OT: RIP Luke Spencer

[bac2therac]

Actor Anthony Geary who played one half of the most iconic soap opera duo Luke/Laura has died at 78

He joins a large group of General Hospital juggernauts who have passed on in the last 2 years.

 

[bac2therac]

he actually had guest starred on an All in the Family episode

 

[LeapinLou]

You're always good for the pop-culture obits. I still have a Members Only jacket that I break out occasionally on Halloween.

 

[LeapinLou]

he actually had guest starred on an All in the Family episode

Nice - tie-in with the recent murder of Meathead.

 

[Sweet Pea's Corner]

Omg 78? Why he get so old?

 

[MrsScrew]

I remember leaving classes early to get back to the dorm to watch him and Laura get married.

sigh RIP

he's #2 this week, one more to go.

 

[newell138]

I remember leaving classes early to get back to the dorm to watch him and Laura get married.

sigh RIP

he's #2 this week, one more to go.

Student centers were always crowded for that show

 

[bac2therac]

Omg 78? Why he get so old?

He was already old when he raped Laura in the disco to a Herb Albert classic Rise

 

[RUPete90]

Student centers were always crowded for that show

It’s almost difficult to remember how big that show and wedding episode were at the time. What’s left of all those shows now? GH and the Young and the Restless? Soaps used to dominate all channels during the daytime.

 

[RULoyal]

Sorry but nothing beats the Ryan’s Hope storyline where Delia was kidnapped by a gorilla.

 

[RUPete90]

Sorry but nothing beats the Ryan’s Hope storyline where Delia was kidnapped by a gorilla.

Okay, you gotta find some YT clips to share on that one! Soaps were always masters about bringing people back from the dead or placing them in a coma when they needed to do a re-cast.

 

[Section124]

RIP. Kids today do not realize how huge that show was back in the 80's.

 

[LotusAggressor_rivals]

Sorry but nothing beats the Ryan’s Hope storyline where Delia was kidnapped by a gorilla.

The General Hospital storyline where someone tried to control the weather is close.

 

[LotusAggressor_rivals]

RIP. Kids today do not realize how huge that show was back in the 80's.

A casualty of the death of the monoculture.

 

[RULoyal]

Okay, you gotta find some YT clips to share on that one! Soaps were always masters about bringing people back from the dead or placing them in a coma when they needed to do a re-cast.

not a clip - the whole episode. Go to the 1:03 mark.

 

[RUPete90]

Get your hands off me, you damn, dirty ape! Wait, wrong movie, show...

 

[RUPete90]

Anyway, strange footnote to the deaths of Anthony Geary and Rob Reiner: they were both in an episode of All in the Family together and now they died on the same day.

 

[BigRnj]

I remember leaving classes early to get back to the dorm to watch him and Laura get married.

sigh RIP

he's #2 this week, one more to go.

LOL, same here since my GF (now wife) was into it. I was the reluctant interloper. My clearest memory was wow this Luke dude is playing way above his pay grade . RIP Luke.

 

[Sweet Pea's Corner]

It’s almost difficult to remember how big that show and wedding episode were at the time. What’s left of all those shows now? GH and the Young and the Restless? Soaps used to dominate all channels during the daytime.

Laura is still on GH though she is older. I believe Anna Devane is also still on the show. Tracey Quatermaine returned to Port Charles and is feuding with Laura.
Bac is up to date on all the soaps.
The best was Days of Our Lives with Stefano DeMuero. He was dead like 10 times already. I don't know if it's still on.