It's interesting watching this, as at the time this was considered a very uneven period for the show, with an awkward transition from all the Bauer and Reardon writeouts of the previous two years. The Infinity story was for a long time considered one of GL's worst ever stories. Compared to what's around now it probably wouldn't be so bad.
And this was when GL had a Southern family, who looked, walked and talked the part, when was the last time, you saw an old Oklahoma oilman without his stetson?
Man, I look at these episodes, and I get really mad. I can remember sitting at my great grandmother feet watching the Edge of Night. My 66 year old mother gave up on Guiding Light after watching it almost her entire life, that's when I knew, soaps are d-e-a-d. At least in the form it's in now. Maybe on the web, they can be free of network interference. And get a fresh influx of writers. That's what the problem is, the casting, network interference, and the same hack writers.
These were the classic, lush, brilliantly written, acted and directed days of not only "Guiding Light" but all the soap operas. To watch these wonderful scenes filled with real characters, human emotions and major subtext is such a difference. I LOVED watching this episode. It brought back all the good memories and reaffirmed why I fell in love with this genre 30 years ago. Thank you for posting this and reminding everyone how soap operas can have deep, resonant artistic integrity when done well
It's interesting watching this, as at the time this was considered a very uneven period for the show, with an awkward transition from all the Bauer and Reardon writeouts of the previous two years. The Infinity story was for a long time considered one of GL's worst ever stories. Compared to what's around now it probably wouldn't be so bad.
CarlD2 2 years ago
And this was when GL had a Southern family, who looked, walked and talked the part, when was the last time, you saw an old Oklahoma oilman without his stetson?
bacardilvr 3 years ago
Man, I look at these episodes, and I get really mad. I can remember sitting at my great grandmother feet watching the Edge of Night. My 66 year old mother gave up on Guiding Light after watching it almost her entire life, that's when I knew, soaps are d-e-a-d. At least in the form it's in now. Maybe on the web, they can be free of network interference. And get a fresh influx of writers. That's what the problem is, the casting, network interference, and the same hack writers.
bacardilvr 3 years ago
These were the classic, lush, brilliantly written, acted and directed days of not only "Guiding Light" but all the soap operas. To watch these wonderful scenes filled with real characters, human emotions and major subtext is such a difference. I LOVED watching this episode. It brought back all the good memories and reaffirmed why I fell in love with this genre 30 years ago. Thank you for posting this and reminding everyone how soap operas can have deep, resonant artistic integrity when done well
coreykingtv 3 years ago