AS THE WORLD TURNS Holiday Gift Box

AS THE WORLD TURNS Holiday Gift Box

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Jennifer Richards Trial: New GUIDING LIGHT DVD On Sale Now

A new 10-episode GUIDING LIGHT DVD was released today at Amazon.com, "The Jennifer Richards Trial." Featuring two weeks of episodes from January 1981, this explosive trial was pre-empted during a critical moment thanks to a news interruption about the release of the Iranian hostages.

This was Jennifer's (Geraldine Court) second trial for the murder of Lucille Wexler.

Most of the cast from that era are featured in this collection including Court, Kathleen Cullen, Stephen Yates, Tom O’Rourke, Don Stewart, Lezlie Dalton, Christopher Bernau, Elvera Roussel, Stefan Schnabel, Charita Bauer, Mart Hulswit, John Wesley Shipp, Lenore Kasdorf and many more.

EXCLUSIVE: SoapClassics Releases 10-Episode AS THE WORLD TURNS DVD "The Wedding of Bob & Kim"

SoapClassics has released a brand new AS THE WORLD TURNS DVD, "The Wedding of Bob & Kim." This collection features 10 consecutive episodes from April 1985 leading up to Bob (Don Hastings) and Kim's (Kathryn Hays) wedding at the Oakdale Botanical Garden (which was really the Brooklyn Botanical Garden).  Bob and Kim were recently named to the We Love Soaps' 50 Greatest Soap Couples of All-Time list.  

Among the Hughes family highlights in this collection: Nancy's (Helen Wagner) recent return from Arizona; Penny (Rosemary Prinz) and Don (Conard Fowkes) surprising Bob on the morning of the wedding; and the debut of Julianne Moore as Frannie.

But there are many other stories and characters featured including Craig's (Scott Bryce) relationship with Lucinda (Elizabeth Hubbard) and reunion with Sierra (Finn Carter); John (Larry Bryggman) and Lisa (Eileen Fulton) dealing with their ex's getting married; the younger set (featuring Marisa Tomei and Christian LeBlanc); and a very early appearance of Hal Munson (Benjamin Hendrickson).

Fans have been wanting to see a story play out over consecutive episodes and this new DVD set makes it easy to jump right into the story and follow along.   Below is a list of the 10 episodes appearing on the DVD:

SoapClassics 20% Off Discount - Now Through July 15; Plus, New FREE Episode

If there is an AS THE WORLD TURNS or GUIDING LIGHT DVD you wanted to buy but haven't yet, now is the time! SoapClassics is having a 20% off sale from now through July 15. Just visit soapclassics.com and use promo code ss2012.

While you're there you can also watch a new free episode of GUIDING LIGHT from August 15, 1984, Springfield's 150 year Founders' Day celebration.

SURVEY: Which Stenbeck DVD Episodes Are You Most Looking Forward To Watching?

SoapClassics released a brand new AS THE WORLD TURNS DVD on Thursday, "The James Stenbeck Story." Ten episodes from his first decade on the show from reuniting with Barbara and learning he's not a real Stenbeck to battles with Gunnar and John, some of the most memorable moments on ATWT history are featured. But which ones are you most looking forward to watching? Take our survey below.  And for fun, tell us who you think is Barbara Ryan's true love.

To order "The James Stenbeck Story," visit SoapClassics.com. You can also watch a free episode which features the November 1987 episode just prior to the one on this disc (Ruxton Hills!).

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- EXCLUSIVE: SoapClassics Releases Carly & Jack "CarJack" AS THE WORLD TURNS DVD!
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EXCLUSIVE: SoapClassics Releases New AS THE WORLD TURNS DVD: The James Stenbeck Story

SoapClassics has released a brand new AS THE WORLD TURNS DVD featuring one of the most notorious villains in soap opera history: "The James Stenbeck Story."

The ten episode set focuses on James Stenbeck's first decade in Oakdale from his arrival in 1980 to his daring helicopter escape in 1989, with many memorable moments in between. Of course he died several times along the way.  James (Anthony Herrera), Barbara (Colleen Zenk), Gunnar (Hugo Napier) and John (Larry Bryggman) are just some of the many fan favorites featured in this collection.

Below is a summary of the ten episodes on the new "James Stenbeck" set:

Episode 1.  Last Bus to Nowhere. February 28, 1980

James Stenbeck tracks down Barbara Ryan in Oakdale.

EXCLUSIVE: SoapClassics Releases New GUIDING LIGHT DVD: Farewell To Springfield

SoapClassics has released a new GUIDING LIGHT DVD today, "Farewell To Springfield."

The set features the final ten episodes of the series that aired in September 2009.

In the final two weeks, the Springfield community came together for a double wedding, and many lives are changed forever as couples reunited, friends from the past returned, and a longtime villain died.

EXCLUSIVE: SoapClassics Releases Special Commemorative Edition AS THE WORLD TURNS DVD: Farewell To Oakdale

SoapClassics has released a special commemorative edition AS THE WORLD TURNS DVD today, "Farewell To Oakdale."

