Members Faulkner Posted November 13, 2012 Members Share Posted November 13, 2012 Just watched a report on MSNBC about the Petraeus sex scandal and a talking head commented that story was soapier than anything airing in daytime now. Which got me wondering - how often has daytime done stories "ripped from the headlines," Law & Order style? I know the news coverage around bullying inspired the Shane story on OLTL, and LML's plot on Y&R about Nikki running for senate was so obviously inspired by Hillary Clinton, right down to the haircut. But can you think of others? And would you have liked to have seen daytime tackle any particular real-life scandals/stories? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted November 13, 2012 Members Share Posted November 13, 2012 I seem to recall someone (Dena Higley?) making a connection between Terri Schiavo and then-comatose Nora on ONE LIFE TO LIVE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members VirginiaHamilton Posted November 13, 2012 Members Share Posted November 13, 2012 AMC sent Erica Kane to jail, which was inspired by Martha Stewart's insider trading scandal conviction. GH had Krustina be the victim of domestic abuse, a la Rihanna and Ike Brown If you asked me the latter question 15 years ago, I'd be gung-ho about daytime tackling real-life scandals and stories. After all, that was the era when soaps truly shined when it came to depicting social issues without letting characters off the hook or demonizing them. However, the 2000s have been rife with so much bullcaca that I don't want a single soap HW to go anywhere near a real-life story or scandal. Even the storylines with the best of intentions have eventually gone haywire in order to uphold the status quo and I'd rather than they steer clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted November 13, 2012 Members Share Posted November 13, 2012 OLTL also borrowed the Jim McGreevey scandal. And Tom Cruise's sofa gymnastics on Oprah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted November 13, 2012 Members Share Posted November 13, 2012 Given that this scandal has so far offered very bad stereotypes of women (especially with this new "Broadwell was jealous of her romantic rival" angle), this story would be right up the alley of today's soap writers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gray Bunny Posted November 13, 2012 Members Share Posted November 13, 2012 Dolly the sheep = Dolly the clone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted November 13, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 13, 2012 Ha, of course. How could I forget? Yeah, I can't imagine any writer today doing justice to a "ripped from the headlines" story. Too often these tales would simply be plot-driven messes (with characters shoehorned into stories), which is why I'm glad soaps are avoiding them to a certain extent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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