General Hospital
Michael Easton's Heartfelt Message To Fans: "Due to some legal this and that, I cannot be at GH After February 8th!"
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If you woke up this morning, you may have seen the touching message posted from soap opera favorite, Michael Easton (John, GH) from his facebook page. And now what many have been concerned about has come to pass. Due to the legal issues surrounding the usage of original One Life to Live character John McBain, Michael Easton’s time at General Hospital has come to a halt! Just how this will play out in the end between Prospect Park and ABC remains to be seen. But for now it certainly looks like McBain cannot be part of the Port Charles canvas.
Easton posted a message alerting fans not to send birthday gifts to him at General Hospital’s Hollywood studios because as of now his last tape date at GH is February 8th. Here is the post below!
“I heard a rumor of some lovely people who were going to stop by the studio for a certain riff raff’s birthday. Some others who wanted to deliver a cake. Even more wonderful folks who wanted to send cards and treats and I want you to know I am incredibly humbled by these gestures but unfortunately I will not be around to enjoy them. I’ve been informed, that due to some ongoing legal this and that, I cannot be at “General Hospital” after February 8th and since I know many of you go to great trouble to do something special, I just don’t want to see anybody’s efforts go to waste (especially the lovely person who always sneaks in the fine Irish Whiskey). If it’s not too bold, may I suggest a donation to The American Cancer Society instead. Then some good will have come out of this.
Didn’t mean to upset anybody, was just trying to address the birthday stuff. Honestly not sure what the future holds but I think it’s going to take some time and some very bright people to resolve it. Thank you again for all your kindness and support. …Miss you guys already. Michael”
So what do you think of the news soapers? Upset that Michael cannot tape any more episodes for now at GH? Are you hoping that Michael shows up on the new One Life to Live? Do you want something to be worked out for Easton to appear on both shows? Would you rather have Michael on GH as Caleb the Vampire, if that is the only way he could be part of the canvas? How would you like to see this contractual predicament settled? Weigh-in on this huge conundrum!
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GH and OLTL Alum Patrick J. Gibbons Reveals the Story Behind Writing Trina’s Song on ‘General Hospital’ (Exclusive)
At the conclusion of today’s August 21 episode of General Hospital, Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali) sings a lullaby to baby Dez, that went into a montage to close out the episode as her father Curtis Ashford (Donnell Turner) reports to Pentonville and winds up in his jail cell.
However, in a fun fact, the song entitled, “A Lonely Heart To Give” was actually written by none other than former One Life to Live and General Hospital actor, Patrick J. Gibbons.
Daytime fans first met Gibbons as Sam Manning on One Life to Live. At the time, when he started on the soap, he was just 5-years-old. Gibbons played the part from 2010-2013 on ABC and Prospect Park’s editions of the show. Fast-forward to 2018, Gibbons shows up on General Hospital as Wyatt Hoover, the scout who seemed always be injured, but in the thick of the drama. Patrick had appeared on GH multiple times as Wyatt including: 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023.
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FROM HIS GRANDMOTHER’S DEATH CAME THE INSPIRATION FOR HIS SONG
Now in 2026, General Hospital fans are getting to learn about another side of Gibbons’ talent as a songwriter and guitar player after “A Lonely Heart to Give” debuted today! Michael Fairman TV caught up with Patrick, who is now a senior at Penn State entering his final year as a finance major, to get the back-story of how his song wound up on GH!
Gibbons explained he wrote the song in honor of his grandmother who passed away a few years ago with whom he was, very, very close with. “Randomly, my grandmother had a downfall and passed away during the second semester of my sophomore year. I was in my dorm a lot and I was just playing with my guitar. And at the time, I was really into finger-style playing. I wrote the lyric and music to it (with a little help from my guitar teacher Lou), and my mom showed the rough demo to Frank Valentini (EP, General Hospital). He’s like an uncle to me. Frank loved it so much he said, “Finish that up. I want to hear the whole thing, and I want it on the show.”
MAKING MUSIC FOR GENERAL HOSPITAL
Gibbons and his parents took the next steps! “So now, all we needed was a female voice, because I thought that would fit the song well,” Patrick shared. “At the golf club we go to my parents were at a dinner. They liked the singer that was performing and spoke to her about the song, and she says she would like to bring it to her ‘boss’ who ended up being Eric Bazilian of the Hooters fame!” (Bazilian also wrote the smash hit song “One of Us” for Joan Osborne).
Next, “We went in the studio and recorded it and the song came together and it was beautiful. We loved it. They loved it at General Hospital and now they’re putting it the show and they are coming in with a piano, instead of a guitar. Paul Glass, the GH musical director, has been keeping us updated over the last six months of how it was coming along, and when it would air, and how GH put their own arrangement to it. I can’t wait to see and hear what they did with it.”
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PATRICK’S ONE LIFE TO LIVE FAMILY
Everyone knows that the One Life to Live extended family share a very tight bond, and Patrick said he does stay in touch with a few of his former One Life to Live co-stars, especially those from the Manning family! “I stayed in touch with Kassie DePaiva (ex-Blair) and sent her little videos here and there. She was like my second mom for five years. We keep in contact with Kristen Alderson (ex-Starr) over X the most, and she can’t believe how big I’ve gotten. Like, none of them can! (laughs). I also loved working with Roger Howarth (ex-Todd) and Trevor St. John (ex-Todd and Victor Jr.), and to me since I was so young, they were just my friends, ‘Roger and Trevor,’ not Todd Manning or Victor Jr.”
