Last year on October 24, 2020, Luke and Laura celebrated their 40th Anniversary on General Hospital. What? you say. You… Read More
In the first installment about how soaps evolved, the standard length of soaps was discussed as was its migration from… Read More
What were you doing 41 years ago? If you were like millions of soap opera fans, you were glued to… Read More
Nola Reardon was a devious, conniving, nasty girl. However, she was played by a talented actress, Lisa Brown, whom Guiding… Read More
Anna Holbrook caught the attention of Another World fans when she began playing the role of Sharlene Frame in 1988.… Read More
When The Young and the Restless debuted in 1973, it was the wealthy Brooks and blue-collar Foster families that drove… Read More
All one needed to do was look at the title of this soap opera to find what was at its… Read More
In 1968, One Life to Live forced its viewers to examine their prejudices by presenting a daring and revolutionary story.… Read More
The story of soap opera, from its beginnings on radio through the success of television, is very closely associated with… Read More
The story of soap opera, from its beginnings on radio through the success of television, is very closely associated with… Read More
Soap operas had been around for nearly 40 years before anyone started seriously writing about them. There would be an… Read More
The culmination of General Hospital's incredible success occurred on November 16 and 17, 1981, when Luke (Anthony Geary) and Laura… Read More
There was a time when soap operas were not considered a topic worthy of serious discussion, let alone a book.… Read More
The best soap opera storylines contain moments that fans remember forever. When One Life to Live killed off villain Marco… Read More
The Hortons have always been Days of our Lives’ first family. But long before the Bradys, the DiMeras, or the… Read More
From the very beginning, when Chris and Nancy Hughes wished each other “good morning,” soap opera viewers knew that the… Read More
Warner Brothers. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Paramount Pictures. 20th Century Fox. Liederkranz Hall. The first four are well-known studios that brought some of… Read More
Harding Lemay is regarded as one of soap opera’s greatest writers, and his work on Another World in the 1970s… Read More
Gregg Marx’s first foray into the soap world was as a member of the Horton family on Days of our… Read More
The story of soap opera, from its beginnings on radio through the success of television, is very closely associated with… Read More
When Santa Barbara premiered in 1984, it was a different kind of soap opera. Sure, it had all the features… Read More
The Young and the Restless premiered in 1973 and featured families and characters that today’s viewers might not know. The… Read More
Sharon Rose Gabet took over the part of Raven Alexander on The Edge of Night in 1977 and made the… Read More
The first soap operas on radio were 15 minutes long. That was the standard length of soaps, even when they… Read More
Michael O’Leary took over the role of Frederick “Rick” Bauer on Guiding Light in 1983 and turned him into a… Read More
In the heat of a dramatic moment, the male lead breaks out into song. His female companion joins him in… Read More
Fans of One Life To Live fell in love with Marilyn Chris when she introduced the lovable character of Wanda… Read More
One of daytime’s biggest scandals occurred on Another World in 1975 when actors George Reinholt and Jacqueline Courtney were unceremoniously… Read More
When Irna Phillips was at the height of her career, she controlled an empire that would be considered astonishing today.… Read More
