James Franco "Travels on the Pineapple Express" , Accepts Role on General Hospital

As you know, I'm the last person in the world to diss soap operas as a genre. I, in fact, believe that I am their biggest supporter. But General Hospital in the last five+ years has gone from the wonderful show that I adored so much that I watched its spin off when it premiered in prime time to...well, a nearly unrecognizable, often tone deaf show that supports murderous mobsters over the former good guys and doesn't care that Luke cheated on Laura back when they were on the run with Lucky in Canada  before coming back to the show in the 90s. (If you don't know what that means, let's just say it's FUCKING sacrilege)

So it is with mixed feelings, to say the least, for me to report that James Franco is pulling a Macdonald Carey and going from big time movie star to soap star... a career path that is, shall we say, untraditional. On one hand, soaps are dying off very quickly and I think it'd be a sad, sad day if that happens completely. On the other hand, why isn't he on Young and the Restless or One Life to Live or a soap that doesn't currently suck?  (Actually, those are the only two with anything going for them these days, except for those cute gay guys who everybody seems to love on As the World Turns.)

Seriously, this is just weird