Soaps In Depth
Encyclopedia
Soaps In Depth is a series of magazine
s created in 1997 by Bauer Publications to give American soap opera
viewers more variety in their soap-related magazine purchases. Instead of buying a magazine like Soap Opera Digest
, in which all soap operas are covered, Soaps In Depth gave the soap viewer and potential shopper three choices: ABC Soaps
In Depth, CBS Soaps
In Depth, and NBC Soaps
In Depth. Each magazine is devoted to only the shows on the network the edition covers, and are published biweekly.
The NBC edition was discontinued after only two years in 1999 after NBC's cancellation and non-replacement of Another World
on their daytime schedule, making it superfluous to cover only two programs, while the ABC
and CBS
editions continue to be sold.
, Guiding Light, and The Young and the Restless
. Each issue also includes brief news coverage, previews, and recaps for the ABC soaps
, as well as Days of our Lives. When the CBS edition debuted, each issue cost $2.99.
, The City, General Hospital
, and One Life to Live
). A few months later, The City was cancelled, and covereage began on the new soap, Port Charles
. PC was cancelled in 2003, and coverage continues on the other three soaps. The ABC edition also includes news coverage, previews, and recaps for the CBS soaps and Days of our Lives. Its initial start up cost was $2.99 an issue, with an occasional $1.00 issue. Beginning in 2003, each issue costs $3.50.
soap line-up, which was Another World
, Days of our Lives
, and Sunset Beach
. In 1999 NBC cancelled the long running AW, as well as Sunset Beach. Passions
took over one time slot, but with this drastic move in NBC Daytime, the need for its own magazine was no longer needed or could be supplied. NBC's last remaining serial, Days of our Lives, still holds brief news coverage, previews, and recaps in the ABC and CBS editions.
Each issues consists of:
Each soap has special In Depth Sections. Each issue includes Message Boards, Up Close and Personal, and games or puzzles, such as a Crossword. Each In Depth section contains a special feature as well, whether this may be a Feature Interview, Behind the Scenes, On the Road, or Off-Duty.
After each soap is featured, there are several additional articles. These include the following:
There are also several special articles. These include Farwell Sections for an actor or actress who may leave a show, Daytime Emmy coverage from the Awards Ceremony, and End of Year Recaps/Milestones. A special section may also appear whenever a soap or actor reaches a big Anniversary.
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
s created in 1997 by Bauer Publications to give American soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
viewers more variety in their soap-related magazine purchases. Instead of buying a magazine like Soap Opera Digest
Soap Opera Digest
Soap Opera Digest is a weekly magazine covering American daytime soap operas. It features onscreen and offscreen news about the series, interviews with and articles about performers, storyline summaries and analysis, and related promotional information...
, in which all soap operas are covered, Soaps In Depth gave the soap viewer and potential shopper three choices: ABC Soaps
ABC Daytime
ABC Daytime is a programming block on the ABC Network which has historically encompassed soap operas, game shows and talk shows.-Schedule:...
In Depth, CBS Soaps
CBS Daytime
CBS Daytime is a television programming block on CBS. It's the branding for the CBS Television Network's late morning and early afternoon programming. The block has historically encompassed soap operas, game shows, and talk shows...
In Depth, and NBC Soaps
NBC Daytime
NBC Daytime is the schedule for the NBC television network's daytime television programming which consists of morning news program Today and soap opera Days of our Lives...
In Depth. Each magazine is devoted to only the shows on the network the edition covers, and are published biweekly.
The NBC edition was discontinued after only two years in 1999 after NBC's cancellation and non-replacement of Another World
Another World (TV series)
Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It ran for a total of 35 years. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J...
on their daytime schedule, making it superfluous to cover only two programs, while the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
and CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
editions continue to be sold.
CBS Soaps In Depth
First published in early 1997 by, this magazine focuses only on the CBS soaps As the World Turns, The Bold and the BeautifulThe Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
, Guiding Light, and The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
. Each issue also includes brief news coverage, previews, and recaps for the ABC soaps
ABC Daytime
ABC Daytime is a programming block on the ABC Network which has historically encompassed soap operas, game shows and talk shows.-Schedule:...
, as well as Days of our Lives. When the CBS edition debuted, each issue cost $2.99.
