The Soap Opera Evolution

Author : Marilyn J. Matelski
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Soap Opera Evolution written by Marilyn J. Matelski and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first daytime dramas began as early as 1930, with Painted Dreams. Programmers soon discovered that housewives often controlled the purse strings, and soaps become an advertiser's gold mine. They now generate more than $900 million in network revenues annually. Around 50 million people (reportedly including congressmen and rock stars as well as two-thirds of all American television-watching women) tune in each weekday afternoon for a dosage of love, loss and libido via "the soaps." This scholarly study examines the soap phenomenon from a sociological point of view. Included in the analysis is classic research by Rudolf Arnheim, Herta Hartzog and Helen Kaufman as well as contemporary studies and previously unpublished research. The evolution of popular plotlines and characters, as assessment of reality in today's plots, which people watch soaps and why, specific plotlines for the 13 soaps presently aired, 40+ family trees illustrating program changes, the future of soaps--all are covered.

Author : Maureen Russell
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786486511
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Days of Our Lives written by Maureen Russell and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-06-08 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On November 8, 1965, Days of Our Lives debuted on NBC. The show overcame a rocky beginning to become one of the best-loved and longest running soap operas on daytime television. For 30 years, the story of the show's Horton family has been closely followed by a dedicated audience. Through extensive research, including the first-ever examination of the show's archives, and interviews with cast members, writers, producers and production personnel, the show's history is told here. This reference work provides a complete cast list from the show's debut through 1994, as well as the most comprehensive storyline of the show ever available. Also included are family trees of the show's characters, tracing the often confusing relationships involved in thirty years of developing roles.

Author : James H. Wittebols
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742520028
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Soap Opera Paradigm written by James H. Wittebols and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2004 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Soap Opera Paradigm is an engaging look at the pervasive use of daytime soap opera storytelling techniques in most television program genres, from prime time soap operas and reality shows to the nightly news, coverage of political campaigns, and sports programming. Drawing from a wealth of research, James Wittebols shows how programming techniques have changed over time and what roles media concentration and commercial influences have played in these changes. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Author : Elana Levine
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 1478009063
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Her Stories written by Elana Levine and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-06 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the debut of These Are My Children in 1949, the daytime television soap opera has been foundational to the history of the medium as an economic, creative, technological, social, and cultural institution. In Her Stories, Elana Levine draws on archival research and her experience as a longtime soap fan to provide an in-depth history of the daytime television soap opera as a uniquely gendered cultural form and a central force in the economic and social influence of network television. Closely observing the production, promotion, reception, and narrative strategies of the soaps, Levine examines two intersecting developments: the role soap operas have played in shaping cultural understandings of gender and the rise and fall of broadcast network television as a culture industry. In so doing, she foregrounds how soap operas have revealed changing conceptions of gender and femininity as imagined by and reflected on the television screen.

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Publisher : Harry N Abrams Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780810927773
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Worlds Without End written by and published by Harry N Abrams Incorporated. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A volume commemorating the December 1997 exhibition

Author : Museum of Television and Radio (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : ABRAMS
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Worlds Without End written by Museum of Television and Radio (New York, N.Y.) and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 1997 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a special feature for this book, The Museum of Television & Radio conducted interviews with leading writers, producers, actors, and directors of soap operas. Dozens of revealing quotes from these interviews appear throughout the book - personal and professional comments by men and women who make their living in the field.

Author : Elana Levine
Publisher : Duke University Press Books
ISBN 13 : 9781478007661
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Her Stories written by Elana Levine and published by Duke University Press Books. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the debut of These Are My Children in 1949, the daytime television soap opera has been foundational to the history of the medium as an economic, creative, technological, social, and cultural institution. In Her Stories, Elana Levine draws on archival research and her experience as a longtime soap fan to provide an in-depth history of the daytime television soap opera as a uniquely gendered cultural form and a central force in the economic and social influence of network television. Closely observing the production, promotion, reception, and narrative strategies of the soaps, Levine examines two intersecting developments: the role soap operas have played in shaping cultural understandings of gender and the rise and fall of broadcast network television as a culture industry. In so doing, she foregrounds how soap operas have revealed changing conceptions of gender and femininity as imagined by and reflected on the television screen.

Author : Muriel G. Cantor
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Soap Opera written by Muriel G. Cantor and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1983-06 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive survey of the history, the means of production, the content and the impact on audiences of soap operas. A sociologist and a specialist in women's studies combine to review the content of soap operas, and the way in which they are produced. How have the themes of soap operas changed with social convention? How do these massively popular serials aimed at a female audience portray women at work and at home? The impact of soap opera on its audience, the different varieties of soap operas, and the differences in structure, content, and commercial purpose between soap operas and prime time television are also discussed. `Cantor and Pingree have performed an important service by bringing together and analyzing a va

Author : Sam Ford
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1604737174
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Survival of Soap Opera written by Sam Ford and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2010-11-03 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The soap opera, one of U.S. television's longest-running and most influential formats, is on the brink. Declining ratings have been attributed to an increasing number of women working outside the home and to an intensifying competition for viewers' attention from cable and the Internet. Yet, soaps' influence has expanded, with serial narratives becoming commonplace on most prime time TV programs. The Survival of Soap Opera investigates the causes of their dwindling popularity, describes their impact on TV and new media culture, and gleans lessons from their complex history for twenty-first-century media industries. The book contains contributions from established soap scholars such as Robert C. Allen, Louise Spence, Nancy Baym, and Horace Newcomb, along with essays and interviews by emerging scholars, fans and Web site moderators, and soap opera producers, writers, and actors from ABC's General Hospital, CBS's The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful, and other shows. This diverse group of voices seeks to intervene in the discussion about the fate of soap operas at a critical juncture, and speaks to longtime soap viewers, television studies scholars, and media professionals alike.

Author : Mary Ann Copeland
Publisher : Bdd Promotional Book Company
ISBN 13 : 9780792454519
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soap Opera History written by Mary Ann Copeland and published by Bdd Promotional Book Company. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the slow-moving world of soap operas includes reviews of major storylines, histories of how each show began, cast lists, and other information on both daytime and evening serials