“A Documentary that aired on PBS station NJN in 2009 that takes you behind the scenes of the classic CBS Network Soap Opera “The Guiding Light” with Justin Deas, Crystal Chappell, Beth Chamberlin and Ricky Paull Goldin.”
When this was originally posted Frank Dicopoulos (Frank Cooper) objected. He had hoped to sell it to other PBS stations. I think at this point that is no longer a concern, so I’m going to go ahead and do this post pointing to it.
They take you through the process for episode 14815. It’s when Beth has Alan and Gus captive. It was shot sometime between December 29, 2005 to March 10, 2006 during the storyline. Although it was aired in 2009, it was actually shot before the format switch.
Part one includes – the lobby and exterior of the studio, the sign in process, make-up room and artists (Paul Gebia and Joe Cola – the head), Crystal Chappell (Olivia Spencer), the hair department (Linda – no last name given), John Driscoll (Henry “Coop” Cooper), Rehearsal Hall- the episode being rehearsed is number 14815, Beth Chamberlain (Beth Raines Spaulding), Ron Raines (Alan Spaulding), On set, Joseph Cotugno (Director), Ricky Paull Goldin (Gus Aitoro), Elana Slott (Time Keeper) – They aim at 57 minutes 20 seconds is the perfect length of show with commercials, they said 38 minutes 20 seconds, but 37 is closer to what they really were running, Charles Grayauskie (Associate Director), Company set (classic), Eric Shuttlework (Boom Operator), Nick no last name given (Assaint Boom Operator – he pushes boom base around), Justin Deas (Buzz Cooper), Camera Blocking, Wardrobe, Shawn Reeve (Costume Designer), Nicole Forester (Cassie Layne Winslow Lewis) who shows off her knitting
Stephanie Gatschet (Tammy Layne Winslow) and Tom Pelphrey (Jonathan Randall), Casting, Rob Decina (Casting Director), Dressing Rooms, Beth Ehlers (Harley Davidson Cooper), Rob Bogue (A.C. Mallet)
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This is one of my favorite Bauer BBQs and actually it’s one of my favorite years in Springfield period. It’s just a great time period. We are just on the tail end of an umbrella story that had Edmund marry Beth and take the kids and Lillian down to San Cristobel, take over the throne (turns out Richard wasn’t legitimate, long story), and kidnap Cassie. Phillip was down with Richard helping with a coup. Harley’s pregnancy is actually part of the pay off of a storyline that when Abby left him, Harley realized Phillip had impregnated Beth and lied about it, Eleni had left Frank, and Selena had left Buzz they all got together and got drunk and Harley and Rick slept together. Harley got pregnant and while Phillip was divorcing Harley and had his attention focused on rescuing Beth and his kids and Harley’s kid Susan from Edmund’s influences, Harley and Rick hid it from him. We’re almost up to this point in our episode guide, basically as the last part of The Perfect Storm. They got Danny out of trouble with the mob and the immediate problem with FBI, but Gus Aitoro is committed to getting him. Michelle had destroyed the evidence May had against them. So Gus pressured Harley into becoming his assistant and pressured her into planting a bug in the Bauer living room. Gus also got Harley to get all of the Bauers out of the house and used the opportunity to get Danny’s home gun (he’d killed Carmen with his office gun) and to get a cartridge to plant to frame Danny. Danny will shortly go on trial. Josh and Reva split up over the revelation that Reva had been married to Richard when she was gone. Reva is also currently temporarily blinded. Josh married Olivia and Reva is dating Noah. Tony had broken up with Marah to keep her safe, but not understanding that she’s using Sam to make him jealous and Catalina is taking advantage of the situation, apparently not caring that he didn’t care enough about HER welfare to push her away. The funniest storyline right now requires you to swallow the fact that Buzz would be interested in Holly even though she was fairly directly responsible for Jenna’s death. When Billy got out of jail for shooting Roger Thorpe, Buzz Cooper stepped up and got him probation/work release. They fought a friendly competition for Holly’s affection that I think had more to do with beating each other than Holly. Holly took it mostly in that spirit and will dump them both in a nanosecond as soon as Ed comes back to town and gives her a second look.
Find the prep from the day before in the highlight clip. Tony is upset because he thinks they should be doing something for the case prep.
Tony: “She’ll be more upset when you go to jail for murder.”
Danny: “Yes she is. So the least I can do right now is to give her every bit of happiness and normalcy that I can manage. Do you understand?”
July 4, 2001
2001 provides one of the most detailed prep periods. I just love Rick as general of the BBQ and they could have done it every year. I don’t know why they never had Danny behind the bar at the BBQ. He does such a good job when he works at Millennium. I just love his speech about the drinks he makes when they hire him. I think it’s a total waste of talent and obviously between this and burning the money in San Cristobel it just shows that as much as I love him, the boy can’t grill. I love his BLACK Hawaiian shirt. I wish he’d worn it to the last one, I didn’t really care for his outfit for Bauer BBQ 2009, although once I realized his shorts matched Robbie’s it grew on me. I could just see Robbie picking them out to be like his Dad. Happy sigh!
I would have liked to see Danny in the apron and THE HAT. I thought it was a bit much to say Robbie wouldn’t wear the hat either. I greatly look forward to the day when Robbie wears the hat. The line about have your own son was because Harley was coming in (apparently via the patio doors far away from any parking area) and she was pregnant with Rick’s son Jude Bauer.
Beth had believed in the fairytale of Edmund after she had lost Phillip to Harley. Beth believed in Edmund’s story until she discovered he’d locked Cassie in a tower. He really didn’t mean her THAT much harm, but he got sick himself and Cassie was stuck without food and water and almost died. When Beth discovered her rather than letting Beth leave him and tell people he locked her in. Beth freaked broke out a window and fell that’s why she was in the hospital. Richard was a cool guy. Jeffery was a complete loser in comparison.