The set features the final ten episodes of the series, and a replica of an actual Director’s shooting script from the program's final week.

As the writers brought the show to a close, John Dixon returned and reunited with Lucinda, Reid tragically died, Chris received another chance at life, Carly and Jack married for the final time, Henry and Barbara were together and happy, and Bob retired from the hospital.

EXCLUSIVE: SoapClassics Releases New GUIDING LIGHT DVD - The Bauer Family Story

SoapClassics today has released a brand new, 11-episode GUIDING LIGHT DVD: The Bauer Family Story.

The Bauer family first appeared on the 15-minute radio version of THE GUIDING LIGHT in 1948. The family moved with the show to television in 1952 (also continuing on radio until 1956). They remained central as the show moved its setting to Springfield, expanded to 30 minutes and then 60, and from black and white to color. This collection covers a span of episodes from 1973 to 2009.

The episodes are divided into two discs:
* Disc 1, “Meet the Bauers”, features six pivotal episodes in the history of the family, including a rare “bonus” episode from 1973.
* Disc Two, “Bauer Barbecues” contains five of the family’s traditional Independence Day gatherings (the Barbecues are one of the top requests from GL fans).

Below is a summary of the episodes on the new DVD:

EXCLUSIVE: SoapClassics Releases New AS THE WORLD TURNS DVD: The Story of Lily and Holden

The fans have spoken and SoapClassics has released another classic soap opera DVD, this time an AS THE WORLD TURNS collection: "The Story of Lily and Holden."

The ten episode set traces the 25 year relationship of the legendary ATWT couple Lily Walsh and Holden Snyder. Along the way, other memorable stories and characters will appear including a few that have yet to be seen on DVD.

Here is a summary of the ten episodes on the new "Lily and Holden" set:

Episode 1. A Rocky Start. October 16, 1985

EXCLUSIVE: SoapClassics Releases New GUIDING LIGHT DVD: The Phillip Spaulding Collection

SoapClassics today has released the latest GUIDING LIGHT DVD, "The Story of Phillip Spaulding," featuring five episodes that span 32 years. The DVD kicks off with a November 1977 episode shortly after the Spauldings arrived in Springfield. Over the course of five episodes, Phillip goes from a young boy to grandfather.

It's especially exciting to have found the 1977 episode, which we did not know existed before. Bridget and Jerome Dobson introduced the Spaulding family when GUIDING LIGHT expanded to an hour on November 7, 1977. The story was so well crafted, the secret of Phillip's birth played out over the next six years. You can watch the powerful episode in which Phillip reacts to the truth on the very first GUIDING LIGHT Classics DVD.

Below you will find the complete episode listing for the new disc.

EXCLUSIVE: SoapClassics Releases Carly & Jack "CarJack" AS THE WORLD TURNS DVD!

It's been the conventional wisdom for decades: daytime soap fans are intensely loyal. When We Love Soaps first began working with SoapClassics as they started re-releasing episodes of canceled daytime TV favorites, we were definitely counting on that loyalty--but so far, the enthusiasm of the soap fan community has exceeded even our expectations.

You'll remember that last fall, the SoapClassics partnership let us make a promise that helped us usher in 2012 as The Year of The Soap: as long as the fans keep up their amazing support, we'll keep the classic episodes coming.

So, after "AS THE WORLD TURNS Classics" received fantastic reception, we got "GUIDING LIGHT Classics" ready to release ahead of schedule--and even snuck in "Christmas in Oakdale" as a bonus for fans.

We got "The Reva Shayne Collection" ready for release even faster than we had planned, and now, another SoapClassics DVD collection, curated once again by We Love Soaps' Roger Newcomb, is ready to be shared and enjoyed: a 10-episode "CarJack Collection" of AS THE TURNS episodes, featuring the love story of Carly Tenney and Jack Snyder.

You know the drill!  Visit SoapClassics.com to order--you can catch the first glimpse of the episode list below.  Most of all, be sure to keep on giving us your feedback and support!  What do you think of the choices for this collection?  And what would you like see next?  Please tell us in the Comments section, below.

SoapClassics Begins Streaming AS THE WORLD TURNS on the Internet

SoapClassics today announced that it has started streaming episodes of AS THE WORLD TURNS on the internet. The episodes are primarily meant for viewers in the Netherlands and South Africa, where the series recently went off the air, but they can also be viewed from any country in the world.

SoapClassics President Mark Yates said, “This is our first step into the world of streaming episodic television. We’re starting with the Netherlands and South Africa because the series just came off the air in both countries, and interest there is still very high. For instance, in South Africa, the show has over a million viewers a day. It still has three years to run, but it was just replaced by another show. So we’re going to pick up right where they left off, with episodes from 2007."

EXCLUSIVE: Soap Classics Releases New GUIDING LIGHT DVD "The Reva Shayne Collection"

SoapClassics today announced the exclusive release of “The Reva Shayne Collection” on DVD. This DVD contains five of Kim Zimmer’s most memorable performances in this famous role.

