Volume III, issue ix
June 2001

Published June 14th

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Letter from the Editor
by Amy McWilliams

Welcome to the General Hospital Review!

First, a reply to several emails we received over the past month: We answered this question in our reader mail column last time, but apparently I didn't draw enough attention to it. So here goes, up front: yes, this Carly recast is intended to be permanent. Sarah Brown says that she left amicably to pursue other interests. To the many of you who wrote in asking about the new Carly (Tamara Braun), I'm sorry we don't have time to answer questions like that in the course of the month; when we get several letters asking the same thing, we do try to bring you the answer in the next issue, generally in the reader mail column.

And now down to business! This month I'm very happy to have another editor taking a turn at the review (and thanks again to Judy for covering April in the last issue; the opening letter from the last issue talks about the changes we're making in "GH in Review," if you missed it): Arda has stepped up to the plate with a detailed account of the sweeps month of may, including her own comments along the way. Terry's finally written her entry on "How We Watch," also giving her general responses to the show in recent weeks. We've got a couple of "Quick Takes" from Judy, Joan, and me, as well as all the regular goodies in "Say Cheese." There's a new poll, and more featured webpages.

Finally, as I put this issue together I realized that I hadn't linked to the April issue in the archives; I apologize if you couldn't get there to finish reading the issue. Everything's up to date now.

Thanks for reading, and enjoy!

GH in Review: May Sweeps
by Arda Darakjian Clark

Arda's review of May moves day by day--but would it surprise you to know that the material that month only covered five days of life in Port Charles? She runs down everything that happened this sweeps period, and offers her opinions on events and characters throughout.

And no, we aren't skipping March; I've been busier than expected here at the beginning of June, and am going to run my review of that month in the next issue so I can include some photos. I'll also try to have photos of some things from April and May, since we didn't include any in our reviews of those months. Never fear; for those of you who like the photos, they aren't going away.

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: May Sweeps

How We Watch: An Extended Rant
by Teresa Leslie

"How We Watch" is a column dedicated to sharing the stories of our soap viewing. Amazed as we all were to realize it, Terry has never written an entry. Here she is, finally, telling about her style of watching, and commenting on the state of GH at present.

How We Watch

Quick Takes

This feature offers short comments by our editors on a variety of topics. This month, Judy and I both ponder things musical, while I also share my Lucky epiphany. Meanwhile, Joan takes on the Cassadines.

Quick Takes

Say Cheese!

Say Cheese!: Video Clips

Say Cheese!: Screen Captures

Say Cheese!: Desktop Wallpaper

Say Cheese!: Scans

Readers' Poll

Readers' Poll

Featured Websites

This month we're back with more featured websites, both recommended to us by our readers. First, "The Susan Brown Fan Page," dedicated to the actress who plays Gail Baldwin on GH and PC, includes information on all of Brown's career, offering photos (some from Brown's personal collection), fan fiction, and much more. There were a handful of pop-ups on the front page when I visited recently, but the page itself is well worth closing a few windows.

The Susan Brown Fan Page

And second, here's another great Quartermaine page--I once noted that I had trouble finding good Q pages, so people have been nice enough to send a few suggestions my way. The "Stuart Damon Website" has a fabulous design with easy navigation, and includes lots of good material--from interviews and photos to sound and video.

Stuart Damon Website

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

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