Reva was temporarily blinded, basically for the sake of the story of when her sight came back. For once Reva is doing a story Michelle already did and not the other way around. That’s kind of late for the party to be starting normally people arrive around noon, but they just seem to be arriving and it’s dark out. Josh and Olivia were still married and he’d brought her into Lewis Construction and they had put in a bid for a MAJOR construction project in San Cristobel. Olivia’s government contracts were signed by Edmund with Richard coming back as elected President the contracts were in question.
Tony and Ray are Danny’s cousins, so now pulled in to helping with the BBQ. Danny is currently being prosecuted for his mother’s death (which he thinks he did in defense of life but covered it up – Carmen really is still alive and the body they pull out of the lake isn’t hers). FBI Agent Gus Aitoro, who is behind the prosecution, is trying to get Danny because he holds Danny’s father responsible for his own father’s death and Gus intends to get revenge on Danny. (Apparently in all that lawyer learning he got, he skipped the bit in the Constitution about the no contamination of the blood clause – meaning that children can’t be punished for their parent’s crimes.) Gus is currently working up to romancing Harley who is pregnant with Rick’s child Jude.
I love Rick’s little show at the beginning of the clip. They refer back to both Rick’s wearing the hat and Danny hating the hat and apron when Manny return at Bauer BBQ 2009. Phillip has just returned from San Cristobel where he was trying to rescue Beth and his children and Harley’s daughter Susan. I think Harley is referring to when Phillip leads a commando style raid to rescue Beth from Edmund. As their marriage broke up, (I will spare Pharley fans my analysis about why it never stood a chance to begin with) in part over Phillip’s constant efforts to protect Beth, this latest rescue went over like a lead balloon with Harley, even though her own daughter was involved. She is currently pregnant with Rick’s child, the future Jude Bauer, from a drunken one night stand.
Fire breaks out.
Ray: “Anyone for well done?”
Danny: “I’m just getting the hang of it.”
Rick: “We only have so much chicken here. You are now in charge of coleslaw and pouring the iced tea.”
That was a great couple communication when with a couple of significant looks, Michelle tells Danny that Rick is the father of Harley’s baby.
Rick to Tony: “Take over here and keep Danny away from the BBQ. I don’t want him blowing up the house.”
Seriously Harley, I know you think you’ve done the right thing, but honestly you’re betraying some of your best friends. I don’t blame Tony and Danny from being mad at her. Harley still gets Tony to act like her trying to put his cousin on death row is no big deal.
Harley: “Feed me. I’m hungry.”
Tony: “How about this one, it’s fried to a crisp like you’re trying to do to my cousin.”
Blake and her twin sons Jason and Kevin come running in with water pistols and then Ross carries in Clarissa. At this point Blake had published her 2nd book. (Her first book was the romance she imagined between Ross and Holly while she was pregnant with Clarissa and hiding from Ross at the Bauer BBQ.) She had decided to use Selena Davis’s true life story of a romance with Miguel Santos (which produced a never seen on screen Miguel Santos, Jr.) as the basis of this second book. (When she could have used Manny? Or Jezz? Or Bloss or even Blen? Why Selena?) However, Blake’s failure to disguise the people involved adequately led to either Abuela or Carmen putting a hit out on Selena. Selena barely made it out of town in time, leaving Buzz heartbroken and beaten by the goons that came after her. Blake is thinking that stirring up the past led to Danny being on the murder charge, hence the apology.
So family stories get passed down. Tony has been told the hot tub was covered because “some kid almost drowned.” Marah remembers the incident involved Kevin Marler, but being a Springfielder utterly dismisses it. So someone almost died, they’d have come back! LOL. Sam is like I’m getting all the making out I can get from this bad deal as Marah tries to make Tony jealous, not knowing he’d broken up with her to protect her. Reva is currently dating Noah (a San Cristobel combination doctor and spy) basically to keep from getting bored when Josh refused to heel back from Olivia fast enough. The best thing about them was their couple code which was Nova – one of the best ever. Noah was down in San Cristobel because he was helping Richard over throw Edmund and rescue Cassie. Noah, not being an idiot, could tell sometimes that Reva just wasn’t that into him. Alan was dating Claire Ramsey at the time and it was too bad that he broke up with her because they were actually a pretty cool couple. So glad that Phillip is going to take Lizzie and James to the BBQ. Richard shows up to surprise Cassie at the BBQ. This is a very prominent Rassie moment. That’s really sweet how both Tammy and RJ both totally adopted Richard as their dad.
July 5, 2001
Phillip didn’t know Harley was pregnant. Nice reminder that Phillip saw Michelle as almost a little sister. I love how familiar Danny is with the hospital and its staff, it just goes to show that he spends a lot of off camera time there lunching with Rick, dropping off Michelle, etc. I just think it’s nice. Danny: “No it’s just some friend of Rick’s from the hospital.”
This is my favorite haircut on Danny. It’s just gorgeous and it’s shown to full effect during his conversation with Tony which does a nice job of showing of their positive relationship. Beth had been a bit blind, but Edmund did encourage her to be more of an equal partner than any of her other boyfriends/husbands. He just lied…a lot and plotted some.
Considering Phillip got the woman Rick loved/was married to twice before, I don’t think he has a lot of moral high ground to stand on here. This is one of the most mature scenes ever for Beth. I like her taking responsibility. Oh, Michelle is carrying around Robbie behind Jolivia, he’s so cute!
Richard: “Only a natural catastrophe could stop this project.” I laughed too because that’s exactly what stops it, an earthquake. The writers must have known already. 🙂
Harley is actually wrong here. Harley basically hates Beth because she wanted to erase her very existence from Phillip’s life and she wouldn’t disappear. Harley reads as a stronger character than Beth, but she made just as many stupid repeated mistakes. And considering that Harley hasn’t been through a tenth of what Beth was I don’t think it’s fair to compare them.
Reva watches the fireworks with Josh and actually sees sparks of light.
This a great jalapeno fight between Buzz and Billy over Holly. Blake apologizes to Danny for the trouble her book caused. Danny very kindly tells her there’s no need and just shows what great step-siblings-in-law they will be.
