While your typical primetime drama is lucky to last long enough to air 50 episodes, the ABC sudser GENERAL HOSPITAL today will mark a truly epic milestone as it broadcasts its 12,785th.
As our friend Richard M. Simms, executive editor of Soaps In Depth magazine says, “That’s 12, 302 more episodes than LAW & ORDER ran during its 20 year run.”
So how does a show celebrate such a huge occasion? By pulling out all the stops, according to Simms. “The show has turned this anniversary into an incredible event for the fans. Over the past few months, favorite characters have come back to the show, storylines from the past have been revisited, and it’s all leading up to the return of the Nurses Ball.” [Read more…]