Telenovela

[Jessica]

Does telenovela mean "soap opera"? :thinking::confused:

[Rusty]

Yep.

[Jessica]

ok thanks. I didn't know what it meant in class. someone said it but I didn't hear it

[sosia]

telenovela: soap opera.
When it's more "serious" it's called "teleserie", "serie de televisión" or simply "serie" (CSI, House, Desesperate Housewifes, Lost, Heroes and so on...)
Saludos :D

[Jessica]

oh yes, Heroes. I've watched a bit of it one day and boy it's cool but then another day when I continued watching it...well I saw a really violent part :eek: :O I stopped watching ti

[Pixter]

since we're talking about telenovelas, I've always wondered why are they called soaps????? "Telenovelas" make sense, it's usually a televised novel.....but soap???:thinking:

[Rusty]

They're called soaps because after so long people wash their hands of them. :) (Sorry, I found that answer on the Internet and loved it.)
Because they're dirty. (Sorry again.)

They're called soaps because the earliest ones were principally sponsored by companies that make soap and detergents.
Check out this article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap_operas).

[Jessica]

that's interesting. ^_^

[Pixter]

Thanks Rusty! very interesting, now it makes sense :)

[Rusty]

You're welcome.