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Josh Swickard and Laura Wright Talk GH’s 60th Anniversary, Nurses’ Ball & The Loss of Beloved Colleagues

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Today, we celebrate the incredible milestone of ABC’s General Hospital officially turning 60-years-old.  The soap debuted on this day on April 1,1963.

Two of the series current stars: Josh Swickard (Chase) and Laura Wright (Carly) chatted with Michael Fairman earlier this week for a conversation on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel.

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Josh and Laura share what it has meant to be part of such an iconic television show, plus the two actors recall their GH  ‘audition’ stories, and who took them under their wing when they came to the GH set for the first time.

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In addition, with the GH Nurses’ Ball returning next week, Josh teases what number he might sing when Chase takes the Nurses’ Ball stage, and if Chase will repair his relationship with Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton) during the episodes.

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Laura looks into what the future of Carly’s relationship with Drew (Cameron Mathison) might look like, and both actors express their sadness on the tragic and sudden death of their beloved producer, Nneka Garland, earlier in the week, as well as the recent passing of cast member Sonya Eddy (Epiphany) and the tribute episode that GH just aired in her honor.

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You can watch the full interview with Josh and Laura below.

Now, let us know, are you rooting for Chase and Brook Lynn to get back together during the Nurses’ Ball? Are you rooting for Carly and Drew to stay together, or would you want Carly back with Sonny?  Let us know in the comment section.

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Yes, I’d like to see Chase and BrookLyn reunite although happy couples usually translate to “boring”. But he deserves happiness and maybe she’ll step up to the challenge. Carly and Droop? Couldn’t care less; I fast forward their saccharine “love” scenes.

Nice to see this. However Michael has been working overtime celebrating Y&R’s 50th but has given very little attention to GH’s 60th. Puzzling!!

Thanks so much for your reply Michael. I am so sorry, I just assumed that GH was having a big Red Carpet thing. Also,as you said the passing of Nineka Garland was a tremendous blow to the show. I should have thought of that.

Thank you for being such a champion for the daytime world. I really appreciate that! We daytime fans really need and appreciate you!

Carly and Drew are not working. No visible chemistry. That doesn’t mean she should be with Sonny as that ship has passed (and they are NO Alan and Monica).

The writers need to come up with a story for Carly instead of pigeonholing her into those of other characters. Quite frankly, a few months on the back burner can do wonders for this character. Looking back, Elizabeth has been the true lead over the past few months, hoping from one story to another. While some of them may have been duds, it’s nice to see RH front and center.

Despite having chemistry, the writers have kind of ruined any Chase-Brook Lynn relationship. They’ve weakened a legacy character played by a good actress. BLQ needs to be this generation’s Tracy. Be smart and own her mistakes.

Drew is what would happen if Tony Robbins and Pat Boone had a baby together. I agree that they insert Carly into everyone else’s stories whether she’s connected to them or not. I mean, she’s walking around with a picture of Lizzy’s parents in her purse! Then she stumbles upon Valentin on Jason’s bridge of tears, and again, is inserted into a story where she doesn’t belong. The problem is that Carly has not grown or evolved since she arrived in Port Charles over 20 years ago, and yet, she’s written as if she were a heroine. She commits horrible acts while wearing a halo and a perpetual smirk. Carly needs to take a long break and return with a character developing storyline. Right now, she’s unemployed and broke and yet, she hasn’t done a thing to get herself back on her feet. I guess she’s too busy meddling in other people’s lives.

Harry / got a chuckle about Drew’s parentage. He certainly doesn’t come across as the child of Alan Quartermaine and Susan Moore. And, this only applies to the current incarnation as played by CM. Billy’s Drew was a lot more dynamic than Cameron’s. I had hope when they reintroduced the character and he interacted with Liesl and Valentin on Cassadine Island. Not long after arriving back in PC, he turned into a generic character.

The writers are so selective in not addressing the Jason memory issue. He’s a Q when he chooses.

I miss Leslie Charleson’s presence on screen. We need Monica to tell Carly to get out of her house (that Alan gave to her). Hopefully, Tracy’s return in two weeks will right the ship.

I miss Leslie as well. Let’s bring back the Quartermaine’s! Sorry, Mikey, Willow and Olivia, don’t cut it.If Leslie Charleston can’t come back, I say recast Monica. I’d recommend Erika Slezak. She could hold her own going tie to toe with Tracy( reminiscent of Vicki’s battles with Dorian on OLTL).

I will differ with you here. After 45 years, LV is ingrained in the role of Monica. Patty McCormack did well as a temporary recast (as storyline was written that required Monica and LC’s return wasn’t in question then). We had a one-day recast last year and then Monica hasn’t been seen since then (but gracefully heard on the Epiphany tribute).

I love me some Erika Slezak, but she lives in Connecticut and has turned down Frank previously to come to LA for any extended role. We can dream though. Wouldn’t she be a hoot as Austin & Mason’s mysterious boss lady?

