Sinetron Syndrome:Soaps Bring Tears to Beautiful Eyes
Monday, January 8, 2001
Love them or loath them, sinetron shows have been the most-watched television programs in the country for over a decade. Not a day goes by without another melodramatic episode assaulting the airwaves. Despite the hundreds of titles, their themes are almost uniform: a portrait of upper-class families, tears and love affairs gone wrong. So what’s the attraction?
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Thursday nights are important. Vitally important. They’re the highlight of the week in the life of 30-year-old Ina Herlina. It’s become a hallowed ritual for this employee of a state-owned enterprise to relax in front of the TV to watch Dewi Fortuna. Missing just one episode of this sinetron (the word literally means electronic cinema and refers to a wide range of soap opera serials) starring Bella Saphira and Jeremy Thomas is like lo
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