It was a trip to California and a visit to Port Charles that ultimately led to Gibbons second soap role of Wyatt Hoover. Patrick explains, “In 2016, Frank Valentini invited us out to Los Angeles to visit the set of General Hospital. I think he heard me say, ‘This is so much fun. I miss being on the set.’ He goes, ‘You should come out. I’ll bring you on the show. We can make you a character.'”
A few years later, Patrick’s dream became a reality! “Then, by the summer of 2018, I was playing Wyatt, the scout, and shared scenes with Wes Ramsey (Peter August), and the best was when I shared a scene with Roger Howarth and Michael Easton (ex-John, OLTL and ex-Silas, Finn et al, GH), it was like chemistry from the old days.”
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IT’S ALL IN THE NUMBERS
As to his future aspirations, it’s a career in the finance game that has piqued Gibbons’ real-life interest. But never say never to a return to acting. Patrick explained, “I’ve always enjoyed numbers. And on top of that, one of the biggest parts of finance is being personable and outgoing.”
He continued, “That’s one of the greatest skills I developed growing up. I really love the markets. I’m super interested. I’m never going to close the door to acting. I’m always open to that because I just love it so much. It’s such a great art.”
Take note! If there are any investment bankers or private equity folks among the GH faithful looking for a young analyst next year, Patrick’s DMs are open. You can find him on X at @PatrickJGibbons.”
So, what did you think of the song sung by Trina on today’s GH that was written by Patrick J. Gibbons? Did you enjoy Patrick’s performances as One Life’s Sam and GH’s Wyatt? Would you like to see him back on GH at some point? Let us know via the comment section.
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‘General Hospital’ Alum Chad Duell Admits That He Didn’t Expect the Role of Michael Corinthos to be Recast, and Would Consider Working on Another Soap (Exclusive)
Chad Duell, the Daytime Emmy-winning actor, who stepped away from the pivotal role of Michael Corinthos on General Hospital, opened up about: his previous decision to leave the series after nearly 15 years, where’s he’s at now after time away from the demands of a daytime soap opera, and took a stroll down memory lane with some of Michael’s most-acclaimed storyline during his run, during a livestream chat on August 19 on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel.
Viewers last saw Duell on-screen as Michael in January of 2025, and with his successor in the role, Rory Gibson making his debut at the GH Nurses’ Ball in episodes that aired later in May. It was clear that during the conversation, Chad was a bit surprised that the GH brass decided to recast him when he thought he was just taking some much needed time off.
Burn-out of the daily grind of being on a soap was definitely a part of Chad’s decision to take a break. Duell explained “People know when you’re doing something for so long or your character is kind of in the same place for so long or doing the same stuff over and over again, you do get a a little burnt out, you get a little stiff, stale, a little stiff at times. I didn’t want that to be any sort of lasting impression. I have 15 years of a body of work of I’ve done on that show, which is fantastic.”
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WHILE CHAD WAS AWAY GH RECAST MICHAEL CORINTHOS WITH RORY GIBSON
Chad shared, his mindset when leaving GH was, “I’m taking some time away, we’ll see what happens.” Then he added, “Obviously, they decided to go in a different direction with Michael when I was gone. I didn’t think they were going to bring somebody back in my place. But you know, it’s the business. You never know what can happen.”
Duell also shared he has not watched a single episode of General Hospital since he left the series, but now feels he reenergized following the loss of his father and stepping away from the GH, “I’m in a place now mentally, where I’m ready to sink my teeth into it again.”
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Even though he is no longer Michael on GH, Chad was very happy with his final storyline where Michael was set on fire when a bomb exploded at Sonny’s (Maurice Benard) penthouse. “It was fun to put him in a dangerous situation, because I was wanting Michael to be in something scary instead of trying to be a hero character or just things happening around him, but to be the center point of tragedy happening to him. (I always saw) Michael as the heart of the (Corinthos) family.”
When Michael was badly burned the show chose not burn his face, which normally a soap does when they are recasting role and switching actors. Chad weighed-in, “They didn’t burn my face because I told Frank Valentini (EP, GH) I’m willing to come back. It was just a little bit of a break. So, I assumed that if they would have burned my face, they could have brought somebody back looking different than me… if that’s what their plan was.”
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MEMORABLE MICHAEL STORYLINES
One of Chad’s most memorable performances was the in the storyline of Michael’s rape while he was sentenced to prison in 2010 and the confession of it in 2011. “It was so well-written and I was very nervous,” recalled Chad. “When I get really nervous about something, it ends up being really good when I do it, because it just means I care a lot about it”
“I have to put a lot of effort and work into it, and I really want it to be good. I was working with Dominic Zamprogna (Dante) and Steve Burton (Jason) a lot during those scenes, and Laura Wright (Carly). It was great working with Steve and Dominic, especially, during that storyline.
A NEW SOAP ROLE FOR CHAD?
As to a future soap opera role, Chad is open to the idea and would love to jump back in to a juicy role, “I know people over at The Bold and the Beautiful, and The Young and the Restless. They know that if they’re interested, I would love to come in for a screen test or something, and they can see what I’m doing.”
Meanwhile, Chad has been busy putting out new music under the moniker Duelly and during the interview he explains how he creates his EDM tracks and much more. You can stream his latest single, Static in the Quiet Room on Spotify, Apple Music and You Tube Music.
You can check out the full conversation with Chad Duell below.
Now let us know: what show would you like to see Chad cast on down the line? BTG, DAYS, B&B, Y&R, or a new role on GH? What did you think of his thoughts on the casting switch while he was away in the role of Michael? What was your favorite Michael storyline during Chad’s 15-year run on the ABC soap opera? Let us know via the comment section.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ric’s History of Jealousy Where Elizabeth is Concerned Has Come Back Around
On General Hospital, Ric Lansing (Rick Heart) is about to fall back into dangerous old patterns by the foreshadowing during the Wednesday, August 19 episode. After first coming to see his brother, Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and telling him of his plan to propose to Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst) his longtime love tonight, Sonny has concerned.
