Genie Francis on Y & R...this is going to be really stupid....
By coffeebreak
@coffeebreak (17797)
United States
May 27, 2011 10:16pm CST
She played Laura Spencer on General Hospital which is the Laura of the famous Luke and Laura of the 80's that made daytime history with their wedding and all. Now, she is on Y&R as Calebs MOTHER!!!! He looks older than her and lord have mercy...she is doing a really bad job of faking an Aussie accent! I have never been able to stand that actress and this is just going to ruin it for me! Tristen Rogers (Colin) was on GH as Robert Scorpio for years, and they never brought him bake but they brought Laura back for the dumbest short storylines you have ever had to watch..and here she is on Y&R. This is going to be disgusting! Have you seen her? First on today...watch it on Tuesday.
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@randylovesdar (4932)
• United States
28 May 11
It was a mistake bringing Genie Francis on to play Caleb's mother. Caleb (who is currently playing Cain's ghost) looks old enough to be playing Genie's father instead of having Genie playing the mother. I think it was a mistake bringng her on. I hate Colin and Caleb for what they ar doing to Lily and the twins. The twins deseve better and I am so glad that Neil has the kids while Lily had checked herself into the mental institution. I wonder if the family will find out
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@coffeebreak (17797)
• United States
28 May 11
Terrible mistake. I think with all the ABC cancellations of their soaps... Y&R is trying to "umph" up their storylines and bring attention to them...they figure what better way than to bring a much loved character to Genoa City! Plus...Tristan Rogers who plays Colin...he was on General Hospital with Genie during the 80's...he played Robert Scorpio and he started as a nemises to Luke, but they ended up joining forces and became good friends. So they probably think that will be a audience drawer. I love Tristan...but this role is not at good as his Robert role.
I am glad Lily came to her sense and went for help, but I wish she'd gone to Sohpia or Devon or someone and let them know what she was doing....no one knows where she is now!
Funny...anyone catch it....Cane and Calab are twin brothers and Cane had twins....
@marie2052 (3691)
• United States
28 May 11
I agree, I never liked the Luke and Laura storyline. But then maybe we have to just open our minds and see what this soap does.
I pretty much quit watching General Hospital when they brought that one young man in that talked Shakespeare or whatever he did.
While I enjoy Shakespeare and his works for me a modern day soap was not what I wanted to relax and try to decipher shakespeare.
Anyway, with soaps falling left and right by the wayside, I guess they are getting actresses wherever they can.
I bet the girl that played Nina on All My Children (daughter of Palmer Cortland) would have been a better pick over Laura.
But who am I to say anything LOL.
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@coffeebreak (17797)
• United States
28 May 11
Taylor MIller - was Nina.. I remember her. ANYONE would have been better than Genie Francis. At least for this part. She is just to young looking to be those grown men's mother. and sorry, but she is stereotyped...Genie Francis is not playing the mother...Laura is! And that dont work!
I didn't like L and L either. what a couple of loosers! They never worked or did anything intelligent or useful or responsible or anything other than just be on the run for silliness and come and go on the show every couple years!
I think you are talking about Spenilli on GH. I love that character cause he is so fresh, different, new, intriguing and a bit of silly intelligence. I dont' like shakepear..however, him saying it was really fun. As usual tho, they trash the good ones and have made him come down to earth a bit more and altho still talks in the jargon way...not as committed as he used to speak it! As usual they trashed him and Maxie's relationship which was so great and refreshing and just a blast to watch those two! They were great! But of course, they seperated them.
@AmbiePam (120738)
• United States
28 May 11
I thought she was going to play Cane's mother. Are Colin and Cane brothers? I also thought she wasn't supposed to talk with an accent. I love Genie Francis, I just hated what they turned Laura into.
I'm an on and off watcher of Y&R, which is why I only know what I've heard on talk shows.

@coffeebreak (17797)
• United States
28 May 11
Cane and Calab are twin brothers. colin is their father and apparently now...Genie Francis is their mother..most likely estranged from Colin/father. But no one knows Colin is Cane's father, no one knows Cane had a twin brother(twin is always the evil one!) and no one knows that Caleb is pretending to be Cane to Lilly to make her go crazy so that Colin can get the twins...see...Cane, a twin, is the father of twins...runs in the family! One of the better storylines recently. I am so tired of everything always being about =Victor and Sharon and Adam!!!!
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
28 May 11
Am I glad I am watching my telenovelas ! I agree, Y And R couldn't find a older looking, Genuine Aussie Actress?
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@coffeebreak (17797)
• United States
28 May 11
She only spoke a few lines on Friday, and at first there was no accent, but then the last sentence she said had a made-up accent...and it wasnt' very good! I think thgey probably chose her cause of her audence from GH...hopefully bring them over to Y&R...but...where they are missing is that her followers like LAURA...not Genie as anyone. Laura followers aren't going to like this very much!
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@stealthy (8181)
• United States
29 May 11
The whole Cane and Lily and now the Caleb, Colin and Genie Francis' character story line is just a total waste of air time. The only thing I can guess is that they are trying very hard to get Y&R canceled like AMC managed to do successfully with Stupid Erica, Ryan and other characters behavior. And now with Billy Miller leaving, the greatest part of the show, the great chemistry of Amelia Heinle and Billy will be gone. So without the best couple that any soap has ever had will not exist anymore. I fear the writing is on the wall, it certainly is fading on the show.






