Soap-Operas Are the Hidden Drama of Strike
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The most sensational mystery in daytime may be how soap operas are being written at all, considering that nearly all of their writers are guild members on strike.
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Certain networks â some cable, some not â stepped in to fill the gap that âThe Sopranosâ left behind. And the writersâ strike enhances what was so good about the best-scripted shows of the year.
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Soap opera fans, known for their rabid support of daytime television's liars and lovers, are getting into the action Friday.
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By LYNN ELBER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  Sometimes a TV series needs a tuneup. Tweak the plots, juice the promotion, and it may end up a challenger in the ratings race.
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Coming from the country which brought you Coronation Street and EastEnders, the new soap opera, Paulaâs Privations, has this week brought Britain to a standstill and delighted media executives everywhere.
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New research from MindShare  concludes that the writers strike, which began in November, is  beginning to take a serious toll on TV viewing behavior.
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Hit US television series such as Heroes could be threatened by a strike of Hollywood screenwriters.
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A noxious mudflow from near an exploratory oil well in Indonesia is the backdrop to a new TV soap opera -- and it has the backing of the very company under fire for the disaster.
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To prepare for a prolonged writers strike, television networks have stockpiled a gladiator battle, a lie-detector game, a remade "Password," a celebrity "Apprentice" and a competition for aspiring Pussycat Dolls.
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Your weekly dose of gossip from the land of soap stars.
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Rather than just buying TV commercial time, more advertisers are paying for programming that features their products in plot lines.
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Female solidarity â or the lack of it â seems to be a popular theme on television this summer.
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With an ongoing writers' strike forcing many TV shows into reruns, tube viewers are wondering what they are missing. Some shows are back in production with or without their writers, placing the strike at the forefront of many comedians' routines.
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Not all soap operas are on TV. case in point: I used to work as a programmer for a midsize trucking company Iâll call âUS Freightline,â with yards and offices scattered around the Chicago area. Not only was âJoe,â the IT manager (and my boss) a good guy, but, as it happens, his wife âJenniferâ and I were old college pals.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.
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Many people would have a  hard time reconciling soap operas with cutting-edge  interactivity, but those within the daytime drama world know  the networks have tested many innovative concepts on the  genre's loyal followers.
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Emotions are finally settling down in the entertainment industryâs bubbling cauldron of labor disputes.
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LOS ANGELES  - Many people would have a   hard time reconciling soap operas with cutting-edge   interactivity, but those within the daytime drama world know   the networks have tested many innovative concepts on the   genre's loyal followers.