FLASHBACK FRIDAY

Morgan Englund (pictured left with Beth Ehlers as Harley and Carl Tye Evans as Alan-Michael) reprises his role as Guiding Light's Dylan Lewis on Monday, September 14.

To read up on Dylan's history, click here.

To watch Brian Gaskill's take on the role, check out the June 25, 2007 episode of Guiding Light, where Dylan uses his Lewis connections to get his and Harley's daughter, Daisy (get her history, here), out of Juvenile Hall.

WANDERING LILY

Lily with Holden.


Lily with Damian.


No wonder Faith is confused.


And Luke kind of grossed out.


Watch the story unfold, only next week, only on As The World Turns.

OH, OTALIA!

Jessica Leccia returns to Guiding Light as Natalia on Monday, August 17.

While her character struggles with news of an unexpected pregnancy, the actress gave birth to her first child, Ivy Lola Malloy, on June 10.

PRINCELY PRIVILEGE

David Andrew Macdonald returns to Guiding Light as Edmund on Friday, August 7.

Turns out reports of his death were.... It's daytime. You know the drill.

FATHER KNOWS BEST

Just when Paul thinks his life couldn't get any worse, Anthony Herrera returns to As The World Turns on Monday, August 10.


But this time around, Paul might not be the Stenbeck heir James is interested in....

BEHIND THE SCENES

An outtake from a recent Forbes March (Mason), Jake Silbermann (Noah) and Van Hansis (Luke) photo-shoot.

Or is it...

Find out, only on As The World Turns!

GL: PHOTO PREVIEW

Fathers & Sons Edition.



Only tomorrow, only on Guiding Light.

A HORSE IS A HORSE, OF COURSE, OF COURSE

But this is one very special horse.





Find out why, only this week, only on Guiding Light!

LET ME HEAR YOUR BODY TALK

The body language is pretty loud in Oakdale these days.

See if you can figure out what they're saying.





Tune into As The World Turns to get the full story!

ANOTHER WORLD TODAY #13

Carl and Rachel keep a secret from Felicia, Grant lets some info slip about his past, Marley gets a shock about Jamie's and you get to be in charge of Frankie's!

Find out how here: http://www.anotherworldtoday.com/aw_today.html!

FLASHBACK FRIDAY


On Thursday's Guiding Light, Matt overheard Dinah's confession of murder and told her to... just forget about it. On July 11, 2007, Matt was the one with his future hanging in the balance, and it was Dinah (with Mallet!) to the rescue! Also, Gus reaches out to Rafe, and a guest appearance by Darnell Williams. (So that's what Jesse was up to while away from Pine Valley!). Catch all the action on Hulu.com, here.

Over on As The World Turns, Casey is headed back to school with a little help from his family, especially Bob, while Emily tries to come to terms with her newfound family, Hunter. Back on January 29, 2008, Casey's future was looking a lot less bright on his first day back from prison, and Bob continued to languish in a coma, while Emily struggled with her memories of Dusty's "murder." Watch the entire episode on Hulu.com, here.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW: ASHLEY WILLIAMS (EX-DANI; AS THE WORLD TURNS)

The trademark suspense and rich characters of #1 best-selling crime writer Patricia Cornwell's books come chillingly to life in At Risk and The Front, two Lifetime Original Movies starring Andie MacDowell (sex, lies and videotape), Daniel Sunjata (TV's Rescue Me), Diahann Carroll (TV's Grey's Anatomy), Annabeth Gish (TV's Brotherhood, Mystic Pizza) and Ashley Williams (TV's Good Morning, Miami, TV's Saving Grace).

Ashley Williams charmed audiences as good natured hairstylist Dylan on the NBC comedy Good Morning, Miami. Since then, she has had recurring roles on series such as Saving Grace, Huff, How I Met Your Mother, E-Ring and the Lifetime series Side Order of Life. She also starred in the movie Snow for ABC Family, followed by its sequel, Snow 2: Brain Freeze, as well as the Lifetime Original Movie Nora Roberts' Montana Sky. Williams began her career on the daytime serial As the World Turns.

