Talk:General Hospital/Archive2

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1 Break up the article
2 2005 section
3 And this is a stub?
4 I have added a 2005 section

[edit] Break up the article

I'm thinking that this article is getting a bit too long...well actually Wikipedia told me that it was now over 30k...so I was thinking that maybe the Title sequences could be put into its own article? what does everybody else think? Dippit 14:35, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

We need to trim the 2005 section. We should not let recent history get the best of ourselves. It could be covered in one or two short paragraphs, not the long section there is right now. We don't need to know who came and who left when with exact dates. We should try and stick to describing how the characters left, and not "actors' final air dates." Mike H. That's hot 19:56, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

yes thats a good idea. I've also thought there was too much information on all the various storylines in 2005 (eg Carly's mental breakdown, the drugging storyline and really it should only have been mentioned that there was a train crash, not neccesarily all the extra details such as Alexis giving birth etc etc), which would be better put into a seperate article focussing on the storylines of General Hospital...these details I think originally started off as previews and spoilers and some posters may have gotten a bit long winded (And I am including myself amongst them) when trying to change them as the spoilers became past storylines. And the paragraph on whether Alicia Leigh Willis is coming or going could be moved to the article on Alicia Leigh Willis. Dippit 12:28, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

Do you want me to copy the entire 2005 section over here so we can figure out what needs to stay and go? Mike H. That's hot 06:25, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Um yes...in fact ill be smart and copy it here myself...we can always remove it from the discussion page later when it is done. Dippit 09:59, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

For starters, two uses of "controversial heroine" can go. That tiny paragraph is just fine for the Emily/Connor thing. We don't need a REALLY big paragraph about Tamara Braun's departure. I'm debating whether or not we need any mention of it. We could just say "Carly (now being played by Jennifer Bransford)" and that would suffice just fine. We don't need to get crufty and go on and on about ratings falling and why she left; that's best left to Soap Digest. I'll continue with this later. Mike H. That's hot 21:59, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

We now have a 2006 section...hmm I am starting to think that maybe we should have a seperate article for the history of GH like ATWT does. Dippit 14:46, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

We simply do not need all the information on 2006 that we have. We do not need separate articles so people can cruft those up, too. We were doing just fine and all we have to do is trim it down. I will be trimming it down this evening. Mike H. That's hot 00:35, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

I think that the 2005 and 2006 sections should be combined with 2000-2004. I don't believe anything happened in the past two years on the show that is of great enough significance not to just do a synopsis of 2000-present. I'm a newbie, though, so I wanted to get opinions on the subject. Walkerb4 18:41, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Oh yes you are probably right, its just that someone keeps on adding so much information about 2006 that if we combined them we'd have a really long section! I am totally stumped on what is the best way to go forward Dippit 02:44, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

The 2005 and 2006 sections still need to be edited back to a level of detali comparable to the sections covering prior periods. Every minor plot device/detail does not need to be covered. Also, the entire plot history probably should be broken off into a separate article linked to the main one so that realistic length can be maintained; this is especially important for those of us stuck still accessing Wikpedia via dialup. Rlquall 23:04, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 2005 section

2005 would get off to a controversial start after one of the show's more controversial young heroines, Emily Quartermaine, was brutally raped by Connor Bishop in scenes that were quite graphic. Adding controversy to the storyline was the fact that Connor just happened to look exactly like Emily's husband Nikolas Cassadine. Connor was soon shot and killed by Emily.

In the spring of 2005, Emmy nominated actress Tamara Braun left the role of Carly Corinthos, a role she had garnered amazing praise for when she took over the role from Emmy Winner Sarah Brown. After Braun's exit the show began a storyline in which Carly's son, Michael (Dylan Cash), supposedly killed his own father, AJ Quartermaine (Billy Warlock). The image of a nine year old murderer may have contributed to a decline in ratings as well as Braun's exit from the series the show fell behind CBS daytime's As the World Turns and tying or barely beating the other less-hyped ABC soaps. The storyline then quieted down and ended, with the eventual reveal that it was Michael's therapist, Dr. Asher Thomas who was the real murderer. The show then ran on to show a comedic storyline involving Luke duping Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot) into marriage.

In May 2005, Kristina Wagner was fired and replaced with former Another World star Sandra Ferguson. Maxie was also recast with former Days of our Lives star Kirsten Storms taking over for Robyn Richards. This raised conflict because of the revisit to a major storyline, "BJ's heart" with two new actresses trying to act like they were the old ones. The storyline ended in Maxie keeping BJ's heart and her sister Georgie (Lindze Letherman) recovering from her brain hemorrhage.

After Braun left the series, the role of Carly was recast with former One Life to Live star Jennifer Bransford. Despite Series star Maurice Benard wanting Bransford to stick around, the fans spoke louder than ever before and Bransford was released from her contract. Soon after, Guiding Light star Laura Wright took over the popular role of Carly Benson. Long-time archrival of Carly, Robin Scorpio (Kimberly McCullough), returned to town to help long time best friend of Carly, Jason Morgan (Steve Burton), regain his memory.

One storyline that did prove a definite hit with viewers during this rocky period was the October 2005 wedding of Lucky Spencer and Elizabeth Webber after an eight year long courtship. This was despite the fact that Lucky had had two recasts since Lucky and Liz first became popular. Jonathan Jackson had originally played the role of Lucky, but had exited the role in 1999. Jacob Young took over the part in 2000 and he in turn was succeeded in the role by Lucky's current portrayer, Greg Vaughan in 2003.

The fall of 2005 saw storylines that consisted of Carly's mental breakdown, which culminated in Carly being sent off to a psychiatric hospital for several months (A move that was done in order to allow viewers to adapt to Laura Wright taking over the part of Carly from Jennifer Bransford).

There was also the mystery of who was drugging college girls, such as Maxie and Brook Lynn Ashton (Adrianne Leon) and taking nude pictures of them. The stalker turned out to be Diego Alcazar (Ignacio Serricchio), Lorenzo Alcazar's (Ted King) long-lost son. Diego's motive was apparently his need to avenge the death of his cousin Sage (Katie Stuart). Diego was sent to prison.

Lucas Jones (Ben Hogestyn), son of long time veterans Bobbie and Tony Jones also made a comeback. This would prove to be a significant event in GH's history because Lucas soon revealed that he was gay, thus making him the first significant homosexual character on the programme. Whilst there had been gay characters on the show before such as schoolteacher Mr Murty and wedding co-ordinator Elton, they had merely been minor characters). Lucas was at first reluctant to come out, but was eventually forced to come out after he was the victim of a hate crime.

Courtney Matthews (Alicia Leigh Willis) discovered that she is pregnant with her estranged husband Jasper Jacks' (Ingo Rademacher) child, despite being in love with Nikolas Cassadine (Tyler Christopher). The storyline remains unresolved as there have been hints that the child may still be Nikolas'.

November 2005 saw a major disaster storyline involving a train collision and major real life drama. This storyline involved much of the canvas and was GH's sole focus for several weeks during the important sweeps period. During this storyline, Alexis Davis and father Ric Lansing gave birth to their baby in an antique train car via a c-section performed by Robin Scorpio and Emily Cassadine, Lucky Spencer survived a near fatal hit by a sharp metal impaling him, and the new Carly was introduced and then fought villain Manny Ruiz and escaped the crash. Reese Marshall (Kari Wuhrer) was the only major character to die in this storyline. Wuhrer, a relative newcomer to the show having only joined in February 2005, was let go due to lacking storyline between series stars Maurice Benard and Rick Hearst. Kari Wuhrer later decided to sue, claiming that her pregnancy was the cause of her dismissal.

Alicia Leigh Willis who announced on her official website on October 29 that she would be leaving the show and her character of Courtney Matthews at the end of 2005. Her final tapedate was supposed to be December 20 and her final airdate was suspected to be around January 20. Months went by, and many different actresses were suspected to have snagged the role. Then, something very surprising just recently happened, it was announced that Willis would be staying on GH after all. And once again, Willis is still leaving the soap and Courtney will be killed off.

Rick Springfield, who had played Dr Noah Drake during the 1980s, was recently tapped to reprise his role for four episodes in December 2005. His brief stint proved quite popular with fans of the show and was extended for a longer run. It appears that his successful return, combined with the successful return of Kimberly McCullough as Robin Scorpio have inspired GH producers to revisit the past as shortly afterwards, it was announced that Tristan Rogers (Robert Scorpio) would return for a six week run. Dippit 09:59, 13 February 2006 (UTC)