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Jack Wagner Back To General Hospital And Already Taping Scenes!
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On-Air On-Soaps was dissecting pieces of a puzzle that started back on January 1oth when soap favorite, Jack Wagner tweeted a few statements that consisted of: “Going 2 bed early…Big Day 2moro.” Then on Friday he tweeted, “Caught up with an Old Friend of Ours 2day” Later, he was tweeting about former wife and on-screen co-star Kristina Wagner’s new documentary project. A source was telling us that they think Jack Wagner was already back at GH secretly taping some scenes for perhaps a handful of episodes.
Now comes word today via TV Guide that it looks to be true! The outlet is reporting that,”Wagner had already struck a deal and he’s already on the set secretly shooting.” Wagner, who played GH cop turned spy Frisco Jones, during the ’80s and ’90s, heyday of GH, and was last seen in 1995.
TVG also mentions that Antonio Sabato Jr had taken a meeting with GH, and that so many of the big names of GH are coming back back that John Stamos, Demi Moore, and Richard Dean Anderson are three enticing holdouts. Wonder if those three would even consider a return?
So soapers, what do you think of Jack’s secret return? Who else do you think should absolutely be part of the returns for the big-50? Let us know!
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GH’s Coby Ryan McLaughlin Talks: Shiloh’s ‘Dawn Of Day’ Followers, Playing A Cult Leader, And His Co-Stars
Ever since the arrival in Port Charles of the mysterious “David Henry Archer” (Hank) now better known now as “Shiloh” (Coby Ryan McLaughlin), the minds of several members of the community have been revealed to, or have fallen under his spell.
For Shiloh is the cult leader of the group “Dawn of Day”. He wields his manipulative skills to entrap unsuspecting people in his quest for power and control. And make no mistake about it … he certainly has a target for Sam (Kelly Monaco), and an ax to grind with her. For in her past, “the con-artist” Sam apparently swindled Shiloh’s father leaving him with next to nothing. In addition to that, it has been noted, that Shiloh shared combat time in Afghanistan with Drew Cain (Billy Miller), before changing his name and coming to the town, where says he owes Drew for saving his life.
In story, one of his most loyal followers, Kristina (Lexi Ainsworth) was to be initiated in the inner-circle of the cult, and after drinking from the cup as part of the ritual which drugged her, she was saved by Jason (Steve Burton ) who got her out of the “Dawn of Day” house and to a secret location, leaving Shiloh infuriated and needing to cover his tracks. As the story has played out, we learn that Brad (Parry Shen) has also been bitten by the “Dawn of Day” bug and believes in Shiloh’s musing. So much so that he wiped the evidence from the cup Krisina drank out of that Jason provided to Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) for testing in the hospital. The GH audience has also learned that Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) was one of Shiloh’s favorite former members of the cult. She has revealed she had a child with the guy (the baby she thinks is being raised by Brad) and needs to make sure he never finds out. But, does Shiloh secretly know?
When we last saw Shiloh on Thursday’s episode of GH, he went into the files of the “Dawn of Day” followers and found Kristina’s. He opened it, and we finally learn her “pledge” – a deep rooted secret from her past that one must share as part of the journey with the cult. It revealed, that Shiloh knows that Kristina was abused by her former boyfriend Kiefer and that her mother, Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) ran him down and killed him with her car. Kristina knows about it first-hand, because she saw it happen as she was in the car with Alexis. What will Shiloh eventually do with this Intel?
Michael Fairman TV chatted with Coby Ryan McLaughlin, who has been the catalyst for much of the latest trouble brewing on-screen on GH about: the complexities of playing such a dynamic, and yet terrifying character, what has it been like mixing it up with the stellar cast of the ABC daytime drama series, and what he thinks Shiloh’s next move might be. Here’s what Coby had to say about all and more!
What do you think about the reaction of the GH audience to Shiloh? Is it what you expected?
COBY: I’ve never really played a bad guy like this. It’s interesting playing a villain because they love to hate you. I’ll go on Instagram every now and then and throw elbows at the fans. It’s really a trip. The thing I like about this guy is that he’s not completely diabolical. There are other things going on with this guy; he has other agendas as well. It’s interesting seeing people react to what it is that I am doing while I have a storyline that is playing out.
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It’s is a bit of a trip as you say; because you have to, in many ways, be subtle in the manipulation as a cult leader would do. Did you do any research on cult leaders before stepping into Shiloh’s shoes?
