Top 10 Reasons To Watch Another World

Courtesy of Soap Opera Magazine (very informative)

10.  Marriage Isn't the Kiss of Death


It's sort of an unwritten rule on daytime that once you marry, you're relegated to the back-burner, where you simmer for years. Not at AW. The writers strive to keep marriages realistic. After Paulina gave birth to Dante, she struggled to lose her pregnancy weight gain. She turned to diet pills, then amphetamines, to lose the weight. Husband Joe remained by her side until their house burned down. Once he realized she wasn't at fault, he swept her into his arms. Gary learned on his wedding night that his wife was pregnant. However, she lost the baby in the line of duty. Did they split up like other soap couples? No, they worked through their pain together.

9.  34 Years Young

AW premiered on May 4,1964. The show's rich history is evident, as the writers and producers take time to remind us of past characters and what they are doing. Occasionally, they even show up - witness Dean Frame's visit with his pal Matt. Longtime patriarch Mac Cory passed away in 1989, yet his presence is often felt when Amanda and matt speck so fondly of him. And his photo is even shown on camera whenever the Cory living room is set is used. Rachel Hutchins has been with the soap since 1967 and is an important part of an ongoing story to this day. Recently, Rachel's husband, Carl, was written out of the storyline, but there's no doubt in our minds that in a few months that he'll return to the canvas. We can only hope that Charles Keating is free to portray the role once more.

8.  Rich Man, Poor Man

Unlike some soaps, where the characters just seem to ooze money, in Bay City citizens actually work for a living. Yes, the Cory family is wealthy, but they still hold down jobs. Daughter Amanda toils at the Herald, son Matt just began his own recording label and mama Rachel checks the many holdings of Cory Publishing. As for the blue-collar contingent, Paulina runs Carlino's restaurant , hubby Joe is a police captain, Josie's a detective and her husband, Gary, is a private eye.

7.  Miss a Day, Miss a Bunch
Forget the myth that you only need to watch one or two episodes a week to know what's going on in Bay City - every day is worth tuning in for. The storylines move along and things are resolved quickly - unlike other shows that prefer to keep you hanging on for months. Although recent cast changes have upset longtime viewers, the resulting storylines have gone far toward making up the loss.

6.  Casting that Counts!


Kudos to casting director Jimmy Bohr! Unlike other daytime shows that hire "faces" who can't act their way out of a paper bag, AW searches high and low until it finds just the right person for the role. And that includes missions to the nation's best programs for drama and theater, such as Temple University, where Kim Rhodes (Cindy), John Littlefield (Gary), and Eric Morgan Stuart (Chris) are alumni.

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