Guiding Light
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Kim Zimmer, Robert Newman, Maureen Garrett, Jerry verDorn and Liz Keifer will be on hand to say hello and answer some of your questions.
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They will never know how much they are missed
They certainly do now ... I feel the same way.
Yes I cry and laugh about how important they all were. From childhood I watched w my grandmother.
I remember Kim Zimmer as a tornado showing up in Springfield. She brought so much vim and vigor to the show. I loved her and I loved Robert and Zimmer's chemistry.
Liz Kiefer was a wonderful Blake Thorpe. Jerry verDorn was always the voice of reason. And Maureen Garrett you deserved so many emmy's playing counter to Michael Zaslow. He truly worked that role and no one could play Roger Thorpe like he did.
Yes yes and amen 🙏
There has never been a better Soap. Miss this show, great seeing you all. I said it before and I'll say it again Guiding Light was and is the G.O.A.T of Soap Operas ❤️❤️💞
Literally and figuratively!
In it'd heyday, the show was fantastic. The last decade of the show was not very good. The actors, director, production teams were always great, but the writing and character development just wasn't at it's best.
Truth. Other soaps can't Company
G/L was at it's best from 1975-1984. The mid 80's were a bit lackluster, however, there was a definitive resurgence in the late 80's into early 90's (around 1988 - 1993). Hands down my favorite soap of all time (along with ATWT and Y&R in it's heyday). G/L is like home to me. I remember coming home after school as a kid and watching with my grandmother who watched ONLY the CBS soaps (ABC/NBC soaps were like watching a foreign language film to her). The Bauers, Norris', Reardons, Spauldings were my favorite core families. I also loved the Lewis and Shayne families, however, it's unfortunate that their emergence came at the expense of the Bauers and Reardons. Doug Marland was my absolute FAVORITE G/L head writer. The man was an absolute genius. G/L was at it's best under his regime. I miss this show so much!!!! I miss Springfield!!!
@@erikparker6501 I was raised on soaps through the 80s and got hooked on GL around 90 or 91, but abruptly quit after the death of Nadine and rape of Lucy. It seemed the show became mean spirited and lost its way. I would visit now and again, but it just didn't fell the same as the early 90s.
Daytime lost its way when it left the focus of relationships and family with a little suspense and adventure to be the modern crime and just plain mean spirited shows. I believe they alienated their core audience and failed to capture a demographic that would be loyal.
It was so great seeing everyone again I really loved Guiding Light - my favorite couple was Josh and Reva
Always knew Josh and Reva would be together, but I hate what they did to Annie in the end. She should have just ended up with some else happy!
Josh and Reva were the Luke and Laura of GL. I watched both shows since the early 80s. Seeing Kim and Robert is a dream come true.
@@qonjo99 And the Victor and Nikki of Y&R!
Mine was roger and holly always
This is great, I was raised on Guiding Light and As the World Turns and still miss the stories. My mom would talk about the stories after they had been cancelled and she was in her dementia.
Guiding Light was such an integral part of my life...My Mom and I always enjoyed our favorite soap!!! Hands down, Riva and Josh had the best and deepest love
Hands down
I wish they would bring this soap back!!! BEST acting ever!
This was such a treat!!!! Five of my favorite characters and definitely amazing actors!! They all look amazing. Holly is by far one of my favorite daytime female characters of all time and Maureen Garrett played her with such a nuance of force, strength and vulnerability. Jerry VerDorn was somewhat of the unsung hero of G/L through various eras and regimes. He transformed Ross Marler from an unscrupulous slimy attorney into a core cornerstone member of Springfield. Liz Keifer….LOVE HER!!! Re-casts are never easy and often times are horrific. Liz had to take on the daunting task of replacing the very popular and talented Sherry Stringfield and she NAILED IT!!!! It took only about one-week into her tenure for me to be convinced that SHE WAS BLAKE. I loved both Sherry and Liz's interpretation of Blake!!! Kim and Robert....what can you say. Soap's all-time super couple!!! Luke and Laura who??? No, it's all about Reva and Josh.
Yes, I agree with all you said! These 5 are some of my absolute favorites, and I was so excited to see them. They’re so familiar to me. I really wish GL could come back in some capacity.
@@cuppycakey5013 u right guiding light was the light that aired every evening that captivated people's hearts time life and emotions
Jerry ver dorn Ross marlar was a cornerstone for everyone he held their innocence he kept them in line as for a lawyer friend and love interest always on good terms
Miss GL so much! Best soap ever & I wish they'd bring it back. The whole gang is still awesome!!! Great to see y'all!!!
