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We told you about Guiding Light vet Tina Sloan's (Lillian Raines) newest project, "Changing Shoes" before ( you can read about it here ), but now we're very happy to have the chance to share a preview of her unique one-woman show with you.



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Reva's life takes a nightmarish turn this week when Jeffrey's plane goes down. Desperate, she's ready to run off in search of him. Will Josh help her find her husband? And, is this really the end of Jeffrey, or is it something else?



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Blogging From The Beacon.

Thoughts on the week of June 29-July 3.

They didn't pull any punches about this being the last Bauer barbecue. While that gave the event a little more pathos than usual, it still managed to be entertaining. It's hard to complain. They managed to make it everything it hasn't been in years. It was humorous, nostalgic, full of references to show history, appearances from old characters and nice... » Read More

In the shadow of the impending cancellation, CBS has launched a new section to their Guiding Light website to celebrate the show's history and lead viewers along to its final episode on September 18. There are photo galleries, video highlights and brand new interviews with stars of the show, past and present, to illustrate the series' many famous plots and characters over the years.

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After months of speculation, Guiding Light 's Otalia finally hit the serious snag that fans of the couple were worried would come. In spite of the fact that Jessica Leccia (Natalia) has been visibly pregnant for months, the show decided to wait until now to integrate pregnancy into the plot. With the actress leaving the show for the time being, does this mean it's the sad end of the couple?



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The Bauer barbecue is always a very special event on Guiding Light and this year's will be extra special. There's been plenty of hype around the event already and it will feature the brief return on plenty of fan favorites. Everyone from Hawk (Gil Rogers) to Mindy (Krista Tesreau) to Danny and Michelle (Paul Anthony Stewart and Nancy St. Alban) will be putting in appearances for this celebration. Here's a sneak peek behind the scenes
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Today, June 30, marks the 57th anniversary of Guiding Light 's presence on TV. Back in 1952, it made the leap from being a radio series to becoming television's first soap opera. Episodes only ran fifteen minutes then, but the organ music which would become synonymous with the genre was already present. Check out this sample clip from the show's first year TV on CBS.



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Telling the truth should be easy, but it keeps getting more difficult for some of Springfield's residents. Just as Olivia and Natalia continue to open up to their friends and neighbors about their relationship, an unexpected development rears its head that may put their public coming out on hold. It's not the only unexpected bit of news that could have serious consequences either.




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Blogging From The Beacon.

Thoughts on the week of June 22-26.

Bill and Lizzie's wedding was the focus early in the week. Since they didn't seem to be planning much of anything, their relatives decided to dive in and take over. They pounced on them while they were still in bed and scarcely dressed, stuffed them with cake and a slightly drunken Alex painted Lizzie so she wound up looking like Madonna from the 80s. The... » Read More

Guiding Light 's final air date is less than three months away but some of its actors have already moved on. Crystal Chappell (Olivia Spencer) has moved back to her old home on Days of Our Lives , but she will be sticking around in Springfield until the finale. The same doesn't appear to be true of her Emmy winning co-star, Gina Tognoni (Dinah Marler).

Tognoni's contract with the series was due to expire in June and sources... » Read More