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Disney TV’s Dana Walden Gives Praise to ‘General Hospital’ For Being Their First Show Back In Production Amid COVID-19
In a fireside chat over the weekend, Chairman of Entertainment at Walt Disney Television, Dana Walden, virtually addressed those from the Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business Conference. The top executive was honored with a lifetime achievement award from the organization.
During her discussion, Walden talked on how Covid-19 has impacted the television business and Walt Disney’s television operations. She made special note of ABC’s General Hospital, and The Bachelor and The Bachelorette franchises for paving the way, getting up and running first during the pandemic, and putting in place safety protocols.
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Dana shared: “I’m deeply indebted to the team at General Hospital. They put their show back into production very early after the start of quarantine, We got to learn so much about what the best practices were, how many times a week we needed to test, how many people could be together in the same room as we were producing, what the distance that we had to keep people away from each other, again, to keep our teams and our employees safe. We learned so much.”
She called “GH” a real trailblazer along with “The Bachelor” franchise for kick-starting production amid all the issues with the coronavirus pandemic.
In addition, Walden added she was proud that on these productions, its Covid transmission rate was under 1%, particularly given the recent spike of cases in Los Angeles over the last several months.
So, congrats to General Hospital for getting it right, and being a show that the entire ABC Network could look up to during these unprecedented times.
What did you think of the comments made by Disney TV Chief, Dana Walden on GH? Comment below.
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Since Dana seems to be in favor of GH, I have a suggestion for her… Since ImOrangement 2.5 is probably going to last a few weeks, rather than pre-empting GH entirely, why don’t you put up the episodes on ABC.com every day at 8:00 PM EST – and WITHOUT requiring a stupid cable monopoly subscription to watch. Because that’s no help at all for those who watch over the air… or for folks like me whose cable companies (HellCable) aren’t in your database. February’s supposed to be a “sweeps” month, and it ain’t going to be that, if the episodes… Read more »
Nice words for GH but it is time for ABC and Disney to prove that confidence with a 2-3 year renewal. The ratings are improving and the writing/actors are getting nominations and awards. Also give GH a better lead-in than low rated GMA3. One Life to Live should have been brought back after being cancelled with over 3 million viewers.
There’s no renewal involved with GH. Unlike the other 3 soaps, GH is owned and produced by the network. The other shows have Sony & Corday (DAYS) as part of the ownership/production process. The other shows have contracts with the networks that air them.
And, unlike most prime time shows, it’s the actual network (ABC) and not a production division that oversees GH. Therefore, there’s no contract to sign or renew.
Think of GH to be similar a news program, both in constant production, with no predefined season.
And stop getting rid of main characters and bringing on all these out of work soap stars to loose Julian to get jackie and Gregory chase? No bad move
GH is a wonderful show & I truly applaud how they’ve handled their COV-ID protocols. Not only on a production side, but with writing as well. Unlike shows like Days, they manage to avoid character isolation with stories and romance is alive with couples like Nikolas and Ava. Good story telling, acting and chemistry show that you don’t need sex to sell. The praise given is very well deserved!
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General Hospital Alum Briana Lane Mourns the Loss of Her Husband
Heartbreaking news to report. Briana Lane, who took over the role of General Hospital’s Brook Lynn Quartermaine while Amanda Setton was away from the series, shared that her beloved husband, John Lange, passed away on March 14th.
Lane posted a photo of herself with John on her Instagram expressing: “I will love you forever my sweet John. Til we meet again.”
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In August of 2020, Lane started subbing for Setton as Brook Lynn, and her performances won the hearts of GH fans. She stayed with the show till November of that year and returned one other time in 2022. In addition, Amanda received a Daytime Emmy nomination for her work in the Outstanding Guest Performer category in 2021.
As for the love story of Briana and John, they wed in December of 2016. As many know, Briana is not only a great actress, but also has a successful music career and John was very supportive of her professional life. Lange was remembered as a walking encyclopedia of television knowledge, a dog lover, and a lover of comedy.
Friends of Lane’s have set up a Go Fund Me page, to assist in giving John the memorial he deserves and to help Briana as she navigates this next chapter of her life.
Many of Briana’s former GH co-stars shared their grief and support in her IG post including: Kirsten Storms (Maxie) and Katey MacMullen (Willow).
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