Fan's of STEAMBOAT the Series were treated to the release of two episodes this week. Creator Michael O'Leary calls it a mini-season as he continues to work to find sponsors in the hopes that STEAMBOAT may reach a broader audience. The webseries is a satire about the backstage antics of the actors on a long running but trouble soap opera and stars actors that Guiding Light and As the World Turns fans will recognize.
Unlike Crystal Chappell's Venice the Series, STEAMBOAT is available to viewers free of charge.
The cast includes former GL co-stars: Justin Deas, Kim Zimmer, Beth Chamberlin, Orlagh Cassidy, Kurt McKinney and O'Leary as well as ATWT's Michael Park.
Click here for more on STEAMBOAT the Series
Friday, January 7, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Saying Good-Bye to Old Friends
It has been well over a year now since Guiding Light aired its final episode on September 18, 2009, but many are still feeling a sense of loss.
Ever since the cancellation was announced many held out hope that the show would some how be saved, but that did not happen. A year later CBS and Proctor and Gamble also brought As the World Turns to its close as Proctor & Gamble made it clear it was getting out of the soap opera business after over 70 years.
Even into late December of 2010 there were those individuals out there who still tried to hold out hope that some how someone out there would get the rigths to GL and bring it back, but it is pretty clear that is not going to happen.
On January 1, 2011 PGP/Telenext cut its remaining ties to GL and its fans by closing down the Official GL Facebook page that had thousands of members and continued to grow long after the final episode aired. Sadly it also became host to rumors of the show being saved, and in some cases getting some people's hopes for its return ....something I saw as cruel and uncalled for.
Someone there kept citing Tweets posted by a "television executive" and telling posters that the references were in regards to GL, but that was not accurate to say the least. If this poster would have bothered to read what this individual originally said when he claimed to be trying to buy the rights to GL she would have known that what this executive actually wanted to do was buy the rites so he could use the name to try and muster viewership for a show of his own ....in his own words, he was going to focus on a specific family, but recast the entire show. That being said, I am glad that PGP/Telenext refused to sell the rights, because GL and GL fans deserved a lot better than a bastardized version of the show they held so dear. I find it difficult to believe that the die hard GL fans would tune into any version of GL that no longer contained the characters we knew and loved for 72 years...A Guiding Light without Kim Zimmer as "Reva Shayne" would be like ...a car with no wheels!
Ever since the cancellation was announced many held out hope that the show would some how be saved, but that did not happen. A year later CBS and Proctor and Gamble also brought As the World Turns to its close as Proctor & Gamble made it clear it was getting out of the soap opera business after over 70 years.
Even into late December of 2010 there were those individuals out there who still tried to hold out hope that some how someone out there would get the rigths to GL and bring it back, but it is pretty clear that is not going to happen.
On January 1, 2011 PGP/Telenext cut its remaining ties to GL and its fans by closing down the Official GL Facebook page that had thousands of members and continued to grow long after the final episode aired. Sadly it also became host to rumors of the show being saved, and in some cases getting some people's hopes for its return ....something I saw as cruel and uncalled for.
Someone there kept citing Tweets posted by a "television executive" and telling posters that the references were in regards to GL, but that was not accurate to say the least. If this poster would have bothered to read what this individual originally said when he claimed to be trying to buy the rights to GL she would have known that what this executive actually wanted to do was buy the rites so he could use the name to try and muster viewership for a show of his own ....in his own words, he was going to focus on a specific family, but recast the entire show. That being said, I am glad that PGP/Telenext refused to sell the rights, because GL and GL fans deserved a lot better than a bastardized version of the show they held so dear. I find it difficult to believe that the die hard GL fans would tune into any version of GL that no longer contained the characters we knew and loved for 72 years...A Guiding Light without Kim Zimmer as "Reva Shayne" would be like ...a car with no wheels!
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Kim Zimmer to Appear in Curtain's Up for a Cure Benefit
According to PlayBill.com Guiding Light's Kim Zimmer who is currently playing Echo Savoy on ABC's One Life to Live will be appearing in Curtain's Up for a Cure a benefit for the Huntington's Disease Society of America. Click here for the full article.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Film Happy New Year Looking for Your Support to Help Veteran's
Actress Tina Sloan (ex Lillian) will star in Happy New Year and independent film set to premiere in 2011. Tina plays the mother of a wounded Iraqi War veteran, an as Tina's real life sun served as a Marine this is a project that is close to her heart.
Click here for more information and support this project.
Click here for more information and support this project.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
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Keep up-to-date on what your favorite Guiding Light actors are up to now on Facebook. Our blog will remain to include more detailed information and links to other sides that include full articles. Fill free to add updates to the Facebook page if you have information you do not see posted there. We invite our Facebook friends to help us keep the information out there.
Keep up-to-date on what your favorite Guiding Light actors are up to now on Facebook. Our blog will remain to include more detailed information and links to other sides that include full articles. Fill free to add updates to the Facebook page if you have information you do not see posted there. We invite our Facebook friends to help us keep the information out there.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Danny Cosgrove Joins STEAMBOAT the Series Cast
Michael O'Leary (ex Rick) and his Steamboat staff announced via Twitter this afternoon that Danny Cosgrove (ex Bill) has joined the cast of Steamboat the Series which just went back into production this week. No word yet on when fans can expect to see the next episodes of Steamboat, but my sources are tell methay have been working behind the scenes for months now hoping to land some sponsors to bring you more epsiodes and they also plan on a few more casting announcements in the near future.
Lawrence St. Victor Stars in The Forgiven
If you were wondering when you would see Guiding Light’s Remy back on the screen, you’re in for a big treat. Lawrence Saint-Victor, the soap opera hero, co-directed, wrote and acted in the short film, The Forgiven, recently featured on the big screen at The Big Apple Film Festival & Urban World Film Festival in New York City.To read the full article visit UPTOWN Magazine
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