I wish that they will bring back the Guilding Light and As Word Turns.
Hi Yes Me 2 💜
OMG!!! Kim Zimmer, Robert Newman Josh and Reeva FOREVER!! Guiding Light! ❤️💕🇨🇦
I Know Right 😘😘💜💜
Loved Guiding Light, I miss this show immensely. Nice to see the cast, it brings back a lot of memories for me as a child, it was my mom and grandmother's favorite show in the late 70s and early 80s.
So nice to see all of them. Especially love seeing MAUREEN Garrett
Someone please bring this show back I miss it and as the world turns so much still. Great to finally see these people like this please do more
The actors have moved on.
I still miss Guiding Light so very much. I started watching in 1978 and stayed with it till it ended in 2009. This is so great to see these stars all these years later. I went on the cruise with many of the stars in 2010. I love Kim Zimmer, she is simply an amazing actress. Guiding Light and As The World Turns should still be on T.V. today. They were the best soaps ever!!
Thank you so much to everyone involved for putting this together!!! This was much needed and I dearly loved seeing and getting to visit some of my “GL Family” again!!❤️ It’s been nearly 11 years since the show went off the air and to this day I am still going through Guiding Light withdrawal!😢. Started watching in 1980 through the very end. I miss it sooo much and am looking forward to maybe another “reunion” soon!!!😀. Love to all❤️!!!
@Colleen Elliott, me too! I started watching GL regularly the year after I got hooked on my ABSOLUTE favorite show, One Life to Live (which I also miss).
Maureen looks fab and Robert is still 🔥🔥🔥🔥
legends of daytime kim zimmer robert newman!!!!!
Reva & Josh (Bud)!!! I've missed Springfield so much! Thanks for posting, I have such wonderful memories of watching the show with my beloved mother who passed away in 2018.
CBS should show G&L and ATWT during the times Y&R and B&B can’t play new episodes
Timothy Mccallum what?
So great to see you guys.. it’s like seeing family that you haven’t seen in forever, but you actually love to see.. thanks for doing this!!
Great job! Cast members Bravo! GL
OMG they all look so good. They're not aging. My mother who passed who have gone crazy for this. Robert's son lives right by me.
Enjoyed so much thank you for bringing all the actors, and actresses together!
Aweeee!!! I’ve been watching episodes from June 1984, I miss GL so much!
That Joshua & Reva connection will endure through time. Sweetness!
Betty truly did know her stuff if she cast all of these lovely people! Amazing, and I’m thankful to her. The actors and actresses on GL were the best truly.
This was so enjoyable; it put a big smile on my face! My childhood friend from down the street introduced me to GL in the early 80s. Then my college roommate got me hooked on it again. Lots of fun memories of watching the show in the 80s and 90s especially. I remember my mother and I were watching one day in 1997, and it was a scene with Roger. When Michael said his lines, my Mom and I both looked at each other at the same time and said, “what’s wrong with his voice?” It was subtle, but noticeable. Not long after that Michael was forced off the show. So sad what happened to him. Clearly all the actors loved him, and he and Maureen were close friends. Speaking of Maureen, she was so great and so underrated, I thought. Fantastic actress. I’m so glad she participated in this. I loved watching Jerry on both GL and OLTL. And what can I say about Kim and Robert except to say that Josh and Reva might be my favorite soap couple of all time! Thank you, Alan, for bringing all these little GL reunions via Zoom. They are the perfect pick me up during this quarantine. I miss the soaps as they once were. The focus on budget and speed these days has taken its toll on the medium. What a shame no one is willing to resurrect this type of storytelling and bring back the poignancy and quality it once had.
I miss all of u soo much! I will never get over the loss of guiding light. It will forever be special in my heart! Be safe everyone! Love u all!
Same! I am still upset and angry about it!
THANK YOU!!! for doing these mini reunions. I started watching GUIDING LIGHT the Summer of '81 and I continued watching until the end. This has been amazing to see the residents of Springfield.
Kim Zimmer recommending Ozark...OMG! I Thank her tremendously! I SO LOVE that show! If it wasn't for her recommendation, I may not have even given it a second thought & now it's one of my top FAVORITES!!!❤
This made me emotional. Used to watch with my Grandma and Mom - they're both gone now and this feels like a little family reunion - what a wonderful gift, thank you!
I feel the same way
I'd love to write them a script. They're the figures in my head that helped shape my imagination. Kim Z is my favorite character actress and Robert N is the "wizard" in my writer's head.
