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Lynn Liccardo over at the Red Room has written a terrific piece on the end of Guiding Light and what it is going to take to wrap up some of the storylines connected to this show. She draws a comparison of the two CBS sudsers, Guiding Light and As the World Turns and actually believes CBS may have chosen to cancel the wrong show. The complexities in the storylines evolving in Springfield are markedly different than the fast paced storytelling on As the World Turns and Liccardo thinks the GL writing team has a tough job ahead of them in terms of wrapping up all the lose ends.
There's even a rumor afoot that it's ATWT that will be cancelled and GL moved to ATWT's timeslot, which, it pains me beyond words to say, is arguably the best possible solution, given the relative quality of the shows."
Now, there's a rumor some of us could live with. Liccardo goes on to mention the Otalia storyline citing it will be one of the most difficult storylines for the writers to wrap up given the fact that Jessica Leccia is out on maternity leave and may only return for a brief period before the show is yanked from the airwaves. Here is what she had to say:
The most obvious victim is the story that's come to be known as Otalia. I've written several times about how beautifully Ellen Wheeler and Jill Lorie Hurst conceived and structured this story. But whatever the initial plan, it had to be altered to accommodate Jessica Leccia's pregnancy (mazel tov on the birth of daughter Ivy last week!) But assuming that GL is taping six weeks ahead of air, even if Leccia returns in only two weeks, Hurst will have to wrap up Olivia and Natalia's story in four weeks - not a lot of time for a story that's been unfolding for over a year. I can only imagine the depth and complexity with which Otalia could have evolved with an additional six months after Leccia's return. And while I doubt the additional time would have changed the end game at CBS, it might well have increased the possibility that GL would find another venue."
Do visit the Red Room to read Liccardo's article. It is well worth your time.
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