Staying Tuned Contemporary Soap Opera Criticism |
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| Editor:
| Frentz, Suzanne |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87972-537-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1992 |
| Publisher: | University of Wisconsin Press
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| Imprint: | Popular Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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Staying Tuned: Contemporary Soap Opera Criticism examines serials. Broadcast first in 1926 on radio and since 1956 on television Monday through Friday 52 weeks a year, soap operas provide a clear promise to continue for as long as mass medicated entertainment exists. Over the last sixty years, billions have happily suffered along with the gallant men and women of the afternoon.
Staying Tuned: Contemporary Soap Opera Criticism examines serials. Broadcast first in 1926 on radio and since 1956 on television Monday through Friday 52 weeks a year, soap operas provide a clear promise to continue for as long as mass medicated entertainment exists. Over the last sixty years, billions have happily suffered along with the gallant men and women of the afternoon.