Family secrets and hidden passions are the hallmarks of this dark, moody serial. We live, we love, we dream, and then we go. But somehow, we keep hoping that our dreams come true on that brighter day. The focus in on the upper class Hughes and Stewart families plus their tribulations in Midwest Oakdale. The Stewarts fade away eventually to be replaced by the rural Snyders and wealthy Lucinda Walsh with her many intrigues.
In the city of Monticello, attorney Mike Karr and his colleagues are involved in solving crimes and intrigue which touch the lives of many citizens. Some such citizens include dowager Set in fictional Denison, Maryland, this daytime serial focused the on the father-and-son team of doctors Jerry and David Malone, who practiced at Valley Hospital. Malone" was The fictional New England community of Strathfield was the setting for this remarkably well-written serial.
The drama focused on the romantic exploits of newspaper journalist Liz Fraser, Space opera would be a more accurate description of this daytime serial, which focused on astronaut Roy Selby, his family, and his co-workers at Cape Canaveral. Matt Powers is head of Hope Memorial Hospital in the town of Madison, concerning himself with the staff and patients with their attending dramas.
He is primarily supported by his wife Families, friends, enemies, and lovers experience life-changing events in the large upstate city of Port Charles, New York, which has a busy hospital, upscale hotel, cozy diner, and dangerous waterfront frequented by the criminal underworld. Votes: 4, Title character Ben Jerrod practiced law in the fictional community of Indian Hill, TV 90 min Drama, Romance. The life in the Midwestern town of Bay City, and the love, loss, trials, and triumph of its residents, who come from different backgrounds and social circles.
Fellow citizen Kate Austen has written a book with the flawed characters based on people she knows. Stars: Susan Brown , Michael T. Votes: 7. Alfy ran The High Dive, the younger set hang out featuring the hottest bands. His girl Barbara wanted him to be more ambitious. Race car driver Chet won't stay faithful to Joy while Tad worried an injury will ruin his football career. A soap centered on aspiring fashion designer Katy Elliot living in New York, her Connecticut family, and other people in her orbit.
The California coastal community of Paradise Bay was the setting for this daytime soap. The serial focused on the Morgan family and their involvement in the mysterious murder of teenager A chronicle of the lives, loves, trials and tribulations of the citizens of the fictional city of Salem.
Votes: 6, The problem of the Hathaway family was quite simple Jim Abbott. These interracial The fictional New England community of Strathfield was the setting for this remarkably well-written serial. The drama focused on the romantic exploits of newspaper journalist Liz Fraser, The story of Liz Fraser, her family, and her friends, who all live in a small New England town called Strathfield.
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Release year or range to ». Error: please try again. This number-one-rated soap focused on the ups and downs in Genoa City, Wisconsin. The many loves and lives of the always fashionable Forresters and their friends in L. Search for Tomorrow — 30 min Drama, Romance 7. The Doctors — 30 min Drama, Romance 7.
The late's cult soap featured a then-unknown Eddie Cibrian as Cole Deschanel. Generations — 30 min Drama 7. The story of two rich families, one black, and the other white, in Chicago. Love of Life — 25 min Drama, Romance 7.
Passions — TV 60 min Drama 6. Loving — 30 min Drama, Romance 7. Capitol — 30 min Drama, Romance 7. The six-year story of two rival political families in Washington, D. Melissa insisted she was innocent. Diana agreed to help Roman ''persuade'' Serena to reveal the secret that would unlock the info on the computer disk Roman and Victor wanted.
Tiffany broke up with Sean after she learned that he was letting Cheryl set up his investment portfolio. Alan lied to Reva that his engagement to Vanessa was still on. Harley was furious with Alan-Michael, who nominated her for ''king'' of a school dance.
Cameron convinced Harley to accept the title of queen of the dance. Frank gave Rusty a job as a mechanic at his garage. Mindy flipped when she overheard Rusty telling Frank that he had tried to pay off a judge.
