General Hospital

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General Hospital, the Emmy Award-Winning drama series hailed by critics as the 'The Greatest Soap Opera of All Time', recently celebrated 45 years of broadcasting.''''The tradition of passion, intrigue, and adventure takes place in the fictional town of Port Charles, set in upstate New York. The glamour and excitement of those who have come to find their destinies in this familiar seaport town intertwine with the lives, loves, and fortunes of beloved, well-known faces. And, as always, love and danger continue to abound whether on the docks, in the ER, at brownstones, or trespassing on Quartermaine property with contemporary storylines and unforgettable characters.''''In the past several years, General Hospital has been praised by national organizations for elevating the public awareness of several important social issues. It has received three SHINE awards for its continued contribution to the awareness of sexual responsibility. The Ryan White Foundation presented its 1996 Ryan's Angels Award to "General Hospital" for the moving and thorough examination of HIV/AIDS through the characters of Robin, Stone, and the Nurses' Ball. The show was further honored by the American Red Cross for its HIV/AIDS-related storylines. Several other prestigious awards have been bestowed upon "General Hospital" for confronting sexual child abuse, organ donation, and other social issues as well.''''The program inspired Port Charles, the spin-off series that premiered in June 1997, and ended October 2003. In 2007 the 3rd spin-off General Hospital: Night Shift premiered which revolves around the interns and the doctors working the night shift at the hospital. GH has had lots of movie and tv stars (and those in the making) over the years such as Demi Moore, Jack Wagner, Vanessa Marcil, Elizabeth Taylor, Ricky Martin, Rick Springfield, John Stamos, among others, as well as other soap opera stars.''''General Hospital is the longest-running dramatic serial on the ABC Network, and is the longest-running daytime drama produced on the West Coast. In May of 2000, General Hospital made Daytime Emmy history as the only Daytime drama to ever receive the prestigious Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama series a record seven times, marking the show's fifth win in six years (1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, and 2000). It had also garnered the Emmy Award as Outstanding Daytime Drama Series in 1980-81 and 1983-84. In the 40th Anniversary Special Edition of TV Guide, General Hospital was hailed as the "All-Time Best Daytime Soap."''''General Hospital was created by Frank and Doris Hursley. General Hospital currently airs Monday-Friday (3:00-4:00 p.m., ET; & 2:00-3:00 p.m., PT) on the ABC Television Network. GH also reruns current episodes at 10pm, 3am, and 10am-as well as a weekend marathon on SOAPnet, the 24 hour Soap Opera Network.moreless
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Season 49, Episode 465

Ep. #12493

Aired 2/7/12

Dante helps Lulu get settled into her new job at the police station. Carly brings T.J. to Shawn after an incident that happened with ...

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Season 49, Episode 466

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Jason and Sam get intimate. Diane gives Alexis some insight on menopause.

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    News Briefs: Work It Is as Good as Canceled

    By Tim Surette, Jan 12, 2012

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    By JoanneDixon, Dec 15, 2011 Report Abuse
    General Hospital needs to go.... Their story live for the last few years is horrible. Yet abc saw fit to take two of the best soaps on the air off. GH used to be a good show but no more. We have Sonny who walks around threating to kill people. Sickening to watch. Carley who is a big mouth to everyone. Jason who is just one angry guy. Lucky or the guy that plays Lucky is a joke for the character. No offense but it is hard to watch a guy like that play that part. Then you have LuLu who can't make up her mind about anything without makjng a major production out of it. How about Luke? A self absorbed character who cares for no one. And good old Robin who analzyes everything she does to death. Bad Bad Bad. I no longer watch the show because of some of these reasons. And abc took AMC and OLTL off instead...? No wonder the head of abc is leaving. He sucks at his job....moreless

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  • Best Of The Rest

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    By teenj12, Jun 23, 2011 Report Abuse
    The title says it all. General Hospital is the best soap opera of all time. The mob storylines may plague the show,but where or what would this show be today without them? The show has strong and heartbreaking storylines such as Kristina's Abuse Storyline, The Patrick/Robin/Lisa Obsessed storyline,and The life of the ever tortured Michael Corinthos. The actors are all brilliant. They play off each other perfectly. The characters are well written. Any kiss/love scenes are done beautifully and the actors put themselves into it. Overall,a terrific,well done,lovely soap opera that I hope goes on for years and years to come.moreless

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  • I love this show

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    By SBuonamico, Jun 23, 2011 Report Abuse
    this show is one of my secrets that i keep from my friends lol but gotta love the chemistry of the characters hehe my favorite couples are Jason-Sam and Sonny-Brenda and Luke and Tracy theses are my all time favorites i remember when i was watching this show when i was young and i just started to get back into it because my other favorites are on break right now so i love the fact that some of the older characters are coming back and reunite with everyone around them and i love seeing Skye and Brenda back Together lolmoreless

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  • I've grown up watching GH. I've always loved this show and always will! This is the only soap I can watch everyday without getting bored or too annoyed.

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    By aliSuz, May 26, 2011 Report Abuse
    I've grown up watching GH. I've always loved this show and always will! This is the only soap I can watch everyday without getting bored or too annoyed. Of course it's not perfect but I love it all the same!The characters are great and so are the actors. Sam,Jason, Robin, Abby, Michael, Lucky, and Patrick are my favorites. Sometimes the storylines aren't the greatest but they always have highlights. I would recommend this soap opera to anyone! There's love, drama, violence, and once in awhile a medical issue lol. I hope this show goes on for many more years, cross your fingers!moreless

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