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Rick Springfield Checks Back Into General Hospital




Soap Opera Digest is reporting Rick Springfield will step back into his lab coat on General Hospital. Dr.Noah Drake returns to Port Charles to help his eldest son Patrick (Jason Thompson) deal an emotinal time regarding Robin (Kimberly McCullough). Look for Springfield to return in March.

Who Should Starr Manning be Paired With on General Hospital?

Soap fans love their couples and we here at Daytime Confidential are no exception.  The moment news broke that Starr Manning (Kristen Alderson) is on her way to Port Charles my DC podcast co-host Regan Cellura and I began discussing which GH'er we’d like to see her paired with.

Regan doesn’t want to see a Michael (Chad Duell) and Starr pairing, but I think the idea is intriguing. Primarily, because of the drama it would create between their parents. Then we started thinking of other GH characters Starr could be paired with. Johnny (Brandon Barash) and Starr immediately jumped to mind. Our discussion continued, with names such as Spinelli (Bradford Anderson) and Matt (Jason Cook) popping up. It will be interesting to see how Ron Carlivati works Starr into Port Charles,  but we’d love to hear your thoughts! 

Who would you like to see Starr paired with on General Hospital?

You Decide: Should GH Bring Lucas Jones Back to be Paired With Matt Hunter?

On today’s Daytme Confidential podcast Jamey makes the brilliant suggestion that General Hospital should recast Lucas Jones with Van Hansis and bring him back as an intern doctor, who falls in love with Matt Hunter (Jason Cook).  You’ll want to tune into the podcast to hear Jamey’s complete Wishful Storyline idea, which includes the pairing and how GH could introduce a new crop of young nurses at that hospital.

Could you get behind a hypothetical Lucas and Matt pairing?

General Hospital Stars Flex Their Muscles For Habitat For Humanity

General Hospital’s Lexi Ainsworth and Bradford Anderson (pictured above) joined their GH costars and fans for a bit of elbow grease at the 2nd Annual The House That General Hospital Fans Built work site on December 4 in Los Angeles. All proceeds from the event, which helped build affordable housing for families in need, went towards funding the house. See more photos from the project after the jump!

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Wishful Casting: Van Hansis as General Hospital's Lucas, Paired With Dr. Matt Hunter


Those of you who follow me on Twitter know I started calling for As The World TurnsVan Hansis (ex-Luke) to join General Hospital as Carly's (Laura Wright) gay, little brother Lucas since shortly before the World stopped turning. I planned to post it as part of a complete Wishful Casting for the cast of ATWT, however those enterprising ex-Oakdalers are finding jobs at a much faster rate than I can formulate ideas, and/or soaps to place them on, so I decided to divide them up and begin posting them starting today. I don't know about you guys, but I  think Hansis would be a nice addition to GH's younger cast as Lucas Stansbury Jones, the adopted son of Bobbie Spencer (Jackie Zeman) and the late Dr. Tony Jones (Brad Maule).   READ MORE

This Week in Daytime: Flaxen Haired Fools

This Week in Daytime,

I teared up at As the World Turns’ tribute to Nancy Hughes (Helen Wagner). The episode contained so many wonderful flashbacks. I was in the midst of patting myself on the back for not letting it get to me when they began Nancy’s Thanksgiving prayer and I knew I was a goner. Of course, that touching scene was immediately followed by Katie’s (Terri Colombino) flashbacks of Nancy. I know each ATWT fan has their own fond memories, but there are three reasons I fell in love with ATWT and Oakdale. 1) I discovered ATWT because it was where my beloved Another World characters ended up. 2) I couldn’t get enough of Jack (Michael Park) and Carly’s (Maura West) on again/off again relationship 3). Katie and Simon’s (Paul Leyden) romance–nurtured by Nancy–hooked me. Share your favorite Nancy Hughes moments in the comments. We miss you Helen Wagner.

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