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Honored scribe Claire Labine in WGA acceptance speech, "I'm appalled that more care was not taken with this form that I love a lot"!

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Bryan Craig Teases His Role in Upcoming ‘Joker’ Sequel
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GH’s Parry Shen Delivers the ‘Power Performance of the Week’
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Marcus Coloma On His GH Exit: “I Don’t Know Why That Decision Was Made, But I Don’t Feel Any ill Will and I Didn’t Feel I Got Fired”
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General HospitalFebruary 4, 2023
Marcus Coloma On His GH Exit: “I Don’t Know Why That Decision Was Made, But I Don’t Feel Any ill Will and I Didn’t Feel I Got Fired”
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General HospitalJanuary 31, 2023
Adam Huss Back to GH as Nikolas Cassadine
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General HospitalJanuary 29, 2023
General Hospital Alum Annie Wersching Dead at 45
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All My ChildrenFebruary 1, 2023
Kelly Ripa Launches Podcast on SiriusXM
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General HospitalFebruary 5, 2023
GH’s Parry Shen Delivers the ‘Power Performance of the Week’
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All My ChildrenJanuary 29, 2023
Michael B. Jordan Recalls His Acting Start as All My Children’s Reggie in SNL Opening Monologue
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NewsJanuary 31, 2023
Jessica Collins Series ‘Acapulco’ Renewed for Season 3
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As The World TurnsJanuary 30, 2023
ATWT Alum and ‘The Addams Family’ Favorite, Lisa Loring Dead at 64
Congratulations Ms. Lebine. I loved Ryan’s Hope and her work at GH.
As a lifetime soap fan, I agree with her comments regarding the care of the genre and the fact that this art form should have and could have adjusted itself to the changing times. Scripted dramas are not dead, they just needed some tweaks to survive. I wish ABC/Disney and the other PTB valued them as much as their loyal fans do.
I entend my congratulations to Claire Lebine. Her name is very familiar to soap fans. She was right when she said the soap fans are very loyal. I am loyal enough to keep ABC/D off my televisions. If ABC can dismiss me so casually then I can dismiss them too.
One of the greats of daytime. This is what the genre needs; someone with experience and TRULY cares about the characters and history. Soaps are not dead, because if they were, THAT network would not be producing the upcoming Nashville and currently airing Revenge. ABC used to have such a great programming dept. I guess that is not the case anymore.
Claire is a bona fide ROCK STAR with regard to this medium. RYAN’S HOPE (along with AMC) was the first soap I ever followed. She made GH a watchable entity again back in the early 90s when its action/adventure stories were becoming overkill. She even had a good turn on ONE LIFE. Her words speak volumes as to the idiocy of the networks. Her words have particular meaning as it was the asinine “suits” at the network that ultimately led to RH’s demise… they forced her out back in the early 80s and AGAIN in about ’84. If they’d left… Read more »
Joe, Good post!
I loved ryans hope. was really upset when we lost that soap .I wrote my first protest letter to abc ,so angry it was canceled .they could care less .they didnt care then and they dont care now.and you right claire is a rock star,she was involved in all the soaps that I cared about.
everything claire said is right on ,however I was happy with my soaps just the way they were ,my only problem was with general hospital and all those mob stories,I watched year after year of sonny jason ,all of them commit crime after crime after crime and never in all those years were any of them held accountable for there actions ,they were thrown in jail and ,well not behind bars, they were in that room ,where the lawyers go and before you knew it ,alexis or diane walks in and they are free ,poor max ,he never gets the… Read more »
Laughed out Loud, and said, ” You funny! ” And I needed that laugh, bc I’m home all day with headache, not feelings well.
Everything she said–so true and so sad.
A true legend! Spoken in a way that proves she knows, respectsand values the loyalty of the daytime audience. Too bad the daytime heads son’t share her views.
We are all in mourning and yet… she is right it isn’t over till it’s over and not yet!
Claire is the writer who made me a fan of GH. She writes beautiful soap.
Hey Michael : Are you at the academy awards? Are you going to attend any of the after parties? Hope you are well. Have fun.