Crystal Chappell-related stories
Posted Oct 19th 2009 10:03AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: OpEd, Daytime, Video, Casting, Reality-Free
I'm still not really over
the end of Guiding LIght, but if there's one thing soap fans know, you have to move on. You get over the end of
Santa Barbara, mourn the loss of
Another World, remember forever that before vampires were in vogue in prime time, Barnabus Collins ruled daytime, despite rickety sets and off-the-rack costumes.
That said, even while people are saying that soaps are dead -- or dying -- I'm excited about
Crystal Chappell returning to
Days of Our Lives.
You want to know how excited? I'm going to watch. After
Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn were unceremoniously dumped by the soap, I drifted away. But I'm willing to give
Days another try, especially because my curiosity has been piqued about Crystal's return.
Continue reading I'm psyched about Crystal Chappell's return to Days of Our Lives
Posted Aug 26th 2009 8:01AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Daytime, Web, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
A lot of
Guiding Light fans are entranced by Otalia. That's not a butter substitute, it's the "Brangelina-ish" name that fans have given to Olivia and Natalia, the lesbian couple played by Crystal Chappell and Jessica Leccia. Fans won't be able to see that couple anymore, since
Guiding Light will air its last episode ever on September 18. But the actresses have decided to keep the storyline alive on the web.
Though as I said above, kind of.
Continue reading Guiding Light's Olivia and Natalia will live on in new web series (kind of)
Posted Jul 28th 2009 2:30PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Daytime, Watercooler Talk, Reality-Free
There will be no reprieve from the governor, no last minute miracle save. No, the end is approaching and
Guiding Light will stop filming the week of August 3. The CBS soap opera will air its last show on September 18, 2009, and the 72-year-long run of America's most enduring daytime drama will officially wrap.
Fans have been hoping that somehow, someway
Guiding Light would find a new home, but neither CBS nor Procter and Gamble have been able to save the show. Soapcentral.com has reported that efforts have been made to no avail. "We have not been able to secure an outlet to carry the show moving forward. We are extremely disappointed with this outcome, but we are confident we have exhausted every possible option," said TeleNext Media SVP Brian T. Cahill.
Continue reading The end is near for Guiding Light
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