Next, Sonny reminds his brother of what has happened in the past, when things have gone south with Elizabeth and wonders if it’s too soon for him to propose to her. What Ric did not tell Sonny is that he has seen the developing closeness between Sonny’s son, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) and Elizabeth, which is propelling his urgent need to propose.
Meanwhile, Dante ran into Elizabeth at the park during a break from their mutual team softball games. She needs help with a bookcase after the game at her house. Dante wants to put it together for her. Later, Dante arrived at Elizabeth’s house, limping after injuring his knee during the game. Head nurse Liz wanted to check out the injury as much as Dante protested, which required him to take off his pants.
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RIC BEGINS TO UNRAVEL
Outside Elizabeth’s widow, Ric arrives with a bouquet of roses and the engagement ring. When he leers through the widow he is shocked to see Elizabeth rubbing Dante’s leg while Dante is in his boxer/shorts. He storm troops into the house, demanding to know what is going on here? Both Elizabeth and Dante look surprised by his reaction. In the pick-up of today’s Thursday, August 20 episode (see GH video teaser below), viewers will learn the upshot for all three characters.
A VENGEFUL PAST
As longtime GH fans know, Ric has done some horrible, vengeful things in regards to Elizabeth starting back in 2003 after she lost her baby after Ric’s ex, Faith Rosco pushed her down a flight of stairs. Ric accused Sonny for the accident and to get revenge, Ric kidnapped Carly (who was married to Sonny at the time), and stashed her in a panic room below the house where he was living with Liz.
On top of that, Ric fed his wife Elizabeth birth control pills to keep her from getting pregnant so that they could raise Carly’s baby together after it was born. Eventually, Elizabeth found Carly in the panic room but ended up having a pulmonary embolism. When she woke up in the hospital, Elizabeth was all confused by what happened, and Ric convinced her that her vision of Carly was just a bad dream. Eventually, Elizabeth learned the horrifying truth and divorced Ric.
Years later, Ric noticed the connection between Elizabeth and “Jake Doe” who eventually turned out to be Drew (Billy Miller) A jealous Ric hired Hayden Barnes to show up and claim to be “Jake’s” wife. Elizabeth stepped aside, and when Ric planned to propose to Elizabeth at the 2015 Nurses Ball, Carly exposed his manipulations, and Elizabeth dumped him yet again. And those are just two examples of the lengths Ric will go to for Elizabeth!
So, we ask you, given the history of Elizabeth and Ric, how do you see this playing out with Dante in the picture? How will Ric derail their growing bond? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
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I really hope that John will come back to OLTL!!!! I know his fans will follow him. He really does seem like a great guy Michael that is, John is such an essential part of OLTL though so heres hoping he returns.
Nope. I’ve been a fan of his since his Port Charles days. If Prospect Parks destroys the storyline GH has built, I won’t watch. You don’t speak for all ME or OLTL fans. Remember a lot of fans were fans of both OLTL & GH – viewership isn’t exclusive.
I was not implying in anyway to be speaking for all of ME or the fans. I am sorry if I have offended you. I was once a fan of all three of these shows but stand by my respond.
Remember Cassie that GH destroyed OLTL storyline (JOLIE) for GH ratings. PP has to rebuild that story all together, because of total nonsense s/l of Sam & John-I guess that is why I don’t watch GH anymore!
I’m a gh and OLTL fan, so I don’t care where they go, just as long as I can see them!
I totally agree with you, Rose and I am a Michael Easton and OLTL fan. I start watching GH to see the 3 characters from Llanview and when they go so will I.
I don’t intend to give anytime at all to ABC.
Michael you can do both! lol 🙂
ABC PLEASE BRING ALL MY CHILDREN AND ONE LIFE TO LIVE BACK!!!!
Come back to one life to live John all of your followers will be waiting!
I want all three former OLTL stars to remain in character on GH, with the possibility of crossovers as needed to the reboot. Those of us who have followed them to GH have understood how they came to Port Charles and stayed. Why rip them off the GH canvas when the new OLTL will have less air time and a full cast already? It seems to me that the new OLTL will be well served by the cast list they’ve announced. JMHO.
Oh, and I DON”T want Michal to end up as Caleb, Todd to be an alter, or Starr to…well, how would they ever do an alternate for her?…I want them as John, Todd and Starr or not at all.
Agreed!
I Agree with you all too. Just the way they are not Alters or Vampires. But please keep them on GH somehow. Crossover or whatever, please work it out. OLTL fans have already adjusted to the changes now. Read some comments. Thanks
I agree also. I wish this vampire sort would end. It’s really stupid. It didn’t work the first time around, why are we doing this? What’s next Casey the alien? They bought back Lucy and making her really stupid going on and on about a vampire. Let her run around town, give her a duck and Luke ! Plan the nurses ball, give Sabrina a makeover we all know she’s going to get. The girl is beautiful!
I hope that PP and ABC/Disney can do the right thing and put John back with Natalie and Todd back with Blair and let both couples be jointly on both shows!
Love your idea Tanya – I’m for that!!
These are soaps -no one lives happily ever after until the end. There will always be obstacles along the way. John & Natalie have spent more time in the last 2 years with other people than together. Same with Todd & Blair. You must have obstacles to make a storyline interesting.
Well said Ella
Now this is what class looks like soap fans! I loved him on OLTL and had really grown to like him on GH. This is why and everyone can yell at me that is ok, I was not excited OLTL was coming back in the way it is. I think you will see a cheap secondhand version. Anyone remember what they tried over at GL? Thanks ABC first you screw him out of a job with OLTL now your back for a 2nd run at GH.
