I hope this post finds someone! This is a good promo, but still doesn't do the show justice. The drama, complex characters, and storylines are great. I'm so impressed by the writing! I think South Africa is the only country where soap operas (not novelas) are the highest rated series, and it's not hard to see why.

Edited 7 hours ago7 hr by vote4llama

24 minutes ago, vote4llama said:

I hope this post finds someone! This is a good promo, but still doesn't do the show justice. The drama, complex characters, and storylines are great. I'm so impressed by the writing! I think South Africa is the only country where soap operas (not novelas) are the highest rated series, and it's not hard to see why.

Thanks (and for your writeup on 157). Good promo, and such interesting characters in those early days. It's a shame almost all the "soapies" of those days are gone (I think Generations is left - I'm not sure).

1 hour ago, DRW50 said:

Thanks (and for your writeup on 157). Good promo, and such interesting characters in those early days. It's a shame almost all the "soapies" of those days are gone (I think Generations is left - I'm not sure).

Of course. Thank you for reading. Yes, the characters are great. Most of them are grey, but still likable. There are some outright villains though. Cherel killed at least 6 people through her run...literally a serial killer. I still love her though! The US soaps forgot the skill it takes to have enjoyable characters do and say bad things.

I agree. It's a shame about the "soapies." Generations is now Generations: The Legacy. After the cast went on strike, they were all fired and the show was retooled. There are plenty of soap operas on air, and new ones premiere all the time, but it's so competitive.

Isidingo was so great and grabbed my attention .. I was more a Generations and Rhythm City Type of Guy but it was still enjoyable