<P> Patrick and Robin became one of daytime's most popular pairings within a year of their debut . In 2007, TV Guide named them one of soap opera's best supercouples . Los Angeles Times described them as "one of the mother ship's hottest new couples". </P> <P> In early 2007, with daytime soap operas "in peril" and "in need" of rescuing, SOAPnet, a Disney - owned cable channel, embarked on "a mission to revive the genre in the evening hours". Their goal was to lure new fans, as well as old, and increase the ratings and interest for daytime dramas . General Hospital: Night Shift, a spinoff of General Hospital, was launched to achieve this, with Patrick and Robin as their primary characters and love story ." "The show is being described as an episodic medical - mystery drama--think equal parts General Hospital and House," relayed Los Angeles Times . The move was considered "risky" by the network, but worth the risk . "We're hoping to attract not just lapsed fans but viewers who aren't hooked on a soap yet," said Jill Farren Phelps, executive producer of the series and 20 - year veteran producer . Of the decision to have the series focus on Patrick and Robin's romance, Ed Martin of the Jack Myers Report stated, "...it's a real treat to see two characters of such historical importance to General Hospital be allowed to grow ." </P> <P> Daniel R. Coleridge, former TV Guide columnist and author of The Q Guide to Soap Operas, said that power pairs like Patrick and Robin are precisely what is missing from the daytime genre . "What soaps lack isn't slapping or catfights . It's romance," he said . "Soaps are really devoid of good romance . There are no supercouples anymore ." </P> <P> In October 2008, Soaps In Depth named Patrick and Robin one of soap opera's 100 greatest couples . In December 2008, soap opera website Daytime Confidential named Patrick and Robin the #1 couple for 2008 . Also, soapoperasource named them "Best Couple of 2008" and SOAPnet named their wedding as "Best GH Wedding" of 2008 . </P>

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