Gus has no right to come to Bauer BBQ, but he is starting to chase after Harley, he will ultimately catch her, and he’s trying to make Danny miserable so he comes. Really Gus is lucky Danny isn’t the man Gus thinks he is or Gus would be in the lake by now. Lucky for Danny he isn’t though because later Gus does make some amends for faking evidence against Danny etc., by saving his life from the warehouse fire and they grow to have a more friendly, although still very prickly relationship. Gus should really give up the quips, he’s no Ben Warren. Currently Gus is making up to Blake hoping to get more information from Selena and find out who Blake’s source was which nobody will tell him although most of the people we know in town either know or could guess. Not having learned her lesson with Ben Warren, Blake is heavily flirting back to him trying to get information out of him. Ultimately she will turn up the evidence that shows who Gus really is (at least who he thinks he is at this point) and the lengths he will go to try to destroy Danny. BOO GUS! HISSSSS! At this point Bloss and Manny are really each other’s closest couple friends, although not as close as Dresse and Manny had been. Blake and Michelle share the bond that they were once and future step-sisters and I wish the show had played that up more rather than playing Blake as a Thorpe all the time. She was Bauer to in a very real way although her efforts to help Manny get out of legal trouble (which she actually does a couple of times) are as close as they get to playing Blake and Michelle as sisters.
Not a good idea, Frank? How about highly illegal? Once someone who is an occupant of a house asks you to leave you are supposed unless you are also an occupant which Gus wasn’t.
Finally, having survived Selena breaking his heart (I really think he was mostly with Selena to keep himself from dwelling on Jenna being gone and to give her full credit Selena, she was very good with his kids), Buzz was ready to move on to Holly. While Buzz really should have had issues with Holly who’s actions had helped bring about Jenna’s death, look around the canvas and there aren’t a lot of more tenable options. They move into a triangle with Buzz-Holly-Billy. Buzz and Billy were friends because when Billy was released from prison from trying to kill Roger Thorpe, Buzz was supportive and gave Billy a job. They had formed a friendship and I think their love of competing with each other played more into the romance than anything about Holly which is good because she will dump them both flat the SPLIT SECOND Ed returns to town. However, at this point they are still fighting over her. Billy had doctored up a bowl of chili to make it superhot to give to Buzz to keep him away from Holly. Buzz put it down and Gus picked it up and took a huge spoonful. Billy is the only one who understands Gus’s reaction and that’s why he’s laughing his head off.
July 6, 2001
I think Phillip has a point about the “Cooper” attitude. Buzz was always terrible to Phillip, which considering Buzz’s history took a lot of gall. Michelle says the kids are watching cartoons in the den. Nice the rarely seen den got a shout out. This is the start of Harley’s Phillip is evil incarnate downslide. I think Phillip has a reason to be upset and I don’t think it was arrogant for Phillip to think that the only one to get Harley pregnant while they were still married was him. Harley should have taken it as complement. Rick is also right Harley spends a lot of time cutting Rick out of Jude’s life which sucks considering how long Rick longed for a kid of his own to raise. Actually I think Buzz gets so mad because Phillip is exactly right about what Buzz is doing.
I hate the way the Coopers keep trying to take over the BBQ. Buzz to Blake: “Don’t confuse me with facts.”
This is a nice Ross-Phillip conversation. Ross had his faults, but he was always a great mentor to Phillip. Oh, point Ross, “Just the way you told your wife you had a kid coming with Beth.” Ross to Rick: “[Phillip] is in run silent, run deep mode, you know how he gets.
Rick’s right that he did betray Phillip, but again they have a two for one score here.
With moves like these Sam is using on Marah I don’t know why he never really had a love interest of his own. Susan/Daisy had the best chemistry with him and she left the show a couple of months in. But Sam just never seemed to get Marah just wasn’t into him. Really it wasn’t Noah’s place to tell Reva’s kids about their engagement. Really nice Danny-Rick conversation at the end.
Robansuefarm is the handle of one of Manny and Guiding Light‘s biggest fans following in her family’s footsteps of Guiding Light fandom since 1939. This blog is an effort to make it easy to find Guiding Light and especially Manny online. Check back here for her blog, find fanfic previews and fake WSPR newscasts on her YouTube, find podcasts that look back to old shows and audios of her fanfics on Blog Talk Radio, and finally follow her on Twitter and Facebook.
This is the thirty-ninth in an irregular feature where we will report updates on what cast members of Guiding Light are doing now. I’m planning catch up on some soap magazine news. So as a reminder you can buy back issues: https://glmanny.wordpress.com/2010/11/27/faq-back-issues
Brittany Snow (Daisy Susan LeMay Cooper #2) “To those curious few: My last episode of #HarrysLaw is this WED (Oct. 12) on NBC. AMAZING episode! SO grateful for that time.”
Marcy Rylan (Lizzie Spaulding Lewis #6) recently shared more of her knitting projects. http://yfrog.com/ob8thyj
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Rylan tweeted on October 28, 2011 “The baby is coming this week! Going out for a steak dinner for our last weekend as a family of three!”
Find @MaureenMasonGarrett (Holly Norris Bauer Thorpe) on Twitter and read her blog posts. http://bit.ly/mason_csrwire
JillLorieHurst (GL writer) recently tweeted the information that “Dave K definitely named Natalia, a writer named Michael Conforti named Olivia…headwriters & exec prod usually name char.”
Johnny Messner (Rob Layne #1) appeared on the October 19, 2011 episode (helicopter hijacked) of CSI. Honestly the best work I’ve seen him do.
Beth Chamberlain (Beth Raines Spaulding #2) tweeted on October 30, 2011. “Out of power again. 5 day after hurricane Irene and now once again no power. Lost it yesterday around 1pm. We r COLD! Where r u O&R?”
