HEAD TO MUSEUM FOR SOAP-OPERA FIX; `PEOPLE ARE REALIZING (SOAPS) ARE MORE THAN JUST A WAY TO PASS THE TIME BETWEEN DIAPERING THE BABY AND IRONING'.Byline: Carol Bidwell Daily News Staff Writer Cue the shirtless hunks hunks pl.n. (used with a sing. verb) A disagreeable and often miserly person. [Origin unknown.] . Line up the identical evil twins. Warm up the vixens Vixens is a five episode anime OVA notable for a scene of omorashi. It is based on a manga by Ujin. External Links
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For the first time, soap fans will be able to talk one-on-one at a series of seminars with soap stars, writers, producers and others who cast the parts and concoct con·coct tr.v. con·coct·ed, con·coct·ing, con·cocts 1. To prepare by mixing ingredients, as in cooking. 2. the plots for three West Coast-filmed daytime dramas. Seminars include: ``The Bold and the Beautiful,'' Jan. 20; ``Days of Our Lives,'' Jan. 21; ``General Hospital,'' Jan. 22; ``Supercouples,'' Jan. 26; and ``Villains,'' Jan. 28. Burbank trial attorney Robert Brewer Robert Brewer (born 1939) was an American figure skater. He won the bronze medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships twice and competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics. After retiring from skating, Brewer became a pilot and a doctor. , 59, can't wait. A fan of ``Days of Our Lives'' for nearly 18 years, he's given up tickets to the Jan. 21 UCLA-USC basketball game to attend that night's seminar - mostly to see the stars scheduled to appear, but also to share his ideas and complaints about the show with executive producer Ken Corday. ``I can always see basketball, and there'll be another UCLA-USC game next year,'' he said. ``But there's never been an event like this before. I just want to see these people in person.'' Garri Pardo, 33, a scheduler for a home health-care service, said she's going to the ``General Hospital'' seminar because she's a longtime fan, and to the ``Villains'' seminar to talk with Stephen Nichols Stephen Nichols (born February 19, 1951) is an American actor. After turning down an art scholarship to Ohio State University, he traveled west, studied Yoga and lived as a monk while preparing vegetarian meals for the monks and nuns in a Hollywood ashram. , who plays crafty Stefan Cassidine on ``GH.'' ``I've watched soaps since I was a kid - I hate to admit it,'' she said. ``And I've gone to all kinds of soap events, gotten pictures and autographs. But this is the first one like this, where you can actually sit and talk about how the stories are written.'' Getting respect This is the premiere soap opera-themed event for the Museum of Television & Radio, which opened last March. To John Zak, supervising producer for ``The Bold and the Beautiful,'' it signals - finally - the beginning of respect for what he terms ``a uniquely American art American art, the art of the North American colonies and of the United States. There are separate articles on American architecture, North American Native art, pre-Columbian art and architecture, Mexican art and architecture, Spanish colonial art and architecture, form'' that for decades has been the unwarranted target of disdain by many who think the only TV worth watching airs after dark. ``There has been such a growth and sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. of production techniques that these shows now parallel other types of shows,'' Zak said. ``But there are attitudes and prejudices that are holdovers from an antiquated view of things. (Soap opera soap opera Broadcast serial drama, characterized by a permanent cast of actors, a continuing story, tangled interpersonal situations, and a melodramatic or sentimental style. ) is a very viable and respectable medium in its own right.'' ``General Hospital'' head writer Bob Guza said he is eager to see daytime dramas recognized in a museum setting. ``I love the idea that people are realizing (soaps) are more than just a way to pass the time between diapering di·a·per n. 1. a. A folded piece of absorbent material, such as paper or cloth, that is placed between a baby's legs and fastened at the waist to contain excretions. b. the baby and ironing,'' he said. ``We do an hourlong show every day, 260 days a year. No prime-time show does that. I think there's a certain amount of envy from those (prime-time) people over that.'' Whatever the naysayers think, soap fans love the shows that never end. Nearly 300 people have already signed up for the seminars, said museum