Soap Opera Fans... Please Explain NBC's "Passions" To Me

[arwalden]

I'm not a devout soap opera watcher... but I've had on-and-off times when I'd keep up with All My Children and One Life To Live... so I know pretty much what to expect in daytime dramas as far as production quality, acting depth, and storylines.

Now... mind you... I'm not a daily watcher of Passions... just often enough (in passing, and as background noise) to realize that something's not quite right.

Is Passions a parody of itself? Is it a cross between Dark Shadows, Edge of Night, and Mary Hartman Mary Hartman, and SOAP?

Is it meant to be taken seriously, or is it entirely a spoof that those in the know take tongue in cheek... with half the fun being the joy of watching folks like me scratch our heads in befuddlement.

Or... perhaps I'm just "old-school" and totally out of touch with contemporary soap opera trends.

-- Allen