{"id":9421,"date":"2020-04-23T12:38:35","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T17:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=9421"},"modified":"2020-04-23T12:38:35","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T17:38:35","slug":"the-story-of-soaps-a-two-hour-television-event-from-abc-and-people-debuts-tuesday-may-19-at-800pm-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/23\/the-story-of-soaps-a-two-hour-television-event-from-abc-and-people-debuts-tuesday-may-19-at-800pm-video\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Story of Soaps,&#8221; A Two-Hour Television Event from ABC and People, Debuts Tuesday, May 19, at 8:00PM [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ABC and PEOPLE present &#8220;<strong><em>The Story of Soaps<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; a two-hour prime-time television event highlighting the iconic impact of the soap opera. Featuring an incredible panel of experts and voices, &#8220;<em>The Story of Soaps<\/em>&#8221; airs Tuesday, May 19 (8:00-10:00PM EDT), on ABC.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z0n72mbxD6c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>The Story of Soaps<\/em>&#8221; explores how no genre of television has laid deeper roots into our cultural consciousness and serialized storytelling than the soap opera. In today&#8217;s shifting television landscape, &#8220;<em>The Story of Soaps<\/em>&#8221; traces how female creators migrated from radio to television to become the dominant force in daytime for more than three decades.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3243943983\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Today, that legacy is alive and well all over prime time and reality, and much of what propels modern television traces its roots back to those first sprawling, steamy storylines. &#8220;<em>The Story of Soaps<\/em>&#8221; takes an extensive look at this iconic, impactful genre and the cultural phenomenon its massive impact has had on the world at large.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>The Story of Soaps<\/em>&#8221; brings together an impressive company of experts and familiar voices to help illustrate this remarkable story (listed alphabetically by first name):<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Abigail De Kosnik, author<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Agnes Nixon, creator of &#8220;All My Children&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-4084338318\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00b7 Alec Baldwin, actor<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Allan Sugarman, co-founder of Soap Opera Festivals Inc.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Andy Cohen, creator<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Angela Shapiro-Mathes, executive<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Brad Bell, executive director<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Bryan Cranston, actor<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Carol Burnett, actor<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Chandra Wilson, actor<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Chris Van Etten, writer<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 David Jacobs, creator<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Deidre Hall, actor<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Denise Richards, actor<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Donna Mills, actor<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Drake Hogestyn, actor<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Eddie Mills, actor<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Eileen Davidson, actor and reality star<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Erika Jayne, &#8220;The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Erika Slezak, actor<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Finola Hughes, actor<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Genie Francis, actor<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Greg Vaughan, actor<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 James H. 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