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Soaps Q & A: Info on "Guiding Light" and "Days of Our Lives"
Original at National Ledger
• 17 hours ago
One actress, who asked not to be named, says, "Between showing the deepest crow's-feet on everyone's faces and the rest of faces being cut off in each scene, this idea is not doing very well." Since that ...
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Original at More Explore
• Sat, Oct 11
By Kitlat(Alaiyo@gmail.com) Soaps: A lot of "WTF" from me lately. Some people will blame the directions the storylines have taken on the scabs that wrote during the Writer's Strike. I don't let the regular writers off that easy. Many, except for The Young and the Restless, were going south for a long time now-most notably...
Soaps Q & A: Info on "Guiding Light" and "Days of Our Lives"
Original at National Ledger
• Sat, Oct 11
How is the new "Guiding Light" production format doing? -- Salina, Rockford, Ill. A: Depends on whom you ask. The actors are finding all the location shoots add hours on to their workday. Blocking has gone from...
Longest Runnnig Daytime Soaps
Original at boards.soapoperanetwork.com
• Fri, Oct 10
02) As The World Turns (2 Apr 1956 to Present) - 52 years, 6 months, 4 days 03) General Hospital (1 Apr 1963 to Present) - 45 years, 6 months, 4 days 06) All My Children (5 Jan 1970 to Present) - 38 years, 9 months, 1 day 08) Search For Tomorrow (3 Sep 1951 to 26 Dec 1986) - 35 years, 3 months, 23 days
The Bold and the Beautiful - B&B’s Susan Flannery Directs Guiding Light!
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Fri, Oct 10
• 3 related articles
Update October 10 Just a reminder that the episode Susan Flannery (Stephanie) directed of Guiding Light will air on Monday, October 13. The soap airs at different times in each time zone, so check your local listings, but make sure you tune in to see Susan’s take on Springfield! Originally...
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Guiding Light - You Were Right.
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Fri, Oct 10
Bill tries to rescue the deal, Natalia has to rush to Olivia's aid and Dinah has a thank you for Grady.
Join Your Favorite GUIDING LIGHT Gals to Raise Awareness for ... - About
Original at About Soap Operas
• Thu, Oct 9
Join Your Favorite GUIDING LIGHT Gals to Raise Awareness for ... About - News & Issues, NY - October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and sixteen GL actresses including Kim Zimmer (Reva) and Tina Sloan (Lillian) are doing their part to honor this ...
Guiding Light - The Gift.
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Thu, Oct 9
Lizzie and Bill banter, Vanessa rejects Billy and Grady has a present for Dinah.
Original at PGP Classic Soaps
• Wed, Oct 8
By PGP Classic Soaps(noreply@blogger.com) Buddy's father is actor Tom Nielsen, who played Floyd on Guiding Light from 1979 to 1985. Anthony James was the viewers' choice, but the tot was mostly called AJ and, when he returned briefly to Springfield in 1996 in the form of actor Ethan Erickson, it had been shortened just to J.
Guiding Light - The Hillbillies Have Hijacked the House!
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Wed, Oct 8
Grady makes a pass at Vanessa, Billy moves into the mansion and Mallet has a surprise for Marina.
Original at PGP Classic Soaps
• Tue, Oct 7
By PGP Classic Soaps(noreply@blogger.com) Also expected to attend are: New York Jets placekicker Mike Nugent, retired New York Giants linebacker Brian Kelley and five cast members from the CBS soap opera "The Guiding Light." Those actors are: Robert Bogue (who plays Mallett), Mandy Bruno (Marina), Bradley Cole (Jeffrey), Robe...
Days of Our Lives - Days of our Lives’ Judi Evans Tackles a New Career.
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Tue, Oct 7
She was just nominated for a Daytime Emmy this past year, but that doesn’t guarantee job security. Since she left her role of Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis on Days, Judi Evans has discovered a new career path – selling cemetery plots. Yep, the actress who has starred in three top soap operas over...
