Skip to main content

Big Day of Soap News

On Wednesday evening soap viewers received two rather unexpected announcements. The first came in the form of a tweet from OLTL's Robin Strasser (Dorian) who told her fans that she would have to end her run on the show sooner than expected, meaning she will not be there when the show ends early next year. Strasser said "I'll have to leave OLTL sooner than the cancellation date, for compelling health reasons. Unable 2 meet high standards I owe our great show." She then went on to say "BUMMER! Darn right. WISDOM indicates a GRACE-full exit, before I fall on my bum. "Always leave 'em laughin". With Tuc and luck, hope I will!" So far no announcement has been made about when her last day of taping will be and certainly no final airdate has been determined, but I will keep you posted.

In other, perhaps bigger news, Robert Guza, Jr. has been replaced as headwriter by Garin Wolf. Wolf, as you might recall, was responsible for the storylines we saw during the writers' strike. As many have reported this change is effective immediately. Reaction to this news has been mixed. Many General Hospital fans have been lobbying for someone to replace Guza for years so to some this comes as a welcome change. However given everything that has happened at ABC recently it is difficult for me personally to see this as something positive. I certainly don't want to contribute anything to the rumor mill because believe me I am no more informed than any other GH viewer; but given that AMC brought on a new headwriter a mere two weeks before announcing its cancellation I can't help but be concerned for GH's future.
Labels:

Comments

  1. garbskiMay 19, 2011 at 6:25 AM

    Paula,

    I see your point but maybe it's a good thing to replace the head writer at this point with all the dangling story lines that need to be fixed.

    Peggy

    ReplyDelete
  2. Paula's SoapboxMay 19, 2011 at 7:55 AM

    Hi Peggy!

    I agree, I definitely think that GH needs different writing. It's a mess right now. I don't even have the desire to complain about it anymore because I barely have the desire to watch it at this point. I just hope that I'm wrong and this isn't a repeat of the AMC thing. With Katie Couric leaving CBS today and all the rumors of ABC wanting to give her a talk show it just seems a bit too neat and tidy to me, but who knows there have been a lot of strange occurrences in the soap world lately.

    Paula

    ReplyDelete
  3. BarbaraMay 19, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    I was so bummed when I heard this news. I loved Robin on Passions as Hecuba and I love her on OLTL.

    I did hear that it was possible that GH could be next on the chopping block in about a year. Hopefully that won't happen. I've watched it here and there but I do know what it's like to lose a show you love. It has happened too many times. Passions was really painful since I watched that from the beginning but I'm sure Days would really be a big blow too since I've watched that for so many years since the babysitter just happened to have it on which led to my soap opera addiction.

    ReplyDelete
  4. TLContessaMay 19, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    It will be sad to see Robin Strasser (Dorian)leave, I love her acting style so much!

    I too am also concerned for the fate of #GH!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Paula's SoapboxMay 19, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    Hi Bard Girl!

    You are right this has happened too many times. I never thought when I saw Another World get canceled it would only be the beginning.

    Paula

    ReplyDelete
  6. Paula's SoapboxMay 19, 2011 at 7:27 PM

    Hi TLContessa!

    Although I don't keep up with OLTL that much, it's a shame Robin won't be able to stay with the show til the end. I'm sure this is as disappointing to her as it is the fans. I can't imagine being on a show that long and not being able to be there when it wraps. You're right it will be sad.

    Paula

    ReplyDelete
  7. UnknownMay 23, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    Oh, no, I had been hoping for a final showdown between Dorian and Viki! So disappointing :(

    In other news, Paula's Soapbox, you took the thought right out of my head: could a new head write spell doom for the last ABC soap standing?

    God, what is going ON?

    C. Ann Walton
    Author of "Leighton Heights" - the online literary soap opera
    http://www.leightonheights.com

    ReplyDelete
  8. Paula's SoapboxMay 23, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    Hi C. Ann!

    Thanks for visiting my site and for commenting. I hope you come back often.

    I hope I'm wrong about the changes at GH, but with everything ABC has done recently one has to wonder.

    Paula

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

All About Mia: DOOL

After months of allowing herself to be deceived and manipulated by Nicole and Stefano so that she could keep her baby's adoption intact, only to find out that said baby wasn't hers because her baby had died, one would think that Mia would have enough drama to last a lifetime. Instead it seems that she has picked up a few bad habits from Nicole because she has turned to manipulating Gabi in order to stake her claim on Chad, someone she didn't seem to want a few weeks ago. As if the Mia character wasn't irritating enough already, this newly calculative Mia is actually making me feel sorry for Gabi, which only makes her that much more irritating. I was stunned that she used Nicole's hearing as an opportunity to drive a wedge between Chad and Gabi, the same hearing that they were discussing her baby's death and the kidnapping of Will's baby sister. In doing this she not only undermined Will's importance in her life, but Sydney and Grace's as well...and p...
Post a Comment
Read more

48th Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations!

The 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Nominees Outstanding Lead Actress Nancy Lee Grahn as Alexis Davis (General Hospital, ABC) Finola Hughes as Anna Devane/Alex Marick (General Hospital, ABC) Melissa Claire Egan as Chelsea Lawson (The Young and the Restless, CBS) Genie Francis as Laura Collins (General Hospital, ABC) Jacqueline MacInnes Wood as Steffy Forrester (The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS)   Outstanding Lead Actor Thorsten Kaye as Ridge Forrester (The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS) Steve Burton as Jason Morgan (General Hospital, ABC) Maurice Benard as Sonny Corinthos (General Hospital, ABC) Wally Kurth as Justin Kiriakis (Days of Our Lives, NBC) Dominic Zamprogna as Dante Falconeri (General Hospital, ABC) Outstanding Supporting Actress Courtney Hope as Sally Spectra (The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS) Carolyn Hennesy as Diane Miller (General Hospital, ABC) Marla Adams as Dina Mergeron (The Young and the Restless, CBS) Tamara Braun as Ava Vitali (Days of Our Lives, NBC) Briana Henry as Jor...
Post a Comment
Read more

False Accusations: GH

When I watched Friday's GH I was positive Carly destroyed Brenda's wedding dress. She's been acting a little crazy lately anyway and I was sure that Michael's problems finally pushed her over the edge when I heard her conversation with Sonny. I'm sure there was a big part of her that thought it was in Michael's best interest to tell Sonny what happened to him. However it was clear that her primary motivation for talking to Sonny before Michael had a chance to was to make sure he blamed Dante. When that didn't happen she turned her attention to Brenda, implying that she would hurt Sonny, which would in turn hurt Michael. Of course Brenda hurting Sonny is primarily contingent on Carly telling him about Brenda's baby at the wedding. Carly is so worried about how Sonny's reaction to hearing this news will affect Michael, yet she is the one who insists on delivering it and in the worst possible way. Obviously Carly has issues with Brenda and with seeing ...
11 comments
Read more