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Letter from the Editor
by Amy McWilliams
Welcome to the General Hospital Review!
We can't believe it, but we're starting our fourth year here at the GHR.
We'd like to thank all of our readers, old and new, and especially all of you
who've sent in comments and suggestions over the years. We've changed our look
and adjusted our content a few times, but we've always enjoyed sharing with you
our opinions on General Hospital and, sometimes, Port Charles.
Personally, I'd like to thank again--because I don't do it often enough--the
four women who have been with me since I started this project. Arda, Joan, Judy,
and Terry have all made time for this site when they really didn't have any to
give, and for that I am eternally grateful. More importantly, they have become
dear friends to me. Thanks, you guys, for another good year.
Big thanks (and a smooch) to Turner Arrington, who signed on this year to write
for us, primarily covering Port Charles (but rumor has it he'll be writing
on GH as well in the near future). Thanks also to the others who have contributed
to these pages over the years. It's always good to hear another voice added to
our five.
In fact, we have a new voice this month. We've published at least one letter
to the editor from Matthew Weaver in the past, and he recently submitted an article
that we absolutely loved. We hope you'll enjoy it too; Matthew writes in praise
of Pierce Dorman in our "Now and Then" column. Arda and Terry review
the month of September, while Joan shares her hopes for the character of Alexis
in her "And Another Thing..." column. Finally, I'm still behind but
catching up a little, and I wanted to share a few thoughts from along the way--a
few "Quick Takes" as I come late to the party. And, as usual, we have
a selection of multimedia goodies in "Say Cheese!" a new poll, and and
new featured websites. The photos that appear in the banner to the left come from
scenes from the past year.
Thanks for reading, and enjoy!
GH in Review: September, Parts 1 and 2
by Arda Darakjian Clark and Teresa Leslie
Arda and Terry split September between them in this review, with Arda covering
two days of time in Port Charles and the episodes through September 18th, and
Terry rounding out the month.
Thanks go to the daily updates from the official
ABC website. Thanks also to everybody on the GH side of the Usenet
newsgroup rec.arts.tv.soaps.abc for their discussion of the show, and to the other
editors, whose discussion always informs my own opinions and makes the show so
much more fun to watch.
GH in Review
Joan's back with her opinion column this month, and she's considering the character
of Alexis Davis--and why it is that the writers seem to think Alexis can't have
brains and a love life at the same time.
"And Another Thing..."
Matthew joins us this month with a piece on Pierce Dorman. After sketching
out Dorman's history on the show, Matthew offers an argument for why Dorman worked
while other villains--including those on the show currently--haven't.
Now and Then
This column usually houses a few short notes written by more than one of us,
but this month I'm taking it over to make some brief comments about the show at
large, touching on each major storyline to let you know what I've been thinking
as I've worked to catch up to the rest of you.
Quick Takes
Say Cheese!
There's romance in the air in our video clips this month, as well as the 5th Annual
Nurses' Ball. Eve and Ian walk the plank in screen captures, while the scans take
a look back at the fall of 1993--and it's not Luke and Laura! Finally, we've got
a selection of fall-colored wallpapers this month, including severalr characters
that haven't been featured before, or have appearend only in photos with another.
Enjoy!
Say Cheese!: Video Clips
Say Cheese!: Screen Captures
Say Cheese!: Desktop Wallpaper
Say Cheese!: Scans
Reader Poll
We're asking you for your favorite family members in our current polls. The family
on the spot this month is the Webber: who's your favorite Webber, past or present?
Reader Poll
Featured Websites
We're featuring actor sites this time around. First, Matthew included the link
to this site in his article, and I liked the site so much I wanted to list it
here as well. Tuc-Watkins.com has a beautiful design and lots of goodies on Watkins's
work on GH as well as other soaps, shows, and movies.
Tuc-Watkins.com
Next, from Port Charles, Michael Easton has made quite a splash as Michael/Caleb.
Here's his official site, which includes material from Michael's complete career.
Michael Easton: Actor,
Author, Director, Poet
Finally, the official site of Jim Warren, a photographer who's taken many of
your favorite photos of daytime stars. The site includes pix for lots of current
GH castmembers. The design loads lots of photos on each page, which takes
a while on my slow connection, but the photos are beautiful.
JimWarren.tv
As always, if you would like to recommend a site for recognition in a future
issue, you can do so at the feedback form or send us an email.
Websites Featured in the Past
Feedback
- Comments?
- Suggestions?
- Questions?
- Complaints?
- Recommendations for featured web sites?
- Topics you'd like to read about?
- Letters to the Editor?
- Poll Responses?
Fill out the feedback form.
You can also email us at mcamy@leftfield.org.
Please indicate on your message whether you want it to be considered for publication,
and see our other notes about reader mail at the feedback form.
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Editor-in-Chief: Amy McWilliams
Editorial Board: Arda Darakjian Clark, Judy Ellison, Teresa Leslie,
Joan Roseman, and L. B.
All original content is © 1998-2001 by the author.
General Hospital Review, including page design, is © 1998-2001 by Amy McWilliams.
General Hospital is the property of ABC.
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