Guiding Light - Guiding Light Weekly Blog.
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Mon, Oct 6
Blogging from the Beacon. For the Week of September 28 - October 3. Mallet got to act with a baby last week. For some reason that's what stuck out the most last week. While the baby is cute and Mallet can certainly smile at a baby while fumbling with batteries, it was a rather odd thing to put that muc...
Soaps: Sonny's New Son on General Hospital
Original at National Ledger
• Fri, Oct 3
• 1 related articles
AZ - At first it appeared that Tom Pelphrey (ex-Jonathan, "Guiding Light") had the role. Now it seems the show wants to go with an unknown actor. ...
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Daytime Nielsen Ratings For Week of Sept. 22-26, 2008
Original at We Love Soaps
• Fri, Oct 3
By noreply@blogger.com (We Love Soaps) General Hospital ABC 1.4/947,000 (-41,000) The View ABC 1.3/844,000 (+8,000) One Life to Live ABC 1.2/792,000 (-57,000) All My Children ABC TBD/TBD As The World Turns CBS TBD/707,000 (-40,000) Guiding Light CBS TBD/569,000 (-6,000)
Guiding Light - Guiding Light's Caitlin Van Zandt Tour America.
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Wed, Oct 1
Updated: October 1. Caitlin Van Zandt will be continuing her tour across America to promote the benefits of Lap-Band surgery this month. The tour has added several more dates to their schedule for October. Caitlin will be joined at these events by her mother Barbara, also a Lap-Band system p...
"Guiding Light" Star Talks About Her Weight Loss Surgery
Original at Huffington Post
• Tue, Sep 30
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...
News Brief
Original at We Love Soaps
• Mon, Sep 29
By noreply@blogger.com (We Love Soaps) University of Tennessee graduate Sharon Wyatt is reprising her GENERAL HOSPITAL role of Tiffany Hill on the soap's spin-off, GENERAL HOSPITAL: NIGHT SHIFT, on Oct. 21. Wyatt played Tiffany for most of the 1980s and into the 1990s. She earned her secondary education degree from UT and did he...
Guiding Light - Guiding Light Weekly Blog.
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Mon, Sep 29
Blogging from The Beacon. The Week of September 22-26. The week ended with something of a climax, which is unusual these days. Daisy was trying to be helpful, or at least, trying to help Rafe. As usual, whenever someone tries to be helpful on Guiding Light, something goes wrong. She joined a yout...
News Brief
Original at We Love Soaps
• Thu, Sep 25
By noreply@blogger.com (We Love Soaps) Fans know that AMC scooped up Goldin and Beth Ehlers (Taylor) from their former soap (GUIDING LIGHT) after negotiations went south. The two, who played popular supercouple Gus and Harley, have been slowly integrated into AMC, where they will soon become a couple as well.
News Brief
Original at We Love Soaps
• Wed, Sep 24
• 5 related articles
By noreply@blogger.com (We Love Soaps) GENERAL HOSPITAL: NIGHT SHIFT Pulls a Stunner Pelphrey turns down GENERAL HOSPITAL CBS Soaps in Depth is reporting that Tom Pelphrey has passed on GH's offer to play opposite Maurice Benard as Sonny's son, not wanting to commit to a long-term soap role.
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Guiding Light - Soaps.com’s Exclusive Interview with Guiding Light’s Ron Raines
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Tue, Sep 23
It’s been 14 years since he took over the role of Alan Spaulding, but Ron Raines is still having just as much fun playing the controlling tycoon as when he first started. I recently had the chance to speak with Ron who shared his thoughts on Alan, Guiding Light’s new look and his other creative...
News Brief
Original at We Love Soaps
• Tue, Sep 16
By noreply@blogger.com (We Love Soaps) Soap worlds will collide, and so will two acting powerhouses, when four-time Emmy winner Susan Flannery from B&B directs four-time Emmy winner Kim Zimmer on GUIDING LIGHT. The episode --airing October 13--focuses in part on a new plot twist that has Zimmer's fifty-something chara...