So great to see and hear they're doing well. Miss seeing them on screen. 🥰🥰
God I love and miss these beautiful people!!! Started watching in 50s with my mom. Cried and cried for months during final shows.
My grandmother and mother and I would listen to this show on the radio, before we had a television!
Hi Everyone. So glad to see y'all. Guiding Light is the best!! I love all of you guys!! From NC.
Omg. I miss all these people. I was so upset when it ended. I wish it would come back.
Thoroughly enjoyed this, thanks to everyone who made it happen.
OMG! I grew up watching Guiding Light. I was so sad when the show went off air. It is so great to see you guys.
I miss Guiding light so much .... can you guys do a Netflix guiding light ?
Wouldn't that be great!
I would definitely watch! I only watched 2 soap operas in my life and this was my absolute favorite. I cried when it went off the air. 🥺
@@adwilliams9502 Same. Still devastated! I was supposed to be a little old lady growing old watching this wonderful soap!! I have lots of years to go, but that was my plan!
Thank you everyone. This was wonderful, stay safe and be well. I miss you all so much. God bless.
Thanks for doing this, nice to see you all. Tom was amazing in Ozark! Whatever award is out there for a Netflix show, he deserves it! Maureen, googling lasagna gardening now....
Yes, thank you for including Tom's performance. I knew when he played Jonathan he was destined for greatness......so happy he is getting recognition. This live was great.
Tom was amazing in Ozark. He was completely robbed bc he should have won an Emmy for his performance. I am hoping for a loop hole where he is alive!
This was so good. I really want to know who Pamela Long's alternate choice for "Reva" was...the role was made for Kim Z!
Guiding light made the right choice back than casting reva kim Zimmer she is the best
I’ve watched several of these, and this is my absolute favorite! I loved all of their characters on the show for so many years, and in this they all seem happy, positive, engaging, and funny. On other videos, some of them seemed bored, and they had a lot of awkward moments. This one had none of that, and I smiled the entire time! 🥰
Oh my goodness, this is such a wonderful reunion! Thank you for doing this! You are all missed SOOOOOO MUCH!!!❤❤❤
Thank you so much for this! What a joy to see these actors. I true to watched guiding light. Watching old clips of fabulous scenes online has been a lifesaver during this time for me. My husband is in arts PR I kind of thought you must’ve worked in the PR department to pull this off but thanks to everybody who made it possible. Give us more to see.
Thanks Margaret! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
I always love you Kim Zimmer!! You are so Gorgous. 💗💗
Absolutely LOVE Maureen Garrett. And I'm currently watching Kim Zimmer on RetroTV's "The Doctors." And, slightly off-topic, Alan is haaaaawt!
I miss both the shows soooooo
much. So good to see everyone❤️❤️❤️ Still pissed at CBS for cancellation. I watched for 30+ years. I wish they had reruns❤️
I am still so mad at the executives at CBS. I read Kim's book. I also greatly dislike the Exec Producer, whose name I will not mention. !!!!
I really miss Guiding Light! Thank you for this!❤️
This was such a treat during these uncertain times. I grew up watching GL with my Mom. Thank you all so MUCH!!!!
ME TOO WITH MY MOM!🤗💗🤗🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺
This is by far my favorite soap and I watched all of the characters 20 plus years. It would be amazing to catch up with Lisa Brown, Michael Tylo, Jordan Clarke, and Maeve Kincaid (Vanessa and Henry were my favorite across all soaps). And Peter Simon and Maureen again for razzle dazzle. 😍
Tre Westbrook I am worried about Jordan Clarke. According to Michael, his health has been very poor the past few years.
iamcasihart. Oh no.
OMG I just remembered EDMUND!!! LOL!!!! Henry ... ah Henry!!!!! How beloved!!!
I got addicted to Guidling Light on maternity leave in 1978! I still miss it!
DM Bateman I started watching in 1977. The late 70s early 80s where the best GL years.
The way I love and appreciate these actors ❤❤❤
That was awesome, love hearing stories behind the scenes, so nice to see our guiding light family again 😁
Omg, I was raised on this soap & seeing "Ross & Blakey", again, is fabulous, & "Holly" too, of course! The Marlers & the Thorpe's were my favs! 🤗😍😘
Thank you all so much! what a treat. My next 5 would be: Sofia Landon, the wonderful Diane Ballard..... Maeve Kinkaid, Vanessa.....Mart Hulswit, Ed Bauer or Peter Simon......Jordan Clarke, Billy Lewis...….Tina Sloane, Lillian Raines she was on the show for so many years.
Kim Zimmer with Robert Newman will always be my favorite.i miss my Josh and reva
OMG, I loved this! Being in quarantine has had me down, but this picked me right up! I miss these guys and GL!
