Soap Operas

Tiger Woods, Soap Star

Lesleyann Coker | Posted 12.21.2009 | Entertainment


Lesleyann Coker

Most people dismiss soap operas for their unbelievable story lines and exaggerated, some would say silly, drama. Why, then, is the nation transfixed by Tiger Woods' personal drama?

"As The World Turns" CANCELED By CBS After 54 Seasons

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 12.08.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — Procter & Gamble, the company responsible for the phrase "soap operas," is out of the daytime drama business after 76 years now that ...

Mighty Movie Podcast: The Script That Kills: Austin Peck on The Blue Tooth Virgin

Dan Persons | Posted 11.30.2009 | Entertainment


Dan Persons

A TV writer tries his hand at a feature film. His friend reads the script, thinks it's an ungodly mess of muddled symbolism and Freud 101 anxieties. "Be honest," the writer says.

Patricia Mauceri: Soap Star Refuses To Play Gay Character, Goes Against Her Religious Beliefs

advocate.com | Posted 10.23.2009 | Entertainment


One Life to Live actress Patricia Mauceri says she was axed from the soap earlier this year because her religious beliefs were at odds with a planned ...

"As The World Turns" May Be Canceled Next: CBS President

New York Post | Posted 09.03.2009 | Media


Now that CBS has swapped out veteran soap "Guiding Light" for a revival of the 1970s game show "Lets Make A Deal," the eye network will be closely mon...

Brazilian Soap Operas Shape Cuban Realities

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 08.31.2009 | World


Yoani Sanchez

Cubans baptized restaurants run by common people "paladars," or palates, after the food company created by the protagonist of the show Vale todo.

Turkish Soap Operas Captivate Arab World (VIDEO)

WorldFocus | Mohammad Al-Kassim | Posted 05.23.2009 | World


For more than six centuries, the Ottoman Empire controlled Arab lands, leaving its imprint on art, language and food. Today, Turkey is wielding influ...

Soap Operas Cut Costs, Susan Lucci's Salary Cut

AP | FRAZIER MOORE | Posted 01.02.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — The troubles that are part of imaginary life on daytime dramas are hitting those shows for real in the form of budget cuts and dismis...

All My Politics!

j. saKiya Sandifer | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics


j. saKiya Sandifer

As I was captured by the intellect of Obama, I couldn't help but notice how the various media outlets began to shape the Democratic primaries to play out as America's hottest new soap opera.

Buffett Makes Soap Opera Cameo

New York Post | Michael Starr | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


We knew that "All My Children" diva Erica Kane had friends in high places - but Warren Buffett? Yep. That Warren Buffett. The billionaire investor, ...