Talk:Guiding Light

message: Actors who have participated in taping but not aired aren't current cast members. They will be when they get aired. What if someone important in the plot dies? How can one be sure the previously taped episodes won't be revised or re-recorded? The same priniciple applies for actors that are leaving. Perhaps something could happen that would postpone the leaving of the character for another month. S/he would still exist, but not be shown.  Encyclopedias contain facts, not speculation. --jag123 08:33, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Speculation on actors

message: I thought that CBS provided a 10:00 AM feed of GL now, and that affiliates airing it at that time were no longer a day behind.  Is that not so? Juppiter 03:21, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Day-Behind Airings 

message: Hi, I'm the one who did a bit of grammar and punctuation "fixin'" late last night to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guiding_Light.
It was very late and I couldn't remember my passwd, which is why I didn't log in.
Just wanted to explain why.
I'll do my best with the run-ons, but since I was never a soap opera fan, there is a limit to what I can do w/ some of the info. I agree that it needs a complete re-organization, separating the show aspects from the 'real life' aspects.
Now that I can see the link for the sandbox, I'll go there and do what I can. I've studied grammar for the past several years, so I feel comfortable with helping in that fashion. I'm glad to help however I can.
Starr
Starr* 17:05, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, its much appreciated. That makes 3 editors working on this, none of whom are Soap fans. Go figure. KillerChihuahua?!? 18:46, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

text: Nope, check sandbox history. I moved the 70s, anyway... I will have to check to see if I moved the 80s but I think I did. KillerChihuahua?!? 12:17, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Getting on board. 

message: Sorry but the split really should have waited until everything was in order on the main article. Juppiter 19:21, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The article was already over 167 kilobytes long, and anything over 50kb is reccomended for division, with 32kb of content recommended. Everything has been out of order on the main article for over a year. How long do you propose we should have waited? KillerChihuahua?!? 23:08, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Further I see you have seven total contribs to Guiding Light, so unless you change your editing habits materially, I fail to see that you are doing anything but criticizing that which you are not helping to fix.  KillerChihuahua?!? 23:11, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

text: But the material is copyrighted.  When Wikipedia uses a fair use image, it's ok cause nobody is making a profit off of wikipedia.  But by charging money he's effectively making money off somebody else's work. Juppiter 04:48, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

text: Take this to a forum please. KillerChihuahua?!? 01:19, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Still a mess 

message: Surely this has been suggested before.  I think a list of CBS affiliates athat air it at 3:00pm and 10:00am would be a good idea.--Attitude2000 15:36, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: WP:NOT TV Guide. It is the responsibility of the reader to figure out when the show airs in their area, not Wikipedia's. Mike H. I did "That's hot" first! 23:15, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of affiliates by when it airs 

message: Would it be possible to create a Guiding Light Project on Wikipedia to help with some of the articles linked to this topic? I have started a Bauer Family page and have tried to expand or create certain character pages. It didn't make sence that the Bauer Family is so sadly un-represented on wikipedia when they are the premier family of the show. I don't know all the history of the show though, so there are many pages that I think need to be created or expanded but are not my area of expertise. Any thoughts? amyanda 05:57, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Guiding Light or Soap Opera Project?

message: This particular soap opera will run for 2 or 300 years. That's what's so funny. RocketMaster 19:46, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  HA HA HA! 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:GL 70.jpg

message: It's pretty well known that many 50's/60's episodes are no longer in existance, as they were erased after one broadcast. Shouldn't the article make mention of that? Retro Agnostic (talk) 20:11, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Episode Status

message: Record Low Telecasts
*2,009,000 viewers on Friday, May 30, 2008
*2,013,000 viewers on Thursday, August 21, 2008
*2,025,000 viewers on Friday, July 13, 2007
*2,028,000 viewers on Friday, August 22, 2008
*2,030,000 viewers on Friday, August 15, 2008
*2,067,000 viewers on Monday, August 18, 2008
*2,080,000 viewers on Thursday, May 1, 2008  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.68.103.242 (talk) 22:06, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Record Low Ratings 

message: I wont believe it, youve all been fooled. The show is not being cancelled and must be an april fools joke. Say it aint so! 69.157.60.100 (talk) 23:10, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  cancellation 

message: Is Guiding Light the last soap opera that began on radio that is still showing on TV?  Is anything else that began on radio still showing on TV?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.37.101.105 (talk) 01:42, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Last soap still surviving from radio?

