I loved Guiding Light. I still miss it too. It was like visiting a good friend every weekday. I knew all their real names, their families names and even their birthdays.For twenty eight years I watched this.
It's kinda ridiculous, because even if they replaced soaps with game shows, they would still be losing money and nobody would be watching it anyway... so why not continue airing GL? if not they should just shut down CBS daytime completely
I still miss this show. No matter how bad it had gotten by the end, it was comforting to know that piece of broadcast history was there 5 days a week :(
@ajwrangler1977 I agree. I didn't watch the show but as you said it was comforting to know it was out there. In this crazy world we're living in it was nice to know the old soap operas were still airing. Now there's nothing left.
Since picturing characters in a soap opening had become old hat by this juncture, returning to a more "generic" opener with an epigraph, however hokey, actually seemed rather refreshing.
i think buzz was to be the moral character to go to.also lilian but they to had demons in thier background unlike bert who seemed perfect but i loved the buzz character.justin deas should have won an emmy for his work this year.
The credo was taken from a poem by Edmund Markham, and it was used to open the radio version of GL in 1937. A young Agnes Nixon heard it, and it moved her to a soap-writing career.
It was admirable that GL resurrected its credo for the 70th anniversary... but then they did very little to incorporate the themes of the credo into the scripts, so why bother?? Half the characters on GL are scoundrels who get away with heinous criminal acts, and the other half are 'good' people who romance their cousins, stepfathers, etc. Even 'Reverend' Josh is living in sin with his ex-wife's sister!
I couldn't agree with you more. This credo and this opening are wonderful, and I am torn up over today's cancellation announcement. I think this show just really lost it's way in the last decade. Without a Bert or an Aunt Meta there is no methaphorical "guiding light" and while they have tried to make Reva into a Bert-like character anyone who has watched over the years knows that underneath the frumpy clothing Reva is just a tacky slut.
Yes, I'm sad about the cancellation too, especially since GL has been improving recently, after a long slump. But you're right: this show needs a Bert or Maureen or Meta character to be the moral center amidst all the chaos. And GL seemed to have no interest in creating such a character since Mary Stuart (Meta) passed away.
I loved Guiding Light. I still miss it too. It was like visiting a good friend every weekday. I knew all their real names, their families names and even their birthdays.For twenty eight years I watched this.
Sheri451 6 months ago
this open version was touching and moving I loved it......... R.I.P. GL xxxxxxxxx
CatenaDeLuca 8 months ago
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It's kinda ridiculous, because even if they replaced soaps with game shows, they would still be losing money and nobody would be watching it anyway... so why not continue airing GL? if not they should just shut down CBS daytime completely
BestFilmExpert 8 months ago
I still miss this show. No matter how bad it had gotten by the end, it was comforting to know that piece of broadcast history was there 5 days a week :(
ajwrangler1977 1 year ago
@ajwrangler1977 I agree. I didn't watch the show but as you said it was comforting to know it was out there. In this crazy world we're living in it was nice to know the old soap operas were still airing. Now there's nothing left.
adelgado75 5 months ago
I completely forgot about this opening!
girolle01 1 year ago
I know many online hated this opening but I loved it!!!!What a way to honor 70 years:)
vinster7997 1 year ago
Since picturing characters in a soap opening had become old hat by this juncture, returning to a more "generic" opener with an epigraph, however hokey, actually seemed rather refreshing.
en9nui 1 year ago
There is a destiny that makes us brother, none goes his way alone, All that we send into the lives of others, comes back into our own.
STEPHIESPLZ 1 year ago
One of the BEST soap opera openings in my opinion!
Dansea08 2 years ago
@Dansea08 mine too :)
nixtaa1 1 year ago
i think buzz was to be the moral character to go to.also lilian but they to had demons in thier background unlike bert who seemed perfect but i loved the buzz character.justin deas should have won an emmy for his work this year.
savammy 2 years ago
I liked this opening..
liddlepeep 2 years ago 2
Does anyone know whose voices these are? Are they actors from the show?
rockhopper10r 2 years ago
I hated this opening.
Stunatra 2 years ago
Guiding Light Forever!
atwtgl 3 years ago 10
The credo was taken from a poem by Edmund Markham, and it was used to open the radio version of GL in 1937. A young Agnes Nixon heard it, and it moved her to a soap-writing career.
rnigma 3 years ago 6
Thanks for putting this up . I was looking for it.
Kendrix03 3 years ago 2
It was admirable that GL resurrected its credo for the 70th anniversary... but then they did very little to incorporate the themes of the credo into the scripts, so why bother?? Half the characters on GL are scoundrels who get away with heinous criminal acts, and the other half are 'good' people who romance their cousins, stepfathers, etc. Even 'Reverend' Josh is living in sin with his ex-wife's sister!
OceanKingNY 4 years ago
Actually, Josh and Cassie are married.
classicGL 4 years ago
I couldn't agree with you more. This credo and this opening are wonderful, and I am torn up over today's cancellation announcement. I think this show just really lost it's way in the last decade. Without a Bert or an Aunt Meta there is no methaphorical "guiding light" and while they have tried to make Reva into a Bert-like character anyone who has watched over the years knows that underneath the frumpy clothing Reva is just a tacky slut.
ajwrangler1977 2 years ago
Yes, I'm sad about the cancellation too, especially since GL has been improving recently, after a long slump. But you're right: this show needs a Bert or Maureen or Meta character to be the moral center amidst all the chaos. And GL seemed to have no interest in creating such a character since Mary Stuart (Meta) passed away.
OceanKingNY 2 years ago
Yes, that's GL's credo, which dates back to its radio days, but it was never strictly a religious show. It just had stronger religious themes.
classicGL 4 years ago
that phrase...wasn't that from the radio version of GL...i think so...back in 1937 when it was a religious program.
ACcountryFan 4 years ago