All soaps now on production breaks due to coronavirus. The final episode was broadcast september 18, 2009. Guiding light s trip to orlando, florida last week wasnt all work. In addition to filming seven episodes at universal studios, some of the cast members found some time to catch some rays, ride some rides, and even swim with the dolphins. The guiding light episode guide includes recaps for every episode from every season and a full list of where you can watch episodes online instantly. Grant, you are greatly missed, as is the character you portrayed, it is not just my hope, but that of my mothers and sisters that you come back soon. Olivia spencer and natalia rivera aitoro wikipedia. Since airing in 2009, their otalia storyline, which received critical acclaim and earned chappell an outstanding lead actress daytime emmy nomination, has received over 27 million views on youtube. The soap opera will broadcast its final episode on sept.
Crystal chappell talks otalia and new lesbian web series. The fervor of guiding light s otalia venice the series fills the void beautifully. Deviates from canon, but is a follow up piece to until i can breathe again. Just click on the thumbnail once and the videos will play automatically. Love story of olivia spencer and natalia rivera guiding light from january 2009 my two mommies presentation and first kiss to present. Last friday, cbs guiding light, tvs longest running soap opera, went off the air after 72 years.
The otalia family lights the candles on rafes leftover birthday cake. During the period from 1952 to 1956, the guiding light existed as both a radio and television serial, with actors recording their performances twice each day the shows aired. Nat wonders if she is a good mother when on her sons birthday, he cant be in the same room with them. Guiding light stars crystal chappell and jessica leccia changed my life for the better back in thank you forever and always. Mar 10, 2009 first there was brangelina, and now comes otalia. It began on radio, as the guiding light, on january 25, 1937, and originally revolved around reverend dr. The enterprising actresswriterproducer teamed up with her pals kim turrisi and hope royaltey to create venice, a steamy new web soap reuniting chappell and leccia as starcrossed, lesbian.
No infringement is intended by the creation of this virtual season. As the venerable soap opera winds down to its final episode on sept. The fervor of guiding lights otalia venice the series. Episode 110107 part 12 olivia has a bad dream while she naps on the couch, seeing someones outstretched arm holding a teddy bear. Set right before olivia moved into the farmhouse of love. Guiding light otalia and friends online reunion set. The muchanticipated collection of 20 classic episodes on a new guiding. Awkwardly they discuss emma and olivia apologizes for how their marriage. Made for one pg morning snuggle otalia fanfiction guiding light home tonight part 12 guiding light fanfiction. Crystal chappell as olivia left and jessica leccia as natalia right.
Episode 111407 part 11 at the beacon, olivia runs into bill lewis in the hallway. An alternate ending to the episode 42409 after olivia closes the door and natalia leaves. Entertainment society conversations television online welcome crystal chappell jessica leccia season 2 gamers first new media archive web series internet television guiding light season 2 update. Natalia riveraolivia spencer works archive of our own. Again, sorry for the grainy source file, but the aspect ratio is corrected. The blossoming romance of olivia and natalia on the cbss longrunning daytime drama guiding light has been the buzz of the soap world for weeks. The crystal chappell interview guiding light finale.
The television series started in mid 1950s prior to that, it was a radio series. The year of the soap continues with good news for guiding light fans. After coming home from the spa weekend, they say goodnight. They all make a wish and we make ours, if theres a bun in the oven, please, let it be merely livs muffin. Guiding light 72709 olivia tells ava about her feelings for. Guiding light 91809 the final episode part 1 by yodaluver28. Guiding light known as the guiding light before 1975 is an american radio and television soap opera.
Guiding light tv series 19522009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Guiding light tv series 19522009 official sites, and other sites with posters, videos, photos and more. Whether or not you agreed with the journey these two women in love took, if there was any story line over the last year and a half that captivated audiences gay. Bit of otalia fluff pretending that the whole frank debacle never occurred. Guiding light otalia and friends online reunion set april 17, 2020 the duo that was all the rage in springfield and guiding light, in its last few years on the air, plus some other fan favorites, will be part of another upcoming guiding light reunion announced by former show publicist and host of the reunion series, alan locher.
