Guiding Light - MESSAGE BOARDS

We, the fans have watched this soap with our mothers,
grandmothers, sisters, and friends.The people of Springfield were our daily friends. We became intertwined with their stories good and bad, heartbreaking and happy. Through the years we have seen many characters actors, come and go but, we remained loyal to our favorite soap for over 60 years.(that's me) Some of us felt a personal relationship because of the great actors who brought their characters to life. We wanted to come back day to day to see how each character would handle their ups and downs. We followed Ed Bauer, (little Billy) as a boy, we watched him battle the bottle, enter medical school, saw him tell Bert, he no longer wanted to be called Billy but Ed. We watched his character emerge into what he is today. We watched his many trials, heartaches,lost loves. He brought us joy too!
We, had our favorite couples, Holly and Roger, Reva and Josh, Billy and Vanessa, Blake and Ross, I could go on and on, but, you know all the rest you loyal fans. We saw these couples have children of their own, and followed their lives as adults. ie, Phillip, Rick, Blake, Bill, and Beth.
It will be a sad day for us all on Sept.18th, as well as all of the actors, past and present of the GL. We, will all shed a tear or many of them on that final day.
Thanks GL for giving us your best and worst of days.
R.I.P. Guiding Light. You WILL be MISSED!!!!!

[quote]Quote merrymary: We, the fans have watched this soap with our mothers,
grandmothers, sisters, and friends.The people of Springfield were our daily friends. We, became intertwined with their stories, good and bad, heartbreaking and happy. Through the years we have seen many characters, actors, come and go, but, we remained loyal to our favorite soap for over 60 years.(that's me) Some of us felt a personal relationship,because of the great actors, who brought their characters to life, we wanted to come back day to day to see how each character would handle their ups and downs. We, followed Ed Bauer, (little Billy) as a boy, we watched him battle the bottle, enter medical school, saw him tell Bert, he no longer wanted to be called Billy, but Ed, and watched his character emerge into what he is today. We watched his many trials, his heartaches, lost loves, and he brought us joy, too.
We, had our favorite couples, Holly and Roger, Reva and Josh, Billy and Vanessa, Blake and Ross, I could go on and on, but, you know all the rest, you loyal fans. We saw these couples have children of their own, and followed their lives as adults. ie, Phillip, Rick, Blake, Bill, and Beth.
I will be a sad day for us all on Sept.18th, as well as all of the actors, past and present of the GL. We, will all shed a tear, or many of them on that final day.
Thanks GL for giving us your best and worst of days.
R.I.P. Guiding Light. You WILL be MISSED!!!!! [/quote


Very well said and oh so true for many of us. Thank you for putting it in words that describe how many, many viewers truly feel...great job!! It just amazes me when it has finally hit me just how much I am going to miss my friend that I have had for 49 years....one more and we could have partied for out 50th....thanks again

Well said. Bert Bauer was a wonderful Matriarchial character.She was the touchstone on the show that many characters turned to for her wisdom and advice.So was Maureen Bauer.I have missed her character since it was written out in a car crash years ago.I think many women could identify with her as she faced many trials and tribulations with her husband Ed,daughter Michelle and son Rick.She also took in a wayward niece Bridget who made for a very interesting storyline back in the late 80's-early 90's.It was sad to see Ross Marler exit the show.I wish that Jerry Van Dorn could have made it back for the finale.

Reva and Josh have always been my favorite couple.Reva's spunk and energy were always fun to watch.And it was fun that she was also alittle crazy and unpredictable.

Guiding Light we will miss you.

Thanks. When I began to write this thread, I had so many thoughts in my head as what to write. I had to condense my many memories of the show. I know it is not over yet, just about 20 more episodes, and that's it, folks! I loved this soap, back when it was on the radio,then to TV in the Fifties. What a ride! It was a long ride, with many a thrill along the way. I just felt sentimental today, and had to express my thoughts about our favorite soap.

Hi Bizzie, I have to agree with you about meeting new friends. I have been on this message board for over 4 years now. I have talked and chatted with many of you through e-mail and the telephone.. We all have something in common, and birds of a feather flock together! Hopefully, after the show is over, the message board will be here to continue our thoughts with each other. You guys have been so helpful in helping me continue with my life. Thank God, for friendship, and I truly appreciate all of you.

I too have been a fan since I was a child, my Mom got me hooked as a little girl,My grandma had listen on the radio, and I watched with my Mom as she had listened and watched with her Mom. I am really greiving the loss of the show.

How sad the end is almost here, your post made me cry as did all the others with their wonderful memories... I too have watched this show with my Grandmother and my mother for 38 years.... every episode was a loving tribute to my hero, my grandmother and with GL leaving i feel as if a part of her is leaving all over again... The Light will always shine in our hearts....

I Don't Want It To End!!! I know i sound like a little kid throwing a temper tandrum. I truly LOVE GL, I get so sad when i think about it coming to an end, this just can't be, how can the producers do this to something that has become so big a part of all of us. Soaps have been around for a long time and GL the longest, how can they justify removing it completely from our everyday. Shame on them for thinking that a game show can replace GL or any soap for that matter. Soaps, once was a housewife's entertainment, but has since become everyone's entertainment thanks to DVR and VCR. I did marketing survey's to find out what our customers were watching on TV and what times, I was very surprised to find that not only women watch soaps but just as many men also, especially those that work offshore. I am rambling I know, I simply can not stand the thought of no more GL, let's pray that another network will make a smart move and pick them up, it could happen!!

As each day passes and we see so many of the long time characters, we know the end is near. If only we could see Ross too, he was such a part of the GL, first as a writer, then as a performer. I know I am only dreaming about Ross, but, just thought I'd throw in my wish for a character to be seen again. Why couldn't the writers have brought Vanessa and Billy back together sooner? I love seeing them back as a couple!

I honestly believe that if the time slot was changed, it would have a better chance. It airs a 10 a.m. here in NYC, and of course taping it has no results o nielson ratings, or any other kind of ratings. They should have given it a decent time slot, before deciding to cancel it. Very unfair to a show that has been on for 72 years. Disgraceful, is all I can say.

How badly do you want the Guiding Light to stay on the air?
the last air date for us is 9/18/09 but if we want it to go back on the air we have one choise hit them in the MONEY pockets their are 52 advertisers I can name all of them if you need me to do so and 9 ads for CBS on there shows I have a lot of time on my hands. I started a campane and started to email all of the advertisers on the show my family is with me on this there are 300 of us and with all of them and there friends we amount to 7000 we are sending walmart, general mills. merck, cbs, colgate, gerber baby foods, friskie cat foods, and all of the other advertisers. twitters, blogs and emails and we will ban their products!
THATS what you can do. get to work and do it MONEY MONEY thats the bottom line. we have until 09/13/09 to get this done. stop crying and get her done!!! and get our family back to work all of them the whole crew. WE are money and thats all they understand.