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"I often say that what makes the most interesting drama and I think this is what happens in life, is people doing the wrong things for the right reasons.  They don’t mean to screw up but they do." - Agnes Nixon

Daytime/Primetimes serials describe series in which multiple plotlines are carried over from episode to episode. In daytime, these programs are generally referred to as soap operas.

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A B D E G H L M N O P S Y
  • A
  • All My Children
  • Another World
  • As the World Turns
  • B
  • Bare Essence
  • Bright Promise
  • D
  • Dallas
  • Dark Shadows
  • Days of Our Lives
  • Dynasty
  • E
  • Edge of Night, The
  • G
  • General Hospital
  • Guiding Light
  • H
  • Hawkins Falls
  • L
  • Love Boat, The
  • Love of Life
  • M
  • Melrose Place
  • N
  • Nurses, The
  • O
  • One Life to Live
  • P
  • Passions
  • Peyton Place
  • Portia Faces Life
  • S
  • Search For Tomorrow
  • Y
  • Young and the Restless, The

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Genres

  • Adventure / Espionage Series
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  • Cop / Detective / Mystery Series
  • Daytime / Primetime Serials
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  • Game Shows
  • Late Night
  • Legal Dramas
  • Medical Dramas
  • Music Shows & Variety Shows / Specials
  • News and Documentary
  • Reality TV
  • Religious Programming
  • Sci-Fi / Supernatural Series
  • Service Shows
  • Sports
  • Talk Shows
  • TV Movies / Miniseries / Dramatic Specials
  • Western Series
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Highlights

  • William Bell on creating the show <i>The </i> <i>Young and the Restless</i> and how the title came about (10m 26s)William Bell on creating the show The Young and the Restless and how the title came about (10m 26s)
  • Larry hagman on the episode of <i>Dallas</i> when his character, "J.R. Ewing" got shot (15m 43s)Larry hagman on the episode of Dallas when his character, "J.R. Ewing" got shot (15m 43s)
  • Diahann Carroll on joining the cast of <i>Dynasty </i> (01m 12s)Diahann Carroll on joining the cast of Dynasty (01m 12s)
  • Aaron Spelling on <i>Dynasty</i> (08m 34s)Aaron Spelling on Dynasty (08m 34s)
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Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2012-01-03 17:17.

Some family dramas have the power to keep ourselves binding. Some are very boring, and when they starts stretching those boring once, OMG, feel like; it is killing me. The Edge of night and Search for Tomorrow are the one I would love to watch always. I cannot predict what is going to happen with those serials tomorrow, but as of now both are perfect time pass for me.

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