The New General Hospital

**KegVaughanacoRocks** Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:45 pm

Well, now that we've all seen the new GH set, what does everyone think?

While I will miss the old GH, I think the new set is gorgeous. I love how open and spacious it is. Supposedly it is the Night Shift set with some changes. So far, I can't tell a difference. It looks exactly the same as the NS set did this past season. I think it looks great, and if the rumors are true that NS isn't being picked up for a third season, I'm glad the set isn't going to waste.

**AlexisDavisFanFirst** Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:16 pm

It looked good. Very big & spacious. I think they did a good job with it.

**mackenzie2184** Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:21 pm

I like the new GH hospital as well. Very clean and spacious. flower

**clarityfades** Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:58 pm

I think it looks fantastic.

**Stacy** Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:24 pm

I thought it looked great as well flower

**samizgh** Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:31 am

It looks great, but I liked the old set.

**KathyLuvsJason** Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:18 pm

Woo hoo!! I found a thread where I agree with everyone tonite!

lol!

**samizgh** Sun Apr 19, 2009 3:29 am

^^Everyone but me it seems anxious

**KegVaughanacoRocks** Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:42 am

I don't think anyone disagrees with you, A! I loved the old set, and I'm very sorry to see it go, but if tiic just insisted on replacing it, this is a good replacement. I will always miss the good old GH, and it is sad that tiic have seemed to disrespect the hospital over the years. However, I am hopeful that they may actually use this set since they have recently invested money in it! fingers crossed

**KathyLuvsJason** Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:52 am

samizgh wrote:^^Everyone but me it seems

We all agree it looks great. That is what I meant. smooches

**samizgh** Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:49 am

awwwww, you guys rock.

I get too attached to things flower

What if Guza were to make all the Doctors mobsters?

Next thing you know Patrick is packing heat and Piph get a switch blade. lol!

**KegVaughanacoRocks** Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:04 am

Shhh! Guza might be listening! Don't give him any ideas!

**ghsoaps** Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:02 am

I like the new set it almost looks like a Hotel and as much as people hang out in the linen closet it may as well be one
lol!

**JohnnyAngel** Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:33 pm

I'll miss the old set, but I love the new brighter look. You can actually see the color of Olivia's hair. & is it me or are Sonny & Nik a little heavy on the spray tan?

**samizgh** Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:45 pm

As a latina I can only hope Sonnys skin is natural and spray-tan free. If it's not all he has to do is get close to my smoking hot body to get toasted.

**JohnnyAngel** Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:03 pm

I hope so, too Ade. I actually got right up close to TC & he is not spray tanned, I'm just saying the new lighting made them look ... different. I also noticed a major difference in Natalia's complexion, she looked much much lighter, though, so I don't know scratch

.How freaking RED is Olivia's hair?

**KegVaughanacoRocks** Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:27 pm

I think it will get better. With all the new lighting, the makeup department will probably be experimenting with the shades for a little while. I'm sure they'll get it right soon!

**clarityfades** Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:21 pm

samizgh wrote:awwwww, you guys rock.

I get too attached to things

What if Guza were to make all the Doctors mobsters?

Next thing you know Patrick is packing heat and Piph get a switch blade.

I wanna see Piph pop a cap in someone's ass.

**samizgh** Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:57 pm

**JohnnyAngel** Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:04 pm

It totally explains my spray-tan quandry....

Review: General Hospital in HD

Submitted by Luke Kerr on April 23, 2009 - 3:47pm

General Hospital's much anticipated HD debut took place today, April 23, 2009. When General Hospital debuted the new hospital set last week fans noticed that the lighting had improved, but many of the actors appeared much more orange than before. Because I'm a bit of a technophile I thought I'd write up a review of General Hospital's HD premiere.
Plasma vs. LCD: I am watching today's episode in two forms. I'm typing this on my laptop, which has an LCD monitor and a HD TV tuner card installed. The screencaps used in this post are from my laptop and its HD TV tuner card. At the same time, I am watching the show on my HD Panasonic plasma so that I can compare the two formats.
On my LCD laptop General Hospital did not have the orange tints that appear on my plasma or when watching General Hospital on a normal TV. The picture is beautiful and it definitely adds to my enjoyment, from a visual standpoint.
On my plasma, General Hospital actors appeared much more orange then it did before General Hospital was filmed in HD (though not broadcast in HD) and soft premiered when the "new" sets of the actual hospital debuted last week. In order to compensate I had to adjust my TV's Brightness settings. I added +20 to the Brightness in order for it to appear the exact same way it does on my LCD laptop monitor. However, in the end I set the plasma at +10 instead of +20.
General Hospital vs. Other HD programming: The reason I set my TV at +10 instead of +20 is because prior to General Hospital's debut in HD I had never noticed actors appearing orange on other HD programming such as Gossip Girl, LOST, Castle or The Young and the Restless.
I love watching The Young and the Restless in HD. It makes the show lush, beautiful and only adds to the pleasure of watching such a well written show. When I tested today's episode of The Young and the Restless with the +20 setting it made the actors and sets appear washed out and a bit unnatural. I also tested the +20 setting against ABC's primetime series Castle. Like The Young and the Restless, Castle appeared washed out.
I do not profess to be an expert in filming or the lighting of TV shows. This review is from a consumer standpoint. As a consumer, when comparing General Hospital to these other HD shows I wonder if the actors and sets appear more orange because of General Hospital's choice in color palettes, or possibly a different configuration in lighting.
The Young and the Restless and Castle both use darker color palettes and do not use as many shades of orange, tan and yellow on their sets. General Hospital's Metro Court, Sonny's mansion, the hospital and other sets such as Jax and Carly's house all rely heavily on those three colors, in some form. Other sets, such as the docks or the parking garage where Jerry's car exploded, do not have the same color palette. While the actors still appeared orange it wasn't as noticeable as when at the hospital, Jax and Carly's house or Sonny's mansion.
Summary: All in all I'm glad that General Hospital did the upgrade to HD. It is possible that some viewers, such as myself, will need to adjust the setting on their TVs in order to make it appear less orange. I would be very interested in learning whether or not other Daytime Confidential readers noticed those changes affecting the appearance of other HD programming, as I did with The Young and the Restless and Castle. One potential unintended benefit for Steve Burton fans is that should he ever take his shirt off again, the episode and screencaps of the scene will be in HD.
Hopefully, now that ABC has brought General Hospital into the world of HD they will focus on improving its writing.

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