Soap Opera Approaching the Real World
Posted by jtg3 on May 6, 2011
Reading the Newcomb piece about comparing soap opera “reality” to reality makes me wish I could hear him read it aloud. Reading it to myself I picture a sarcastic voice reading it aloud. Everything he says on here is pretty much stating the obvious, especially when it comes to the overly-dramatic storylines, the cheesy and somehow effective organ music, etc.
Newcomb goes on to talk about soap fans who start to live their lives like a soap opera. Sadly, I know people like this. I find it interesting and also not surprising that soap fans prefer the melodrama over relevant issues such as the smoking episode of Bold and the Beautiful, or episodes about the homeless or disease, etc. Some people just like watching ridiculous melodrama.
