tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post5797445964815053634..comments2023-11-02T09:08:08.645-04:00Comments on We Love Soaps: Ellen Wheeler Turns 50: A Look Back at Her Career at ANOTHER WORLD, ALL MY CHILDREN, AS THE WORLD TURNS, GUIDING LIGHT & moreKevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13659344675956886092noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-49714963723965665242013-12-15T21:46:54.005-05:002013-12-15T21:46:54.005-05:00Agreed. Ellen did not kill GL (not even a little)....Agreed. Ellen did not kill GL (not even a little). GL's cause of death was the merciless firing of Michael Zaslow (which destroyed it's carefully veiled reputation as a family show and with good reason). Also fired was Jerry Ver Dorn for (same) reasons of illness and Fiona Hutchinson for being a staunch and proud supporter of Michael Zaslow. Without a doubt-without question, Wheeler is a master of the soap opera genre. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-83800118387476146372011-10-11T17:44:14.386-04:002011-10-11T17:44:14.386-04:00Wheeler did NOT destroy "Guiding Light" ...Wheeler did NOT destroy "Guiding Light" folks. Every good thing must come to an end and whoever is in charge of that good thing, when it does come to an end, is going to have to take the blame.<br /><br />Someday "Young and the Restless" will come to an end and whomever is at the helms during it's last year or so, will get the blame.<br /><br />Even international phenom "Bold and the Beautiful" will expire someday and taking the blame will be whomever was in charge during it's last couple of years.<br /><br />Don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure this one out, fellow soap fans.renegade_killerbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17465695285879205026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-36217746395866527902011-10-10T12:06:51.461-04:002011-10-10T12:06:51.461-04:00Ceridwyn2, I totally agree with you about the Otal...Ceridwyn2, I totally agree with you about the Otalia storyline. But I will also say that you should read Kim Zimmer's memoir. I think she gives some great insights (albeit perhaps a bit biased) into Guiding Light's last days. The show was completely destroyed during it's last two years.woodstockdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257804786232069087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-45891548185262248402011-10-09T21:40:17.982-04:002011-10-09T21:40:17.982-04:00I remember Ellen when she first appeared on AMC as...I remember Ellen when she first appeared on AMC as Cindy. Loved that storyline with Stuart. I wasn't a huge fan of AW, but I did remember tuning in to see for a while the stories of Vicky and Marley.<br /><br />My first introduction as it were to her GL days of EP. As a fan of UK programming, I was familiar with the style and close up filmography that is prevalent in many of their daytime/drama programming, so that didn't jar me when it came to watching GL. I had first started watching GL in Dec 2008, so at that point they'd solved many of the issues relating to the shakiness and the new production model. I have watched earlier GL clips on YT, and I can understand the changes and why it was necessary. <br /><br />But the thing for me, is that if it hadn't been for the courage of Ellen and Jill to pen the Otalia storyline, I wouldn't have had a lovely well-told (occasionlly off beats) but genuine love story in Otalia and thusly, would not have met the many people I've come to call good friends and acquaintances that I got out of a love for a soap and a storyline that we would not have had if GL finished a year or two before. So for that, Ellen and Jill, I salute you!Ceridwyn2https://www.blogger.com/profile/13712482786645265045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-849615742495807122011-10-09T20:38:12.719-04:002011-10-09T20:38:12.719-04:00As an actress, Ellen rocks it. The better the sto...As an actress, Ellen rocks it. The better the story & script, even better. I don't think anybody can take that away from her.<br /><br />As a director? She's actually quite good, if you compare her with some of the other newbies (from the 90's), she's near the top.<br /><br />As an Exec. Producer of GL? I think the vast majority of GL fans agree on this...she sucked.OLTL Lovernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-47857117973182640822011-10-09T18:02:53.521-04:002011-10-09T18:02:53.521-04:00I agree that Ellen Wheeler is a phenomenal actress...I agree that Ellen Wheeler is a phenomenal actress, and her Marley/Victoria and Cindy characters were some of the best acted ever. However, her tenure at Guiding Light really was, unfortunately, a huge disappointment, and she ruined the the show. I understand also that she may have been forced to into making some decisions (like that terrible camera work at the end) but that does not excuse the complete destruction of Guiding Light.woodstockdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257804786232069087noreply@blogger.com