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: The problem I would see with Genie returning  
: to either Days OR Y&R is that Genie wasn't  
: on either show for much time to speak of.   
: Regarding Days, that was Genie's choice as  
: she didn't renew her two year contract with  
: them.  And I don't remember, but I think her  
: time on Y&R was what, maybe nine months?  I  
: just wouldn't see the clamor for either show  
: to bring her back.  Although I do get that  
: she is the rare soap star whose fans do  
: follow her.  
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: The whole thing is disappointing though.  It  
: does seem like ABC is just going to let the  
: entire storm blow over and the blowback has  
: really dissipated it seems.  
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: I remember reading that she didn't enjoy her  
: time there.  I was a Days watcher back then,  
: and I did think she was underused there too  
: from what I remember although she was paired  
: with Roman Brady played by Drake H. at the  
: time, a major contract player. I just read a  
: run down on Facebook that CurlyQ wrote about  
: Genie's history with GH.  I don't want to  
: post it here, but maybe if she visits this  
: site, she will share it.  It is quite sad  
: and mind-blowing to read about all the drama  
: she has been through on and for this show.  
: I am not trying to portray her as a victim  
: as I'm sure the details are more than I  
: know.  It just seems though that she was  
: manipulated when she was teenager and had  
: the drug issue and told the show was about  
: Tony's Luke.  Then, she had the equity  
: issues regarding contract even after she was  
: fired by ABC from AMC and a character she  
: loved playing to revise Laura.  Then, she  
: wanted for so long to get a contact and when  
: she finally got one and was given story  
: finally which was gaining steam, she was  
: dropped to recurring.  It baffles my mind.  
:  
: Here's what I think:  the suits there would  
: rather focus on Jason, Sam and others and  
: therefore are cutting Genie to have the  
: money for them and to keep from having to  
: find a place to use her.  Furthermore, they  
: apparently do not care at all what their  
: actual audience wants to see.  Instead, they  
: would rather make up a show to match the  
: demographic they and the advertisers  
: supposedly would rather have.  It is just a  
: shame.  CurlyQ also said when she tuned into  
: Days recently, that several vets were being  
: used and that even Tyler's character  
: although new is the son of Victor and  
: Vivian.  Here are the GH characters that I  
: would dispose of:  All things Jerome  
: including Ava, Julian and Kikki.  I would  
: also lose Fin.  Although these are fine  
: actors, there relevance to GH though the  
: years is minimal at best and in most cases  
: mob oriented.  
:  
: I'm sure since there have been changes at  
: Day's several times since Genie was there.  
: They seem to be embracing their vets more.  
: Maybe she would return if they would flush  
: Diana Coleville out more.  I think she felt  
: like folks there never developed the  
: character beyond the surface.  I would be  
: happy to watch Genie anywhere that she  
: lands.  It just saddens me that her  
: "home" show doesn't appreciate  
: her immense talent and the indisputable fact  
: that those very suits would not have the  
: jobs they have today if it wasn't for  
: Genie's contribution to GH which put soaps  
: on the map decades ago and helped save the  
: show from cancellation more recently.  
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: If GH has no use to Genie, I wish Ron C  
: would  
: have DOOL bring her back as Diana C.  I am  
: tired of Genie always getting stepchild  
: treatment at GH. Thru the decades she has  
: always been jerked around but Genie loves GH  
: so much, she goes back. Her husband is a big  
: director now and she doesn't even have to  
: work.  I think Nutrisystem pays her to be a  
: spokesperson so it's not like she needs the  
: money.  She loves playing Laura but  
: sometimes you just have to close the door.  
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