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The popularity of soap operas on radio made them a natural for the new medium of television, where soaps quickly became an audience favorite. As television soap operas developed, so did the level of sophistication in delivery, writing and production.
This history of television's "golden age" soaps begins with an overview of earlier serialized entertainments. An analysis of early TV soap stars, personnel and production follows, taking 40 programs into account. Ensuing chapters offer in-depth treatments of the serials Search for Tomorrow, Love of Life, The Guiding Light, The Secret Storm, As the World Turns and The Edge of Night. Appendices include chronological and alphabetical directories of period daytime serials and rankings of the durability of programs, actors and actresses, announcers and sponsors.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Antecedents of the Daytime Serial
2. Bubbles in the Air
3. Primitive Stages
4. In Need of a Fix
5. Alpha and Omega
6. The Maven of Matinee
7. Reincarnations
8. Search for Tomorrow
9. Love of Life
10. The Guiding Light
11. The Secret Storm
12. As the World Turns
13. The Edge of Night
Epilogue: The Land of Beginning Again
Appendix A: Daytime Serials Chronology
Appendix B: Daytime Serials Superlatives
Appendix C: Daytime Serials Directory
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