Ron Raines (Alan Spaulding #3) tweeted about his Broadway play Follies “GL /OLTL’s Jerry Ver Dorn (Ross Marler) was at FOLLIES tonight with his wife Beth. Great seeing them.”
Kim Zimmer (Reva Shayne Lewis) tweeted on October 29, 2011 “We are experiencing ARBORGEDDON!!! We have lost about 15 trees in the yard!!! So very sad!!! This is just crazy and f#cked up!” Zimmer will be on The Rosie Show on OWN November 3rd, 2011. (Rosie appearance delayed.)
Jessica Leccia (Natalia Aitoro) will be in New York City for an event on Fri., Nov. 4, 2011. http://www.love-out-loud.com/events.html Leccia is featured in a new Chase Freedom commercial.
Find a tweet by me Robansuefarm on p. 45 of the Nov. 7, 2011 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
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This is the thirty-fourth in an irregular feature where we will report updates on what cast members of Guiding Light are doing now. Some of the spacing is off, but I can’t get it work right.
Bethany Joy Galeotti (Michelle Bauer Santos #4) has recently been giving suggestions on how to experiment with classic period movie costumes and creating a tribute to the look with modern clothes. http://www.bjgofficial.com
Jordi Vilasuso (Tony Santos #1 – the only Tony Santos who really counts) celebrated his birthday June 15th. He also was chosen as the Take Five hot photo quick 5 questions as the last page in the June 14, 2011 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
Christopher Bernau (Alan Spaulding #1 – the Alan of my beloved Hope and Alan pairing) was born on June 2, 1940 and died on June 14, 1989. R.I.P. via Guiding_Light
Tina Sloan (Lillian Raines) is going to perform her play Changing Shoes in Newport, Rhode Island at 7pm on July 28, 2011. For tickets call 1-401-849-2101.
Michael Tylo (Quint McCord Chamberlain) and Lisa Brown (Nola Reardon Chamberlain) who formed Quola’s on screen wedding was featured in a story about the golden age of soap weddings in June 14, 2011 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
Matt Bomer (Ben Reade #3 – the one who returned to town to make a bet about Marah’s virginity and ended up Marina) answers fan questions about his show White Collar in a video for fans. http://t.co/PxpSxGK
Another White Collar event with pictures and video. http://t.co/htlHvJp
Marcy Rylan (Lizzie Spaulding Lewis #6) recently tweeted a photo of her contacts out and heading to bed. http://yfrog.com/gy61yhvj
Rylan tweeted her baby (her second child, her first was born October 2009) is due “The beginning of November!”
“Supposed to be Emmy dress shopping but found a leopard print shirt instead! Me and fetus love it 🙂 http://yfrog.com/gylo7gsj ” Rylan attended the Daytime Emmys. She reported she was 5 months pregnant. http://t.co/z7QKLa1 Rylan was Soap Opera Digest’s Performer of the Week in the June 14, 2011 issue.
Crystal Chappell (Olivia Spencer) has released a new contact address as she is leaving Days of Our Lives. Write her at Crystal Chappell,11271 Ventura Blvd #489, Studio City, CA 91604.
Find information about her official fan club blog. http://bit.ly/lnixem Chappell tweeted that she attended the leading ladies Emmy brunch with Laura Wright (Cassie Winslow), Bobbies Eakes (Macy Spectra on The Bold and the Beautiful), Colleen Zenk (Barbara Ryan on As the World Turns), Hillary B. Smith (Margo Dixon Hughes on ATWT), Jeannie Cooper (Kay Chancelor on The Young and the Restless), Alicia Minchew (Kendall on All My Children), and Michelle Stafford (Phyllis on YR). Head of table..Ms. Susan Flannery (Stephanie Forrester on BB) FUN!
Beth Chamberlain (Beth Raines Spaulding #2) was interviewed in the June 14, 2011 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
Jerry verDorn (Ross Marler) talks about his very 1970s wedding to his wife Beth on June 4, 1977. Read the rest in the June 14, 2011 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
Lawrence Saint-Victor‘s (Remy Boudreau, whose romance with Christina was one of the last new couples added to GL – with a lot of potential they didn’t have time to properly explore) birthday is June 14th. http://m.imdb.com/name/nm2372608/
KassieDePaiva (Chelsea Reardon – the youngest Reardon daughter who dated Phillip Spaulding and was a singer) recently tweeted “For the first time in 11 years I am not in Nashville [at the CMA Music Festival] with all my fun-loving friends. I miss you and miss our time together. Next year… I won’t have a work conflict… Until then I’m thinking of you.”
Guiding_Light also shared that Barbara Berjer (Barbara Norris Thorpe #2 – Holly & Ken’s mom, Roger Thorpe’s step-mother) was born 6-12-20 died 10-20-02.
Laura Wright (Cassie Layne Winslow) was interviewed via questions sent in by fans in the June 14, 2011 issue of Soap Opera Digest. She talks about working with Kim Zimmer (Reva Shayne Lewis), Bradley Cole‘s (Prince Richard Winslow/Jeffery O’Neill), and shooting Guiding Light Christmas episodes.
Stephanie Gatschet(Tammy Layne Winslow) shared this photo of her dog tired out from her trip to the Daytime Emmys in Las Vegas. http://t.co/WyYyUMq
Roger Howarth (who played Jory Andros on GL in 1992) just returned to his previous role on One Life to Live as Todd Manning – as his replacement is still there, it may turn out to be excellent story.
EmpireTheSeries recently tweeted “Filming scenes tonight from Season 4 with Orlagh Cassidy (DA Doris Wolfe), Yvonne Perry, Afton Boggiano, Toby Levin, and Shane Zeigler!”
Tina Sloan (Lillian Raines), Kurt McKinney (Matt Reardon), Yvonne Kopacz-Wright (Mel Boudreau), and Karla Mosley (Christina Bourdreau) all participated in a charity bid where the winner got lunch with the group and an autographed script. http://www.charitybuzz.com/auctions/covenanthouse/catalog_items/269318
@DStarsNStrikes “Bundle Ticket Special are available now! Tix to bowl & attend BC concert $180.00 saving you $50.00! http://bit.ly/kbAnfD ” This year, billed as the final event will be held 10-09-11.