COBY: I didn’t do much when I initially got the part, because I actually know some people like this. I think as actors, one of the most interesting parts of our jobs is that we just get to sit back and observe things about people’s behaviors. There are certain people who I have come across where my “Spidey senses” start tingling, and you think, “Well, I’m not going to get involved with this person, but what a fascinating individual. This behavior is so fascinating.” However, once I started this gig, yes, I did do research. I’ll tell you, the one thing that a lot of these guys have in common is that they are extraordinarily exuberant. They have just this energy about them, and they are seemingly humble. They have these grandiose visions and these delusions of grandeur, but they do it in a way where you’re like, “Huh. That almost seems kind of normal.” In order to get a large number of people to follow you, you’ve got to be charismatic, you’ve got to be saying something that people really tap into and want to hear. The behavior and psychology behind it are really interesting. I watched this one documentary and these people literally had no idea … until they did. They literally had no idea that they were in a cult until they woke up, and they were like, “Holy s**t. This isn’t right. This doesn’t feel right.” Shiloh is an interesting role to play, and it’s written so straight down the line that I really don’t have to push anything, because the guy is written as what he is. It’s really cool to be able to find all of the little things in that character, so I try to make him a whole bunch of different things to different people.
Did you know from the beginning that Shiloh would turn out to be this cult leader in the “Dawn of Day” storyline? Who did you screen-test with that landed you the part?
COBY: No, I didn’t know what he was going to be in the beginning. I knew that he had an agenda, and when Mark Teschner (casting director, GH) told me that he was going to be a cult leader, I was like, “Oh, okay. I know what I want to do.” I have always had the opinion that cult leaders don’t come off bad… they’ve got to be likable. You have to be able to relate to them in a way. You have to be able to look at them and be like, “Ah well, maybe in certain circumstances what this guy is doing is okay.” You have to be able to almost justify some of the behavior until you can’t anymore. I screen tested with Laura Wright (Carly), and she is really fantastic. We sit in the makeup chair and shoot the breeze all the time.
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So, is Shiloh infatuated with Sam? What does he ultimately want from her?
COBY: Yes, but he wants a lot. (Laughs) There’s a lot of backstory to him and what really brought him to Port Charles. Frank Valentini (executive producer, GH) and I have conversations all of the time about what this guy really is, and what his ultimate goals are, and that may change. I think that Shiloh is a guy who has come to find his power, and the more powerful he gets, the more he wants. You know, I’ve become a fan of General Hospital now. I never watched the show before I got this gig. I was a Days of our Lives guy years ago. Don’t tell anybody. (Laughs).
Okay… we will not tell. (Laughs) Ah, sorry! That’s got to be in the interview! (Laughs)
COBY: All of sudden, I will get a message from HR saying, “You’ve been great, but…” (Laughs) But as to what Shiloh wants with Sam, you know I will read the scripts in advance, and I’ll start creating certain these things for myself in my own mind, such as: “What if he wanted to screw over Sam because of what she did to his father?” What if it started like that, but all of the sudden he’s coming into some prominence and he wants to go after Sonny’s empire, and what if he wants to run the whole town and screw everybody…?” I go through this whole thing. It could literally go anywhere at any time, which is so cool about the soap world.
Without revealing what it is, do you have an idea of what the endgame is for Shiloh, or do you not?
COBY: No, I don’t. I think that it changes. This is a really malleable medium, I’m coming to discover. I think that nothing is set in stone. I ultimately know what I want… just because I ultimately think that the foundation of the whole thing is rooted deep within this individual’s character: his emotional makeup, and how he was treated. There is a lot of revenge going on with this guy, but there is a lot more than that. He’s not just motivated by revenge.
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Something had to have happened to him, of course, because you know how it works in soap operas!? If you’re completely evil or bad, and even if you do horrendous things, and they want to keep you on the show, they have to find a way to humanize the character. Otherwise, you’re there to cause trouble for a time, and you’re killed-off. Shiloh’s tentacles seem more far-reaching then viewers first suspected. He has this thing for Willow, who used to be in the cult, and now he’s got Brad under this thumb. What did you think about how much Shiloh is intertwined with and affecting the Port Charles canvas right now?
COBY: I think that he is an apex predator. I think that he sees certain people, and he knows how to utilize them for what he wants. It’s kind of like a chess game. He knows where Brad is. He’s always wanted Willow, because it’s the one that got away, so there are certain things he uses as a means to an end, and there are certain things that I think he wants just for himself. I think the relationships that he creates with this “higher-ups” in the town are because he knows he can utilize them, and there are some personal relationships that he keeps personal. Shiloh has his own reasons for doing what he does, especially with Willow. I think he was grooming her to be something. Just the fact that she left him … really bothers him.
