Now this is exactly what I was talking about in my previous post about the Soap Opera Digest cover date September 22, 2009. The Soap Opera Weekly cover features Reva Shayne (Kim Zimmer), Bert Bauer (Charita Bauer) and Roger Thorpe (Michael Zaslow) just as I had requested. Props to Lynn Leahey for reading my mind in advance and mostly for getting this exactly right (well, I would have replaced Bradley Cole with Beverlee McKinsey and Danny/Michelle with Ed/Rita but I won't be picky). Three Bauers, Reva and Josh, Otalia, The Four Musketeers and Roger/Holly all together are an excellent summation of the show - at least the past few decades.I still feel that every soap magazine and blog should be featuring GL as much as possible until the end. A 72-year-old soap opera leaving the air is a huge milestone and no soap (or any scripted show for that matter) will last this long again. This is the definition of soap news. In terms of daytime, this is the biggest event of the decade (maybe ever since soaps were invented - I'll get back to you on that) and an entire issue could easily be filled up with GUIDING LIGHT memories and analysis on the state of the genre in 2009. If you are a fan of GL or of soaps in general, go buy this issue and show the folks at Weekly/Digest that fans value GUIDING LIGHT and soap history, and will pay to read more about it.
I totally agree on the need to focus on GL.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I wonder how much GL's desire to save stories for the 60 minutes piece has alienated the soap press?
Also, my initial reaction to seeing the cover was dismay that all the mags resort to photoshoped collages as opposed to the beautiful photos that once graced their covers.
I'm actually glad to see them split the covers--yes, GL needs to be celebrated but at the same point, a focus on those shows still on needs to be addressed.
ReplyDeleteI do applaud them looking at the cover it seems to actually look at all of GL--I'm so disappointed at the short and long versions of the emmy tribute to GL, which totally seemed to miss the whole point of the show. Thanks SOD/SOW for actually trying to be journalists and not fangurls and doing a real tribute.
That is more like it and like Roger I will not complain about certain character and couples featured. It's all good.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised that SOW had Ed/Rita on their sidebar last week along, so I think to a certain extent they did read your mind. Thank you for sharing the cover photo.
ReplyDeletewhen is this issue supposed to be at the news stands/check-out counters?
ReplyDeleteI was just at the grocery store an hour ago, and this was not out yet.
Mo, it depends on where you live or the stores you go to. Some of my local stores have the new issues out on Friday and others not until Monday. But I know others have them out Wednesday or Thursday.
ReplyDeleteI saw the update to your blog item from yesterday about the SOD cover, where Lynn Leahey said they needed to split the covers so as not to have the same story cover featured on both mags. I guess I can understand that. But it put them in a catch 22, I'd imagine, about which mag would get the GL cover. While I see her point that the larger sized Weekly would have more room for photos, I think SOD is the bigger "marquee name" and has larger circulation and better production IMO. I guess those decisions are what Ms. Leahey gets paid to make.
ReplyDeleteTo add to what Roger said, the on-sale date often differs not only by geography and store, but by which mag you're talking about. As an example, I can usually find SOD at many newsstands on Wednesday in Manhattan and on Thursday in Staten Island at a couple of supermarket chains, but SPW with the same cover date doesn't hit until Thursday/Friday at the same Manhattan newsstands and Monday at the SI supermarkets.
ReplyDeleteI guess it has to do with distributors or something, so who knows?