Lets never forget he was brought in and had minimal time to save GH from cancellation in 2012. Along with Valentini, they did. Since their takeover , never missed an episode until last September. Something happened where Imy interest was not maintained. I believe carlivati does extremely well under pressure( OLTL’s last year was awesome and his first year at GH was great)because both soaps had cancellation rumors running rampant at that time. I love most of characters , but how do you writ thoroughly and accurately for50+ ( total, not age) characters. The show has difficulty with focus at… Read more »

I’m conflicted about his firing On one hand I never want someone to lose their job-it’s a tough economy & whereas I’m sure he was paid handsomely he now has nothing coming in by way of income. BUT On the other hand his vision-his writing has the show a mess. Long time vets are now day players to the never ending cycle of his “pets” Ava, Nina, Franco just to name a few. Stories he himself took time to build yield no payoff to their fans. I think it’s nice the actors thanked him, but I’m not sure it’s 100%… Read more »

Tony Geary has shown himself to be an egomaniac. His backstabbing comments as he left GH were disgusting. I think he diminished himself as a vindictive jerk. Ron Carlivati helped save GH from cancellation. ABC was going to wipe it out, like AMC and OLTL. No class.

I enjoyed Ron’s writing on General Hospital as well as for One Life to Live. I just disagreed that he was fired. General Hospital’s time has been bounced around from 2pm Cental and 1pm Central. In my area it is pitted against “Days of our Lives.” It is too bad that every soap has to compete against each other for what little soaps are currently on television. I thought Ron’s writing was wonderful and I for one am sorry that he was fired. Best of luck to what project he will be going onto next.

Surprising news. I thought things were going well with Frank as the writer. Wonder what happened behind the scenes.

yesterday was a sad day for the soap world. I just hope Ron knows a lot of fans are on his side. He will be missed

Interesting that the ones tweeting are the ones that should exit the show. Too many unimportant characters on this show.

Very sad news, Ron saved General Hospital from being cancelled. Maybe they can revive One Life To Live. I know I sound crazy? But you never Know.

Being a four-decade CBS Daytime fan, I am new to watching #GH and only sporadically tune-in to catch our ex-pats (Roger Howarth, Billy Miller, Michelle Stafford, Maura West) continue to shine in new roles!! That being said, I’ve enjoyed the storylines and thought Carlivati did a fine job. (I’ve seen Altman/Passanante’s work on ATWT and #YR and wasn’t ‘bowled-over”, so I’m not sure they will be the quick-fix many are hoping for. (Although I would LOVE to see the return of the delicious Diane played by underrated #CarolynHennesy; that broad could win an Emmy by reading a menu!!) Maybe CBS/Sony… Read more »

I for one, am glad they let him go. The stories are ridiculous, make no sense, and truly made me not want to watch anymore. I have been watching since day one. I think the new writing team should remember what the name of the show is……Everything about the hospital has been almost eliminated! Get back to what made the show a hit in the first place!

RIGHT NOW GENERAL HOSPITAL IS THE WORST SINCE I STARTED WATCHING TWO YEARS AGO!!!!!!! I END UP RECORDING AND GOING THRU MOST STORY LINES…HORRIBLE…..ONLY KEEP WATCHING FOR BILLY MILLER-MAURA WEST- LETS HOPE THOSE STORY LINES CAN MOVE FORWARD!!!! GOTTA IMPROVE OR I AM DONE …BUT NO ONE REALLY CARES……

I enjoy Ron Writing on General Hospital there are no words to express to him for what he and Frank did to save GH from a certain death 2 years ago. But this past last half year GH was unwatchable the Fluke story line along with the reveal of Jason and TG Farwell were bad.

I’m sure that before too long fans will be complaining about the new headwriters just as they’ve done for years. They thought that Guza was terrible too. I, for one, have enjoyed RC’s GH. It was far from boring with the exception of the Franco/Nina s/l. I like my soaps with some action, and RC certainly delivered in that area.

