DC #627: Cartoon Characters and Pink Slips

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe and Regan Cellura discuss daytime’s latest headlines, including: Genie Francis’ arrival as Genevieve on The Young and the Restless. Has she lived up to the hype? Has Christel Khalil saved the atrocious Genevieve/Cane storyline?

Robin Strasser breaks the news that One Life to Live’s head writer Ron Carlivati is headed for General Hospital. Garin Wolf has already started bringing GH favorites back to Port Charles. Is there enough time to turn GH’s ratings around? Brian Frons needs to be held accountable for the demise of ABC daytime.

Ken Corday hands out pink slips at Days of Our Lives, getting rid of Crystal Chappell, Louise Sorel, Tamara Braun, Nadia Bjorlin and other actors to bring back Drake Hogestyn and Deidre Hall. Jamey talks about what DAYS needs to do to help keep it on air.