More here.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW: PAUL ANTHONY STEWART (DANNY; GUIDING LIGHT)

Emmy Award nominee Paul Anthony Stewart (Fiddler on the Roof, As the World Turns ed. note: Stewart appeared on GL), Bob Ari (Frost/Nixon) and Lori Welner (A Catered Affair) have been cast in a revival of Garson Kanin's Dreyfus in Rehearsal, to play the Beckett Theatre, July 30-August 7. Chad Larabee will direct.

More here.

MORE FIDDLER ON THE LIGHT

Eddie Mekka may best be known for his role as Carmine Ragusa in "Laverne and Shirley."

But the actor has been in many movies and TV shows, and he's also an accomplished stage performer, traveling to theaters across the country.

Starting Tuesday, he will appear in the West Virginia Public Theatre production of "Fiddler on the Roof" at 8 p.m. at the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre at the WVU Creative Arts Center. The show runs from Tuesday-Aug. 2.

After "Laverne and Shirley," Mekka made appearances in "The Love Boat," "Fantasy Island," "Moonlighting," "The New Rockford Files," "Family Matters" and "The Jamie Foxx Show." He played Grady in "Guiding Light" and also spent time on the set of "Sunset Beach."

Entire feature, here.

LYMAN TIME!

Soap, primtetime and theater vet Dorothy Lyman appears on Guiding Light August 3.

On that day, Alan comes face to face with a past he'd been determined to forget, Dinah and Shayne make a commitment, Josh offers Reva some advice and Mallet makes a tough decision.

Dorothy Lyman is best known to primtetime viewers for her role on Mama's Family. Daytime fans may remember her as Gwen on Another World, Elly Jo on The Edge of Night and the original Opal on AMC.

For more on the actress, click here.

BROTHER POWER

ATWT's Don Hastings has a real-life brother named Bob.

ATWT's Bob Hughes has an on-screen brother named Don.

Bob Hastings is also an actor. He portrayed GH's Captain Burt Ramsey from 1979-1986.

According to CinemaSpy.com:

In 1949 he appeared on television in the series Captain Video and his Video Rangers. That show also featured his younger brother Don.

"I did like a four-week series but my brother played the Video Ranger," Hastings said. "I did one set-up, one storyline where I said I was his brother, which I really wasn't according to the show."

As long as they managed to keep it all straight....

WHERE ARE THEY NOW: ANN FLOOD (NANCY; THE EDGE OF NIGHT)

As she walked us around the tip of the point, where about 20 kids from Noroton Yacht Club were sailing Optimist dinghies at the edge of the harbor less than 150 yards away, Herb Granath, was untying and opening a table umbrella.

Granath, who helped develop ESPN, The History Channel, A&E and Lifetime Television, and his wife, Ann Flood, who starred in "The Edge Of Night" soap opera for 22 years, have made the secluded point their home for 14 years.

"This is about as good as it gets. The ambiance, the water, the neighbors -- it is pretty good," he said with a big smile.

Entire article, here.

Ms. Flood also appeared on AW, ATWT and AMC.

SOAP OPERA NAMES

For years, John and Mary ruled the nursery. But eventually they were deposed by James and Linda, who had to step aside for Jennifer and Michael, who were in turn bumped by Jessica and Christopher.

Today's young power couple is Emma and Jacob, according to the Social Security Administration's list of the top baby names for 2008.

But name trends don't matter much to a lot of parents.... Robin Roecker’s first name came from a female character on the soap opera The Guiding Light in 1954, according to her mother, Betty Roecker of Williston, Ohio. "I had never heard this name as a girl’s name before," she said.

Entire article, here.

More on how soaps influence names here and here. For more on GL's Robin (above), click here.

EARLY ATWT

Hyman elucidated on his organ antics vis-à-vis his radio career: "The first time I played Hammond B3 was for [alto saxist] Alvy West, who had been with Paul Whiteman. He was a great arranger who had a small band and added another member, me on piano and organ. It was because of that small entry on my resume that NBC realized that I could be trusted to do soap opera. I also did some radio dramas such as 'Front Page Farrell.' I parodied one for the Woody Allen film Radio Days called 'Tales From The Crypt.' Hyman had a long association with Allen being the auteur's music director for many years.

I don't remember playing the organ for any of those long-running shows like 'The Shadow,' or 'Inner Sanctum.' The longest run I had was 'As the World Turns.'

