What a great post, Jay! You always have such a way with words.

Janice


--- In marjdusaysofficialchatclub@yahoogroups.com, ejbernson <no_reply@...>
wrote:
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>
> I think that deep down all of us knew that yesterday's
> announcement was coming. The last few years have not been
> the best in Guiding Light's fabled history. CBS basically
> finished the show off with the new "reality show" look
> and next to nothing budget.
> Think about all that the show has lost. From Bert Bauer,
> Roger Thorpe, Hampton Speakes, H.B. Lewis, Henry Chamberlain,
> Maureen Bauer, Alexandra's beloved Vera, Nadine Cooper,
> Fletcher Reade, Holly Thorpe Reade, and Ross Marler. Just
> to name a few...
> Guiding Light was and is a richly woven tapestry of family
> tradition. It is an old friend which is now an endangered
> species. It is up to all of us to support the show and to
> facilitate it's move to cable television or the internet.
> Personally, I think Lifetime Television would be a perfect
> fit for GL. Lifetime currently show three hours of reruns
> of Desperate Housewives daily.
> I must admit I scratched my head hearing Jill Farren Phelps,
> former GL Executive Producer, bemoan the loss of GL. Phelps
> personally put two huge nails in GL's coffin by letting
> Beverlee McKinsey walk by not reading her contract and killed
> Maureen Bauer off to boost ratings. On the flip side, Phelps
> hired Marj as Alexandra Spaulding and brought her back in
> style.
> In the end, "What Becomes A Legend Most?", The Guiding Light.
>
> Lots of Love,
> Jay
>