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General Hospital squeezed a lot of history into one episode. It was a wonderful walk down memory lane, but one recollection felt slightly off.

Was That How It Happened?

Lucky (Jonathan Jackson) and Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) were the young super-couple of their time. Now that the son of Luke (Anthony Geary) and Laura (Genie Francis) has returned to Port Charles, he and Liz are falling back in love, and all is right with the world. It has been fun watching flashbacks of their younger years.

Elizabeth was in a terrible car crash and is recovering at Gh. While Lucky sat at her bedside, waiting for her eyes to open, he confessed his love. He told her he loved her from the moment they met. But did he? If we go back in time, it is easy to remember that Lucky really had a crush on Liz’s sister, Sarah (ex-...

This is the fictional story of five strangers picked to live in a house and have their lives taped to find out what happens when people stop being polite and start getting murdered… My Little Eye. And if you haven’t seen this one, it’s the Best Horror Movie You Never Saw.

Reality shows are nearly unavoidable these days, but back in the ‘90s they were still rare. Aside from MTV’s The Real World and episodes of Cops, we hadn’t been exposed to much reality programming yet. And when word started leaking out about the development of shows like Big Brother and Survivor, they sounded odd. A little twisted, potentially dangerous. Big Brother was offering the chance to watch its contestants on 24/7 live streams. Survivor was taking its contestants out to isolated locations and leaving them to provide basic survival necessities for themselves. While the concept of Big Brother just seemed weird,...

The last time Lucky was in Port Charles, he was playing pseudo-dad to two of Elizabeth’s sons before they finally had their own on General Hospital. But despite Aiden being Lucky’s biological child, here’s why Cameron actually better fits the bill.

Unlucky In Love

No one’s been as unlucky in the romance department than Lucky (Jonathan Jackson). Aside from his on-again, off-again relationship with Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst), he also had failed relationships with Sam (ex-Kelly Monaco), Sarah (ex-Jennifer Sky), and even married Siobhan (ex-Erin Chambers) before she was killed. While Cameron hasn’t had to say a final farewell to any of his exes, he was in a sort of on-again, off-again relationship with Josslyn (Eden McCoy) that ended with her leaving him for another man. While Cameron is currently happy with his new girlfriend, only time will tell if the people who...

Before Lucky and Elizabeth officially reunite this week on General Hospital, let’s take a look back at the romance that dubbed the supercouple “LL2.”

Teenage Dream

Lucky (Jonathan Jackson) and Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) first met outside Kelly’s Diner (now known as Bobbie’s) in 1997. It was love at first sight for Elizabeth, but Lucky was more drawn to her sister, Sarah (ex-Jennifer Sky). It wasn’t until the following Valentine’s Day when Elizabeth was attacked and Lucky found her, forever securing their bond.

A romantic dance in the park and a guitar serenade later, LL2 was born, and often double dated alongside the other half of “The Four Musketeers,” Nikolas (ex-Tyler Christopher) and Emily (ex-Amber Tamblyn). By Valentine’s Day 1999, the couple were exchanging vows in a church as an act of commitment to each other.

The Blaze of Glory

The couple stayed strong...

Lucky Spencer has certainly lived up to his name over the years on General Hospital. Lucky, the offspring of the legendary Luke and Laura, wasn’t born on screen, but we saw him when the dynamic couple returned to the show in 1993. The character originated by Jonathan Jackson, who grew up before us. Jacob Young later portrayed him from 2000 to 2003, and then by Greg Vaughan from 2003 to 2009. With Jackson’s return to Gh, it’s time we looked at what Lucky was up to over the years.

Childhood on the Run

Luke (Anthony Geary) and Laura (Genie Francis) had been on the run from evil mobster Frank Smith (then Mitchell Ryan), during which time they had Lucky. After Frank’s goons caught up to them in Canada, the couple sent their son off to Port Charles for safety while they lured the minions off of his trail. Luke’s aunt...

‘General Hospital’ (Gh) spoilers reveal that on August 1, 1997, a new resident came to Port Charles. A young, pretty, and rebellious teenager named Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst) arrived on the scene as the daughter of Jeff Webber (Richard Dean Anderson) and Carolyn Webber (Denise Crosby).

‘General Hospital’ Spoilers: Rebecca Almost Wasn’t Cast On Gh

She’s also the granddaughter of Steve Hardy (John Beradino) and Audrey Hardy (Rachel Ames). Liz came to town to live with Audrey and her sister, Sarah Webber (Jennifer Sky).

