DS Forums

 
 

Do you think the Actors at Hollyoaks bitch and cringe at the show in secret?


Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 18-11-2014, 23:09
Aura101
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 6,576

obviously they are being paid, so they read the scripts and just get on with it. as you would probably expect in the soap world, just to keep their jobs.

but at home, or in secret or even with eachother behind the writers backs, do you think they despair at some of the tripe they have to churn out??

for example how do sienna and dodgers actors keep a straight face when practicing lines for their utterly ludacrus storyline?

or when the other actors read another murder, or another death is on the cards, what do you think their reaction is?

i say this, as i know exactly what an ex cast member thinks of it all as she lives in my area though ofcourse thats not for a public forum.

i just wonder what the current cast must think.

the show is now bordering on sci fi
Aura101 is offline   Reply With Quote
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
Old 18-11-2014, 23:17
emzi27
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 1,043
When I was catching up today, I can't imagine the actors not cringing at some of the lines. "I am your twin and the mother of your child". Just awful lol. Still couldn't stop watching though!
emzi27 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19-11-2014, 00:12
Harlowe
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 14,370
Well one would rather bitch about another soap cause he knows how shit his become.

They must have some reservations about the stuff they chug out, most of it's been utterly ridiculous and below standard.
Harlowe is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19-11-2014, 00:25
David Mills
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 726
Yes because if you watch bloopers on dvds everyone corpses laughing even in serious, well written stories.

But no because they're actors and they're acting out fiction so I don't think they would for that reason. They expect it to be ridiculous and Hollyoaks is tongue in cheek, they have comedy gags/scenes every week.

If anything I think they would enjoy having something new to do all the time instead of going around in circles like more safe, predictable, you know what's gonna happen before the episode even starts, soaps that are more mainstream. Naming no names because all soaps are guilty of it even Hollyoaks but it is unique in it's high action approach to story telling. .
David Mills is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19-11-2014, 00:38
Scorpio2
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 4,362
Hollyoaks would be an exciting soap to work on. Constant stunts along not knowing what your character will get up to next. In the other soaps the actors would film repetitive scenes like arguing, drinking in the pub and having family dinners etc. It would get boring after a while.
Scorpio2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19-11-2014, 01:14
lulu g
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 43,573
I'm sure some of them must. It must be pretty soul-destroying to have to go along with such tripe.
lulu g is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19-11-2014, 01:17
wiggles247
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 3,994
I'd HOPE so, sometimes!!!
wiggles247 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19-11-2014, 01:40
D.DotA
Inactive Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 2,183
obviously they are being paid, so they read the scripts and just get on with it. as you would probably expect in the soap world, just to keep their jobs.

but at home, or in secret or even with eachother behind the writers backs, do you think they despair at some of the tripe they have to churn out??

for example how do sienna and dodgers actors keep a straight face when practicing lines for their utterly ludacrus storyline?

or when the other actors read another murder, or another death is on the cards, what do you think their reaction is?

i say this, as i know exactly what an ex cast member thinks of it all as she lives in my area though ofcourse thats not for a public forum.

i just wonder what the current cast must think.

the show is now bordering on sci fi
Is this apparent ex actor a person who was axed or left the show at their own accord? How long ago did they leave the show?

But to answer your question no I don't think they do. HO is disliked on DS by a handful of people. On Twitter, FB other fourms it gets positive comments, the raitings are up and the show won best soap. It's only a bunch of DS members who have a negative opinions.
D.DotA is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19-11-2014, 01:59
superstargirl81
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 228
I find it funny that the fans claim that Hollyoaks is just fun and not meant to be taken seriously when the recent interview with Brian Kirkwood proves that they actually do take themselves deadly seriously and are proud of the tripe they show.

In answer to the OP's question, yes definitely, you get hints of it in interviews 'I wasn't so sure how they would do this' 'I'm not happy with what my character is doing' etc

and when they leave there is always little digs. Gemma Merna who played Carmel recently said part of the reason she left is there wasn't any storylines for the older characters. Another example is James Sutton who when he joined Emmerdale admitted that the quality of acting was on a whole other level to HO.
superstargirl81 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19-11-2014, 02:10
Pink_Smurf
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: London
Posts: 6,362
I'd imagine acting on Hollyoaks would be good fun. Yes it's ridiculous half of the time but that is also what's great about it. The actors are doing what they dreamed about at drama school, they have a well paid tv job with regular work and a big fat cheque for their efforts. I think the actors who play Sienna and Dodger probably have a good laugh between takes. If I was acting in a soap I'd be grateful for the money they all make.
Pink_Smurf is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19-11-2014, 02:28
vaslav37
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: London
Posts: 26,708
I don't watch the show but it comes across as cluttered and messy with overblown storylines.
vaslav37 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19-11-2014, 04:26
srhgts
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 7,564
They must do. Whether it's sniggering and having fun or being embarrassed/despairing at the crap they have to say, surely they can't have much faith in the whole thing.
srhgts is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19-11-2014, 06:55
dee123
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 22,461
It would be fun.
dee123 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19-11-2014, 07:07
Rioxxx
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 152
Well I watched HO for the first time in many months...only to be rolling my eyes at just how many issues were kicking off at once...lol Who would move to that village really?? Sienna is still loopy, her dad was still controlling Maxine, ANOTHER McQueen sister dies.., it's too OTT for me, I've tried to love it but I just can't. Too many characters end up dead AND sometimes from the same family! They need a therapist permanently based in the village to cope with all this misery!
Rioxxx is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19-11-2014, 07:15
Sweaty Job Rot
Inactive Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 1,936
obviously they are being paid, so they read the scripts and just get on with it. as you would probably expect in the soap world, just to keep their jobs.

