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Compared to the other P&G soaps' openings from that same period, I'd say "Ritournelle" was the weakest.

ATWT's was the best, of course, followed by EON's and AW's.  SFT's also was good, if a little too simple, but GL's was too muddied (IMO, anyway) and SOMERSET's was just too vague.

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Instead of the proposed headwriting stint  at AW in 93, imagine if the Dobsons returned to GL.

I think only Ed, Ross and Roger were still around.

Wonder how they would have reshaped the show?

1 hour ago, Paul Raven said:

Instead of the proposed headwriting stint  at AW in 93, imagine if the Dobsons returned to GL.

I think only Ed, Ross and Roger were still around.

Wonder how they would have reshaped the show?

Very interesting idea! 

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Maybe the Dobsons would have brought Jackie, Elizabeth, Rita and Hope. They could have written better material for Robert Gentry when he returned as Ed. 

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13 hours ago, P.J. said:

Hold on to Love is my clear winner. And I like the one with Nola/Vanessa in the opening. I would KILL to see the episode of Billy dumping Vanessa on that couch.

I do like the visuals of the '70's ones with the stripey lighthouse.

Question: someone must know where Guiding Light shot their outdoor scenes in the early '80's. Specifically for Nola and Quint's wedding, and Reva's walk after the non-wedding to Kyle (which, honestly, I just rewatched and is lowkey hilarious in retrospect. I didn't even remember that was when Josh returned, but knew it the moment I caught sight of Josh's leather jacket. Robert Newman must've worn that thing forEVER.)

Believe it or not...Reva's diva wandering around the country side in her wedding dress (with no one gawky at this big blonde bride.."Frank is that THAT SHAYNE woman??? White????") was shot in Peacock.  It is actually a lovely spot so I just think Wheeler and Co. looked for the crappiest places to shoot. I have no idea where Quint and Nola's wedding shoot was...but I love the church they used for exteriors and I think they used that in the ending shot of the opening for a bit.  

The couch clip reminded me how much funny Billy and Van were at first..I have no idea why they made her a frumpy boring wife as soon as they got married.  The opening shot also has the infamous scene of Phillip watching Mindy do yoga...urban legend is that GA was pulling his leg up as he had a hard on.

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I found this recent interview with Cindy Pickett. She talks some about Guiding Light.....she also mentions Sada Thompson was going to do a role on the show, but it was such a fast pace it didn't work out.....first time I heard of this. I always though Sada could have played Bert Bauer's sister. I guess it was for the best since she did Family.

 

Here is the rest of the Patrick Mulcahey notes, most is GL, although it ends up on GH at the very end. 

Patrick Mulcahey at GL
Spent a lot of apprentice time with Douglas at GL.
(He always said Douglas, never Doug.)
Allen Potter fired Jane Elliot & he & Douglas had this huge falling out over it.
In this one scene Mike Bauer was chasing Alan Spaulding on horseback & a helicopter dipped down & saved Alan. P&G pitched this lame idea that instead it was a blue Mercedes not a helicopter.
Nola - Kelly - Floyd - Morgan, these were his Emmy material people.
Patrick was Douglas's protege & Douglas was his mentor.
Douglas was a terrible liar but he morphed into this great storyteller.
Douglas asked his niece Tracy, what would be the most romantic thing to happen? She said, "The cutest boy would notice me & only me."
John Wesley Shipp was very tight with Douglas.
There is nudity in A New Day In Eden, that soap on Showtime has men's bare behinds shown.
GL: I understand staying away & I understand coming back but I don't understand getting from one to the other.
Nancy Curlee & Douglas:  not much in common.
Ross's election night dream.
Ed & Ross conversation, that was mine.
Rachel Miner & Bryan Buffington & Ben Reade: that they actually did the scene that I wrote especially for them!
Lisa Brown & Maeve Kincaid.
Voices in your head? YES
Melissa Hayden!
He said he is not optimistic about broadcast soaps when they are off of network goodies.
Streaming! The future.
He said Bob Guza created Carly. But, the outline did not make any sense.
Click. Boom!
You do what you think is right.
Producer Wendy Riche!!
Gloria Monty: not "real people".
We were ordered: Do NOT write kisses for L&L.
There are 2 Patrick Mulcahey's - him & his husband.
 
 
 
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9 minutes ago, Donna L. Bridges said:

Ed & Ross conversation, that was mine

the one before ross married blake, right. i’ve always wondered who wrote that perfect scene. thanks for sharing.

6 minutes ago, wonderwoman1951 said:

the one before ross married blake, right. i’ve always wondered who wrote that perfect scene. thanks for sharing.

Some say that Mulcahey is the best at 2 person dialog, literally of anyone. 

Of course, I've also been told that Bruce Barry is the best director who ever lived. 

And, this is coming from people in the business, not from fans. 

Also, you're totally welcome. 

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9 hours ago, Mitch64 said:

Believe it or not...Reva's diva wandering around the country side in her wedding dress (with no one gawky at this big blonde bride.."Frank is that THAT SHAYNE woman??? White????") was shot in Peacock.  It is actually a lovely spot so I just think Wheeler and Co. looked for the crappiest places to shoot. I have no idea where Quint and Nola's wedding shoot was...but I love the church they used for exteriors and I think they used that in the ending shot of the opening for a bit.  

The couch clip reminded me how much funny Billy and Van were at first..I have no idea why they made her a frumpy boring wife as soon as they got married.  The opening shot also has the infamous scene of Phillip watching Mindy do yoga...urban legend is that GA was pulling his leg up as he had a hard on.

Thanks! I agree---that church is awfully charming.

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A random inkling made me look it up, and it's kind of crazy how quickly Mike Bauer was aged. If my quick google search is correct, he was born in 1952 and by 1954 was already a pre-teen, or at least, played by one (Christopher Walken). If this is incorrect, please enlighten me.

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