So i just read that General Hospital has over 60 seasons and the longest airing show ever is Guiding Light at 72 seasons.
So like are each season consistent with the last? Do they reference something that happened 10seasons ago? Do they use the same actor/actress for all seasons? Is soap operas just a dramatized version of real life?
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Soap operas are kinda defined by their fast turn around rate. One camera, one take, minimal editing and fast writers. The goal was to produce a product as quickly as possible because it wasn’t about the show, it was about the advertisements.
True to their name, soap operas were initially design to sell soap, particularly to housewives who didn’t have much else to do during the day but clean and watch poorly made television.
Beyond that the story format is tailored to its goals, no character is central so that any actor can be easily replaced without hassle. They also make heavy use of cliffhangers to hook viewers.
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