American Soap Operas

American soap operas serve different purposes to British soap opera. UK Working class soaps. Scripted reality- TOWIE American soap, glamorous, escapist, dream world Beautiful actors, look perfect Melodramatic, emotional drama Feminine genre, female housewife audience. Can run in seasons. Storylines don’t make sense Soundtracks. Non diegetic sounds, tells audience how to feel.

Examples:

1. The Young and the Restless 2. The Bold and the Beautiful 3. Days of Our Lives 4. General Hospital 5. All My Children 5. One Life to Live 7. As the World Turns 8. Guiding Light (Final Season)