"Guiding Light" Finds the Avant-Garde

The longest running soap opera ever, and the longest running scripted show period, "Guiding Light" has revamped its format (melo)dramatically.

Out with the traditional shooting style that soaps are known for, in with a new handheld DV format. They've even scrapped their old sets (designed to hold the static multi-camera set up, like a theater stage), and are shooting on location in Peapack, NJ.


I watched one episode last week, and they've far from mastered the technique, but it's an intriguing decision at the very least. The question remains though, will soap opera fans go for this? (and what will Lars von Trier's reaction be?)

EW has an article on the change here. Read Radar's smarmy comments here.