I have a confession to make. (Or two)

[hackthis_archive]

When I was little, through various impressionable influences, I fell into the world of soap operas. Most specifically General Hospital. This was in the time of Frisco and Felicia, and Duke and Anna, and Robert and like anybody. Post-Luke and Laura, but still with plenty of things blowing up. I suspect that GH may have been my very first fandom in my single digit years, and over time (namely college and university) I have watched all the soaps. Really. Y&R, B&B, GL, DOOL, Loving (remember that one?), Eastenders, OLTL, AMC, Sunset Beach (the Sunday omnibus on 5), Hollyoaks and again, General Hospital (Jagger! Karen! Brenda! Sonny! The Triple L Diner!).

After college/uni this all stopped (thankfully), but recently I've found myself in a position to watch GH again, and sigh, yet A FUCKING GAIN, I find myself suckered. Namely by Spinelli. He's so incredibly geeky and adorable and okay, total geek crush happening here. *sigh* I just had to share that.

We won't even start on the whole Noah & Luke on ATWT even though I only know the storyline through Wikipedia and YouTube, and that awesome first time story sameoldhope linked to. A canonically gay couple! Who kiss on daytime TV!

DAMN YOU AMPTP! You see what your intractability has reduced me to?!

At least I uploaded my yuletide story today. Rock on with that one!

ETA: Yes, and Santa Barbara, too! And Generations! I come by my storytelling honestly!

Comments

[serialkarma.livejournal.com]

omg DO NOT TEMPT ME. i will hate you forever.

(Did you watch Santa Barbara? I LOVED Santa Barbara, god)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Dude, of course! And seriously, it's nowhere near what it used to be, but dammit, people are coming back and I can't help myself. All the kids have soap-itis and went from being 2 to being 21! If you watch it, you will love Spinelli. I put money on it now. Really.

[vylit.livejournal.com]

I haven't watched since I was in high school, but man, the Brenda/Sonny thing had me CAPTIVATED. Really, General Hospital sucked me in every summer.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Dude, Brenda and Sonny... and Lois and Ned and the whole L&B thing, oh, man... These people never age.

[serialkarma.livejournal.com]

omg, and now Lois is Nathan's *wife*. Er, ex-wife. Soon to be ex-wife? ANYway. Lois from Bensonhurst!

good times.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

LOL! We talk about this every time we mention Heidi! She's Lois! She named their child Brook Lynn, c'mon! You know they actually got married in RL for a hot minute, right?

[circe-tigana.livejournal.com]

Vanessa Marcil was my very first girl crush.

[vylit.livejournal.com]

THE BIGGEST CRUSH. God, I wanted to squeeze between her and the actor who plays Sonny.

[circe-tigana.livejournal.com]

Fuck, yes.

[robjlea.livejournal.com]

Yeah I really like Spinelli too. Maybe Jason could coucil him some more?

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I dunno, I think they suit each other well. Each one makes the other a little more human, a little less, err, well, what they are.

[circe-tigana.livejournal.com]

I have watched ATWT since the WOMB.

Stopped three years ago when I came here, but yes, that's still 27 years of ATWT.

Hallo on this, the exciting Elbow news day!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

They have canonically gay boys kissing! And they are adorable! Also, Guy = love! Oh happy day! Oh happy day!

[circe-tigana.livejournal.com]

Luciano is gay? Wow, I have been missing out. Who's Noah then?

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Dude, when I first found out Luke was Damian and Lily's son I was like, come again?! Damian was like, well, hotassery. And very manly. The guy they have playing his son? Not so much so. There is a girl on youtube who catalogues all their scenes (http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=LukeVanFan). Read the summary here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Snyder_and_Noah_Mayer).

[circe-tigana.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, I liked Damian. And his crazy mother. And Fairwinds, the gayest mansion ever.

Eww, Luke looks hideous. Like American soap producers think is hot but really isn't.

*reads summary*

I always found the summer "youth" storylines to be annoying, but that does sound highly entertaining!

I used to watch GH and Y&R as well. Oh, happy days.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Dude, Y&R was always good for the massive crazy. Especially with Sheila!

[circe-tigana.livejournal.com]

God, yes, I remember her!

And Victor using the saltpeter against Jack and Nikki! And the helicopter ride to stop them getting married.

Oh, the memories!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_lisalisa_/]

At least you quit for a while. I've been watching GH since I was 8-years old. I totally blame my Nana. It was always on when I got home from school. These days I'm all about Johnny. But I love the bad boys. And we know Port Charles is FULL of them!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Johnny is a miniature Sonny. The face, the hair, the everything. Are we sure he's not his illegitimate son?

[lamardeuse.livejournal.com]

May I point you to another awesome first time Luke/Noah story (http://mmmchelle.livejournal.com/256694.html)? :)

Thanks!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Most definitely! *dashes off to read*

[rhienelleth.livejournal.com]

Nearly all my online friends are baffled at my GH obsession. My sister and I both watch it, and I blame my mother. She addicted us to it back in the days of which you speak - Frisco and Felicia, Anna and Duke. Now she laughs at us, but we still watch.

I love Spinelli! He is such a perfect foil for Jason, the cold hitman who is not nearly so cold as he appears. You just can't help but love Spinelli. (Unless you're Lulu, but whatever.)

I also admit a terrible growing fondness for Johnny. I want Jason to tell Sonny where to go and team up with Johnny instead. During the recent Black & White ball, the silent exchanges between those two were just perfect.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I mentioned to someone else that Johnny is a miniature Sonny. The face, the hair, the everything. Are we sure he's not his illegitimate son? Lulu is a dummy and I STILL miss Duke.

[rhienelleth.livejournal.com]

They seem to be using Johnny as an object lesson to Jason & Sonny. I've lost count of the number of times they've said "Look at how crazy Johnny turned out - do you want YOUR kids turning out like that?" And now they have Michael acting out and saying these mini-Sonny things.

But see, I don't think Johnny is crazy at all. But I might be in the minority.

Yes, Duke was awesome. :) And Lulu is an idiot. Too bad they look like they're going to pair her with Johnny.

[thecomfychair.livejournal.com]

oh man, I used to be obsessed with Days of our Lives until my hardcore OTP couple left the show and I was crushed I went to college , but I blame Luke and Noah for getting interested me interested in soaps again. Damn you pretty boys!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Dude, knowing DOOL they'll be back. Nobody is ever really gone on that show.

[aurora]

(I used to watch Sunset Beach! And now I have to google what happened after the last episode I watched. Something with Ben's evil twin??)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I have no recollection. After the first couple series everything meshes together.

[callmesandy.livejournal.com]

SPINELLI! I know about five people besides me who were bummed that GH wasn't at yuletide because we all wanted to write Spinelli fic.

Plus, he's so perfect for x-over fic. The Jackal should travel and have adventures with ... everyone.

(ha! I like him enough I HAVE AN ICON.)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

The hair is atrocious and LuLu is an idiot -- a Baldwin over Spinelli? AS IF! -- but his heart is just so good. *sniff* *clings*

[callmesandy.livejournal.com]

I really wanted him with Georgie but I guess that isn't happening now.

Heh, I used to have a great Spinelli and Jason icon, but sadly, had to upload more Gossip Girls ones. ;)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Oh, you can just HUSH. This is SO all your fault. Some how.

[svmadelyn.livejournal.com]

Heeeeee, you should have been around for the Metro Court storyline - Spinelli was all kinds of adorable getting his rescue on in that.

But mostly, I'm into Days because of one Mr. EJ Wells (http://svmadelyn.livejournal.com/460570.html). GUH. That man's hotness is UNHOLY.

[wyoluvr.livejournal.com]

we should start a support group. "I was fundamentally fucked up at a young age by soaps."

personally, i blame my grandmother.

[fatema.livejournal.com]

You're a soap fan! Honestly, I lived off of GH since 2000. I stopped watching for a while, especially when I started college two and half years ago. But, every summer it draws me in and now I watch every now and then. We get SoapNet in the dorms now, so it's so much easier to catch one of those marathons in the weekends whenever I have a minute.

But, yes. I understand the obsession. Used to watch DOOL, too, oh back when there was the Brady/Chloe/Phillip triangle (I so cheered on Brady/Chloe, hehe, oh and Eric! I loved Eric!).

Soaps are evil and I blame boredom for getting me into them.