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Old 12-03-2015, 21:24
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I am the only one who thinks we race through storylines like it's going out of fashion? Don't get me wrong it can be great to get something sorted quickly but I also like a long running story arc that I can properly invent in. There isn't much currently:

Right now, we have the aftermath of the Alicia story which is great but it looks like
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Obviously that storyline is a tricking one as it's refreshing it's not long winded with her looking panicked that her secret will be revealed everytime she sees LockHimUpLan

Another storyline: Vanessa might have cancer. In one episode we went from her crying about a lump to seeing the doctor in the same episode and then crying that she might have it. I expect we will find out this week and she'll be back to fanning herself silly when her childfriend makes eyes are her.

Last year we had Megan's only child Robbie die and she got over that SUPER quickly.

Cain was about to die one week and was back to pulling faces the next.

Those are just the ones come to mind.

I think ED just requires more balance that way. Any agree or disagree, do whatever you want. You're online after all.

I cannae keep up, man.

Come'on ED give us some length.
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:30
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I think it's brilliant. Storylines are very natural in the show. Pearl's gambling problem has been building up for many weeks, and it's so subtle too - at first it was a bit of harmless fun with her friend (or boyfriend? forgotten his name?).

I'm always on edge with the show and nothing has disappointed me thus far. Usually I'd be like "wtf the bartons have disappeared, that's stupid" but it's been kept natural with the odd appearances from Finn and Emma.

I don't think it's fast paced. It's very realistic and it's nice and calm, but dramatic in it's own little way. I'm glad I started watching and I think it deserves recognition.
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:34
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I think it's brilliant. Storylines are very natural in the show. Pearl's gambling problem has been building up for many weeks, and it's so subtle too - at first it was a bit of harmless fun with her friend (or boyfriend? forgotten his name?).

I'm always on edge with the show and nothing has disappointed me thus far. Usually I'd be like "wtf the bartons have disappeared, that's stupid" but it's been kept natural with the odd appearances from Finn and Emma.

I don't think it's fast paced. It's very realistic and it's nice and calm, but dramatic in it's own little way. I'm glad I started watching and I think it deserves recognition.
aww that's lovely and I do definately agree with the BIB, always 100%
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:39
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I am the only one who thinks we race through storylines like it's going out of fashion? Don't get me wrong it can be great to get something sorted quickly but I also like a long running story arc that I can properly invent in. There isn't much currently:

Right now, we have the aftermath of the Alicia story which is great but it looks like
Spoiler
Obviously that storyline is a tricking one as it's refreshing it's not long winded with her looking panicked that her secret will be revealed everytime she sees LockHimUpLan

Another storyline: Vanessa might have cancer. In one episode we went from her crying about a lump to seeing the doctor in the same episode and then crying that she might have it. I expect we will find out this week and she'll be back to fanning herself silly when her childfriend makes eyes are her.

Last year we had Megan's only child Robbie die and she got over that SUPER quickly.

Cain was about to die one week and was back to pulling faces the next.

Those are just the ones come to mind.

I think ED just requires more balance that way. Any agree or disagree, do whatever you want. You're online after all.

I cannae keep up, man.

Come'on ED give us some length.

BIB - Two years ago I was called for a routine mammogram because of my age. Three days later I received a letter saying that the doctors had found something they didn't like and I had to go to a specialist breast unit for a whole bunch of tests. Two days after having the tests I got a phone call saying everything was fine - I was one of the lucky ones. From start to finish took 10 days. But they were amongst the scariest, most stressful 10 days I'd ever had; I cried a lot, partly because of having lost a friend to breast cancer a couple of years previously. So I think they're being realistic as the medics do work very quickly in these instances.
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:42
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Actually, despite the almost HO pace of the segments I'm enjoying the multiplot format at present.

I would hazard a guess it is being done this way because of the heavier themes throughout. I would think it logical there has to be some fun and offbeat moments inbetween deaths, imprisonments, cancer scares, schizoid epiosides, cheating, guilt and indecent assault/rape.

Also, I like how the older end of the cast are being included in their own plots suddenly. For weeks it was Robert/Chrissie/Aaron and Andy/Katie and Belle/Lachlan. Now Doug has more to do because of Laurel's drink problem, Pearl's in debt, Bob and Brenda are back again because of Carly and there's Eric and Val more upfront. Even the little kids are doing more. Marlon's little girl is nearly running the gaff, lol. It keeps it lighthearted.