I have watched GH since I was a little girl alongside my Mom. Sometime the stories got somewhat boring or dragged on too long. But on the whole I find it very entertaining. I do think when they are creating a story they should give more time to the actors playing their part. Things get lost if you see them for a day or two then dont see them again for a week or two. The only storyline that has me totally upset is the dragging out of the Jason/Jake story. First, Steve Burton should never been left go. I… Read more »

Big mistake!!!’

I’ve been watching GH for 52 years through all the ups and downs. Ron along with Frank saved my beloved soap. My only complaint with Ron is the lengthy drawn out story lines. Fluke took forever. Jason/Jake needs to end and reveal Rosalie’s secret, please. I wonder if all the Ron haters are now going to hate Shelly and Jean. Thanks Ron for saving GH.

RC thanks for the memories of Luke/Fluke story line: you had us all at Hello– you know that –that was masterful… Nina running down the hospital hallway when she was supposed to be in a wheel chair, that is still so funny to me. Thanks for making us remember the past, with the nurses ball, and the entire 50th year celebration that was so masterfully put together..The very nice goodbye to AG with the memories from the past, the cast, that was a masterful as well…Thanks for all of it, I have enjoyed it daily..Go forth and now that you… Read more »

So most fans think that Ron had the power to push these story lines forward without the blessing of daytime tv heads and Frank Valentini? Ron was the scapegoat, Frank should have been fired too because he has creative control over GH. Ms. Drummer at ABC who oversees GH is Frank’s boss and could have reigned them both in. The ratings had been falling for weeks now.

The comments are by persons who owe their GH “careers” to RC. Nancy’s comment says nothing about RC. JZ was, appropriately, generous because RC brought her back. These others? Characters that add nothing, whose presence has not been exceptionally helpful to the GH brand. When I see comments from the likes of Jane Elliot, Finola Hughes, Maurice Benard, Jason Thompson, KeMo, Laura Wright, Becky Herbst…then I’ll take this seriously. Otherwise, meh comments from meh persons who are by no stretch the “real” GH (JZ aside, and hers are special circumstances).

Ron never had me fall asleep.. I cried I laughed I enjoyed watching, everyday. GH is not a traditional soap. GH has its’ own.. It is the most modern soap. I loved the action!! I had fun when the vets were brought in by Ron even if for a guest appearances. Ron would give us call outs to past stories and long gone vets. He brought back the Nurses Ball, a GH fun tradition that highlighted the casts musical talents, it was fun. Ron put his heart and soul into GH, that was obvious.. I’d bet the cast is not… Read more »

Well, so much for Frank and Ron being a team!

Most of those actors should be kissing Ron’s ass because I have a feeling they will be the first to go so they better hope he lands someplace where he can take them.

i have mixed feelings about this. he is a great writer and loves daytime and the soap genre but sometimes the stories seemed too self consciously clever and the show didnt seem the same. you cant reinvent daytime its been tried before and it fails.

but i do wish him well he probably saved the show from cancellation lets face it!

If all the bitching fans had not bad mouthed him this never would have happened. The stories were getting strange but he was the best writer ever. I am devastated.

Wish someone would do something at YR with Pratt the destroyer of couples

Ron, I am so sorry to see you go. You pulled GH out of the fire. You saved the show. And for that I say “THANK YOU”. I really appreciated all of the work you did for GH.

GH along with any other show on TV has / had stories that do get stale but I think ABC should have given you and your writing team another chance to make it right.

I wish you much success in your writing. Who knows, maybe GH will write you back in in a couple of years. Bye for now….

THANK YOU!!!

