I'm a fixture on a weekly telenovela.
That is amazing i really like wtaching telenovelas, In Spain, they are also called "culebrones"
Neat! Can you tell me more about culebrones?  
it means ("long snakes") because of the convoluted plots.
That's interesting, I would love to learn more if you happen to know.
Episodes of telenovelas usually last between 30 and 45 minutes wich is not that bad for a episode