emmerdale and the demon drink

Fayecorgasm · 27/12/08 - 09:00

http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/uk-and-world-news/2008/12/27/emmerdale-hit-by-drinking-problem-84229-22556761/ Might explain the people who watch and comment on it too

mr. mustard · 27/12/08 - 09:25

It's a soap cliche to hit the bottle when stress occurs. Jamie did it over Louise, Jimmy's currently doing it. Drink's everywhere. Victoria had a bottle of booze at the lake. It's lazy writing really. I think the pub should be used less too. Generally, people don't visit pubs every day, but the practise in Emmerdale gives the illusion that they do.

pablopicasso · 27/12/08 - 09:27

As you say it is a SOAP cliché, not and Emmerdale cliché, so no need to think of it as another piece of ammunition against the show.

Another glass of port?

mr. mustard · 27/12/08 - 09:35

I suppose it's 'cool' to get drink excessively though. After all, even the Vicar's always at it

lumpbottom · 27/12/08 - 10:00

the equivalent of eight pints of beer and a measure of spirits were consumed in an average episode

It's a wonder the Woolpack is still in business at that rate.

hopeandfaith06 · 27/12/08 - 11:00

Just read the story on digital spy and read this:

Lecturer Tom Craig, who carried out the research, explained: "Even though the results are merely a snapshot of fictitious characters, during an eventful period, three characters were involved in serious incidents directly caused by alcohol.

"This included Jamie Hope falling off a dry-stone wall and banging his head, Andy Sugden having an altercation with Daz and the unfortunate Donald de Souza, who died after a heavy binge."

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a139343/emmerdale-residents-are-depressed-drinkers.html

OK, those people may have beeen drinking, but Jamie fell of the wall because he was trying to get his phone out of his pocket (and because he is a clutz

) Donald died because matthew kept his pills and not sure what the andy/daz thing is on about?

I can't believe a university of monitoring a soap for drinking problems? why don't they monitor real people and real lives?? And how can they go on about emmerdale when all the factory lot in corrie drink every lunch time

mr. mustard · 27/12/08 - 11:05

Jamie wouldn't have fallen off the wall unless he was drunk. Reaching for a phone doesn't make sober people fall over, especially while sitting

Donald's drink intake probably didn't mix well with the stress prior to his heart attack.

And Andy was on a massive binge when he turned on Daz.

Pickpuss · 27/12/08 - 11:29

Fayecorgasm wrote: »

http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/uk-and-world-news/2008/12/27/emmerdale-hit-by-drinking-problem-84229-22556761/ Might explain the people who watch and comment on it too

Are you calling me an alk, alcu err are you saying I have a drink problem :mad:

Even John Dough has never offended me to that extent before. I'll have that port please Pabs if it's not too late, make it a large one

hopeandfaith06 · 27/12/08 - 11:36

mr. mustard wrote: »

Jamie wouldn't have fallen off the wall unless he was drunk. Reaching for a phone doesn't make sober people fall over, especially while sitting

Donald's drink intake probably didn't mix well with the stress prior to his heart attack.

And Andy was on a massive binge when he turned on Daz.

actually you could fall of a wall easily. Firstly they are not very thick, and if you have tight jeans on and try to reach down to get your phone, you are going to have to lean back a bit to open up the gap. Once you have just gone that little bit too far you could easily fall, drunk or not

mr. mustard · 27/12/08 - 12:38

hopeandfaith06 wrote: »

actually you could fall of a wall easily. Firstly they are not very thick, and if you have tight jeans on and try to reach down to get your phone, you are going to have to lean back a bit to open up the gap. Once you have just gone that little bit too far you could easily fall, drunk or not

But he was drunk, so I don't know how you can say that didn't play a part. I haven't seen Jamie fall over once since the time he was sozzled

That was the whole point of the scene IMO.

lumpbottom · 27/12/08 - 12:40

hopeandfaith06 wrote: »

actually you could fall of a wall easily. Firstly they are not very thick, and if you have tight jeans on and try to reach down to get your phone, you are going to have to lean back a bit to open up the gap. Once you have just gone that little bit too far you could easily fall, drunk or not

also drystone walls have rounded or nearly pointy tops, not flat, so you're trying to balance all the time.

mr. mustard · 27/12/08 - 12:57

Don't forget how Gray got drunk when things went wrong too. They're all at it

Fayecorgasm · 27/12/08 - 13:16

Pickpuss wrote: »

Are you calling me an alk, alcu err are you saying I have a drink problem :mad:

Even John Dough has never offended me to that extent before. I'll have that port please Pabs if it's not too late, make it a large one

I would never do that I believe drink makes people grumpy and curmudgeonly so obviously it wasn't you who sprang immediately to mind

Mines a double G&T thanks cant be doing with port

pablopicasso · 27/12/08 - 13:18

Fayecorgasm wrote: »

I would never do that I believe drink makes people grumpy and curmudgeonly so obviously it wasn't you who sprang immediately to mind
Mines a double G&T thanks cant be doing with port

Port is for old fuddy duddys I think. I'll have a pint of Monk's bitter.

Arcane2 · 27/12/08 - 13:23

To be fair there is nothing else to do in the country bar drinking yourself to death and incest of course.

hopeandfaith06 · 27/12/08 - 13:29

anyone remember poor old Miles?

He was a drunk when he came into it, and all he did was fall asleep at Jasmines table and eli picked him up

he didn't get hurt

Pickpuss · 27/12/08 - 13:56

Fayecorgasm wrote: »

I would never do that I believe drink makes people grumpy and curmudgeonly so obviously it wasn't you who sprang immediately to mind
Mines a double G&T thanks cant be doing with port

Ah in that case we should have a drink to being friends again, but NOT port as the last did make me grumpy and that long word you used

[Deleted User] · 27/12/08 - 14:15

''Tis the season to be jolly.'' tra la la la, la la la la...

Fayecorgasm · 27/12/08 - 14:18

Pickpuss wrote: »

Ah in that case we should have a drink to being friends again, but NOT port as the last did make me grumpy and that long word you used

I had to spell that word 13 times before I finally got it right

pablopicasso · 27/12/08 - 14:19

That's what port does to you.

ClientFan · 27/12/08 - 14:21

Nice to see universities at the forefront of trailblazing research for the advancement of civilisation.

Hey there!

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