I hated the last version of All My Children, and also thought that the last week of episodes should have picked an opening from a different era to represent all the cast members, and then ended with just the book for the last episode.

JHC had no real vision.

At least GL did a quick flash of almost all of the previous opening titles at the start of the last episode (that happened right? I didn't imagine that just now did I? haha). I wish all soaps' powers-that-be knew that little touches like that really go far with the longterm soap fans who like stuff like that

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRMzqXJFeMM

Why didn't GL keep this opening? It was their last decent one.

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How many openings has GL had? Like 7000? I didn't even know that one existed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRMzqXJFeMM

Why didn't GL keep this opening? It was their last decent one.

I LOVED THAT GL OPENING! They were stupid to get rid of it for that annoying hands opening, which should have only lasted like a day or 2 for the anniversary. Also that one would have worked perfectly with their new production model that they had for the last few years, but no...

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How many openings has GL had? Like 7000? I didn't even know that one existed.

1952 – 1955

1955 – 1956

1956 – 1967

1967 – 1970

1970 – 1974

1974 – 1975

1975 – 1981

1981 – 1982 (Guided Lightning)

1983 – 1986 (My Guiding Light in Amber)

1986 – 1991 (My Guiding Light in Blue)

1991 – 2002 (HOTL really lasted 11 years, just in different variations)

2002 – 2003

2003 – 2005

2005 – 2007

2007 – 2008

2008 – 2009

Not counting the different variations of the same openings, they had about 16. Am I missing any?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRMzqXJFeMM

Why didn't GL keep this opening? It was their last decent one.

I think this one was....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UUkghPTO5g

I think this one was....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UUkghPTO5g

That was from 1981 – 1982, it was Guided Lightning or Guiding Lightning. Part of the great P&G Facelift, I think it was the only opening out of all their soaps that didn't work, hence My Guiding Light in 83, same visuals, just different music.

I think the disco ran into 1983.

I thought it was great. There just wasn't a need to keep it any longer, as disco was already dead dead dead and the show had changed tone and focus.

That GL opening looks like an ABC soap opening.

I think the disco ran into 1983.

I thought it was great. There just wasn't a need to keep it any longer, as disco was already dead dead dead and the show had changed tone and focus.

You may be right maybe mid-83. I know up until Conboy retired the 50th anniversary opening, it was GL's shortest lived opening. Funny though, the disco opening was replaced by a very popular opening and the lifesavers/50th anniversary opening was replaced with a bad powerpoint presentation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRMzqXJFeMM

Why didn't GL keep this opening? It was their last decent one.

It wasnt decent. It was simply better than the final crappy one they ended with

I think this one was....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UUkghPTO5g

JVD's in that one. And, I forgot how good looking he was when he was younger. Oh Clint....I mean Ross...I mean Jerry.

I like the Passions theme song :-/..

I thought I remember reading that the disco opening ran until sometime in August 1983, because the episode where Phillip found out he was adopted was shortly after they changed openings, as discussed by viewers either here or on WoST.