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The ''Guiding Light'' (''GL'') is the longest-running American television soap opera.〔(About the show "Guiding Light" ) at CBS.Com 〕 This article covers the show in the 1980s. ==Show development== The 1980s was a time of many transitions and many firsts for the show. In 1980, the Dobsons were moved to ''As the World Turns'', and were replaced by Douglas Marland. Marland had written for such veteran soap writers as Agnes Nixon and Irna Phillips (the creator of ''The Guiding Light'') and had written on his own, as well as acted on ''As the World Turns'' in the early 1970s. From January 1980 to June 1982, Marland, as head writer, wanted to bring ''Guiding Light'' back to its roots and abide by the show's "bible". To that end he came up with many new characters, but incorporated them gradually with veteran characters. He also added more levels of intrigue and crimes to the show. Marland focused on introducing characters younger than 25. In May 1980, ''Guiding Light'' won its first Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in a Daytime Drama, although many were surprised the departing Michael Zaslow did not win the award for Outstanding Achievement as a Lead Actor for playing Roger Thorpe. (The scene that won the Emmy was Zaslow's "hall of mirrors" sequence with Lenore Kasdorf.) By 1981, Procter & Gamble changed the opening of ''Guiding Light'' to keep up with the more youth oriented ''ABC'' soaps, from the opening used since 1975 of a tree with sunlight shining through to a disco opening (with scenes of characters or groups of characters in several action shots) with a theme from Jack Urbont. This opening lasted through August 1983. Writer Marland quit in 1982 due to a dispute over treatment of his friend Jane Elliot, when the Carrie multiple personality disorder storyline didn't carry ''Guiding Lights ratings to #1 above its rival, ''General Hospital''. Elliot was fired by Allen Potter, and Marland ended the storyline. Before Marland quit, ''Guiding Light'' won its second Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Daytime Drama, for the 1981 - 1982 television season, and despite Marland's departure, things looked very well for this long time CBS drama. After Marland's departure, Procter & Gamble brought in three new head writers in rapid succession, with only the third achieving success. ''Guiding Lights ratings dropped and the show fell out of the top five in the ratings. From June 1982 to November 1983, many of the stories shown became contrived, and some became very convoluted for many audience members. The first two head writers brought in, Pat Falken Smith and L. Virginia Browne tried to bring to a close to many of the storylines started late in Marland's term as head writer. A replacement headwriter was found in Pam Long (who originally started writing in fall 1983 with Richard Culliton). Long was an actress who had appeared on the then-recently canceled Procter & Gamble soap opera ''Texas'' and, in an unusual move, was given the headwriter reins of that show during its last months. At ''Guiding Light'', she eventually clashed with CBS and Procter & Gamble executives who resisted her idea of introducing a Jewish family, the Weisses, to Springfield. With the rejection by Procter & Gamble and CBS of her idea for this new core family, Long left the show in early 1991. The only Weiss to ever be introduced to the canvas was Matt Weiss—and he only appeared for a couple of months in early 1991. During the 1980s, a number of new families were introduced, including the Lewises, who would eventually become one of the central families on GL, the working class Reardons and, toward the end of the decade, the Coopers. A number of longtime cast members departed, including Millette Alexander (Sara McIntyre) and Robert Milli (Adam Thorpe), and their characters were phased out. Vixen/heroine Rita Bauer was written out when Lenore Kasdorf left the show in July 1981; Kasdorf had been so popular in the part that producers decided against recasting the role and left the door open for a possible return by hinting that Rita left pregnant with soon-to-be ex-husband Ed Bauer's or ex-lover Alan Spaulding's baby. Charita Bauer, who'd played Bauer family matriarch Bert Bauer since the show's radio days, died in 1985.〔http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7589506〕 On August 22, 1983, the disco opening was jettisoned in favor of a slower, more romantic Rob Mounsey-composed "My Guiding Light", originally in a full-orchestrated arrangement, to visuals of the characters in various clips from the show. The "My Guiding Light" tune was used for the remainder of the 1980s, the orchestrated version was eventually replaced by a faster-paced version featuring synthesizer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Guiding Light (1980–89)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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