5.17.2008

How To Fix General Hospital

General Hospital has been in trouble for a number of years now. The show is too focused on Sonny, Jason, and mob wars. And there is WAY too much violence! How can people enjoy this show when there's enough violence in the news? If we want violence and mobsters, we'll watch Law & Order, The Godfather trilogy, and reruns of The Sopranos. We don't want that on our soap operas, and that is the main problem of GH. But there have been many times that the show had me hooked every day; it has its moments of glory. Right now, however, I'm losing interest in everything, including my favorite character's (Alexis') story. Therefore, I've compiled a list of how to fix GH:

• STOP THE CONSTANT VIOLENCE!

• Stop being centered on mob business!

• Stop having Sonny and Jason be the focus of the show! They DO NOT have to drive the show almost EVERY DAY! They need to have their turns at being backburnered just like everyone else.

• Bring the Quartermaines to the forefront by revealing that Jake is Jason’s son and the Quartermaine heir; also reveal Alan’s real will that Luke & Tracy had altered

• Resurrect Alan and Emily Quartermaine

• Bring back Ned, Lois, Brook Lynn, and Dillon

• Show veterans (Bobbie, Lesley, Mac, Felicia, Edward, etc.) more

• Have the real Jerry Jacks return, revealing that James Craig was an imposter this whole time; put James Craig in jail for this and holding people hostage a year ago

• DO NOT RECAST OR AGE MICHAEL! Just have him be in a coma for a while and then conduct a miracle wake-up.

• Get rid of Claudia, Anthony Zacchara, and Sam

• Put Maxie and Spinelli in a triangle with Jason Cook’s character and ultimately have Maxie choose Spinelli; also during that story, toughen up Spinelli

• Have Johnny be the non-mobster, anti-Zacchara that he wants to be & is on the inside, and have Lulu be even more torn between Logan and Johnny

• Have Max stand up to Sonny, be his own person, and date Diane

• Put Alexis in a triangle with Ned and Lois; also let her be a very powerful & strong DA

• Give Bobbie more to do or her own intriguing story

• Make Spinelli a Quartermaine

• Turn Robin’s pregnancy story into a social issue, educating people on HIV

• Bring back Helena to cause trouble for Nikolas, whose son Helena would want to mold into a true Cassadine prince/heir

• Have a Jax/Carly/Sonny/Kate quadrangle

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous9:46 AM

    I loved your thoughts - and think the writers need to read them too - for some tips LOL! I hope they get Brenda to come back, she would give Kate a run for her money!

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  2. A Brenda/Sonny/Kate triangle would be interesting. I wonder how Kate would deal with Brenda.

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