1980: Days of our Lives' Marlena was devastated when her son died.
1986: Santa Barbara's Eden faced off with a shark.
1989: As the World Turns' Lily tried to leave Montega.
2004: Days' Marlena was overjoyed to find Abe alive."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1941: NBC Radio soap opera Buck Private and His Girl premiered. The series ran for three months.
1948: On radio soap Claudia, Claudia was late for her train.
1964: On Another World, tempers flared between Liz (Audra Lindley) and Janet (Liza Chapman).
1971: On The Doctors,...
1986: Santa Barbara's Eden faced off with a shark.
1989: As the World Turns' Lily tried to leave Montega.
2004: Days' Marlena was overjoyed to find Abe alive."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1941: NBC Radio soap opera Buck Private and His Girl premiered. The series ran for three months.
1948: On radio soap Claudia, Claudia was late for her train.
1964: On Another World, tempers flared between Liz (Audra Lindley) and Janet (Liza Chapman).
1971: On The Doctors,...
- 5/27/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Another turn of the dial, another vampire tale for the folks at home; TV sure did like them bloodsuckers, and for good reason – it’s generally the same story that everyone knows, and you don’t really need more than some fake chompers. A few wrinkles to the tale certainly helps to be set apart, as does a strong creative presence; and when you do those things, you end up with something like I, Desire (1982), a fun little neck biter that’s different just enough to stand out.
Originally broadcast November 15th as part of The ABC Monday Night Movie, I, Desire had to use its wooden stakes on M*A*S*H and Newhart over on CBS, while NBC trotted out their Monday Night at the Movies. I’m pretty sure I would have begged my folks to watch the vampire flick over Hawkeye if I had been given the chance.
Let...
Originally broadcast November 15th as part of The ABC Monday Night Movie, I, Desire had to use its wooden stakes on M*A*S*H and Newhart over on CBS, while NBC trotted out their Monday Night at the Movies. I’m pretty sure I would have begged my folks to watch the vampire flick over Hawkeye if I had been given the chance.
Let...
- 1/27/2019
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
1980: Days of our Lives' Marlena was devastated when her son died.
1986: Santa Barbara's Eden faced off with a shark.
1989: As the World Turns' Lily tried to leave Montega.
2004: Days' Marlena was overjoyed to find Abe alive."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1941: NBC Radio soap opera Buck Private and His Girl premiered. The series ran for three months.
1948: On radio soap Claudia,...
1986: Santa Barbara's Eden faced off with a shark.
1989: As the World Turns' Lily tried to leave Montega.
2004: Days' Marlena was overjoyed to find Abe alive."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1941: NBC Radio soap opera Buck Private and His Girl premiered. The series ran for three months.
1948: On radio soap Claudia,...
- 5/30/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
One of the most popular nighttime soaps in television history, Dallas ran for an impressive 13 seasons (14 if you count the five-episode mini-series as a season). But, the CBS TV show was seriously running out of gas by the time it ended in May of 1991. The final season ranked 63rd in the ratings, a far cry from its earlier seasons when it was the most-watched series on television.
Still, the final season has plenty of drama, with storylines centered around murder, kidnappings, blackmail, seductions, and scheming galore. The cast includes Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, Ken Kercheval, Howard Keel, Sheree J. Wilson, George Kennedy, Cathy Podewell, Kimberly Foster, Sasha Mitchell, and Barbara Stock. Barbara Eden (Hagman's co-star from I Dream of Jeannie) even stops by to play a former girlfriend of Jr's who's out for revenge.
Dallas regularly ended its seasons...
Still, the final season has plenty of drama, with storylines centered around murder, kidnappings, blackmail, seductions, and scheming galore. The cast includes Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, Ken Kercheval, Howard Keel, Sheree J. Wilson, George Kennedy, Cathy Podewell, Kimberly Foster, Sasha Mitchell, and Barbara Stock. Barbara Eden (Hagman's co-star from I Dream of Jeannie) even stops by to play a former girlfriend of Jr's who's out for revenge.
Dallas regularly ended its seasons...
- 1/31/2011
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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