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Out of the 'big 3' which is the most daring soap with it's storylines?


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Old 08-06-2015, 12:48
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Out of Coronation Street, Eastenders and Emmerdale, which would you say is the most daring with it's storylines?

I'd have to say Emmerdale at the moment. The Alicia/Lachlan storyline was something completely unexpected and something that I don't think the other two soaps would have done.
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Old 08-06-2015, 12:49
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Emmerdale but Eastenders does gritty Gloomy hard hitting drama well.
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Old 08-06-2015, 12:56
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I'd actually say hollyoaks is the most daring in terms of ideas and premises for stories but they have a huge problem with sensationalism causing the stories to be told quite insensitivity.

Therefore I'd say eastenders or emmerdale are probably the most daring overall as many of the risky and controversial topics they cover are usually told exceptionally well and they generally succeed at being entertaining with the ability to also inform and enlighten.

Edit: Corrie can be daring when under the right hands and with the right characters but it's so rare these days...they always seem to play it quite safe.
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Old 08-06-2015, 13:09
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I'd actually say hollyoaks is the most daring in terms of ideas and premises for stories but they have a huge problem with sensationalism causing the stories to be told quite insensitivity.

Therefore I'd say eastenders or emmerdale are probably the most daring overall as many of the risky and controversial topics they cover are usually told exceptionally well and they generally succeed at being entertaining with the ability to also inform and enlighten.

Edit: Corrie can be daring when under the right hands and with the right characters but it's so rare these days...they always seem to play it quite safe.
BIB: Hollyoaks is on a whole other level so that's why I've not included it.
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Old 08-06-2015, 13:18
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BIB: Hollyoaks is on a whole other level so that's why I've not included it.
Very true, probably a wise decision thinking about it 😂
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Old 08-06-2015, 13:32
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Very true, probably a wise decision thinking about it 😂
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Old 08-06-2015, 14:50
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I have to say Emmerdale. The cot death of baby Daniel, assisted suicide with Aaron and Jackson, Alicia/Lachlan sexual assault, The nutter from Jersey, Mrs Wilde shooting her husband and burying him the woods, little Leo being born with Downs syndrome, Belle with her mental breakdown, ditto Zac, and now we have the drunken antics of the ex wife of the vicar, which, while being absolutely hilarious is being acted by superb actors and it isn't over and back to sobriety in a couple of episodes. Unfortunately, Emmerdale doesn't get any prizes at the annual bunfests for some reason. All good s/ls and most of them haven't been done in UK soaps before.
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Old 08-06-2015, 16:07
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I have to say Emmerdale. The cot death of baby Daniel, assisted suicide with Aaron and Jackson, Alicia/Lachlan sexual assault, The nutter from Jersey, Mrs Wilde shooting her husband and burying him the woods, little Leo being born with Downs syndrome, Belle with her mental breakdown, ditto Zac, and now we have the drunken antics of the ex wife of the vicar, which, while being absolutely hilarious is being acted by superb actors and it isn't over and back to sobriety in a couple of episodes. Unfortunately, Emmerdale doesn't get any prizes at the annual bunfests for some reason. All good s/ls and most of them haven't been done in UK soaps before.
Totally agree
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Old 08-06-2015, 16:22
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Corrie's definitely a distant third. I don't watch Emmerdale regularly but I can't remember the last time I felt EE were doing something daring/edgy.

I disagree that EE wouldn't have done an Alicia/Lachlan type storyline. EE is no stranger to rape and they've had two child killers over the past few years. I don't think they'd see combining a screwed up kid and rape as a step too far.
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Old 08-06-2015, 16:36
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Corrie's definitely a distant third. I don't watch Emmerdale regularly but I can't remember the last time I felt EE were doing something daring/edgy.

