What makes primetime soap operas different from day time soap operas?
• 1 of 2 by Lynn Liccardo I don’t know why 1981 proved to be such a pivotal year for television. But the premiere of Hill Street Blues in January 1981 and the wedding of Luke and Laura on General Hospital that November marked the beginning of a profound read more • 2 of 2 by Andrea Tworek A soap opera is a dramatic television series in which the storylines (often based on romance and adventure) involve several core groups of characters whose problems and issues are dealt with over the course of several episodes.