Sentences with phrase «much of a soap opera»

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«Consider the case of Nordstrom,... the swanky department store chain I like so much with a story that's reaching soap opera levels of melodrama,» Cramer said on Wednesday.

His recent injury track record, coupled by his soap opera handling of his recent contract negotiations hasn't helped his rep much either.

For the US has witnessed an impressive range of cultural commentaries on the epidemic, exploring the conflicts and evasions that determine so much social policy, from safer sex campaigns to television soap operas.

At the same time, don't be giving out so much personal and private information that the reader feels as if they have sat through a marathon 24 hours of soap opera reruns.

Fifty Shades Darker wasn't actually much darker, became a silly soap opera, left most of the bondage behind, and focused on the romance element, all of which was a bit of a let down, but I think we all expected a descent.

As for the supporting male characters (because this is very much a female - centric saga, and one happily free of any Which Boy Should I Choose soap opera) Cape May's Miles Teller gets all the snarky lines as Peter, while Theo James dutifully does his hunky boyfriend duties as Four.

The American public is enthralled with the judicial system so much, that afternoon courtroom reality shows like Judge Judy have all but eliminated the once housewife popular soap operas off of daytime television.

Not much of a plot, not much conflict resolution, and not much in message, Laurel Canyon is a soap opera with a twist, a turn, and then the credits roll.

The final twists pack a nice jolt, but I couldn't take them seriously: They remind me of nothing so much as a silly narrative stunt from «Days of Our Lives» circa 2003 — which makes sense, considering the MCU has become Hollywood's most endlessly renewable big - screen soap opera.

Empire was groundbreaking for the music and for featuring a family from a very different background than the Ewings of Dallas or the Carringtons of Dynasty, but the show that West Philadelphia's Lee Daniels created with Danny Strong is every bit as much a prime - time soap opera as those were.

The films don't demonstrate much acting chops (and that's the case for every actor on board, they're basically a spoof of soap operas, however, maybe a little too close to home), but clearly, she's at least got the look and physique that has convinced the «Wonder Woman» show producers.

With Steve Kloves (Wonder Boys, The Fabulous Baker Boys) returning as the screenwriter after skipping the last film, the more serious tone is interspersed with the lighter moments of teen romance, though these soap opera antics may seem tedious to those who don't care much about the dalliances of the Hogwarts students, particularly in how much screen time is given to it in place of the larger storyline that could have used a greater sense of build up.

Imagine a banal soap opera that's interspersed with occasional scenes of inconsistently thought - out horror, and you pretty much have Truth or Dare.

Alan Ball has taken this southern gothic melodrama of vampires in the bayou far from the source material (the novels of Charlaine Harris) and fans have loved his juicy take on the supernatural soap opera so much they have made this show HBO's top original series and bestselling TV on Disc title.

The title stands for Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, a short - lived 1980s TV show of which I have no memory whatsoever, and it stars Alison Brie (Community, Mad Men) and Betty Gilpin (Nurse Jackie) as L.A. - based actresses - turned - wrestlers whose major conflict is outside the ring, and comedian Marc Maron as the down - on - his - luck movie director who hires them to be part of an all - woman wrestling show that's as much soap opera as it is fighting.

Alison Brie (Community, Mad Men) and Betty Gilpin (Nurse Jackie) star as L.A. actresses - turned - wrestlers whose major conflict is outside the ring, and comedian Marc Maron as the down - on - his - luck movie director who hires them to be part of an all - woman wrestling show that's as much soap opera as it is fighting.

Like any coming - of - age teen soap opera, much of the film's appeal is in its vaunting of style over substance — coining whole ways of speaking, dressing and posturing for an impressionable generation brought up on Hollywood tropes — but Heathers embraces its style as an essential keystone to filmmaking, recognizing that even the most bloated melodrama can be sold through a well - manicured image.

School reformers may find much of value in the Brexit soap opera, if they choose to look.

Heading Out to Wonderful feels like less of a soap opera than Goolrick's debut, but it's much more emotional.

Then we decided it was too much like a soap opera and we could make better use of our time.