now i am a fixture on a weekly telenovela.
[{"role": "system", "content": "A telenovela ( or ; , ), ) is a type of limited-run television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines \"tele\", short for \"televisi\u00f3n\" or \"televis\u00e3o\" (Spanish and Portuguese words for \"television\"), and \"novela\", a Spanish and Portuguese word for \"novel\". Similar genres around the world include teleserye (Philippines), t\u00e9l\u00e9roman (Canada, specifically Quebec), or simply dramas (Asia and the rest of the Arab World). In Spain, they are also called \"culebrones\" (\"long snakes\") because of the convoluted plots. Commonly described using the American colloquialism Spanish soap opera, many telenovelas share some stylistic and thematic similarities to 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 45 minutes, and rarely more than an hour, except for final episodes.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Telenovelas are very popular in Latin America. They are equivalent to our American soap operas."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I love Telenovelas, tell me what do you like about them?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I like how dramatic they are. There is always a new and exciting storyline to follow."}, {"role": "user", "content": "The word Telenovela literally means television novel "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes, and there are many similar versions in other countries. For example, they are called culebrones, or long snakes, in Spain because of the involved plots."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I wonder if are the plots similar, or if anything is simmilar between all of these different versions of tv novels?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Many telenovelas share styles and themes like the soap operas shown in America."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Do these shows ever have any influence on society?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I'm unsure, but they are broadcast during the weekday, so typically housewives would be the ones watching. That is why they have such a large female audience."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I know they can handle previously  taboo themes such as urban violence, racism, and homosexuality."}]