message: There has been NO word on GL continuing after its run on CBS.  No news has been released about continuing on YouTube September 21, 2009 at all.  As of now, May 4, 2009, the show will end on September 18 and will not continue on the internet or on cable.  It should not be posted that it will be on YouTube when no official announcement has been made.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.217.50.225 (talk) 01:14, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: YouTube continuation

message: There has been a pattern of unsubstantiated, bogus, and uncited posts concerning Guiding Light and You Tube.  The posts have been anonymous & they have been written in the same language and pattern, though using several IP Addresses.  There is absolutely OFFICIALLY no truth to these posts, though I'm not sure if it is vandalism or wishful thinking on someone's part, but, for the integrity of Wikipedia, it has to be stopped.  Furthermore, if this is being done by someone who plans on ILLEGALLY posting reruns of Guiding Light, that would not equate to continuing the shows broadcast history, nor would it be considered broadcast history at all, not anymore than any other shows that are ILLEGALLY posted by 3rd parties on You Tube or any other such site, nor does it have any place on Wikipedia.  OFFICIALLY, Guiding Light will end it's broadcast run when it ends on CBS in September.....this is per Telenext and CBS.....the ones who would know!  Wikipedia, nor anyone who posts there on, is not clairvoyant the last time I checked!  Protecting this page so only people who are logged on may edit might end it for awhile anyway!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.169.69.130 (talk) 04:46, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Might Need To Semi-Protect This Page For Awhile 

message: Should Maeve Kinkead (Vanessa Chamberlain Reardon) be listed among the senior cast members? She has appeared off and on since 1980. All of the other listed actors, except Tina Sloan, have been off at some point.Rockhopper10r (talk) 20:00, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Senior cast members 

message: I hear that a researcher at a major university has found empirical evidence that a soap opera with over fifteen thousand episodes is just plain sad. Can anyone tell me where this was published? Signed sincerely, 12.19.84.33 (talk) 15:20, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Need source for important information... 

message: A reference marker inside the edit page says to not change "Guiding Light is" to "Guiding Light was" per Wikipedia convention covered at Wikipedia:WikiProject Television/Style guidelines.  I've looked at that guideline, and see no mention of the "is" versus "was" convention.  Can someone clarify or provide a more direct resource why NOT to change to past tense?  --CPAScott (talk) 19:29, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: This comes up every time a series ends, so the question is certainly not unique to GL. In a nutshell, the series still exists as a creative work, even though no new episodes are being made. (In a similar vein, we wouldn't describe a book or a film in the past tense.) References to the airing and so on change to past ("it aired on", "it was produced by", and so on) but the show itself still "is". The convention is listed at Wikipedia:WikiProject Television/Style guidelines#Lead paragraphs. Hope this helps. --Ckatzchatspy 19:37, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is v. Was 

message: The article says that CBS aired 15,762 episodes.  Is this TV only, or TV and radio?  Is there a good source for the exact count?
Based on broadcast history one can calculate:
* NBC Radio (1937-01-25 – 1941-12-26, 1942-03-16 – 1946-11-29) 502.1 weeks, ~2,511 episodes
* CBS Radio (1947-06-02 – 1956-06-29) 473.6 weeks, ~2,368 episodes
* CBS TV (1952-06-30 – 2009-09-18) 2985.6 weeks, ~14,928 episodes
** Total CBS (TV & radio) ~17,296 episodes
So 15,762 seems too high for TV only but too low for TV+radio.
—MJBurrage(T•C) 16:20, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Number of episodes

message: I always assumed that the title referred to the fact that Springfield had a lighthouse, because of course I didn't watch/listen to the show in the Thirties and Forties. So, I was bold and added the reference to the lighthouse. — AMK1211talk! 04:19, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Title?

message: Shouldn't the complete series DVD collection be included in the article, as with many other TV shows?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.25.55.61 (talk) 23:05, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: DVD Collection?

message: The article mentions that "The Guiding Light" first aired in color on September 11, 1967. However, I KNOW that to be a mistaken date. This clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxtKk2sMs-E (Posted by CBS themselves!) proves conclusively that the show switched to color on MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1967. The main article should be fixed to reflect this revelation. Blozier2006 (talk) 05:56, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Farine (talk) 21:09, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Actual Date of Color Switchover 

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message: The soap opera Guiding Light, which is listed as the number one television show by episode count, didn't have 18,262 episodes broadcasted on television. 2,500 of these episodes being counted as television episodes were actually broadcasted over the radio. Just wanted to point that out. New here so I don't know how to edit the page itself.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bengilbert86 (talk • contribs) 16:28, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks like it's even less than the 15,762 episodes quoted for CBS in the infobox, as some of that number were also broadcast on radio – anyone know the actual "number of episodes broadcast on television count"? I don't see that number in the article... Yep, looks like List of longest-running United States television series is also quoting the "15,762" figure which doesn't look to be right for "number of episodes on TV"... --IJBall (contribs • talk) 16:38, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text:  OK, according to this, between 1952 and 1956, the series was broadcast on both TV and radio. So I'm thinking the "15,762" figure for "number of TV episodes" is correct after all... --IJBall (contribs • talk) 16:49, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Episode count 

message: The lead section only discusses the show being notable for running very long. Those details are fine and worth keeping, but the opening sentence and first paragraph should ideally describe what it actually is. I don't have any knowledge about this show, so I don't think I can do it. JAYFAX (talk) 20:29, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I added a paragraph in the lead. The show significantly changed when it transitioned from radio to television. Zzyzx11 (talk) 03:41, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  The lead doesn't explain what the show is about?