I certainly don’t believe anything that ABC has to say. ABC just likes to keep the soap fans hanging anyways. Something could be in the works but not final yet. I guess we will have to wait and see.

with GH being in a precarious position of not knowingif they will be on after Sept. They will not add any more OLTL actors until they see if ratings improve with the 4 they have hired. If that proves sucessful, I’m sure they would consider adding others like elissa, J.P.Farah,

Michael, I am saddened by this development, but find it suspicious that they use the word “immediate”. In no way does this mean she will never be brought on. I think perhaps with storyline purposes she is not needed right now . But we will not give up without a fight. As a fan of Jolie’s, we are used to fighting and we will continue to do so. Thanks for bringing this to us Michael!

I have been a John and Natalie fan from the beginning… They are the reason; I started watching OLTL again… Ron and Frank, if you truly want to have OLTL characters make an impact on GH, and increase the show’s fan base, don’t miss this opportunity. If John’s character is long term, Natalie needs to be part of the package. After watching their last scenes together, it was quite apparent the couple has grown and learned from their past mistakes. And any writer with a vision would see the story possibilities are endless. Fans become invested in the characters you create… just as one does when reading a novel written by their favorite author. Fans form a loyal bond with these individuals. And when you are lucky enough to have achieved that, you are a true writer. Which unfortunately, it saddens me to say, many writers… whether it is for TV or novels forget… As the fans can make or break one’s career.

Thank goodness. She’s horrible and who cares about his story. Besides do we know for sure that he is playing John McBain? Personally I do not want any of the OLTL actors on the show and Valentini and Carlivati should check their egos and realize GH fans want their favorites back, not their lame OLTL characters especially Natalie who is probably the most polarizing character from that show. Heck I was not impressed with their bringing on Easton who has sleepwalked through most of his scenes the last few years. Concentrate on GH Valentini and Carlivati, this is not OLTL 2.0. That show was cancelled.

Well, I feel that OLTL made a huge mistake in not making Ryder Brody’s son and reuniting that family and just keeping Liam’s real paternity under wraps at the end of the show, because I think ABC planned to transfer ME to GH all along to put him with KeMo. Natalie and Liam are unnecessary to the GH canvas for now, anyway.

I also feel that RC/FV is making a big mistake by NOT bringing over FL and KM as Tea and Danielle to wrap up the Two Todd Manning Microchip Mystery, because the spy element would work perfectly to bring Sean Donnelly, Robert Scorpio, Holly Sutton, Anna Devane, Cesar Faisson, and Helena Cassadine back to the canvas, not to mention revitalize the Quartermaines.

I don’t believe that the few characters coming over to GH from OLTL are meant to be permanent additions to the cast. I feel they are doing this for 2 reasons…. 1) to try to get some OLTL fans to start watching GH & 2) to wrap up the storyline with Todd having “killed” Victor.

A quote from Kassie DePaiva’s website is: “Frank Valentini, GH’s EP, asked me to come out for a couple of shows in February and I’m thrilled.” So, in part I think Valentini & Carlivati are giving a gift to OLTL fans by wrapping up the story.

From the actors point of view…they saw the cast of AMC relocate to L.A. with all these promises only to end up jobless in the end. So, are they willing to also make the same move with no certainty that GH will survive? They have already been kicked twice by their show’s cancellation and PP bailing out….I am sure they are very leery of making major commitments to ABC at this point.

John McBain without Natalie and Liam??? No way! Jolie is the top couple on OLTL so how could you not bring Malissa along to GH? It could only help the ratings???? I may be biased but the chemistry between Micheal and Mallissa on screen is bar none the best whether they are fighting, talking, joking, or just looking at each other they sizzle.

I just hope they’re not planning to have John stay in PC and then kill off Natalie and Liam at some point (offscreen) to free him up for romance with other characters in PC. That would be so poorly received by ex-OLTL viewers, in my opinion, that it would undo any good will/ratings gain they might be getting by reaching out to those viewers with the transfer of the four characters who are going over.

While I never mind someone editing my comment for clarity or brevity I object strenuosly to having my comment edited to say something that I did NOT say at all. I commented on why Natalie and other OLTL actors weren’t being added right now to GH after the first 4. I stated that money is tight and GH will wait to see if adding these will increase viewers. You emailed me a comment where it stated that I said GH should have been cancelled instead of OLTL and that “I was pissed.” I do not use language like that and I use better grammar. If you want an entirely different comment from me than what I posted, make up your own tasteless ones but don’t put my name on them. I respect Michael Fairman and do NOT believe he is doing this to my comments. But in the future, I will be thinking twice before commenting again.

from my experience, it’s safer to trust the actors than the ABC reps. i believe michael easton. mellissa archer is coming for sweeps… maybe not much longer but at least then. besides, from GH’s perspective after so many years of john & natalie on OLTL they have to explain it somehow!

I am VERY MAD about that!! I really, really wanted Natalie (Melissa Archer) to join John in Port Charles (GH) really bad!! That was the point of me watching General Hospital. I will DEFINATELY watch it if Natalie is on GH with her and John’s baby Liam. What’s going to happen to baby Liam if he and his mother cannot be on that show? That WILL NOT be FAIR at all!!
I may or may not watch it if just the Manning family, Tomas and John are the only ones on GH.
Natalie and Liam BOTH NEED TO BE on GH. John cannot go a long time without seeing his own son!!!! No parent does that!
So get Natalie and Liam on GH!!!!

You can’t have John without Natalie! Bring her with him and watch the rating soar even more! Love John but waited too long for them to reunite!

I watched Jolie from the beginning years ago, then stopped watching when they weren’t. Then got involved again to watch the story unfold from 2010. I have always enjoyed them and was thrilled with them finally being reunited but if you are bring the character of John over to GH then it stands to reason that Natalie and Liam should join them as well. I will not watch GH if you slap their reunion in the face so to speak after all they went through to be together.How sad for me and many other fans that will loose their love of the character if you choose to disregard their story.

WHAT ABOUT LIAM???????