Ryan's Hope (eBook)

An Oral History of Daytime's Groundbreaking Soap

Tom Lisanti (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
400 Seiten
Citadel Press (Verlag)
978-0-8065-4292-8 (ISBN)

Infos

';A must-have for Ryan's Hope fans, all soap fans, television fans, and future writers of books about soaps to show how it should be done!' SoapHub ';Amazinga gift to soap opera fans everywhere.' Marlena De LaCroix, Soaps for the Thinking FanIn the vein of the bestselling Nothing General About It and Always Young and Restless, a revelatory account of the pioneering Emmy Award-winning, beloved daytime drama featuring the words of stars including Helen Gallagher, Malcolm Groome, Ron Hale, Ilene Kristen, Michael Levin, Ana Alicia,Roscoe Born,Catherine Hicks,Geoff Pierson,Andrew Robinson,and Gordon Thompson, along with writers, producers, directors and family membersplus never-before-seen photos and plot synopses. From the opening scene of its first episode, in which Mary Ryan walks jauntily down a New York City street to her family's neighborhood bar, it was clear that Ryan's Hope would be unlike every daytime soap that had come before. Indeed, from 1975 to 1989, the Emmy award-winning ABC TV serial drew viewers into the world of Maeve and Johnny Ryan, their children, friends, and extended family. This page-turning chronicle gathers memories and exclusive interviews to reveal the show's fascinating origin storyand explore why it's missed to this day. Ryan's Hope was set in a real city, within recognizable communities. The working-class, Irish-Catholic, immigrant Ryans were the core of a show that credibly tackled such topics as infidelity, addiction, religious faith, and women's rights. There was melodrama, to be sure, but also heart, depth, gritprovided by co-creators and head writers Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer. Labine and Mayer were also the executive producers in the early years, which gave them full control over their creation, from character backstories to lighting and costume. But there were also some missteps along the way, from the constant recasting of fan-favorite characters to ABC's ill-judged attempts to infuse the homey, family-oriented show with intrigue and adventure. Featuring the words of stars including Helen Gallagher, Malcolm Groome, Ron Hale, Ilene Kristen, Michael Levin, Ana Alicia,Roscoe Born,Catherine Hicks,Geoff Pierson,Andrew Robinson,and Gordon Thomson, along with writers, producers, production crew, and family membersplus never-before-seen photos and plot synopsessoap opera fans will find this insider account as captivating as the beloved show itself.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.10.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Schlagworte: agnes nixon • All My Children • ana alicia • blue-collar • catherine hicks • Central Park • claire labine • daniel hugh kelly • Danny Boy • daytime drama • daytime emmy awards • daytime emmys • daytime soaps • Daytime TV • Emmy Awards • General Hospital • helen gallagher • ilene kristen • irish-american • Irish-Catholic • irish catholics • Irish immigrants • johnny ryan • kate mulgrew • Loving • maeve ryan • marg helgenberger • Michael Corbett • New York City • new york city soap opera • one life to live • Paul Mayer • Riverside • ryan’s bar • ryan’s hope • soap opera digest • soap operas • st. patrick’s day • the edge of night • tichina arnold • Upper Manhattan • Working-class
• ISBN-10: 0-8065-4292-6 / 0806542926
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8065-4292-8 / 9780806542928