50th Anniversary

50th Anniversary

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Y&R Gets Steve Burton

ABC Daytime has blown it again. Steve Burton will be appearing on the Young & the Restless starting January 29th.

Steve, who played Jason Morgan, left General Hospital due in part to the inflexibility of his schedule.

Hmmmm...didn't Jonathan Jackson (ex-Lucky Spencer) leave for the same reason? Now Jonathan appears on primetime in "Nashville".

With General Hospital being ABC's last soap and ratings fluctuating, shouldn't the powers-that-be at ABC do everything in their power to try and keep their actors happy?

Steve Burton wanted to be able to spend time with his family and moved them to Tennessee in an attempt to put his family first. ABC/GH was unwilling to work with him to give him a schedule that would allow him to commute.

Y&R it seems was more willing to negotiate.

So GH's loss is now Y&R's gain.

Other news this week is that Prospect Park is going forward with plans to revive All My Children and One Life to Live. What this means for OLTL actors who crossed over to GH is unknown.

AMC did leave us hanging. Who DID JR shoot?

I do miss OLTL but I have learned to live with it. Having some of my favorite characters move to Port Charles did make it easier. I love John McBain with Sam Morgan. Todd is a character and now that he has to pay for the baby-swappping incident, well, can he be redeemed by staying in Port Charles or should he run back to Llanview?

Starr and Michael make a great couple and there is so much more that can be explored with these two.

The fans are what keeps these shows going in spite of network execs who only are looking at the money. I personally think that General Hospital needs to think about their fans a bit more or else they might not make it to their 30th anniversary this spring.

As for Steve Burton I wish him the best. Love a guy who puts his family first. I will be watching him on Y&R since I got somewhat hooked on the show after I lost OLTL.

GH needs to do something about the whole Jason situation. Either confirm his death or (yes I am saying it) re-cast the role.

Leave me your thoughts about all the behind the scenes drama going on in daytime.