Re: In defense of Continuity

"Johanna Draper Carlson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
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> Tim Turnip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > Yet the onset of continuity in soap operas is hardly new, it's a
> > decades-old tradition, as in comics.  Is it just that both audiences
> > are finding they simply have less time and patience for such a thing?
>
> Perhaps. There are certainly more options these days with less
> involvement and commitment needed.

I think it has more to do with the Working Woman and kids in after school
activities.  Shows like West Wing,  Melrose Place and other soap-like shows
show that continuity is not dead on TV, it's just easier to keep the captive
audience in prime time weekly.

>
> Plus, soap opera continuity for years included things like kids that
> disappear and come back two years later as adults.

SORAS (soap opera rapid aging syndrome) is not really a continuity issue.