Never cared for people who kick somebody when they are down lot going on with the show but not all of it RC’ fault. Just remember you never get everything you want in a soap! Nancy if you are out there your book is at my neighbor’s did not get to me in time. Breathtaking scenery I am seeing and when I get back I will read it. Oh and Suoo I truly am sorry I know you were a big fan! As for Mr. Logan with TV Guide I hope you are feeling good about yourself because your fight… Read more »

Quote Tony;; ””I get scripts where I’m literally told where to take a deep breath and what line to cry on and when to turn my body. Sometimes the writer’s stage directions are longer than the scenes themselves,” Geary told TV Insider, with deliberate care made not to mention Carlivati by name. “The great playwrights don’t do that… If you must write this way, then go write a novel. In a novel, the author tells the readers everything ..” ((Ron was not mentioned by name because- being ” told ”where to take a deep breath and what line to cry… Read more »

I think there is a lot wrong with General Hospital but don’t wish the guy ill. I do think many of the characters have to go and the vets need to be brought in and families strengthened. There needs to be a hospital! Get the main families back in order. I was surprised I liked Valerie more with Bobbie than hanging around with Lulu and Dante. That Lulu is a twit. Haven’t seen the former actress but I bet she was better. Make characters who actually have substance and do something.

It was Ron’s big idea to make Roger Howarth – Franco.

Worst writers decision ever made on daytime.

I think as with every soap theres highs and lows. Ron did some great stuff and some not so great stuff but I always got the impression he was impassioned and cared about what he was doing which was a godsend afte the guza/jill mess which was thoughtless and sexist trash. Ron was a breath of fresh air. but theres been misses…I think the jasons stuff could have been done a little better, lukes exit hasn’t been great aside from lucky scenes but then again the anniversary show was wonderful. Ava and Nina and franco have been winning additions. Alexis… Read more »

I think RC was a great writer the stories are great. The pacing is off. There are sooooooo many characters that you never really get a chance to get involved. Then it took a year to figure out Fluke, a year for Jason to be Jason, and a few weeks for Valerie to sleep with Dante. Plus there are a few substandard actors who seem to be on every day but that’s casting not writing. I hope the new writers keep going in the same direction but streamline so we get more bang for our buck and Jason finds out… Read more »

Well I have been watching the show on and off for 30 yrs and Ron is the worst writer they ever had.He turned it into a joke and brought on bad actors from OLTL to replace the great actors from GH.Glad he was fired.

My observations as a longtime viewer of both OLTL and GH are that Ron C. writes plot-driven stories rather than character-driven stories. He does this at least 75-80% of the time. Is it all him, or does the network interfere with his vision? I’d guess that he has had orders from the network suits at least some of the time, but I can’t blame everything on that. Some of it has to be him. In soap opera especially, writing stories that focus on plot and “forcing” the characters to do things that serve the intended plot, despite the fact that… Read more »

Just bring Steve back and the ratings will go through the roof. Keep Billy too, as Jake. But Steve is Jason.

Maybe RC can get a modern soap opera writing job. I am sure he would get a huge following…even some former GH viewers would join in. In my opinion, he made the traditional GH unrecognizable. He got new fans to watch, but many long time viewers, like me, couldn’t handle the new feel of GH. He wont be unemployed for long, there is a market for his style of wrting. I havent watched my favorite soap in quite a while, but i will be keeping an eye on the soap mags to see if i should make it my habit… Read more »

Not surprised…The debacle of the FLUKE story…too many characters that are underused or not seen for months…stories that go no where….no character and relationship development at all. With TG exit, timing seems just right to me.

I don’t feel bad for him. I’m sure he’ll wind up somewhere…he’s got the credentials. Being a OLTL fan and really disappointed when it was canned, I was beyond thrilled when he came over to GH…and brought Roger, Michael and Kristen. And…had high hopes when he brought in so many of the legacy characters. And then he killed off AJ and Duke. Made Mac inconsequential and nowhere to be found, brought back Felicia for no reason and then made us forget she was ever there…had Tracy walking the Q mansion alone for the longest time because no one was left,… Read more »

I”ve never been a fan of writers who revise history, deconstruct characters , and write plot diriven and dragged out storylines. I am an inveterate fan of all the ABC soaps which I started watching with my Mother when they first aired, stayed loyal to only the ABC sudsers because they were independently so uniquie. They all had something different to offer because the writers were stupendous and pioneered new ideas in each and every one of them.Then the established quality writing ensembles moved on and one day ABC brought on a head writer named Megan McTavish, It was she… Read more »

When the new writer’s come in I hope one of the first things they do is:
de-Franco, Franco. Please give Roger Howarth a meaningful character. He is too good of an actor to be turned into a joke.

