Will soaps die?

[cujo-man]

I mean, people are saying reality TV is dying but soaps have been going for much longer and they have less ratings than they used to. They're also cheaper and less intelligent than reality TV shows (well some).

[Scarlett.]

:rolleyes: Why should soaps end
They are intellegent, and yeah they have less ratings because SKY TV was invented, but Corrie had 17 spots in this years 20 highest rated programmes

[cujo-man]

Originally posted by Chewy
:rolleyes: Why should soaps end
They are intellegent, and yeah they have less ratings because SKY TV was invented, but Corrie had 17 spots in this years 20 highest rated programmes

Soaps intelligent - :laugh2:

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by cujo-man
Originally posted by Chewy
:rolleyes: Why should soaps end
They are intellegent, and yeah they have less ratings because SKY TV was invented, but Corrie had 17 spots in this years 20 highest rated programmes

Soaps intelligent - :laugh2: So what if they aint a brainbox, you dont watch them to work out Maths questions, you watch them to enjoy them

BTW
Pokemon, why wont it die?

[cujo-man]

Originally posted by Chewy
So what if they aint a brainbox, you dont watch them to work out Maths questions, you watch them to enjoy them

BTW
Pokemon, why wont it die?

I agree - but you called them intelligent.

Anyway I wasn't saying soaps should die, I was just wondering if they will.

And Pokemon probably should die - but I still love it! :laugh:

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by cujo-man
Originally posted by Chewy
So what if they aint a brainbox, you dont watch them to work out Maths questions, you watch them to enjoy them

BTW
Pokemon, why wont it die?

I agree - but you called them intelligent.

Anyway I wasn't saying soaps should die, I was just wondering if they will.

And Pokemon probably should die - but I still love it! :laugh: Ok if it was just a question, the Big 4 wont die (Corrie, EE, ED, and HO) but others will come and go, And I kinda still like Pokemon, but dont tell anyone :wink::spin2:

[cujo-man]

Originally posted by Chewy
Ok if it was just a question, the Big 4 wont die (Corrie, EE, ED, and HO) but others will come and go, And I kinda still like Pokemon, but dont tell anyone :wink::spin2:

If Hollyoaks is HO then I'm afraid you're wrong there. I'm no soap expert, but I do believe there was a little CH4 soap called Brookside, was there not? :bigsmile:I definitely don't think it'll last too long.

And Emmerdale has a chance - even a huge fan like you has to admit it. I mean its dying out. For a soap on ITV its doing dreadful!

Eastenders and Coronation Street are the only ones I can see lasting longer than 20 years more (unless Emmerdale turns it around somehow).

And yes, I know, we're all Pokemon fans at heart! :thumbs:

[Jackie]

No ee and coronation street will go on forever:elephant:

[Scarlett.]

Emmerdale will do good with a new producer (hopefully)

[cujo-man]

Originally posted by Chewy
Emmerdale will do good with a new producer (hopefully)

Yes, or it will crash and burn the likes of which a soap has never seen before! :devil:

[cujo-man]

By the way, which soap is oldest?

[Jackie]

coronation street i think

[Scarlett.]

Corrie 47 years and still going

[cujo-man]

Originally posted by Chewy
Corrie 47 years and still going

Jesus Christ!

Well, it hasn't gotten cancelled yet (and it'll have went through its rough patches I suspect) so I don't see why it won't end up being 94 years old - holy mother of god, a 94 year old show! :shocked:

[Red Moon]

Hopefully they will get replaced by real dramas that have some kind of message and dares to challenge the status quo.

Soaps are mindless rubbish to stop the mass's from thinking and questioning the nanny police state in which we now live thanks to the Labour Government.

[cujo-man]

Originally posted by Red Moon
Hopefully they will get replaced by real dramas that have some kind of message and dares to challenge the status quo.

Soaps are mindless rubbish to stop the mass's from thinking and questioning the nanny police state in which we now live thanks to the Labour Government.

Ouch! Pessimistic!

[GiRTh]

Good thread.

I like what Red is saying in his post but, un fortunately soaps will never die. Series type dramas cost way way too much to make. Reality TV will go some way to replacing soaps as they are the other end of the spectrum ie cheap TV but, soaps will be around for ever. They're cheap, easy to follow and, at times, quite interesting.

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by cujo-man
Originally posted by Chewy
Corrie 47 years and still going

Jesus Christ!

Well, it hasn't gotten cancelled yet (and it'll have went through its rough patches I suspect) so I don't see why it won't end up being 94 years old - holy mother of god, a 94 year old show! :shocked: Aye, no-one dare cancel it, it had a rough patch when EE started, as it was new, but Corrie is the No.1 Soap at the mo


@ Red Moon, Labour, Im sure they have been out of power since 7:30pm 9th December 1960

[cujo-man]

Originally posted by Chewy
Aye, no-one dare cancel it, it had a rough patch when EE started, as it was new, but Corrie is the No.1 Soap at the mo


@ Red Moon, Labour, Im sure they have been out of power since 7:30pm 9th December 1960 [/quote]

Don't think ITV would cancel it, though you never know!

A couple of ratings questions as you're such a soap buff-

Do you know what the average ratings are for Coronation Street and Eastenders are for their whole run?

Also, how long have EE and Emmerdale been going for?

