"'Vejita' S. Cousin" wrote in message
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The purpose of the show is to get people to watch. In this case they
got you to watch (a lot it appears), so they had a good show If you
find yourself getting 'dragged' in to a soap, it's because they are so
over the top and stupid that you somehow can't stop watching.
So actually, sounds like they have pretty good writors

Despite the "schlock" story lines that the soaps develop, the daytime shows
all run a pretty tight ship when it comes to getting the episode shot, cut
and broadcast.

The major lead actors get only about 1.5 to 2 days to learn their lines,
they block the scenes, they block the cameras, they shoot it, edit it and
air it all on a very tight schedule...and that's without any major re-writes
because of illnesses or cast changes.

It's some serious pressure at times. Lots more than we deal with in sports.
I've always admired the folks who work those gigs.

Jay Beckman
Student Pilot
Professional VideoTape Operator / Editor
NASCAR on FOX / NBC