The four Musketeers are reuniting on "Guiding Light!" Simply not content with Grant Aleksander's return as Phillip on February 9; GL is bringing back yet another fan favorite! Soap Opera Digest is reporting that Krista Tesreau will return as Mindy Lewis sometime in March. Back in the 80's, Mindy, Phillip, Rick (Michael O'Leary) and Beth (then Judi Evans, now Beth Chamberlain) were one of the most popular groups in daytime (see below for a picture). Tesreau originated the role of Mindy in 1983, vacating the role in 1989. The actress has returned occasionally since her exit (though other actresses have held the role).
The four musketeers went through storylines of first love, pregnancy, friendship and continuing on to more adult stories of marriage, career choices and abusive storylines. Mindy and the other Musketeers formed a close friendship, often dating one another and even running away to New York together. Tesreau's Mindy is best known for her plotting to land Phillip, her jealousy over Beth and her relationships with Kyle Sampson and Kurt Corday. Mindy also broke out into the corporate world by working with her father, Billy Lewis at Lewis Oil.
Though "Guiding Light" was Tesreau's first foray into daytime, it certainly was not her last. The actress went on to join the cast of "Santa Barbara" as Andie Klein in 1992. In 1994, she landed the coveted role of Tina Lord Roberts on ABC's "One Life to Live." During her tenure in Llanview, Tina became involved with Cain Rogan and David Vickers. Tesreau has also appeared on "Silk Stalkings," "Ringmaster" and "Laws of Deception."
In other "Guiding Light" casting news:
Fiona Hutchinson returns for a brief visit as the deceased Jenna Bradshaw Cooper. She will appear to her husband Buzz and her injured son Coop on Tuesday, February 17. It's nice to see "Guiding Light" making an effort to bring back fan favorites.
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GL 2009
The show is slow paced. It embraces too much the small town pace that it's show is set fictitiously set in. The opening theme song is so hokey that it almost makes you want to turn the channel.
The storyines are weak is that due to budget cuts in production. It's no secret CBS daytime long before recession, was making drastic cuts in cast and production of this once grand daytime drama.
GL seems to only have it's cast falling in and out of love monthly. There is little storyline for anything else. No current issues are explored on this show. GL exists only for love like some cheap live action daytime drama. Nothing else goes on in Springfield but looking for love.
The villains are weak, Alan Spaulding is getting older by the month. He's so feeble a villain that he has lost his mega billionaire company numerous times. Been jailed for blown kidnappings and attempted murder failures, it's laughable.
Where is the impact character that keeps you wanting and tuning in for more on this show? The Bauer family are backround noise. The Coopers are too poor to be a true threat to any villain of Alan Spaulding's mega bucks.
The outside location scenes are awesome but requently wasted because the show usually just has the characters talking endlessly talking with listless dialogue.
GL needs two explosive storylines not revolving around relationship of Alan Spaulding trying to bully his way into someone else's life for his substitute family of the month.
Where's the racial diversity in this daytime show gone. Where's the youth no teenagers and with all the potential storylines that both groups could bring it's shameful this has not been done on this show.
The pace of the show needs to pick it up a notch, please! And change that God Awful opening theme song.
Maybe then GL will get out o the ratings cellar.
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KRISTA TESREAU as "MINDY LEWIS"
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