General Hospital has just confirmed that the trio, Kristen Alderson, Michael Easton, and Roger Howarth will be returning to General Hospital starting May 10th, 2013. SHARE this post and let your friends know the good news!
Starr Manning Leaving General Hospital?
The news regarding the OLTL trio (Starr Manning, Todd Manning, and John McBain) has been up in the air since the actors left GH due to legal issues. Since the announcement of the revival of All My Children and One Life to Live, the fate of Starr, Todd, and John lies in the hands of those who own their character names. Prospect Park, the production company responsible for the online renewals of the two canceled ABC soaps stakes their claim in the characters names that had recently found a home in Port Charles.
The characters left Port Charles about a month ago and were said to be coming back. However, it remained unclear as to whether the actors would return to General Hospital under the same character names or if they would legally have to return under new identities. Today on General Hospital, Michael was on the phone with Starr telling her all about the Nurses Ball. Suddenly he was saddened and shocked as it was obvious that Starr was telling him that she wouldn’t be returning to Port Charles.
At this time, we are unaware of what lies ahead for Starr and her OLTL co-stars Todd and John McBain. Perhaps this phone call between Starr and Michael was just buying time until her return. It could also be a transition of eliminating the character all together, or prepping for the actress (Kristen Alderson) to be part of General Hospital under a different character’s name. General Hospital Blog hopes that something can be worked out so that these three actors can return to the canvas and reside in Port Charles once again. We miss them!
McBain, Todd, and Starr Manning to Return to GH as New Characters
TV Guide Magazine has reported some new news regarding the departure of John McBain (Michael Easton), Starr Manning (Kristen Alderson), and Todd Manning (Roger Howarth) from General Hospital. The trio was forced to leave GH due to some legal issues involving the reboot of Prospect Park’s OLTL. Everyone has been wondering what will happen with these actors and their characters if and when they return to GH. Well good news is, they get to return. Bad news is, they may be forced to take on new roles.
OLTL owns the rights to the three characters and GH Head Writer, Ron Carlivati is working hard to come up with intuitive ways to work around this problem. Starr, Todd, and John have become staples in their new Port Charles lives and it wil be difficult to work around this but they will do whatever needs to be done.
This news has not yet been confirmed by General Hospital or ABC. It also has not been denied.
For the full article, visit TVGuideMagazine.com
Prospect Park Speaks Out About John, Starr, and Todd
Prospect Park just released a statement regarding the status of characters John McBain, Starr Manning, and Todd Manning. They said that they are willing to work something out to be able to share the characters so that this results in a win-win situation for everyone involved. GH fans have grown to love these characters and were saddened to hear of their possible departure from Port Charles. OLTL fans also want their beloved characters. So hopefully this way, everyone can be happy. Judging from this week’s General Hospital Blog Poll results, the fans really want this trio to stay. 61% of fans want then to stay in Port Charles, 29% would like them to be shared between PC and Llanview, and the remaining 10% say they should be in Llanview. Basically 90% want them in some way to remain at General Hospital.
General Hospital Spoilers: Vampires in Port Charles
Vampires? Honestly, as wild as it sounds for a daytime television Soap Opera, Vampires aren’t the strangest thing to happen on a daytime drama. From General Hospital’s weather machine to Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) of Days Of Our Lives having been possessed by the devil, vampires became just another “only on Soaps” storyline.
ABC’s spin off of General Hospital, then you are probably very confused right now. Port Charles had ties to General Hospital with people like Karen Wexler, Lucy Coe, Kevin Collins, Scotty Baldwin, and some faces that surfaced on Port Charles who were known as Livvie Locke and Caleb Morley. Today we know them as Sam Morgan (Kelly Monaco) and John McBain (Michael Easton).
Moreover, GH news reports confirm that Lucy Coe (Lynn Herring) is back in Port Charles. After years of being off the canvas, Lucy returns to find herself questioning her own memory. Ironically, Lucy remembers John McBain (Michael Easton) as a vampire named Caleb Morley, and Sam Morgan as Livvie Locke. When John McBain arrived in Port Charles he and Sam felt an unexplained connection. According to General Hospital spoilers, Sam and John may have found the they feel so connected. Could they have known each other in a past life?
Will OLTL Stars Depart Port Charles?
With the news regarding Prospect Park’s revival of the retired ABC Soap Opera OLTL brings uncertainty to fans in regards to actors Alderson, Howarth, and Easton. Since the ending of OLTL, ABC soap stars Roger Howarth (Todd Manning), Kristen Alderson (Starr Manning), and Michael Easton (John McBain), have found a home on the set of General Hospital, carrying on the legacy of their original OLTL characters to Port Charles. Since OLTL will be making it’s comeback online, there has been word that these three stars will be headed back to OLTL’s Llanview. Check out the full TV Guide article here.