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Rumors, Cross-Overs and 24 Hour Soap Channel This week, we have some rumors from "All My Children" news on a soap diva who will be appearing on four soaps as the same character, the new soap channel (I know I can't wait) and some reader insights into the new soap... "Passions". all my children • passions • linda dano • finola hughes • soap operas
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A Diva Dilemma In the 21st century, soaps are having a lot of trouble figuring out to do with their 20th century divas.
A Fresh Start? Which soaps are poised for success or disaster in this year? And more importantly, will the genre dig itself a deeper grave or get a last minute reprieve?
Another Soap Bites the Dust One soap down, nine more to go? Just when is it time for us to let our beloved soaps go? Is there a way to determine when a soap has reached the point of no return?
Character Identity Crisis Characters are constantly doing 180s in their personalities. But is that always a bad thing?
Cluttered Canvas Is what makes a soap feel too crowded really as black and white as how many characters are on the show?
Coloring Outside the Lines There seems to be a quota that soaps need to fill to give off the appearance of diversity, but who do TPTB think they're fooling with their token characters?
Crossover Crisis Having characters travel from one soap town to another may have been a harmless idea in the beginning, but it may have gotten out of control.
Emmy Rants, Raves, and did I mention Rants? A rundown of the 29th Daytime Emmys. The winners, the losers, and the telecast.
Extra, Extra! Read all about the importance of recurring characters and extras on a soap and how soaps suffer without them.
Holiday Sneer With soaps missing their warmth, family, and friendliness, having a happy holiday is a bit of stretch lately.
Let's Go Crazy The mental illness storyline is getting almost as much airplay lately as murder mysteries. It's a tricky subject to do successfully, but is more often done irresponsibly.
Let's Talk About Sex Shirtless guys, raunchy love scenes, and sexuality over sensuality have taken over soaps today. Does the increasing focus on sexiness take away from other essentials to soaps?
Like Sands Through an Hourglass … so is the deluge of soap theme changes For their 50th television anniversary, Guiding Light updated their theme song and opening and now As the World Turns has turned out a new opening. But am I the only one that hates taking the only class soap operas have left and destroying it by trying to make it "hip"?
Married to the Mob Nefarious characters skulking in the dark wearing long leather coats carrying guns with silencers (but of course loud enough for the audience to hear the shots) have been in daytime for thirty years. So why on earth has the Godfather rip-offs gotten so tired?
Missing in Action: The Good Guys Remember the days when soap towns had upstanding people who were full of wisdom or were the town's constant hero? Why do soaps now feel the need to tarnish every character for fear they'll be labeled boring?
Not Suitable for Adults Soap executives more and more are trying to reel in a specific demographic. But never mind the narrow-minded strategy, is it even working?
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Pitiful Pairings Sometimes despite best efforts, sometimes because of no effort, there are a few soap couples that are simply pitiful because they don't make sense.
Set in One Mood Soaps have the daunting task of encapsulating all of life's emotions, but do they really strike the right balance?
Soaps Get No Respect It used to be a given, soaps were promoted and had their place in the entertainment industry. Even the most bizarre stories were treated no less plausible then ones in the number one primetime drama. Now they are being treated like the ugly second cousin not invited to family reunions. The networks and the industry have to answer for their snobbish attitude.
Soaps in an Instant Instant couples, instant murder mysteries, everything in soaps is happen much quicker. But is telling stories slowly like in the past even possible in today's world?
Something Positive If you have something nice to say, seize the opportunity. Who knows when it may come again?
Summer Heat Brings on Delusions Bad stories, overrated importance on the teen audience, and executives in denial are bringing soaps even further down in the summer.
The Balance of Emmy Power The second year of this new voting process begins to really show cracks as the nominations are announced.
The Balancing Act Soaps are supposed to be an ensemble drama and yet more and more soaps are getting fixated on one age group, one storyline, one couple, or worse yet, one person. This has got to stop!
The Best and Worst of 2003: Soaps It was the best of soaps; it was the worst of soaps. The third and final column in this year-end review examines which soaps made the grade and where other soaps missed the mark.
The Curse of the Selected Lobotomies It's been a growing disturbing trend; idiots are infesting the towns of daytime and there seems to be nothing to stop it. That doesn't stop me from complaining about it.
The Family Feuds Soaps used to be dominated by families holding grudges for decades. But what makes them such a successful storyline direction and what makes them a risky venture should definitely be considered before any writer attempts to create or revive one.
The Numbers Lie While executives and networks stare at the ratings, the popularity of a soap clearly can not be measured that way. Just what is the reason behind the apparent discrepancy in what general public adores and what a Nielsen family turns on?
The Trouble with Triangles Creating the right pairing is a delicate process, so adding a third wheel is even trickier and yet given less thought.
The Vets Vent Part Two The second part of this column addresses the problem that characters no longer in their roaring twenties are either being slowly shoved into the background or into stupid stories. I happen to think that is ridiculous.
What's the Frequency? Soaps are no longer in balance. The days where a soap writer knows how to utilize his entire canvas are behind us. But even if we had the choice of which characters should be focused on more, what if the problem isn't who is used and how often, but how they are used.
When Quality Doesn't Matter Why are viewers sometimes willing to ignore the stupidity of a pairing or story? |
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