Those of you who follow me on Twitter know I started calling for As The World Turns' Van 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,

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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Here’s the Scoop!

Can anyone get past Brenda’s return? How about Maxie and Lucky? Or do we prefer Maxie and Matt? I’m more open to a Shelle re-do right now as it gives Jason Cook some much needed screen time. Will Matt warn Maxie about messing with Lucky? Will Maxie and Lucky’s lips meet once again? Lucky will tell Maxie that he wishes Aiden was his son. Guess what Lucky, he is!

Claire and her sperm hunt… How ridiculous is this storyline? Just because his sperm rarely misses, it does not mean Sonny is your ideal sperm donor. Sonny sees a woman on the docks, Claire, and mistakes her for Brenda. The pair head back to Sonny’s house – since that is good for appearances – where Sonny plants one on the prosecutor hoping to get the Brenda-sized cobwebs out of his head. Claire wonders if Sonny has ever really loved any woman with everything he has. Will Sonny and Claire’s “relationship” lead to Jason’s release? READ MORE

Here’s the Scoop!

I love it! Yes I love GH! While I admit, the canvas could be spread out a bit more; I am once again in love with my favorite daytime drama. Do you know how good that feels to write? I know I have already gushed about the incredible acting we’ve been treated to ,however it just continues to come at us week after week. How great will it be to go into Sweeps on such a high note? READ MORE

Nice, new opening credits. I like that they have the actor's name as well as the character's name. I was surprised to see Jason Cook (Matt), since we so rarely see him. I was also surprised to see that Haley Pullos (Molly), Aaron Refvem (Morgan) and Megan Ward (Kate) were not in the opening.

Why does everyone think Dante will suddenly turn into Sonny, Junior? Tracy’s logic was that Ethan is exactly like Luke, despite not being raised by him, but Ethan was like that before he showed up in town. He didn’t suddenly turn into a Luke-clone the minute he met his father. Just because Dante now knows who his father is doesn’t mean he’ll stop being the decent, law abiding citizen that he’s always been and turn into a misogynistic Neanderthal douchebag! READ MORE

Dante

Matt

Forget one over the other, I want a triangle.