Have you ever been addicted to Soap Opera's

[Sassycakes]

I haven't watched a soap opera in years, but many years ago I was addicted to Days of our Lives . I loved all the characters on the show and even got to meet one cast member. Is anyone here a soap opera fan ? Here are my favorite cast members from the past.

 

[hollydolly]

In many ways... ..but it's not something I can explain on the forum

 

[JaniceM]

I became hooked on Days of Our Lives as soon as it aired on t.v. (8 yrs old). Also liked The Doctors, Another World, and Somerset, but nothing beat DOOL.
I especially liked the Horton family's Christmases, and when something important like a wedding was going to be on I skipped school or went home early to watch it.

I haven't seen any soaps in decades, though.

 

[gennie]

Nope, when I was younger, I didn't have the time. Now I don't have the interest.

My TV only goes on in the evening after dinner and I've chosen a specific movie or documentary to watch. Also, watch news from several different sources and know that the truth lies somewhere in the middle.

 

[Jules]

In the late 60s we’d come home from school & watch the Edge of Night. It tended to have a Friday afternoon cliffhanger that was never answered on a Monday.

 

[Aunt Bea]

EastEnders!

It was like having a second home or a second family from its inception in 1985.

I've lost track of it in recent years due to budget cuts at my local PBS station.

I should sign up for BritBox this winter and binge-watch myself current.

 

[moviequeen1]

Yes, yrs ago I got 'hooked' on 'The Doctors',Days of Our Lives,Another World
In college in my sciology class I wrote a paper why people get hooked on'soap operas'.The one I chose was 'All My Children" I proceeded to watch for a few more weeks afterwards,then stopped

 

[applecruncher]

Back in the 60s I watched General Hospital in the summer with Mom. Then her hours changed and I got a part-time job. But Grandma and my aunt lived close by and would fill us in.

Then in the 80s when I got a VCR I taped it (& Oprah) and watched when I got home from work.
Those were the days!

 

[Pecos]

Back in the 60s I watched General Hospital in the summer with Mom. Then her hours changed and I got a part-time job. But Grandma and my aunt lived close by and would fill us in.

Then in the 80s when I got a VCR I taped it (& Oprah) and watched when I got home from work.
Those were the days!

In the mid 1960's, I supervised a small maintenance shop in the Hawaii Naval Shipyard where all of the guys were addicted to General Hospital. They would time their day so that they could all get back to the barracks and watch it together. I never understood the attraction, but they were a good bunch and did their jobs quite well. Other than that, they were completely normal red blooded American Sailors.

 

[MarciKS]

the young and restless and the bold and beautiful for years.

 

[Pink Biz]

I was a huge All My Children fan for many years and developed crushes on a couple of the actors. A friend and I went to a shopping center to see Walt Willey (Jackson Montgomery) do a comedy routine. He was quite friendly and charming.



We also went to a downtown department store to get signed photos of Keith Hamilton Cobb (Noah Keefer). I was so nervous meeting him and we gave him a box of fancy chocolates.



We stayed until he left and then I went up to the table and took his styrofoam cup of tea and finished it. What a dork I was am!

 

[Aunt Marg]

Never addicted, in fact the opposite, but was back when dear husband and I were first starting out, we couldn't afford cable, so I found myself watching a couple of Soaps each morning.

Soaps in my view, courtesy of the cheating, double-crossing, back-stabbing, lies, and deceit, do not make for a positive model for the younger generation.

 

[Butterfly]

My mother was a serious follower of a soap opera called the Edge of Night. Everything stopped so she could watch it in the afternoons. Absolutely no interruptions or questions were allowed. If you got injured during that time and thought you should interrupt, it had better be a life threatening situation. Or else!

There was another one she watched, though not as seriously. I can't remember the name of it. If you broke your leg during that one it was OK to tell her about it.

 

[peppermint]

I loved "General Hospital"....I left a long time ago....

 

[fmdog44]

Why are they called Soap Operas?

 

[MarciKS]

My mom would get mad cuz I always wanted her to watch them and fill me in when I was in school. I told her grandma started it. LOL

@fmdog44 this is what I found online about it.

Due to P&G's (Proctor & Gamble) success story, more soap manufacturers jumped into the "daytime serials sponsoring" scene. Because of their association with soap ads , these shows were given the name "soap operas"; a name that stuck throughout the decades and it's still widely used even today.

 

[Butterfly]

Why are they called Soap Operas?

 

[Keesha]

No! In fact, I’ve never in my life watched one full soap opera show. I disliked soap operas and still do unless ‘This is US’ is considered one.

 

[hollydolly]

Why are they called Soap Operas?

Here in the UK ( don't know about the US and Canada... but they're no longer called Soap Operas...instead they are known as ''Continuing Dramas''

 

[C'est Moi]

No, I never got the attraction. I also can't stand game shows.

 

[JaniceM]

My mom would get mad cuz I always wanted her to watch them and fill me in when I was in school. I told her grandma started it. LOL

@fmdog44 this is what I found online about it.

Due to P&G's (Proctor & Gamble) success story, more soap manufacturers jumped into the "daytime serials sponsoring" scene. Because of their association with soap ads , these shows were given the name "soap operas"; a name that stuck throughout the decades and it's still widely used even today.

and I recall some of the older ladies called them "My stories."

 

[MarkinPhx]

I must admit that when I was going to college I got hooked on Days of Our Lives. It was always on at lunch time in a dark TV room in the basement of the student union so I would go there to watch it. I started my fascination because I developed a crush on the girl who was with the guy who had the eye patch. Forgot her name but I was very smitten. I also liked Hope . And then there were the crazy plots that really got me hooked. Victor (?) was not a nice man.

 

[Sassycakes]

I must admit that when I was going to college I got hooked on Days of Our Lives. It was always on at lunch time in a dark TV room in the basement of the student union so I would go there to watch it. I started my fascination because I developed a crush on the girl who was with the guy who had the eye patch. Forgot her name but I was very smitten. I also liked Hope . And then there were the crazy plots that really got me hooked. Victor (?) was not a nice man.

That's funny MarkinPhx I had a crush on the guy with the eye patch !

 

[Pinky]

I never watched them. One time, at a family event, my two older sisters were gossiping and carrying on about someone .. it turned out to be soap opera characters. Here, I thought it was someone they knew!

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

I watched the Edge of Night and the Secret Storm with my Mom.
The road that I took coming home from work had a lot of bumps . Many times I'd hit those bumps so fast the car was air born for a second or two all because I didn't want to miss the soaps. Amazing the cops didn't get me. I don't think they would have appreciated my explanation.