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Old 25-01-2015, 13:40
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Emmerdale has really found its feet this month. There's still a lot of work to be done, granted, but the future looks ever so promising.
With a dark storyline coming up for Ross Barton, Katie Sugden's more than possible death on the 6th, Carly's return set to ruin Bob and Brenda, another shock return being rumored, Emma Barton's illness making her to be a mental psycho, a custodial battle, more fallout from the Jai/Rachel revelations, affairs etc, a massive stalking/peadophile plot, whilst making storylines nowhere near as depressing as in Corrie, EE - ED looks to be the standout ITV soap in 2015, and possibly the best overall.
The problem with ED is the demographics. The majority of viewers are old, as many, who like myself just two years ago, thought all ED was about was farming and collecting Pig poop. ED really need to get ITV to brush Floponation Street aside and make ED the flagship soap as it is miles and metres better than Corrie in terms of quality and acting, whilst with the promotion used to change public perception, ED can quite easily take over as the UK's most watched regular program with ratings over 8-9m.
Emmerdale needs the promotion and credit it deserves!
Starting in 12 days with Katie's death, Emmerdale slays.
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Old 25-01-2015, 13:48
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Emmerdale has really found its feet this month. There's still a lot of work to be done, granted, but the future looks ever so promising.
With a dark storyline coming up for Ross Barton, Katie Sugden's more than possible death on the 6th, Carly's return set to ruin Bob and Brenda, another shock return being rumored, Emma Barton's illness making her to be a mental psycho, a custodial battle, more fallout from the Jai/Rachel revelations, affairs etc, a massive stalking/peadophile plot, whilst making storylines nowhere near as depressing as in Corrie, EE - ED looks to be the standout ITV soap in 2015, and possibly the best overall.
The problem with ED is the demographics. The majority of viewers are old, as many, who like myself just two years ago, thought all ED was about was farming and collecting Pig poop. ED really need to get ITV to brush Floponation Street aside and make ED the flagship soap as it is miles and metres better than Corrie in terms of quality and acting, whilst with the promotion used to change public perception, ED can quite easily take over as the UK's most watched regular program with ratings over 8-9m.
Emmerdale needs the promotion and credit it deserves!
Starting in 12 days with Katie's death, Emmerdale slays.
I to think that Emmerdale has definitely upped its game, I just hope it continues to get better and doesn't start going down hill again.
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Old 25-01-2015, 13:56
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I to think that Emmerdale has definitely upped its game, I just hope it continues to get better and doesn't start going down hill again.
I just hope for no silly dressing up in drag storylines this year!
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Old 25-01-2015, 14:20
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Emmerdale has really found its feet this month. There's still a lot of work to be done, granted, but the future looks ever so promising.
With a dark storyline coming up for Ross Barton, Katie Sugden's more than possible death on the 6th, Carly's return set to ruin Bob and Brenda, another shock return being rumored, Emma Barton's illness making her to be a mental psycho, a custodial battle, more fallout from the Jai/Rachel revelations, affairs etc, a massive stalking/peadophile plot, whilst making storylines nowhere near as depressing as in Corrie, EE - ED looks to be the standout ITV soap in 2015, and possibly the best overall.
The problem with ED is the demographics. The majority of viewers are old, as many, who like myself just two years ago, thought all ED was about was farming and collecting Pig poop. ED really need to get ITV to brush Floponation Street aside and make ED the flagship soap as it is miles and metres better than Corrie in terms of quality and acting, whilst with the promotion used to change public perception, ED can quite easily take over as the UK's most watched regular program with ratings over 8-9m.
Emmerdale needs the promotion and credit it deserves!
Starting in 12 days with Katie's death, Emmerdale slays.

What age do you call 'old'?

I agree with everything you say by the way!
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Old 25-01-2015, 14:26
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The OP must be living in cloud cukoo land if they think ED can start getting 8 or 9 million viewers. Not even big stories involving Declan and Charity and Ross and Donna could pull in 7 million nevermind 8 or 9.
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Old 25-01-2015, 14:27
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The OP must be living in cloud cukoo land if they think ED can start getting 8 or 9 million viewers. Not even big stories involving Declan and Charity and Ross and Donna could pull in 7 million nevermind 8 or 9.
I see her point about itv. They screw Emmerdale over constantly
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Old 25-01-2015, 14:30
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I feel bad for my ED, it's constantly overlooked and it has to fall on ITV shoulders. It's a pisser for the fans at times but I can only imagine what it feels like working there.
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Old 25-01-2015, 14:36
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I see her point about itv. They screw Emmerdale over constantly
Why on earth would ITV want to screw over one of their main shows
ED should never be taken seriously so long as the likes of Jimmy the unfunny joke character played by an appalling ham actor is such a popular character.
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Old 25-01-2015, 14:39
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Why on earth would ITV want to screw over one of their main shows
ED should never be taken seriously so long as the likes of Jimmy the unfunny joke character played by an appalling ham actor is such a popular character.
They have 2 long running shows. They should give Emmerdale fairer treatment given that it has been constantly better than corrie for the last year or so imo.
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Old 25-01-2015, 14:41
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As a fairly new convert to Emmerdale, I hear what you're saying. Of course I knew the soap existed - I just never saw its appeal. I did think it was probably aimed at a slightly older viewer, but since I got into it, I see that's definitely not the case.

