A New Soap Opera Looks to Rekindle the Past While Breaking New Ground
Once a centerpiece of daytime TV, soaps have mostly disappeared. “Beyond the Gates” will try to revive the genre, and will be ...
Hosted on MSN2mon
Soap Opera 101: Twelve Must-Haves to Survive the Daytime World
it’s SORASing (soap opera rapid aging) kids and taking them from precocious tots to young adults in the blink of an eye. Aging literally happens overnight in daytime. But then, once it does ...
Celebrating The Soaps6d
Beyond The Gates Launches Contest For Georgia HBCU Students – Chance To Score Non-Speaking Walk-On Role
Beyond the Gates Executive Producer, Sheila Ducksworth talked about the “why” behind the contest, stating, “In addition to launching a groundbreaking series, we, and CBS, wanted to offer an ...
The Baltimore Sun25d
Debut of Maryland soap opera spurs hope for genre’s future
In February, the first new soap opera on broadcast TV in a quarter-century (and the first Black soap opera in 35 years) will launch on CBS. Set in a gated community in a Maryland suburb ...
The Vindicator12mon
What’s the long-lasting obsession with soap operas?
Soap operas have been criticized for having unrealistic and over-the-top storylines that might distort the perception of reality. Either way, soaps like “General Hospital” remain highly popular.
World Screen21d
Amplify Pictures Producing Two-Part Doc on Soap Operas
Amplify Pictures has begun production on Soaps, a two-part documentary directed by Matt Wolf (Pee-wee as Himself, Spaceship Earth) exploring the unseen world of soap operas. Soaps offers ...