Members Jonathan Posted February 9, 2009 Members Share Posted February 9, 2009 I don't remember Roger's pic at the end. Can you post? I do remember that sassy announcer. He was also the one who did the Emmy promo, "Who gets the gold, who gets the gold!" Remember that? (Look at me, tying it all in again! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jonathan Posted February 9, 2009 Members Share Posted February 9, 2009 Now I remember. Wow, Guiding Light had a rock star writing staff. Nancy Curlee, Wisner Washam! They also had a rock star cast back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted February 9, 2009 Members Share Posted February 9, 2009 It's in my previous post, but here's a version I can embed. Announcer starts 1:20 in: "You've caught your husband lying and now you suspect him of kidnapping, the LAST thing he needs to know is that YOUR PREGNANT. Will Roger find out about Jenna, Monday on Guiding Light! And DON'T blink Paul and DON'T look away, something terrible could be going on with April, but if you get invovled, she may really get hurt, Monday on The Young & The Restless!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jonathan Posted February 9, 2009 Members Share Posted February 9, 2009 Oh, I don't think this was the "Who gets the gold" guy. I think I was thinking of someone else. This guy sounds different. Oh, and happy birthday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members detroitpiston Posted February 9, 2009 Members Share Posted February 9, 2009 This is my personal favorite GL opening "> " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted February 9, 2009 Members Share Posted February 9, 2009 Thank you! All 4 CBS soaps had different announcers, so it could be a little confusing at times. LOL! But I think the guy who did the annoucing in the GL end credits I posted was the main CBS Daytime announcer, who did them all in the end credits for each soap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted February 9, 2009 Members Share Posted February 9, 2009 Oh man...thanks so much for finding that. CBS Daytime was such an event to behold back then...everything was sleek and sophisticated. And that full version of Hold on to Love...so beautiful, so grand! Perfect for the world's longest running show in broadcast history! My fave, too. I'll never forgive them for replacing this with the ridiculous non-opening. They claimed that the non-opening was gonna be similar to Hold on to Love, but it was definitely not. The 02 version was much, much more like Hold on to Love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jonathan Posted February 9, 2009 Members Share Posted February 9, 2009 Wow, I've never even seen. They should've kept this one. I hate this, "Only love can save the world" crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members y&r_fan Posted February 9, 2009 Members Share Posted February 9, 2009 It was June 2006 actually. Yep, that was the first. Just FYI, I've compiled a list of all the updates that have been made since the new version started. Italics indicates it was the last time the character appeared in the opening; bold indicates it was the first time. Reel 1 (July - August 2004) Stephanie, Eric, Ridge, Brooke, Dominick, Jacqueline, Massimo, Hector, Samantha, Sally, Thorne, Darla, Thomas, Caitlin, Clarke, Deacon, Amber, Oscar, Rick Reel 2 (August - December 2004) Stephanie, Eric, Ridge, Brooke, Dominick, Jacqueline, Massimo, Hector, Samantha, Sally, Thorne, Darla, Thomas, Caitlin, Clarke, Deacon, Amber, Felicia, Rick Reel 3 (January - May 2005) (This was the first one with actor names.) Stephanie, Eric, Ridge, Brooke, Dominick, Bridget, Massimo, Jacqueline (new shot), Deacon, Hector, Samantha, Caitlin, Thomas, Amber (new shot), Clarke, Darla, Thorne, Sally Reel 4 (May - July 2005) Stephanie, Eric, Brooke, Ridge, Taylor, Dominick, Bridget, Massimo, Jacqueline, Hector, Caitlin, Thomas, Phoebe/Steffy, Gabriela, Amber, Darla, Thorne, Sally Reel 5 (July - September 2005) Stephanie, Eric, Brooke, Ridge, Taylor, Dominick, Bridget, Massimo, Jacqueline, Hector, Caitlin, Thomas, Steffy/Phoebe, Gabriela, Dante, Darla, Thorne, Sally Reel 6 (September - November 2005) Stephanie, Eric, Brooke, Ridge, Taylor, Dominick, Bridget, Dante, Massimo, Jacqueline, Hector, Gabriela, Thomas, Phoebe/Steffy, Darla, Thorne, Sally Reel 7 (November 2005 - March 2006) Stephanie, Eric, Brooke, Ridge, Taylor, Dominick, Bridget, Dante, Massimo, Jacqueline, Hector, Felicia, Thomas, Clarke, Darla, Thorne, Sally Reel 8 (March - April 2006) Stephanie, Eric, Brooke, Ridge, Taylor (new shot), Dominick, Bridget, Dante, Massimo, Jacqueline, Hector, Felicia, Christian, Clarke, Darla, Thorne, Sally Reel 9 (April - July 2006) Stephanie, Eric, Brooke, Ridge, Taylor, Dominick, Bridget, Dante, Felicia, Massimo, Jacqueline, Stephen, Hector, Christian, Darla, Thorne, Sally Reel 10 (July - September 2006) Stephanie, Eric, Brooke, Ridge, Taylor, Dominick, Bridget, Dante, Felicia, Donna, Hector, Jacqueline, Clarke, Phoebe, Thorne, Sally Reel 11 (September 2006 - March 2007) Stephanie, Eric, Brooke, Ridge, Taylor, Dominick, Bridget, Dante, Felicia, Donna, Hector, Jacqueline, Shane, Phoebe, Harry, Thorne, Sally Reel 12 (March 2007) Stephanie, Eric, Brooke, Ridge, Taylor, Dominick, Bridget, Ashley, Rick, Phoebe, Felicia, Thorne, Pamela, Shane, Donna, Jacqueline Reel 13 (March - June 2007) Stephanie, Eric, Brooke, Ridge, Taylor, Dominick, Bridget, Ashley, Rick, Phoebe, Thorne, Felicia, Storm, Donna, Shane, Jacqueline Reel 14 (June - September 2007) Stephanie, Eric, Brooke, Ridge, Taylor, Dominick, Bridget, Ashley, Rick, Phoebe, Constantine, Felicia, Thorne, Donna, Storm, Jacqueline Reel 15 (September - November 2007) Stephanie, Eric, Brooke, Ridge, Taylor, Dominick, Bridget, Ashley, Rick, Phoebe, Donna, Thorne, Katie, Felicia, Clarke, Jacqueline Reel 16 (November 2007 - July 2008) Stephanie, Eric, Brooke, Ridge, Taylor, Dominick, Bridget, Thorne, Felicia, Ashley, Rick, Phoebe, Donna, Stephen, Katie, Storm, Clarke, Jacqueline Reel 17 (July - December 2008) Stephanie, Eric, Brooke, Ridge, Taylor (new shot), Bridget, Dominick, Katie, Donna, Owen, Steffy, Marcus, Phoebe, Rick, Stephen, Beth, Thorne, Felicia, Jacqueline Reel 18 (December 2008 - present) Stephanie, Eric, Brooke, Ridge, Taylor, Bridget, Dominick, Katie, Donna, Marcus, Steffy, Rick, Felicia (new shot), Thorne, Pamela, Owen, Jacqueline And Winsor Harmon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted February 9, 2009 Members Share Posted February 9, 2009 1. Days. Its classic and never needs to be updated. But its not outdated. 2. Y&R. I almost placed it lower however because of the lack of updates. 3. ATWT. I like the one without the cast in it. 4. AMC. Its very modern but keeps that older feel to it. They do pretty good with updates. It also has a nice flow. 5. GH. Chatoic and messy? Sure. openings should show what the show is like tho. 6. OLTL. I just dont like it. 7. GL... need i explain? 8. B&B - its just TOO much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jfung79 Posted February 9, 2009 Members Share Posted February 9, 2009 GL has the best -- changes every day, outdoor images, shows different cast in constantly different images depending on who is on that day, great song with a good message. Days has the second-best -- classic. GH, AMC, OLTL are all the same -- cookie-cutter ABC and blah. Y&R and B&B I don't even know what they look like. ATWT has the worst -- it doesn't exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UKBoi Posted February 9, 2009 Members Share Posted February 9, 2009 OLTL's opening is so generic that a fan could make a better version. Oh wait, they did... "> " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"> Also, I love reading DavidEvanSmith's opinions on openings; we definately share the passion. I think GL should have stuck with the OLTL/Port Charles (v1) ripoff opening they had, it was visually stunning and the theme tune was great. It's still a favourite of mine to this day, and if they'd even done it without the blue hue to fit with this new format it would be 100x better than the Movie Maker crap they have right now. I also hate the theme song; I wish they'd stuck with the old one. ATWT's "current" theme song is lovely. So lovely I stole it for the opening of Heart and Soul (graphics by DavidEvanSmith, thanks!) "> " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"> I also dont get why they use the black screen with the toilet flusher sound rather than the closing bars of the theme (in piano) with the gold title graphics... Anyway, here's my ranks. (please note that if it were still on the air, Passions would be third) 1. AMC 2. B&B 3. Y&R 4. GH 5. OLTL 6. ATWT 7. DAYS 8. GL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aaron Posted February 9, 2009 Members Share Posted February 9, 2009 The 90s-era GL was my favorite period. I loved the theme, but missed the rotating "action shots" of the "My Guiding Light" opening, so a few years back I made my own. Damn, couldn't get it to embed, here's the links... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZO0k2monNI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQuuaX5By88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan Chamberlain Posted February 9, 2009 Members Share Posted February 9, 2009 1)AMC. It's choppier than it was when it first debuted and they need to update alot of the shots (Tad/Annie/Adam/Krystal/Ryan/Kendall/Zach) But, the music is awesome. I've loved that theme music since they first used it in '90 and I think this is the best version of it. 2)Y&R..Needs updates bad. But, it's a classic too. And, much better than the "porn" opening before it. 3)Days 4)B&B. I liked the old one better though. 5)ATWT. 6)GL 7)OLTL. It's just so bad! 8)GH. It's even worse. It could give you a seizure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Antoyne Posted February 9, 2009 Members Share Posted February 9, 2009 God did you see all those Quartermaines...I miss it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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