A television genre best known for romantic storytelling, daytime soap operas have for decades spun tales of couples embroiled in passion, lust and adventure. Yet it was not until the early 1980s that star-crossed lovers became standard and the term "super couple" was coined by the media, marking a new era of experimentation and growth in daytime soaps. This book documents the phenomenon, tracing its history, legacy and impact on the soap opera industry and on popular culture at large.

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 139. Chapters: Bianca Montgomery and Maggie Stone, Luke Snyder and Noah Mayer, JR Chandler and Babe Carey, Jesse Hubbard and Angie Baxter, Luke and Laura, Jack Snyder and Carly Tenney, Todd Manning and Blair Cramer, Jack Deveraux and Jennifer Horton, Ridge Forrester, John Paul McQueen and Craig Dean, Tad Martin and Dixie Cooney, Patrick Drake and Robin Scorpio, Holden Snyder and Lily Walsh, Dimitri Marick and Erica Kane, Zach Slater and Kendall Hart, J.T. Hellstrom and Colleen Carlton, Steve Johnson and Kayla Brady, Rafe Kovich and Alison Barrington, Shawn Brady and Belle Black, Dante Falconeri and Lulu Spencer, Nash Brennan and Jessica Buchanan, Eden Capwell and Cruz Castillo, Lucas Roberts and Sami Brady, Victor Newman and Nikki Reed, Nicholas Newman and Sharon Collins, Steve Andropoulos and Betsy Stewart, Cliff Warner and Nina Cortlandt, Roger Thorpe and Holly Norris, Eric Forrester and Stephanie Douglas, Greg Nelson and Jenny Gardner, Craig Montgomery and Sierra Esteban, Frisco Jones and Felicia Cummings, John Black and Marlena Evans, Bo Brady and Hope Williams, Shane Donovan and Kimberly Brady, Tom Hughes and Margo Montgomery, Duke and Anna Lavery, Doug Williams and Julie Olson, Scott Robinson and Charlene Mitchell, Josh Lewis and Reva Shayne, Bob and Lisa Hughes. Excerpt: Bianca Montgomery and Maggie Stone are fictional characters and a supercouple from the American daytime drama All My Children. Bianca was portrayed by Eden Riegel, and Maggie was portrayed by Elizabeth Hendrickson. Lorraine Broderick created and introduced Bianca in 1988, and Agnes Nixon expanded on the character, scripting her as a lesbian and making her the first lead character on a major daytime drama to be a lesbian. Hendrickson was originally brought on as character Frankie Stone; the storyline revolved around the close relationship of Bianca and...

Since the debut of These Are My Children in 1949, the daytime television soap opera has been foundational to the history of the medium as an economic, creative, technological, social, and cultural institution. In Her Stories, Elana Levine draws on archival research and her experience as a longtime soap fan to provide an in-depth history of the daytime television soap opera as a uniquely gendered cultural form and a central force in the economic and social influence of network television. Closely observing the production, promotion, reception, and narrative strategies of the soaps, Levine examines two intersecting developments: the role soap operas have played in shaping cultural understandings of gender and the rise and fall of broadcast network television as a culture industry. In so doing, she foregrounds how soap operas have revealed changing conceptions of gender and femininity as imagined by and reflected on the television screen.

Provides a complete narrative covering story plots from the beginning of the series, an extensive bibliography, unique information on the actors and their fans, and, most interesting, of all, background on the early days of the soaps.

The soap opera, one of U.S. television's longest-running and most influential formats, is on the brink. Declining ratings have been attributed to an increasing number of women working outside the home and to an intensifying competition for viewers' attention from cable and the Internet. Yet, soaps' influence has expanded, with serial narratives becoming commonplace on most prime time TV programs. The Survival of Soap Opera investigates the causes of their dwindling popularity, describes their impact on TV and new media culture, and gleans lessons from their complex history for twenty-first-century media industries. The book contains contributions from established soap scholars such as Robert C. Allen, Louise Spence, Nancy Baym, and Horace Newcomb, along with essays and interviews by emerging scholars, fans and Web site moderators, and soap opera producers, writers, and actors from ABC's General Hospital, CBS's The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful, and other shows. This diverse group of voices seeks to intervene in the discussion about the fate of soap operas at a critical juncture, and speaks to longtime soap viewers, television studies scholars, and media professionals alike.

An A to Z of Who's Who and What's What, from Aerobics and Bubble Gum to "Valley of the Dolls" and Moon Unit Zappa.

They were the first "super couple" of daytime drama. Millions watched as actors Susan Seaforth and Bill Hayes, playing Julie and Doug on Days of Our Lives, fell in love on camera and off- igniting the hottest love story on daytime television in the 1970s and early '80s. Now, this witty, entertaining autobiography tells their fascinating story-from television's Golden Age to hit Broadway shows and soap opera stardom.

Midori Hunter has it all, including a midnight black Aston Martin Vanquish S parked in the driveway of the mini-mansion she shares with her husband, Dr. Ray Hunter. On the outside looking in, one would think Midori is happy, but it's another story when you don't marry for love, but rather for financial gain. Tired of her cheating husband and fed up with being lonely, Midori takes a liking to Jaydah B., the sassy, sometimes cranky bestselling author who has drama of her own that she hasn't quite figured out how to deal with. They appear to be a match made in heaven, but when the lies that both women have told threaten to be exposed, who decides who stays and who goes? Midori and Jaydah have a lot on the line, and both could lose everything they've worked for. That's why their love affair has to remain their little secret.