Entire article, here.

THE MUST TRUSTED MAN IN AMERICA... AND THE WORLD

As obituaries and tributes pour in for the late Walter Cronkite, nearly every one makes mention of his career-defining moment: announcing the death of President Kennedy in the middle of As The World Turns.

Watch that historic episode, complete with news break-in, below:

As The World Turns
by DwightFrye

MOTHER & SON REUNION

A first look at Guiding Light's Kim Zimmer and Tom Pelphrey in preparation for Reva and Jonathan's reunion this summer!


Only this August, only on Guiding Light!

ANOTHER WORLD TODAY EPISODE #12

Dean leads Rachel and Carl to Felicia, Lila gives Cass some food for thought, Jamie and Amanda ponder new relationships, and Steven gets played.

Check it all out at: http://www.anotherworldtoday.com/aw_today.html

Meanwhile, in AWT Role-Playing, Morgan is back in town, Iris has a plan for Dennis (and Robert and Russ), Maggie can't resist temptation, Mitch keeps a secret from Matt, and Alex is on his way to uncovering one.

Go to AW Today Role Playing to either just follow the story, or to join as a character of your own!

FLASHBACK FRIDAY



As Guiding Light's Buzz struggles with his memories of Coop, relive a happy memory from the late young man's life with the August 14, 2007 episode of GL, when Ashlee first blurted out her love for him, here.

Meanwhile, in an example of even younger (puppy) love, Faith makes a confession to Parker on the July 18, 2007 episode of As The World Turns, here.

ATWT: CAPTION THIS

All of Oakdale is deep in thought...


Tell us what each is thinking about, and then find out if you got it right, only this summer, only on As The World Turns.

BIZZIE WEDDING: BEHIND THE SCENES

INTO THE WOODS

When Lynn Herring hits Oakdale as Audrey this summer, she won't be flying solo. Also along for the ride will be soap vet Michael Woods, as Jay, Audrey's shady partner in crime.

Woods made his daytime debut in 1981 as AMC's first Kent Bogard. A year later, he played Mark Wheeler on Texas, then moved to Guiding Light in 1983 as Dr. Jim Reardon (jump starting the infamous Dreaming Death storyline).

He was killed off in the middle of the Knots Landing reunion movie in 1997 and as Alec Wallace from As The World Turns in 1999 (think this guy will give Margo flashbacks?).

He also did a stint on Passions in 2003.

As you can see from the above lists, his charactors tend to wreak havoc wherever they go.

Find out what Michael Woods has planned for Oakdale, only this summer, only on As The World Turns!

A RAY OF LIGHT

Michelle Ray Smith returns to Guiding Light as Ava on Friday, July 24.

Remy is married.


She's got a new baby brother.


And her mom may have just lost the love of her life.


Ava's got a lot to catch up on!

Only next week, only on Guiding Light!

A NEW WAY TO ROLE-PLAY!

The launch of the officially sanctioned Another World Today role-playing game on June 25, 2009, revived a host of classic AW characters, including Cecile, Iris, Paulina, Clarice, Olivia, Maggie, Remy, Dennis, Catlin, Nick, Gary and Josie, as well as introduced the next generation of Bay City, such as Sandy and Blaine's son, Alex -- all written by the fans!

Because some users have expressed difficulty with following the Twitter role-playing format as it now stands, we are rolling out two alternate ways to read and play along.

If you would like to read just one page that has all of the current tweets on it in traditional Twitter order, i.e. from newest to oldest, please go to http://www.anotherworldtoday.com/rpgnow_n.html.

If you would like to read all of the current tweets in message board order, i.e. from oldest to newest please go to http://www.anotherworldtoday.com/rpgnow_o.html .

Let us know what you think of the new format on the message boards, and please keep sending in your ideas! Our goal is to make Another World Today a true reflection of what the fans want and as user friendly as possible!

To read the rules for AWT's role-playing game and find out how you can join the fun, click, here!

ATWT: BTS


Michael Park (Jack) expands his creative repertoire.


Jon Lindstrom (Craig) approves.


Julie Pinson (Janet) doubles that.


Billy Magnussen (Casey), on the other hand....

See them all in action, only on As The World Turns!