I totally agree with you. I haven’t watched AMC or OLTL since the 80’s so I have zero desire to follow the 2nd hand version of either show. I want Michael Easton to stay on GH!! I was his fan from Days as Tanner and it really stinks that ABC is knocking this poor guy out of a job.. Geez!!
k/kay, you make the most sense. He is all class, isn’t he? 🙂
I have a feeling there are going to be hearts broken all over again when this watered down version of AMC and OLTL come back … online. If the rumors are true and they want to go “much younger” then forget about your shows as you knew them.
I made peace with their demise, now many will be regretting what they wished for.
Hey Christine &Ces I wonder what Kelly Monaco is feeling about now two of her leading men gone in 6 months.
k/kay, personally I think they will work it out so Michael Easton can stay … in whatever capacity. But yeah, it has to be a mess over there.
I had heard someone make a point that Kelly Monaco’s Sam had a hard time when she first came to GH and that she didn’t really click with anyone until she was paired with Jason. I remember she had trouble with Jax and Sonny. With Lucky, there was some potential, but she has chemistry in spades with Michael Easton. I think it might because it IS Michael Easton. Looking back at the old PC clips, “Caleb” had chemistry with everyone (Livvie, Tess, Gabbie, Alison, Elizabeth, etc.) I think Frank and Ron will do whatever they can to keep Michael Easton at GH because of this.
I also heard a rumor that they are going dark over there that week anyway (not taping) so they could very well get this all hammered out and have him back when they resume taping.
Christine when Greg Vaughn was playing Lucky that is when they paired KM with him for a while. Anyone remember the hot tub scene with GV yikes hot in the kitchen. I never thought Jason & Sam were all that romantic more like partners in crime, however I do know I am in the minority.
I agree! These don’t sound like they will be the same shows at all! There will be lots of new characters & the original AMC & OLTL actors will be pushed aside!
Yes, k/kay, the infamous hot tub scene. 🙂 Lucky and Sam could have worked but they made her watch Jake get abducted in the park and not say anything. But then they ruined Lucky and Elizabeth and Elizabeth and Jason enough times so it is par for the course.
And I didn’t think Jason and Sam were all that either. I think he had much more chemistry with Elizabeth ever since she found him after she lost Lucky to the fire. It is unfair they never got their story, but it is really unfair that Jason and Sam got the shaft the way they did. Things happen, but now they can make her another half of a super couple with Michael Easton (whomever he plays). Personally he could play Caleb Morley or Stephen Clay for all I care. Both characters (whether dead or undead) were the most engaging that I have ever seen Michael Easton. I tried to follow him to OLTL, but he was boring and so was John McBain’s brother recast. Nathaniel Marsten was better, but I know why they had to recast.
I really do think TPTB will do anything they can to retain Michael Easton for Kelly Monaco’s Sam so I am not really worried, but I can imagine how stressful it is for the actors. That is unfair.
Christine I watched Port Charles on Soapnet at the gym with my girlfriend when we were living in LV,NV. I am not real familar with all the stories on it who was Stephen Clay? Soapnet use to really show some goold old soaps now we still get it here on Direct TV I think but it just is not the same.
k/kay, Stephen Clay was the persona that Caleb created when he came back from the “dead” after Livvie stabbed him through the heart.
I had forgotten all about that part. I think it was the Naked Eyes arc. Livvie, Jack, Lucy, etc., are all at this concert and then Caleb comes on stage singing as this Stephen Clay, but they all know it is Caleb. Alison’s mother, Elizabeth, does not seem that wise, however. She ends up getting bit by him when she breaks up with him. But it was a really cool thing. Michael Easton actually sang and was quite the rock star.
I sort of wish I could watch more of these clips or the whole show all over again because like Lynn Herring said, the show really was ahead of its time. Anyway, my two little boys demand too much time and I am not really one for watching TV on the computer as it hurts my eyes. 🙂
Congratulations PP – well done….
I´m utterly pissed that you screw with professional life of the actors. Go ahead and recast the characters.
I´m out of this nonsense …. YOU LOST ME as an potential OLTL viewer!
yep
ABC was the one doing the screwing if you ask me. PP was nice enough to allow ME/John McBain temporarily on screen for GH. And like OLTL fans know – ME made it count and did a hell of a job, but he belongs in Llanview!
I don´t think so Tali. PP doesn´t need any of them for the reboot. They need to write ALL stories from the scratch. They got a full cast to work with. This became an ugly fight at the expense of the actors. PP knows exactly what they are doing by pushing this through. The actors can´t work.
So IMO by doing so they deliberately go for the jagular.
PP is benefiting from GH having Todd, John & Starr on GH, Tali. As much as viewers would like to take full credit, the truth is that Cartini, GH and ABC kept Llanview alive on GH and kept interest and ratings high. ME started in Port Charles long before he ever arrived in Llanview. And one more point: why don’t the Actors’ wishes count? As much as fans would like to think *they* are the only ones that matter, the truth is Roger and Kristin never wanted to sign with PP and refused to do so. Just because fans want them back on OLTL doesn’t mean they should be forced to return. They aren’t indentured servants.
Michael Easton can stay @ GH, but John McBain belongs in Llanview. I’ll miss him, but his character is OLTL story. He can stay as a vampire in PC that’s ok with me. I really blame ABC in the first place for this mess, they are the ones that canceled the ABC #1 soap(OLTL)! General Hospital benefitted by having a later cancellation date (Sept 2012) and fans retaliated and made a difference.
