...to not use them? I posted this on another website well. You know it never amazes me in every arena of business there are a few powerbrokers who are so obsessed with being in control, they lose sight of the real reason they even have a job. And that’s what’s going on at GH. Just like in any other business, behind the scenes in the back offices of the studio, there sits these “Beavis and Buttheads” executives who don’t give a rat’s behind about what the general consensus thinks or feels. All the propaganda about maintaining a good fan base and ratings is sheer ludicrously. The ‘heads of madness” that are in charge aren’t interested in producing good storylines for the vets because they personally feel their time in the spotlight has come and gone. This assertion can be supported by an interview in Soap Zone (back in May). The article states Frons (who by the way received a promotion of sorts from his boss Anne Sweeney because he has the so-called ability to look forward and not linger on the glory days) will head up their new “streamline” adventure. (WTF…scratching my head…huh?) With all their double-talk jargon, I was able to decipher they don’t want to utilize the vets and use old formulas that worked in the past. Frons thinks he can come up with some new innovative hocus-pocus that’s going to take GH in a new and exciting direction. Yeah, right, whatever. He brought the vets back to basically use them as background history for the younger players on the canvass. Okay, so we fans now see the grand scheme of things. We were manipulated to start tuning back in. (Slapping our heads, wow! We now get it. We should all have a V8.) In all their craftiness and so-called fresh ideas, Sweeney, Frons, Phelp, and Guza had no other choice but to reach back for the vets to temporarily boost the rating for their lousy sweeps. This brings me to my next point. Old formulas do indeed work and always will. They were what made GH a phenomenal and kept the show on top. Soaps have always been created for women and viewed by them in the hopes of seeing spectacular romance, great stories, and exciting adventure from characters we love and have a long standing history/connection with. This is why daytime serials have survived the test of time as a whole. Long before Guza, Frons, Sweeney, or Phelp where even heard of, General Hospital was rising to the occasion to produce excellent daytime drama. And the fans have been there for the exciting ride. There’s a saying that goes, “If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it.” Someone needs to enlighten the not so “dream-team” of this point.
Posted on Sep 7, 2006, 4:20 PM from IP address 209.174.60.245