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'Guiding Light' began as an NBC radio serial in 1937 and switched to CBS in 1948 and ran on airwaves till 1956, with the television broadcast beginning in 1952, running for 57 years, with its combined broadcasts totaling 72 years, the show made the Guiness Book of Records as the second longest running drama in American tv history. The series began under the title 'The Guiding Light' which referred to a lamp in the series main character Reverand John Ruthledge's study that was a symbol for those in need to find him using the light. When the series began it's tv run, it centered on a German immigrant family The Bauers, who had first appeared in 1948 on the radio show.. As the series progressed other families appeared including the Spauldings, the Lewises and the Coopers.. It was finally cancelled in 2009 after over 18,000 episodes..
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Joan took the role as she had started to spend more time in New York after her 2002 marriage to Percy and she wanted to do work which was close and she didn't have to travel. However she found after a few months that the schedule did not provide time for her to do anything else. Having to shoot five episodes a week, long hours in the studio and scripts which changed up to shooting time, she needed time to promote her new book and she had other offers which were impossible to do. Joan was attracted to the role as the character of Alexandra was 'Guiding Life's' version of Alexis! Below is a piece from New York Post on Joan leaving the show!
LIGHT’S OUT FOR JOAN COLLINS
JOAN Collins is turning off her role on “Guiding Light” a few months earlier than expected.
The former “Dynasty” diva, who joined “GL” as manipulative Alexandra Spaulding only two months ago, says she’s leaving to focus on her two new books and “future projects.”
Collins inked a six-month contract and began appearing on “GL” Sept. 23.
TV Guide soap columnist Michael Logan wrote recently that Collins “is energetic, wonderfully enthusiastic and wholly committed to the gig” – before blasting both Procter & Gamble, which creatively controls the show, and CBS for not adequately publicizing Collins’ role.
Logan also wrote that Collins had “shockingly little to do” since joining the show – “plotwise, she’s a bust,” he wrote.
Insiders say there had been also some “grumblings” that Collins found the work stressful – and that she didn’t like the everyday pacing and changing of lines, often at the last minute.
Collins’ last appearance as Alexandra will air Dec. 23 (10 a.m./Ch. 2). A show spokesman said Collins’ replacement will be named “hopefully very soon.”
Due to the enormous amount of episodes, there are very few episodes on dvd, so the chances of Joan's appearances been released are unlikely...
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