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He doesn’t know that Willow had his child, or does he … hmmm?
COBY: No, not as far as we know.
If he was to know, what do you think he would do?
COBY: Well … you’re just going to have to watch and find out.
So, when you found out that there was this major initiation going on which included: the drugging of Kristina, the huge payment she made to be in Shiloh’s inner-circle, and how he was preying on her vulnerability, were you like, “Oh my, God! They’re really going all the way with this cult thing?”
COBY: No. We kind of alluded to it, and it has to go all the way. I wasn’t surprised when I read that in the script. This is this guy’s MO. He gets what he wants.
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Shiloh’s s really upset that Kristina is missing and has figured that Jason kidnapped her. He wants her back in the fold, correct?
COBY: He does want her back, but he wants her back for a variety of reasons … and not just the fact that she reminds him of Willow. That’s part of it, but I personally believe that he wants her back, because as I mentioned earlier it’s all about chess pieces for him. He sets up the prominent people in his organization, so he can set them up to expand his means and to expand his agenda … to motivate his agenda, because there is a bigger picture to all of this. Kristina is a Corinthos and she is part of the most powerful family in Port Charles, so there is that as well. He wants to be able to have that power hold over that towns that he is in.
Many in the audience are wondering if Shiloh having sex with Kristina was a key part of his plan. Is that part of his ritual? Having sex with women upon initiation into his “inner circle”… or is that a grey area?
COBY: Here is the thing, everything is consensual with him … that’s where his charm comes into play, that’s where sense of power comes into play. So, with these women, nothing is forced. There is not coercion … at all! So, yes, its alluded that he sleeps with them, but we don’t necessarily know if that is true for all of them … or…. if it is just for the ones that he takes a liking to. The other thing we know; is that this guy is also a megalomaniac, so it’s also an exertion of power as well. What I tried to do with it was not make it so completely overt. He is a bit of a jerk, but I don’t want it to overstep that boundary of being tasteless. I think you can go too far with it, so that is one of the reasons that we alluded to the fact that it was always consensual, and people what to be with him for one reason, or another.
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That’s why there was an important conversation written into the script with Jason, Sam, and Michael (Chad Duell) about how there is no way to nail Shiloh for a crime because he is so cagey with every move he makes.
COBY: Yeah, you could say cagey, I say smart.
Now, Jason is his target. Would you say there are even more underlying reasons that the obvious of why he dislikes Jason so much? Does he really have an axe to grind with him?
COBY: I think he likes messing with people, and I think if he is unable to exert his power, or his will, or his control, over somebody, it really annoys him. The stuff with Steve Burton is rather fun! Shiloh can’t manipulate Jason like he can manipulate these girls, or the way he manipulates Brad, because Jason just operates on a whole different level. I think that Shiloh finds it fascinating that he can’t get to him. Shiloh also wants to get him out of the way, because he can’t out-muscle him. Even if I could, the writers wouldn’t allow it. (Laughs) So, that’s never going to happen. As Shiloh, I have to out-think him, because I want him out of the picture. Shiloh sees Jason as an obstacle and he wants him out of the way, and he will do it by any means necessary, via him or with his kids… anyway that he can, because he can’t get at him on his level, because the playing field isn’t equal.
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What about Shiloh’s relationship with Drew (Billy Miller)? What does he truly feel about him?
COBY: I have this conversation with Frank Valentini all the time. I think the relationship I have with Drew might be the only true relationship I have with anybody. I think that Drew really did what Shiloh said that he did. I think Drew really saved his life, and he does really want to pay that debt back. I think therein really lies the contradiction with this guy. It makes it difficult for him to operate. I think he is conflicted on some levels because he is one guy to Drew, and he is a different guy to everybody else. I think the way Shiloh is with Drew is real. In his past, I think that Shiloh was completely fatalistic and reckless and didn’t care if he lived or died, and Drew did save his life, and he gave him a purpose. However, I also think that he is such a damaged individual. He needs that feeling of safety by exuding his power and control over others. The writers have alluded to the fact that he has this other life, and that he was a broken individual, and turned his life around and came back from the brink of dying, of killing myself, of not caring. So, with Drew, I don’t want to manipulate him. I don’t want to use him. I am truly just grateful for the fact that he allowed me another chance at life. I love working with Billy, because that’s when I get to be human. I’m not trying to gaslight him. I’m not trying to get something from him – well, I’ll take that back, because I am trying to get something from him. I’m just not trying to do it in a way that I go about it with the other characters. There is a huge amount of respect between the two of us.
