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Great book for the soap opera fan | The Soap Opera Encyclopedia | Gerard J. Waggett

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	• The Soap Opera Encyclopedia Gerard J. Waggett Avon, 1997 - 644 pages average customer review:based on 7 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

"Great Reading!"

For lovers of one of the most cherished TV institutions of all-time, "The Soap Opera Encyclopedia" is a must-have for those who adore serials. Before the advent of the internet soap opera researchers only had this excellent book to study upon written by Gerard Waggett, a soap critic and follower widely known as being one of the biggest authorities on television soap operas. This book was obviously based on the original "Soap Opera Encyclopedia" written by Christopher Schemering back in 1985. Sadly, Mr. Schemering died in the early '90s, but luckily for us all Waggett continues what Chris did which was to document the events of soaps, review particular plots, detail the comings and goings of soap stars, and go behind the scenes. The book contains a wonderful Nielsen ratings index and lists the top rated shows for every TV season in its entirity from the early '50's to the late '90's. There is an Emmy Award section with Emmy winners and Emmy nominees, but the best chapter is called "The Soap Opera 100" in which Gerard writes on a who's who in soap opera from the genre's best writers like Agnes Nixon and Bill Bell to the format's most well-known actors like Jacqueline Courtney, Judith Light, Douglas Watson, Genie Francis, and Beverlee McKinsey. It has been 12 years since another edition of "The Soap Opera Encyclopedia" has been released so I am hoping Mr. Waggett will write another since so much in the soap opera industry has changed from dramatic ratings slides on every serial to the cancellation of "Another World" and "Guiding Light".

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Superb!

All you ever wanted to know about soaps, past and present, can be found in this wonderful book. I have flipped through it for facts so many times that the book is beginning to fall apart. I can't wait til another info.-packed book by this author comes out!

Great book for the soap opera fan

The Soap Opera Encyclopedia is an easily accessible overview of daytime soap operas. Major storylines are summarized for each soap as well as some backstage trivia. The book also includes profiles on important people in daytime, lists for the Daytime Emmy Awards and Soap Opera Digest Awards, and Nielsen ratings. Great if you want basic, quick info on the daytime soaps.

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This Author Has Plenty of Respect

The reviewer below seems to blame the author for having no respect because he has done a followup to a book by a man who died. I loved Schemering's book too. But the man died. If he did a third soap opera encyclopedia, I would have loved it. But he couldn't. I was glad someone did. And he did a great job of it. It seems he has plenty of respect for the soaps as well as the readers who have been waiting for a new encyclopedia for years. As for Schemering having a right to the title, I don't know how that works after a person dies, but I do know that there are plenty of books here on Amazon with the same titles.

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Fascinating trivia, inside stories, history, nostalgia -- an in-depth look at every daytime soap opera on TV!

A unique look at TV's most endearing kind of show, The Soap Opera Encyclopedia is a must-have for any soap fan. Readers will find the history and stars of all the shows, including backstage anecdotes,year-by-year ratings and a who's who with cast lists of all the featured actors and behind-the-scenes personalities.Comprehensive and completely accessible, The Soap Opera Encyclopedia is the one and only reference to nearly 100 soaps from the first 50 years of TV. Discover:

Which former General Hospital star's face was once insured for one million dollars.What Days of Our Lives love theme became a hit singleWhat film legend once wrote Guiding Light a fan letterWhich role on All My Children Susan Lucci originally auditioned forWhich scene from The Young and the Restless was named 1985's Most Tasteless Episode by Soap Opera Digest And so much more!

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