spokeswoman Loretta Ramos, and closed-circuit access will be provided to an adjacent room if the museum's 150-seat auditorium overflows with soap fans. ``We expect a lot of interest,'' Ramos said. Daytime institutions In fact, the oldest of the soap operas airing today - CBS' ``Guiding Light'' - is in its 46th year, followed by CBS' ``As the World Turns,'' in its 42nd year. ABC's ``General Hospital,'' the oldest of the handful of soaps filmed on the West Coast, will celebrate its 35th anniversary April 1. Although the soaps don't rival the top 10 prime-time shows in viewership - and are still trying to rebuild an audience that fell off dramatically when networks pre-empted daytime serials to air the O.J. Simpson murder trial during most of 1995 - lots of people still tune in for their daily soap fix. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the most recent Nielsen ratings Nielsen ratings National ratings of the popularity of U.S. television shows. Developed by A.C. Nielsen in 1950, the system now samples television viewing in about 5,000 homes. available, for the week of Dec. 22-28, the 11 soaps televised by the three major networks drew a combined viewership of more than 43.2 million people. (No breakdown was available on how many viewers watched more than one soap.) Soaps, which originally premiered in 15-minute blocks on the radio in the 1930s and '40s, enjoyed a resurgence during ``General Hospital's'' Luke-and-Laura-on-the-run years in the late '70s and early '80s. Fifty-two percent of the TV sets in use on the day Luke and Laura - soaps' premier ``supercouple'' - married were tuned in to the nuptials. It was the Luke-and-Laura phenomenon that made Pardo a ``General Hospital'' fan. ``It was the big craze in junior high,'' she said. ``Everybody watched - everybody.'' Brewer became a ``Days of Our Lives'' fan when he lived in Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. and worked at the Simi Valley Courthouse, just three miles away. He'd come home for lunch, make a sandwich and sit with his (now ex-) wife to eat while she watched the soap opera. ``Then I made a fatal mistake - I started asking questions: `Who is this guy?' `Why's he doing that?' `What's going on What's Going On is a record by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released on May 21, 1971 (see 1971 in music), What's Going On reflected the beginning of a new trend in soul music. ?' Before you know it, I couldn't wait to get home to watch it every day.'' Each of the five soap-opera seminars at the Museum of Television & Radio, 465 N. Beverly Drive Beverly Drive is a northwest/southwest major street in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles. The southern end of Beverly Drive is at the intersection of Beverly Drive and Harlow Avenue, a small street south of National Blvd. and north of the Santa Monica Freeway. , Beverly Hills, runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Cost is $10 for a single seminar ($8 for museum members), $24 for three seminars ($18 for members), and $30 for all five seminars ($20 for members). For more information and tickets, call (310) 786-1000; tickets also will be available at the door the night of the seminars. The seminars are part of the museum's first soap opera-themed event - ``Worlds Without End: The Art and History of the Soap Opera'' - which runs through March 29. It also features a gallery of wedding gowns worn by soap opera brides, photos and other memorabilia from soaps and screenings of some of the earliest soap-opera episodes. Screenings are at 2 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays and 6 p.m. Thursdays at the museum. Museum admission is $6. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos, Box Photo: (1) Laura (Genie Frances) and Luke (Anthony Geary) of ``General Hospital'' are one of daytime drama's most beloved supercouples. Geary will appear during the ``GH'' seminar 7 p.m. Jan. 22 at the Museum of Television & Radio in Beverly Hills. (2) Hope (Kristian Alfonso) and Bo (Peter Reckell), are one of ``Days of Our Lives'' top supercouples. Both actors will appear at the 7 p.m. Jan. 21 ``Days'' seminar and the 7 p.m. Jan. 26 Supercouples seminar. (3) Not just a successful plaintiff, Hunter Tylo also plays Dr. Taylor Hayes on ``The Bold and the Beautiful,'' opposite Ronn Moss as Ridge Forrester. Both will be at the ``B&B'' seminar at 7 p.m. Jan. 20. Box: no caption (Museum of Television & Radio soap opera seminars) (See Text) |
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