''Another World'' is an American television

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that aired on

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from May 4, 1964, to June 25, 1999. It was created by

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along with

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, and was produced by

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at NBC Studios, 1268 East 14th Street in

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. Set in the fictional town of Bay City, the series originally 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." ''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

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when such subjects were taboo. It was the first soap opera to do a crossover, with the character of Mike Bauer from ''

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'', which was also created by

, 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 opera to launch two

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s, ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as an indirect one, ''

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'', which would be renamed ''For Richer, For Poorer''. ''Another World'' was also the second soap opera with a theme song to chart on the ''

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s, " (You Take Me Away To) Another World" by

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and

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, in 1987. On April 12, 1999, NBC announced it was canceling ''Another World''. Its final episode aired on June 25, 1999. It was replaced with another soap opera, ''

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'', on July 5, 1999.

Development

In 1963, NBC approached PGP about Irna Phillips creating a new serial for them. She decided to base it on the concept of living not only in real life, but simultaneously living in an alternate world of hopes and desires. Attorney Mitchell Dru (played by Geoffrey Lumb), who had previously been a character on ''

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'', became a character on ''Another World'' during the early years of the program (1964-1971). Two characters from another

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soap opera, ''The

''—attorney Mike Bauer and his daughter Hope—did cross over in 1966, remaining for a year before returning to ''The Guiding Light''. Expectations were so high that ''Another World'' had six weeks of commercial time sold in advance. On November 22, 1963, a group of executives (including

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Allen M. Potter and director Tom Donovan) met at the

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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

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. After opening with a death in the core Matthews family, Irna planned to follow up with an out-of-wedlock pregnancy, a septic

, a shooting, and a 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." 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." Susan Trustman Michael M

Cancellation

On April 12, 1999, as part of a shakeup of the network's daytime and early morning schedules (in which NBC also canceled ''

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'' (with newcomer ''

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'' replacing it as the network's early-morning newscast) and picked up the daytime talk show ''Later Today'' (a short-lived spinoff of ''

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'') in exchange for the withdrawal of the talk show ''

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'' (which was renewed for the 1999–2000 season and subsequently sold into first-run syndication) from the network's schedule), NBC announced that it would not renew ''Another World'', ending the series' run after 35 years once the show's previous renewal agreement ended that June. Many reasons abounded for ''Another World'' cancellation, with one of the more notable events occurring in the summer of 1998: the network's

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affiliate at the time,

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(now a CW owned-and-operated station) – at the time one of NBC's highest-rated stations – stopped airing the show altogether to air the syndicated '' Howie Mandel Show'' in its timeslot, leaving ''

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'' and '' Sunset Beach'' as the only NBC soap operas that the station cleared on its schedule, and resulting in additional erosion of the program's already below-mediocre ratings. Independent station

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picked up the show and aired it for the rest of its run (with NBC logo bugs and end-credit vocal network promotions removed), but the series still experienced a steep ratings decline in the Bay Area market as KRON refused to guide viewers to the program's new home.

Cast

Spin-offs

The show spawned two

s: ''

'' (1970–1976) and ''

'' (1980–1982). (In 1970, the two shows were known as ''Another World: Bay City'' and ''Another World: Somerset'' before reverting to their unique names.) One primetime special aired in 1992: '' Another World: Summer Desire''. A "viewer-directed," text-based continuation of the series called ''Another World Today'' existed online, initially sanctioned by TeleNext Media, the production arm of Procter & Gamble.

Airtimes

While individual NBC affiliates had the right to air any show whenever they wished, most of the affiliates (almost all of them, in the earlier days of television) aired the show when it would be transmitted to the network's direct affiliates. On March 5, 1979, the show moved to 90 minutes, making it the first US soap opera to do so. The show moved back to 60 minutes on August 1, 1980. In the mid-to-late 1990s, when ''Another World'' was in its final ratings slump, many affiliates swapped ''Another Worlds time slot with ''

'', which usually aired an hour earlier. Other affiliates transferred ''Another World'' to their morning schedule. One station,

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, aired ''Another World'' on a different local channel ( KXTX) that had a programming and promotion agreement with KXAS, for a time in the late 1990s. The network aired the show at the following times throughout its history: *May 4, 1964, to January 3, 1975: 3:00–3:30 PM *January 6, 1975, to March 2, 1979: 3:00–4:00 PM *March 5, 1979, to August 1, 1980: 2:30–4:00 PM *August 4, 1980, to June 25, 1999: 2:00–3:00 PM

Theme songs

A number of theme songs were used throughout the run of the series. The most sustained was " (You Take Me Away to) Another World," which was performed by

and

. The song was used from 1987 to 1996. Morris's and Gayle's song was only the second daytime serial theme to become a chart hit; released as a

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single in 1987, it rose to number 4 on the ''

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chart. (The first was "

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" from ''

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'', which had charted on the

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in 1976.)

Notable alumni

Many well-known film and television actors and celebrities appeared on ''Another World'' early in their careers: *

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Awards

Daytime Emmy Awards

Drama series and performer categories

Other categories

* 1995 "Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series" * 1995 "Outstanding Original Song" * 1994 "Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Drama Series" * 1994 "Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Drama Series" * 1993 "Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Drama Series" * 1992 "Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team" * 1992 "Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Drama Series" * 1990 "Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Drama Series" * 1990 "Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Drama Series" (tied with ''

All My Children ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2 ...

'') * 1989 "Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Drama Series" * 1975 "Outstanding Drama Series Writing" * 1974 "Outstanding Art Direction or Scenic Design" (tied with ''

'')

Other awards

Directors Guild of America Award The Directors Guild of America Awards are issued annually by the Directors Guild of America. The first DGA Award was an "Honorary Life Member" award issued in 1938 to D. W. Griffith. The statues are made by New York firm, Society Awards. Cate ...

(1992)

Executive Producers / Head Writers

The following helmed ''Another World'' during its 35-year run:Julie Poll, "Another World 35th Anniversary Celebration", Harper Entertainment, 1999.

On location tapings

''Another World'' production left the studio to film exterior scenes several times. Some of these locations included: *

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, United States *

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Manhattan Manhattan ( ) is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the Boroughs of New York City, five boroughs of New York City. Coextensive with New York County, Manhattan is the County statistics of the United States#Smallest, larg ...

, New York City, United States * Lake Louise, Banff National Park,

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, Canada. *

Majorca Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest of the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain, and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, seventh largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. The capital of the island, Palma, Majorca, Palma, i ...

, Spain *

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

(state), United States *

St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Saint Croix ( ; ; ; ; Danish language, Danish and ; ) is an island in the Caribbean Sea, and a county and constituent Districts and sub-districts of the United States Virgin Islands, district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an Unin ...

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, United States

Bibliography

* Julie Poll, "Another World 35th Anniversary Celebration", , HarperEntertainment, April 27, 1999. Retrieved 2015-10-11. * Gerard J. Waggett, "The Ultimate Another World Trivia Book", , Renaissance Books, September 4, 1999. Retrieved 2015-10-11.

References

External links

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Development

Cancellation

Cast

Spin-offs

Airtimes

Theme songs

Notable alumni

Awards

Daytime Emmy Awards

Drama series and performer categories

Other categories

Other awards

Executive Producers / Head Writers

On location tapings

See also

Bibliography

Further reading

References

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