Unfortunately, Drew doesn’t remember anything about their past, which puts “pause” in believing Shiloh’s war stories.
COBY: Yet. (Laughs). Well, we’ve been alluding to the fact of, “What if he did this? What if he went back into his memories? What if he were able to remember? There are a lot of “What if’s …” So, they keep a lot of balls in the air with this relationship.
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What has it been like working with Lexi Ainsworth in this story, because she has been the main character so far drawn into the cult?
COBY: She’s great. I love Lexi. She is so easy, fun, and safe, and just a really nice person. We sit and chat all of the time and talk about what it is that we want from each other in the scene and how it’s going to work. Everyone is great. Kaetlyn MacMullan is so much fun as well as Willow. As an actor, it’s really fun when you get people who really want to play and want to go.
And, what are your thoughts on working with GH favorite, Kelly Monaco, who is key in your storyline?
COBY: Kelly is rad. We talk about being able to “play jazz” all of the time, which means being able to go into a scene and just riff and have a good time, because there is so much dialog that you have to learn. I mean, that dialogue is nuts, and sometimes you forget halfway through a page-long monologue when you are at 27 pages in. That’s when it’s wonderful to have a really good dance partner who can pick you up. There are times where I get so off script, and I’m like, “Holy s**t! Where am I going with this?” (Laughs) I have got really good people like Lexi, Katelyn, or Kelly who have my back and that just makes it fun.
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Some actors like to watch back their work, while others don’t. Do you check out your performances on GH?
COBY: Yeah. Somebody on Instagram, this wonderful fan, will take all of the Shiloh’s scenes and post them! Shockingly, I don’t own a television, so I don’t watch the show that way.
Do you make changes or adjustments once you see your work?
COBY: Not really. I made a decision to keep it real low-key with this, and just try to play everything real. The other thing is I had never done anything like this before in my career. I was so intimated by this whole thing, that it was like, “Alright man. Just get in and listen. Listen to what your scene partners are saying to you.” In my approach, I am trying to be as still as I can possibly be and let whatever that person is saying motivate my responses and my actions. If I watch my work, I’m like, “Yeah, that makes sense to me; I like that. That’s something that this individual would do.” Shiloh controls every situation that he is in, and even when he is introduced to new characters, he doesn’t wait to be introduced, he’ll just walk up and say, “Hi, I’m Shiloh! What’s new with you? How’s it going?” (Laughs) He kind of disarms them in every scene he is in.
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Soap fans first saw you on The Young and the Restless in your stint as Andrew working alongside Eileen Davidson (Ashley). How was that experience for you?
COBY: Eileen was unreal. She was really cool, because none of this phased her. She had been doing daytime so long that it was just a thing to her. I’d sit there and read my scripts over and over and over again, but she just knew how to do it. It was so easy for her, that it made it easy for me.
In a broad stroke, what would you tells the fans to look forward to with Shiloh?
COBY: Well, Shiloh is going to continue his agenda. He is going to have to go about it in a different way. There are things going down right now (and I won’t spoil it) that are going to change the way he operates, and he is going to have to get what he wants in a different way. Some of the people who you would have thought that he trusted, have turned against him. It just all makes it more fun for him because this is a huge game. Even the stuff with Sam, you may think that you know where it is going, but it may not be. So, as much as he is enamored by Sam, he has an agenda with her.
So, what do you think will be Shiloh’s next move? Will he blackmail Alexis to get Kristina back at “Dawn of Day”? What is his plan for Sam? Is Shiloh connected to a key family in Port Charles, but it has yet to be revealed? Who else do you think might wind up in the cult? Finally, are you enjoying Coby’s performance on GH? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below!
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Miss him on B&B. Glad to see others appreciate him.
It’s Great!!! Love to see Frisco again and have Maxie have both of her parents there!!! Soon they will be grandparentsand hopefully it will be SPIXIE time!
I didn’t know Frisco was Maxies’ father.
ie: the Spixie storyline….. SpinELLIE/ellie/Maxie. i have to agree.. with a post i read… that when you can’t agree with whom He should be in… ie: true TRIANGLE …… spinelli and maxie…. or spinelli and Ellie….
this has been spot on…. LOVE…. and he’s doing such a good job… with both of his gals/Ladies…. it’s endearing…. touching… and both of them…. Maxie and Ellie deserve LOVE.
for a newbie… I have to give props to Ellie…. she’s caught on… at least with me, anyway. it’s a treat and fun to watch Spinelli have something all his own…. you know… no family…. or siblings… now he’s got two of them….
aside from… and I WILL WAIT… for KM… Robin to come back and re-unite with Patrick…. the greatest and best love story….
watching Maxie and Spinelli, w/ellie…. comes pretty close to ….