The Nelson Ratings -- September 8, 2008
Original at boards.soapoperanetwork.com
• Mon, Sep 8
Top 3 Shows to Avoid Like a Lindsay-Lohan Rash! 1. One Life to Live, ABC/A 2. The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS/CTV 3. General Hospital, ABC/CTV Top 3 Super-Duos to Watch: 1 Nikki and Victor, Y&R 2. Reva and Jeffrey, GL 3. Holden and Lily, ATWT — tie — Jack and Carly, ATWT
Guiding Light - More Events at This Year's Guiding Light Fan Club Weekend.
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Thu, Aug 21
If you are planning to attend the Guiding Light Fan Club weekend in September, you may want to pencil the following events into your plans. Kati Mac, the singer who sings and write the new GL theme song "Only Love", will be performing on Saturday, September the 27th at the Cutting Room. The ven...
Original at Guiding Light Fans
• Sun, Jul 27
Jeffrey comforts Ava. 7/31: Dinah reaches out to Lizzie. Alan has a deal for Dinah. Bill helps Dinah. Marina and Cyrus have it out. Daytime Confidential Ron Raines Blogspot Want to watch old episodes of Guiding Light, As the World Turns and Another World? Find out how here.
Guiding Light - Catch Guiding Light's Robert Newman in Shenandoah!
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Wed, Jul 23
Last year, audiences had the opportunity to catch Robert Newman's thrilling live performance in The Full Monty. This year, the Guiding Light actor will be returning to the stage again, but will be bringing thrills of a different kind. The versatile performer, best known for playing Josh L...
Guiding Light - Montel Williams to Guest Star on Guiding Light
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Mon, Jul 21
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...
Guiding Light - Guiding Light's Lawrence Saint-Victor in William's Payne
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Fri, Jul 11
For his fans, it's been a long time coming, but Guiding Light's Lawrence Saint-Victor (Remy Boudreau) has finally been getting the airtime and material to suit his talents. In recent months, the character has been allowed to develop and become embroiled in one of the series most signific...
Guiding Light - Where Are They Now: Guiding Light's Lucy Cooper
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Tue, Jul 8
With the recent departure of Harley (Beth Ehlers) one of Springfield's major families seems to be dwindling in numbers. While she's run off trying to protect Gus' son, one can't help but wonder what became of Buzz's other daughter: Lucy. Like Harley, she was also the one time lover of Alan-M...
Guiding Light Spoilers: June 30 - July 3
Original at The Soap Dispenser
• Fri, Jun 27
By A.C. Powers Lizzie drops a bombshell on Bill. Dinah (Gina Tognoni) stakes her claim as mistress of the Lewis mansion. For viewers that simply cannot wait, here’s a look at next week’s events on Guiding Light… Alan deals with the consequences of his actions. Ava (Michelle Ray Smith) admits her feelings t...
Ricky Paull Goldin Comments on Awkward Red Carpet Walk
Original at The Soap Dispenser
• Fri, Jun 27
By A.C. Powers “There were a lot of my old producers there, so I did have to deal with certain energy fields,” said Ricky Paull Goldin, who recently quit Guiding Light (where he played Gus) to join All My Children (as Tad’s brother, Jake Martin). “It’s like when you break up and then you run into your old girl...
All My Children - Beth Ehlers Joins All My Children!!
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Thu, Jun 26
Later this summer, a new face is going to hit Pine Valley but many of you may already be familiar with her. Beth Ehlers, ex-Harley, Guiding Light will take on the role of Taylor, an Army lieutenant who has a definite reason for coming to town! Rumors have been swirling around the Internet for m...
Former ATWT and GL EP Robert Calhoun has died
Original at boards.soapoperanetwork.com
• Tue, Jun 17
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
Soap Producer Calhoun Dies
Original at Television Week
• Tue, Jun 17
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...
