"Melodrama = Pulp?" Topic

Would "melodrama gaming" be the same as Pulp gaming? Or would it be its own genre?

A melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, which is typically sensational and designed to appeal strongly to the emotions, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue, which is often bombastic or excessively sentimental, rather than action. Characters are often simply drawn, and may appear stereotyped. Melodramas are typically set in the private sphere of the home, and focus on morality and family issues, love, and marriage, often with challenges from an outside source, such as a "temptress", or an aristocratic villain. A melodrama on stage, film or television is usually accompanied by dramatic and suggestive music that offers cues to the audience of the drama being presented.
- Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melodrama

I don't see how it could be anything but it's own game. I also don't see why I would want to play it. Way too close to real life.

I don't think gaming a drama would be any sort of playable situation. To use a currently popular tv program as an example, would you make a game of "This is Us"?

oooh, you rolled a 6. Says here that you need to go to a corner and sob uncontrollably.

As long as a melodramatic game doesn't have a foregone conclusion (i.e. the good guys always win), I could see characters like Snidely Whiplash or the evil Barnaby having an appeal… ;-)