Associated Press: ''General Hospital''s Laura Wright On Show's Extension'

Source:Associated Press- ABC's General Hospital actress Laura Wright.

"The cast of ABC's 'General Hospital' is breathing easier now that the network has opted to renew the show to likely see its 50th anniversary in 2013. Actress Laura Wright talks about the renewal, 'GH"s writing and her character, Carly." 

From the Associated Press

I don't watch a lot of broadcast network TV very often anymore, except for news news and sports, including from ABC. I don't watch a lot of cable TV anymore either, other than classic TV, movies, sports and documentaries. So don't take this as a shot against the broadcast networks. NBC's Law & Order was really the last network TV show, other than General Hospital today, that I watched on a regular basis. But General Hospital is one of those shows that I could watch everyday (thanks to Soap Net) because as Laura Wright pointed out herself in this interview, you never know what's going to happen on this show from day to day, let alone week to week.  

If the number one job of any TV show is to keep their followers not just interested, but excited about what's to come next and even keep them guessing, then General Hospital might be the best show at that. The name General Hospital suggests that this show is about, well as hospital. (Hopefully that's obvious enough) But the hospital is really just sort of the base of the show where the whole town known as Port Charles sort of gets together to deal with the latest scandals and drama going on in the town. 

I wouldn't say that General Hospital is a 21st Century film noir, but it's not a pure soap opera either. It's 5 hours a week of crime stories, mixed in with a lot of comedy, to go along with the constant backstabbing and scandals that you get on any good soap opera. I mean the two main crime families in the show the Corinthos's and the Zacchara's, are just as important to the show as Port Charles General Hospital.

I'm someone who loves mob movies: Casino, Goodfellas, Donnie Brasco are three of my favorite movies of all time because they are all based on true stories and played accurately so, as well as all being very funny. With Sunny Corinthos reminding me of the Lucky character from Donnie Brasco. 

General Hospital is not a scandal driven soap opera, of who slept with who and is trying to screw the other over, which is what you get from what's called reality TV today. (Even though there's almost nothing real about what's called reality TV) But more like a mob Movie and a TV drama that has a lot more flare, creativity and character to it, as well as being more realistic. And if you are a fan of Sopranos, you should also check out General Hospital.