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Farewell to GL
By
Eva
9/21/09
I have watched the beginning of a few soap operas: Capitol, Santa
Barbara, Sunset Beach, and Passions. I have also watched the last episodes
of all those shows, because they have all been cancelled, but none of them
affected me as much as the end of Guiding Light on September 18, 2009 for
one simple reason. I had not been watching all those shows for a very long
time, and I wasn’t as invested in the characters as I was with Guiding
Light. I was 6 years old when I began watching Guiding Light. I was home
because I had a cold, and I saw the show for the first time. They were
having the Bauer Barbeque. I had heard about the show before because my mom
started to watch it that same year, and she would tell me about the
characters and stories as she drove me home from school.
I was shocked when CBS announced they were canceling the show that had a
combined 72-year history if you count both the radio and TV broadcasts. I
knew when they would air the final show, but amazingly it didn’t hit me that
I wasn’t going to be seeing the Bauer’s Coopers, Reardons, and Spauldings
anymore until today when I looked in my DVR program guide and saw the words
"Price is Right" at 2 p.m. instead of Guiding Light. Many fans have talked
about the ending of the show, and I am grateful that Guiding Light had time
to give us an ending, because many soaps and prime time shows have not been
so lucky.
I have to say that for the most part I liked the last show. Everyone got
a happy ending except for Jeffrey who we are supposed to assume is still
chasing Edmund. I didn’t like this part, because it was the only story that
didn’t get any closure. Edmund was one of the great Guiding Light villains,
and he deserved to be either caught, sent to jail, or a wonderful grand
death scene. Jeffrey and Reva deserved a good-bye scene if as all fans knew
she was going to go back to her Joshua. I loved that Rick and Mindy finally
got married, since they were always the perfect couple even though they
never seemed to know it. I read in an interview that Ellen Wheeler only
wanted to make sure the fans got a happy ending for the characters they
loved, and I thank her for that. I can’t help but wonder, however, if she
had been concerned about the fans in the first place, the show wouldn’t have
been cancelled.
I want to take this opportunity to thank the actors for portraying these
wonderful characters that I grew to love and care about so much. I think
Guiding Light had some of the finest actors working on the show early in
their careers. They were always topical and cutting edge in their storylines
even if the fans didn’t always enjoy them. I think that everyone remembers
the Reva clone story, which I think was a little too far fetched for the
fans to believe would happen in Springfield. I think the clone story would
have done well on another soap just not Guiding Light. If you want to relive
some wonderful Guiding Light memories and maybe see some clips you have
never seen before, go to YouTube and type in Guiding Light Farewell tribute.
It is in several parts and is a wonderful tribute showing the best moments
of Guiding Light. The Light is now dark but the show will never be forgotten
by its fans and will always have a place in the history of television.
Guiding Light Farewell Tributes
Part 1 ~ Memorable Moments
Part 2 ~ In Loving Memory
Part 3 ~ Friendships
Part 4 ~ Weddings
Part 5 ~ Families
Part 6 ~ Couples
Part 7 ~ Villains
Part 8 ~ Celebrations
Part 9 ~ Legacy
The opinions in these articles are those of the writer and do not
necessarily reflect the opinions of The TV MegaSite or its other volunteers.
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