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Sunday 4 December 2011

News: SID's Annual Year in Review Extravaganza

Now on sale, the new ABC Soaps In Depth features our annual Year In Review recaps for ALL MY CHILDREN, GENERAL HOSPITAL and ONE LIVE TO LIVE, as well as our Top 5 picks for each soap. Plus, when the stars of ABC Daytime to reveal their favorite moments from 2011, so many were received that they could not all fit into the magazine!

Here are the responses for GENERAL HOSPITAL!

BRADFORD ANDERSON (Spinelli)
What was the highlight of the year for you, storyline wise?
"For me, the dominating storyline was certainly the Jackal P.I. arc. It was definitely one of the more challenging things I've done since I joined the show. Some viewers might consider it a highlight, others a lowlight, but it certainly was what I'll remember from this year."
Other than your own, what do you think was your show's best storyline this year?
"Rather than pick one storyline, I just want to say how nice it is to have more  of the veterans around lately. Hooray!"
What performance on your show do you think was a standout this year?
"Major kudos to Jen Lilley (Maxie) for coming into a very difficult situation and doing a fantastic job!"
Was there a performance or a storyline on another show that stood out to you this year?
" Does DIRTY SOAP count? I had no idea my friends were more interesting than I already thought they were."

MAURICE BENARD (Sonny)
Other than your own, what do you think was your show's best storyline this year?
" Of course, baby Jake dying. It was hard to watch that stuff, but I enjoyed the acting."
What performance on your show do you think was a standout this year?
" I'd have to say Tony Geary (Luke), Jonathan Jackson (Lucky), Steve Burton (Jason) and everybody in [the Jake] storyline. They were all amazing."

BLAKE GIBBONS (Coleman)
What was the highlight of the year for you, storyline wise?
"The only storyline I was in was with Kate. It was a highlight first and foremost because it was a storyline! They allude to Coleman as such a sleaze and then for him to actually have a conversation and actually like somebody. It was an opportunity to show a side of this character that hadn't been seen up to that point."
What performance on your show do you think was a standout this year?
"For my money, Maurice Benard (Sonny) stands out every year. I don't understand why he doesn't get more recognition Emmy time. This dude is doing film work on daytime television!"
 
CAROLYN HENNESY (Diane)
What was the highlight of the year for you, storyline wise?
"Diane becoming a best-selling author. Art imitates life. I also loved, for different, more profound reasons [performance-wise] Diane resigning from being Sonny's lawyer."
What performance on your show do you think was a standout this year?
"Brianna Brown (ex-Lisa). She's got it all. Loved Lisa, hated Lisa, loved watching Lisa hate herself."
Was there a performance or a storyline on another show that stood out to you this year?
"David Canary (Adam/Stuart, ALL MY CHILDREN). 'Nuff said."

JONATHAN JACKSON (Lucky)
What was the highlight of the year for you, storyline wise?
"This year was kind of crazy. There was storyline after storyline of intense stuff. Most years you have two arcs or something, and this year it seemed to never stop, from Jake's death to the aftermath of that to Luke's drinking to the intervention to getting drugged up to Siobhan dying. Thing after thing after thing after thing. On a personal level, it was what I got to do with Tony Geary (Luke) around the Jake storyline. But also, the stuff with Becky Herbst (Elizabeth) in the initial aftermath of Jake's death was really strong, too. I thought Steve Burton (Jason) did phenomenal work in that time, as well."

LISA LOCICERO (Olivia)
What was the highlight of the year for you, storyline wise?
" Well, I guess being back on the canvas is a highlight. And getting to explore Olivia with a different kind of man -- a hypothetical "nice guy." Scott Reeves (Steve) is such a delight, and I can't wait to see how they plan to mess with us!"
Other than your own, what do you think was your show's best storyline this year?
"I've been enjoying Dante and Lulu and their troubled love. They always kill it together."
What performance on your show do you think was a standout this year?
"I thought Maurice Benard (Sonny) hit some new notes of vulnerability with Vanessa Marcil Giovinazzo (ex-Brenda), who was great to watch. They brought out a lot of great stuff in each other."

KELLY SULLIVAN (KATE)
What was the highlight of the year for you, storyline wise?
"The first thing that came to my head was going back to Bensonhurst and remembering back to Sonny's childhood. We were so friggin' excited [to shoot] that! It really brought Sonny and Kate together. And... Kate got to dress up as Cyndi Lauper for Halloween!"
Other than your own, what do you think was your show's best storyline this year?
"I'm really loving this whole Robin and Patrick thing! I was kind of like, 'AH! What happens?!' And I'm curious about where they're going to take Shawn and Carly. Sean Blakemore (Shawn) is such a great actor."
What performance on your show do you think was a standout this year?
"Obviously, Maurice Benard(Sonny). He could read the phone book and I'd love it. And, I have to say, during the whole sequence when Dante got shot, after a week of that, I literally said, 'Oh my God. Lisa LoCicero (Olivia) and Julie Berman (Lulu) are so amazing!' They had to come to work every single day and be crying and beside themselves. Can you imagine doing that every single day? They are just breathtaking. I admire them so much."

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