[arg_discuss] Personal Influences/Antecedents

[Brooke Thompson]

Wasn't it Guiding Light that also had some sort of serial killer (maybe an
arsonist? Or blackmail?) storyline that included someone leaving clues
online - not just in the show, but you could actually visit the website. It
wasn't fully fleshed out and the site did have some sort of show logo on it
that, I think, pointed back to the show's site on CBS. It was either Guiding
Light or As the World Turns.

Anyway. Yay! Not the only one! I'm far less embarrassed now :)




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> > Soap Operas

> > Say what you will about them, they do an amazing job of bringing

> together

> > complex and absurd storylines. And, of course, the have to balance the

> > regular viewers, the viewers that are watching while distracted, and the

> > people who tune in only once a week or once a month.

> 

> Whew.  I'm not the only one!  I've always thought soap operas would work

> well with ARGs.

> 

> I've had a long time love affair with Guiding Light.  (It's my mother's

> fault)  Over the past few years, they've experimented with a few cross

> media

> projects including a Marvel Comics crossover.  Yes, you read that right.

> There is a Guiding Light comic book that went with a superhero story arc

> on

> the show.

> 

> Michelle Senderhauf

> 

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