I was raised on GL because of my grandma. My first memory is when Maeve died in the helicopter crash. From that day til the end. I’d love for more of these.💙💙💙💙💙💙
Alan, you're definitely the king of the soap opera world. Charita Bauer, and then Ellen Parker were truly the greatest matriarchs of Guiding Light, Reva being plunged into the water was really devastating, the wedding with Philip and Elizabeth was truly magical and touching, Molly from ATWT looked absolutely gorgeous in her wedding gown from the January 1998 episode of ATWT, and the final ever episode of Another World from June 25th, 1999 was heartbreaking, especially with the final scene.
Hi Byron -- Thanks for the message. Have a great weekend.
I hope Alan can do it again soon, Liz, Jerry, Maureen and Kim and Robert ... the greatest number of views !!
I'm just now seeing this. Great reunion. RIP, Jerry verDorn
Absolutely, RIP.
I remember being out to brunch in Holyoke, Ma, early 1980s, walking past Robert Newman and a young blonde woman who played a nurse on Guiding Light. I believe there was a Soap Opera convention in Springfield, Ma that weekend. I had a crazy moment of don't-I-know-you before realizing that I had just seen Josh Lewis! And, yes, he is gorgeous! I loved Guiding Light, thanks to all of you for such great entertainment!
I would love to have all the episodes of guilding light and as the world turns
I started watching guiding light when I was a pre teen because my mother watched it. That was 35 years ago. I absolutely loved guiding light and as the world turns. Everyone clicked on screen and you all were amazing. I cried so hard when the last show aired. I miss the show so much!!! I wish it was still on 🙁
Great seeing everyone! Loved, Loved this show!
This is so Great!!! Thank you so much for doing this! It's just what we need right now, and always! Favorite show ever!
An absolute treat!! Thank you all!
Re-posting from another GL vid:
(This especially goes to Kim Zimmer, who was kind of like my mom :)
On a personal note about this show... I've always wanted to tell the actors how much it meant to me. It was mainly my mom and I when I was growing up and we were poor and there were a lot of very hard times mentally and emotionally, but Guiding Light was the one constant that was always with us. It, along with ATWT were my mom's faves and she passed away at age 51 in 2005 from cancer. When Guiding Light (my favorite) ended I felt like yet another piece of her was gone away. My favorite characters were like extended family for me from when I was that little latchkey kid to adulthood. I had wanted to watch the show consecutively from the 80's in the last few years and finally began finding a few sources that had uploaded episodes here on youtube. What a source of comfort and nostalgia, knowing my mom had watched these same ones, and seeing storylines I remembered as a kid!
So I want to thank the cast for unknowingly always being there for her and me, then and now, through the wonder of the internet
Thank you for sharing your story. I am so sorry about your mom. I hope she's watching the classics in heaven.
I miss guiding light and the edge of night so much so many terrific stories and characters it's hard to choose a favorite
Kim Zimmer [ Reva Shayne] ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ her...want her back on tv
I love these chats. Man, I miss my stories!!!
So awesome to see you all again. I was a stay at home Mom since 1959 and watched daily. (My mom had listened on radio b4 that!) You were all like family. Best of wishes to you all.
I absolutely loved this! So many memories from when I started watching GL in high school in the 80s.
Glad to hear it, Marcus! Thank you.
I can't believe I am just seeing these after so much years, these interviews would have been so great to see during the pandemic. I loved all these people on GL so much. I adore that they all loved Michael Zaslow, he was such a great actor. I remember Roger and Amanda Spaulding played by Toby Poser I loved them so much, they were so funny. Toby Poser was the first soap star that I wrote and she sent me back a signed headshot post card, I had it for years but cannot located it anymore. Anyways thanks for these wonderful interviews, am revisiting them all.
So happy to read your note, Patricia. Thank you for watching them and for taking the time to write me.
They are all so special to me love them all. They are gems and thank you Ms. Zimmer your daughter is amazing and praying for all.
Thank you for this! Was loving seeing so many familiar faces again, and I cannot wait for the further reunions!
I got hooked on Guiding Light back in 1981, when I would come home from school and my sister would be watching it. I tell you, it is addicting. All the crazy story lines, the drama, the action, the hook ups, the break-ups, the lies, the deaths, the resurrection, the love stories etc. Oh how I miss my GUIDING LIGHT. I was a true fan for 28 years. Watching those old footage on CZcams made my day. It brought back so many memories, I enjoyed it very much. My Guiding Light favorite Character was Reva Shayne Lewis, played by the fabulous Kim Zimmer. Also, Nola Reardon was a hoot. Love stories like Kelly&Morgan and Beth&Phillip was enticing. Also Jonathan Randal, Reva's youngest son played by Tom Pelphrey- boy he did such a great convincing job portraying that character.
