Did you ever wonder whether "tune in tomorrow" really meant "we're tired of writing, we'll write more tomorrow"?
Did you ever wonder whether "cliffhanger" really meant "we'd like to throw someone off a cliff but we will exercise some self-control"?
Did you ever wonder whether "back story" meant "all that stuff you create to justify why what's happening in the present makes sense with what happened in the past"?
Did you ever wonder whether "leaving town" or "in a coma" meant "We really just need a little break from the action here"?
Did you ever wonder whether "storyline" was really "story circle" or "story curve," since nothing ever happened in a straight line?
In life, as in soaps, things aren't always exactly what they seem--or what you call them. The trick is making it watchable. And then scrambling behind the scenes to make it make sense.
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