Soap Operas Back in Business: "AMC" and "OLTL" Quiz

Answer: 41 years

When it began, "All My Children" was the first new network daytime added since the 1960s. The final air date on ABC was September 23, 2011.

Answer: January 13, 2012

Friday the 13th was a most unlucky day for this soap which debuted in July of 1968. The original title of the show as "Between Heaven and Hell" because the show's creator, Agnes Nixon, injected more social reality and ethnic diversity into the show than had previously been a feature of daytime drama.

Answer: Prospect Park

Prospect Park bought rights to the shows and their characters with plans to produce the shows online as the core of a new broadcasting entity, The Online Network (TOLN). Prospect Park's tree logo appears after the credits of each online episode. Many soap opera fans have compared the move to this new platform to the time when serial dramas moved from the radio to broadcasting on television.

Answer: Soap opera fans

When the cancellation of the shows was announced, fans mobilized to preserve the genre. Online petitions, coupons and Facebook pages brought fans together to petition ABC and its parent company Disney. In a nod to that effort, a plot line in the final broadcast episode of "One Life to Live" featured efforts of characters to save "Fraternity Row", a soap that had been part of the show's history.

It was a case of art imitating life and a wink to the viewers.

Answer: Stamford, Connecticut

By opening their studio in Stamford, Connecticut, Prospect Park took advantage of tax breaks which were offered by the state to attract new businesses. The closing credits of the online shows state "Filmed at Connecticut Film Center, Stamford, CT.

Answer: Anytime TV

The idea behind "Anytime TV" came from the strategy of releasing the new episodes onlne at 5 am Eastern Standard Time and leaving it up to the viewers when during the week to watch. Originally the shows were released four days each week with a summary/pop culture wrap-up on Fridays.

After a couple of weeks, Prospect Park cut back to two half hour episodes weekly but began to release the whole week on Monday leaving it up to viewers whether to watch day by day or binge on a week's worth of episodes.

Answer: Eliminated all commercial interruptions

Characters in the "rebooted" versions use name familiarly branded computers, drinks and foods. Intimate encounters between characters are R-rated. In the earliest episodes there was extensive use of swear words forbidden in broadcast TV and radio, but the producers decided to scale it back.

The stated purpose of this technique is to attract new viewers in addition to the long time watchers.

Answer: Jane's Addiction and Club Shelter

AMC's new hotspot is Jane's. Patrons there range from the high school students to the tech startup crowd. Shelter is the reincarnation of OLTL's UltraViolet. At night it is full of loud music but during the day it is peaceful enough to accommodate folks looking for conversation with their food.

Answer: "A Brand New Start"

The new theme "A Brand New Start" was written by Snoop Lion and performed by Iza Lach. The show's theme at the time it was cancelled was "One Life to Live": by Peabo Bryson.

Answer: True

Agnes Nixon continued to remaine a resource for both shows in their new incarnation. Nixon was born in 1927 and educated at Northwestern University. She was a writer for many soaps before creating her own shows. In addition to creating these two shows, she also created "Loving" which aired from 1983 to 1995.