Guiding Light: Week of Jan 21st

[Noel]

Discuss.

So far, I noticed that they got rid of the number 70 during the credit opening, but I'm hoping that a new credit opening will show since they're pimpin' the 2.29.08 promo. They really need to show a Lighthouse IMO.

Lizzie pregnant again? Please tell me this is a joke. She just had a a baby over a year ago, and why is it that these girls are getting pregnant foolishly? Doesn't send out a good message for young girls, but then again, look at Britney's sister.

I don't understand the character of Harley Cooper anymore. How is it that she was crushed when Phillip Spaulding cheated on her with Beth Raines and then Gus cheats with Natalia, so why would Harley want to go after Cyrus when he's with her niece, Marina? That's not a very nice auntie, but then again, look at Cassie and Reva.

I want to see Tom Pelphrey. That's the only thing that I'm looking forward to this week.

P.S. Rumor has it that Michelle Ray Smith (Ava Peralta) will be leaving Guiding Light.

[MichaelGL]

Yeah the Harley and Cyrus thing is not making sense.

With this whole "I came close to life and death while with Cyrus." thing she's spouting, kinda makes you think back to when Harley gave Phillip hell for sleeping with Beth when he and Beth were stranded in the mountains after a plane crash. (Who were on the verge of death, just like Cyrus and Harley.)

I still hate Coop. I like Ashley, but Coop's such a idiot. Bill should have burned down Company when he had the chance. Thanks to DK, I hate all things Coopers. I wouldn't really care if they lost their restaurant or that table they call Co2 in the middle of Main Street.

I don't think Lizzie is really preggers.

[MarkH]

GL on my TV today was in 16:9 aspect ratio (so, letterboxed on a 4:3 TV). It was not in HD.

But this has me asking:

1. Is this a new thing?

2. Is it a permanent thing?

3. Does this mean the new digital format will be in 16:9? Will it be in HD?

I hope so...'cause I think that _might_ attract eyeballs. It can't be THAT expensive. They're selling HD home video cameras now, and more and more local newscasts and sports games (using outdoor digicams, like GL will) are using HD widescreen cameras now.

[Noel]

Yeah...who could forget that awful avalanche in San Cristobel? An avalanche on a tropical island? I just find it so funny how EW/DK claim that they're going back to the rich history of Guiding Light, but in actual reality, they're not and to hell with everyone else.

Another character I don't understand and a character I've never understood from the beginning is Ava. Why is it that she was tired of Lizzie's undermining schemes while she was with Coop? What is she doing now? Scheming. And is the town of Springfield really that low in population? With the Christmas Eve Chritmas special that we saw (*cough New York City cough*), Springfield is so huge, so why is daughter Ava wanting Bill Lewis when her mother Olivia was married to him while Bill adopted daughter Emma? Why is Reva seeing Jeffrey when Jeffrey slept with daughter Marah Lewis years ago? Marina sleeping with Alan-Michael Spaulding when Alan-Michael thought that he was the father of Marina years back? Umm...Cassie sleeping with Josh- Reva's sister who was married to Josh? Lord, I could go on and on.

I'm assuming that within these past two years, Ellen Wheeler & Co. are pulling ideas out of their asses and it reeks.

Sorry guys, but a show that I loved and adored so much is no longer a show that I treasure anymore. Instead of watching Guiding Light out of pure enjoyment, I only watch it sometimes due to obligation.

But I am looking forward to Tom Pelphrey scenes, so I guess that's a positive thing, right?

[tanyia2]

I agree with you about hating the Coopers. Kreizman and his pathetic attempts to make them the best thing to ever hit Springfield makes me wish that they would all get swept out of Springfield.

Today's episode was mostly a snooze fest

[AddictedToSoaps]

It is EXACTLY the same for me.

I'm watching this week because I read the previews here at SON and they actually looked good. So I figured, why not? The reason they sounded good to me is probably because of Tom Pelphrey. I can't wait to see his scenes.

Today's show was so boring. There was nothing exciting about it at all. Zzzzzzzz

PRAISE THE LORD ABOVE!!!!! I'm hoping that that guy who plays that horrific Cyrus gets canned too.

[P.J.]

GAWD...I'm freaking loving Bill and Lizzie. But seriously...Coop is just mopping up gasoline?

[Soapsuds]

I watched since I had the day off. Bad mistake. The show was such a letdown compared to ATWT's eppy. The only thing I liked was Coop and Ashley. Everything else was a complete mess. What was Bill trying to do? I just dont get the Bill story. Maybe it is because I dont watch the show only on days off from work...LOL. My aunt was here today and asked you still watch ATWT? I said yes. She is like that is Guiding Light right....I said yes....do u still watch she asked.....I said only on my days off...lol..and she laughed. I said the show sucked...lol.

[Noel]

Exactly. And I've noticed this... and it's not because I want to nit-pick. I decided to watch ATWT about two months ago and I found the whole show to be suspenseful and compelling. Then, I watch Guidng Light (both are P&G shows), and I have to wonder, "What the f*ck gives with this show?" I don't understand it. I really don't.

And Coop mopping up gasoline? Too funny.

[MichaelGL]

Ugh compared to what this show used to be, and what it is today, it should have been cancelled a long time ago. I hate to say it, but it's true.

...but aside from the usual doom and gloom ....I'm not a hundred percent behind Bill and Lizzie as a couple, but MR and DC do have the chemistry. I enjoy watching these two play off one another. These two and my curiousity concerning the Will storyline are what keeping me tuning in; that and pure obligation it seems.

[Noel]

What I don't like about Lizzie and Bill is the insta-pairing which is something that Wheeler & Co. likes to do. Why not tell a story and tell it well which actually GIVES viewers someting to root for? That hasn't been done since...I give up. I was going to say Harley & Mallet in the early 90's, but I'm sure people think that Gus & Harley had a pretty good storyline like that.

[Sweet_VeeVee24]

First off, they missed a lot of stuff...I'm saying this mainly because I post the previews for the show.

Where was the big confrontation that Ava and Coop were supposed to have (downplayed that)... they just had him talking about his confrontation with her....

Did Bill even tell Lizzie that he wasn't planning on setting Company on fire, that the gas can was actually water?

So tired of Marina...I already know where all this is going to lead her...simply bored with her.

I think the only thing that I am going to be interested in seeing is when Jon Jon comes back...

[JAYJAY]

I kind of like seeing the bad side of Marina.

I can't believe it's been a year since Jonathan and Tammy's tragic ending.

[Khan]

Because, in case you haven't figured it out by now, Noel, when Harley is acting selfish and hypocritical, it's okay; but not so much with anyone else.

Wow. First, Angie and Jesse return to AMC; and now, Ava might be leaving SF. Is it Christmas time again already?

[Khan]

Now, Coop, I could take or leave. But Ashlee? GMAnF'ingB.

And no, the fact that I don't like Ashlee does not mean I hate "fat chicks."

I wouldn't mind the Coopers losing Company, either, but I don't want to see the place burned down. IMO, Company (and the Reardon boardinghouse) is as "sacred" as the Lighthouse and Cedars Hospital. (Can't we just bring back Tony Reardon to run the place instead?)