I'll be even more ecstatic if they lure Maureen Garrett and Peter Simon back, but I'm not holding my breath for that to ever happen.

I knew I liked you Alvin. Great minds think alike. LMAO!

Where are TPTB getting the money?

Via the new production model!

New production model = Increased savings = Return of fan favorites

Edited February 5, 200916 yr by Jonathan

I love the character of Mindy, although I grew to prefer Kimberley Simms in the role.

Mindy's one of those characters that's been off the canvas so long that all kinds of things could have happened to her. She could have married, divorced, had kids... etc, etc. (Actually, if she DIDN'T do at least one of these things, it wouldn't make sense... I hate when characters' lives stand still when they are off-canvas.)

Here's hoping she comes back with some baggage, drama and ready to throw down. Hopefully they will give her something to do and not just lurk around the corners of Peapack freezing her balls off.

GL's pulling a page out of DAYS' book. Hire back old fan favorites in hopes that it will bring viewers back. Guess what, it doesn't.

GL's pulling a page out of DAYS' book. Hire back old fan favorites in hopes that it will bring viewers back. Guess what, it doesn't.

I see what you are saying, but I do see a difference. DAYS brought back fan favorites to an already full canvas that they should have been focusing on in the first place. GL is bringing back fan faves to a fairly decimated canvas, possibly in the hopes that it will begin to repair the damage that the extensive budget cuts have had on GL's core. So that any faves that return will provide the kind of richness and heart to the canvas that GL has not had in quite a while.

I see what you are saying, but I do see a difference. DAYS brought back fan favorites to an already full canvas that they should have been focusing on in the first place. GL is bringing back fan faves to a fairly decimated canvas, possibly in the hopes that it will begin to repair the damage that the extensive budget cuts have had on GL's core. So that any faves that return will provide the kind of richness and heart to the canvas that GL has not had in quite a while.

I agree. DAYS drowned itself in returns for no reason. They had all of the characters that they needed to still be DAYS. GL...GL doesn't.

Anyway, go 'head, GL! Go 'head!

This is quite a surprise. It's great news, but GL's fate is still sealed.

This is quite a surprise. It's great news, but GL's fate is still sealed.

No way. GL's ratings will go up but it won't be going up in the key demos. I see it going up with the 40+ audience. I'll explain this in like an hour or so.

Aw, I've always loved her as Mindy, they're really trying hard to save this show...

But is it too late? Why did they take so long to make changes??

O.....M.....G.....

I cannot wait for Mindy to share scenes with her daddy Billy and her nemesis Alex.

This is great news for GL!

That's what I thought.

Where are TPTB getting the money?

That's a good question!

That's wonderful news. I can't wait to see her with Billy again.

Me too

I'll be even more ecstatic if they lure Maureen Garrett and Peter Simon back, but I'm not holding my breath for that to ever happen.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee....let's hope so!

I love the character of Mindy, although I grew to prefer Kimberley Simms in the role.

I loved Simms too but love Krista too. I wish they would cast Evans as Beth. Then we would have the original 4 musketeers.

I'm enjoying that Guiding Light are taking positive steps to rectify the damage that has been done over the last few years. The rumours that Grady, Ashlee and Daisy are being written out, as well as the return of Shayne and Philip and now THIS! Mindy is a character I was always really interested in seeing again, I loved the episodes centering on Nick and Mindy's wedding on YouTube and I think it will be nice to revisit this famed Four Musketeers thing I've heard so much about; I'm hoping this is going to introduce a whole new generation of viewers to GL's history. I also like that the show is getting away from being so Cooper centric; the rebuilding of Josh and Reva's family with Shayne and now Mindy, as well as the recent-ish return of Bill, as well as the return of Philip to shake things up really gives me hope that Wheeler et al are taking a cue from Maria Arena Bell's work at Y&R and building on the rich history of the show.

Things are definately looking up at GL; it's as if one of TPTB suddenly had an epiphany that watching incestuous love stories and not much else really happening isnt what viewers want.

There were also rumors about them recasting Roxie Shayne. I wish they would get the original Roxie. She was perfect!!

One thing I really like about these returns is I think most of them have been necessary returns. If the Spauldings are going to continue, Phillip needed to come back. GL desperately needed a younger leading man with as many ties to the canvas as Shayne has. Mindy still has all her friends and family in town. I'm not sure what they're going to do with Edmund but I think there's room for him as well.

I know there can be a tendency to bring people back only because they were old favorites, like what happened when GL brought Nola back, but I haven't seen that happening this time, yet.

I just hope there's still time to improve enough to get the ratings up and give the show at least another year. I do think the show is improving, not just in a "it can't get any worse" way, but strong improvement.

I'm wondering that too. It's amazing what happens when a show is seemingly on the chopping block.

I'll be even more ecstatic if they lure Maureen Garrett and Peter Simon back, but I'm not holding my breath for that to ever happen.

OH YEAH, this will definately be in my three oclock schedule!!! LOVE MINDY!!!! I just seen Maureen in a centrum commerical and yelled "THERE'S HOLLY, MAMA!!!" I would love to see them back as well.

Simms was the first Mindy I knew, but I actually liked KT as Tina (well, I'd only seen a little of Karen Witter, and never did see much of Andrea Evans, so what do I know?)

I'd tune in to see her interact with Billy.

Simms was the first Mindy I knew, but I actually liked KT as Tina (well, I'd only seen a little of Karen Witter, and never did see much of Andrea Evans, so what do I know?)

I'd tune in to see her interact with Billy.

I liked her go as Tina as well. Simms and KT are my favorite Mindys, The temp Mindy before Simms and Barbara Crampton was HORRIBLE!!! I never care for barbara much unless she was Leanna on Y&R or Maggie on B&B