Yiziphi izici ezakha i - soap opera futhi yiziphi izibonelo?
I-soap opera ngokuvamile iwumbukiso omude olandela umkhaya othile. Izilaleli zihlanganisa izinto ezilandelayo eziyinhloko nalolu hlobo. Okuphawuleka ngokukhethekile, kunedrama yomkhaya ephathelene nokulwela isikhundla.  Kukhona nokuncintisana phakathi kwezelamani, ngezinye izikhathi okufana nobuthathu bokuthandana. Ngokwesibonelo, owesifazane ofanayo uyintandokazi yabazalwane ababili. Ama-soap opera ayaziwa nangokuba nobaba ongaziwa, owaziwa nangokuthi "Ubani Ubaba?" noma i-WTD. Ngokuvamile indaba enjalo ivela engxenyeni yothando engunxantathu okukhulunywe ngayo ngaphambili.  Esinye isici ama-soap opera aziwa kakhulu ngaso yi-soap opera rapid aging syndrome (SORAS), lapho umlingiswa wengane engabonakali esikrinini isikhathi eside ukuze umlingiswa aguge ngokushesha ukuze manje akwazi ukubamba iqhaza ezindabeni zabantu abadala.  Isici sokugcina esivelele kuma - soap opera siyisibonakaliso sesihlobo esiyimfihlo esibonakala sivela endaweni engaziwa, ngokuvamile ukuze siphonsele inselele umlingiswa oyinhloko.  Izibonelo ezaziwa kakhulu zama-soap opera yizinhlelo zethelevishini emini ezifana neGeneral Hospital, Izinsuku Zokuphila Kwethu, neThe Young & the Restless. Kodwa-ke, ama-soap opera angahlanganisa nemibukiso ye-prime time efana ne-Grey's Anatomy ngisho nama-movie amakhulu afana ne-Black Panther ne-Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, akhombisa izinto eziningi ezivumela le misebenzi ukuthi ithathwe njengama-soap opera.