ABC Soaps In Depth
First published in February 1997, this magazine focused on the ABC soaps at that time (All My ChildrenAll My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
, The City, General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
, and One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
). A few months later, The City was cancelled, and covereage began on the new soap, Port Charles
Port Charles
Port Charles was a daytime soap opera which aired on ABC from June 2, 1997 to October 3, 2003. It is a spin-off of the serial General Hospital, which has been running since 1963 and takes place in the fictional city of Port Charles, New York...
. PC was cancelled in 2003, and coverage continues on the other three soaps. The ABC edition also includes news coverage, previews, and recaps for the CBS soaps and Days of our Lives. Its initial start up cost was $2.99 an issue, with an occasional $1.00 issue. Beginning in 2003, each issue costs $3.50.
NBC Soaps In Depth
The NBC edition is now defunct. When it was first published, coverage focused on NBC Daytime'sNBC Daytime
NBC Daytime is the schedule for the NBC television network's daytime television programming which consists of morning news program Today and soap opera Days of our Lives...
soap line-up, which was Another World
Another World (TV series)
Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It ran for a total of 35 years. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J...
, Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
, and Sunset Beach
Sunset Beach (TV series)
Sunset Beach was an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on January 6, 1997, and last airing on December 31, 1999. The show followed the loves and lives of the people living in a fictional coastal city named Sunset Beach, on the coast of California...
. In 1999 NBC cancelled the long running AW, as well as Sunset Beach. Passions
Passions
Passions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008....
took over one time slot, but with this drastic move in NBC Daytime, the need for its own magazine was no longer needed or could be supplied. NBC's last remaining serial, Days of our Lives, still holds brief news coverage, previews, and recaps in the ABC and CBS editions.
Features
Each issue has several parts. All soaps are broken into sections. All three soaps in both the CBS edition and ABC edition have their own special sections.Each issues consists of:
- News - Updates on important news stories.
- Ins and Outs - Updates on cast changes.
- Set Your DVR - Previews for the coming two weeks.
- On the Town - Candid photos of stars at events, parties, award ceremonies, and actors/actresses who may be doing a Broadway show.
- In Depth Cover Story - Major plot twists coming up on a particular show. Sporadically features Cover Stories for each show.
- In Depth Previews - Upcoming plot twists for shows that don't make the Cover Story.
- Hottest Stories - Shocking plot twists coming to each show. Mostly offers the scoop from cast members, writers, or executive producers.
- Remote Patrol - The Editors' opinions on glitches in current storyline.
- Speak Out - Viewers' opinions on storylines/cast changes.
- Readers' Poll - Results of poll questions asked in a recent issue. Also includes top couples, actors, and actresses.
- In Depth Answers - Fan questions answered.
- Beauty Secrets - Fashion and beauty questions asked by the fans. Also includes questions for the actors, asked by the Magazine.
- Star Search - Upcoming appearances by actors and actresses.
- Star Talk - Question asked by the Magazine for the actors and actresses.
- All-Star Scrapbook - Old photos of the actors and actresses.
- Plot Points - An at a glance guide to recent goings-on. Mainly consisting of deaths, marriages, divorces, and births.
- Standout Scenes - Schocking moments that recently occurred.
- Storyline Recaps - Article explaining major storyline twists that occurred in the last two weeks.
- Soap Style - Brief articles about what an actress (and sometimes actor) wore to an event.
- In the Next Issue - Previewing articles in the upcoming issue.
Each soap has special In Depth Sections. Each issue includes Message Boards, Up Close and Personal, and games or puzzles, such as a Crossword. Each In Depth section contains a special feature as well, whether this may be a Feature Interview, Behind the Scenes, On the Road, or Off-Duty.
After each soap is featured, there are several additional articles. These include the following:
- Keeping Track
- Editor For a Day
- A Minute of Your Time Please
- Why They Really Left
- Hey! Wasn't That?
- From Soap Kids to Superstars
- Gold Star
- Candid Camera
There are also several special articles. These include Farwell Sections for an actor or actress who may leave a show, Daytime Emmy coverage from the Awards Ceremony, and End of Year Recaps/Milestones. A special section may also appear whenever a soap or actor reaches a big Anniversary.