Members Soaplovers Posted May 16, 2012 Members Share Posted May 16, 2012 While it was a decent finale, I find myself distracted from the show by the filming style... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MichaelGL Posted May 17, 2012 Members Share Posted May 17, 2012 It was a decent finale, one I still have uploaded on my laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DavidsMuse Posted May 17, 2012 Members Share Posted May 17, 2012 I might get the finale set later, after it's been discounted. I just couldn't watch GL after it was Peapacked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gray Bunny Posted May 18, 2012 Members Share Posted May 18, 2012 Ditto that! I kept the last week's episodes on tape, but I'm sure I'll get the 10 episode DVD eventually. The free episode up is from November 1996. I'd love to have that on DVD! But I'm probably the only one that'd be interested in 1996 episodes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soapfave06 Posted May 18, 2012 Members Share Posted May 18, 2012 I finally got the Phillip set. That 1977 episode was wonderful. It had tons of Sara McIntyre, Justin Marler and then Elizabeth, Jackie and Alan. It was a blast to watch and I'm hoping for more late 70s, early 80s GL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ~bl~ Posted May 19, 2012 Members Share Posted May 19, 2012 The Friday episode before the freebie is on the Bauer dvd set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chris B Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 That's good to know! The Meta episode had way too little Meta for me. I'll check out the free episode to get a full glimpse of her return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ~bl~ Posted May 22, 2012 Members Share Posted May 22, 2012 I got my replacement Phillip disk. What was completely strange, was that I never got an email telling me that they got my message about needing a replacement. That email must have been blocked in cyberspace, but I was thrilled when it came in the mail. Anyway still wishing for a "first episodes" set as that could be a lot of fun. We got to see Reva's first day, so it would be nice to see some others like Harley or Vanessa for example as both had memorable first shows. Harley giving birth and Vanessa seducing Ross. AM with the parachute is another famous entrance. I know Nola was first introduced with Roger and that would fall into the time table of episodes that would be in the archive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goldensoaps Posted May 29, 2012 Members Share Posted May 29, 2012 We can see the first scenes of GUIDING LIGHT 1979 from the German DVD pack....wonderful scenes but with an opening from the 90s.... Soon we will see the beginning of GL in Germany with the 1979 episodes.....(22 june 2012) http://www.amazon.de/dp/B007RU6JI8/ref=pe_3881_30202071_snp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted May 29, 2012 Members Share Posted May 29, 2012 A lot of Alan on the cover - I guess they know who the main draw was. Love that Lucille was at center stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goldensoaps Posted May 29, 2012 Members Share Posted May 29, 2012 Who was Lucille??? I guess that Bert should be one of the main characters.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetsoapfan Posted May 29, 2012 Members Share Posted May 29, 2012 The real Amanda! The real Ed! Roger Thorpe! The quality looks good, too. I'd kill for them to release these episodes in North America. I have zero interest in buying episodes from the show's last few years, but gems from the 1970s would thrill me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted May 29, 2012 Members Share Posted May 29, 2012 I bought the Philip DVD, mostly to see the 1977 episode. It was definitely worth watching. I never knew until recently that the Spauldings arrived so late into 1977 - for some reason I thought they had started in 1976. Weird seeing Cindy Pickett with dark hair, but even weirder seeing her date Mike. Clearly that didn't go anywhere. I wonder if the show had more plans for them which weren't developed. This means that Jackie and Elizabeth were both involved with Justin, Alan, and Mike. Imagine that conversation. In theory, Jackie obsessing over this child she had never known, and Alan and Elizabeth being OK with this, is a little odd, but in the episode, Cindy Pickett played this so beautifully. It's pure soap, the good kind of soap. Were they teasing an Alan/Sara relationship when he was at her office (too bad they didn't have a hilarious "moment" during an exam, like Chloe and Daniel on DAYS). He was flirting with her. It seems like at this time Sara was still a lead character, with her relationship with Justin taking up a lot of the episode, as well as a scene where Bert and Justin talked about Sara. How long before she became a supporting character? I liked the surprisingly long scene where she and Justin tried to bake a pie. It felt a little like filler but was a nice moment. I'm sorry the show split them up. I remember the Guiding Plight scene where she talked about "those hot lips of his." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetsoapfan Posted May 30, 2012 Members Share Posted May 30, 2012 The 1977 episode was the only one from that compilation that really intrigued me, too. Sara was a lead character, I would say, at least until Douglas Marland took over the reigns. He still used her and all the other vets effectively, but they were somewhat overshadowed by his focusing on younger characters like Kelly, Morgan, Nola, Tim, etc. When Pamela Long and Gail Kobe took over, many of the regular characters, including beloved vets, were reduced to nothing and written out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted May 30, 2012 Members Share Posted May 30, 2012 Thanks. I was going mostly on some of the 1979 stuff which is available, as Sara is just a sex therapist for Rita. I know she was married to Dean Blackford, who turned out to be bad and was killed, but he also seemed like a supporting player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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