I am looking forward to Frisco Jones coming home to Port Charles and reuniting with his daughter, Maxie. I want to see some Father/Daughter scenes where Maxie gets into his face for being an absentee Dad. Also seeing Felecia’s face when he shows up in Port Charles.
John Stamos would be a dream come true!
and I’d love to see Richard Dean Anderson! I watched him for years on Stargate SG1 and Atlantis, but always saw him and thought – of General Hospital and his crazy wife Heather!
he was funny on abc’s Young Doctor’s in Love movie too.
It great that Frisco is back. We will have to see how Maxi reacts to his arrival.
I’ve made my thoughts on all this casting nonsense…..I mean, news…..clear. Bait, hook and catch. After April 1st, where will they all go and what will it all mean? You want to have faith and be optimistic? Gesundheit. Me, I subscribe to the philosophy that sometimes too much is not a good thing. And I am not confident each of these returns will be met with satisfaction, or the ignoring of other characters will appeal to fans either. Just do good work with what you have, and then bring on the big names. Don’t use familiar and beloved faces to cover up mediocre work.
I’m thinking most of them will just be around for the Nurse’s Ball (50th anniversary)…
Agreed… I am certain they are bringing back as many of the character from the past to celebrate the 50th anniversary. That’s a smart thing to do to celebrate the show and all of it’s years and all of it’s great characters and talented actors and actreses. Yes… it’s too bad we can’t have them stay longer but we get them back for some time that we wouldn’t have gotten before. The talent gets to work and in this economy and with what is happening to the genre… a very good thing! I am loving it! Writing for short stints and massively complex storylines is hard to do and I think they are doing a fabulous job with it!
I don’t think of it as casting mumbo jumbo… I know their 50th anniversary is coming up and they’re building up to the Nurses Ball as well, so I love they’re trying to get as many old faces to come back! How long have we wanted those people to come back… and now it’s just so fun that hey, they’re doing what they can to make this a special year for longtime fans and for General Hospital!
now if only Richard Simmons could get an exercise class going for the GH staff to get in shape for their Nurses Ball performances! 😀
Now that would be perfect to see Richard Simmons
OMG! I’m loving this so much. Please keep the good news coming.
Sound like good news to me!
Exciting! Brings back the “good old days”. Weeeee!
Yes…..Jagger Cates…….please!
….. ooooh Decker Moss! I remember him too! 😀
Well speaking of Jagger Cates… this weekend was cold and pouring rain, so I dug out some old VHS tapes – unlabeled of course – to see what was on them. Watched a lot of old StarTrek TNG and then oh, surprise, surprise! An old episode of GH…. from 19 years ago!
It was Karen and Jagger’s impromptu wedding at Kelly’s – in attendance were Monica, Alan and Jason Quartermaine (long before his accident), Tony & Bobbi and Bobbi’s Aunt Ruby, Sean and Tiffany, Lois and Brenda and Miguel, Jagger’s siblings – Stone and Gia, Mac and Felicia and Robin, and Audrey and Steve Hardy.. little Maxie was in the hospital and Kevin (or was it Ryan) was watching her while Felicia was at the wedding. wow, that was fun to see!
it’s absolutely tremendous news that Frisco and Felicia fans have waited for for 18 years. Just to see them interact on screen together again will have been worth the wait. About time!
RDA? Heck, yes! I would love to see Liz/RH have scenes with her onscreen Daddy as played decades ago by Richard Dean Anderson. It is time for Dr. Jeff Webber to come home, even for just a few short scenes with his youngest daughter.
Well, if he’s back, hope it’s a longer stint and gets some airtime, not just sitting in the background like Tristan Rogers & Kristina Malandro. Even Ian Buchanan seems to be bumbling around. I was also excited when Rick Springfield came back but then he was gone. So, not a huge fan of bringing fan favorites back for a minute….. leave them gone if they’re not going to be utilized properly. Bloated cast.
Oh Ces, live a little. BTW, Kristina has done away with Malandro about 20 years ago! What if most of the returnee’s don’t want a contract? Isn’t it nice that the show is paying tribute to it’s legacy characters and showcasing them? Sharing scenes again? Wouldn’t that be FUN? For once? GH had been so dark the past decade that most of its legacy characters were killed off or so horribly written, they should have been bumped off. Rick Springfield is more into his music anyway so he couldn’t devote more time even if GH wanted him to. At least GH keeps his character in Patricks life. Well, your not going to enjoy GH now, then move over because judging by the ratings, we are coming back in droves.
