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SorellaLaBefana

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87. The Edge of Night :)

Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:01 PM

Yesterday

LIVE broadcast of sort of a police/lawyer procedural crime show. Watched it whenever was home from school 'sick' in the late 50s.

More interesting to me than the usual soap plots with endless folk having brain tumors showing up in the illegitimate daughter of the long lost sibling they were having an affair with. Bit more relatable for me.

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GL fan here! Deep State Witch Monday #1

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Loved Her! Deep State Witch Monday #11

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My grandmother always religiously watched "As the World Turns" Walleye Monday #2

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College days, The Young & the Restless. My Mom's was "As the World Turns"... hlthe2b Monday #4

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What is unusual about soaps is how.the cast didnt change over 20, 30, 40 years BlueWaveNeverEnd Monday #16

That is funny and true, Thank you very much, BlueWaveNeverEnd. debm55 Monday #19

All My Children LoisB Monday #5

Thank you very much, LoisB. I would sometimes watch that soap. debm55 Monday #10

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Peyton Place Onthefly Monday #7

Thank you very much, Onthefly. If I remember correctly. Peyton Place was on at night. Also, The Secret Storm was on, debm55 Monday #21

You remember correctly. Onthefly Monday #28

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Two, really Jilly_in_VA Monday #9

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Jilly_in_VA . All of the soaps were CBS shows. So I never watched General debm55 Monday #22

Dark Shadows, 1966-1971. sinkingfeeling Monday #12

As a kid I watched that! pandr32 Monday #27

Same here my entry into soaps Ferryboat Monday #55

I'd forgotten Mary Hartman Mary Hartman! pandr32 Tuesday #76

HAHAHHAHAHA. I remember that skit on the Carol Burnett show. Her show was so funny. debm55 Tuesday #78

I watched probably 10 seasons of DS. Then the Ilsa Monday #35

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Me too! some_of_us_are_sane Monday #64

Yes! some_of_us_are_sane Monday #66

Three actually.... FalloutShelter Monday #13

Such strange names for tv shows "another world", "as the world turns" BlueWaveNeverEnd Monday #17

Thank you very much, FalloutShelter. for sharing the selections. debm55 Monday #52

My mom watched the CBS soaps.. BlueWaveNeverEnd Monday #15

Mine too. Thank you BlueWaveNeverEnd for sharing with us. My mother and grandmother did the same. debm55 Monday #18

Mine three. debm55 Monday #23

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Mainly All My Children and One Life to Live Ritabert Monday #25

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Another World, Santa Barbara, Days of Our Lives. applegrove Monday #31

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Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. OAITW r.2.0 Monday #32

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All My Children. Used to record & watch with adult daughters SheltieLover Monday #33

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General Hospital. MIButterfly Monday #34

Very true, MIButterfly. I went cold turkey when we adopted my son. debm55 Monday #42

I grew up taking naps on the floor MuseRider Monday #36

That's sweet. Thank you MuseRider for sharing with us. debm55 Monday #41

General Hospital Mad_Dem_X Monday #37

HAHAHAHHAHA. thank you Mad_Dem_X. That was cool having him on General Hospital. BUT that was on the same time as debm55 Monday #38

And John Stamos certainly didn't hurt the eyes, either! MIButterfly Monday #43

HAHHAHAHAh. Agree, MIButterfly. debm55 Monday #44

All my Children kimbutgar Monday #39

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I guess maybe Dallas if that qualifies, have never watched daytime shows. doc03 Monday #53

Yes, thank you doc03. it qualifies as it was a night time soap. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Monday #63

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Days Of Our Lives and Another World. Srkdqltr Monday #56

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Way, waaaay back . . . madamesilverspurs Monday #57

Thank you very much, madamesilverspurs. I remember The Edge of Night. So I go way back too debm55 Monday #58

Yep to both of those! some_of_us_are_sane Monday #65

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Love of Life, Search for Tomorrow, and whathehell Monday #61

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I don't usually watch soap operas but... Rizen Monday #69

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General Hospital TBF Tuesday #71

Thank you very much, TBF. I think you are right about being addicted to them debm55 Tuesday #72

I was hooked on All My Children in the mid 70's. QueerDuck Tuesday #73

For me it was 80s (I was in high school & college that decade) TBF Tuesday #74

Thank you very much, QueerDuck. And Ericka's 10 husbands, I was addicted at one time. I went cold turkey. debm55 Tuesday #75

Interesting seeing titles I'd forgotten over the years. One missing: "One Life To Live"... hlthe2b Tuesday #77

Yes, I was shocked as the actress who played Nola on Guiding Light was my favorite, She also worked on Broadway debm55 Tuesday #79

Upstairs Downstairs Doc_Technical Tuesday #80

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"Days of Our Lives" during the Bo and Hope years. I was in my late teens and a guy but liked the storyline as well artemisia1 Tuesday #82

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Dallas and The Young & The Restless. ArnoldLayne Tuesday #83

Thank you very much for sharing with us, ArnoldLayne. debm55 Tuesday #85

As a child we were addicted to 'Dark Shadows'! OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #86

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The Edge of Night :) SorellaLaBefana Yesterday #87