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: All of this is very interesting. Jane said
: that they would get the lapsed viewers back,
: but not the viewers the advertisers want. I
: guess that about says it all. I wonder what
: it really is apparently that causes the
: people in charge to treat Genie so badly
: over the years? Maybe I'm wrong and a bunch
: of guys watch soaps, but Genie seems to me
: to be as attractive or appealing as Nancy
: Lee, Finola, and Maura West (if that is her
: name) to name a few around Genie's age.
: Maybe a guy can give us some insight here.
: LOL I have no clue how old Laura Wright is,
: but I would assume that she and Kelly M. are
: in their late 30's or early 40's. It seems
: those in charge are truly fixated on age and
: appearance rather than telling a good story.
: Genie can look young. Like some others
: have said, they don't give her the best
: wardrobe or hair/makeup. Why is that? I
: doubt Genie would mind more stylish clothes,
: etc for Laura. Maybe those in charge need
: to reframe their view of the character.
: Maybe they are the people keeping the
: character stuck in the background. I don't
: know. I love hearing the insight of
: everyone who knows so much more about this
: business and how it works than I do. Maybe
: one day soaps will just be on streaming
: services or something where to the viewers
: aren't scarified for the sake of the dollar,
: but like I said, I don't know enough about
: how it all works to even know if that is a
: logical thought since I know those shows
: have to be paid for somehow too. I just
: know there are shows with strong characters
: and stories. Why can't the soaps still be
: that?? I know it's not the 80's anymore,
: but I sure do miss them... Honestly,
: isn't the target audience the advertisers
: want in school or at work anyway? Doesn't
: that mean if they are watching GH, they are
: more than likely FF through commercials if
: they can?? It is exasperating...
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: So, if Genie was not a victim of aging, just
: what do you think makes her so expendable?
: Is it about the cost of her, the demands of
: her contract? There has to be a reason that
: she was sacrificed. Do you also feel that
: this decision was make by more than FV?
:
: I don't think I agree with the idea that she
: should not accept recurring. A lot of
: talent of her era have been reduced to
: recurring...Leslie Charleson, Kin Shriner,
: Jackie Zeman are all on recurring. There
: are not a lot of soaps around any more, and
: it is not going to be a cake walk to move
: into stage or film. She could probably do
: regional theater, but that involves extended
: leaves around the country, and she has a
: marriage and comfortable lifestyle that
: would have to be back-burnered. Working
: part-time seems like a pretty comfortable
: way to stay active without too much
: sacrifice. I guess it all depends on her
: personal career goals.
:
: The bottom line for me is the satisfaction
: she is getting from working on GH. Does it
: fulfill her desire to act? Is it worth her
: time? The show is not Shakespeare any more.
: That is for sure. Maybe she should just
: let it go.
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: Unless Genie is to the point where she's
: ready to semi-retire at GH, then she
: shouldn't accept recurring.
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: While everything Jane says makes sense, it
: does NOT apply to the situation when it
: comes to Genie's contract.
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: Tony is far older than Genie. So is Jane.
: Neither were ever removed from contract.
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: Nancy and Finola are both older than Genie.
: Still on contract.
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: Maurice is only 10 months younger than GH.
: He's the highest paid actor at the show.
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: Genie was removed because of HER, not
: because of age or all this add talk. Tony
: would never, ever have been treated like
: this.
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: Genie needs to hold out for a contract or
: tell Frank to screw himself.
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