.m., ET, respectively) on the ABC Television Network. Jill Farren Phelps is the executive producer of "One Life to Live"; Wendy Riche is the executive producer of General Hospital." For more information about "One Life to Live" and "General Hospital" visit ABC.com. - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 21:02:37 -0700 From: lilyp215@juno.com (Lynda T Phan) Subject: Re: GH/PC: Prime time news Does anyone know exactly what time it will be playing in the Los Angeles area? On Tue, 9 Jun 1998 19:42:20 -0700 (PDT) Cagey writes: > >ABC DAYTIME DRAMAS, "GENERAL HOSPITAL" >AND "ONE LIFE TO LIVE," WILL AIR EPISODES >IN PRIME TIME, JUNE 15 AND JUNE 25, DUE TO >DAYTIME PREEMPTIONS FOR WORLD CUP >SOCCER > >The ABC Daytime dramas, "General Hospital" and >"One Life to Live," will each broadcast an episode in >prime time on Monday, June 15, and Thursday, >June 25, respectively (8:00 p.m., ET, both nights), it >was announced today by ABC Daytime President >Pat Fili-Krushel. The episodes will replace >preemptions in the daytime schedule due to >broadcasts of the World Cup Soccer games on the >ABC Television Network. > >Ms. Fili-Krushel said, "ABC is delighted to host the >World Cup Soccer games, but we didn't want to >disappoint our loyal daytime viewers. We decided to >take the opportunity to air 'General Hospital' and >One Life to Live' in prime time, so that fans wouldn't >miss a day of what will be some very exciting >episodes on both shows." > >The World Cup is held every four years and is >internationally regarded as the world's greatest >sporting event. Thirty-two nations will vie for the >World Cup when tournament play begins on ESPN, >June 10. ABC's World Cup coverage kicks off >Saturday, June 13, at 2:30 p.m., ET, when Holland >takes on Belgium. Thirty-seven billion viewers >around the world are expected to tune in to the >World Cup this summer. The championship game >can be seen live on ABC Sports, Sunday, July 12, >at 2:30 p.m., ET. > >"General Hospital," which will air in prime time on >Monday, June 15, recently taped its 9000th episode >and celebrated its 35th anniversary with "The >General Hospital 35th Anniversary Show," which >also aired in prime time this past April. "General >Hospital" recently won four Daytime Emmy Awards. >"One Life to Live" airs in prime time on Thursday, >June 25, and will celebrate its 30th anniversary on >July 15. > >"One Life to Live" and "General Hospital" air Monday >- Friday (2:00-3:00 p.m., ET, and 3:00-4:00 p.m., >ET, respectively) on the ABC Television Network. Jill >Farren Phelps is the executive producer of "One Life >to Live"; Wendy Riche is the executive producer of >General Hospital." > >For more information about "One Life to Live" and >"General Hospital" visit ABC.com. > >- > > _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 22:06:51 -0700 From: "Kathryn Bassett" Subject: RE: GH/PC: Prime time news > Does anyone know exactly what time it will be playing in the Los Angele= s > area? > >The ABC Daytime dramas, "General Hospital" and > >"One Life to Live," will each broadcast an episode in > >prime time on Monday, June 15, and Thursday, > >June 25, respectively (8:00 p.m., ET, both nights), it As it said in the article to which you responded - 8pm. Whenever somethin= g says that it is at 8pm ET, that also is the time it shows on PT. Plus, si= nce this is planned, it's in the TV Guide. - -- =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Kathryn Rhinehart Bassett (Pasadena CA) =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 kathryn.bassett@switchboard.net =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 "genealogy is my bag" "GH is my soap" =A0=A0=A0 http://pw2.netcom.com/~kathrynb/kathryn.htm - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 16:03:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Geri Fosseen Subject: GH/PC: Spoiler Warning: TV Guide! Hi all... If you don't like spoilers, I strongly suggest resisting the urge to read the article on Summer Soaps in the new TV Guide!!! You'll be safe reading about the rising stars, but the article telling what's happening on all the soaps this summer is sooooooo full of "too much information"!! :) == Take Care...Geri ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ %~}"I believe I am growing skeptical of cynicism."{~% --Chuck Lorre %~}"Do not think you are on the right path just because it is well-beaten."{~% --Unknown ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 08:41:35 -0400 From: Danielle Graham Subject: GH/PC: Taggart & Dara Well, I must say, I was EVEN MORE impressed w/Real Andrews/Taggart yesterday, w/the scene w/Alan, but he's up to something....as always. Also, that scene w/Dara, PHEW! I just love that fella, guess that triangle of Justus/Dara/Taggart (can't wait to find out his first name, unless it's already been said...anyone, has it?) also, just in case someone didn't see the scenes for today's episode... < < < < < < < < < < < The scene w/Mac & Felicia & him kissing her. All I have to say is..."about time already" if that's what TPTB are going for. Yikes! Danielle - - ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 10:09:36 -0400 From: "Julie E. Saker" Subject: GH/PC: Taggart & Dara Message text written by INTERNET:port-charles@lists.xmission.com >Well, I must say, I was EVEN MORE impressed w/Real Andrews/Taggart >yesterday, w/the scene w/Alan, but he's up to something....as always. = yeah, that was BIZARRE. >Also, >that scene w/Dara, PHEW! I just love that fella, guess that triangle of >Justus/Dara/Taggart (can't wait to find out his first name, unless it's >already been said...anyone, has it?) i believe it's marcus. and this is just my opinion, of course, but i REALLY don't like the way he acts around dara. the man has some sort of god complex going--not my style at ALL. if i were dara, i would have put him in his place LONG ago. also, i meant to comment on this yesterday, but i forgot--in tuesday's ep, when monica and emily were talking about paige--did emily = REALLY say "what does my FIRST MOM have to do with anything?" did that strike anyone else as something emily would NEVER EVER SAY?!? i was really surprised... julie - - ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 10:27:31 -0400 From: Danielle Graham Subject: RE: GH/PC: Taggart & Dara Julie wrote: Subject: GH/PC:I need some info [This bouced. -- T.] Hi everyone! I'm new to this list. I'm watching GH for a long time and PC since the beginning. I'm searching something about GH. I want to know the first song played at the ball when Stefan and Katherine were dancing alone. Does someone know where I can find this info. I tried port-charles.com and abc.com. I need to know the title and the composer of the song. Coco - - ------------------------------ End of port-charles-digest V1 #51 *********************************