How long should I spend on English so that I can watch the American soap opera without subtitles?

I have spent quite a lot of time on studying English. But I barely feel any  improvement in my English language level. For instance, I like watching American soap opera but without subtitles, I hardly understand what the actors say. Although I still can ultimately get the general plot , however,  when I look at  the subtitles at  that moment, I find  the lines very simplistic. Is there any tip to solve this problem? Or I just need to continue studying to improve my English?

How long should I spend on English so that I can watch the American soap opera without subtitles?

I have spent quite a lot of much time on studying English study.__Still But I barely can feel the any improvement in my english level.__For instance,_I like watching American soap opera.If but without the help of subtitles,_I hardly cannot understand what the actors say most of the time.__Although I can still can ultimately get the general plot in the end through the process of the episode.__yet However, when I saw look at the subtitles for that particular moment that was covered on purpose,_I found the lines were too simplistic. very simple.__Is there any tip to solve this problem?  Or I just need to continue studying to improve? nix my deficiency.

1.  The translation/subtitles were not good.

2.  You must remember there is so much space in the TV screen to explain.  Translating as in subtitles is different than in a book.  For example, in the Chinese movie, "Kungfu Hustle", there was a line between two characters introducing themselves as 楊过 and 小龍女.  Such kinds of allusions are most difficult to translate or to explain on the real estate of the TV screen.  The subtitle, or rather the translation was not only inaccurate wrong too.  It was translated as "Paris" and "Helen of Troy"!

3.  To answer your question, the simple answer is "No".  You have no control over the subtitles.  They tried to simplify as much as possible and leave out all nuances and details, again because of the space on the TV screen.  Same thing as in movies.  Even in similar languages such as translating the Cantonese into standard Mandarin, loses all the jokes and implications in the words the actors uttered. Another example is in the movie, "Nemo".  When dubbed into any other language, the nuances are lost.  This is because the sharks are speaking in English with an Australian accent.  The English audience at once know that Nemo is nearing Australia etc.  The non-English audience would not know this fact or that it is lost to them.  Perhaps they may realize later on but I highly doubt it.

4.  Studying harder in the language is not the answer.  You need to know the traditions, culture, history and pop culture of the language you are studying.  The academic setting won't be teaching you all these.  The best thing is to have a transcript!  This will not be possible.  I advise you to practise your hearing like going to websites for NPR (Nation Public Radio), VOA (Voice of America) where they have transcripts. This way, you can listen and look at the words at the same time.  Of course the topics may not interest you in the first place.