It's not how most people use the term, but I label any show like this a soap opera. Regardless of genre or the lighting crew's ability. And I won't watch them once I start to feel I've been tricked into watching a Days of Our Lives clone. Soapy writing cheapens (alleged) character development and the work that goes into acting a and I just can't be having with it. Now, I'm not superior to anyone else, there's some dumb stuff I'll watch and enjoy but not soap operas.