Soap Opera

Author : Sam Ford,Abigail De Kosnik,C. Lee Harrington
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1604737174

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The Survival of Soap Opera by Sam Ford,Abigail De Kosnik,C. Lee Harrington Pdf

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 : Elana Levine
Publisher : Duke University Press Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1478008016

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Her Stories by Elana Levine Pdf

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 : Robert Clyde Allen
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0807841293

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Speaking of Soap Operas by Robert Clyde Allen Pdf

From "Ma Perkins" and "One Man's Family" in the 1930s to "All My Children" in the 1980s, the soap opera has capture the imagination of millions of American men and women of all ages. In Speaking of Soap Operas, Robert Allen undertakes a reexaminati

Author : Dorothy Hobson
Publisher : Polity
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2003-01-31
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0745626548

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Soap Opera by Dorothy Hobson Pdf

The soap opera is a major form of media art and popular culture. Revered and reviled by fans and critics, its history spans and reflects social change and plays a vital role in the development of broadcasting. This book traces the genre from its beginnings on American radio in the 1930s to the international television genre it has become today. While concentrating on British soap operas, it also discusses the influence of their American and Australian counterparts. This is the first book to consider the soap opera within the economy of broadcasting; it includes a chapter based on interviews with leading broadcasting executives who give their analysis of the importance of the soap opera to their industry. The perspective of television producers as well as the views of audiences are also taken into account. Accessibly written, Soap Opera links the genre to both its media and its literary heritage, and argues that soap operas cross international boundaries through the universal appeal of their characters and their stories. It will be of particular interest to students of media and cultural studies, literary studies, sociology and television production courses, as well as to professionals in the television industry.

Author : Museum of Television and Radio (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : ABRAMS
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Radio soap operas
ISBN : UOM:39015040626361

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Worlds Without End by Museum of Television and Radio (New York, N.Y.) Pdf

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 : Alecia Swasy
Publisher : Crown
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780307824226

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Soap Opera by Alecia Swasy Pdf

As the maker of Ivory soap, Tide detergent, and Crest toothpaste, Procter & Gamble is a household name. It is America’s thirteenth largest company, lauded by business schools as a model for success. But behind P&G’s wholesome image is a control-obsessed company so paranoid that Wall Street analysts, employees, and the chairman himself refer to it as “the Kremlin.” The company demands conformity and unquestioning loyalty from its employees, who work in a strict and oppressive environment. P&G’s wealth and power ensures it gets what it wants, from tax breaks to the eager services of Washington lobbyists. In this explosive exposé, Wall Street Journal reporter Alecia Swasy—who covered P&G for three years—tells the full chilling story of life within the P&G behemoth. Drawn from interviews with over 300 former and current P&G employees (including CEO Ed Artzt), visits to P&G operations in five countries, and thousands of court and company documents, Soap Opera reveals the dirty tricks and draconian mind-set of the company with the “99 44/100% pure” façade. Included here is the real story behind P&G’s Rely brand tampons and their link to women’s deaths from toxic shock syndrome—and how P&G tried to suppress that evidence. Swasy takes us to Taylor County, Florida, where residents drink bottled water because P&G’s influence allowed the company to flood the local river with dioxin-laden toxic waste from its paper mill. Among these and dozens of other examples of the company’s cutthroat nature is Swasy’s own story of P&G’s unethical seizure of Cincinnati phone records in an effort to track down her sources. Wonderfully readable and impeccably researched, Soap Opera is a sobering look at the price of success in America.

Author : Louise Spence
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005-07-18
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0819567655

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Watching Daytime Soap Operas by Louise Spence Pdf

An engaging, in-depth look at the myriad pleasures of the soap opera fan.

