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Soap Opera

Colombians Aren't Happy With 'Three Cains'

AP | VIVIAN SEQUERA | Posted 05.01.2013 | Latino Voices

BOGOTA, Colombia — Cutting through the shadows of moonlight, three brothers climb out of a truck and trudge slowly, silently toward a dark hill....

All My Children's Jesse and Angie Open Up About the Soap's Online Reboot and Their On-Screen Chemistry

Greg Archer | Posted 04.27.2013 | TV
Greg Archer

Ever since Prospect Park announced several months back that it did, indeed, have funding in place to revive AMC after ABC brutally forced it to fade to black a couple of years ago, soap fans have had themselves in a lather over the online reboot on Hulu, premiering Monday, April 29.

Confessions Of A Soap Opera Junkie

Shelley Emling | Posted 05.18.2013 | Fifty
Shelley Emling

I admit it. I've always been a closet soap opera nut. Whether it was Luke and Laura, Cliff and Nina, or Tad and Dixie, I knew and loved them all.

Balkan Soap Opera

Jasmina Tesanovic | Posted 04.08.2013 | World
Jasmina Tesanovic

Magnificent Century, the Turkish historical soap opera, has been renamed Suleiman the Magnificent for Serbian release. The relevance of this Turkish TV program couldn't be more obvious to a Balkan people striving to invade the Schengen Fortress of the European Union.

24 Years At The Top For 'The Young And The Restless'

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 02.07.2013 | TV

NEW YORK — When "The Young and the Restless" climbed to the top of the daytime drama ratings, there were 13 soap operas on the air. Now there ar...

WATCH: Gay Sex Scene Planned For 'Days Of Our Lives'

Posted 10.25.2012 | Gay Voices

Things between gay "Days of our Lives" characters Will and Sonny are about to heat up. Fans of the show will be thrilled to learn that the pair w...

Oprah Bursts Into Tears

Mark Steinberg | Posted 08.27.2012 | Comedy
Mark Steinberg

Oprah Winfrey said that she and her staff intend to hunt for situations in which crying or even tearing-up will be a surprise to the network's audiences.

PHOTOS: 'Before They Were Famous' Soap Opera Hair

The Huffington Post | Sarah Leon | Posted 10.11.2012 | Style

Did you know that before Julianne Moore starred in films such as, "Crazy Stupid Love" and "The Kids Are Alright," she played Frannie Hughes Crawford o...

Save Our Soaps!

Maggie Quale | Posted 05.30.2012 | TV
Maggie Quale

We fans know soap operas are cheesy. It's not some big secret. I spend half my time laughing at the show and the other half crying with the storylines. We love it because of the drama, the absurdity, and the tacky nuance that are tropes of this genre.

2.5 "Faded To Black" Melody Set Me Free (2012)

Kalup Linzy | Posted 05.22.2012 | Arts
Kalup Linzy

Here's this week's episode of Melody Set Me Free (2012): 2012-03-22-MelodySetMeFree.jpg

General Hospital: A New Beginning or a Dead End?

Ed Martin | Posted 05.02.2012 | TV
Ed Martin

I began watching GH in 1978, shortly after fearless executive producer Gloria Monty had been brought on board to save the show from seemingly certain cancellation. Thirty-five years later GH is once again on life support -- and, once again, it may very well be terminated in a few months.

The Irish Presidential Race Becomes a Gripping Soap Opera

Niall O'Dowd | Posted 12.19.2011 | World
Niall O'Dowd

The strangest Irish presidential election ever just got a whole Twilight Zone twist when the husband of Dana, alias Rosemary Scallon, a former gospel singer once based in America, claimed she had been the target of an assassination attempt.

James Franco Plays With His Little Monkey

Posted 11.20.2011 | Entertainment

Gigantic, hyper-intelligent apes aren't James Franco's only simian co-stars. The eclectic actor/writer/director/artist/etc, who was last seen in th...

True Blood Sucker Punch: Season 4, Ep. 3

Mark Blankenship | Posted 09.10.2011 | Entertainment
Mark Blankenship

Eric has been hollowed out just as many other characters are discovering deep truths about themselves. All this self-knowing, is empowering: It's shaking up the characters, changing them, and giving them much more power as they move through the show.

Soaps Matter

Lesleyann Coker | Posted 06.18.2011 | Entertainment
Lesleyann Coker

Any primetime show featuring recurring characters, storylines and cliffhangers -- from Star Trek to Friends to CSI to Mad Men -- owes its heritage to soap operas.

'Dynasty' Movie Happening

Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

'Dynasty' may be getting its next chapter. On film. The massive 1980's soap opera about a rich oil family in Colorado ran from 1981-1989, registering...

As My World Turned

Jennifer Worick | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Jennifer Worick

As the World Turns ended today. Big deal, right? It's a daytime soap, a dinosaur in today's snappy world. 54 years on the air is pretty amazing, but I don't care about records. Records aren't going to fill the void.

Gossip Gram: Days of Our Lives' 45th Anniversary

Roseanne Colletti | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Roseanne Colletti

NBC's longest standing show, Days of Our Lives, celebrates its 45th anniversary on this segment of Gossip Gram. Join New York Nonstop's Roseanne Colle...

What's Wrong With Gay Sex?

Lesleyann Coker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Lesleyann Coker

ABC didn't balk after a half-naked Rihanna began her American Music Awards performance strapped to a torture device. Why was Adam Lambert's bisexually charged performance censured?

Christmas Trees And 'Guiding Light' Memories

Tina Sloan | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Tina Sloan

Usually about Thanksgiving, soap opera actors and actresses start decorating their trees on the set of their house at the studio and usually there is something dramatic occurring 'round that tree.

Melrose Place Recap: Episode 2

Tasha Gordon-Solmon | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Tasha Gordon-Solmon

This week we opened with some long, lingering shots of Auggie's (the sexy chef/possible murderer of Sydney) hot, hot body in a hot, hot shower.

Governor Sanford Needs an Intervention Before It's Too Late

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Yvonne R. Davis

Sanford needs more than just a few Republicans calling him up, and asking him to step down. He needs someone who can come and help save him from himself.

Mayor Laments The End Of "Guiding Light"

nytimes.com | Sewell Chan | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

At the "Made in NY" awards on Monday, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg expressed his sadness that "Guiding Light," a drama that has been on the radio and te...

The Indian Heroine Tulsi Falls in the Battle For Freedom of Speech in Karzai's Afghanistan

Shoaib Harris | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Shoaib Harris

It is particularly cruel to ban a family-oriented drama in a country whose populations were deprived of all legitimate entertainment opportunities for over half a decade under the Taliban.