I miss this show! - The Guiding Light (1952) Discussion

[–] comedylover88 12 years ago

Me too! I've been watching some from 1995 (the Brent Lawrence, Dinah marrying Roger, and 5th street story lines) and from 1984 (Beth and Lujack). I watched with my mom regularly from '95-'99. After '99, I would only watch once in a blue moon. I wasn't born until '88, but watching the 80s clips are very interesting and entertaining. I really like the Beth and Lujack story. Their scenes are so beautiful, but I haven't seen the one where he dies yet. I feel that when I do, I'm gonna need about 5 sheets of tissue.

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[–] CowgirlUp94 12 years ago

I used to watch with my mom from about the early 80s when Rick, Mindy, Phillip and Beth started being known as The Four Musketeers. I also remember when Lujack came along. My 8 year old self had quite a crush on Vincent Irizarry! He's still quite handsome! I feel like my era was the late 80s/early 90s. When I was a freshman in high school, I took the early schedule so I'd get home in time to watch it. I vividly remember when Vincent Irizarry returned to the show, and I flipped my lid! ;)

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[–] comedylover88 12 years ago

He still is good-looking! That's one of the good things about watching the 1995 episodes. Vincent's in them (as Nick)! :)

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[–] CowgirlUp94 12 years ago

Yep! I also loved Morgan Englund as Dylan! He was smokin' hot too!

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[–] Dreality 12 years ago

Maybe they'll be hope for GL and ATWT if AMC and OLTL do well on HULU. I'm sure that P&G will be watching the numbers. Who knows maybe they can combine the two into one soap. After all both take place in Illinois.

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[–] johnnycheck12 12 years ago

Maybe next spring they'll have Guiding Light and As the World Turns back in production. I have hope for these two shows. As the World Turns and Guiding Light both been on television for years. So us fans might haven't seen the last of them yet. I can see in my mind Reva, Josh, Harley, Phillip, Beth, Frank and Rick all returning for the show. Some of the actors from both shows better be ready just in case. All My Children and One Life to Live will air on television in Canada on the 29th. If these soaps aired in other countries their ratings will do great.

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[–] northernlad 12 years ago

Do you think P&G will ever put any effort into these shows again? I have strong doubts about that, regardless what goes on with AMC and OLTL. I think it's great that fans of those shows get their shows back online. They all should do this anyway, their fans are all online anyway. But I digress...

Still...I just don't think P&G gives a damn about this part of it's history to ever invest any time in them and that sucks...because I MISS ATWT and GL terribly!

I'm watching an old episode of The Brady Bunch, it's the one where Jan has a problem.

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[–] TequilaRiptide 12 years ago

Me, too! I still get choked up when I think about the final episodes of both GL and ATWT (to be honest, the ATWT finale made me cry like a baby).

I live not too far from where GL was being taped at the end (northern NJ) and I used to take rides out to the area where they were taping. One day I timed it JUST right and I saw a bunch of them taping (Tom Pelphrey was the first one I spotted....SO cool). I found the mansion that they used for the exterior shots of the Spaulding Mansion (it's Mike Tyson's old house....AMAZING!!).

I grew up on the CBS soaps (watching them with my mom since I was a kid....and I'll be 50 this coming August...so I was seriously invested in these shows!). I miss them every day, I swear.

I always thought that GL and ATWT were classy soaps.....so sad that they went off the air.

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[–] northernlad 12 years ago

I hate admitting this, but I wept at the close of both shows. Honestly, I watched GL's finale in real time, meaning I was keeping up with the show at the time it ended...it was one of "my shows". I remember sitting in my living room watching it and I had to be to work, but I didn't move because I wanted to see all of it just one last time! After it went off I cried my eyes out! Guiding Light had been with me since the 80's...and was like an old friend. One I didn't see for periods of time, but would always come back and catch up with.

As for ATWT, I wasn't keeping up with that show when it ended. The ending of GL had left me bitter and I didn't want to get involved with another show, although I had previously watched ATWT for years just like with GL. So shortly after it ended, I watched the ending of ATWT on youtube (gotta love the technological age we live in right?). So I got to see the end and it made me sad all over again.

I started watching both of these shows in the 80's. And now knowing their history, I wish I could go back to the time when they were on for 15 minutes and watch them from that view point. Then watch them expand to a half hour to an hour! How cool that must have been and what a time in American society that was!

I'm watching an old episode of The Brady Bunch, it's the one where Jan has a problem.

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[–] comedylover88 12 years ago

An update from my last comment. I finally got up the nerve to watch the one with Lujack's death. Just as I thought. I was a blubbering mess. I cried even harder during the funeral scenes. :'(

I love Jesus Christ and am 100% proud!

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[–] eureka-sjm 11 years ago

Every once in a while it hits me just how much I miss Guiding Light. I watched GL for 30 years. I started when I was about 5 and I'd spend the summers with my now late Grandmother. We'd watch Y&R, ATWT and GL every afternoon. I followed GL through my teen years all the way to my 30's. The cast and characters became like family to me. After my Grandmother passed away I would watch GL to feel closer to her. I'd remember the times when we'd turn the TV on, have a tuna fish sandwich and watch GL. Just hearing the theme song (minus the crappy last one) would put me onto memory lane. We'd laugh at the funny stories, cry at the sad and we'd be filled with excitement with the adventurous stories. More than anything we were sharing moments together that would one day (days like today) being fond memories of my Grandmother and a show that we both loved! Why am I writing this in IMDB tonight? No reason except that I really miss GL (and my Grandma) today.

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[–] TequilaRiptide 11 years ago

Every now and then I'm channel surfing and see Y&R and B&B on.....and those shows remind me of how much I miss my other CBS soaps....my favs, GL and ATWT.

Good to see when I check in here at IMDB occasionally that there's some other posters who feel the same way.

This past weekend, my daughters and I took a ride past the old "Spaulding Mansion", aka Mike Tyson's old abode. I can still picture Alan Spauldin, Phillip, Beth, James, in the scenes outside that house!! Awww, miss GL so much.

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