![]() Soaps used to be a cheap and easy way to pack out a schedule, and allow public service channels a way of exploring matters of public interest. Starting with Big Brother, probably, a combination of those game show style formats as well as unscripted reality like The Only Way is Essex. Reality shows now occupy the place for viewers, especially younger ones, that soaps used to occupy. ![]() People keep saying "look at the ratings" but whenever I look at the ratings Coronation Street and Emmerdale Farm episodes are regularly filling out the top ten most watched episodes of the week.īut the difference between now and the 90s is that a new genre has taken the place of soaps. And yes I’m old enough to remember when Coronation Street first started broadcasting! I must be showing my age I suppose! □□□□□ ![]() I would say reduce the number of episodes of soap operas to the number of episodes to when they first started broadcasting in the 1960’s of only 2 episodes per week. There are to many soap operas every week now and on every night Monday -Friday. Soap Opera’s over the decades have expanded to 4-5 days per week including on occasions extra episodes. At one time Coronation Street, Eastenders, Emerdale etc where only broadcast twice every week of 2, 30 minute episode’s and also not as many different soap operas as now. There are to many soap opera’s already in my opinion and we don’t need any more as at present soap opera’s are clogging up the early evening Monday-Friday. A new soap wouldn’t get enough viewers to start with, especially from the younger demographic and TV channels wouldn’t have the patience to let the soap pick up viewers and gain a following before axing it. Most soaps are watched by older viewers and those soaps that exist now are watched by viewers who have stuck with it for years. I don’t think a new soap that is on 3/4/5 times a week in a regular slot on terrestrial tv would work nowadays. Then they resurrected Crossroads in the early 00s (twice) but it didn’t last long Now it seems they are slowly dying off with nothing replacing them.ĭoctors is more recent than Hollyoaks. I remember in the 80s and 90s there used to be lots of soap operas around. Regarding the dot comment, she is still part of eastenders and hasn’t left, she’s back August/September time so she will be smoking on screen on no time.After noticing Neighbours as now ceased, it made me think of all the other soap operas we used to have, especially from down under.īut then I was thinking when was the last time a new soap opera was created? The most recent one I know would be Hollyoaks that started in the mid 90s and is still going. One person uses an e-cig in Emmerdale - where are the smokers outside The Woolpack and The Cafe ? There does not seem to be much smoking outside The Queen Vic or the Tables outside the Cafe - of course this is quite common in the East End of London !!!! Have you ever thought that they smoke when the camera is not on themĪnd I'm sure there is one person in Emmerdale who uses a e cigarette Highly implausible - cessation rates have been good but not that good !!! ![]() In Coronation Street Liz is on an E-Cig and I have not seen Peter light up for ages.Īs for Emmerdale can't think of a current smoker. Shirley used to smoke and Max to name but two. Now Dot is no longer in Eastenders I can't remember the last time I saw anyone smoking regularly. Does anyone really believe none of the Dingles in Emmerdale would not be smokers ? If soaps are supposed to reflect life why are there so few smokers - particularly in the working class communities. It strikes me that the average person is far more likely to come across smoking on a regular basis than any of the aforementioned. How is it that it is deemed acceptable to feature alcoholics,murderers, domestic abuse, child abuse, drug taking, kidnapping and countless other forms of deviant behaviour in Soaps yet smoking has almost been entirely eradicated ? ![]()
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