Though One Life to Live is poised to sign off tomorrow, four of the characters from the cancelled soap will live on. They’re moving to General Hospital, the network’s sole-surviving soap opera.
Kristen Alderson (Starr), Michael Easton (John), Kassie DePaiva (Blair) and Roger Howarth (Todd) will begin shooting their first General Hospital scenes at the end of this month when production resumes. General Hospital kicks off its 49th season on April 1st. It’s the longest-running network soap still on the air.
Of the news, executive producer Frank Valenti said, “We have a very exciting story planned for the citizens of Port Charles, with Sonny Corinthos at the center of it… Incorporating characters from One Life to Live continues the legacy of the show as we weave them into General Hospital.” Valenti and head writer Ron Carlivati moved to General Hospital last month after One Life to Live wrapped. They replaced Jill Farren Phelps and Garin Wolf.
For the time being, General Hospital will continue on ABC. However, there’s no guarantee of how long it will keep going. General Hospital, like all of the network soaps, aren’t cheap to produce and have seen their viewer numbers dwindle.
This week, ABC Entertainment President Paul Lee noted, “I am a fan of General Hospital, but we have not made a decision on its future and don’t really have a time frame for it either.”
In the fall, Katie Couric starts her own daytime talk show on the network and there has been much speculation that her new series will end up taking General Hospital’s place on the schedule.
What do you think? Do you like that OLTL characters are coming to General Hospital? Do you think General Hospital will be cancelled before the end of the year?
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I am not watching anything else on ABC except for General Hospital, sick and tired of talk shows and FAKE reality shows.
I’m excited about the move after the heart ache of loosing OLTL. But I don’t get the idea behind who is moving. You bring Starr, who’s started a new life in CA., and yet leave the minor Manning children? John without Nat? I’ll take what I can get, but it’s not making a lot of sense while we wait.
i love gh i hope the characterss on now aren’t sacraficed
Do we really need more food shows……………They have a whole network! I have been a avid fan of both General Hospital and One Life to Live for over 35 years. I am a college educated business professional that makes $100K+ a year. After I get all my work done and my kids in bed I have a little me time and unwind with my soaps. My one guilty pleasure. ABD Execs need to get their head out of their A–! What if we told them they could never see a NFL, NBA game or golf tournament again. It is obviously… Read more »
why would u get rid of all my chidren and one life to live that sucks i watched them to get out of my own life drama and forget for those 2 hours about everything bad in my life and focus on the tv when those soaps were on and for u to take them away really really sucks i cqn honestly say i feel like roxxy now so up set she lost her soap SOS save our soaps find away to bring them back PLEASE and thank u for taking ur time out to read this your friend and… Read more »
Hope General Hospital goes too! Soap operas are some of the worse shows on TV! Only a few more remain and hopefully they will all be gone soon!! The Chew is ONE MILLION times better than All My Children! Soaps have the same story line and are incredible stupid!! Good riddance!
I am very excited about this, but what about Natalie? I would love to see the face off between Natalie and Carley. And John and Natalie just got back together?
I hope more of the cast from One Life To live comes to General Hospital. I also agree with th other posts, we really have way to many talk shows already.
Yes We NEED Natalie,John McBain & Liam TOGETHER on GH!!!!!!
I like the idea because even though OLTL will no longer be on the air, having some of the main characters move to GH will help. To work them into the storyline for as long as possible is way cool! There has to be another time slot for Katie’s show besides GH’s time slot….the network can do some juggling like they always do and make it work. Don’t they realize how many people will stop watching ABC if the last of the soaps on that channel is canceled? They say it’s because more people are working now and not as… Read more »
I’ve watched OLTL and General Hospital for probably 40 years and am disappointed in OLTL’s cancellation. Myself and several other people I know tape the show daily while at work and watch it when we get home. I will miss this. We don’t need any more food shows or self-help shows!!!!!
i m so happy.maybe they can combine the two shows.all of the OLTL and GH fans will keep the soap alive.Let Couris take over for Regis or go back to NBC
I think it is great. Many people have grown up with these soaps and it is just terrible that they are leaving. We love the characters/actors and hate to see them go, they are apart of us. The actors are great and we will miss them, the time slots are now used for house work, instead of watching our most favorite shows of all time. Please keep GH on, let Katie find another time slot. We don’t need another food show, (that is what the food network channel is for), not another reality hour, and definitely not another newsy show.… Read more »
Yes I like that those characters are coming to GH, but those writers on OLTL where some of the best. You guys must be nuts to cancel such a popular show. Oh well – I guess the almighty dollar is the be all end all. Such a shame for something that brought so much enjoyment to sooooo many people has gone the way of obsolute. How many make over shows can you have at one time. Dr. Oz, Dr Phil, The Chew and now the Revolution. Blah – give me a break.
I’m thrilled!!! I have been crying all week thinking about saying goodbye to Todd and Blair, Starr and John and knowing they have a future gig on my favorite show is Fabulous!!!!! Sonny and Blair would be amazing and would give us a NEW woman to take on “Mr. Sir” (as spinelli calls him). I’ve been so happy to have Roger howarth back on my show – I’ll take him and michael easton on GH if I can’t have them on OLTL. Thank you!!!!!!!!!
Keep this show on – you would be surprised at how many folks watch this on a daily basis. Do you even check the folks that Tvo this to watch later. Do you even know how many older folks watch – do you even check? I am tired of all those “how to I get my life back” shows. They really have no relavance to the ordinary folks. Get a grip folks.
LOVE That theyll b on GH!!! Ive been a fan of both and this is the best of both worlds!!!
This is a huge disaster and It doesnt need to happen.