I disagree that EE wouldn't have done an Alicia/Lachlan type storyline. EE is no stranger to rape and they've had two child killers over the past few years. I don't think they'd see combining a screwed up kid and rape as a step too far.
I agree about EE to an extent, but I just get the feeling that EE sticks to things that it knows too much rather than doing something a little bit outside of the box...or at least different to what other soaps are doing.

I mean, whodunnits, bringing people back from the dead and sexual abuse are three huge types of storylines that EE has a on a little bit of a loop.
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Old 08-06-2015, 18:14
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I agree about EE to an extent, but I just get the feeling that EE sticks to things that it knows too much rather than doing something a little bit outside of the box...or at least different to what other soaps are doing.

I mean, whodunnits, bringing people back from the dead and sexual abuse are three huge types of storylines that EE has a on a little bit of a loop.
Like swapping dead babies? You can't get more daring than that.
We have seen rape many times before. We have seen Young men rape/suspected of rape of older people. Doctors had an old women (Vivian) raped by two young Men.
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Old 08-06-2015, 18:20
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EE just normally have quite bog standard and "real" storylines (aside from stuff like the baby swap), same with Corrie. Not that Emmerdale is far fetched or unrealistic in a Hollyoaks way but the fact they've covered issues like HIV, cot death, the sexual assault on Alicia etc. just makes them that bit more daring and whilst it does have dry periods they often do it fabulously and they do not get enough credit for it.
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Old 08-06-2015, 18:26
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EE just normally have quite bog standard and "real" storylines (aside from stuff like the baby swap), same with Corrie. Not that Emmerdale is far fetched or unrealistic in a Hollyoaks way but the fact they've covered issues like HIV, cot death, the sexual assault on Alicia etc. just makes them that bit more daring and whilst it does have dry periods they often do it fabulously and they do not get enough credit for it.
Disagree. EastEnders covered HIV better than any other soap has. There was a time when a lot of people didn't know much about HIV and how you can catch it (Using the same cup ect) they run a long storyline for a matter of years with Mark Fowler. EastEnders done Cot death back in the 80's
Sexual Assault a number of times including one in the 80's.
However EastEnders has never covered a male rape as of yet.

I think Mad May wanting to cut Dawn Swan's Baby out of her Womb was pretty risky too.
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Old 08-06-2015, 18:30
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One would say having a Muslim being gay and an episode with All Black Characters is pretty risky.
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Old 08-06-2015, 18:40
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Like swapping dead babies? You can't get more daring than that.
We have seen rape many times before. We have seen Young men rape/suspected of rape of older people. Doctors had an old women (Vivian) raped by two young Men.
That's true. However, I think EE has suffered since that due to the outcry, but DTC is slowly getting it back to a position where it would do something on the same scale like that again.

One would say having a Muslim being gay and an episode with All Black Characters is pretty risky.
Risky, not daring.

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Old 08-06-2015, 19:15
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Disagree. EastEnders covered HIV better than any other soap has. There was a time when a lot of people didn't know much about HIV and how you can catch it (Using the same cup ect) they run a long storyline for a matter of years with Mark Fowler. EastEnders done Cot death back in the 80's
Sexual Assault a number of times including one in the 80's.
However EastEnders has never covered a male rape as of yet.

I think Mad May wanting to cut Dawn Swan's Baby out of her Womb was pretty risky too.
Oh I'm just talking about nowadays, I'm only 18 so my knowledge of soap can go back to about 2005ish although I know the outlines thanks to Wikipedia reading, hearsay, etc. aha
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Old 08-06-2015, 19:18
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Old 08-06-2015, 19:20
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Oh I'm just talking about nowadays, I'm only 18 so my knowledge of soap can go back to about 2005ish although I know the outlines thanks to Wikipedia reading, hearsay, etc. aha
Fair enough. There is little that EastEnders hasn't done over the years tbh. The only thing I can think of is a Male rape.

They covered assisted suicide in 2000 when Dot helped Ethel to die. Obviously with Dot being unto the Church it was kind of a big thing. