From "Ma Perkins" and "One Man's Family" in the 1930s to "All My Children" in the 1980s, the soap opera has capture the imagination of millions of American men and women of all ages. In Speaking of Soap Operas, Robert Allen undertakes a reexamination of the production and consumption of soap operas through the use of a unique investigatory model based on contemporary poetics and reader-response theory.Although a considerable amount of research has been conducted on these programs, Allen argues that soap operas remain a phenomenon about which much is said but little is known. Soap operas are different from most other media programming—they appear formless, refuse to end, require little work on the part of the viewer, and bear no recognizable marks of authorship. For these and other... Less

On November 8, 1965, Days of Our Lives debuted on NBC. Through extensive research, including the first-ever examination of the show's archives, and interviews with cast members, writers, producers and production personnel, the show's history is told here. This reference work provides a complete cast list from the show's debut through 1994, as well as the most comprehensive storyline of the show ever available.

First in a fun new soap opera MYSTERY series—written by an emmy®-nominated soap star... She’s bold. She’s beautiful. And she’s about to go to jail for murder... Soap opera actress Alexis Peterson has starred in the nation’s top soap opera for almost 20 years. But her career takes a nose-dive when Marcy Blanchard is hired as the head writer. Little did Alexis realize that Marcy’s been holding a grudge all these years—and is ready to take her revenge. So when Marcy turns up dead, bludgeoned to death with her Emmy®, no one is surprised that Alexis is the prime suspect. No one except Alexis, that is, who knows she has to take matters into her own hands if she wants to avoid being arrested for a crime she didn’t commit—and becoming the real killer’s next victim...

At least one third of India’s billion inhabitants regularly watch Indian soap operas, which have displaced popular cinema as the prime entertainment genre. And in the Indian diaspora on every Continent, Indian soap operas are a feature of life -- a source of pleasure, discussion and shared identity.This book characterizes the forms of these soap operas and relates how they have evolved. It explores how they have contributed to shaping the identity of modern India. Initially developed by the national telecast service, Doordoshan, specifically to convey messages about women’s role, contraception and other family issues. Doordoshan also engaged viewers with serializations of the two great epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabarata. But with the onset of cable TV, soap operas became primarily... Less

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There are places in the world where the success of a soap opera is measured not just in TV ratings, but in human lives. On January 1, NOW travels to Kenya, where ambitious producers and actors hope one such TV show, "The Team", can help foster peace amongst the country's 42 official tribes. In "The Team", soccer players from different tribes work together to overcome historic rivalries and form a common bond.

Follow the picaresque, insane adventures of Mary Backstayge, Handsome Harry Backstyage, the idol of a million other women, Calvin Hoogavin and Pop Beloved as they make their way from an uninhabited island in the Dry Tortugas where they were put ashore by the nefarious Capt. Wolf Larsen, to Vera Cruz, Mexico where they are captured by banditos led by one Miguel, then freed by the Federales. They eventually find their way home to Skunk haven, Long Island, after a seemingly endless trip by bus, train and airplane. Totally absurd, but guaranteed to split your sides. Contains 71 hilarious routines including Wally Ballou visits the Apex bird house factory; Wally and Artie Schermerhorn attempt to cover a parade along Fifth Avenue; Fabian Glutnick plugs his book; Grand Motel; Dining Out with Bob... Less

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