What are some moments in the world of soaps that define what soaps should be!!

This could either be clips from episodes or events. Here are some of mine!!

This to me is the best interview EVER on soaps. Simple yet very inteligent and in-depth. I wish these people were still with us and/or still able!! Does anyone know what happened to Bryna Laub??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cLfJiBn_-k

^One of the best anniversaries IMO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w92cSgXCmTU

I would like for people here to share some of there favorite moments of daytime that really makes daytime, daytime. Although I said clips, articles and photos could be good too!!

Charity Rahmer elevating daytime acting during her stint on DAYS:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEV8r3dJAmQ

^^That never gets old!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGRxVfzjlXw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVtNYXkxEHg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SYFuJtMzbk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ9908jbJWM

!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSyvLmp2fAo

Prolly one of the last good episodes/storylines of OLTL.

Not a classic soap viewer, so here are some of mine! lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbYPqLX2sAk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPM6nrs0EKs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAAJs_Qntfw

Carly learns of Michaels death-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF-xdj9MM68

Maxie speaks the truth about Felicia-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6OP2_3zUbc

Sami and Marlana have it out-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmMEfwhMRuY

Sami confronts Nicole about the babyswap-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azJLobKfbLY

Lauren vs Tracey on YR-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y627bN4Yqa8

Ryans wedding to Tricia/Victoria-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gUEc2YaPKQ

What makes soaps. Melodrama. But more than that. The reason I was drawn to Bell's soaps especially was the psychology. Scenes like these. Characters trying to discover motivation and push agendas. A heightened sense of reality. In this scene Bell got so deep inside Stephanie's inner thoughts so blatantly in a way I never really saw again.

I am also reminded of the scenes between Karen Wolek and Viki Lord. Viki was not ready for what she got from Karen in this conversation. Such a great scene. Both start with small talk and end in confessions and revelations. Both scenes tease out the information and the motivation. You may know what's to come, but you have to wait to get to it, and sometimes you get more than you bargained for.

The Viki/Karen scene starts at 3:40 and continues in the second clip

This moment is still un-toppable in my eyes... Brooke learns Laura is dead.
 

 

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It was well acted, it dealth with a character that the audiance knew since birth (one of the best things about the longevity of soaps and their characters), and it was topical (drunk driving).
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Oh Julia Barr, I cannot wait to see you sink into similarly meaty material on AMC 2.0.

Edited May 14, 201313 yr by AMCHistory

UK soaps do everything better. Beautiful in tone and acting for the first video and style, direction/production for the second.

EastEnders: Pat's Death

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCCwg7hFmqE

Hollyoaks: Texas' Death