Guiding Light - Guiding Light's Marcy Rylan Joins The Adventures of Walter Bloom
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Tue, Jun 17
Guiding Light's Marcy Rylan (Lizzie Spaulding) has been keeping busy with other projects. Although she is currently involved in the new film Stray (see article here), she has also signed on to work on yet another film. Rylan recently took on the role of Jeanie Wray for the upcoming feature T...
Guiding Light - Beth Ehlers Set to Leave Guiding Light
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Sun, May 25
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...
Guiding Light Spoilers: Goodbye, Harley!
Original at The Soap Dispenser
• Tue, May 20
By A.C. Powers Daytime Confidential has just received a big-time scoop on Beth Ehlers (Harley) will exit Guiding Light: Reportedly, Rafe shoots Jeffrey O’Neal and Harley gets him out of town to protect him. The two are on the run for an unspecified period of time. In the end, Rafe somehow ends up back in Spr...
Guiding Light - Soaps.com Exclusive Interview With Guiding Light's Nicole Forester.
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Mon, May 19
Nicole Forester came to the world of Guiding Light in November 2005. Since then, she's made her mark in the demanding role of Cassie Layne, displaying a continually surprising degree of versatility and fearlessness. She arrived in the world of soaps after years of working on TV, notably on...
Beth Ehlers bolts Guiding Light for All My Children
Original at TV Squad
• Fri, May 16
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...
Opinion: Guiding Light - Soaps.com Chats with Guiding Light Songwriter Colin McShane
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Thu, May 15
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...
GL: David Kreizman Interview
Original at boards.soapoperanetwork.com
• Tue, May 13
Tags: Guiding Light We recently got a chance to talk with "Guiding Light" head writer David Kreizman -- and we grabbed it! Read on for all the juicy deets we squeezed out of him about his writing team's Emmy nod, the 70th Anniversary episode, and what's in store for all your fave characters.
Guiding Light - GL's Marcy Rylan Set to Begin New Film
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Tue, Apr 1
Guiding Light's Marcy Rylan (Lizzie Spaulding) has been signed to a new film project which is soon to get underway. She will be joining former All My Children actor Jacob Young to star in a film entitled Stray. The film is being produced by Amerstdam Artist's Ltd., a new film company developed...
Guiding Light - Guiding Light's New Look: Beth Chamberlin and fans' Feedback!
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Thu, Mar 13
On February, the 29th, Guiding Light brought viewers the new look it had been promising for months (which you can read about it here and here). As promised, it is a substantial departure from what everyone's been used to, changing not only the style, but the atmosphere and pacing of the show....
Guiding Light - GL: Where Are They Now? Mark Derwin
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Tue, Mar 4
Mark Derwin arrived on Guiding Light after previously making his mark in a commercial for Fiesta cigarettes and a handful of other popular advertisements airing across North America. He entered the soap world in the late 80's, appearing in recurring roles on The Young and the Restless an...
Guiding Light - GL's Michelle Ray Smith Expecting
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Fri, Feb 15
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...
Guiding Light - The Changing Face of Guiding Light
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Wed, Jan 2
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...
Guiding Light - Soaps.com Chats with GL's Caitlin Van Zandt
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Wed, Dec 26
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...
Guiding Light - Jonathan Returns to GL This Week
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Sun, Jul 29
After several weeks of Reva snatching moments with him on the phone and almost meeting up with him face to face, Guiding Light fan favorite and Emmy Award winner Tom Pelphrey will actually be returning to Springfield in the role of Jonathan Randall this week. After months of being teased, v...
Guiding Light - Guiding Light: Jonathan's Story Hits Shelves This September
Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com
• Sun, Jun 24
Remember the '80's and '90's, when books about Harley and Beth would pop on store shelves? Well, it's been awhile, but GL has decided to go back to the publishing game this fall. Following on the well-received ATWT title Oakdale Confidential and its sequel, New York based publisher Pocket...