Members Khan Posted May 18, 2012 Members Share Posted May 18, 2012 Inspired by posts within the "Proposed Soaps Over the Years" thread, I thought it might be neat if everyone listed favorite (or maybe not favorite, but stuff you're aware of) films, books, TV miniseries, etc. that, in your opinion, could be spun successfully into an ongoing soap opera. Anyone care to start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members allmc2008 Posted May 18, 2012 Members Share Posted May 18, 2012 Maybe "Roots" because they never did a soap that took place in the past. They did DS, which was supernatural. EON, which was supposed to be the first Perry Mason adaption for Television, was mainly crime drama. Why not have a Soap that took place in the past. Another good one would be "All quiet on the Western Front" were they could emphasis on families during WWI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr Neil Curtis Posted May 18, 2012 Members Share Posted May 18, 2012 Tyler Perry's Family That Prey or even with the addition to Madea's ever growing family a soap center around madea's family would be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted May 18, 2012 Members Share Posted May 18, 2012 Jackie Collins's Hollywood Wives should have been a primetime or daytime series, but I think the book and miniseries both came out just a few years too late for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Susan Hunter Posted May 18, 2012 Members Share Posted May 18, 2012 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frequentsoapfan Posted May 18, 2012 Members Share Posted May 18, 2012 After reading both the Sophie Katz and Maddie Springer novels, a soap opera with a female amateur sleuth as the lead heroine would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bright Eyes Posted May 19, 2012 Members Share Posted May 19, 2012 The Bret Easton Ellis series of characters/novels. Of course, it would have to be on HBO due to all the sex, drugs and complete visceration of human decency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members watson71 Posted May 19, 2012 Members Share Posted May 19, 2012 Definitely Star Wars- which is essentially a "space" opera set a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away... You have good vs evil, cliffhangers, star-crossed lovers, twins separated at birth, long lost fathers, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted May 19, 2012 Members Share Posted May 19, 2012 Far From the Madding Crowd. Any Robert Altman film when he wasn't trying to be too comedic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ClassicSoapsFan Posted May 19, 2012 Members Share Posted May 19, 2012 Sweet Valley High was suppose to be a teenage soap opera. I would have loved to have seen it as a teenage daytime soap opera. As much as I loved the corny 1990's dramedy, I longed for the Wakefield Twins and their friends to be a daytime soap. I also wondered how the show would have handled graduation? Would they pull a Skins (UK) and bring in new characters or would they have followed the characters to college and real life like in the books? Also, would Jessica and Elizabeth been fraternal or identical twins because identical twin casting would have been hard especially if one of them left. I could see the show being a teen version of Love of Life in a way (since the show focused on sisters.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted May 19, 2012 Author Members Share Posted May 19, 2012 As a matter of fact, I had an idea once for a "Roots" series adaptation. Basically, the series would have had two, ongoing, narrative threads: one set in the present-day; the other set shortly after Kunta Kinte stepped foot on Virginia soil as a captured slave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted May 19, 2012 Author Members Share Posted May 19, 2012 I'd be fine with that, as long as Tyler Perry's appearances as Madea were kept to a bare minimum. Anytime he, or the guy who portrays Brown, shows up, it always ruins the mood for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted May 19, 2012 Author Members Share Posted May 19, 2012 I'm not so sure the time has passed. With all the "Real Housewives" series being as successful as they are, I think an updated HW might be a good fit right about now. OMG, I totally want this to happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted May 19, 2012 Members Share Posted May 19, 2012 Gone With the Wind Boys in the Band (albeit a horribly cast cheapie burned off on Logo) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted May 19, 2012 Members Share Posted May 19, 2012 I always wished Carrie had been adapted into a primetime teen soap. If you take everything that happens up until the prom tragedy, some really, really soapy sh!t was set up. Sue feels bad for picking on Carrie, so she insists her boyfriend Tommy take her to the prom. Tommy is reluctant, but he ends up enjoying the prom with Carrie, so much so that maybe he starts to have feelings for ol' Carrie White, and Carrie has feelings for him, and Sue is left wondering WTF. Then you have Chris, who was quite clearly a slut, and you also have Carrie's mom, who still had unfinished business with Carrie's dad. All the while, the telekinesis would play a small part through the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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