TV series

Texas

1980–1983 · 3 seasons

A slow, talky daytime melodrama of feuding oil families, where romance and scheming drift along at an unhurried, comforting pace.

Overview: Texas is an American daytime soap opera which aired on NBC from August 4, 1980 until December 31, 1982. It was sponsored and produced by Procter & Gamble Productions at NBC Studios in Brooklyn, New York City. Texas is a spinoff of Another World. It was co-created by head writers John William Corrington, Joyce Hooper Corrington, and executive producer Paul Rauch of Another World. Rauch would hold the title of executive producer for the parent series and its spin-off until 1981.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, campy and earnest. Slow-burning and easy to follow.
About: Family, love, power, class
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
love
power
class
betrayal
Places: big city
countryside
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild