I have a confession to make. (Or two)

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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

[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!

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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?

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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.

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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!