Guiding light was created by irma philips and was based on her personal experiences. As guiding light takes its final bow tomorrow, fans will say their goodbyes to their favorite folks in springfield, and have to say farewell to the character of olivia spencer and the love of her life, natalia, better known to all of us as simply, otalia. Even years later people still love this couple and their relationship. Guiding light femslash fanfiction otalia olivianatalia 24 aprilis 2009 by fren 1 in fanfictions a new fic, thanks to the author title.
The cast of guiding light has a special message for its fans. Cbs cancelled it in 1939, 1941, 1942, 1944, and 1946. Jun, 2009 guiding light june 1112, 2009 otalia has the talk lee xamanthe. The otalia storyline, which has meant so much to millions of people around the world both. With it went olivia and natalia, popularly known as otalia, the shows resident lesbian couple who were never given the opportunity to show any real intimacy on the air. This fic immediately follows the end of the 122408 episode. Much to the dismay of countless guiding light fans, olivia and natalia never got to lock lips on the recentlycanceled daytime drama. Guiding light online full episodes of season 58 to 1 yidio. Guiding light goes off the airwaves with no otalia kiss glaad. Guiding light femslash fanfiction otalia olivianatalia. Sort of half of daytimes dynamic lesbian duo, guiding light s crystal chappell tweeted that she and her onscreen paramour jessica leccia would reteam for chappells.
Guiding light ficlet until i can breathe again otalia. For over seven decades, gl and the residents of five points, selby flats, and eventually springfield both educated viewers with socially relevant stories such as substance abuse, cancer, and marital rape, and. Both cbs daytime dramas tape at cbs television city, where as of. Guiding light femslash fanfiction otalia olivianatalia otalia femslash fanfiction beneath the milky twilight. Several guiding light reunions set with multiple fan. Oct 11, 2012 guiding light actress maureen garrett comes out publicly. During the period from 1952 to 1956, the guiding light existed as both a radio and television serial, with actors recording their performances twice for each day that the shows were broadcast. Get the scoop from behindthescenes with soap centrals dan j kroll. Guiding light 91809 the final episode part 2 by yodaluver28. Olivia remembered sitting with natalia, not being able to look away as natalia. Otalia fans werent ready to say goodbye to the couple when guiding light went off the air in sept 2009, and neither was chappell. Guiding light gl, originally created as a radio show the guiding light in 1937 by irna phillips, began airing on cbs in 1952.
Guiding light known as the guiding light before 1975 is an american television soap opera that is listed in guinness world records as the longestrunning drama in television in american history. Watch full length episodes, video clips, highlights and more. By the time i got my computer the episode was over and i was hooked. Her on again, off again romance with josh lewis, may soon be rekindled in the final few episodes of guiding light. The longest runnign daytime soap opera in tv history, guiding light ran for 57 years on cbs until september 18, 2009, and was preceded by a 15year radio broadcast. During its heyday, the episodes entertained while trying to enlighten the audience. Olivia and natalia have a quiet but profound moment at the end of a long christmas day. Guiding light actress maureen garrett comes out publicly. Guiding light tv series 19522009 external sites imdb. In 2009 guiding light showed a loving relationship between 2 women.
Olivia and natalia deal with the fallout from emmas presentation and their own growing feelings. Blis blakedoris tale that mirrors the otalia story set during the 1 year later time frame of guiding light with olivia and natalia trying to play matchmaker to the couple. Please come back phillip i have been a fan of guiding light since before you and rick came back from boarding school and rick changed his name. Guiding light was the longest running daytime drama in the history of daytime soaps. The enterprising actresswriterproducer teamed up with her pals kim turrisi and hope royaltey to create venice, a steamy new web soap reuniting chappell and leccia as starcrossed, lesbian lovers gina and ani. No regrets pg olivianatalia march 11, 2009 the scene is the farmhouse kitchen scene after franks proposal, from the march 11, 2009 episode of guiding light. Natalias soft warm voice spoke the words tentatively, gently. Just a brief guiding light break from my svu stories that are under construction. The series is a soap opera web series coproduced by and starring american actress crystal chappell, and is inspired in part by the otalia storyline on the daytime drama guiding light. This show was the longestrunning drama series in history.
An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Best otalia podcasts we could find updated april 2020 related podcasts. Last friday, cbs guiding light, tv s longest running soap opera, went off th. Please make sure you watch the episodes first either live or on if you are able. Astounding actress crystal chappell and jessica leccia. Olivia is portrayed by crystal chappell, and natalia is portrayed by jessica leccia.
