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dotancohen
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Stranger Things creator says turn off “garbage” se...
We used to call that a soap opera. Maybe today we should call it a couch opera.
chuckadams
3 days ago
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Rod Serling derogatorily coined the term "Soap Opera" because those also pioneered the ad break, typically for products aimed at housewives, e.g. soap.
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DerekL
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The term
soap opera
dates to 1938. There’s no way that Rod Serling coined the term.
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dotancohen
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What advertisements or other social unwanteds do these new operas promote?
I propose Apathy Opera
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