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by cujo-man
Originally posted by Chewy
Aye, no-one dare cancel it, it had a rough patch when EE started, as it was new, but Corrie is the No.1 Soap at the mo


@ Red Moon, Labour, Im sure they have been out of power since 7:30pm 9th December 1960

Don't think ITV would cancel it, though you never know!

A couple of ratings questions as you're such a soap buff-

Do you know what the average ratings are for Coronation Street and Eastenders are for their whole run?

Also, how long have EE and Emmerdale been going for? [/quote]Emmerdale - 35 Years
EE - 23 Years (I think)

I dont know the ratings for the whole run sorry

[001steven]

no soaps wont die they are ll everyday thing and people have grown up with them

EE has been going on for over 20years
Corrie 45 years
Emmerdale 35 years
Hollyoaks ' i dont really know as i started watching it in early 2005

Even Neighbours and Home and away will last

[cujo-man]

Originally posted by Chewy
Emmerdale - 35 Years
EE - 23 Years (I think)

I dont know the ratings for the whole run sorry [/quote]

EE has been going on for less than Emmerdale. I find that odd for some reason, yet it seems so obvious.

And if you aren't sure on the ratings, do you happen to know which one is the most popular of all time.

P.S. How cool must it be to have watched Coronation Street since Episode 1 and never missed an episode!

[Red Moon]

They have all been going far too long now. They are so unrealistic.

All of the cast of Eastenders need to go and visit the Doctors for some antidepressants and some of them need even stronger medication.

I wouldn't call watching a group mentally ill characters living a square entertainment.

[cujo-man]

Originally posted by Red Moon
They have all been going far too long now. They are so unrealistic.

All of the cast of Eastenders need to go and visit the Doctors for some antidepressants and some of them need even stronger medication.

I wouldn't call watching a group mentally ill characters living a square entertainment.

Is that all Eastenders is about?

I tuned into the opening scene of an episode and it seemed quite cheery to me.

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by cujo-man
Originally posted by Chewy
Emmerdale - 35 Years
EE - 23 Years (I think)

I dont know the ratings for the whole run sorry

EE has been going on for less than Emmerdale. I find that odd for some reason, yet it seems so obvious.

And if you aren't sure on the ratings, do you happen to know which one is the most popular of all time.

P.S. How cool must it be to have watched Coronation Street since Episode 1 and never missed an episode! [/quote]
EE got the highest rated episode

Plus if people dont like soaps they have a hundred Channels, if not hundreds now

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by cujo-man
Originally posted by Red Moon
They have all been going far too long now. They are so unrealistic.

All of the cast of Eastenders need to go and visit the Doctors for some antidepressants and some of the need even stronger medication.

I wouldn't call watching a group mentally ill characters living a square entertainment.

Is that all Eastenders is about?

I tuned into the opening scene of an episode and it seemed quite cheery to me. Lol, if people like it, who am I to question them

[Red Moon]

Originally posted by cujo-man
I tuned into the opening scene of an episode and it seemed quite cheery to me.

Bet it didn't stay like that for long..... everything always ends in tears or worse.

[GiRTh]

The current crop of soaps are all pretty dire but they're cheap and easy to follow.

[Red Moon]

Originally posted by GiRTh
The current crop of soaps are all pretty dire but they're cheap and easy to follow.

They have to be they have dulled peoples brains so much over the years that if the plot was complicated they wouldn't be able to follow it.

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by Red Moon
Originally posted by GiRTh
The current crop of soaps are all pretty dire but they're cheap and easy to follow.

They have to be they have dulled peoples brains so much over the years that if the plot was complicated they wouldn't be able to follow it. You could say the same about Big Brother

Soaps dont need to be brainy, why should, they, its Entertainment, something to put you feet upto, after working all day.

[Red Moon]

Originally posted by Chewy
You could say the same about Big Brother

That would true if it wasn't for this place and the qood quality discussions you get from time to time.

Originally posted by Chewy
Soaps dont need to be brainy, why should, they, its Entertainment, something to put you feet upto, after working all day.

To turn your mind into mush and kill your own imagination.

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by Red Moon
Originally posted by Chewy
You could say the same about Big Brother

That would true if it wasn't for this place and the qood quality discussions you get from time to time.

Originally posted by Chewy
Soaps dont need to be brainy, why should, they, its Entertainment, something to put you feet upto, after working all day.

To turn your mind into mush and kill your own imagination. Aye, thats why I write storys, about all sorts of things, because soaps killed off my imagination:thumbs:

[Red Moon]

Originally posted by Chewy
Aye, thats why I write storys, about all sorts of things, because soaps killed off my imagination:thumbs:

Don't know how you find the time with the wall to wall soaps that are on now days.

But good on you. :thumbs:

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by Red Moon
Originally posted by Chewy
Aye, thats why I write storys, about all sorts of things, because soaps killed off my imagination:thumbs:

Don't know how you find the time with the wall to wall soaps that are on now days.

But good on you. :thumbs: I only watch Corrie, Emmerdale, and occasionally the Bill

Thanks:spin2:

[Kristen]

EastEnders and Corronation Street will be on till the end of time and I'm not taking the p**s.
Hollyoaks will have more trouble staying on as it has a fickle teen audience but soaps like Corrie and EE have been on for decades and are a part of British culture as well as having millions of loyal fans.