Guiding Light Discussion Thread

[Soapsuds]

Im interested in hearing from Bryan. It should be a good one if Alan doesn't botch it up..lol

[NothinButAttitude]

I cannot wait to hear from Maeve and see Bryan after all these years. I am glad that P&G soap fans are getting so much love during these times. 

 

I'd love for Alan to try and see if he could do it with some AW stars. 

[BetterForgotten]

Women like Maeve and Maureen Garett are what first attracted me to GL. So very glad they’re participating in things like this.

 

 

Simms is the ONLY Mindy as far as I’m concerned.

Edited April 18, 2020 by BetterForgotten

[KMan101]

I didn't like Simms when I saw her, because Tesreau was the only Mindy I knew and it was such a different character and she was kinda green early on. But Simms quickly won me over and I just loved her. Very sad she faded away from soaps after that. Why on earth wasn't she cast as Vicky on AW? God we got blah Jensen Buchanan instead.

 

I couldn't even imagine Tesreau's Mindy having sex with Roger Thorpe.

Edited April 18, 2020 by KMan101

[BetterForgotten]

Simms and Beverlee McKinsey were fire together as adversaries. To this day, the story with Roger and Alex remains Mindy’s signature story, IMO.

 

Simms brought a sex appeal to the role that Tesreau would never have. But she was also very vulnerable and had chemistry with all the principal actors they wrote her with.

[Soaplovers]

When Tesreau was playing Mindy in the 80s, did her Mindy have many scenes with Alex?  I do recall one scene when Spaulding/Lewis were fighting.. and Alex was concerned about Mindy.. but I don't recall any other scenes.  I do know when Simms played Mindy.. her and Alex had numerous scenes right before and during the affair with Roger.

 

I do recall Simms came in to finish the Will Jefferies story, plus play out the end of her/Rusty's connection... but for several months it seemed like the show didn't know what to do with her.  I recall Beth tried fixing her up with Neil, even her going as Daniel St. John's plus one to a few events while Rick was jealous.. but nothing popped for Simm's Mindy until the Roger affair.

[titan1978]

I appreciate KT’s original Mindy.  But Kimberly Simms grew that character up, and was a pretty great recast.  She is the definitive version for me too.

 

I love when a recast works, but is different and it helps add new dimension to a character.

 

I think Beth Chamberlin only really made Beth her own when they made her more shady when she came back in the late 1990’s.  Even though I have mostly watched pre1997 GL on YouTube, it’s hard for me to not see Judi Evans as the definitive Beth.

[DramatistDreamer]

 

This sound like a really good lineup.

 

I'd love if Locher could get Rachel Miner and Ellen Parker sometime down the road but for now, it will be good to hear from these folks. Anticipating hearing Clarke play the raconteur about Billy and Vanessa's storylines. Should be good.

[Soapsuds]

Tina Sloane said that Maeve keeps in touch with Ellen Parker. Maybe Alan can get Maeve to give her a heads up.

[victoria foxton]

KT's Mindy shared many scenes with Alex. Due to her friendship with Phillip. Alex was very fond of Mindy. Until she learned of her affair with Roger.

[KMan101]

 

+1

 

I was thinking the same about AW stars. Sandra Ferguson Robinson should have connections to them, no? And she's been active in the "community" because of The Bay. Same for Taylor Stanley. 

 

Really looking forward to hearing from Maeve, Jordan, Bryan and Gina. Should be a good lineup. Oh Kurt, too but eh, lol (I do like him though). Matt was boring and had more fire with Dinah. I never really saw chemistry between Matt and Vanessa, personally. And Matt suffered from the 90s shouting man syndrome. Terrible writing when he was putting Vanessa down for daring to be a successful business woman. Anywho, I digress.

[BetterForgotten]

Did Alan even work on AW? I know he worked on the CBS P&G soaps starting in 1997, but did that extend to AW too? If I did, It wasn’t for very long given the time he started.

[Forever8]

Jordan isn't listed on YouTube as a guest. I just think that perhaps Alan just tried to find a recent picture of Bryan Buffinton and Maeve Kinkead together. But I wish he would make an appearance too since it is basically a Lewis family reunion. Maybe Melissa Hayden can be the fifth guest? 

 

I wouldn't mind if one of the next reunions will be a Bauer family one, with Peter Simon, Ellen Parker, and Rachel Miner. 

[GLATWT88]

I started watching GL when I was in high school around May 2003 and fell in love with the characters and soap operas in general. I watched every day until 2006 when I went off to college and then followed on and off until around 2008 I believe but even in those days it was more challenging to follow along like you can now with streaming services, on demand and on the channel websites. I was sad when GL went off the air, but I wasn't really watching much in those days. I remember there being a transition in the way the show looked because of the filming technique or equipment towards the end of its run. 

 

I noticed that there are near complete yearly runs of the soap from the late 90s. I know it wasnt the peak of popularity and maybe perhaps storytelling for GL, but which year in the late 90s would you recommend for watching? 

 

Also, what was the real public and critical reception of the clone storyline? 

[Sapounopera]

When did we see Towers for the first time? Who owned it?

 

Who was the previous owner of Ross Marler's house?

 

Have the Spauldings stayed in the same house since their arrival to Springfield? Have the Spauldings and the Bauers been neighbors eversince?