I would make some suggestions:
1. Re-vamp the theme tune a little. Not so that it's unrecognisable, but just make it newer.
2. The 7pm slot is too early. They should run it later. That might be easier said than done, but an 8.30pm slot would work much better - would fit around EE and Corrie, and would finish just in time for the big 9 o'clock shows.
3. Better promo. Show folk that it's not all about farming!
4. Get rid of those absolutely horrendously painful-to-watch McCain sponsor ads.
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Old 25-01-2015, 14:42
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I feel bad for my ED, it's constantly overlooked and it has to fall on ITV shoulders. It's a pisser for the fans at times but I can only imagine what it feels like working there.
They have 2 long running shows. They should give Emmerdale fairer treatment given that it has been constantly better than corrie for the last year or so imo.
ED is 2nd to CS. Always has been and always will be. I don't see anything wrong with that.
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Old 25-01-2015, 14:43
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ED is 2nd to CS. Always has been and always will be. I don't see anything wrong with that.
well I do.
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Old 25-01-2015, 14:44
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I don't think promotion's got anything to do with it tbh. After 40 odd years, nobody in the country is unaware of its existence and the vast majority of Corrie viewers will have caught at least a few minutes of it while they're waiting for Corrie to start - enough to know whether it appeals to them or not.

I just think 7pm isn't an ideal slot for people who work and/or have kids. Many people don't even get home till 6.30pm, then have to cook a meal and many then have to get the kids off to bed. ED's rating is generally very consistent - as is Corrie's. It is what it is and I don't think anyone who wants to watch it ever misses out because of the occasional time change. It might affect the overnights, but who cares? That's why we have Sky+ and ITV player and Catch-up etc etc etc.
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Old 25-01-2015, 14:48
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As a fairly new convert to Emmerdale, I hear what you're saying. Of course I knew the soap existed - I just never saw its appeal. I did think it was probably aimed at a slightly older viewer, but since I got into it, I see that's definitely not the case.

I would make some suggestions:
1. Re-vamp the theme tune a little. Not so that it's unrecognisable, but just make it newer.
2. The 7pm slot is too early. They should run it later. That might be easier said than done, but an 8.30pm slot would work much better - would fit around EE and Corrie, and would finish just in time for the big 9 o'clock shows.
3. Better promo. Show folk that it's not all about farming!
4. Get rid of those absolutely horrendously painful-to-watch McCain sponsor ads.
It is! We never ever watch it when it's airing on TV - so I have to stay off here & Facebook or everything is spoiled ... it's impossible when you have little ones who need getting ready for bed though.

Virgin media mess around with putting it on demand too, it drives us mad, especially on Thursdays when there's a big reveal or something, and they take 3 hours to put the second one up! We waited until nearly 11pm to watch the Gennie car crash episodes! (Then I had to watch a comedy after that to cheer myself up! )
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Old 25-01-2015, 14:56
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The OP must be living in cloud cukoo land if they think ED can start getting 8 or 9 million viewers. Not even big stories involving Declan and Charity and Ross and Donna could pull in 7 million nevermind 8 or 9.
Well what do you expect if you don't promote it well? ED Killer Cammy storyline peaked with over 9m, and that was with a bit of promotion!
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Old 25-01-2015, 14:58
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As a fairly new convert to Emmerdale, I hear what you're saying. Of course I knew the soap existed - I just never saw its appeal. I did think it was probably aimed at a slightly older viewer, but since I got into it, I see that's definitely not the case.

I would make some suggestions:
1. Re-vamp the theme tune a little. Not so that it's unrecognisable, but just make it newer.
2. The 7pm slot is too early. They should run it later. That might be easier said than done, but an 8.30pm slot would work much better - would fit around EE and Corrie, and would finish just in time for the big 9 o'clock shows.
3. Better promo. Show folk that it's not all about farming!
4. Get rid of those absolutely horrendously painful-to-watch McCain sponsor ads.
I think:
I hate those McCain ads!
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Old 25-01-2015, 14:59
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People need to give Emmerdale a chance. I even got my bf hooked and he hated soaps . I'm not easy to entertain, I get bored so easily, I got bored of EastEnders & Coronation Street after being an avid fan for years.

People seem to think Emmerdale is full of old people on a farm. There's hardly any stories for the older folk (shame in my opinion - I miss the relationships like Betty & Seth, Betty & Edna)- and there's 1 farm that's hardly ever on screen anymore. Just the house they live in.

The characters and acting on Emmerdale is brilliant. I could list so many stories, scenes, characters and actors here that've been in the show for years. The fact that you know their history and you've grown up with them makes you feel like you know them. That makes it better for me. I love the many long standing characters.

Both Eastenders & Coronation streets casts have changed so much over the last few years and that's what really put me off. That's just me though.

