In Defense of "Grand Hotel" and "Revenge" Smoking Hot Soap Operas by LOUIS PROYECT
For most of my life I have remained immune to the dubious charms of the soap opera, either the daytime or evening varieties. In the 1970s and 80s when shows like “Dynasty” and “Dallas” captivated the nation, I much preferred to listen to the radio. TV held very little interest for me except for football games on Sunday or shows like “All in the Family” that spoke to American social realities. More recently a couple of evening soaps struck a chord in a way that nothing in the past ever did. I say this even as the creative team behind them would most likely disavow the term soap opera. After making their case to CounterPunch readers looking for some mindless entertainment (god knows how bad that it needed in these horrific times), I want to offer some reflections on why this genre retains such a powerful hold. full: http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/07/25/smoking-hot-soap-operas/ _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