but at home, or in secret or even with eachother behind the writers backs, do you think they despair at some of the tripe they have to churn out??

for example how do sienna and dodgers actors keep a straight face when practicing lines for their utterly ludacrus storyline?

or when the other actors read another murder, or another death is on the cards, what do you think their reaction is?

i say this, as i know exactly what an ex cast member thinks of it all as she lives in my area though ofcourse thats not for a public forum.

i just wonder what the current cast must think.

the show is now bordering on sci fi
It's aimed at the Millibland audience, young,dumb and full of shit.
Sweaty Job Rot is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19-11-2014, 09:12
james_killroy
Inactive Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 1,180
No, I think some like James Sutton are deluded and believe it to be some BAFTA award worthy drama.
james_killroy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19-11-2014, 09:54
lulu g
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 43,573
No, I think some like James Sutton are deluded and believe it to be some BAFTA award worthy drama.
In fairness, I think the actors are obliged to pretend it's fantastic in public, but I don't think James Sutton, for example, truly believes that - not these days. I think he and several others just take the money and run. I'm pretty sure they would rather be working on something that aims a bit higher, but a job's a job.
lulu g is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19-11-2014, 10:37
mojo5000
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 53,967
I don't know but in the recent interviews with Danny Mac about the incest plot he looked embarrassed to be there!
mojo5000 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19-11-2014, 11:07
Chester666666
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 8,811
I don't see it as Scifi as its grounded in reality
But it's a badly wrote and badly acted show
When Lindsay gave birth it was so bad it was funny and Myras crying was funny after how badly she treated Carmel and the acting but a few episodes later Myra is fine again
Chester666666 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19-11-2014, 15:12
Louise_Hart
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 1,664
Yes they must do, but to be honest I bet any soap actor who has to play out ridicules storylines probably cringe and talk to thier family/friends about how awful it is, It wouldn't surprise me if some dont even watch the shows
Louise_Hart is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19-11-2014, 16:00
kitkat1971
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 23,466
I don't know but in the recent interviews with Danny Mac about the incest plot he looked embarrassed to be there!
A recent interview with Mac I read he said words to the effect that he and Anna HAD to believe it to be able to perform it. Which implied to me that his gut reaction was 'wtfk? But had to push it to the back of his mind for the sake of the work. He also said that once the storyline was going that way you just had to accept and go with it.

Of course some of them are going to roll their eyes (as actors on all shows will do from time to time) and they might have a laugh but then they go for it on the take.

As Michael Nader once said of Dynasty, it should be taken much more humorously than we play it.
kitkat1971 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19-11-2014, 16:36
lost boy
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Norfolkland
Posts: 1,787
I don't see it as Scifi as its grounded in reality
But it's a badly wrote and badly acted show
When Lindsay gave birth it was so bad it was funny and Myra's crying was funny after how badly she treated Carmel and the acting but a few episodes later Myra is fine again
Re Myra - wasn't it later in the same episode?

One minute she was wailing on the sofa about Carmel (who she treated like dirt) and how she "couldn't handle" Mercedes (who's been her favourite forever) having a go at Theresa (who frankly had it coming) to the point she was shrieking at her to go away... next minute, standing at the pond outside the Dog lighting candles 'for Carmel', and giving it all the "Mercedes should be here" stuff or are we referring to two different Myra cry-fests? Either way, Myra's coming across as a downright self-obsessed hypocrite, which means we're so going to get more tears-and-wailing from her about "Mah Mercedes", cheerfully ignoring how she was to her last time she saw her, when she realises Mercedes is 'missing'.

Agreed about Lindsey though - I couldn't stop laughing, even though her going into labour so loudly (and all that followed) was so obviously a 'let's get her bonding with again' plot device that calling it blatant just seems like such an understatement.
lost boy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-11-2014, 09:27
tszujme
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 475
An family friend is in it and they totally slag it off all the time.
tszujme is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-11-2014, 11:07
vkmax
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 3,053
As an actor it must be quite fulfilling as you did get to do stuff you wouldn't do on other shows but as a long term actor it must be pretty frustrating (see Gemma Merna) as only the current producers favourites usually get the front and centre stories and job security is next to nothing
vkmax is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-11-2014, 12:05
fenpeper
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 264
Much like a lot of jobs tho, you don't have to like it, you just have to do it, and they have the choice to leave if they want to.

It does look like the cast all mostly get on well when you see 'behind the scenes' things, and it certainly looks like they have a lots of fun. x
fenpeper is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply




 
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 12:27.