Totally agree! I WAS a huge fan of OLTL, but I will not watch now. The actor should get to choose where he wants to work!!! I love John, Todd, & Star on GH I dont want to watch them on OLTL.
One life to live !!! That s where he belongs, John and Natalie all the way….I don’t watch abc or general hospital , the story line is terrible, breaking up Natalie and John pleeeeease, to give him to Sam, come on, abc still sucks and I’m still boycotting ….go back to llanview Michael Easton your fans miss you!!!
SO AGREE
Totally agree!
I’m with you Alicia. I don’t understand why many fans are blasting PP. It was ABC that threw these characters/actors in the trash, and told soap fans to drop dead. I don’t watch any ABC shows other than GH and Castle, which I record only. When GH goes, there will be only 1 show I watch on that network.
I wish success for PP in the future, but for Michael to get what he wants. I just hope he wants to return to OLTL.
I record castle too and once upon a time, I give ABC no ratings, besides those 2 shows abc doesn’t exist to me
Sad to see him HAVE to go! I am sure they will work something out. I am not a vampire fan, but for his sake and for Kelly Monaco’s sake… it would be nice if he can come back as a different character and do both shows if he can. Kelly and he do have good chemistry. The storylines are working to give the characters some cover in the event that they can do both… with the exception of Starr. Todd could come back as an alter and be a different character. I just hate to see anyone lose work in this economy and hope it all works out for the best! Michael you will be missed!
This is just a product of a poorly handled situation, from the beginning. The actors and fans are then and now facing the consequences and feeling the repercussions.
I was an avid OLTL (and GH) watcher especially in the last few years it was on. I was heartbroken over the cancellation, elated when they announced it was going online, crushed when it didn’t come to fruition and swore off soaps completely when Jolie was torn apart and McBain was brought to GH.
I’m following all this nonsense with PP from a distance and in all honesty I’ll take a look at the new OLTL if it happens. But I am not getting my hopes up! Now more than ever I think that whole episode with cancelling of OLTL and then the PP announcement was all a rouse to quiet upset fans.
It’s sad the last on the list to be considered were the actors and then the fans. …and so it continues.
I do not know what has happened to my beloved GH! I have watched them for 20 plus years, but NO MORE! Tthis news does not surprise me, I HATED the fact that OLTL was invading GH! I know the writters are trying new things, but for me, honestly, when Steve (Jason) left & they dropped Robin’s story line, I dropped them! I cannot stand the direction the show is going, nor the charachter story lines. Sonny has faded away, I’m sick of Kate, it was sad when Trey died. Lulu & Maxie are pathetic with their baby dance! These story lines drag on forever! This whole Vampire crap has definatley turned me completly off! Now they bring in new characters & kill them off the same week? I hate all the “old” players coming back. They need a fresh new start, not go backwards & pick up on these stupid played out stories of yesteryear! As for me, I am once a gian a Y&R fan & very much enjoy seeing Steve Burton acting again!
I disagree with you totally. No big loss with SB leaving. As I have said many times..through the ALMOST fifty yrs of watching GH…actors come and go. The fanatic fan is hell on wheels…I know this as I previously was one of Anthony Geary’s biggest. That being said….SB has given the obvious answers to the hundreds of questions about his reasons for leaving. BYE BYE. One person does not make the entire show. To many it was obvious his move….nepotism to a common practice. Good for him and Jill Phelps. But remember GH is why he has gotten to where he is. Also remember the mess known as GH that RC and FV have fixed. I wish him all the luck in the world..but when Phelps starts doing to YR what she did to GH..the resentment will then be YR fans. PHELPS has already began working her”magic”….getting rid of people to make room for……..Two of the first ones that got the axe were Genie Francis and Stephen Nichols. Oh, wait a minute she did that to the same two people when she was the ep of GH. And although I loved loved loved OLTL the last two years……seeing that GH had the fantastic gift of FV and RC I do not know what the new story will EVER live up to the previous storytelling. GH is better than it has been in yrs and as a veteran viewer…..I can honestly say AMEN…..no more GH/Mob stories. Spread the story around which is what GH was famous for many years ago.
Also I have so enjoyed the crossovers from oltl and keep my fingers crossed that it continues.JMO
Beth! That’s a classic line….. we should all coin the phrase..
“The Fantatic Fan is Hell on Wheels…” LOL.
believe you me… i’ve been there and done that… so hasn’t every body else… at one time or another.
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I love this stuff….. These are giddy times for SoapLand.
*Fanatic
WOW.. really? What in the world is wrong with PP?? How stupid are they? Don’t they know better then to piss off the audience who will be watching there shows?? And the actors who play the parts?? Stupid Stupid Stupid….
totally!
That would be ABC!!
I’m so pissed right now. I don’t want the actors as different characters on GH. Its the actor PLAYNG the characters, that we love. This is crap. I haven’t been felt this disppointed in a soap in a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooong time. And PP recasting Starr? That’s been hers since she was kid…it will never work.
Personally I hope it works out that he can be on both shows or at least go back and wrap up his OLTL/ Prospect Park commitments.
And come back to GH.
But a vampire redux – NO,NO,NO !
Easton, Howarth and Alderson, who are also affected, should remain where they are contracted at ABC and GH! PP has just messed with their lives and their jobs! I will not support PP at all! Yes the character names can go back but screw PP, leave the actors alone on GH! If they refused to go back to PP then more power to them! Settle the impasse and keep the actors on GH!
Couldn’t agree with you more!!!
ABC started this mess now they reap what they have sown! They didn’t care about the actors when they canceled OLTL in the first place.
I Totally Agree….
You bet I want Easton as Caleb!