Jerry ver dorn ross marler 655 episodes 20072009 keith charles. Ive succumbed to the phenomenon known as otaliathats an. Olivia spencer all things crystal open book web series beautiful couple ny times famous people movie tv actresses. Olivia spencer and natalia rivera aitoro, often referred to by the portmanteau otalia, are a fictional couple from the american cbs daytime drama guiding light. Mar 17, 2020 over the last 24 hours there were more production shut downs in hollywood, and the announcements that both the young and the restless and the bold and the beautiful have both halted taping new episodes for the timebeing due to coronavirus precautions. The guiding light was broadcast first by cbs television on june 30, 1952, replacing the canceled soap opera the first hundred years. The otalia storyline is the most beautiful true to love story i have ever seen and i know we will get our happy ending. I use mostly the actual dialog from the scene, but show how the scene might have played out in a different direction.
Watch guiding light episodes online find internet tv. In 1977, the show hours being broadcasted increased to a full hour. As the light fades on todays finale of the longestrunning show in broadcast history, gay fans will also mourn the loss of samesex tv couple otalia, whose relationship was cut short. Last week, glaads entertainment media team brought you. Special guiding light reunion with maeve kinkead, gina. Color me pleasantly surprised when i found myself home sick one day from work and turned on the tv to find an old.
Guiding light may 1920, 2009 otalia flirting youtube. Guiding lightotalia international following speak out may 11, 2009 tiffany demidio 25 comments it shouldnt surprise anyone that our favorite fan forum big purple dreams reached. The atwt collection had more episodes on it that i didnt already have on video tape, compared to the guiding light one. Mar 22, 2009 guiding light s trip to orlando, florida last week wasnt all work. The blessed event occurred one day, ashlee had trouble. Olivia cant seem to tell natalia how she feels so she tries something different.
The duo that was all the rage in springfield and guiding light, in its last few years on the air, plus some other fan favorites, will be part of another upcoming guiding light reunion announced by former show publicist and host of the reunion series, alan locher, now on tap for the wednesday, april 29th. The show started airing on television in 1952, guiding light celebrated its 50th anniversary as a television show in june 30, 2002 and has won several awards for outstanding achievements in daytime drama over the years. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of guiding light with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. Last friday, cbs guiding light, tv s longest running soap opera, went off the air after 72 years. Guiding light has long been applauded for creating strong, intelligent roles for talented women, such as the character of reva shayne, played by zimmer. With the guiding light collection my favorite discs are. April has been a month filled with soap reunions and the next two weeks will bring even more fan favorites to the locher room as host alan locher brings a fresh batch of guiding light. Sep 17, 2009 for more on chappells feelings on guiding lights finale, the end of otalia. Guiding light june 1112, 2009 otalia has the talk youtube. Crystal chappell, an actress on the cbs soap opera guiding light, will try to keep the spirit of otalia alive by starting a web series in november called venice. To relive the olivianataliaemma storyline on guiding light.
The original radio show began airing 15 minute episodes on january 25, 1937, on nbc radio. Emma needs help with the blowing out and with her lines. Otalia natalia has said yes to franks proposal, but can she live with her choices. Get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows.
It is listed in guinness world records as the longestrunning drama in television in american history, broadcast on cbs for 57 years from june 30, 1952, until september 18, 2009, overlapping a 19year broadcast on radio from 1937 to 1956. Once, nicely, dudes, dont get all jacked up and cli. Crystal chappell and jessica leccia will reunite, for the first time in a feature, following their pairing as olivia and natalia on cbs guiding light. John ruthledge arthur peterson and his congregation. Each time, letterwriting campaigns led to the shows return. Watch guiding light episodes, get episode information, recaps and more.
Home community tv shows guiding light the farmhouse of love. A section devoted to guiding light, featuring daily recaps dating back to 1996, scoops and spoilers, two scoops commentary, character and actor biographies, message boards, contests, games, and the latest news from springfield, plus much more. As always, thanks go to vudulady at big purple dreams for the hq clips. Though, it is nice not to have to search through video tapes to find certain episodes like disc 4, episode 4 alexandras revenge on roger. Jun 16, 2009 with the brilliant writer jill lorie hurst and oscarcaliber acting by crystal chappell and jessica leccia, guiding light is the best thing on television, day or night. Guiding light fanfiction archive with over 564 stories.