Click on the Posted in “GL Cast Update” category below for more posts about keeping up with the Springfielders.
Ron Raines (Alan Spaulding #3) tweeted May 19th “FOLLIES officially opens this Sat. at The Kennedy Center. I hope the critics are fair. We’ll see…..??? This goes with the territory. Julian Bond was there tonight. I’ve always been admired him as a politician. Also, Stockard Channing was in the audience.” The production of Follies will run through June 19th. Raines also reported “WANDERLUST a film shooting in DC at the moment. Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd. Linda Lavin and I are shooting a scene in that film tomorrow. We’re the last scene in the film, I’m told. We’re a French married couple. I’m a writer and BLIND!!! I wear sunglasses. It’s a very funny scene. Should be fun, I hope so anyway.”
Scott Bailey (Sandy Foster – who impersonated Jonathan Randall)’s fiancee Adrienne Frantz (Amber on The Bold and the Beautiful) reported to soapsindepthcbs that she’s officially purchased her wedding dress.
Jeff Branson (Shayne Lewis #7) is returning to his role of Ronan on The Young and the Restless as confirmed by CBS Soaps in Depth.
Stephanie Gatschet(Tammy Layne Winslow) recently tweeted “It’s a beautiful day at Descanso Gardens, shooting a few outdoor scenes for All My Children. http://t.co/63BqNAT”
Terrell Tilford (David Grant #3, brother to Gilly, son of hospital administrator Charles, friend to Bridget, coupled with Vicky Spaulding) has a new show called “The Protector” on Lifetime. It will premiere on Sunday, June 12th at 10:00 PM Eastern. Thanks to vitina for this lead. http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/the-protector
Daytime Stars and Strikes (with a collection of soap stars including those from Guiding Light) will be held in New York City on Oct. 9, 2011. Reportedly this will be the final year, so if you’re interested, it may well be now or never. http://www.daytimestarsandstrikes.com
Click on the Posted in “GL Cast Update” category below for more posts about keeping up with the Springfielders.
This is the twenty-ninth in an irregular feature where we will report updates on what cast members of Guiding Light are doing now. I apologize for the spacing on this post. Something is sticking and I can’t seem to fix it.
Paul Anthony Stewart (Danny Santos) tweeted about his new play. “First day of rehearsal. Amazing cast. Gorgeous music. Beautiful book. Don’t miss this new musical!”
Marcy Rylan (Lizzie Spaulding Lewis #6) tweeted “We are moving into our first house! (Just a rental but still SO exciting!)” She also was on the Feb. 10, 2011 episode of “$*#! My Dad Says” http://fb.me/GiFG8HyR
A roundup of Cougar relationships leads off with Mattessa featuring Kurt McKinney(Matt Reardon) and Maeve Kinkead (Vanessa Chamberlain Reardon Lewis). Included is a summary of their story and photos from their wedding, Matt as an escort, and a lovely portrait of the two just before they broke up. See them and the rest of the roundup in the Jan. 31, 2011 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
Mark Derwin (A.C. Mallet #1) appeared as hired killer Adrian on The Young and The Restless in the Cassandra storyline before he came to Guiding Light.
Judi Evans (Beth Raines Spaulding #1) starred as Patsy Ramsey in the 2000 Fox TV Movie – Getting Away With Murder: The Jon-Benet Ramsey Mystery. See a short interview with her about it in the Jan. 31, 2011 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CluHpq_T-E4
Stephanie Gatschet (Tammy Layne Winslow) recently tweeted “Officially my new fav place! Foodie heaven! Welcome to the neighborhood @oliveandthyme. http://twitpic.com/3w8h8i ”
Dan Cosgrove (Bill Lewis #4) is interviewed about Guiding Light, As the World Turns and his return to All My Children in the Feb. 8, 2011 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
lbb_fans21is collecting images for a birthday scrapbook for Laura Bell Bundy (Marah Lewis #5). Find out more: http://laurabellbundyfans.webs.com Bundy tweeted “1st day of shooting ‘Hound Dogs’ pilot. Bow wow wow!” on Feb. 17th.
Ricky Paull Goldin (Gus Aitoro) tweeted a photo of his child and its mother.
“KaiRei and Mommy…. http://twitpic.com/3w8z19 ”
Marj Dusay (Alexandra Spaulding #2)’s birthday was on February 20th.
Mandy Bruno (Marina Cooper #6) is appearing in I Hate Hamlet at the Harbor Light Theater Company. Her fiancee Robert Bogue (A.C. Mallet #2) has been seen in the audience of the show. See photos in the Jan. 31, 2011 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth. Paulo Benedeti (Jesse Blue) was featured in a question about his last soap character Tony Dominguez on The Bold and the Beautiful. While we haven’t seen the character in years, he is still reportedly happily married to Kristen Forrester and living with their adopted son Zende in Tony’s home state of Florida. The last update came with Felicia explained an absence by visiting them. Read the rest of the question and see a photo from when he was on B&B in the Jan. 31 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
EmpireTheSeries tweeted “Announced today Ellen Dolan [Maureen Reardon Bauer #1] will be joining Empire in Season 4! She will play a role she had in mind for years & pitched to Empire creators!” http://bit.ly/ijXRHa
Mark Dobies (Dr. Noah Chase – who saved Lizzie Spaulding from cancer, worked as a spy with Prince Richard, and then romanced Reva – sadly the best thing about them was their couple code – Nova) – appeared on the Jan. 20 episode of The Royal Pains on the USA Network. Daytime Stars and Strikes (Oct. 9, 2011) Daytime Stars & Strikes has their own Twitter account now. Follow them @DStarsNStrikes
Bradley Cole‘s (Prince Richard Winslow/Jeffery O’Neill) 7th Annual Rock Show for Charity – hosted by Gina Tognoni (Dinah Marler #4) will be held on Saturday, October 8, 2011. They are going to offer a “Bundle Ticket Special” if you decide to attend both events. Information will be available soon.
