Interesting comment, Magnus. I've never thought about it before, but youre right -- we don't see flubs on soap these days.
What's doublely interesting about that is that, apparently soaps no longer reherse before taping. A few months ago, in an interview on SoapTalk (Soapnet's daily talk show) someone -- Jeanne Cooper, I think -- mentioned that soaps no longer reherse. Most of the actors receive the scripts one day in advance, they go to the studio on taping day for one read-through around a table, then they shoot the show. No rehersal, no traditional blocking, etc. A VERY STRANGE way to run a railroad, if you ask me.
So, your comment about not seeing flubs on the air is intriguing. I guess they just stop and re-tape any scenes with mistakes. One can only imagine how some of these younger actors get through the day. Whew!!
Of course scenes these days are MUCH shorter than they ever were during the glory days of soaps. Today any scene is lucky if it is longer than 90 seconds long. Back in the 70s, it wasn't unusual for a single scene to be 7 to 12 minutes long. Hmmm.