Great tribute. I miss my Springfield family. Kim Zimmer and Robert Newman are my favorite 4 ever and always ❤️ I miss my reva and josh every day
Thank you, Amy! Be well.
Brilliant!!!! Bring it back!!!💕
I especially loved anything with the spaudings phillip spaulding was my favorite and the 80s were the best years
Oh my God I used to rush home from school everyday and my mom would keep me up on the first 15 minutes that I missed love you guys you made coming home from school great
What a delightful conversation- thank you all for building community.
OMG I watched GL all through my childhood I used to called Rodger Thorrn the bad Mr. Rodgers when I was in Kindergarten
Grew up watching this show..my grandmother was a faothful watcher as my mother was.. and of course.. me too.. Just a hugh part of my life
Glad to hear that, Tracey! Thank you. I hope you've enjoyed some of the Guiding Light interviews I've done.
This is great I watched guiding light all my life 60s to the end miss it more than anything thanks so much
I started watching in 6th grade w my parents in the early 80s. I miss this show so much! I love all of them and seeing them makes me so happy. I will NEVER get over it being cancelled, ever! I feel like my golden years of watching my fave soap have been robbed from me. I have read Kim Zimmers book twice and I will pry read it again b/c it fills a void that I miss dearly! So many wonderful actors on this show! I am so proud when I still see any of them in shows and I whoop n holler for them. I wish someone could bring it back, in any format! Agree with Kim on Tom Pelphrey on Ozark. He was amazing and I was SO PROUD! And Matt Bomer??! Why I remember when he went crazy on GL ! LOL! SO PROUD!
Guiding light was one of the very best shows on tv. Loved them all.
I am 68 and I love Kim. Hello Kim! I loved Josh and Reva. Always a Josh and Reva fan. Reva could do no wrong in my eyes. I hated that it ended. I never missed an episode. Saved the last show. Still watch it at least once a month. It ended Beautifully!❤❤👏👏👏 In my mind they are still happy and together to this day! My favorite Soap Opera of all time. Always a fan. Say hi. Please Kim. My Reva!!!!
I'll pass this on, Diane. Thanks for tuning-in!
Wonderful walk down memory lane. I began watching GL with my grandmother in the 1950s.
i sure miss them all, Kim Zimmer and Maeve who played Vanessa was who i liked seeing after Lenore Kasdorf and Maureen left the show, then Maureen came back as Holly along with Michael Zaslow as Roger, i cried tears from Kim Zimmer and Robert Newman's Josh and Riva's performance when Annie kidnapped Riva taking her on a plane to be dropped from the deep blue skies in the Florida Keys Annie jumped out with parachute and order the pilot out by way of gun and minutes later down went the plane. i surely thought that was the end for Riva. Josh of course was frantic going to the florida keys where Annie mislead him to find no Riva and nothing but heartache.
Thank you very much for organizing this. It was great to see all of these great actors that we have missed for so long. A bright spot in a stressful day of going to the supermarket and a scary time in our country
I LOVED this show.... so much so that I named my son after a character... I named him after Harley Cooper... my sons name is Cooper
These are so great. Loved the memories of Betty. As young as I was, I still remember her well.
Omg you guys! I grew up watching you all! It’s so good to see you all! You look so good! I remember sitting by my grams and thinking, “I wonder if I will find a love like RS&JM.” Thank you all so much for making my childhood memorable. I hope you all stay healthy and I hope to see all of you more soon! Cheers to a healthy living and spreading the love!
Just watching this today, but it was something that I had been thinking about for several weeks - somehow reuniting stars of our favorite daytime dramas. My idea is a little different and I'm still developing it but what a beautiful tribute. So great seeing these wonderful actors again. Thank you for sharing it. Made my day, even though I'm replaying it on CZcams. Very nice to see indeed.
Thank for this Michael I am reallly enjoying this it's great seeing these beloved people my second family from tv
I think you mean, Alan.
I absolutely loved this! Thank you for doing it! Miss seeing these people!
AWESOME! Thank you so much for this. I miss Guiding Light so much. It was great seeing my favorites for just a while. I can't wait until the next!
Hello, my friend Mary was a faithful viewer of guiding light since 1969, she really enjoyed the interviews more then you ever now.
Thank you, Diane! I appreciate your note.