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   From: writerpatrick@yahoo.com   
      
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   > They're calling them "telenovelas" which translates to videonovels or   
   > telenovels in English:   
   >   
   >>>>As billed, the star attractions of the network will be a pair of   
   >>>>hourlong dramas   
   >>>> inspired by telenovelas. Like those Spanish-language TV staples, the   
   >>>> new shows,   
   >>>> Desire and Secrets, will air Monday-Friday, and commit to wrapping up   
   >>>> their soapy   
   >>>> story lines in 13 weeks.  [65 episodes total.]   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Desire is about two brothers on the run from the mob; Secrets is set in   
   >>>> the   
   >>>> fashion world. Both shows sport no-name (for now) casts.   
   >   
   Basically they're mini-series soap-operas. The one think I don't like about   
   soaps is that they have no ending, and as such have no plots. I might check   
   out one of these new telenovas.   
      
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