No Vampires on GH…Poor storylines to mix in with the storylines they have. And Lucy Coe, Todd and Heather are NUTS. The only one I would keep out of those 3 is Todd. He can have an alter and come back. Heather and Lucy are worn out.
The whole situation is Bull. What about the other two characters from OLTL ? They don’t have any legal issues as well being from OLTL also! (todd & starr) . Michael Easton should be allowed to continue on Gh & do OLTL on line as well. This is one of the main reasons I started watching Gh when OLTL was cancelled last year! Something has to be worked out for him. I like his character a lot & would miss him …This is not fair
at all! I am really angry! Again what about Starr & Todd charcters they are original OLTL
characters also! This is BOGUS!!!!! I would like Michael Easton to continue his role as John McBain not back to being Caleb. This is INSANE!
Would love to see John McBain stay on GH with romance storyline between him and Sam. Don’t know why McBain can’t stay since he doesn’t belong to the OLTL storyline anymore. It wouldn’t be the first time an actor switched to another soap.
This whole situation STINKS MAJOR! This whole situation is HIGHLY SUSPSIOUS! Something has to be done to keep him on GH & do OLTL on line as well! Something stinks very bad here!
he needs to stay on GH for sure… I know i will never watch an ONLINE soap; I have zero desire. This is ridiculous!
what a mess, well i’m a GH fan 1st, so my allegiance is to them, hopefully something can be worked out. If Michael prefers to be at GH at this time, then, hopefully he can fall back into his Port Charles character.
What?? Omg, this sucks!!! Love Michael and Kelly together!!
I knew this with fans is all about Sam/Kelly’. Well the three can stay on General Hospital but the names Todd, John Starr belong to One Life To Live and PP. Some fans didn’t want the three on GH in the beginning and now you are screamming for them to stay. I guest the other fans didn’t watch One Life to Live or you would know the characters belong on that show. If they want to stay on GH then change their names to something else. Then Sam fans want feel so bad that she doesn’t have a man in her life like Carly. I’m not impressed with Starr and Michael. She leads him around just like with Cole. Todd has become the clown on the show, and what ever his dirty deeds are he never pays for his crimes, just like Sonny.
I would like to see John back with Natalie and their son. Todd has another daughter and a son in Landview. On GH they are never mentioned, and I realize GH fan could careless but OLTL fans would want to see that relationship and how it plays out. Starr needs to be around her sister and little cousin. Thou I never want Todd to have any interaction with Victor’s son. So to me the names should stay with OLTL of the three.
The one thing OLTL should try to do is bring back Trevor St John to this show as I liked the more Mature Todd and not the Clown Todd I see on GH.
One other thing GH don’t even try to bring Sam in Patrick’s orbit because Robin is still alive and the fans of this couple know it. This was just a rumor I had heard and I hope it’s not true, even if Patick’s storyline stinks except for little Emma.
I will be watching OLTL to see how all of this is going to workout
I want Michael on GH I think he should be able to be on both shows but I don’t think he wants to be on OLTL2. I just really want him on GH!!!!!!!!!!!
Very disappointed! Have loved Michael Easton since Days of Our Lives, although i didn’t watch OLTL regularly, did catch him on it a few times. Was so excited when he came to GH. Hope it works out that GH can keep him somehow, no matter what character he plays.
DITTO!
Yes – keep Michael on at any cost…prefer not to have an actual vampire. He could just be a bad guy that was a vamp in Lucy’s delusions but he is too good to lose. Hate to lose Roger Howarth, too. Maybe Todd had a triplet brother as well? Starr isn’t a big deal for me.
Prospect Park is starting to annoy me. If they take away Star and Todd too, I definitely won’t be supporting them. I understand they have the rights to these characters but they have fan base on GH now and the actors have relocated their lives to the west coast. Unless the actors WANT to come back to these shows, I feel it is wrong to take them away. And these are VERY popular characters. If they are thinking of recasting I don’t see that turning out well. There a many other characters on OLTL that aren’t being brought back as of right now, so I wish they would look into that. I’m SO BUMMED!
It has been reported Starr & Todd are gone also!
I’m a longtime ABC soap fan. GH, OLTL, AMC, Port Charles … I’ve watched them all. Set my VCR, DVR, watched them on SoapNet. I’m disgusted by Prospect Park right now. The only reason Prospect Park is able to revive OLTL is because GH has helped keep interest alive by bringing Llanview to Port Charles. If GH hadn’t done this, and proven that interest was still there via strong ratings, PP wouldn’t be reviving OLTL & AMC now. Why PP would alienate viewers who have been longtime fans if both shows by hurting GH makes no sense to me. Talk about voting the hand that feeds you. Roger and Kristen DIDN’T sign on with PP initially – they DIDNT WANT TO. Michael dose hut how much of his decision is based on working with Cartini’s crew, who are now with GH? How doesbhurting actors that the fans love help PP? Taking their livelihoods away doesn’t help the new OLTL. Is PP trying to sabotage the new OLTL? Are they trying to hurt GH?
A clear case of biting the hand that feeds you. I agree with everything, Ginnifer.
I dont know why both companies couldnt work it out and do crossover stories like shows have done in the past. In the 1960s a character on GL went to AW and these shows were on different networks but then those behind the shows were connected to both soaps. OLTL characters got me back to GH. An aggreement to do temporary crossovers would bennifet each soap ratingswise by getting some GH followers to watch OLTL that they might not before and viceversa. But in the end its no big deal to me since its great to see a revival with the genre and the return of OLTL.
Well does thiss not hold true for Todd and Starr Manning?!?!
