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Wednesday, 09 July 2008 |
By dror klar
 Usually when someone is speaking about soap operas, what will come to mind are the daytime television dramas that have captivated many housewives for more than five decades, with new followers getting on board all the time.
Day time soaps are more popular than ever. Many women and even some men, have been following these never ending, never repeated shows for years almost religiously.
The newest soap operas are those that are aired during prime television viewing hours, somewhere between 7 and 9 p.m. at night. These night time soap operas came on the scene during the 1970's. The first ones that were really big hits were Dallas and its spin off show, Knots Landing. These soaps were made a little differently than their day time counterparts.
Following the lead of these pioneering night time dramas in more recent years were shows like ER, The O.C., Desperate Housewives, and one of the latest hits, Grey's Anatomy.
These new shows have an even bigger following than the first ones. Entire seasons of many of these prime time soaps |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 09 July 2008 )
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Sunday, 22 June 2008 |
By dror klar
 Andy Griffith was born in1926. People have loved him mostly for the role of Andy Taylor that he played on his hit sit com series, The Andy Griffith show during the 1960's. Griffith was first known for some popular movies he played in, A Face in the Crowd, which he starred in and also a terrific comedy, No Time for Sergeants.
The Andy Griffith show was actually created because of a one time episode that Griffith appeared on in The Danny Thomas show. He played a sheriff in a town called Mayberry. We know most of what happened after that. There are probably not many people who have not seen and loved this show. The show ran from 1960 until 1967.
The content of the show was based on family values with comedic situations. This was a common type of programming during the 1960's. The show had several characters that were helpful with its overall success.
Don Knotts, who played Andy's best friend and deputy, Barney Fife, was a tremendous asset to the comedic portions of the scripts. He was a |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 22 June 2008 )
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