Guiding Light

In the shadow of the impending cancellation, CBS has launched a new section to their Guiding Light website to celebrate the show's history and lead viewers along to its final episode on September 18. There are photo galleries, video highlights and brand new interviews with stars of the sh...

Everyone starts to turn up for the last Bauer barbecue.

Today, June 30, marks the 57th anniversary of Guiding Light's presence on TV. Back in 1952, it made the leap from being a radio series to becoming television's first soap opera. Episodes only ran fifteen minutes then, but the organ music which would become synonymous with the genre was alre...

Blogging From The Beacon. Thoughts on the week of June 22-26. Bill and Lizzie's wedding was the focus early in the week. Since they didn't seem to be planning much of anything, their relatives decided to dive in and take over. They pounced on them while they were still in bed and scarcely dressed...

Guiding Light's final air date is less than three months away but some of its actors have already moved on. Crystal Chappell (Olivia Spencer) has moved back to her old home on Days of Our Lives, but she will be sticking around in Springfield until the finale. The same doesn't appear to be true o...

Blogging From The Beacon. Thoughts on the week of June 15-19. There was a certain thematic consistency to last week's episodes. In one way or another, they were about the struggles between sons and their parents over perceived failures in fulfilling their ideals. Regardless of Guiding Ligh...

Cassie turns to Jeffrey for help. Lizzie and Dinah strike up an interesting relationship. Marina and Cyrus reunite and declare their love for one ... www.movieweb.com

She draws a comparison of the two CBS sudsers, Guiding Light and As the World Turns and actually believes CBS may have chosen to cancel the wrong show. The complexities in the storylines evolving in Springfield are markedly different than the fast ...

 United States The soap opera will broadcast its final episode on Sept. 18. Can a daytime soap be a “real New York institution”? That's what Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg called “Guiding Light,” the longest-running drama in television history, on Monday, at the fourth ...

9. Kim Zimmer (Reva Shayne on Guiding Light, 1983-1990 and 1995-present) 8. Linda Dano (Felicia Gallant on Another World, 1984-1999) 5. Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki Newman on The Young and the Restless, 1979-present) 1. Susan Lucci (Erica Kane on All My Children, 1970-present)

Blogging From The Beacon. Thoughts on the week of June 8-12. Cyrus forcefully announced his return to Springfield on Monday with a gratuitous shirtless scene to delight his fans. He teamed up with Remy to find the diamonds, flirted with a giddy Christina and then dropped out of sight for the r...

 MA GUIDING LIGHT: Phillip was livid when he learned James is working a new Ponzi scheme. Mallet found a PVC pipe in the trunk of Reva's car that could prove she's the person who killed Edmund. Reva was arrested for Edmund's murder. ... Daytime dramas San Jose Mercury News all 6 news articles

GUIDING LIGHT: Shayne secretly donated blood when Henry, who is anemic, needed a transfusion. Dinah wants Shayne to tell Marina that he is Henry's father. Phillip learned James is running a Ponzi scheme using Bill's name. ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Jessica ...

Now that the soap bubble has burst for " Guiding Light " on CBS, it won't be nominated for best drama series when the Daytime Emmy bids are released on Friday, according to Nelson Branco of TV Guide Canada .

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 OR With the predictions of the death of traditional network daytime soaps gaining a lot of news coverage lately (daytime's longest running serial, The Guiding Light, was recently canceled), it's rather fascinating to see this night-time version of the ...

James and Lizzie stand up for Phillip. Reva gets a surprising gift. Bill and Lizzie pack up the car. www.tv.com

It's been awhile, but once again it is time for the Guiding Light wardrobe Q&A. Our thanks go out to the hardworking people behind the scenes at the show who were able to answer these questions. Their help is always greatly appreciated. And now for the answers that you've been waiting for... S...