Rebecca almost wasn’t cast on Gh. She initially tested for the role of Sarah, but she didn’t get the part. However, the writers were so impressed by her that they wrote a new part specifically to suit her.

That’s how she got the role of Liz. Rebecca started to shine as an actress after her character was raped. Liz’s personality drastically changed after that happened.

1965: Peyton Place's Connie learned of Allison's accident.

1986: Search or Tomorrow's Suzi crashed her car.

1986: Pat proposal was rejected on Ryan's Hope.

2005: Guiding Light's Olivia confessed to Bill."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

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1947: On radio soap opera Lora Lawton, Joe visited Lora (Jan Miner) at her London flat. She told him she was going to communicate with Peter through a series of pictures she drew for him.

1965: On Peyton Place, Dr. Michael Rossi (Ed Nelson) called Connie MacKenzie (Dorothy Malone) to tell her that her daughter, Allison, was injured in a hit-and-run accident.

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Sundance Film Festival

PARK CITY -- If director Ernest Dickerson and writer James Gibson (adapting a story by cult novelist Donald Goines) missed a cliche of the urban gangster genre in "Never Die Alone", it wasn't for lack of effort. Inspiring walkouts at a festival where virtually no one walks out, "Never Die Alone" will do exactly that by its second weekend.

Routinely but unconvincingly directed by Dickerson, the movie possesses not a single character with the brains to get through a day without creating a huge mess. The hopelessly contrived plot has heavy-drinking white writer Paul (David Arquette), living in downtown Los Angeles to "research" his tales from the dark side of life, witness a brutal knife attack outside his favorite bar on a much-hated drug dealer named King David (DMX). For absolutely no reason, Paul climbs into the dying man's car and rushes him to the hospital.

We are next asked to believe the dead man's last act was to bequeath to Paul his car, which contains stacks of drug money and audiotapes of him reciting the sorry story of his crimes and murders. While Paul listens to these tapes -- and we witness David Life's in flashbacks -- hoods ruled by drug kingpin Blue (Antwon Tanner) set out to eliminate not only Mike (Michael Ealy), the knucklehead who finished off David, but also Paul.

As we watch David Life's unfold, we learn that when not selling drugs, he amused himself by enslaving his lovers to drugs by sneaking heroin into their cocaine. If a girlfriend threatened to go to the police, he made certain she went nowhere. The pattern began a decade before on the East Coast with Edna (Keesha Sharp) and continues in Los Angeles, first with TV actress Janet (Jennifer Sky) and then college student Juanita (Reagan Gomez-Preston).

The actors tear into each scene with terrific energy, but these roles are so hollow that it might have been better if at least one or two chilled. Arquette is lost in this nonsensical role, but who could make sense of such an idiot? DMX struts through the movie like the rap star he is. Ealy manages to convey a modicum of introspection, but given what is later revealed about his past, his hotheaded approach to a man he detests seems like very poor judgment.

Matthew Libatique's gritty, kinetic cinematography gamely tries to convince us that "Never Die Alone" lies within the rich tradition of film noir. Alas, this is just film ugly. At the end of the movie, when an editor finally gets a look at Paul Story's about King David, he slams the manuscript shut and says, "I don't believe a word". Amen to that.

NEVER DIE ALONE

Fox Searchlight

Fox Searchlight and ContentFilm present a Bloodline Films productionin association with White Orchid Films

Credits:

Director: Ernest Dickerson

Screenwriter: James Gibson

Based on the novel by: Donald Goines

Producers: Alessandro Camon, Earl Simmons

Executive producers: Edward R. Pressman, John Schmidt, Angelo A. Ellerbee, Rudy "Kato" Rangel, Marc Gerald, Dion Fearon, Cameron Casey

Director of photography: Matthew Libatique

Production designer: Christiaan Wagener

Music: George Duke

Costume designer: Marie France

Editor: Stephen Lovejoy

Cast:

King David: DMX

Mike: Michael Ealy

Paul: David Arquette

Blue: Antwon Tanner

Edna II: Drew Sidora

Moon: Clifton Powell

Jasper: Luenell Campbell

Janet: Jennifer Sky

Juanita: Reagan Gomez-Preston

Running time -- 89 minutes

MPAA rating: R...