I didn’t say I wasn’t enjoying the show. I love the show actually!! I just don’t think these short stints are necessary for ratings. I do love seeing these actors return, but not if they don’t plan on sticking around. Take for instance Kimberly McCullough, she can’t commit to the show and yet Patrick is still idle. Even if he’s moving on, he really can’t, because fans now know that Robin is alive. Sometimes the past is best left in the past. The show has a lot going for it right now regardless!
Anna being back full time has been the Best we have seen her since 1991! She has returned many times but as cartoon. I am sure some will end up being a contract down the line
Yes, I agree with that! Love Finola Hughes and I’m glad she IS back full-time! 🙂 Wish Tristan Rogers would get a contract!
Agreed!!! We can only hope that Anna/Finola is there for a long time! She’s AWESOME!
I love Anna. I hope we get to see her interact with Frisco. Maybe they can team up and rescue Robin, since Robert is in a coma, and isn’t able to tell anyone that Robin is alive..
OH MY Goodness!!!!!!!!! I’m about to pass out! Frank Valentini is THE MAN! How anyone could think he and Ron don’t appreciate GH history is beyond me. Every actor/actress who meets with him are so impressed by both his excitement for the show and his story ideas….well…except for Steve…um…er….whatshisname. In any event, we will have Frisco & Felicia back and sharing scenes with Duke & Anna and maybe an awake Robert. Also add in Luke & Laura! Scotty & Lucy & Kevin! Now Jagger is a possibility….I’m seriously having heart palpitations. I’ve heard nothing from Vanessa Marcil and she LOVES GH so it should be interesting if she is back. Since Kin Shriner is back, he’s best buds with John Stamos so that may work out. Demi Moore and RDA, I don’t know. Thank you Frank and Ron for caring so much. Either ABC gave them more money or Frank is one heck of budgeter!
Blackie needs to get out of jail and visit Port Charles! That would be awesome.
Bring back Bobbie and Audra Hardy (is the actress still alive?) I know Jackie has new lips like Leslie does, but what the hey! Luke needs his sister. How about Scotty’s mother. Just bring back some of the faces from the Glory (or is it Gloria (Monty) Days!
Yes! Bobbie and Audry Hardy!
Sean Donnelly and Tiffany Hill
Yes! And Bobbie and Audry.
oooh yeah – Sean and Tif!
How about Tiffany?
Bring Robbin back and Nicholas and Lukes bartender son, can’t think of his name, and of course Lucky , all the oldies except Heather,( enough of her antics ). Make Maxi tell the truth.
I’m so looking forward to the return of the GH alumni. Since the original family was the Hardy’s, I truly think members of that family should be seen. That would mean the return (even if only for a guest appearances) of Rachel Ames (Audrey Hardy), Matthew Ashford (Tom Hardy), Richard Dean Anderson (Jeff Webber) and Scott Reeves (Steve Webber).
Genie Francis is returning. It would be so nice to see other members of the Spenser family. Luke and Laura’s sons: Tyler Christopher (Nikolas), Jonathan Jackson (Lucky) and Nathan Parsons (Ethan), Denise Alexander (Leslie Webber, Laura’s mom) and Jackie Zeman (Luke’s sister Bobbi).
The Nurse’s Ball is returning because of the efforts of Sabrina Santiago among others. Sabrina’s cousin is Juan Santiago (Michael Saucedo). Juan’s biological father was L&B artist, Miguel Morez (Ricky Martin). Wouldn’t it be cool to Michael and Ricky return for a guest appearance? The Ball will need entertainment, Ricky Martin could perhaps perform. Also to perform could be other alumni, such as L&B artist Eddie Mann/Ned Ashton (Wally Kurth), his on-screen daughter Brook Lynn (Adrianne Leon). Eli Love/Noah Drake (Rick Springfield), Haunted Star headliner Starr Manning (Kirsten Alderson), her on-screen mother Blair Cramer (Kassie DePaiva), the should be out-of-jail by now Blackie Parrish (John Stamos) and his friend the former singer at The Outback, Dusty Walker (Shaun Cassidy).
Kin Shriner, Antonio Sabato Jr and Demi Moore are being mentioned as possiby returning, What about Sean and Tiffany Donely (John Reilly and Sharon Wyatt) perhaps Ric Lansing (Rick Hearst), or back from the dead Stefan Cassadine (Stephen Nichols)?
