From: dls7515@summa.tamu.edu (SMITH, DARRON L)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: GL: MAKING A GOOD COUPLE!!!!
Date: 15 Apr 92 21:55:00 GMT
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
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I know that one of the most important things on soaps is relationships.
Relationships between parents and children, siblings, business co-workers and 
so on. The most important relationship on a soap is a love relationship. In 
order for a soap love relationship to be successful there needs to be a certain
chemistry and connection between the two characters. Many times it takes just 
good casting and writing to combine two characters that have natural vibes with
each other. I love soap opera's alot, I mean I watch 4 of them daily and the 
others often. I love ALL MY CHILDREN, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, AS THE WORLD
TURNS, and GUIDING LIGHT. I watch all of these and get hours of enjoyment, but 
for different reasons. All My Children, The Young and the Restless, and As the
World Turns are great plot soaps respectively, but they do not present a core 
of couples that I would consider good couples. They always manage to have at 
least one good couple like  AMC'S Erica and Adam, Y&R'S Victor and Nikki, or
ATWT'S Margo and Tom. There is a soap though that has a nack at presenting a 
wide variety of good no GREAT couples constantly GUIDING LIGHT. Guiding Light 
is doing a wonderful job at presenting couples with chemistry and natural 
vibes. I am going to talk about some of those great couples and what makes them
so GOOD together. Here we go:


HARLEY COOPER and A.C. MALLET!!!!!

They are the best example of what a GREAT couple is like. For one thing they 
are alike in almost every since of the word. Harley is a smart, beautiful, 
sexy, sassy, strong-willed, proud, honest, quick witt woman that has her act 
together and would do any man proud. Mallet is a smart, handsome, sexy, 
rugged, strong-willed, proud, honest, quick witt man that has his act together 
and would do any woman proud. If I just sounded like I repeated myself I did,
and that's the point. This is where all that great Harley and Mallet chemistry
comes from. They communicate in a way that only the two of them understand. 
They have found in each other a mate that is equall to the challenge of their
own personality. These two are PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


MINDY LEWIS and NICK McHENRY

These two have quite a bit of chemestry themselves. Although they are not 
always perfectly honest with each other, they both show a tremendous amount of
love for one another. Mindy is a some what spoiled little rich girl that grew 
up with a silver spoon in her mouth. She was always a nice person that made 
TERRIBLE mistakes in her life. Mindy always loved her family and friends over
anything else in her life. She knows she can get what ever she wants and that 
attitude is what usually gets miss Mindy Sue in trouble. Nick is a suave New 
York city boy that knows how to treat a lady. He has looks and charm that most
women find irrasistable. Nick is a ferm believer in going after what he wants 
and he usually gets it. Mindy and Nick have a lot of natural vibes that make 
them a GOOD couple.


ELENI SPAULDING and FRANK COOPER

If these two were together we would be talking about another Harley and Mallet.
Eleni and Frank are just great together, when they were together. You could 
just since the chemistry for these two. Eleni is a sweet, beautiful, charming,
caring, hard-working woman that wants to give a much deserving husband alot of
love and support. Frank is a sweet, handsome, charming, caring, hard-working 
man that wants a good, honest, caring wife that deserves the best. Again does
it sound like I repeated myself I did, because this is that great GL chemestry
at work again. Eleni and Frank are PERFECT for each other and when they get 
together (and they will) the sparks are going to fly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


ALAN-MICHAEL SPAULDING and BLAKE THORPE

These two are a match made in hell. Although both have a devilish side two them
when they get together you can't help but feel the chemistry that is naturally
there. A-M a self centered, spoiled, handsome, charming man that feels no 
obligation to pull out all the stops to get what he wants. Blake a 
self-centered, spoiled, beautiful, seductive woman that feels no hesitation to
pull out all the stops if necessary. Well need I say more they just click like
a lock and key. Given the lock is a little warped and the key a little used 
they make a great team and couple. If these two get together look out 
Springfeild the Wild West rides again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


OTHER GREAT COUPLES INCLUDE:

ALEXANDREA and ROGER.
BILLY and VANESSA
GILLY and HAMP
ED and MO
PHILIP and BETH

There are some others that don't come to mind right off hand. I hope you agree 
that GL has done an excellent job at presenting GREAT COUPLES. If you would 
like to respond please do. I would love to hear your opinons on any other 
couple or anything else.

THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Darron Smith