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Roger Howarth… is wasted at GH

fizzled out… gone…. near done… Carly and Sonny

it’s the writers faults… they don’t know what to do with them

Roger Howarth…. like Michelle Stafford, and Maura West…. and now Billy Miller… have that it factor… great acting… that supersedes them…

If he marries Carly…. for his own agenda… at revenge or what not… just to : what? stiff Sonny…. there’s no rhyme or reason… it just doesnt compute… where is Franco edge.. his appetite? his drive

he was great as nuTodd … still sparked as Paul on ATWT… and : he’s hangingon by a thread… this site… because he’s talented…. GH ???? !!!!!

honest to god… if they havent figured this out by now…

steer him away from Carly…
pit him with Nina… if that’s the ultimatum
perhaps she’s got a lot of the family fortune that he can wedge against any and all of Port Charles… to give him stamina

there’s no reason to pull for Franco…. i’d like to

Roger’s Franco is totally different than 1st Franco..
Roger owns this/his Franco..
I love Franco!!
JF’s Franco’s Franco is long dead and replaced with an awesome Franco..
Rogers Franco is fathoms above and different than James Franco was…

luvin my Franco .. RH is phenomenal!!

He is great. Not a fan of James Franco and not a fan of Franco.

All I can think of is Sting singing, “If you love somebody, set them free.”

Well, dear Harry..
there have been at least a 100 characters replaced, recreated in the soaps.. it is the norm..
But!!
Rogers taking over Franco was grandiose greatness..!!
Non but Roger could be this new and improved Franco, and Franco is now his .. heh!!
and I’m luvin him !!

I really, really, really do not like Sting…LOL…

Harry….All I can think of is “Every Step You Take,” courtesy of that hideously tacky necklace cam! And CeeCee….I really, really, really do not like the current incarnation of Sting….what with his and his weirdo, inane wife and their tantric sex tell-alls and other such nonsense,, but when he was with “The Police” he had some great songs and videos.

if it wasn’t for james franco the franco character wouldn’t exist he created the role

I agree . I love him on GH as Franco and I look forward to seeing him on Flash. I’m a fan of the show and have not missed an episode of Flash. I have been a long time admirer of RH’s work .

I don’t think of Roger as James Franco’s Franco….I kinda look at him as Todd now known as Franco. Sort of a merged person. The point, for me, as I’ve mentioned on many posts…is that the Franco he was handed was an imbecile…other than his quest to rescue Carly from Heather, he was just given one line immature quips. In the past few months they’ve evolved the character, giving Roger more to work with. I tihink he’s doing a fantastic job as a broken man who opened himself up to love, made himself completely vulnerable…only to have been betrayed and made a fool of. Now, high on revenge, we get to see the devious mind, the art of revenge, the game-playing spiral of emotional jabs he’s about to unleash. Can’t wait! So yes, his work on other shows is well-deserved; I just hope he’s staying put on GH!

I’m going to go out on a limb here and say it, su00000 loves Franco/Roger!

R C should have given him a brand new character. I Do Not Like the New Franco.

I agree. I thought they should have made Roger a long lost Quartermaine then he and Carly could be the next generation of the fighting Quartermaines ala Alan and Monica. (Credit to Jim–Leave it to Beaver who originally suggested as much).

Su000 I am a big believer in soap recasts. However, Franco is not your regular soap opera role. I believe Franco is the manifestation of James Franco’s energetic, slightly mocking, satirical creative conception. Didn’t James Franco appear to be a school boy having great fun during recess? I don’t feel he was ever supposed to last after James Franco’s cameo appearance ended. To me, casting Roger as Franco set him up for failure negating any pre disposition for character driven stories.
Franco had to be redeemed if he was going to be romantically paired with Carly. How does on redeem a sadistic, maniacal serial killer? Enter a fast food approach–give Franco the convenient brain tumor and toss him the heroic white hat and have him save the lives of women, children and the life of his former victim, Michael. Enter Carly. We know Carly to be fiercely protective of her children and her friends–she is the protective Mama Bear. The Carly we know and sometimes love would never lie down with the man who had her virginal son raped in prison anymore than she would sleep with the man who tormented her beloved Jason.
The end result left Roger looking a bit confused,as if he didn’t know how to play this character and so it appeared that he gave up. I understand he’s doing better now that the old Franco seems to be resurfacing but turning him back into a one dimensional villain doesn’t seem to be the answer either.
I believe Roger is a brilliant actor and yes, he deserved better. I am happy for him and will be sure to watch him on Primetime.