I LOVE your imagination! 🙂
Dusty never played the Outback. The OUTback did not open until 1991. Dusty and Teri played at Duke’s in 1987. Must be thinking of Sean’s Son (Christian) that played the outback.
Sorry MK, it might have been Duke’s. Forgive me, it WAS a long time ago. lol Not sure I remember Christian.
Love it Barbara!!! All great suggestions! Frank and Ron… listen to Barbara!!! Please! It would be so much fun even if they were there for only a few shows!!!
I would like to remember them when they were young although Anna looks great and Luke is always hot. What are we going to do with all these people?
Exactly!
I would really love to see Jason back in General Hospital this show is not the same without him. He and sonny are the best part of General Hospital pleaseeeeeeeeeee bring back Jason back!!!!!!
Agreed MJ… I would love to have SB back as Jason… but this time have him come back as Jason Quartermaine and the storylines are unlimited. Also a great opportunity to bring some characters from the past back.
Please bring Jason back-he and Sam deserve alittle hapiness.
Jack Wagoner and John Stamos back now that will make fans like me smile. I have watched GH for the past 30 years.
They can perform Sneak Attack! 😉
I am a die-hard GH fan and I always loved Frisco. Now it seems like anyone who was ever on the show is coming back for a final swan song before they cancel the show. Too bad.
It is for the 5Oth, not a swan song
Laura… think for the 50th Anniversary and not the other!!!
LOVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVE IT:)
Rick Springfield!
I am looking forward to all the returns! I believe most will be coming in for the Nurse’s Ball (in honor of the 50th anniversary) and not staying long.
I agree with most everyone else here, but would like to add that Felix’s last name is Dubois – and I for one would LOVE to see Billy Dee Williams return as Toussaint Dubois. Relation to Felix?: uncle, cousin, father, whatever! 🙂 Liked him and Epiphany…
Ooh!! Good catch on the Dubois name. Billy Dee would be great for a few episodes to make that connection.
Agree with Violet. CTwildheart, I didn’t catch the name similarity, so glad you did. Hope they are related and Billy Dee can join the cast for the 50th Anniversary, maybe get a little something going again with Epithamy and stick around.
great news, hope they write a worthwhile story line and not unbelieveable story.
demi moore is talking abt a gh return? that would generate a lot of press for gh and daytime soaps and even primetime soaps but how does this benefit moore? she already is attacked by the hollywood entertainment press as it is. wouldn’t guesting on a soap make them mock her some more though? it is mysoginist how hollywood and the entertainment media chastise moore for her youth obsession. hello? that’s every hollywood actor and actress! moore obviously has issues w/ aging. but that’s exactly how it is w/ george clooney! moore is made fun of for her penchant for being w/ younger men. but clooney is praised for his revolving door of much younger gfs. he’s proclaimed as a “bachelor” and a “prize” and there’s speculation abt w/c gf is going to be the woman who marries him while moore is the pathetic woman clinging to her looks! clooney’s never mocked for how ridiculous he looks as this old lothario w/ 1 new gf after the next but moore is mocked for being an older woman w/ a younger man. typical hollywood patriarchy bec older men who are white like clooney must be preserved as the “ideal”. clooney looks stupid and he’s compensating for being old way too much whenever he shows up on the red carpet w/ a new gf.
well said.
OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH ! For the LOVE of God…. Bobbie Spencer… ALREADY!
Seriously? Just Saying….
All the Hoopla about GHs’ – 50…. wouldn’t be a complete Tribute…. w/out Jackie Zeman.
Forget James Franco! The star they should have been getting has always been Richard Dean Anderson as Jeff Webber. I would like to see Heather, Monica and Lesley all fighting over him. He is also perfect to take on the Steve Hardy Legacy. Antonio, Yes Please, but only when Robin or Brenda return.
I would love him to be back I miss all the old actors been watching for years
sounds like these actors don’t have any other type of rules anywhere else. Sad, the economy hit the performing arts also
Looking forward to see Blackie. Audrey should come back. Who is Scotty’s Mom?
I will have my 50th anniversay also with the show. Started to watch it after my daughter was born. (1963)
Would love for Tiffany and Sean, Blackie,Laura, Scotty, Bobbie, Louise, and Ned come back. Iam a huge Jack Wagner fan so happy he is coming back ! Want the show to bring back Jason and Robin and Robert
Ned was back, today, 1/24/2013.
sure would be nice if Sean and Tiffany could bring Robert back to PC !