I love him on OLTL.ALWAYS HAVE.BUT I DO KNOW HOW FANS CAN FALL IN LOVE TOO…SO THE FANS OF GH HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH OUR jOHN…AND WE GET IT….HE I’M SURE WILL BE BACK…ALTHOUGH THERE IS A PART OF ME THAT WANTS HIM HOME ON OLTL WITH HIS NAT.
OMG, I thought TPTB were doing all they could (the dual role) to safeguard this from taking place, what happened???? I loved John McBain with Natalie on OLTL, and I am truly enjoying the chemistry between he and Sam, and so wanted to see that relationship blossom, I really did 🙁 . Michael Easton is a fine actor, and seems like a kind and genuine person, so if this is a decision that he made for he and his family, and/or is at least happy with this turn of events, than this is fine, but if somehow he was backed against a wall, then this upsets me for him. I wish Michael Easton much good luck and look forward to watching him, whether it be in Port Charles or Llanview. Now I wonder what will happen to Roger Howarth/Todd and Kristen Alderson/Starr???
I agree with all those above who favor Michael Easton doing both GH and OLTL. I know they are on two separate coasts, which makes it geographically hard, but if Michael would be willing to do that, then I think that would be a great option. Since OLTL will only be a 30 minute format, I bet this can be done, if all parties involved are willing. This would truly be the ideal answer.
In looking at Michael Easton’s Facebook page just now, I truly feel sorry for him, because it looks like he is caught in the middle of this, and probably has very little to no input on the status of John McBain, which is sad, considering this clearly affects the future of he and his family, and without him, John McBain would be totally different and starting from scratch. I hope the decision makers involved in this mess, wake up and see how this drama is not good for anyone involved, starting with the actors who bring these characters to life!
I think the characters should and do belong to OLTL they were lent to GH with the terms that if they got it up and running they would return to OLTL. Tptb knew this and I’m sure the actors were also aware of this. They have only been on GH about 10ms with ME off alot of that where as they have a very rich and very long history at OLTl. I am hoping this does mean that the characters will be aloud to return to OLTL now as far as the actors contracts at Abc I feel they should be aloud to return to GH if they want under different characters I think they should be able to choose. As far as ME is concerned he is the only one of the three that signed at first with PP none of us really know but that could have a different impact on him just my own speculation. I’ve had trouble watching them in gH to me they never really fit in my mind
I completely agree with your assessment. The actors probably knew this would be a possibility.
well oltl might succeed in getting the characters back, they wont be so lucky with the actors, they don’t want to be part of the reboot oltl. so oltl fans should expect recast.
That’ll be fine!
you know,I have to say shocked at the Neg.deal about PP….YOU DON’T LIKE WHAT THEY ARE DOING….FOR A YEAR OR MORE SO UPSET…NOW THEY COME BACK AND ARE MAKING SOMETHING HAPPEN…AND PEOPLE ARE SAYING..OH,IT WON’T BE GOOD…OH THEY WANT JOHN MCBAIN ON OLTL….NOW I’M MAD…WHAT THE HECK…OF COURSE THEY WANT THE MOST POPULAR PERSON ON THE CANVAS…OF OLTL…AND SOME NOW ARE SAYING..WELL..I WON’T WATCH….REALLY???/WELL,I GUESS THE OLD THOUGHT IS TRUE….YOU CAN NEVER MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY…I FOR ONE WILL WATCH REGARDLESS BE IT JOHN IS ON OLTL OR NOT…MY GOODNESS..OH YA AND BY THE WAY..THANK YOU PP FOR DOING THIS….NO MATTER WHAT REASON.
I hope this will be settled very fast and in your best interest .I’m sorry you have to go though this but, I know they will come to some kind of solution very fast. Just remember your fans are behind you whatever the outcome is. We love you and will also hope the best for you. Not only re you a great actor but, you are a great person. Good luck and hope to see you soon wherever you are.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I WANT JOHN AND SAM!!!!!!!!!
CALEB AND LIVVIE
OMG!!!! I CAN’T BELIEVE IT
I agree with you !!
I’m a GH fan, and I really grew to love McBain…I am so sorry he has to leave…I hope Todd isn’t next…oh, the politics of television…Good Luck John…I know you will succeed in whatever you do. xo
Like I said before. These people belong to OLTL, not GH. Send them home now that we are coming back.
GH has enough people and I never even watched John or Todd or Starr or Blair on there, because they don’t belong there.
Bring our characters back!
I am actually stunned that there are a bunch of people on this board that actually FEEL for Michael Easton, the actor, and not the character. It sounds like he is very upset by what he has to do.
For those of you who only want what YOU want, I hope the rumors are true – THAT MICHAEL EASTON GOES TO DAYS OF OUR LIVES! I don’t want him to go anywhere but stay at GH because he FITS and he seems happy there. Why tear him away from a place he has called home for the last year just because Prospect Park finally got their act together? It is not fair!
I have a feeling the name, PROSPECT PARK, is going to end up being a name everyone loathes. Prospect Park – biting the hand that feeds them. Disgusting.
To answer the other question, I would be elated if Michael Easton could come back after a little break from GH and play Caleb Morley, the MORTAL. I know they can do it.
Absolutely!
I can´t understand how some people here do only think about where a fictional character should belong to – instead of showing compassion for the person who is REAL.
This is CRAZY!
Figures ABC would screw this up.
AGAIN!!
I knew this would hold true for John McBain. He’s the one character where the actor did sign on to portray his character on OLTL and is able to re-locate back to the east coast. Starr/Todd are other stories. Roger Howarth never signed on originally to OLTL’s first reboot, so he’s likely in the clear to remain on GH. And as for Starr, Kristen Alderson is in LA and recasting the role would prove to fail for fans who’ve seen her as Starr since the beginning of the character.
