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Brash's perspective on the demise of daytime soaps (i.e., that the best continuing drama has moved elsewhere--to nightime, etc.) concurs entirely with mine.
ReplyDeleteWhile many of us will mourn the loss of daytime "families" that have been with us for decades, I take great comfort from the fact that the state of serial drama has never been healthier.