Soap opera began airing a recap sequence at the beginning of each episode. With the exception of "Hollyoaks", soap operas in the UK also lack incidental music, although "EastEnders" would sometimes feature music that plays over an ending scene if it was dramatic, with an alternative "EastEnders" theme known as "Julia's theme". Australia has had quite a number of well-known soap operas, some of which have gained cult followings in the UK, New Zealand and other countries. The majority of Australian television soap operas are produced for early evening or evening timeslots. They usually produce two or two-and-a-half hours of new material
Dropping the Soap Dropping the Soap Dropping the Soap is an American comedy web series that parodies the soap opera genre, created by Paul Witten, Mandy Fabian and Kate Mines. It goes behind-the-scenes of a struggling daytime soap opera called "Collided Lives". In the new era of television, daytime soap opera "Collided Lives" struggles to stay afloat. The cast and crew, including leading man Julian Draker (Paul Witten) and new executive producer Olivia Vanderstein (Jane Lynch), try to hold things together. Production was announced in March 2013 with Lisa Kudrow, Jane Lynch, Dan Bucatinsky, Don Roos, Damon Bethel and Joseph Gomes acting as