Second: Billy Miller (Jake/Jason). He’s another talented actor whose talents are being wasted. Please fix him by November sweeps. Let Spinelli figure it out. His character will save the writers a lot of time. He knows Jason very well. Besides that, it’s time to move on with this storyline.

This is great news for GH. Good for them hiring the writers that were on Y&R before nightmare Pratt came on. I actually watched Y&R when their stories were on but not since Pratt took over.

But I wouldn’t be surprised if Days picks Carlivati once they need a new head writer one day.

Yeah, things are a hot mess these days and I watch GH on computer and flip to other web sites during anything with dante & lulu, sonny and carly, michael and sabrina, maxie and nathan (and I am sure there are other characters I can’t even remember). and….Monica, Tracy, Alexis, Bobbie, Elizabeth (and more recently Laura) have had better scenes than they ever did under the previous regime. There have been some great actors brought on –Liesel, Maura West, Billy Miller, Michelle Stafford (and she and Roger Howath had some lovely scenes in the mental hospital before this latest mess… Read more »

Note to Ron— now that you got some free time on your hands have you ever consider creating your own soap– for network or the web??? I know you love the genre, and as the creator and producer of your own “baby” you can tell the stories you want and create the characters you want to create without having to “honor” 52 years of history. I just would really, really, love to see fresh material out there– Think about Ron– this soap fans like to see new soaps being made and I think you are the man that could do… Read more »

It’s sad when anyone loses his job. Overall, I liked Ron’s work on OLTL better than his work here. On GH, the stories go on and on, with little actual payoff. The Fluke story was not his fault. It would have been next to impossible to continue that story without Mr. Geary. But the Ava/Denise thing is simply annoying now. Give her a real reason to keep up the masquerade or resolve it. Do something with Robin. Or write her out permanently. Move the Jason story along. This is simply repetitive. Do something, anything with Kiki. The character has no… Read more »

I hope the new writers reboot the show and delete all this crap we have had shoved down our throats. Who would miss Nina, Franco, Denise. Morgan, Kiki, Valerie or Sabrina? Rebuild the Q’s and focus on the hospital.

Have watched this show for too many years to even count now and in my opinion this show has become a complete disaster. Never-ending dragged out stories, too many cast members to care about, beloved actors leaving. Is there even one couple you want to see together or care about, family units gone, split up, barely on screen. Not sure who is responsible but let’s hope the fix comes sooner than later.

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I’m so sad to learn that Ron has been fired… As a life-long CBS viewer, I was crushed when Guiding Light and then As The World Turns were cancelled. I didn’t really want to risk getting to know a new set of characters, but, on one afternoon, I turned on OLTL, and I loved it– only to be crushed once again when it got cancelled as well. When Ron and Frank took over GH, I resolved to give it a try, and I’m so glad that I did. No, as a new viewer, I can’t compare GH to what it… Read more »

Who are these people trying to fool? No one with any common sense is unhappy to see Ron Carlivati go. Everyone know that Ron Carlivati made a horrible mess of GH. First the Levi Dunkleman/Peter Harrel Jr nonsense. Then there was the awful Luke Spencer/Fluke (Anthony Geary) story line. Worst of all is the resurrection of Jake Spencer. Didn’t Elizabeth donate little Jake’s organs? So now because Jake has been brought back to life the new writers will have to do some major rewriting of GH history. And I for one am still angry about the way this man wrote… Read more »