Guiding Light discussion thread

[Sapounopera]

I love the idea and and I would also ad the Bauers to the mix. Papa Bauer, Bill and Bert with their young boys, as well as Meta and Trudy with their drama. 

Edited March 10, 2024 by Sapounopera

[vetsoapfan]

I agree that in theory, the idea sounds wonderfully appealing.

Perhaps I am just jaded, however, but I'd be terrified that TPTB would royally screw it up.

Someone who truly understood soaps, and TGL's special qualities in particular, would need to oversee the production.

I'd lean towards Nancy Curlee.

[Mitch64]

I never understood why TPTB didn't do more with the 7th and 5th Street neighborhoods.   Obviously 7th street was an inner ring area with the hospital across the street, and 5th street along with it. The most we saw was a bunch of cliched white characters in the diner and when Alan wanted to knock down 5th stteet....all proclaiming Buzz the King of 5th steet in really bad Greek accents. The first Hispanic family should not have been a mob family but a new family moving into the area with the Reardon's and Coopers reflecting on the changing neighborhood. Or instead of Mel...pairing Rick with a Latina who is fighting the Santos family for all the bad that they had done the community...(i.e. brining in drugs, prostitutes, strong arming biz owners...if your going to do a mob do it right.) and waking Chele up and putting Danny on the offense. 

[chrisml]

I found out that Michael Zaslow had written for AW in 1988. Are there any other GL actors who wrote for the soaps? I know Jay Hammer did but I'm not sure of anyone else.

[BetterForgotten]

Roger Newman and Sofia Landon Geier (although she didn’t write for GL, but other soaps) are the other two that spring to mind.

And, Ellen Weston, I guess….

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[Paul Raven]

John Boruff who played Henry Benedict wrote for GL in the 60's.

Fran Myers.

[Khan]

Yeah.  Megan McTavish.

[MichaelGL]

Delete post. 

I see someone already mentioned Roger Newman. lol

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Edited March 13, 2024 by MichaelGL

[GL Oldtimer]

I had no idea that Michael Zaslow wrote for Another World! That's very cool.

Annette

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[DRW50]

I don't want to clog up the thread but the same channel put up a number of other 1984 videos just now.

[P.J.]

Edited March 13, 2024 by P.J.

[robbwolff]

I believe the singers were Roberta Flack and the late Billy Chinnock, whose song "Somewhere in the Night" had been the final theme song for Search for Tomorrow.

[P.J.]

Thanks!

[Khan]

Am I the only one who never really cared for "Hold on to Love"?  I mean, the accompanying visuals were nice, but that song was just a little too John Williams for me.