Spixie related poll:
Do you think SPINELLI should be with Maxie?
http://soapnet.go.com/soapnet/show/path-showname_generalhospital
A fan blog about Bradford Anderson and his character on General Hospital Damian Spinelli .
Friday, August 8, 2008
Laughing with "The Jackal"
Soap Digest did an online interview with Bradford..
http://soapoperadigest.com/features/gh/interviews/general_hospital_laughing_jackal_anderson/
http://soapoperadigest.com/features/gh/interviews/general_hospital_laughing_jackal_anderson/
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
The Mis-Adventures of Spinelli
Cindi Rinehart blessed us with a wonderful Spinelli montage today, highlighting Spinelli's "mis-adventures" of the recent months. All this leading up to a spoiler on an upcoming storyline... The link is below!
Click here!
UPDATED: The link now goes directly to the correct video. Sorry about the mix up!
Click here!
UPDATED: The link now goes directly to the correct video. Sorry about the mix up!
Do you want Spinelli and Maxie together?
General Hospital is known for taking huge risks over the years. Luke and Laura were a risk...Robin's HIV was a hot button issue...Lulu had an abortion. So many stories over the years, so many iffy choices that paid off in the long run. Besides storylines, there are characters like Spinelli that are wickedly risky. He's not the soap hunk du jour...He's odd, extreme...And yet, he's one of the most popular characters on the show.
There is a big issue going on right now. The show isn't doing so hot. Risks can't really be taken...or at least people are extremely afriad of rocking the boat. People are honestly ready to turn off their TVs. I don't need to tell you how hellish last week was. If you take Spinelli and Maxie out of the equation it's hard to find something to really root for.
So the writer's have this one really good thing going for them. Spixie. Pretty, shiny Spixie. With flowers, and rainbows, and loveliness. Little angels flying around them singing in their heavenly voiced "SUCCESS! DON'T MESS THIS UP! IT'S A SUCCESS!"
Uh oh. *wrings hands* Such a delicate beautiful thing! If you rush them...they crumble. If you don't move them forward at all, people lose interest. We could put Maxie with this one guy...cuz...well....It's SAFE....so....maybe we should do that? But wait! That means we would risk losing Spixie.
Uh oh!! UH OH!! UH OH!!
Do you see the issue? Right now...they know that people like Spinelli and Maxie in the same room together, friends or more. That's safe. While most fans lean towards a romance for these two, some are still on the friends fence. So we stay in this weird limbo for a while...wondering...waiting...where is this going?
Moral of the story: GENERAL HOSPITAL is not about playing it safe.
So, I call on you to remind GH and powers in charge to remeber that there are some risks worth taking. When you write and call the show, tell them that Spinelli and Maxie are people who deserve a real romance, and with each other. Tell them about what an incredible pairing they could have. ROMANCE, not just friendship. Cuz it is STUPID to think that friends can't be lovers, and lovers can't be friends. Also, there is a fear that Maxie and Spinelli might lose themselves if they become a couple...that simply is not the case. Spinelli is a grown man, and Maxie Jones isn't a character from The Hills. They can be a legit couple and keep a part of themselves, if they are willing to TRY.
If there is a fear of rocking the boat...help them onto the ship.
We are growing used to our support rituals, slacking off at times. That's how we will lose, though...forgetting to call and write.
Romance. That is what you want. Say it loud, say it proud, make it clear that you are ready to make the jump. Leave no room for doubt about your feelings. This is a soap opera, it shouldn't be that hard to make them understand we want to feel the love.
Bradford Anderson/Kirsten Storms
General Hospital
c/o ABC - TV
4151 Prospect Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90027
Jill Ferren Phelps
General Hospital
c/o ABC - TV
4151 Prospect Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90027
Robert Guza, Jr.
