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Burton and Herbst Speak Out on Liason's End

By Regan Cellura on December 11, 2008
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Steve Burton and Rebecca Herbst (Jason Morgan & Elizabeth Webber) spoke with Soap Opera Digest on the end of their popular pairing, Liason. Both actors are sad to see their coupling end.

We had quite the following for a couple who never were together, allows Steve Burton. "I don't write the show. If it was up to me, I would have played it out to see where it went. I would have given it a shot, but that's how the freaking ball bounces. There's nothing I can do about it. We did the best we could with what we were given. We definitely tried to find and play all the moments. I'm bummed out."

According to Herbst, the ending of Jason and Elizabeth came as a surprise to her.

I didn't know that this was happening, " she declares, "I knew of course, there was going to be, once again, some rocky roads for Jason and Liz considering what has happened, but I didn't know they were splitting us up."

Burton and Herbst gave props to their fans who were loyal despite the lack of movement in their couple's story. 

General Hospital Spoilers!

By Regan Cellura on December 09, 2008
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Here's the Scoop! 12.09.08

Totally forgot to talk about Tracy and Luke yesterday. While I would be all for a Tracy/Luke/Laura triangle I am not so sure I am liking the latest storyline for Jane and Tony. I always love their banter but this is Luke Spencer, I feel like he should be doing more than chasing his wife to the Dominican to stop a speedy divorce. Although this has given me the opportunity to once again call out the GH writers. Remember when you sent Carly to the Domincan to get a speedy divorce from Sonny? We learned then that the Domincan is no longer your source for a quick end to your marriage. Now, I MAY be a little premature as the LATEST SPOILERS say that while Tracy tells Luke she's already been granted the divorce, it's a bluff and Luke SHOULD be getting the opportunity to call her on it. READ MORE

Take Heart Liason Fans, Eventually All Roads Lead Back to Liz!!!

By Jamey Giddens on December 06, 2008
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I know my fellow Liason lovers are probably dressed in sack cloth today, watching You Tube clips of our spectacular, amazing, soaptastic supercouple who are being viciously torn asunder due to ABC Daytime focus group foolishness, but until Brian Frons sees something that gets him excited againt at One Rapemance to Live or All Ryan Lavery's Thongs (Maybe Fronsie-Pie plans to bring Drake Hogestyn and Deidre Hall over as Beth Ehler's parents and order them to arrive during a CGI-Tsunami?) and our couple is given a fair shot, I figured I would post this to give us hope. READ MORE

Steve Burton: "Real Love Doesn't Just Evaporate and Disappear."

By Jamey Giddens on December 05, 2008
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In this week's Soap Opera Digest cover story concerning the break up of the closest thing General Hospital has had to a supercouple in years, Liason, Jason Morgan himself Steve Burton talks about his character ending things with Liz (Rebecca Herbst) and how long until JaSam fans can rejoice, while Liason fans ready our barf bags due to the Brian Frons-mandated reunion of Jason and Sam (Kelly Monaco).  Here's what Burton had to say:

You knew it would come to this, but this is a guy who just lost the closest thing to his family, so right now, rekindling anything or starting something new with anyone is a ridiculous question because there's got to ge a mourning period. What kind of moron would he look like if he asked out Sam a week later [laughs]? Just like real life, real love doesn't just evaoprate and disappear."

In other word, our boy is still fighting the good fight for Liason!

Should Jason and Liz Forgive Sam on General Hospital?

By Jamey Giddens on December 05, 2008
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This post is really a moot point, considering Brian Frons has alleged spoken and a JaSam reunion is inevitable, but pretending just for a second that we live in a bizarro world where The Powers That Be at General Hospital actually cared about what their fans, think like the people behind The Young and the Restless, who are proving it every day, I have to ask the question, with Sam (Kelly Monaco) set to rescue Baby Jake Spencermaine, should Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) and Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst) ever forgive her for what she did to them and their son before?

Sam stood by and watched a mentally unstable woman kidnap Jake, the child of a man she claimed to love. She later hired armed thugs to terrorize Elizabeth and her sons in the park, endangering the lives of not only the woman she loathed, but two innocent children. Now, however, with Sam once again about to save the day in Port Charles, it is clearly obvious TPTB are hoping this will allow for an easy redemption for the character.

Those who support Sam would argue she was driven to her desperate actions by Liz's consistent presence in Jason's lfe. They firmly believe Liz sat out to come between Jason and Sam, that every forgotten scarf was a calculated move to drive a wedge between their favorite couple. They would go on to say learning that Jason fathered a child with another woman was too much for Sam to bear. She had lost Lila, the baby daughter she planned to raise with Jason, and later forfeited the ability to conceive another child when she was shot in the uterus due to Jason's mob activities. Many Sam fans believe this is why she succumbed to some form of temporary, rage-induced insanity.

Sam lovers would also point out calculated, plot-driven moves they feel were implemented to discredit their heroine. They believe, TPTB wrote Sam into a corner on purpose to prop up Liason, much like Liason fans feel the GH show runners purposefully prevent LIason from every having a true shot at a front burner love story. So the question is, speaking strictly storyline, should Jason and/or Liz forgive Sam for the past, because of what she does for their son in the present? 

The Russians Have Jake On General Hospital!! Where The Hell Was Sarah Palin???

By Jamey Giddens on December 04, 2008
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Now see there, those doggone Russian mobsters have gone and snatched up poor, innocent, little Jake Spencermaine from his sweet, noble, virtuous mama Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) on General Hospital and Sarah Palin, former Vice-Presidential nominee/Chief Russian Watcher was nowhere to be found! I thought she said she had an eye on them from her backyard??? Must have been too busy out killing turkeys, as opposed to peacocks, which is what Jeff Zucker and Ken Corday are doing over at NBC.

Never fear little Jakey Pie, Sam McCall (Kelly Monaco) is on the case and with Brian Frons pimping and promoting this character ad nauseum, you can be sure she will not only save Jake, but cure Robin (Kimberly McCullough)'s HIV and hold a Wiccan ceremony that will resurrect Alan Quartermaine (Stuart Damon) from the dead, wait, scratch that last part, he is a Quartermaine after all. Keep the faith Liasonites!