Gina Tognoni (Dinah Marler #4) gave a short interview about appearing on the ABC In Concert series in the 1990s. Co-host David Hasselhoff (Snapper Foster – who never contacted the “sister” who put him through med school during her recent trials on The Young and the Restless – Sorry I’ll never forgive Snapper and Greg both for being such deadbeat brothers) was late and so she got to interview some of her favorite artists. Read all about it (In Concert – not my Snapper complaints) in the Feb. 8, 2011 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
JimRomanovichtweeted “The Bold and the Beautiful draws an estimated 35 million daily viewers in more than 100 countries and for the fifth consecutive year is the most-watched series in the world.”
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This was actually the 15,000 episode of the show. Will we ever see a show of any kind hit 15,000 episodes again? I doubt it. For some reason I had it in my head that this aired right after the 70th anniversary history special, but they actually hit 15,000 a few months before that. No wonder I had such a hard time finding it. This very special episode originally aired Sept. 7, 2006.
I don’t think this is the whole episode. For one thing, I think we learn Rick killed somebody through a mistaken procedure and that’s why he’s a drunk and that’s not here, but this is most of it and the most important bits. Episodes from this time were approximately 37 minutes in length and the run times of these clips adds up to less than that.
This really was a very clever idea for an episode and it ties into Reva’s cancer storyline pretty well. In addition, it let the cast stretch some interesting comedic muscles muscles. Love the opening stuff on the lighthouse up by the light, when the lighthouse really was the lighthouse we knew. Reva says she wasted a lot of time and really did waste a lot of time in her life. You’d think anyone who came back from the dead twice would have learned enough not to let her soulmate go again.
I’m so glad they included the reference to Rev. John Ruthledge he really was the bedrock of the show. They really work in the references to 15,000 in naturally. I think the original concept was opposite day, but what was made opposite was interesting. When someone has a dream like this usually it effects most things around them, but the reverses do little to help Reva. She beats the cancer and gets rid of her guilt over not raising Jonathan and that’s about it. The rest of the changes don’t really impact her life in a direct or substantial way, which makes them interesting choices in and of themselves. As far as the switches I think the swapping the SES of the Coopers and Spauldings is a hoot. I want a Big Al Royale burger. Alan does a great “Mel Sharples” impression, although Alexandra’s “Flo/Belle” could use a little work. The prize for line of the day goes to the story of Reva falling into a fountain and baptizing herself the “Saint of Springfield” which I could really see her doing that. I really love rich Harley, I could see that happening. I also could see Lizzie following in Lillian’s footsteps as a nurse. That makes a real dichotomy of switching what was usually thought of as good girl Tammy and bad girl Lizzie. The backward clock on the wall of the exam room was a nice touch.
Actually I kind of like Jonathan as a doctor, which is odd because I don’t like him normally. Even in the alternative universe Lizzie gets the short end of the stick in the Jizzie relationship. Nice touch that alternative Tammy drops the half-cousin phrase that Tammy usually uses to white wash the situation. I wish Remy -Tammy at least had a shot in alternative universe. I was disappointed they never gave Remy’s crush a chance. I also think Remy going ghetto didn’t really play too convincingly and was a little stereotypical besides.
Rick and Josh are both pretty dang funny as drunks. I love Josh having married Miss Sarah & Roxie. I can see Roxie doing that, but Miss Sarah had too much class. Great reference to Reva’s nose pressed against window. Actually the best bit dramatically of the whole episode is Jeva. For anyone who wasn’t paying attention, even though it was in reserve it played out the entire slate of problems with their relationship. From Reva still having a chip on her shoulder (which Josh manipulated often) over being the daughter of the hired help to Josh seeing himself as a something of a secular saint (in fact he will soon try for being a religious one too), to the struggle over who is good enough for whom and the classic turning point in their relationship when Reva told Josh just him would never be enough for her it’s all right there in what 3 scenes? It was a brilliant summation of their relationship and should be required watching for any Guiding Light fan. Oh, and in case you missed this because I thought it was kind of funny, Reva got her money through heading up the Shayne Cosmetic Company. I wonder if she ended up with the formula to Eleni’s handcream in this reality?
Jerry verDorn (Ross Marler) was named Michael Fairman’s Performer of the Week. http://bit.ly/i0zlbS verDorn also discussed in the Jan. 11, 2011 issue of Soap Opera Digest working once again with John Wesley Shipp (Kelly Morgan – my beloved Kelly of Kelly and Morgan), this time on One Life to Live.
The Bloss Bowling event aka 8th Annual Daytime Stars and Strikes event is planned for Sunday October 9, 2011 from 1.00 PM to 5.00 PM at Bowlmor Lanes. http://bit.ly/fkdELj
Ellen Dolan (Maureen Reardon Bauer #1) was recently in The WorkShop Theater’s production of the The Necessary Disposal in New York City. She played Ruth Middleton. She’s pictured with the cast in the Jan. 17, 2011 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth.
@TinaCharlesTV reports “I saw Robert Newman (Josh Lewis)’s name in a press release for the February 8th episode of #NCIS.”
Vincent Irizarry (Lujack/Nick McHenry) is having a meet and greet at Uncle Vinnie’s Comedy Club in Point Pleasant, NJ at noon on Feb. 6th, 2011. Tickets are $43.
http://unclevinniescomedyclub.com
Crystal Chappell (Olivia Spencer) did a moving photo shot showing off holiday spirit in New York City in the Jan. 11, 2011 issue of Soap Opera Digest. She also was interviewed by Soapgeist http://bit.ly/gNgPl5 (Part 1) and http://bit.ly/ffWyZV (Part 2).
