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History Of General Hospital
The history of ''General Hospital'' refers to the ABC Daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'' that has lasted for nearly 60 years. Early years (1963–1977) ''General Hospital'' was created by Frank and Doris Hursley and premiered on April 1, 1963. The first stories were mainly set on the seventh floor of General Hospital, in an unnamed midsized Eastern city (the name of the city, Port Charles, would not be mentioned until the late 1970s). "They had this concept of the show that it was like a big wagon wheel – the spokes would be the characters and the hub would be the hospital", John Beradino (Steve Hardy) later reflected to ''Entertainment Weekly'' in 1994. Storylines revolved around Dr. Steve Hardy and his friend, Nurse Jessie Brewer (Emily McLaughlin). Steve was Chief of Internal Medicine and extremely dedicated to his work. Jessie's turbulent marriage to the much-younger Dr. Phil Brewer (originally portrayed by Roy Thinnes; lastly by Martin West) was the center of many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC Daytime
ABC Daytime (sometimes shortened to ABC-D or ABCD) is a division responsible for the daytime programming block on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC Network and syndicated programming. The block has historically encompassed soap operas, game shows and talk shows. History Brian Frons became president of ABC Daytime in 2002. * When Megan McTavish returned as Head writer, Head Writer of ''All My Children'' in July 2003, she faced criticism for a story that depicted the rape of a lesbian character, Bianca Montgomery. The show also faced opposition to a story of a transgender character in 2006. * The Writers Guild of America East filed arbitration suits against ABC Daytime, claiming that they violated the strike-termination agreement by retaining replacement writers (those who choose Financial Core Status) who filled in during the strike (including Frons) on ''All My Children'' instead of bringing back the writers who had been on strike. "The strike-termination agreement does no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |