Re: Shout out to Tony!
I remember the comment about Peter Bergman. Not making any excuses for her feelings, but I can imagine that it must have been really difficult during much of LnL to reason why he got so much attention. The attention to him was in response to the audience's reaction to him. He was their big star. Measured by mail, Emmy nominations, favor of the producers, vacations, probably salaries, etc, he was the one who got the favored treatment. I always thought he was very gracious to her. When he received his first Emmy, he said, "Genie Francis, half of this is yours!" Was he in any way to blame for the years that she was denied a place on GH? That is a matter for speculation. If the people in charge had wanted her, she would have been there doing LnL or not. I still say it was a matter of money. When he left, there was room for her in the budget. I really feel that stars should not compare partners or others they have worked with. It can only lead to hard feelings. Personally, I don't care about how they feel about the people with whom they work. The only thing I care about is the product that comes across my screen. Tony loved working with Jane, but I hated every minute of their partnership on screen. You can't deny chemistry. Genie can sing the praises of Peter Bergman and Jon Lindstrom, but they won't hold a candle to what she created with TG. --Previous Message-- : : I mentioned it because back when Genie was : on Y&R, and I use to post on soap boards, : she did an interview praising Peter Bergman : for being the most generous leading mans : he's ever had, and said some others were all : about hogging the attention for themselves. : : A lot of posters on the boards inferred she : was talking about Tony and just ripped him : apart. I think it might have even been : brought up on this board. :
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