FrankDicopoulos (Frank Cooper)recently tweeted “I have two reality shows running right now on cable, one called “Earth treasures” and “Culinary Workshop”. I have two more in development right now! Both involving Teja!” Learn more here: http://njdiscover.com Dicopoulos is trying for a tryout as cohost to replace Regis on Live. Support his effort with an e-mail to Gelman at liveintern@gmail.com and say why you think he would be a great co-host with Kelly Ripa!
Stephanie Gatschet (Tammy Layne Winslow) is an advocate for raising money for lung cancer. She recently tweeted this announcement. http://tinyurl.com/4cjufyvGatschet‘s character is now pregnant on her new soap All My Children. She tweeted “Started wearing a faux baby bump at work… it’s this crazy contraption involving spanx and a pillow. Verrry interesting.”
Laura Wright (Cassie Layne Winslow #1) was featured with a one-page write up in a roundup about soap entrepreneurs in the Jan. 11,2011 issue of Soap Opera Digest for her work with Standing Sun Wines.
Marj Dusay (Alexandra Spaulding #2) was quoted in the classics quote section of the Soap Opera Digest issue from Jan. 11, 2011 in a quote that originally appeared in the issue from March 1, 1994 “I’ve learned to be a pretty healthy loner. No one’s pressuring me to get married; in fact, [my friends and family] are terrified that I might.” Find other classic quotes in Soap Opera Digest.
Joe Lando (Macualley West – who did a summer storyline involving Mindy on his summer hiatus from Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman) reunited with Jane Seymour his Dr. Quinn costar on the Hallmark Channel movie Perfectly Prudence. It debuted on the Hallmark Channel earlier this month, but I’m sure it will be on again. See more about it including teaser footage:
http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/perfectlyprudence
Michelle Ray Smith (Ava Peralta) tweeted a 6 month anniversary photo of herself with her boyfriend. http://yfrog.com/h08dvxij
Laura Bell Bundy (Marah Lewis #5) has been cast as a major supporting character on a as yet unnamed TV Land pilot. http://j.mp/ho2slX Bundy also performed at the Grand Ole Opry on 1/29/11.
Watch Scott Bailey (Sandy Foster – who impersonated Jonathan Randall) on this Funny or Die video where they do a take off of the Twilight movies with elves instead of vampires. (Sadly though I must admit if the choice is Funny or Die – I’m going with Die.)
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/a3ff447a16/santasia-twas-the-night
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This is the twenty-seventh in an irregular feature where we will report updates on what cast members of Guiding Light are doing now.
Bethany Joy Lenz Galeotti (Michelle Bauer Santos #4) has posted several more blog posts. Read them here: http://www.bethanyjoy.com She has recently reiterated that she is NOT on Facebook and anyone who says they are her there are impostors. She also wants people to know you pronounce her last name Gah-lee-ah-tee.
Tina Sloan (Lillian Raines) and her faithful companion Book continue their exploits. You can hear Sloan speak at Hobe Sound, FL at the Hobe Sound Library on Wednesday, January 26 at 2p.m. You can see CHANGING SHOES the play on March 17 -18 at the Lyric in Stuart, Florida & March 20, 2011 at Maltz Jupiter Theatre in Jupiter, Florida. Sloan writes about Black Swan. http://huff.to/h8Vwen
Ron Raines (Alan Spaulding #3) recently tweeted “Hello Dallas….. I think I’ll be singing April 3rd @ The Meyerson. A Broadway night. Details to follow.” And TLSmeltzer added “Anyone n Boston area following me? Ron Raines will perform w/Pops n June. Visit his homepage for details. Tix not on sale yet.”
Rachel Miner (Michelle Bauer #2 – as the pre-teen Michelle she totally rocked which Joie Lenz really recaptured when she took over the role) will appear as the daughter of a character played by Corbin Bernsen (Father Todd, THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS – Paul’s brother the priest) on the Feb. 16 episode of Criminal Minds. http://bit.ly/ewmN4m
Beth Chamberlain – (Beth Raines Spaulding #2) won Indie Intertube award for best supporting actress in a comedy for Steamboat!
welovekeifer also gave me the tip that Mandy Bruno (Marina Cooper #6) has joined a new web series.
See her in Bestsellers: http://bit.ly/fZpNTC
John Wesley Shipp (Kelly Nelson) celebrated his birthday January 22. His latest role as a villain on One Life to Live just ended. http://youtu.be/AiceQUkuuWw
Crystal Chappell (Olivia Spencer)’s series Venice won an Indie Intertube award for Best Subscription Show.
Ricky Paull Goldin (Gus Aitoro) recently tweeted about his new baby “Our Kai’s doing gr8! Love that he slept for 9 full hours other night! My best nite’s sleep in 3 months 2!!” He also says, “Kai, Gretta & I can be found in jan 24 OK Magazine. really happy to share our little guy.”
Jessica Leccia (Natalia Aitoro) will be having a fan luncheon on March 12, 2011.In addition she’s hosting a VIP fan luncheon March 11, 8pm – 10pm in New York City $250 for ONLY 15 people! Reserve your spot if you want to go! http://bit.ly/82uneC Thanks 24_7JLeccianews
Laura Wright (Cassie Layne Winslow)’s company Standing Sun Wines put out a newsletter. A new issue is due, sign up to receive it on their website. http://www.standingsunwines.com
JillLorieHursttweeted that she recently had a great evening with “Kim Hamilton, former GL writer who became a yoga teacher & now writes for the WWE.”
Stephanie Gatschet (Tammy Layne Winslow) recently tweeted “Just had a post-season awards ceremony for my fantasy football league with the crew here at #AMC. We all got team dog tags. So fun.” She also let us know “You can now register to participate in my March 20 “Free to Breathe” Yogathon OR sponsor my team!” More info at: http://tinyurl.com/2fq6tk9
This is the twenty-sixth in an irregular feature where we will report updates on what cast members of Guiding Light are doing now. The flurry of activity continues so look for another one soon.
