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The difference between US and UK soap operas
We all know UK and US soap operas are different – if only because of Dallas and Dynasty in the 80s. US soap operas are glossy affairs, while UK soap operas tend to be miserable and down-to-earth (fill in exceptions at your leisure). But there are more differences than that. Don’t believe me? One US soap opera is going to get an honest-to-goodness superhero, thanks to co-operation from Marvel Comics.
Seriously. Guiding Light‘s ‘Harley Davidson Cooper’ will be given the powers of levitation and the ability to conduct electricity.
Now that, my friends, is different.