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I find it a bit sad that a story about a s**g has got so much attention on here. |
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I find it a bit sad that a story about a s**g has got so much attention on here.
I admit that Kat is one of my disliked soap characters of alltime, but that honestly has nothing to do with it, because i'd think the same about this stroy if it involved a character i did like.
Have soaps sunk so low that dire trash like this becomes a major talking point?
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Its the way they did it, people may think having the identity secret was a load of bollocks, but it was a very smart move by the writers, its had people talking for months, and now its been revealed, its still got everyone talking. I'll admit, I was getting fed up and just wanted to know, but I think the story has been pulled off well, not to mention it showed how good Shane and Jessie are. Besides, I prefer this way to the normal...oh look, they're having an affair storyline, its only a matter of time till they get caught. At least this one added something new to it to keep it unique and fresh.
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Its the way soaps are going. Murders, affairs and money trouble are no longer compelling so they have to try new angels. Corrie is doing it now with Kylie
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I totally agree; there's been far too much time wasted in speculating about who Kylie is going to s**g on christmas day.
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Derek and his cigar at the end seemed random.
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Its the way they did it, people may think having the identity secret was a load of bollocks, but it was a very smart move by the writers, its had people talking for months, and now its been revealed, its still got everyone talking. I'll admit, I was getting fed up and just wanted to know, but I think the story has been pulled off well, not to mention it showed how good Shane and Jessie are. Besides, I prefer this way to the normal...oh look, they're having an affair storyline, its only a matter of time till they get caught. At least this one added something new to it to keep it unique and fresh.
Had it been revealed from the start that Kat and Derek were having an affair I don't think the storyline would have garnered nearly as much interest. The "Whodunnit?" aspect was what kept people talking. Every time they gave away a clue, or one of the guys was counted out of the running, there was always a lot of discussion about it. The central story just happened to be about an affair, but soaps often use the same device with other central themes to keep viewers in suspense and keep them tuning in (e.g. Who beat up Cain?) |
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Soaps have always been this way.
There is nothing new here at all. It keeps people interested because they can relate to it in real life. 'Always give the people what they want' Rule one in the entertainment game. |
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Derek and his cigar at the end seemed random.
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Its the way soaps are going. Murders, affairs and money trouble are no longer compelling so they have to try new angels. Corrie is doing it now with Kylie
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I agree.
Had it been revealed from the start that Kat and Derek were having an affair I don't think the storyline would have garnered nearly as much interest. The "Whodunnit?" aspect was what kept people talking. Every time they gave away a clue, or one of the guys was counted out of the running, there was always a lot of discussion about it. The central story just happened to be about an affair, but soaps often use the same device with other central themes to keep viewers in suspense and keep them tuning in (e.g. Who beat up Cain?) Everyone's talking about it? Maybe, but most would sooner have had something better to talk about! |
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Its sad that this the lengths that soaps have to go now days to get people to watch,the times of quality writing and though out plots are long gone, replaced by Jeremy Kyle style reveals to get cheap quick fixes, I'd enjoyed the reveal because I just wanted the damn thing over with, but even that was drawn out to stretch the minutes.
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But it is standard soap fare. Cheap, trashy stories with a bit of a sex angle. That is what most soap watchers seem to like. Nobody is interested in subtlety or well crafted storylines which use consistent, believable characters. That is too boring and too much like hard work I presume.
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Soaps have always been this way.
There is nothing new here at all. It keeps people interested because they can relate to it in real life. 'Always give the people what they want' Rule one in the entertainment game. . And I'm not sure that was the intended response. My dear klendathu, no-body wanted this because no-one can relate to it their real life. But you know something, I betcha this s/l will be nominated for some BSA award come next year and win it. God knows, they'll need something to justify torturing us for more than 6 months. So maybe in a rather perverse ironic way, you are probably right .
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2002 - Trevor and Little Mo
2012 - Kat and Alfie Yep, downhill I'd say. |
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I admit that Kat is one of my disliked soap characters of alltime, but that honestly has nothing to do with it, because i'd think the same about this stroy if it involved a character i did like.
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What I find pathetic is the amount of users on here so impressed by the word shag
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I admit that Kat is one of my disliked soap characters of alltime, but that honestly has nothing to do with it, because i'd think the same about this stroy if it involved a character i did like.
Have soaps sunk so low that dire trash like this becomes a major talking point? ![]() ![]() If you were a TV producer, (particularly for a commercial channel), what would you choose?
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I totally agree; there's been far too much time wasted in speculating about who Kylie is going to s**g on christmas day.
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I admit that Kat is one of my disliked soap characters of alltime, but that honestly has nothing to do with it, because i'd think the same about this stroy if it involved a character i did like.
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I don't see how it's any different to the interest in Den's cheating and divorce, and the ' who got a schoolgirl up the duff ' from the early years. Dirty Den gave us the first two big storylines of the show.
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Soaps have always been this way.
There is nothing new here at all. It keeps people interested because they can relate to it in real life. 'Always give the people what they want' Rule one in the entertainment game. |
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I don't see how it's any different to the interest in Den's cheating and divorce, and the ' who got a schoolgirl up the duff ' from the early years. Dirty Den gave us the first two big storylines of the show.
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A grown man getting a schoolgirl pregnant would be controversial even now, whereas standard affairs have been done to death now.
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A grown man getting a schoolgirl pregnant would be controversial even now, whereas standard affairs have been done to death now.
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Its the way they did it, people may think having the identity secret was a load of bollocks, but it was a very smart move by the writers, its had people talking for months, and now its been revealed, its still got everyone talking. I'll admit, I was getting fed up and just wanted to know, but I think the story has been pulled off well, not to mention it showed how good Shane and Jessie are. Besides, I prefer this way to the normal...oh look, they're having an affair storyline, its only a matter of time till they get caught. At least this one added something new to it to keep it unique and fresh.
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I don't see how it's any different to the interest in Den's cheating and divorce, and the ' who got a schoolgirl up the duff ' from the early years. Dirty Den gave us the first two big storylines of the show.
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