Bethany Joy Lenz Galeotti (Michelle Bauer Santos #4) just named to top 25 currently pregnant list by Starcasm.com
http://starcasm.net/archives/81278
Michael O’Leary (Rick Bauer #5) was interviewed about Steamboat in the Dec. 28, 2010 issue of Soap Opera Digest. He also mentions his career selling real estate and he’s involved with distributing a new wine from New South Wales, Australia called Ozzie-Ba-Ru.
Stephanie Gatschet (Tammy Layne Winslow) recently tweeted “You can now register to participate in my March 20 “Free to Breathe” Yogathon OR sponsor my team! More info at: http://tinyurl.com/2fq6tk9”
Marcy Rylan (Lizzie Spaulding Lewis #6) was featured as a question in the Dec. 28, 2010 issue of Soap Opera Digest. It reports her son Jackson Robert Money was born on October 22, 2009. Rylan is still engaged to the baby’s father Don Money.
Soap_Dude recently tweeted that Ricky Paull Goldin (Gus Aitoro)’s first contract role was as a 3 year old on Romper Room and “can be seen in Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion in the rehab scene.”
Soap Dude also pointed out that Rachel Miner (Michelle Bauer #2 – as the pre-teen Michelle she totally rocked which Joie Lenz really recaptured when she took over the role) appeared as Meg the demon in 3 episodes in Supernatural in 2009-2010. They talk about her role as Michelle here: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001540
Guiding_Light tweeted that Ron Raines (Alan Spaulding #3) “is having right knee surgery Friday, Jan. 7th. (He says nothing serious.) We are all praying for you Ron! Let us know how you are doing!” He has since reported the surgery was a success.
Jane Elliot (Carrie Marler – Ross’ wife who sadly felt victim to psychosis) has recently had a resurgence as her iconic General Hospital character Tracy Quatermaine re-marries leading man Luke Spencer.
Kim Zimmer (Reva Shayne Lewis) is scheduled to co-host Curtain Up for a Cure on Jan. 31, 2011. Read more about it here:
http://www.hdsa.org/gny.htmlZimmer also commented on her use of accents as both Reva and her One Life To Live character Echo in the Dec. 28, 2010 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
Laura Bell Bundy (Marah Lewis #5) was listed on CityPages blog as one of the 10 country singers to watch in 2011. http://j.mp/fVnYIv Thanks for the link lbb_fans21
MarthaByrne10(Lily Walsh Snyder on As the World Turns) recently tweeted this video directed by Lisa Brown (Nola Reardon Chamberlain). Byrne also said “Did you know Lisa Brown’s son Buddy…(Senses Fail lead singer) played her baby on GL ….my he’s grown!” http://bit.ly/g2TbWX
Michelle Ray Smith (Ava Peralta) recently tweeted that she just returned from a vacation in Punta Cana.
Ian Ziering (Cameron Stewart – part of the original quad with Harley-Dinah-Alan-Michael) was featured in a Where Are They Now article in the Nov. 22, 2010 issue of CBS Soaps in Depth. Ziering found more mainstream fame as part of the cast of 90210, was big hit on Dancing With the Stars and most recently appeared in The Christmas Hope and National Lampoon’s The Legend of Awesomest Maximus.
Matt Bomer (Ben Reade #3 – the last one who made a bet about taking Marah’s virginity, fell in love with Marina, and sadly was wasted with a crazy suddenly he’s a serial killer story that didn’t track) now stars in White Collar on USA. Their new season started Jan. 18, 2011.
Scott Bailey (Sandy Foster – who impersonated Jonathan Randall)’s fiancee Adrienne Frantz (Amber Moore on The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful) submitted a “Christmas letter” to fans reviewing their year. It appeared in the Dec. 28, 2010 issue of Soap Opera Digest. They are looking ahead to their wedding Nov. 11, 2011.
Melissa Hayden (Bridget Reardon Lewis) gave a short interview to Dec. 28, 2010 Soap Opera Digest about her role on The Young and Restless. It was great to see Hayden on our screens again and even better promise that she will most likely be back when this whole baby broker story falls apart. It’s kind of scary that some 20 years later, she’s playing a variation of her most famous GL storyline, and she still looks convincing doing it.
Vincent Irizarry (Lujack/Nick McHenry) will appear at a meet and greet at the Brokerage Entertainment Club in Bellmore, New York. Tickets are $48. Find more http://www.brokeragecomedy.com or (516) – 785-8655.
Daytime Confidential released a list of the actors who rate highest number of views for this year. Guiding Light Star Rankings are: Crystal Hunt (Lizzie Spaulding #5) #74, Vincent Irizarry (Lujack/Nick McHenry) #68, Zach Conroy (James Spaulding #2) #66, Hayden Panettiere (Lizzie Spaulding #2) #64, Jeff Branson (Shayne Lewis #7) #63, Gina Tognoni (Dinah Marler #4) #61, Kassie DePaiva (Chelsea Reardon) #53, Tom Pelphrey (Jonathan Randall #2) #42, Daniel Cosgrove (Bill Lewis #4) #37, Beth Ehlers (Harley Cooper #1) #32, Marcy Rylan (Lizzie Spaulding Lewis #6) #25, Rebecca Budig (Michelle Bauer #3) #24, Jessica Leccia (Natalie Aitoro) #11, Crystal Chappell (Olivia Spencer) #7, John Driscoll (Coop Cooper #4) #6, and Kim Zimmer (Reva Shayne Lewis) #1. Find the complete list with photo of each actor below.
http://daytimeconfidential.zap2it.com/2010/12/31/daytime-confidential-hot-100-2010
Barbara Bloom, the head of CBS Daytime who oversaw the death knells of As the World Turns and Guiding Light and oversaw the travesties that are Drew Carey (who still looks like he doesn’t want to be there) taking over hosting The Price is Right, The Talk and Let’s Make a Deal (the remake) is being let go when her current contract ends shortly. http://fb.me/PRf57FbV http://www.welovesoaps.net/2011/01/confirmed-barbara-bloom-out-at-cbs.html
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