If more people gave it a chance, it'd be way more popular. I'm just happy that I know it's great 'cos I get to enjoy it all week . I've loved the twists lately too! Looking forward to Katie's exit - and David & Alicia's storyline.
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Old 25-01-2015, 15:01
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I hate those McCain ads!
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Old 25-01-2015, 15:04
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Why on earth would ITV want to screw over one of their main shows
ED should never be taken seriously so long as the likes of Jimmy the unfunny joke character played by an appalling ham actor is such a popular character.
Agreed. Makes no sense whatsoever. I have no idea where this conspiracy theory that ITV have something against ED comes from. Like any commercial channel, their only aim is to please the advertisers and while ED (due to its time slot as much as anything) will never achieve Corrie's ratings, it comes a damn close second in terms of anything else ITV have got.

Don't agree about Jimmy - a cursory glance at any thread/poll/most popular etc on DS shows us that Jimmy is one of ED's most popular characters. Anyway, it's not about individuals. (If it was, with the likes of CottonKnob, Corrie would have been dead in the water years ago).
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Old 25-01-2015, 15:07
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People need to give Emmerdale a chance. I even got my bf hooked and he hated soaps . I'm not easy to entertain, I get bored so easily, I got bored of EastEnders & Coronation Street after being an avid fan for years.

People seem to think Emmerdale is full of old people on a farm. There's hardly any stories for the older folk (shame in my opinion - I miss the relationships like Betty & Seth, Betty & Edna)- and there's 1 farm that's hardly ever on screen anymore. Just the house they live in.

The characters and acting on Emmerdale is brilliant. I could list so many stories, scenes, characters and actors here that've been in the show for years. The fact that you know their history and you've grown up with them makes you feel like you know them. That makes it better for me. I love the many long standing characters.

Both Eastenders & Coronation streets casts have changed so much over the last few years and that's what really put me off. That's just me though.

If more people gave it a chance, it'd be way more popular. I'm just happy that I know it's great 'cos I get to enjoy it all week . I've loved the twists lately too! Looking forward to Katie's exit - and David & Alicia's storyline.

The acting in ED is far from brilliant. For the most part it's barely any better than Hollyoaks standard. Very very few of the current cast would be capable of leaving ED and go on to bigger and better shows. Even the so called better actors like Jeff Hordley failed to find work when he left ED and ended up returning to the show as did Nicola Weaver and Emma Atkins.
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Old 25-01-2015, 15:10
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Agreed. Makes no sense whatsoever. I have no idea where this conspiracy theory that ITV have something against ED comes from. Like any commercial channel, their only aim is to please the advertisers and while ED (due to its time slot as much as anything) will never achieve Corrie's ratings, it comes a damn close second in terms of anything else ITV have got.

Don't agree about Jimmy - a cursory glance at any thread/poll/most popular etc on DS shows us that Jimmy is one of ED's most popular characters. Anyway, it's not about individuals. (If it was, with the likes of CottonKnob, Corrie would have been dead in the water years ago).
I did say Jimmy was one of the most popular characters on here but that doesn't mean he isn't a terrible ham of an actor. Of course he's not as bad as Cotton but who is?
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Old 25-01-2015, 15:13
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Agreed. Makes no sense whatsoever. I have no idea where this conspiracy theory that ITV have something against ED comes from. Like any commercial channel, their only aim is to please the advertisers and while ED (due to its time slot as much as anything) will never achieve Corrie's ratings, it comes a damn close second in terms of anything else ITV have got.

Don't agree about Jimmy - a cursory glance at any thread/poll/most popular etc on DS shows us that Jimmy is one of ED's most popular characters. Anyway, it's not about individuals. (If it was, with the likes of CottonKnob, Corrie would have been dead in the water years ago).
Well whenever there's awards on, Emmerdale is always moved to make way for Corrie.
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Old 25-01-2015, 15:14
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The acting in ED is far from brilliant. For the most part it's barely any better than Hollyoaks standard. Very very few of the current cast would be capable of leaving ED and go on to bigger and better shows. Even the so called better actors like Jeff Hordley failed to find work when he left ED and ended up returning to the show as did Nicola Weaver and Emma Atkins.
The acting is miles better than any of the soaps! Look at the incredible Gillian Kearney?! She's amazing! Michael Parr, Charley Webb, Louise Marwood, Ryan Hawley, Danny Miller, Charlotte Bellamy etc. Much better than the over-rated tripe that is Danny samefacialexpressions Dyer, Alison miserable King etc.
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Old 25-01-2015, 15:15
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The acting is miles better than any of the soaps! Look at the incredible Gillian Kearney?! She's amazing! Michael Parr, Charley Webb, Louise Marwood, Ryan Hawley, Danny Miller, Charlotte Bellamy etc. Much better than the over-rated tripe that is Danny samefacialexpressions Dyer, Alison miserable King etc.
Alison king is a fantastic actress and I like danny dyer although I get he's not everyone's cup of tea.
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Old 25-01-2015, 15:16
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Well whenever there's awards on, Emmerdale is always moved to make way for Corrie.
Exactly.
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