Harry…great analysis of Roger and the Franco dilemma! I agree with a lot of what you said…but that’s why I look at Roger’s Franco as Todd. I know I’ve said this before and it doesn’t sit well with some but that’s who he’s playing in my opinion. And it’s not because I can’t separate him from OLTL…it’s just that the personality traits are way more similar to Todd than to the original Franco created for James. I think the complete lunacidal maniac played by James Franco was brilliant and I loved the fun he had and brought to the role. It was one craaaaazy ride. Roger’s Franco was immediately portrayed differently for all the reasons you mentioned…so my mind just started watching THIS Franco as a new character. In this capacity I found, as I also mentioned so many times…that he was an immature idiot. LOL. Couldn’t stand him!!! But then…with the advent of his new job at the hospital, his regained sense of worth…and his rapport with Nina…a yet newer personality emerged. This one was sarcastic instead of idiotic, wise instead of gullible, and strong instead of weak. I’m enjoying this incarnation…and wrong or right I still see Todd…not Franco…I don’t care what they call him…and I’m loving seeing Roger coming back to life complete with side glances, sneers and tantrums.

Rebecca, well said. Yes, you’re correct and I do see myself eventually assimilating Todd with Franco.
I guess in order to accept Franco I have to let go of my preconceived notions of who Franco was. You are very adept at explaining the contrary viewpoint–thank you for doing so with such insightful diplomacy.

Hey, Harry…and thank YOU…lol. I always like replying to your posts. They’re intelligent, well thought out and a lot of the time fun/funny! That’s what makes this site fun! Engaging viewpoints. I really do understand your analysis; you’re very right in your critique..my contrary view is my interpretation…I’ve been feeling that way about this character for a while.

Franco’s Franco can’t be duplicated. It really was a hilarious, devious, maniacal portrayal that was his and his alone…due to the lawsuit we know that Ron et company had to come up with other characters for the OLTL 3 pretty quickly. I always felt that they kept them close to their “former selves” but to get around the legal hassles they just slapped them with different names/history.

I agree SU0000!!!! he is not wasted on GH!! Franco serves many purposes. He’s well adept at holding Carly’s purse for her when she goes shopping.
WOOH HOOH!

it’s time for the GH production to leave well enough alone…

and simply separate Franco and Carly… for Nina
and simply separate Sam and Silas… for Patrick

it just makes sense for GH to pair Sonny and Carly… as this part of the GH equation.. which they’e tried…. yes… tried… to make grandeur… has squalled … doesn’t interest

that would be Sonny, Carly, Michael, Kiki, Sean, Olivia, … what a shame… and to think… Kelly Sullivan held them all together….

I don’t know… now it would seem.. that if the Fluke doesnt do in Sonny… Julian tried… and if Franco doesn’t smear… who cares at this point

Carly is not interesting enough.. thank god her scenes with her mother still vibe

the sooner they separate whats not working

Franco and Carly
Sam and Silas

the further away Nina gets from Silas… she’s so much better with the rest of the cast

I can tolerate Sam monotone voice… with Patrick.. because … visually… they sizzle and ignite SEXY

let’s get the heat back with Ava and Morgan… not that it ever left them…

after watching Tracy dumbed down ALL summer…. LOL… watching her with the whole enchilada must be worth it

it’s november sweeps… so… we’ll bait hook and ante up muster… this does work for GH

