General Hospital will air its 12,000th episode on February 23.

“In any climate, it is amazing that we have the opportunity to celebrate such a momentous occasion. This milestone honors the strength of the daytime drama and looks to the future that ‘General Hospital’ will continue to air many, many more episodes,” Executive Producer Jill Farren Phelps has stated about this achievement. When As The World Turns goes off the air this fall, GH will be the longest running soap still on TV. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s Monday again and that means it’s time for the latest edition of Lori Wilson’s weekly GH Rundown over at our sister site, Soaps.com.

She gives her take on Sonny’s reaction to the news that Dante is his son, Carly’s uneven reaction to things and how no one seemed to react to the fact that Ronnie is actually a cop.

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Carly has always been headstrong, but she’s often pretty predictable as well.

After he finally confessed his involvement in the attempt to bring Sonny down, Carly left Jax (again) last week. She went straight to Jason’s to announce she was moving in. Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s the latest on the comings and goings in Port Charles for this month.

Scott Reeves has been placed on contract as Dr. Steven Webber.

Jan Devereaux will be appearing as Iris starting on March 5.

Barry Saltzman will be playing a lab tech beginning on March 3.

Rick Overton will portray Robaire starting on March 8.

Hazel Calderon and Kristina Joy Gutierrez are going to be the U5 Casino Girls beginning on March 11.

John Burke is going to appear as Everett Dawson on February 24.

Dakin Matthews will play Judge Carroll on February 24.

Jennifer Lyons will be appearing as Jennifer Biles on March 3. Read the rest of this entry »

When things fall apart.

While Josslyn was being christened, Sonny shot Dante just as the cop was arresting him. As soon as Dante had drooped to the floor, his mother ran in and revealed to Sonny that he just shoot his own son. They called an ambulance and she explained. He was rushed to the hospital. Sonny prayed to God and interpreted this as a punishment for the life he had chosen. He paced the corridors worrying. Patrick and Robin were called in to operate, though Steve insisted that he and Lisa perform the operation. Robin was left to try and keep Sonny under control. Read the rest of this entry »

Many viewers in the Washington area may have missed their favorite ABC soaps today due to snow coverage.

If you were one of them, you may be happy to know that ABC will air its soaps overnight on ABC Channel 8. All My Children will air at 3:00 AM, General Hospital at 4:00 AM and One Life to Live at 5:00 AM.

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Coming soon in 2010…

The upcoming film “Sebastian” will include a soapy presence. Watch the video trailer on Soap Opera Fan Blog and expect to see Days of Our Lives’ Brody Hutzler (ex-Patrick Lockhart) and Sandra Robinson (ex-Dr. Charlotte Taylor), General Hospital’s Greg Vaughan (ex-Lucky Spencer), Tristan Rogers (ex-Robert Scorpio) and Monti Sharp (ex-Justus Ward), former Guiding Light’s Brian Gaskill (ex-Dylan Lewis) and The Young and the Restless’ Kate Linder (Esther Valentine) in the film!

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Spiraling out of control.

Sonny continues attempting to make things up to the son he shot, but Dante remains steadfast in refusing to have anything to do with him. Nonetheless, he still won’t speak out against him, if only for the sake of his newfound siblings. While Dante admits to Lulu that his feelings about his father are mixed, Jason continues to warn Sonny that Dante might destroy him. Sonny refuses to accept that and won’t let Jason make a move against the cop. Meanwhile, Michael faces up to what he’s done and makes a confession to Mac, but the cop may not believe him. Even with this, Sonny continues to insist on taking the fall for Michael. He turns to Carly for support and Jax walks in on them together. Read the rest of this entry »

Here are some placed where you will be able to catch your favorite GH stars in person.

Ever want to go drinking with Laura Wright (Carly)? Here’s your chance. The actress will be hosting a wine tasting.

When: February 19 & 20
Where: Sunrise Pancake House
Calabash, NC
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Tickets: $75
Contact: John
Website: Standing Sun Wines
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GH’s Bradford Anderson (Damian Spinelli) was injured on the Soap Cruise.

Anderson hurt his Achilles tendon playing basketball at the event, an injury which required a cast and possibly surgery. “Can’t wait to be home with @bfordsgirl and huck. Soap cruise was great though, crutches and all. Thanks all for a fantastic time!” the actor recently tweeted. Read the rest of this entry »