How quickly couples get married. The most recent example I can think of is Jack and Sharon, after 6 months (or less?) they were engaged and about to get married and even got to the wedding before it was called off. It is unrealistic for people to get married that quickly, never mind 2 people with children.
I know Soaps in general are fast paced but I would like couples to be together for at least 2 years minimum before they starting getting married.
How characters can turn so stupidly dumb when there's been a murder and they are involved somehow. They'll do things like talking to each other about what they were involved in when they are in the busy local pub
How quickly couples get married. The most recent example I can think of is Jack and Sharon, after 6 months (or less?) they were engaged and about to get married and even got to the wedding before it was called off. It is unrealistic for people to get married that quickly, never mind 2 people with children.
I know Soaps in general are fast paced but I would like couples to be together for at least 2 years minimum before they starting getting married.
Bib: That doesn't mean that they'll stay together though. Ten years ago one of my friends married a bloke within 7 months of meeting him. They're still together. I have another friend who got married after being with the bloke for 3 years. Their marriage lasted 5 years then they got divorced.
Bib: That doesn't mean that they'll stay together though. Ten years ago one of my friends married a bloke within 7 months of meeting him. They're still together. I have another friend who got married after being with the bloke for 3 years. Their marriage lasted 5 years then they got divorced.
Oh yeah I know but generally getting married after being with someone for 7 months doesn't work out and it seems like every couple on soaps are getting married in that time or shorter.
Storylines that NEVER end (yes, Emmerdale, I mean you)
Poor casting/Actors chosen for looks when their acting is the pits
Inconsistent writing - often the writing can be on form one episode, absolutely dire the next
A character hierarchy/clique that dominates the soap, though this can sometimes be just one or two characters
Education is frowned upon or openly laughed at (You, Corrie)
Inconsistent pacing
Too many episodes
The same storyline runs to saturation point (Roy and Hayley, Corrie) and the same characters appear in almost every scene, then they disappear for months (Tyrone, Corrie)
Invisible children who appear about five times a year
All the cheating and affairs especially when I watch all the soaps which makes it seem worse, I know happy families can be boring but why must almost every relationship end with someone cheating?!
How they all work and live in the same area and nobody travels to the city for work. I'm reality all the soaps are within commuting distance to the city. How if somebody is looking for a job, they will discuss it in public only for the local business owner to overher and offer them a job.
The classism.
Believing that strong female characters have to be aggressive and motormouth.
Convenient character changes to suit plot.
Overreliances on pregnancies and affairs.
In Home and Away nobody working at the Diner wears hairnets or bothers with hygiene and half the town goes into the kitchen for a chat with Irene/Marilyn/Leah/Roo
Noone seems to think that they will suffer consequences for their conduct then act A) All aggressive towards the wronged person (Ronnie ) or Thinking they can still be employed by the relative of the wronged person (Alfie)
Storylines that NEVER end (yes, Emmerdale, I mean you)
Poor casting/Actors chosen for looks when their acting is the pits
Inconsistent writing - often the writing can be on form one episode, absolutely dire the next
A character hierarchy/clique that dominates the soap, though this can sometimes be just one or two characters
Education is frowned upon or openly laughed at (You, Corrie)
Inconsistent pacing
Too many episodes
The same storyline runs to saturation point (Roy and Hayley, Corrie) and the same characters appear in almost every scene, then they disappear for months (Tyrone, Corrie)
Invisible children who appear about five times a year
Two dimensional archetypes (EastEnders)
I could do this all night!
All this; plus storylines with no research e.g. the Amy adoption story and the choosing of a new vicar for the village church, both unbelievably inaccurate stories in Emmerdale.
The mad dash to the airport/train station/tube station/bus station to stop someone leaving. JUST. BLOODY. PHONE. THEM!!! Or at least drop in a line about how you tried but can't get through, phone is dead or something. Most maddening recently was Alfie's dash to the airport, and Kat, Alfie and Jean's frantic attempts to find Ollie before he left. He was only going to Brighton anyway. That whole storyline was ridiculous. If she was so unsure she could have just carried on seeing him for a while before deciding to move down there with him, considering how close Brighton is. And if they wanted a big dramatic decision at least have him move a bit further away than somewhere many people commute from on a daily basis.
Also, on a related note, people going away for a while and coming back with no idea what's happened in their absence. Kat had no idea Stacey had had a baby. None of the Slater's knew that Alfie had been in prison. Sharon didn't know Pat had died. No one knew Sonia and Martin had broken up til Sonia visited in person. Jean asked Kat to pass on her address if Sean or Stacey ever showed up. Don't they have her mobile number or email? Abi was totally clueless about Jay being arrested for murder. That shit would have been all over facebook. I'm an expat and I know every minute detail of my friend's and family's lives down to what they're having for dinner. I was amazed to see Mas skyping Kamil today. They rarely acknowledge that digital communications exist.
The amount of pregnancies. There's more now on soaps than there ever used to be. Oh and the police getting the wrong person all the bloody time. That winds me up even more!
All this; plus storylines with no research e.g. the Amy adoption story and the choosing of a new vicar for the village church, both unbelievably inaccurate stories in Emmerdale.
I'm not fussed about the vicar plot if the purpose of it is what I think it is
i.e. to get Ashley back in vicar mode where he belongs
but I agree the Amy adoption plot was just rubbish. In fact all of Amy's plots were rubbish. Actually, Amy was just rubbish. :cool:
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How they always get a job right next door to them.
I know Soaps in general are fast paced but I would like couples to be together for at least 2 years minimum before they starting getting married.
Bib: That doesn't mean that they'll stay together though. Ten years ago one of my friends married a bloke within 7 months of meeting him. They're still together. I have another friend who got married after being with the bloke for 3 years. Their marriage lasted 5 years then they got divorced.
Too many annoying kids.
Weddings.
Laughable so-called "tough" characters, such as EE's Phil, lording it over everyone.
Oh yeah I know but generally getting married after being with someone for 7 months doesn't work out and it seems like every couple on soaps are getting married in that time or shorter.
I could do this all night!
Believing that strong female characters have to be aggressive and motormouth.
Convenient character changes to suit plot.
Overreliances on pregnancies and affairs.
Also, on a related note, people going away for a while and coming back with no idea what's happened in their absence. Kat had no idea Stacey had had a baby. None of the Slater's knew that Alfie had been in prison. Sharon didn't know Pat had died. No one knew Sonia and Martin had broken up til Sonia visited in person. Jean asked Kat to pass on her address if Sean or Stacey ever showed up. Don't they have her mobile number or email? Abi was totally clueless about Jay being arrested for murder. That shit would have been all over facebook. I'm an expat and I know every minute detail of my friend's and family's lives down to what they're having for dinner. I was amazed to see Mas skyping Kamil today. They rarely acknowledge that digital communications exist.
You can walk in a place and get a job so easy without actually applying for an interview or having a CV...how unrealistic >:(>:(
To add they dump their kids off on every member of their family.
I'm not fussed about the vicar plot if the purpose of it is what I think it is
but I agree the Amy adoption plot was just rubbish. In fact all of Amy's plots were rubbish. Actually, Amy was just rubbish. :cool:
And yet not a single one can afford a washing machine.:p