Author : Mary Ann Copeland
Publisher : Bdd Promotional Book Company
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0792454510

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Soap Opera History by Mary Ann Copeland Pdf

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

Author : James H. Wittebols
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0742520021

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The Soap Opera Paradigm by James H. Wittebols Pdf

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 : Elizabeth Searle,Suzanne Strempek Shea
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-20
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476665283

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Soap Opera Confidential by Elizabeth Searle,Suzanne Strempek Shea Pdf

Soap operas have captured loyal, often lifelong viewers since the first American daytime serial debuted in 1949. In this collection of 29 new and five classic essays and recollections, authors and soap opera insiders delve into the passion for television melodrama that compels viewers to "tune in tomorrow." The contributors include iconic soap star Thorsten Kaye, journalist Leigh Montville, authors Elinor Lipman and Ann Hood, and editors of Soaps in Depth magazine. They explore the soap phenomenon from a range of perspectives and consider the appeal of a venerable genre in which, as novelist Jacquelyn Mitchard observes, "everyone's life was more depressing than mine."

Author : Alecia Swasy
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1994-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780671897819

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Soap Opera by Alecia Swasy Pdf

Behind Procter and Gamble's wholesome image is a control-obsessed company so paranoid that Wall Street analysts, employees, and the chairman himself refer to it as "the Kremlin." PandG's wealth and power ensure that it gets what it wants, from tax breaks to the eager services of Washington lobbyists.

Author : Henrietta Roos
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476627106

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Soap Opera Super Couples by Henrietta Roos Pdf

A television genre best known for romantic storytelling, daytime soap operas have for decades spun tales of couples embroiled in passion, lust and adventure. Yet it was not until the early 1980s that star-crossed lovers became standard and the term “super couple” was coined by the media, marking a new era of experimentation and growth in daytime soaps. This book documents the phenomenon, tracing its history, legacy and impact on the soap opera industry and on popular culture at large.

Author : Jim Cox
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476604145

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The Great Radio Soap Operas by Jim Cox Pdf

This reference work contains exhaustive histories of 31 of network radio’s most durable soap operas on the air between 1930 and 1960. The soap operas covered are Aunt Jenny’s Real Life Stories, Backstage Wife, Big Sister, The Brighter Day, David Harum, Front Page Farrell, The Guiding Light, Hilltop House, Just Plain Bill, Life Can Be Beautiful, The Light of the World, Lora Lawton, Lorenzo Jones, Ma Perkins, One Man’s Family, Our Gal Sunday, Pepper Young’s Family, Perry Mason, Portia Faces Life, The Right to Happiness, Road of Life, The Romance of Helen Trent, Rosemary, The Second Mrs. Burton, Stella Dallas, This Is Nora Drake, Today’s Children, Wendy Warren and the News, When a Girl Marries, Young Doctor Malone, and Young Widder Brown. Included for each series are the drama’s theme and story line, an in-depth focus on the major characters, and a listing of producers, directors, writers, announcers, casts, sponsors, ratings, and broadcast dates, times and networks. Profiles of 158 actors, actresses, creators and others who figured prominently in a serial’s success are also provided.

Author : Robert C. Allen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134837038

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To Be Continued... by Robert C. Allen Pdf

To Be Continued... explores the world's most popular form of television drama; the soap opera. From Denver to Delhi, Moscow to Manchester, audiences eagerly await the next episode of As the World Turns, The Rich Also Weep or Eastenders. But the popularity of soap operas in Britain and the US pales in comparison to the role that they play in media cultures in other parts of the world. To Be Continued... investigates both the cultural specificity of television soap operas and their reception in other cultures, covering soap production and soap watching in the U.S., Asia, Europe, Australia and Latin America. The contributors consider the nature of soap as a media text, the history of the serial narrative as a form, and the role of the soap opera in the development of feminist media criticism. To Be Continued... presents the first scholarly examination of soap opera as global media phenomenon.

Author : Wikipedia contributors
Publisher : e-artnow sro
Page : 887 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Focus On: 100 Most Popular American Male Soap Opera Actors by Wikipedia contributors Pdf