General Hospital
c/o ABC - TV
4151 Prospect Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90027
Brian Frons
President - ABC Daytime Programming
2300 Riverside Drive
Burbank, CA 91506
Anne Sweeney
President, ABC
ABC - TV
500 South Buena Vista
Burbank, CA 91521
Email
Brian Frons
President, ABC Daytime
brian.frons@abc.com
Jill Farren Phelps
Executive Producer, GH
jill.phelps@abc.com
Carolyn Hinsey
It's Only My Opinion, Soap Opera Digest
SODOpinion@aol.com
ABC Soaps in Depth
ABCspeakout@soapsindepth.com
Comment Lines
GH Comment Line
323-671-4583
ABC Comment Line (press 2, then 4, then 464 to get to GH)
818-460-7477
ABC Daytime Feedback (ask for the viewer comment line)
212-456-7777
ABC Switchboard
310-557-7777
Soap Mags
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Sound Off
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Public Opinion
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Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
Mr. Michael Logan
c/o TV Guide
Radnor, PA 19088
There is a big issue going on right now. The show isn't doing so hot. Risks can't really be taken...or at least people are extremely afriad of rocking the boat. People are honestly ready to turn off their TVs. I don't need to tell you how hellish last week was. If you take Spinelli and Maxie out of the equation it's hard to find something to really root for.
So the writer's have this one really good thing going for them. Spixie. Pretty, shiny Spixie. With flowers, and rainbows, and loveliness. Little angels flying around them singing in their heavenly voiced "SUCCESS! DON'T MESS THIS UP! IT'S A SUCCESS!"
Uh oh. *wrings hands* Such a delicate beautiful thing! If you rush them...they crumble. If you don't move them forward at all, people lose interest. We could put Maxie with this one guy...cuz...well....It's SAFE....so....maybe we should do that? But wait! That means we would risk losing Spixie.
Uh oh!! UH OH!! UH OH!!
Do you see the issue? Right now...they know that people like Spinelli and Maxie in the same room together, friends or more. That's safe. While most fans lean towards a romance for these two, some are still on the friends fence. So we stay in this weird limbo for a while...wondering...waiting...where is this going?
Moral of the story: GENERAL HOSPITAL is not about playing it safe.
So, I call on you to remind GH and powers in charge to remeber that there are some risks worth taking. When you write and call the show, tell them that Spinelli and Maxie are people who deserve a real romance, and with each other. Tell them about what an incredible pairing they could have. ROMANCE, not just friendship. Cuz it is STUPID to think that friends can't be lovers, and lovers can't be friends. Also, there is a fear that Maxie and Spinelli might lose themselves if they become a couple...that simply is not the case. Spinelli is a grown man, and Maxie Jones isn't a character from The Hills. They can be a legit couple and keep a part of themselves, if they are willing to TRY.
If there is a fear of rocking the boat...help them onto the ship.
We are growing used to our support rituals, slacking off at times. That's how we will lose, though...forgetting to call and write.
Romance. That is what you want. Say it loud, say it proud, make it clear that you are ready to make the jump. Leave no room for doubt about your feelings. This is a soap opera, it shouldn't be that hard to make them understand we want to feel the love.
Bradford Anderson/Kirsten Storms
General Hospital
c/o ABC - TV
4151 Prospect Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90027
Jill Ferren Phelps
General Hospital
c/o ABC - TV
4151 Prospect Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90027
Robert Guza, Jr.
General Hospital
c/o ABC - TV
4151 Prospect Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90027
Brian Frons
President - ABC Daytime Programming
2300 Riverside Drive
Burbank, CA 91506
Anne Sweeney
President, ABC
ABC - TV
500 South Buena Vista
Burbank, CA 91521
Brian Frons
President, ABC Daytime
brian.frons@abc.com
Jill Farren Phelps
Executive Producer, GH
jill.phelps@abc.com
Carolyn Hinsey
It's Only My Opinion, Soap Opera Digest
SODOpinion@aol.com
ABC Soaps in Depth
ABCspeakout@soapsindepth.com
Comment Lines
GH Comment Line
323-671-4583
ABC Comment Line (press 2, then 4, then 464 to get to GH)
818-460-7477
ABC Daytime Feedback (ask for the viewer comment line)
212-456-7777
ABC Switchboard
310-557-7777
Soap Mags
Soap Opera Digest
Sound Off
261 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Public Opinion
c/o Soap Opera Weekly
261 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
What's On Your Mind
c/o Soaps In Depth
270 Sylvan Avenue
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
Mr. Michael Logan
c/o TV Guide
Radnor, PA 19088
"The Jackal Struggles" GH Spinelli
My character study of GH's Spinelli. This video would be my answer to any notion that he's only comic relief.
I hope to show the depth of this complicated character --cruelty, moving friendships, social struggles, tragedy and a mysterious past that left him wounded.
I hope to show the depth of this complicated character --cruelty, moving friendships, social struggles, tragedy and a mysterious past that left him wounded.
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