CZ: Your mother (Beverlee McKinsey) played the legendary character of Alexandra Spaulding. What could you tell us about her portrayal of the Grande Dame of Springfield? CZ: Her pairing with late Michael Zaslow (ex-Roger) was very popular. What do you think was the dynamic of the duo?

If you are invested at all in Guiding Light , you'll want to see this report released by Jamey Giddens over at Daytime Confidential. Giddens is reporting a glimmer of hope on the horizon according to his sources. While nothing is confirmed or on the ...

 HI Guiding Light may leave CBS, but find new life elsewhere, reports TV Guide. TeleNext Media, which produces the soap for Procter & Gamble, has launched a campaign to find the show a new home. A TeleNext spokesman says "conversations are happening."

I've interviewed Beth Chamberlin (Beth Raines) before, but I never had the pleasure to do so in person. By the time I arrived in Orlando, she'd already been down for a few days, enjoying the sun with her son. Although Guiding Light had been down to Florida for a big Spaulding event before, that...

It's been a brutal week for all of us since news of Guiding Light's cancellation was announced. We've been flooded with e-mails about it at Soaps.com. They've been both sad and angry, testament to what a profound impact the series has had in the lives of generations of viewers. Here are a just a f...

Although they are one of Guiding Light's newest couples, they are steadily gaining in popularity. Remy Boudreau (Lawrence Saint Victor) and his wife Christina (Karla Mosley) have been slowly easing into an unconventional romance for the past few months. On my first day in Orlando I watch...

This was the first time I ever met Robert Newman (Josh Lewis) in person. I was a bit nervous. We sat in the shadows cast by the Jaws ride at Universal Studios. Sensing my nervousness, he did his best to help me out. We talked a bit about architecture and a lot about our backgrounds working in theater....

polls) The Reva-Josh movie was a big plot this year. It managed to play into the nostalgia of Jeva fans and provide some self-reflexive commentary on the show’s history. I found it amusing and I’m glad she stuck with Jeffrey. The 'Always' movie story?

 AZ - Dec 20, 2008 GUIDING LIGHT: Be steadier with that camera; no more needing Dramamine to watch some of the scenes. To stop having Reva battle one illness after the other. ...

On that first morning in New York, myself and the other bloggers were introduced to Co-Head Writer Jill Lori Hurst and Producer Alexandra Johnson-Gamsey before setting out for the morning drive to New Jersey. The first thing we did when we arrived in Peapack was go out to eat, which I was ver...

Bill's drunk driving can be effective for Guiding Light, if used right. I'd like to see him arrested after his recovery and Alan use it to regain control of Spaulding. The one disappointment was Jeffrey. I mean, Alan hires him and then ...

By Angela R. Bradley, 49, first joined Guiding Light in 1999 and portrayed the character Richard Winslow until 2002. He returned back to the show in 2003 as Jeffrey. His co-star Nicole Forester is also expecting her first child, due in February. Source: Soaps

By The Huffington Post News Editors After a lifelong battle with obesity, Caitlin VanZandt, of Guiding Light and The Sopranos, underwent a 45-minute laparoscopic adjustable gastric-banding procedure. Six months after surgery, VanZandt has shed 65 pounds, and went from a size 20 to a 12. The 5-foot-8 soap star, who is a spo...

 United States - The gloriously orderly and stiff choreography of yore is now more naturalistic on "GL," less nailed down. The actors walk into and past the cameras, ...

Guiding Light will be getting a unique guest star in a few weeks. With Remy Boudreau suddenly becoming a focal character this summer, we've been seeing more of his family once again. In the past two weeks, we've had numerous appearances from his over-achieving sister Mel, but now his parent...

ABC took home the most Daytime Emmy Awards this year with 14 total, as "General Hospital" and "One Life to Live" bringing home honors in entertainment categories. CBS won the most entertainment Emmys tonight with five. ABC pulled in four entertainment awards tonight at the 35th Annual Day...