Loving: Before leaving Corinth to get his life back on track, Harry apologized to Ann for ruining their romance. On the soap opera the story continues from day to day, and as a particular story line, or story arc, is worked through, another or multiple story line is being developed. There will be several storylines in various stages of development at any one time in a soap opera. Anne Hummert , along with her ad executive husband Frank, is credited with developing the formula of what would become the typical soap opera.
Their first success, Just Plain Bill , is the story of a humble barber who marries well above his station. Many Hummert storylines would explore the gap between the wealthy and the aspiring middleclass, a notion that brought a good deal of comfort to their depression-era and WWII audiences. The Hummert's began Air Features Inc.
Other Hummert successes included Backstage Wife , and Ma Perkins , the story of a wise young matriarch who guides her family through troubled times.
The go-ahead for Ma Perkins ' came when Proctor and Gamble's Oxydol account was moved to a new ad agency. Oxydol's previous vehicle, The Puddle Family , a serial domestic comedy, was dropped in favor of a 'serialized radio drama that would incorporate elements of the self-help genre.
Ma Perkins , the story of a self-reliant widow whose family and friends were in constant need of her advice' went on the air over WLW, Cincinnati, during the summer of More than a million seed requests were received.
The husband and wife team of Frank and Ann Hummert were in a unique position to capitalize on the growing popularity of day-time serials. Frank was inspired to develop a radio serial after following a serialized story in the Chicago Daily News.
He hired the author of the print story to write The Stolen Husband, which aired locally in the Chicago market. The Stolen Husband appears to have been a closed narrative serial; that is the story line lead to a final single conclusion.
Their next project, Betty and Bob , the story of a stenographer who marries the boss, was an open narrative with multiple story lines constantly in various stages of development. Betty and Bob first aired in Oct, , and was sponsored by General Mills for 8 years before being syndicated until Betty and Bob :.
With his successful advertising background, Frank realized that success could be found by servicing multiple accounts rather than pouring all of one's energy into a single project. Ann Hummert maintained a rigourous production level, typing up to two million words a year and supervising a large staff of "Dialoguers" who would fill in the stories she developed.
The show would run continuously on CBS radio until , a total of 7, episodes. The story revolved around 35 year-old dress maker Helen, whom men found fascinating as she works her way up to becoming an important Hollywood costume designer. Through the entire series and three different actresses Helen remained 35 and single, although she continued to carry a torch for her long-running beau, Gil Whitney.
Romance of Helen Trent :. Irna Phillips developed many of the conventions of the soap opera that remain with the form today: she introduced the use of organ music to transition from one scene to the next, she developed the "cliff hanger" ending which would cause the audience to remain in suspense until the next broadcast, and she developed a deliberately slow pacing to her shows, so that busy housewives could continue their housework without having to pay close attention to the radio in order to not miss anything crucial.
The Hummerts contributed many conventions as well, including amnesia, blackmail, exotic diseases, murder trials, and reappearing long lost loves. When the show was finally cancelled in Sept, , it was the longest running broadcast drama, having been 15 years on the radio, and 57 years on television. The original The Guiding Light was based on Phillips' lifetime experiences. At the age of 19, unmarried, she had given birth to a still-born child.
She found spiritual comfort listening to the broadcast sermons of Preston Bradley, founder of the People's Church in Chicago. The Guiding Light centered on the Rev. John Ruthledge and the people of the fictional Chicago suburb of Five Points. The Guiding Light eferred to a lamp that Rev Ruthledge kept burning in his study as a signal to residents of the community that he was available to help with their problems.
Ruthledge's optimism was held up against the cynicism of townsman Ellis Smith. The Reverend's daughter, Mary, carried on a secret love affair with her foster brother, Ned Holden.
The couple would eventually find happiness and the blessing of the Reverend, but not until Ned's parents return, and mother Frances would shoot her husband Paul dead after learning that he had plans to extort Ned. Ned would later marry and divorce lounge singer Torchy Reynolds who would later become embroiled in a relationship with Ellis Smith.
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