I think it's the right way to go. There's something for viewers of most age groups and the shortness of the scenes means the heavy drama never gets too oppressive.
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:47
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I think Emmerdale is great at the moment. This week - they have given us fresh new stories with Vanessa's problem, Bob and Carly, Finn and his (hopefully) new boyfriend.
Older stories are on the back boiler (David & Lachlan next week!!!) and Nicola will finally leave for Dubai. Val is still recovering.....and what's happened to the Bartons??
Nice mixture of stories - and told in a nice pacing of episodes as far as I can see.
Oh - and Andy ditches that horrible Tracy too! Lordy - good job they have six episodes a week to fit it all in!!
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:50
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Another storyline: Vanessa might have cancer. In one episode we went from her crying about a lump to seeing the doctor in the same episode and then crying that she might have it. I expect we will find out this week and she'll be back to fanning herself silly when her childfriend makes eyes are her.
I kind of assume with tv we're supposed to imagine a time jump? Like, logically you know it's going to take a while for a doctor's visit in real life and a diagnosis, but we're probably expected to reasonably assume extra time has gone by? I think they're pretty quick about strange lumps in real life though. They were with my mum.

And if Dr Hot is a village doctor perhaps there just isn't the clientele packing the surgery out.
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:53
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I don't like it when I start threads and nobody who replies agrees with me! *huff* kidding on. Like I said, I do enjoy the punchier pace of it but at times it would be nice to have a Cameron type story that continues on but then again that could be Emma, however, I don't like her so we have a problem
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:54
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I agree with the OP.
If I miss a couple of episodes i'm like "what's going on" ??
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:56
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I kind of assume with tv we're supposed to imagine a time jump? Like, logically you know it's going to take a while for a doctor's visit in real life and a diagnosis, but we're probably expected to reasonably assume extra time has gone by? I think they're pretty quick about strange lumps in real life though. They were with my mum.

And if Dr Hot is a village doctor perhaps there just isn't the clientele packing the surgery out.
the scene with the doctor could have been shown in the next episode would have meant we wouldn't need to imagine a time jump, easy done. Also how much time should I imagine this time jump being, considering when she returned later it was still her birthday?
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:57
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I agree with the OP.
If I miss a couple of episodes i'm like "what's going on" ??
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:57
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Sorry babes.
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:58
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LOL oh just tell the old boot to shut up
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Old 12-03-2015, 22:01
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I kind of assume with tv we're supposed to imagine a time jump? Like, logically you know it's going to take a while for a doctor's visit in real life and a diagnosis, but we're probably expected to reasonably assume extra time has gone by? I think they're pretty quick about strange lumps in real life though. They were with my mum.

And if Dr Hot is a village doctor perhaps there just isn't the clientele packing the surgery out.
My doctor's surgery has "sit and wait" same day clinics for urgent matters. You ring up and are told to go there at a certain time and wait till the doctor calls you in. I've had to make use of this system a couple of times because of complications with a health problem I have and it works well.
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Old 12-03-2015, 22:02
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I agree with the OP.
If I miss a couple of episodes i'm like "what's going on" ??
That's got to to be better than Corrie, where you could miss a couple of months and the storylines are exactly where you left off!
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Old 12-03-2015, 22:04
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LOL oh just tell the old boot to shut up
Never, you make some excellent points.
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Old 13-03-2015, 00:46
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Oh JOP, like it or not, they were acurate with the Cain one - there is a very quick recovery time obce the initial crisis is past.

I dob't see the Vanessa one lasting long unless she really does have cancer and even then they could operate and be done with it. She could have got an emergency appointment with the doctor.

I don't think they're rushing through all of the stories. Cain's illness was really more about Charity
and Belle, and their longterm stories. The Belle, Laurel, Val, Barton and Robert-Aaron stories are all longterm. My main complaint is that Cain should have a story of his own, not just be there to help other people's along. More Cain and Moira, less Robert and Aaron please.
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Old 13-03-2015, 01:20
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Rushing? Everything's d r a g g e d. It might seem like it's over but it crops up again, and again, and again.....
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Old 13-03-2015, 12:51
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I'm still enjoying the show but I wouldn't mind a bit of slower pace with the storylines. I think a longer running storyline would be good to just keep a sense of pace. I don't want it to be too much slower, I think this weeks episodes were pretty good with not too much happening plot wise.