Robert Calhoun, best known to soap fans for his runs as Executive Producer at AS THE WORLD TURNS and GUIDING LIGHT has passed away. He died of lung cancer in New York on May 24th at age 77. Calhoun won a 1987 Daytime Emmy Award for producing AS THE WORLD TURNS

By Vlada Gelman TV producer Robert Calhoun died May 24 in New York from lung cancer, Daily Variety reports. Calhoun was a producer on “As the World Turns,” “Guiding Light” and “Texas,” earning five Emmy nominations and a win in 1987 for “As...

 - The plus-size Guiding Light star recently underwent Lap-Band surgery and has already dropped more than 40 pounds. The GL writers had her character, ...

Following much speculation, official word has come out that Beth Ehlers (Harley Davidson Cooper) will be departing from the cast of Guding Light. Although rumors of her departure began circulating around the time they did for fellow cast member Ricky Paull Goldin (Gus Aitoro), the show...

By Allison Waldman Filed under: Daytime, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-FreeYou could call it bailing from a sinking ship, assuming you think the current changes on Guiding Light are something like being on the Titanic. On the other hand, it may just be a talented actress spreading her wings to take on a new...

When the people at Guiding Light revealed their new production model at the end of February, one of the first thing to strike most viewers was the remarkable presence given to music. One of the musicians involved in this change for the show has been New York City based singer/songwriter Col...

This sexy blonde bombshell has appeared on the WWEâs Smackdown; sheâs been a soap star on The Guiding Light; a Miss New York USA semifinalist; the star of Foxâs Anchorwoman series; and now sheâs donning Baywatchâs very recognizable red swimsuit to star in the new BAYWATCH Beach Body Work...

By Kevin Kennedy-Spaien Currently Mark is an integral part of the image-conscious world of television, including gigs at ESPN as a regular football commentator and as the hunky detective Roc Hoover on the soap opera “The Guiding Light.” Yes, it’s an eclectic way to make a living, but Mark Schlereth is eating it up...

Guiding Light's Michelle Ray Smith has publicly announced that she is pregnant. The actress recently made the announcement with her boyfriend Michael Laydon. The child is expected on July the 21st, around the same time that her contract with the show is due to be renegotiated. Smith joined...

Daytime soaps scrubbing old looks  PA - P&G Productions also owns "As the World Turns," which runs on CBS. But like other daytime dramas, "Guiding Light," has been plagued by falling ratings and ...

A new year begins and a new look for Guiding Light will soon be upon us. Many of you have no doubt heard of the sweeping changes in style planned for the show in the coming months. This year it will be made over, leaving the strict use of stage sets behind and allowing cameras to wander around and fo...

Recently, Guiding Light's Caitlin Van Zandt generously took some time from her schedule to answer questions submitted to us by visitors to our message boards. A native of New York, Caitlin joined the cast of Guiding Light on March 25, 2006, taking on the complex and often surprising role o...

By jailynn24 Couple/ Show: Coop and Ashlee/Guiding Light. Rating: PG. Type of story: Alternate Reality, Romance, One-shot. Summary: Ashlee has a mission filled Christmas Eve. Disclaimer: Not mine, will never be mine. All the characters and the ...

Variety Soap stars back WGA as studios cite postprod'n toll Hollywood Reporter, United States - All My Children,' 'As the World Turns,' 'Guiding Light' and 'One Life to Live' -- braved the cold and wind to join the picket and show their support. ...

Guiding Light One Life to Live Days of Our Lives Tuc Watkins (David Vickers, One Life to Live) Luke & Noah, As the World Turns Josh & Cassie, Guiding Light Shawn/Belle/Phillip, Days of Our Lives Jonathan & Tammy's deaths, Guiding Light

Philadelphia Inquirer Shows affected by the Hollywood writers strike San Jose Mercury News,  USA - CBS soap operas such as "The Young and the Restless," "Guiding Light" and "As the World Turns" will continue uninterrupted for several months with completed ...

Marvel and CBS's Guiding Light team up to present the first ever (as far as we know) comic book/soap opera crossover.