Oh, I’m with you, Mary. I abhor violence in any form, real or fictional.
As you say, I wonder if this is heralding an exit for Roger. Many of us put our hearts into seeing Nina and he as a couple.
Also, some feel that Roger’s talents are wasted on GH….so, perhaps TPTB will listen and give him the role He deserves….hate to lose him.
Franco has a lot of potential, if honed. And, no one can play a multitude of different characters than Roger.
I realize that he is hurt from Carly’s duplicity, but sometimes a bruised pride is much more difficult to swallow than hurt feelings…..especially for a man, I would think.
I am hoping that Carly and Sonny will be exposed by none other than Michael….that’s ‘gotta’ hurt. It is time for justice to be served.

I too hope Roger isn’t leaving GH. That would be a real loss…especially since his character is just getting into full gear…and have several (including myself) have mentioned he’s great with his alter ego…Nina.

I’m looking forward to his revenge! I don’t think he’s planning on violence, although what’s with Olivia’s vision of Heather wielding the knife. Perhaps she goes rogue off the plan??? But I do think he’s going to do a spectacular reveal of Sonny and Carly’s duplicity…

Wonder if this is going to be reminiscent of when Sonny exposed Claudia…which led to chaos, Carly’s kidnapping and Michael’s “first’ murder.

Either way, I’m looking forward to the revenge no matter what form it takes…and I’m definitely going to check RH on Flash. Haven’t yet watched the show but was curious about it before this announcement.

That’s not actually true, Cee Cee. James Franco wanted to play a sociopathic performance artist–he wrote most of his dialogue. Even his real life mother played his mother.
Heck, the character is even named Franco. They pretty much gave him carte blanche to do what he wanted with his self creation.

WOW! I did not know that, Harry…as I said…I’m not well versed in GH. I just assumed the part was written for him. It makes me wonder about this actor to ask to play such a role. Very strange.
Thank you for the info.

@davonCT. You are right about the Franco role. I stand corrected by harry…I apologize for naysaying you…Pax.

James Franco, I mean. LOL.

Hmmmmm…can’t decide who will break her out first CeeCee…obviously Franco’s wheels are spinning…as are Shawn’s…but I don’t think she’ll turn on Franco. She may get “carried away” trying to help him…her love for her sons is great. Whenever she believes they love her she seems to be overtaken with motherly love/maternal (Heather style) instinct…out to kill the women she doesn’t deem right for them. So I’m thinking that knife is meant for Carly and/or Sonny…

Who knows? Maybe Franco is one step ahead of Sonny. If she’s there and supporting him…no one would suspect her of killing him…and Franco needs to think ahead and take away Sonny’s scapegoat. Or, maybe he wants Heather to “spill the beans”…thus escaping retaliation by laying the blame on her? Dunno…which is good I guess. Makes Hallowedding much anticipated!

It sure is a win/win for all…i just wish soaps werent still snubbed by many in Hollywood and treated as equals to primetime shows…soaps have some of the best hard working actors in the business, outlasted primetime shows, and have a very loyal fan base…that should mean something…any actor…primetime, movie or stage should be welcomed to daytime whether as a regular or a guest…it should not be considered a step down for any of them…and as a fan, im proud to have been a soap watcher for 50 years!!!

Su000, if you say it enough it might be true?

Wooh Hooh! No one can play Franco but Roger. He is a rocking, talkin, walkin righteous dude and I worship the ground he walks on.
No one can play Jason Morgan but Billy Miller either. The sun rises and sets in Miller’s eyes.
I am giddy with excitement just thinking about it. Time to dust off my GH pom’s poms!!!

That’s a definite possibility … but Sonny will not go to jail for killing AJ. Although if everyone on GH went to jail for killing someone (or covering up their knowledge of the crime), the show would lose half its cast. 🙂 As someone said upthread (or it might have been on the Previously website), at least Sonny isn’t being written as a romantic hero anymore. He is actually being written as the thug he really is.