I just started watching telenovelas lol they are pretty good
Those are serial dramas produced in latin america, right?
Yes with good looking stars and a good plot 
There are some others like teleserye from the Phillipines and teleroman from Canada.  You may like those as well.
Really? What can you tell me about them?
I know that one significant difference is that they are usually about on self-contained story whereas the soap operas we have here go on and on.
Yeah the telenovelas are limited in length
But apparently it makes for a much more fast-paced more concise style.  So I think people like them specifically for that reason.
Yes it seems the plot moves faster which holds my attention better
the soap opera familiar to the English-speaking world. The significant difference is their series run length; telenovelas tell one self-contained story, typically within the span of a year or less whereas soap operas tend to have intertwined storylines told during indefinite, continuing runs. This makes them shorter than most other television series, but still much longer than a miniseries. This planned run results in a faster-paced, more concise style of melodrama compared to a typical soap opera. Episodes of telenovelas usually last between 30 and
that I have very mixed feelings about because there are parts of it that I really like, but I think, all in all, it's a little dumb. To tell you the truth, I haven't seen it since I, uh, made it. When I was making it, I thought it was good. I thought a lot of it was kind of funny or clever. I definitely feel it has merit. From what I can gather, it's one of those films that divides people. Some