I actually loved when brenda was originally on & with sonny. when they brought her back the writers gave her a HORRIBLE storyline that made her look whiny & annoying, & didnt keep her & sonny happy together for more than 2 minutes!!! but i would love her back together with sonny raising her son!!!
I think they should bring back Sean and Tiffany, Frisco, and where has Bobby been, Carly needs her?
I LoVE YOU I just wish you would sing
How many more people can they add? There are way too many people on already. They need to stick with the core characters and just build good story lines for them.
I think it’s wonderful seeing these old faces and characters! I’d like to see Jacki Zeiman come back to the group!
i was a bit upset with all these characters showing up thinking they were spreading the storylines too thin, until someone said they are primarily back for the 50 years anniversary. And i think the writers have bone a great job incorporating them into existing stories or creating short new ones for them. Kudos to the writing teams, at least so far.
WONDERFUL NEWS!
I hope Jack Wagner is back. He and Christina were such a hot couple. My daughter will go wild.
I don’t understand why they are going through all these people?
Bring Back JASON
Agreed… but I want it to be SB!
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I don’t care to see Demi Moore back. Her story line wasn’t much, and she wasn’t there for very long. She has no history with anyone. IE: she isn’t anyone’s parent,etc. Richard Dean Anderson would be awesome, as he is Elizabeth’s father, and also a doctor. Pairing him with Monica? Can you imagine. She needs a man! Also, I hate the way they just forgetting that Robert has another child besides Robin. He is Bobby’s son, Lucas’ father. (Robert and Cheryl, Tiffany’s sister, had a baby together and Bobby adopted him!) It bugged me that Luke had to make up a son to give him, when he should have mentioned Lucas. I wouldn’t mind seeing John Stamos, but only if he is just going to walk on and off..there is no need to build a big storyline for him. Jagger…eh…I would not want to see him with Brenda, so what would be the point? Now…if only Brenda would come back and REALLY be with Sonny….I’d LOVE that. But only if she plans to stick around, and only if they write her with some sense and give her a believable career. I also hate the way they are writing Lucy. I’d have like to see her come back with a successful business competing with Connie/Kate. Not STILL trying to swindle her way into everyone’s life. With all that being said…I’m loving GH!! Love the writers! And glad Steve Burton is gone. Y&R can keep him.
Cheryl eventually set the record straight..Robert was not Lucas’s father. His biological dad was Julian Jerome. So Robin is Robert’s only child (that we know of)
I have waited many years to hear that he was coming back, many prayers. Now if we could just get Shawn and Tiffany, and get Robert ‘healthy’ and back on the screen. I think it would be awesome to see Robert & Anna, Shawn & Tiffany, Frisco & Felicia, Luke & Laura all together on the canvas. Some of my favorite parts of GH were when I was young and all these couples were there and together and all the spy work…just no Faison stories, please. Oh, and I think it’s about time Blackie Parrish was released from prison. This is a soap after all, they would never keep him imprisoned for life!
One more thing while I’m at it…PLEASE switch Lucy’s crazy button to off. That vampire story was really boring and ridiculous when it was originally written and aired on the GH spinoff (the show name escapes me now), but for Lucy to relive it and go crazy calling Sam, Livvie and John, Caleb and worse yet stabbing him with a stake (broken chair leg), well, it’s the stupidest thing I have ever seen on GH and I have NEVER complained about storylines, EVER!! Just my humble opinion…..
I would like to see him make a play for Felicia and have her tell him where to get off.
Oh yeah!!
You really need to bring Jason back. It was the worst story line and he needs to come back as Jason. He doesn’t need to be on the young and restless get him back plz.
it’s pretty obvious…robin’s rescue, stones brother would be a great hero….friso there to help her save robert….and help maxie do the right thing since she’s pregnant by the love of her life..and when they all have happy endings they old crew can go after jerry and faison…of course with their base of operations in the penthouse with the secret room..luke,laura,robert,holly,anna,duke,mac,friso,felicia,jagger,sonny..all now protecting their little grandkids instead of their kids…sorry for rambling but i havent missed more than a handful of episodes since 1982!!! that’s my ideal senario
you know, I would even like to see clips of favorites that can’t stop by for a scene anymore because their portrayers have died along with their characters
Steve Hardy
Nurse Jessie Brewer
Ruby Anderson (Luke & Bobbi’s aunt that ran Kelly’s)
Lila & Edward Quartermaine
I agree. And what ever happened To Bobbie, I haven’t seen her on there in a very long time.