tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post2567980203332262151..comments2023-11-02T09:08:08.645-04:00Comments on We Love Soaps: 50 Greatest Soap Couples: #6 Roger & Holly From GUIDING LIGHTKevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13659344675956886092noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-26951851491199573482012-08-29T10:42:24.266-04:002012-08-29T10:42:24.266-04:00YEAH!! Loved them. Let's see...5 spots left:
...YEAH!! Loved them. Let's see...5 spots left:<br /><br />1. Luke and Laura (GH)<br />2. Doug and Julie (DOOL)<br />3. Jessie and Angie (AMC)<br />4. Victor and Nikki YR)<br /><br />Who get spot #5??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-40749727713741926122012-08-29T03:34:32.303-04:002012-08-29T03:34:32.303-04:00You've made my day! Roger and Holly were my fa...You've made my day! Roger and Holly were my favorite television-show couple ever. MG and MZ had great chemistry, and as actors they could pull off anything (and frequently had to). In the early 1990's, when I watched, they always played an underlying theme of two damaged people who needed healing. While I had hoped the characters would find that together, we all know what happened next--fan fiction writers are still trying to sort out the mess! Well, maybe it's like my 12th grade English teacher told a snarky classmate, "Hamlet is more alive than you are."Cynthia Whittingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03035579743003409234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-85178027473639572492012-08-28T23:58:24.644-04:002012-08-28T23:58:24.644-04:00Roger and Holly, they were amazing to watch. MZ wa...Roger and Holly, they were amazing to watch. MZ was an amazing actor. I am also glad that OLTL worked with him. That was a compelling story in itself. <br /><br />Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12385013689185565371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-66373607434184995912012-08-28T23:48:40.526-04:002012-08-28T23:48:40.526-04:00OMG--Roger & Holly--Another Memorable Couple F...OMG--<i>Roger & Holly</i>--Another Memorable Couple From <i>GL</i>--Yay!<br /><br />Brian :-) <br />Greeneb2https://www.blogger.com/profile/16466719799496320519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-88713304652438687032012-08-28T23:47:29.951-04:002012-08-28T23:47:29.951-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Greeneb2https://www.blogger.com/profile/16466719799496320519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-63223150919530826392012-08-28T22:45:32.290-04:002012-08-28T22:45:32.290-04:00Two of my favorite actors in all of daytime and a ...Two of my favorite actors in all of daytime and a great acting duo in Michael Zaslow & Maureen Garrett. I still have the NY Times obit of Michel Zaslow. May he rest in peace.<br /><br />I am in such agreement with James and Ana (and WLS' 25 Biggest Blunders" list) about the firing of MZ from GL being one of the worst things to happen in daytime soap opera history.<br /><br />Michael Zaslow and Maureen Garrett were an amazing acting duo but Roger & Holly were not the 6th greatest couple in daytime soap operas, especially given how the pair was not a couple for the majority of their time on the show. I just don't understand this list's compilation. Greatest Duos_YES, Greatest Couples_NO!Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239622379008070059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-6455958245072269462012-08-28T20:40:57.840-04:002012-08-28T20:40:57.840-04:00Also, I find it hilarious, amazing, and awesome th...Also, I find it hilarious, amazing, and awesome that the photo above isn't of Roger and Holly, but the actors Michael Zaslow and Maureen Garrett posing together at a function. What makes this couple so amazing? The actors really LOVED each other even when the cameras were off. Maureen even attended the wedding of Michael's daughter a few years ago, even though he'd been gone for over a decade. You can't fake the kind of chemistry that those two had. The love between them was genuine. Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138398721025803336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-6668260295204807852012-08-28T16:11:08.232-04:002012-08-28T16:11:08.232-04:00To redeem Roger, uniting him with Holly and his ki...To redeem Roger, uniting him with Holly and his kids would have been an incredible story/character arc that would have strengthened the show. It's too bad the writers couldn't see that. The lack of footage from GL in his Daytime Emmy's memorial spot was all the more painful. I'm glad One Life to Live welcomed him back and worked with him. This is GL's shame.<br />Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921897814439547477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-33060172185830665892012-08-28T14:55:31.907-04:002012-08-28T14:55:31.907-04:00YES! I didn't think any other GL couple could ...YES! I didn't think any other GL couple could outrank Josh & Reva; I'm so happy to be wrong! I love love love that they are in the top 10. They will always be #1 in my book. Michael Zaslow and Maureen Garrett are BY FAR the best acting team of any acting medium--Tracey and Hepburn, who? <br /><br />That little blurb up there got it wrong, though. Roger & Holly WERE engaged, for a hot second, right after Holly finally figured out that Roger didn't sleep with Alex. She proposed to him to assuage her guilt over having an affair with Fletcher. Unfortunately, their happiness didn't last long because they changed writers around that time, and the new writers gave Holly a new brain that made her think that Fletcher was her "true love forever," and she left Roger in the middle of the masquerade ball, in full view of all the people of Springfield. Barf. Roger and Holly were on their way to a reunion when Michael got sick. Not only does it make me sad that we lost such a great talent, but I can't help thinking what could have been for Roger & Holly had he lived a long, healthy life. The Roger and Holly story could have had a beautiful ending during the GL finale, just like all the other GL supercouples. <br /><br />Oh my lovelies, how I miss them! I do hope you'll post some more clips, other than the ones you have listed. I know the rape and kidnapping were big events in their lives, but since this is a list about couples, I would hope that you'd include some happy moments in their lives as well. The Cliff House and their Valentine's Day reunion rank high in the Roger/Holly happiness meter. Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138398721025803336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-40536801508384012772012-08-28T14:52:47.097-04:002012-08-28T14:52:47.097-04:00AW, my tormented all time fav couple...Roger &...AW, my tormented all time fav couple...Roger & Holly. I loved when those two were on screen together and complicated as stated is right. What drove the story then and for years to come was complication of relationship, being Holly never quite trusting of Roger. The chemistry...WOW not duplicated to that degree on any soap.harlee490https://www.blogger.com/profile/04603909452347779096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-67078416532382002882012-08-28T13:41:17.082-04:002012-08-28T13:41:17.082-04:00I just liked to remember this. ;) You are doing a ...I just liked to remember this. ;) You are doing a great job. Congratulations ..Santa Barbara Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962503529962263613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-40363150281307208952012-08-28T13:35:31.253-04:002012-08-28T13:35:31.253-04:00I firmly believe that the day they fired Roger Zas...I firmly believe that the day they fired Roger Zaslow was the beginning of the end of Guiding Light. At the time, Roger had his kids, Blake & Hart in town. There was a deaf woman in town and they could have dealt with Zaslow's illness by doing the redemption of Roger Thorpe. Instead they fired him & did the Evil Clone of Reva Shane & the show was never the same again.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921897814439547477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-73186648750708698752012-08-28T13:17:43.618-04:002012-08-28T13:17:43.618-04:00Pier, the Dobsons wrote for many of these couples,...Pier, the Dobsons wrote for many of these couples, either creating them or writing story along the way.Roger Newcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17605713149480918249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-90185527459807533612012-08-28T13:15:37.440-04:002012-08-28T13:15:37.440-04:00Great job guys, when I think about Roger & Hol...Great job guys, when I think about Roger & Holly is great acting team again from Guiding Light, and I always great sl.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04975814456726748794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-24609283481601212612012-08-28T13:14:30.777-04:002012-08-28T13:14:30.777-04:00Don't forget: Bridget & Jerome Dobosn crea...Don't forget: Bridget & Jerome Dobosn created and wrote the Rape's storyline.... ;)Santa Barbara Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962503529962263613noreply@blogger.com