On Sun, 22 Dec 2019 13:12:23 GMT, Pamela >
wrote:

>On 22:25 21 Dec 2019, Bruce > wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 21 Dec 2019 17:14:59 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>>On 12/21/2019 4:55 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 21 Dec 2019 14:47:12 -0700, jay > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 12/20/19 3:43 AM, Bruce wrote:
>>>>>> On Fri, 20 Dec 2019 10:37:58 GMT, Pamela >
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 06:45 20 Dec 2019, Bruce > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Fri, 20 Dec 2019 00:25:08 GMT, Pamela >
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 19:25 19 Dec 2019, Dave Smith >
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> It has all the characteristics of a soap opera. There is a cast
>>>>>>>>>> of characters coming in and out of the series, some of them
>>>>>>>>>> evil, some somewhat admirable, parallel sub plots, love stories,
>>>>>>>>>> romance and sex, betrayals, disappearances and deaths. Some of
>>>>>>>>>> the characters are down right evil while others are shown to be
>>>>>>>>>> capable of doing bad.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I suppose even Breaking Bad could be called a soap although that
>>>>>>>>> may not the best description.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Of course not. Not that I'm a huge fan, but BB has nothing to do
>>>>>>>> with a soap.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You wouldn't call the subplot of Walter's domestic life and its
>>>>>>> marital crises pure soap?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's not enough to call the whole show a soap. Not by a long shot.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If they advertise soap it can be called a soap opera. duh
>>>>
>>>> "A soap opera is a radio or television serial dealing especially with
>>>> domestic situations and frequently characterized by melodrama and
>>>> sentimentality." (Wiki)
>>>>
>>>> It's not a soap opera.
>>>>
>>>You have to consider the origins of the term. It is used generically
>>>now for many serial shows. P & G should have copyrighted the name and
>>>allowed it to be used only when advertised by their products. .
>>
>> I guess it also depends whether killing a psychotic drugs trafficker
>> is part of one's daily "domestic situation". I don't do it that often.
>
>Although the dominant plot arc is violence and drug manufacturing, the
>whole of Walter's domestic situation revolves around relationship
>difficulties. It's there are pure soap especially as it contributes
>little to the main plot (apart from connecting to the brother in law Hank
>and his killing much later).

It's mainly about the trials and tribulations of the drugs business.

I'm starting to wonder if you've ever seen a soap. They're those
programs where you never stop when you're zapping.