docusoap
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English
Etymology
Blend of documentary + soap (for soap opera); equivalent to docu + soap.
Noun
docusoap (plural docusoaps)
- A form of reality television in the style of a documentary in which an apparent plot is constructed by intention or editing in order to make programmes in this genre resemble soap operas.
- 2010 October 21, Troy Patterson, “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”, in Slate:
- The latest of a venerable franchise of docu-soaps, it opens, like its predecessors, with a voiceover giving the audience the lay of the promised land.
- 2011, Tim Oglethorpe, “A slice of paradise: Hectic Christmas? Try a change of pace with the sixth series of gentle documentary An Island Parish,” The Daily Mail, 30 December, 2011,
- Nigel and Paul Sommers created the docusoap genre of programmes almost 20 years ago, applying the cliffhanger endings and multi-character storylines of soap operas to series such as The Village and Country House.
Alternative forms
Translations
form of reality television
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