Days of our Lives - Get updated on the last episode
There are some things that people could never talk about like different font families, such as arial, sans, sans-serif, or verdana. Your probably thinking…wait a minute, I thought this was going to be about Days of our Lives, something that I understand. Well, have you ever stopped to think about how many people watch soaps and how many people can hold a conversation about Days of our Lives? Well, I think about it all the time, I can talk with my friends about the last episode of Days of our Lives, but not about work, or what typeface I used on some article. The thing is, Americans have adapted to a certain way of life, and that life (for most women) includes watching the daily soap operas, like Days of our Lives.
The soap opera Days of Our Lives celebrated their 40th anniversary on nbc, in November 2005. I have been a viewer of Days of Our Lives for over twenty years now. I began watching it with my family ever since the early eighties. I don’t remember all the twists and turns of all the storylines on the soaps, but I remember the characters. In the eighties, I was a big fan of Eugene and Calliope. They were just so strange and funky, not the usual actors. One of my all time favorite characters was Steve “Patch” Johnson. He started out as this bad guy who had had his eye gauged out by Bo years earlier, and wore a patch, hence the name “Patch.” In the end his love story with Kayla was one of the show’s best. One of my other favorite characters in my “day life” was and still is Jack Deveraux. I think my favorite Jack and Jennifer storyline was in the beginning when they were working at the Spectator, the local newspaper. I guess storylines like this are what keeps viewers like me tuning in. I’ve noticed that as much as I might not like a character or storyline, I still tape Days of our Lives almost everyday to keep up with the soap news.
Besides my favorite characters, I think the reason I keep watching is sentimental more than anything. It reminds me of when I was a kid, hanging up pictures of cute guys on my wall, while my mom watched her “dreamy” men on soap operas. Its not like turning a page of a book, it feels more like your right there standing next to them in the room. She actually wasn’t a regular viewer of Days of our Lives; I think I started watching when she was what I’d call a “flip” viewer. She would flip Days of our Lives on to see what episode they were playing. She watched Young and the Restless, which she still watches to this day. Soap operas in general make me think of my mom and my best friend, funny her name is Marlena, too! It’s a connection I have with them that goes back a long time. So whether, it’s good or bad, we still watch because its part of us, part of our lives that brings us together. It’s great to know that I can search for things in my life by changing the channel at home, on my television. When there’s other stuff to be done around the house, Days of our Lives is my getaway from all reality. I can browse through the different daytime soaps and find my favorite show to watch. Family and friends and love–the headlines on all soap operas. So America, we’re watching and waiting–all the Days of our Lives.