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Grange Hill, on the other hand sprang to life as a longer-term prospect with much longer runs and a 'soapier' approach with the children's home lives and families playing as large a part as their in-school interaction.

DVD Times 2010

Is it just me, or are they suddenly soapier, as indicated by such characters as Hanna's dad and his new bride in PLL, and Annie "Rebecca" Sewell in TLG "returning to town" to disrupt the lives of those with whom we've become familiar so far.

Ask Matt: Dance, Downton Abbey, CSI, Guilty Pleasures and More! 2012

The commercials seemed to be setting up a very different kind of show, one that emphasized "Lone Star's" Texas setting and soapier elements.

Highly Touted 'Lone Star' The Latest Network Casualty 2010

The commercials seemed to be setting up a very different kind of show, one that emphasized "Lone Star's" Texas setting and soapier elements.

Highly Touted 'Lone Star' The Latest Network Casualty 2010

The commercials seemed to be setting up a very different kind of show, one that emphasized "Lone Star's" Texas setting and soapier elements.

Highly Touted 'Lone Star' The Latest Network Casualty 2010

But scenes like that and the various basketball montages only pad the film, which might have been a tighter, wittier piece if Hamri and writer Michael Elliot had scrubbed some of their soapier impulses.

Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Just Wright 2010

Even while treading water through some of the soapier scenes, and there are a few -- but not too many, you never want to leave your seat, because there could be a piece of the puzzle you just might miss.

Michael Russnow: Seven Pounds Is a Damned Good Film: The Critics Are Wrong, So What Else Is New? 2009

As the drama moved to a new timeslot on Thursday nights a year later, the storylines got darker, heavier and soapier and the ratings went downhill, from 9,7 million in 2003 top episodes attracted over 13 million viewers to dismal 5,6 million in 2006.

Televisionista Justin Van De Kamp 2006

I do agree that there have been a few too many underdeveloped characters lying around (a criticism which can be levelled at many US ensemble dramas of late) and I still miss the soapier aspects of the first season (Sam's hooker girlfriend etc).

Archive 2003-09-07 2003

I do agree that there have been a few too many underdeveloped characters lying around (a criticism which can be levelled at many US ensemble dramas of late) and I still miss the soapier aspects of the first season (Sam's hooker girlfriend etc).

Archive 2003-09-01 2003