I watched As The World Turns for 50 years. The history, characters, stories and relationships of the families of Oakdale were always a very important part of my life.
Storytelling in the form of the family generational serial drama honours a genre known as the 'soap opera' as an iconic part of societal culture that all ages and genders could embrace and enjoy for decades on television and radio.
I would like to share my thoughts, tributes and respect for 'my' soap opera - As The World Turns.
Storytelling in the form of the family generational serial drama honours a genre known as the 'soap opera' as an iconic part of societal culture that all ages and genders could embrace and enjoy for decades on television and radio.
I would like to share my thoughts, tributes and respect for 'my' soap opera - As The World Turns.
Enjoy, Angie.
I am a 57 year old grandmother who was introduced to the time-honoured family generational soap opera, As The World Turns, when I was a child. I watched ATWT for 50 years. Oakdale, the Hughes & Lowell familes were always part of my life, starting with Chris & Nancy, Penny & Jeff, Bob & Lisa. Then came the Stewarts with Ellen, David, Dan & Susan. The Reynolds/Ryan, Montgomery, Walsh and finally Snyder families came to town. And of course John Dixon and James Stenbeck caused trouble. With that mix, can we say, "superb family generational serial DRAMA". Absolutely. My mother would recount the daily 'stories' from Oakdale, first when I came home from school and later, as an adult, on the phone. I would look forward to sick days, summer vacations and especially the Christmas episodes. It was always a way to relate to my mother in a way that was our special ATWT story-time. My mother loved Lisa and all her 'idiosyncracies' , Nancy's kitchen with talks with Grandpa Hughes over a cup of coffee and the relationships between the Lowell and Hughes families. later on, the Snyder farm (with the old-fashioned front porch and the fresh baked apple pies) was an insight into middle America through five decades of social culture that focused on family, relationships and societal issues (such as addiction, cancer awareness, rape, teenaged pregnancy, gambling, adultery, interacial marriage and gay bullying). It was always truthful and realistic, while still being an escape into the fictional daily lives of a town in Illinois. Over the years, ATWT also showed humour and pain, love and hatred, birth and death, joy and grief. It embodied all forms of storytelling with comedy & drama, adventure & intrigue, romance & horror. With Emmy winning writing, directing and acting, it was storytelling at it's very best. That half century of serial drama can never be replaced. It is my sincerest wish that a way can be found to hon our and respect the rich history and memories of As The World Turns. My tributes are a testament to my love of this iconic treasure.
I am a 57 year old grandmother who was introduced to the time-honoured family generational soap opera, As The World Turns, when I was a child. I watched ATWT for 50 years. Oakdale, the Hughes & Lowell familes were always part of my life, starting with Chris & Nancy, Penny & Jeff, Bob & Lisa. Then came the Stewarts with Ellen, David, Dan & Susan. The Reynolds/Ryan, Montgomery, Walsh and finally Snyder families came to town. And of course John Dixon and James Stenbeck caused trouble. With that mix, can we say, "superb family generational serial DRAMA". Absolutely. My mother would recount the daily 'stories' from Oakdale, first when I came home from school and later, as an adult, on the phone. I would look forward to sick days, summer vacations and especially the Christmas episodes. It was always a way to relate to my mother in a way that was our special ATWT story-time. My mother loved Lisa and all her 'idiosyncracies' , Nancy's kitchen with talks with Grandpa Hughes over a cup of coffee and the relationships between the Lowell and Hughes families. later on, the Snyder farm (with the old-fashioned front porch and the fresh baked apple pies) was an insight into middle America through five decades of social culture that focused on family, relationships and societal issues (such as addiction, cancer awareness, rape, teenaged pregnancy, gambling, adultery, interacial marriage and gay bullying). It was always truthful and realistic, while still being an escape into the fictional daily lives of a town in Illinois. Over the years, ATWT also showed humour and pain, love and hatred, birth and death, joy and grief. It embodied all forms of storytelling with comedy & drama, adventure & intrigue, romance & horror. With Emmy winning writing, directing and acting, it was storytelling at it's very best. That half century of serial drama can never be replaced. It is my sincerest wish that a way can be found to hon our and respect the rich history and memories of As The World Turns. My tributes are a testament to my love of this iconic treasure.
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