Not sad to see McBain go; he’s been no help to the cast or show since he arrived. If anything, he’s been an annoyance and off-putting person.
Michael Easton is a class act. I’ve enjoyed him on both OLTL and GH, and wish him well wherever he ends up.
ABC has started this chain reaction now they have to suffer the consequences. I hate the fact that it hurts Michael Easton, I love his acting and the character of John McBain. However not the John McBain on GH so much, he is out of the OLTL character and hate him with Sam since I’m a loyal JOLIE supporter. Would like to see him back in Llanview where he belongs with Natalie and crossover as Caleb or whoever else in Port Charles to romance whoever the writers see fit as long as that is what he wants. Sorry folks, but John McBAIN doesn’t belong in Port Charles without Natalie and Liam. You can have Caleb tho.’ Good Luck to Michael Easton – at least whatever he chooses his fans will seek him out and support him.
I love Michael Easton wherever he is! I was a fan on OLTL and love him on GH. It’s horrible that his life and job are being messed with in this way.
I watched every episode of Port Charles when it was on and though I will say he was the sexiest vampire I’ve ever seen I would not like to see that whole vampire storyline revisited. If I want vampires I’ll watch Twilight.
Leave him on GH as John McBain and if/when possible let him cross back to OLTL to help out the storyline there. Don’t make him sit on the sidelines and wait! He will be missed.
Hope you have a Happy Birthday regardless !!!
Anyone suggesting any of these three appear on both soaps needs their heads examined. They have their personal lives and families to think about. Doing both shows would be terribly grueling and not at all fair to the actors.
Soap Opera Digest is reporting that this is temporary for all three (Roger Howarth, Kristen Alderson, and Michael Easton).
It’s not PP’s fault. These actors had a contract and are bound by it. Either way they will work it out and the characters will go to OLTL or GH. I feel sorry for the actors because they uprooted their families and their lives to move to L.A. and now if they want to keep their jobs they may have to move back to the East Coast. For that reason alone I hope they get to stay on GH. Plus, I am enjoying the storyline on GH as I also was a big fan of Port Charles. But don’t worry…these characters and actors are very valuable with a huge fan base so they will land on one or the other. It just might take some time for the mucky mucks to work it out.
Prospect Parks forcing ME, KA, & RH out of their jobs is not going to make me want to watch the soap revivals. I’m just so beyond irritated at this point and I feel so bad for the actors. They’re the ones getting screwed over in all of this.
PP shouldn’t take all the blame, ABC should not have put the in a contract that didn’t have an escape plan. they knew they leased them out to PP and I doubt PP was secret that they were still trying to fire them up. It was always a possibility so they should’ve written accordingly
I am so happy to see Michael Easton go back to landview!!He belong with Natalie!!
ITA!!!!!!!
SOD announced already that the characters will be recasted, all three of them. So no ME at OLTL
Yessss! Thank you Beth Sims.
Glad all of you are so happy since that is all that matters, huh?
So many issues to address here! First, GL’s filming may have been horrible at the end, but at points the writing and the acting were stellar. Bottom line is as long as the creativity and consistency is there that is all that matters. GL failed because it ignored the audience and it was very inconsistent. The send off however was one of the best that I have seen in sometime IMO.
Now as for the issue at hand! I would like to see Todd, Star, and John stay put in their characters and their actors on GH. They can do a crossover or two, I don’t care. Just keep them living in Port Charles. The person who commented on GH viewers understand what brought them to Port Charles is right. I wonder if Prospect Park will explain why Blair along with Skye are no longer looking for Tomas or is he Alcazar? Personally, I am disappointed that Ron C. will not have a chance to pen a resolution to that.
As for Michael being Caleb Morely instead? No! I am fine with Easton playing both roles, but please rewrite the vampire thing as something Lucy made up in her mind to get over something. Personally, I don’t know why they had to address John’s resemblance to the “vampire.” Perhaps they were trying to be clever, but it’s a dangerous and risky move. I have faith that Ron can and will tell a good story, but I don’t see why it was necessary. Nobody has recognized or noticed a resemblance between Carly Jax and Ally Rescott. ABC soaps have all recognized each other’s towns as reality.
As for the AMC and OLTL revivals. I was never a fan of AMC so I won’t be watching. I may check out OLTL to see what’s up, but doubt I will watch it as regularly as I did when in TV. I wish both shows best of luck, but I am not sold yet. Now if this were GL coming back I would be more excited!
I’m glad prospect park exists, for some one knows daytime TV never should of left the air ways. But,I for one, don’t like watching TV on the computer, ugg
Just reading the Another World, makes me miss it more
The networks screwed up daytime TV, wonder who they were listening to
I think Michael Easton became an even better actor by being on GH
and interacting with all their various actors and storylines. I especially
liked him with Anna as his old mentor and Sam, too. I don’t care
for the vampire crap at all, though…..but I’m sad to see McBain
leave “General Hospital.” It was nice having him on as a good-guy
cop who didn’t like the mob, at all. I can’t see myself keeping up
with all the PP online soaps, as it’s more of an effort for me, but
I guess ya never know. I’ll be really sorry to see Roger Howarth as
Todd leave GH, too, it that’s how it goes. What a mess!!
I’ve watched all the soaps on all the networks off & on for 40 years. I really enjoy the OLTL characters they have brought on to GH and the way they have incorporated them into Port Charles. I would hate to see Roger Howarth, Kristen Alderson or Michael Easton have to leave GH. I realize there are die hard AMC & OLTL fans out there however, I do not see the two shows being a long term success in an online format. I know I will not watch them. If this was going to happen then I would rather see Michael Easton stay in Port Charles as Caleb Morley, his former PC character if he cannot stay on the show as John McBain.