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''Another World'' (often shortened to AW) is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC for 35 years from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J. Bell, and was produced by Procter & Gamble Productions at NBC Studios, 1268 East 14th Street in Brooklyn. Set in the fictional town of Bay City, from 1964–87 the show opened with announcer Bill Wolff intoning its epigram, “We do not live in this world alone, but in a thousand other worlds,” which Phillips said represented the difference between “the world of events we live in, and the world of feelings and dreams that we strive for.”〔LaGuardia, Robert (1974). The Wonderful World of TV Soap Operas, page 288. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-25482-1.〕 ''Another World'' focused less on the conventional drama of domestic life as seen in other soap operas, and more on exotic melodrama between families of different classes and philosophies. In 1964, ''Another World'' was the first soap opera to talk about abortion when such subjects were taboo. It was the first soap opera to do a crossover, with the character of Mike Bauer from ''Guiding Light'', which was also created by Irna Phillips, coming from Springfield to Bay City. It was also the first to expand to one hour, then to ninety minutes, and then back to an hour. It was the first soap to launch two spin-offs, ''Somerset'' and ''Texas'', as well as an indirect one, ''Lovers and Friends'', which would be renamed ''For Richer, For Poorer''. ''Another World'' was also the first soap opera with a theme song to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, "(You Take Me Away To) Another World" by Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris, in 1987. On March 31, 1999, it was announced that NBC canceled ''Another World'' due to low ratings, with its final episode on the network airing on June 25, 1999. Shortly after the show's conclusion, NBC retained the timeslot, replacing ''Another World'' with another soap opera, ''Passions'', on July 5, 1999. ==Development== Irna Phillips envisioned ''Another World'' as a spin-off of her popular soap opera ''As the World Turns,'' but CBS did not have room for it and would not allow a spin-off to air on a competing network. Phillips instead sold the show to NBC (eager to snap up a show by the successful Phillips), removing references to ''ATWT'' Oakdale and cancelling plans to have character crossover appearances by the Hughes family. (Ironically, two characters from another CBS soap, ''Guiding Light''—attorney Mike Bauer and his daughter Hope—would cross over from ''Guiding Light'' to ''Another Word'' in 1966, remaining for a year before returning to ''GL''). Despite the severed connections to ''As the World Turns'', the name ''Another World'' remained, as a reference to its origins. Expectations were so high that ''Another World'' had six weeks of commercial time sold in advance.〔Lackmann, Ron (1976). ''Soap Opera Almanac'', page 23. New York: Berkley Publishing Corporation. ISBN 0-425-03234-5〕 On November 22, 1963, a group of executives (including Executive Producer Allen M. Potter and director Tom Donovan) met at the Young & Rubicam ad agency in New York to discuss the show’s opening story, the death of William Matthews, when they heard the news of another death in Dallas: the assassination of President Kennedy.〔LaGuardia, Robert (1974). The Wonderful World of TV Soap Operas. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-25482-1〕 After opening with a death in the core Matthews family, Irna planned to follow up with an out-of-wedlock pregnancy, a septic abortion, a shooting, and murder trial. As Allen M. Potter explained, “Irna just didn’t want to take a chance on waiting for the ratings. She felt that with this kind of showy story she could build an audience more quickly.” 〔LaGuardia, Robert (1974). The Wonderful World of TV Soap Operas, page 169. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-25482-1.〕 Said Tom Donovan, “In construction, Irna was attempting to follow the structure of ''As the World Turns''. Irna would never conceive of a story not based on a family.” 〔LaGuardia, Robert (1974). The Wonderful World of TV Soap Operas, page 170. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-25482-1.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Another World (TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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