Do you think that the soap opera is on the brink of extinction or do you think that it can reinvent itself to become something that connects with younger viewers? If you believe that it still has a future place in pop culture, what changes do you think would reinvigorate it?
▬Contents of this video▬ 00:00 - Intro 00:15 - What's In A Name? 02:12 - All That Remains 05:37 - The Battle For New Viewers 07:19 - Outro
As The World Turns, All My Children, One Life To Live, and General Hospital – the shows like these used to dominate the mid-day line-up. A lot of people – especially Gen-Xers and Millennials - probably have vivid memories of getting sick and having to stay home from school as a kid. As you would flick through the TV, you either had shows like those we just listed, daytime talk programs like Maury and Jerry Springer, or the Price is Right to choose from.
If you're like most, you probably just stuck with ol' Bob Barker and called it a day, but if you were feeling a bit adventurous, maybe you'd stick around to watch an episode of the Bold and the Beautiful.
Daytime serial dramas are commonly known as soap operas, but have you ever wondered where they got their sudsy name? Most probably have never given this question a lot of thought, but the answer might surprise you! Watch this video in full to find out the surprising origin story of the humble soap opera. And since the soap seems to be slowly but surely dying, we'll also take a look back at a few famous defunct soaps while checking in to see which ones are still on the air today.
Why They are Called Soap Operas - Interesting Facts to Know
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