Members jacks Posted March 1, 2008 Members Share Posted March 1, 2008 i thought it was strange that the lighthouse in the opening is not the same lighthouse they are using in the show itself. i mean, when cassie and reva got lost in the woods, the lighthouse they found was a brick one, not like the white one in the opening. i think that if they took out the characters, the opening would look a lot better. i can't wait to see the other openings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rocket Man Posted March 1, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2008 According to what I understand they have 3-4 other visual versions of the opening theme to incorporate other cast members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rocket Man Posted March 1, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2008 Oh bull honkey! I loved the Crystal Gayle's vocal opening theme for Another World. AW Opening Theme 1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rocket Man Posted March 1, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2008 LMAO!!!! I love that quote "Everybody feels low! Everybody feels high!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rocket Man Posted March 1, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2008 Search for Tomorrow Closing Theme 1984 Edge of Night Opening Theme Early 80s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Greg Posted March 1, 2008 Members Share Posted March 1, 2008 I never ever watch Guiding Light unless it's on a commercial break channel flip. But I watched the whole show Friday to see the new look. I just have one thing to say about the opening. Kudos. It was pretty interesting how it was kind of like Passions/Sunset Beach/Ryan's Hope/ATWT/OLTL all rolled into one. I'll have to look out for the other openings GL has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Greg Posted March 1, 2008 Members Share Posted March 1, 2008 I just watched the opening one more time and I just noticed that there will probably be different openings for the different seasons That's tight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted March 3, 2008 Members Share Posted March 3, 2008 Good one, stenbeck. Nah, I'm still not digging the new theme OR opening. It was bad enough when the shaky-cam made stuff like Lizzie and Remy's bathroom romp look like bad porn. This, OTOH, is like someone's sick idea of a tourism video. Plus, it makes no frigging sense. "Everybody feels low! Everybody feels high!"? Come on. Even "The Pina Colada Song"'s more profound than that garbage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Noel Posted March 3, 2008 Members Share Posted March 3, 2008 It would be an awesome song for a Coca-Cola commercial. Or Colbie Caillat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted March 3, 2008 Members Share Posted March 3, 2008 The opening reminded me a lot of the Ryan's Hope openings, shot-wise -- and that's a good thing! LOL at Kim Zimmer jumping up and down in slo-mo and cheering. The theme, though, is bland BS. They should have taken the singing off and just worked on a theme with a hook. And speaking of hooks, I adore corny and NOTHING can compare with Guiding Light's disco theme from the early 80s. That sh!t was just disco awesomeness. Especially with the "Yah!" kung-fu fighter in the middle. And the voiceover "And now... Guiding Light!" Unfortunately, I don't think it would fit in with the show's current aesthetic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UUkghPTO5g Although I wish they'd put in the swoony closing-credits music "Ritournelle." Cheesey but also haunting and beautiful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT5-bhJhN2k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Greg's GL Posted March 3, 2008 Members Share Posted March 3, 2008 I'm not too sure about this opening yet. I am gonna watch it a couple more times to see what happens. I do like the logo, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rocket Man Posted March 6, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 6, 2008 So far since 2/29/08, the new opening has four versions with different characters I don't know how many more but here they are: 2/29/08 Friday "Version 1": Coop, Buzz & Frank Mallet Reva Harley & Cyrus Rafe Bill Dinah Alan Josh & Cassie 3/3/08 Monday "Version 2": Bill Gus Olivia Josh & Cassie Daisy Lizzie Harley Reva 3/4/08 Tuesday "Version 3": Jeffrey Reva Jonathan Bill & Lizzie Rick Cassie Alan Dinah 3/5/08 Wednesday "Version 4": Billy Frank Cassie Alan & Beth Ashlee Coop Bill Jonathan & Lizzie So far we have not seen the following characters: Zach Marina Doris Alexandra Will Dylan Jude Blake Vanessa Natalia Matt Leah Lillian Ava Remy Emma Rev. Ruthledge R.J. Mel Here is the tally thus far of how many times the characters have appeared in the opening: Bill--4 Cassie--4 Alan--3 Reva--3 Lizzie--3 Coop--2 Harley--2 Frank--2 Dinah--2 Josh--2 Jonathan--2 (leaving show sometime this spring) Buzz--1 Mallet--1 Cyrus--1 Rafe--1 Olivia--1 Gus--1 (leaving the show sometime this spring) Daisy--1 Rick--1 Billy--1 Beth--1 Ashlee--1 Jeffrey--1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Greg's GL Posted March 6, 2008 Members Share Posted March 6, 2008 ^ ^ ^ Thanks for the info, RocketMan. Very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted March 6, 2008 Members Share Posted March 6, 2008 Intersting that Marina isnt in an opening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phoenix11 Posted March 6, 2008 Members Share Posted March 6, 2008 I agree the lyrics are kinda corny, but it is catchy. I wish somewhere in the theme song, they had put the words Guiding Light. Maybe they should drum up some press by holding a contest for someone to write new opening lyrics for the show. Not that you need lyrics. I mean look at Dallas and Knots Landing. Those shows had great openings with no lyrics. Same with Y&R. I've always loved its theme. And I agree with the posters who said don't be hatin' on OLTL. I was never a huge fan of the show (always been CBS soaps), but I would catch it on occasion because I loved Cord and Tina and I really liked the opening theme back then. I loved how they said One Life to Live at the end. Yes, thy name is corny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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