Beyond The Light

Beyond The Light is a coastal serial drama by forum member Jaay, published sporadically between 1st September 2014 and 5th August 2015. Series 1 ran for 40 episodes between 1st September 2014 and 3rd January 2015. It also included two webisodes - published on 8th and 29th October 2014 - which are canononically part of Series 1, and part of real-time continuity. Only one episode of Series 2 was ever published, on 5th August 2015. On 13th September 2015, a producer interview article was released announcing a reboot of the project, but this never materialised.
In all, 43 episodes of the project were published.
Beyond The Light originally had a title card but it is thought lost; a new one was created for it retroactively in April 2020 by Imago Productions. It features the original image used in the lost title card, but the hues and contrast have been tweaked to embellish the image more, which is of a lighthouse in front of a yellowy-purple sunset. The logo uses a Fonarto font in white, in the southwest corner of the title card.
==Reception==
The project enjoyed a generally positive response from the forum and was popular in terms of feedback.
==Awards==
These Days 1.0 had largely dominated the WRIXAS for several years, particularly in the soaps category. As the project had been shelved by the time Beyond The Light came into being, Beyond The Light seemed to capture the zeitgeist; the forum was looking for another soap to fill the void left behind by the demise of These Days 1.0, and Beyond The Light was lucky enough to be it. Unusally though the forum got behind a brand-new soap, rather than an established one. As such it was a huge success at WRIXAS 9, held on 8th March 2015, winning eight accolades. These were for:
*Best Couple (Dabi AKA Darren Gordon & Gabi King)
*Best Newcomer (Geri Warner)
*Best Cliffhanger (Darren Gordon Dies?)
*Best Exit (Kristy Stewart)
*Best Soap Male (Darren Gordon)
*Best Soap Female (Carly Gordon, Natasha McGregor - DRAW)
*Best Soap Episode (Episode 10)
*Best Soap
This marked the first time a competition between two characters from the same project ended in a draw (Best Soap Female), and it was an impressive feat for an entirely new project to win 'Best Soap'.
==Settings==
*Champagne Kisses (wine bar)
*The Clifftop Hotel
*Coffee Khan (coffee shop)
*The Cork Wine Suppliers
*Cowan Motors (garage)
*The General Store
*Harbour View Restaurant
*In Bloom (florist)
*Kerrigan Stables
*Lazer Nite Club
*The Light House (pub)
*Styles By Preeya (salon)
==Cast==
===Archer-Reid-Kerrigan===
*Felix Kerrigan
*Jake Archer
*Lynton Kerrigan
*Megan Reid
*Naomi Archer-Kerrigan
*Oliver Archer
===Khan===
*Mia Khan
*Preeya Khan
*Ravi Khan
*Rita Khan
===McGregor-Cullen===
*Dylan McGregor
*Natasha McGregor
*Nathan McGregor
*Rob McGregor
*Scott Cullen
===Roach===
*Ben Roach
*Holly Roach
*Rebecca Roach
===Stewart-Gordon===
*Archie Stewart
*Carly Gordon
*Darren Gordon
*Gayle Stewart
*Jessica Stewart
*Kristy Stewart
*Kyle Stewart
*Owen Stewart
===Others===
*Gabi King
*Gareth Redfern
*Geri Warner
*Jason Murray
*Jeremy "Mac" MacKenzie
*Kath Cowan
==Episodes==
NB: Episodes included Beyond The Light time publication dates, but these sometimes did not correspond with real time publication dates. Only real time publication dates are included in the following directory:
===Series 1 (40 episodes + 2 webisodes, complete)===
*Episode 1 (S01E01): Pilot (2014.09.01)
*Episode 2 (S01E02): The Dark Of Night (2014.09.05)
*Episode 3 (S01E03): Truths Haunting Fear (2014.09.08)
*Episode 4 (S01E04): It's Not Always Fun (2014.09.12)
*Episode 5 (S01E05): Gathering (2014.09.15)
*Episode 6 (S01E06): Read Beyond The Cover, The Truth Is Always Withing (2014.09.19)
*Episode 7 (S01E07): The Bittersweet Leaving Of A Love Lost (2014.09.22)
*Episode 8 (S01E08): All Of What I Want Is Nothing Of What I Get (2014.09.26)
*Episode 9 (S01E09): The Firing Line Part 1 (2014.09.29)
*Episode 10 (S01E10): The Firing Line Part 2 (2014.10.03)
*Episode 11 (S01E11): To All The Lost Souls Living And Dead (2014.10.06)
*Webisode 1 (2014.10.08)
*Episode 12 (S01E12): The Cold Light Of Realizations (2014.10.10)
*Episode 13 (S01E13): The Rain Before It Falls (2014.10.13)
*Episode )14 (S01E14: Forgiven Mistakes Take Longer To Heal (2014.10.17)
*Episode 15 (S01E15): Cause And Effect (2014.10.20)
*Episode 16 (S01E16): Captured Hearts (2014.10.24)
*Episode 17 (S01E17): Death Comes A Hunting (2014.10.27)
*Webisode 2 (2014.10.29)
*Episode 18 (S01E18): Cliffhanger (2014.10.31)
*Episode 19 (S01E19): The Calm (2014.11.03)
*Episode 20 (S01E20): Fresh Starts The Calm (2014.11.07)
*Episode 21 (S01E21): No Spirit But A Lot Of Fire (2014.11.10)
*Episode 22 (S01E22): Approvals Disappointment (2014.11.15)
*Episode 23 (S01E23): Why Change The Habit Of A Lifetime (2014.11.20)
*Episode 24 (S01E24): Weddings Really Do Bring Out The Best In People (2014.11.21)
*Episode 25 (S01E25): Cinderella Wouldn't Be Cinderella Without The Ugly Sisters (2014.11.27)
*Episode 26 (S01E26): This Is YouTube Gold (2014.12.01)
*Episode 27 (S01E27): A Glass Of Cheap Fizzy Cider This Is YouTube Gold (2014.12.03)
*Episode 28 (S01E28): It Can't Come Out Like This This Is YouTube Gold (2014.12.04)
*Episode 29 (S01E29): Just Can't Get Hitched Without A Hitch (2014.12.11)
*Episode 30 (S01E30): It's All Gone So Wrong (2014.12.23)
*Episode 31 (S01E31): And We All Fall Down (2014.12.23)
*Episode 32 (S01E32): Who Would Help Me? (2014.12.23)
*Episode 33 (S01E33): It Was Christmas Eve Babe (2014.12.24)
*'Episode 34 (S01E34)/'Episode 35 (S01E35): Merry Christmas (2014.12.25)
*Episode 36 (S01E36): It Wouldn't Be Boxing Day Without A Punch Up (2014.12.28)
*Episode 37 (S01E37): Perfection Can't Be Achieved In A Hurry (2014.12.29)
*Episode 38 (S01E38)/'Episode 39 (S01E39)': This Means War (2015.01.02)
*Episode 40 (S01E40): This Doesn't Have To Be The End (2015.01.03)
===Series 2 (1 episode, incomplete)===
*Episode 41 (S01E41): There Is No Happy Ending For Us (2015.08.05)