I’d like to see Sonny back with Carly

Not me. The never had chemistry nor did they seem have much of a romance together.

Harry,
But I always felt that he and Brenda did and she was right telling Sonny that, “that girl” will ruin your life.

Please Hallmark Drew and Weeping Nina need to go. In my opinion, Billy Miller and Michelle Stafford were fabulous & brought depth to their roles. The two playing Drew and Nina are one dimensional. Reunite Carly and Sonny.

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General Hospital’s Adam J. Harrington Weighs-in On John and Carly, and How it’s ‘Starting to Get Very Complicated”

On recent episodes of General Hospital, Carly (Laura Wright) came to John “Jagger” Cates (Adam Harrington) rescue as he was beaten down in an assault. Carly put on her “nurses cap,” sort of speak, and got John to his hotel room and watched over to him, to make sure he didn’t lose consciousness.

GH fans also got their first glimpse of what may be a new romance for Carly, if she and John continue to bond.  If John and Carly were to have a relationship, it would certainly have a ripple effect with Jason (Steve Burton) and Sonny (Maurice Benard).

Adam J. Harrington shared his view on the scenes and what might be next between the two. Speaking to Soap Opera Digest, Harrington shared, “I thought it was written in a way where there’s an understanding and a respect between them both. I don’t think there was any moment where she was not aware that he’s an FBI agent, and there was no moment that he wasn’t aware of her history and relationship to other people in the town. I really liked it. I was really looking forward to shooting it with Laura and we had a really nice time shooting it.”

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When Carly and John part ways, it seems there were some romantic sparks, as Harrington puts it, “Isn’t that interesting that sometimes with people, the one moment they actually show how they feel is when they know there’s an escape hatch. They know they’re about to walk away. So, it’s almost safe in that moment to do it. I thought that was really special about how (the writers) handled John and Carly. Even the music in that scene was beautifully done.”

Where is this all heading? Conflict! Internally and professionally, and as Adam explains, “Who Carly was to John on paper as just a tool to be used as bait is starting to get very complicated.”

What would you think of a John and Carly pairing? Would you prefer him with Anna, or neither of them? Let us know via the comment section and take our poll below.

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General Hospital’s Steve Burton Reveals the Emotional Scene He Almost Could Not Get Through

On a recent episode of General Hospital, Jason received a message from his mother, Monica Quartermaine (Leslie Charleson) via a note. The effect it had on Jason’s portrayer, Steve Burton turned out to be quite visceral.

As GH fans know, although Jason’s bio-mom was Susan Moore, he was raised and adopted by Monica. Speaking on his Daily Drama podcast with his co-host and GH co-star, Bradford Anderson (Spinelli), Steve shared some insight on the difficulties he had getting through that scene.

Burton shared that in the key moment, “Brooklyn (played by Amanda Setton) came in and that’s where she gave me (Jason) the letter from Monica. That was a very hard scene for me to do. That was a tough one. That was the one time I was almost going to call ‘cut!’  It read ‘Jason, I believe in you.’ I was literally going to walk off the set.”

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To clarify and in the story, Monica was saying “I believe in you” and that she knows Jason didn’t shoot Dante (Dominic Zamprogna). Steve added, “It was tough, man. Emotionally, it was a tough scene. It was overwhelming in the moment.”

Steve went on to detail to Anderson, “She (Brook Lynn) pushed it to me and I read it and she was walking out and I had to stop her, but I was so emotional I couldn’t even get it out.  And at that point, I’m like, ‘Do I just keep going … or do I just walk off the set right now?’ But, I knew just to stay, because it’s so hard to get back there, once you shut it down. I knew, the next take wasn’t going to be the same.”

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It’s clear that Leslie Charleson is so missed on-screen as Monica by all of her castmates, and that Jason and Monica had a very special mother/son relationship throughout the decades on GH.

What did you think of the moment when Jason got a note from Monica that said, “I believe in you?” Were you touched as well? Let us know in the comment section. You can check out the latest episode of Steve and Bradford’s podcast below.

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George Russo to Appear on General Hospital as Carmine Cerullo

Coming up, it looks like Brook Lynn’s (Amanda Setton) grandfather, Carmine Cerullo is headed to Port Charles.

According to casting news from the ABC soap opera, George Russo will take on the role. Russo will tape his episode next week on April 15th and will appear on the May 15th episode of the long-running daytime drama series.

If George looks familiar he has been in numerous primetime television shows and motion pictures including: The Offer. Winning Time, Grand Crew and Shameless.

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Longtime GH viewers will recall that Lois’ (Rena Sofer) dad, Carmine, was previously showed up in Port Charles on and off from 1994 to 1996 and was played by John Capudice.

Clearly, it seems that Carmine will be a part of Chase (Josh Swickard) and Brook Lynn’s wedding.  Will it go off without a hitch? Are you looking forward to it? Stay tuned.

Who else would you like to see attend the nuptials? Gloria Cerullo (Ellen Travolta), any other blasts from the pasts who should be present? Let us know in the comment section.

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