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Soap opera

A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term soap opera originated from radio dramas' original sponsorship by soap manufacturers. The term was preceded by horse opera, a derogatory term for low-budget…

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United States

United Kingdom

Television

Turkey

Australia

New Zealand

Canada

India

Europe

Latin America

Internet and mobile soap opera

Parodies

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Soap opera

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Soap opera

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related to Television · 52
Soap opera → An, At, Auckland, Australia, BBC, British, Carrington, Close, Compact, Coronation Street, Danielle Cormack, Dynasty, Gloss, Guinness World Records, Home, In, Indeed, It, ITV's Emergency, Kevin Smith
related to United Kingdom · 44
Soap opera → American, April, Australian, Away, BBC, BBC Radio, Britain's, British, Cornwall, Coronation Street, Diana, Duchess, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Front Line Family, Hollyoaks, Home, Home Nations, In, It
related to Belgium · 38
Soap opera → Australia's Home, Away, Beautiful, Belgian, Belgium, Both, Coronation Street, Days, During, Dutch, Dutch-speaking, EastEnders, Europe, Familie, Family, Flanders, Flemings, Germany's, Goede, Home
related to 1980s · 33
Soap opera → Australian, Away, BBC, Bobby Grant, Brookside, Channel, Coronation Street, Country Practice, Daughters, Daytime, Emmerdale Farm, General Hospital, High Road, Home, In, ITV, Later, Liverpool-based Brookside, Neighbours, Richmond Hill
related to Canada · 33
Soap opera → American, British, Canada, Canadian, Compte, English Canadian, Family Passions, Foreign Affairs, He Scores, He Shoots, Heartland, House, Lance, Loving Friends, Main, Many, Metropia, North/South, Notable, Paradise Falls
related to France · 33
Soap opera → Aired, Baie, Broadcast, Canal, Cinq Sœurs, Cut, Cœur Océan, Demain Nous Appartient, Foudre, Fourth, France, Friday, Garçons, Hélène, Ici Tout Commence, Les, Les Flamboyants, Les Mystères, M6, Monday
related to Australian soaps internationally · 30
Soap opera → Australian, Away, Between, Channel, Channel Seven's Home, Dallas, Daughters, During, Dynasty, Eden, Grundy's Prisoner, In, Indeed, Neighbours, Other, Pacific Drive, Paradise Beach, Prisoner, Return, Richmond Hill
related to 2000s · 28
Soap opera → BBC One, BBC Scotland, BBC's, Brookside, Carlton Television, Channel, Crossroads, Day, Daytime, Doctors, E4, High Road, Hollyoaks, In, It, ITV, March, Neighbours, Night, November
related to Germany · 26
Soap opera → After, American, Australian, But RTL, Coronation Street, Das Erste, Early, Even, German, Grundy Ufa, Gute Zeiten, In, January, Like, Like GZSZ, Lindenstraße, Marienhof, Not, Reg Watson, RTL
related to Italy · 26
Soap opera → Agrodolce, Australian, Bittersweet, Centovetrine, Cuori, Downstairs, Enchantment, Hundred Shop Windows, Il, Incantesimo, Italian, Italy, Living, Neighbours, Place Under, Rai, Ricominciare, Several, Sottocasa, Starting Over

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this also have a luxury of space that makes them seem more naturalisticinstance ofsoap operas0.80text
family discordinstance ofMany of the soaps produced in those two countries explore social realist storylines0.80text
marriage breakdown or financial problemsinstance ofMany of the soaps produced in those two countries explore social realist storylines0.80text
the gossip or the grumpy old maninstance ofoften affectionate comic stereotypes0.80text
presented as a comic foil to the emotional turmoil that surrounds theminstance ofoften affectionate comic stereotypes0.80text
kidnappinginstance ofCrimes0.80text
assaultinstance ofCrimes0.80text
General Hospitalinstance ofnew serials0.80text
Days of Our Livesinstance ofnew serials0.80text
and The Younginstance ofnew serials0.80text
the Restless were produced in Los Angelesinstance ofnew serials0.80text
Judge Judyinstance ofa number exceeded by several non-scripted programs0.80text

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