Soap Opera Awards - Tributes to Another World & Sunset Beach

At the Soap Opera Digest Awards in 2000, the editors paid tribute to the 2 NBC soaps that had been cancelled that past year: ANOTHER WORLD and SUNSET BEACH.

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Entertainment

Tags:

• soap
• operas
• another
• world
• sunset
• beach
• days
• of
• our
• lives

[celebratingthesoaps]

The only thing is, Sunset Beach wasn't supposed to be a soap parody; it was supposed to be the real thing, but its campiness and over-the-top acting made it an unintentional parody. At least Passions knew what it was from the very beginning.

[TheSmithbelynda]

It's been over 10 years and I'm STILL pissed NBC cancelled Another World. I stopped watching Days too when AW got cancelled. I started watching it off and on again about 3 years ago, but I still look for AW to come on right after. It's like a missing limb.

[dirtydi]

They don't make soaps like AW anymore.

[Dragonfly10192002]

No Carmen Duncan in the tribute...huh.

[453c]

I loved both these soaps. Sunset Beach was my favourite guilty pleasure lol

[wx4newengland]

I think nbc would have been smart to save another world over starting passions, or made passions 30 mins starting at 12:30 days at 1:00 and another world at 2pm

[SellawEvets]

Another World was one of four NBC soaps that I am proud to call my all-time favorites, along with Search For Tomorrow, Santa Barbara and Generations.

[DaysFan65]

I used to love the NBC soaps. Especially when each was UNIQUE! I loved the over the topness that was DAYS, the seriousness of AW, and the foolishness of SuBe. We were for sure an NBC family growing up

[buffycharmedangel102]

I grew up watching AW with my mom.. then in high school I loved Sunset Beach! lol

[liddlebopeep]

NBC wonders why it's in the ratings dumpster when it cancels quality shows to grab a few extra eyeballs?

[Messylin]

Sunset Beach had a huge cult following in Britain. The Brits embraced it as a kind of comedy.

[gravelandgrain100]

Talk about 2 different soaps! I never watched "Sunset Beach", hardly seems fair to even have it paired with AW at all. Another World was true soap at it's soapiest, extensive character and storyline development, so luxurious and elegant, likable good/bad characters, and their amazing Friday afternoon cliffhangers that had you begging for Monday!!

[barryt60]

Another World was and remains one of the best quality programs to ever hit the airwaves, day or night time. Performances like Victoria Wyndham's and Charles Keating's, Douglass Watson's or Beverlee Mckinsey's are one of a kind and stand as a hallmark to this outstanding and consistantly produced program.