What are the greatest moments in soap opera history? Author Alina Adams attempts to find out!
In her August 2025 book, Super Soap Scenes: A Time Capsule of Daytime Drama’s Greatest Moments, Adams first surveyed soap opera fans about their favorite stories, episodes and scenes—and then she went to the actors, writers, producers, directors and other staff members who were a part of their creation, to find out how those greatest moments came together!
Best Moments in Soap History
In Super Soap Scenes: A Time Capsule of Daytime Drama’s Greatest Moments, you’ll hear from:
- The Young and the Restless’ Peter Bergman on Jack and Victor’s most dramatic confrontation, and Jess Walton on Jill and Katherine’s most vicious fight ever
- Days of our Lives’ James Reynolds on how Abe ended up stuck between two wives, and Wally Kurth on Justin and Adrienne’s Greek wedding
- All My Children’s Eden Riegel on Bianca’s coming out to her formidable mother, the one and only Erica Kane, as played by Susan Lucci
- General Hospital’s Lydia Look on Selina Wu’s battle with Sonny, played by Maurice Benard
- Edge of Night’s Sharon Gabet on Raven’s romance with both Skys
- One Life to Live writer Michael Malone on the repercussions of Marty’s rape
- Guiding Light writer Jill Lorie Hurst on the surprise pairing of Natalia and Olivia
- As the World Turns writer Susan Dansby on Jack and Carly’s most brutal breakup
Plus reminiscences from the casts and crews of Another World, Santa Barbara, Dark Shadows, Search for Tomorrow, Port Charles, Ryan’s Hope, Generations, and much, much more.
“Is it possible to name daytime’s greatest moment?” Adams muses. “Probably not. But it sure is a fun debate to have. I hope this book starts a wonderful conversation. Soaps, past and present, deserve to be remembered and celebrated for the near century of entertainment they’ve provided to millions of viewers. When it comes to discussions of great drama, soaps are often overlooked when the truth is, there are stories and scenes which are capable of standing the test of time, and being compared to not just primetime and film, but great theatre dramas, too. I dare anyone to read this book and not want to immediately go looking for the scenes described, so they can see for themselves!”
Super Soap Scenes: A Time Capsule of Daytime Drama’s Greatest Moments is available at Amazon.
For more information visit: https://alinaadams.com/soap-opera-books/
Alina Adams is the NYT best-selling author of the As the World Turns Tie-ins, Oakdale Confidential, and The Man From Oakdale, and co-writer of the Guiding Light tie-in, Jonathan’s Story. She has worked for ABC Daytime, Procter & Gamble Productions, the Daytime Emmys, the Prospect Park reboots of All My Children and One Life to Live, and currently writes for Soap Hub.
