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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/
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