Reva Shayne was one of the most interesting and enduring characters in the history of GUIDING LIGHT. As played by Emmy-winning actress Kim Zimmer, Reva
was a strong-willed, multi-dimensional character, who figured prominently
in the series from her debut in 1983 until the program’s conclusion in 2009.

This collection contains five great episodes:

INTERVIEW: Kristen Vigard Reminisces About Her Time at 'Guiding Light'

In the latest installment of our series highlighting the many special performances preserved in the Soap Classics DVD collections, We Love Soaps visits with Kristen Vigard, still fondly remembered for her run as Morgan Richards on GUIDING LIGHT more than 30 years ago.

Kristen Vigard joined the cast of GUIDING LIGHT in 1980 as the young virgin, Morgan Richards. Morgan's angst-filled romance with Kelly Nelson (John Wesley Shipp), their interaction with Tim (Kevin Bacon) and Hillary (Marsha Clarke), and the manipulations of Nola (Lisa Brown) were front and center for over a year. In August 1981, Kelly and Morgan were wed in a lovely outdoor ceremony at Laurel Falls. The wedding appears on the latest Soap Classics DVD, a 20-episode, 4-disc collection of GUIDING LIGHT episodes.  But where, exactly, was "Laurel Falls"?

EXCLUSIVE: GUIDING LIGHT Classics DVD Episode List!

The Year of the Soap continues with good news for GUIDING LIGHT fans. The much-anticipated collection of 20 classic episodes on a new GUIDING LIGHT Classics DVD is finally here. You can order it now at SoapClassics.com or click the banner at the top of the page.

Many of GUIDING LIGHT's all-time favorite actors are included like Charita Bauer, Michael Zaslow, Christopher Bernau, Mart Hulswit, Lisa Brown, Beverlee McKinsey, Jane Elliot, Peter Simon, Robert Newman, Grant Aleksander, Beth Ehlers, Cynthia Watros and Kim Zimmer. Those names just scratch the surface of the beloved actors and characters that appear on these 20 episodes.

Not only is the collection great viewing, it makes a great gift.  Demand for this first release will heavily influence whether or not more episodes of GUIDING LIGHT will become available on DVD, and also improve prospects`for other P&G classics.

The collection contains the same four categories that were used on the original AS THE WORLD TURNS Classics DVD, with five episodes chosen for each:

"Great Weddings"
"Secrets and Scandals"
"Villains and Vixens"
"Springfield Through the Years"

Full details on the episodes below:

Happy New Year From Soap Classics: AS THE WORLD TURNS 1999 Now Airing

Soap Classics is now airing another free classic episode of AS THE WORLD TURNS, this time the New Year's fashion show Barbara and Carly put on back in December 1999.

You get to see most of the cast at the time, early Henry, and a nice New Year's countdown.

Remember all those millennium predictions of doom and gloom? Oakdale's citizens were seeing happy days. Well, everyone but Margo, Georgia and anyone connected to Alec Wallace's death.

Ring in 2000 again here.

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EXCLUSIVE: Soap Classics To Release GUIDING LIGHT 20-Episode 4-Disc DVD In Mid-January

In our interview with Soap Classics President Mark Yates back in October, he revealed that a GUIDING LIGHT DVD would be release in the first quarter of 2012. We can now confirm that release is happening, and in mid-January!

The "Classics" DVD will follow a similar format as the AS THE WORLD TURNS Classics DVD (on sale now) with four discs with five episodes each.

We can't spoil all the episodes on the disc just yet but fans of Santo Domingo, the Bauer family, personality disorders, fire trucks, the magic of Nick, ex-husbands, singing med students, drunken stepfathers and Irna Phillips will be happy. Seriously, we tried to include as many different characters as possible on the set which covers almost a 30 year span.

We reveal a couple of our favorite episodes on the DVD below:

Christmas Comes Early! Classic AS THE WORLD TURNS Episode From 1982 Now Streaming

SoapClassics is now streaming a classic AS THE WORLD TURNS Christmas episode from 1982 in which David and Ellen Stewart get remarried. Longtime fans will recall what a rough year the couple had before their reunion.

I chose this episode because David and Ellen are such an iconic ATWT couple and we haven't been able to feature them properly on the first two DVD sets. Ellen is one of the original characters of the show and David joined a few years later. Their complicated romance, along with their children, drove story for years.

It also has an old school ATWT feel, so for those fans who really want to see the classics this is a nod to a couple (and family) that was there for decades. Plus, you get hot couple Tom and Margo and a very young Barbara and James. And, as far as I know, this episode isn't on YouTube or any other video sharing website. I really enjoyed watching it and hope you do too.

Visit SoapClassics.com to watch the episode and, if you haven't already, order one (or both) of the DVD collections while you are there!

WINNERS: AS THE WORLD TURNS Classics DVD Contest

Thanks to everyone who participated in our AS THE WORLD TURNS Classics DVD trivia contest. We have randomly drawn five names from all the winning entries sent in to us. Our winners are (last names left off):

Alvin B.
Jamilla G.
Chris S.
Michael B.
Carole O.

We have emailed all the winners who can expect to receive the DVD in the mail very soon!