Although I think the long running story is about the White's at the minute, Alicia's assault is going to be made about Lachlan's history and the Robert affair will be out soon. I'll be surprised if the White's are still around by next Christmas.
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Old 13-03-2015, 13:21
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I think Laurel's drinking has been a good slow building storyline. It's been quite a while since we first saw her turning to alcohol.
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Old 13-03-2015, 13:27
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I think Laurel's drinking has been a good slow building storyline. It's been quite a while since we first saw her turning to alcohol.
Yes it has. Personally I think TPTB are well aware that many viewers, (certainly if DS is anything to go by - and it probably isn't ), want things to move along at a pretty brisk pace because they have the attention spans of ADHD gnats. So they have to balance that with those of us who enjoy a long-running sl.

In the case of Nessa, I'm pretty sure she'll be fine and this is just a brief plot device to show that Not17 actually behaves like a 17 year old (for once) and at least initially, lets Nessa down very badly. Hopefully the beginning of the end for this couple.
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Old 13-03-2015, 13:42
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I think it's great.
It's been so refreshing to see Alicia do all the right things when she was assaulted (tell her family and the police), and for Vanessa to get tested straight away rather than have weeks of secrecy. I've also loved the scenes involved in these two story lines, Alicia's assault was very disturbing to watch but necessary to avoid ambiguity, and Kirin discovering Vanessa's lump was a good way of doing that.
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Old 13-03-2015, 13:50
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I agree with the OP.

In the first two months of this year alone we’ve had
A death / murder
An attempted murder
Two weddings
A sexual assault
A teenager with mental health problems (x2 if you include Lachlan)
Three characters considering killing themselves / suicide
Brain surgery
Breast Cancer
Serious illness from HIV related causes
A courtroom trial / conviction
Early menopause
Alcoholism
A near fatal farm accident
A caravan exploding
A stolen child
A child kidnap
A bizarre story where the real child was actually a fake child!
Gambling addiction

And this is only what I can think of off the top of my head without researching back properly!

ED has become a soap with Attention Deficit Disorder.

There is no real depth, meaning or insight given to any of the characters within these storylines – no build up – no aftermath – it’s all about the “big event”
By the end of the year will we be round to alien abduction, babies being born with two heads and someone catching some disease that no-one’s ever heard of before?

Yes – they occasionally get it right – the aftermath to the sexual assault on Alicia was good – from the Metcalf’s angle – but the 5 minute police investigation and subsequent non-appearance of Lachlan for the best part of two weeks has meant the storyline has completely lost momentum.

Relationship stories are rushed or meaningless. Adam & Victoria’s “romance” lasted all of 4 episodes
Ep1 - Adam says he’ll do whatever it takes to win Victoria
Ep2 - There’s a scene with a cute puppy
Ep3 – They’re shagging in the woolpack kitchen
Ep4 – They’re in the café acting like an old married couple
They’ve never been seen together since!

James & Chas have been a couple for the best part of a year – but they’re a couple in “script” only – we have no insight into their relationship whatsoever!

Robert & Aaron’s affair – a few hot & heavy snogging sex-related scenes – and then BAM! – Aaron’s completely in love and covering up the scene of a death / crime for his lover.

ED has become soundbite television
Popcorn tv for the social media generation.
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Old 13-03-2015, 14:37
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That really does make it sound awful!

Somehow it's still watchable though. I think I would like a replacement for Kate Oates now though, if only to make things a bit more level-headed. She has done wonders with the characters and taken them back to who they were, (Debbie, David, Chas, Laurel, Paddy) and every character is getting a chance to do something. She has even introduced lots of great characters and storylines but things don't always click with her work and what sounds great on paper somehow doesn't translate to the screen.
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Old 13-03-2015, 16:22
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I agree with the OP.

In the first two months of this year alone we’ve had ...
I understand what you're saying but I'd much rather it be like that than what Corrie serves up. With Corrie you could stop watching for months and nothing has moved on. Corrie seems to repeat the same scene over and over again in a slightly different setting. I'm still enjoying ED very much.
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