READERS ASK CLOSER

QIs it true Harrison Ford wasn’t the first choice for

Blade Runner?

AYes! The future originally looked a lot more different as director Ridley Scott wanted…Dustin Hoffman! “I figured, unlikely though he may be in terms of his physical size as a sci-fi hero, as an actor Hoffman could do anything.”

QWas The Guiding Light really the longest-running soap ever?

AAiring from June 30, 1952, to Sept. 18, 2009, it was not only the longest-running soap but TV’s most enduring drama as well, thanks to stars like Robert Newman and Kim Zimmer. And, since it began on radio on Jan. 25, 1937, it was the fifth-longest broadcast of any kind in history.