luke and laura
June 4, 2008
- In 1981, daytime soaps began a transformation that over the past twenty-five years has profoundly changed the genre. At first glance, the process was set in motion by the wedding of General Hospital’s Luke and Laura. But the real story began back in 1978 when General Hospital was on the verge of cancellation.The numbers back then tell only part of the story. As the World Turns was at the ...
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May 1, 2008
- I don't know why 1981 proved to be such a pivotal year for television. But the premiere of Hill Street Blues in January 1981 and the wedding of Luke and Laura on General Hospital that November marked the beginning of a profound shift for television programming, day and night. For primetime, the trajectory was up; In Glued to the Set, Steven Stark describes Hill Street as "pav(ing) the way ...
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