You watch SOAP OPERA?

Soap Opera - A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television or radio. They have existed as an entertainment long enough for audiences to recognize them simply by the term soap. 'Soap' refers to their origins as radio broadcasts in which various soap manufacturers were the show's sponsors. What differentiates a soap from other television drama programs is their open-ended nature. Plots run concurrently, intersect, and lead into further developments. An individual episode of a soap opera will generally switch between several different concurrent story threads that may at times interconnect and affect one another, or may run entirely independent of each other. Each episode may feature some of the show's current storylines but not always all of them. There is some rotation of both storylines and actors so any given storyline or actor will appear in some but usually not all of a week's worth of episodes. Soap operas rarely "wrap things up" storywise, and generally avoid bringing all the current storylines to a conclusion at the same time. When one storyline ends there are always several other story threads at differing stages of development. Soap opera episodes invariably end on some sort of cliffhanger. Evening soap operas sometimes differ from this general format and are more likely to feature the entire cast in each episode, and to represent all current storylines in each episode. Additionally evening soap operas and other serials that run for only part of the year tend to bring things to a dramatic end of season cliffhanger. Some of the larger, disaster cliffhangers that affect a large proportion of the cast sometimes serve to bring all current storylines together.
@kaylen06 (128)
Philippines
January 6, 2007 1:21am CST
What is your favorite soap opera? I like Filipino, Mexican and Korean soap operas, if I have nothing much to do at home I watch soap opera to entertain myself. I like the light drama. How about you? Do you spend your rest time watching soap operas?
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velinamora
@velinamora (302)
• Italy
6 Jan 07
I only watch 2 italian soap operas! They're light and I enjoy watching them, they relax me!
kaylen06
@kaylen06 (128)
• Philippines
7 Jan 07
that's why I like watching soap opera, it's relaxing. I don't want to watch heavy dramas.
velinamora
@velinamora (302)
• Italy
7 Jan 07
Exactly!
kaylen06
@kaylen06 (128)
• Philippines
14 Jan 07
lol!
mashimaro
@mashimaro (1094)
• Philippines
6 Jan 07
yah, I like soap opera..
kaylen06
@kaylen06 (128)
• Philippines
6 Jan 07
good to hear that. what kind of soap operas do you watch?
mashimaro
@mashimaro (1094)
• Philippines
18 Jan 07
mostly tagalog soap opera's..maging sino ka man, sana maulit muli and princess hours..hehe
kaylen06
@kaylen06 (128)
• Philippines
17 Apr 12
And we are still watching soap operas? I love Walang Hanggan and I guess Princess and I will be worth watching every night.
ralevi
@ralevi (1885)
• United States
6 Jan 07
no I don't watch the soap opera.
kaylen06
@kaylen06 (128)
• Philippines
6 Jan 07
why not?
the_actor
@the_actor (494)
• Philippines
9 Jan 07
I only watch soap opera if there's really nothing else to watch. I am not an avid soap opera fan.
the_actor
@the_actor (494)
• Philippines
14 Jan 07
I watch soap opera in the local tv network now which stars my favorite celebrity and I like the story - light drama and adventure.
kaylen06
@kaylen06 (128)
• Philippines
14 Jan 07
good to know that...
arn_rav
@arn_rav (69)
• India
13 Jan 07
i watch desire-its a semi soap opera
kaylen06
@kaylen06 (128)
• Philippines
14 Jan 07
that's good!
anvil_86
@anvil_86 (154)
• Philippines
29 Jan 07
Yeah I watch soap opera every night in the local channels. It's entertaining.
kaylen06
@kaylen06 (128)
• Philippines
9 Nov 10
I like IMMORTAL and NOAH nowadays - well-written and the story is moving.
fujin1985
@fujin1985 (684)
• Philippines
16 Jan 07
there's something about soap operas that make filipinos so addicted to it, and i just can't see why! i used to hate soap operas with their cheesy melodramatic scenes and all, but now it seems that much has improved, especially their special effects.
defeated
@defeated (141)
• United States
14 Jan 07
I've been watching Days of Our Lives (an American soap opera) since 1973 (when I was a junior in high school). Have watched pretty much all of the American soaps at one time or another - but this is the only one I tape every day while I'm at work.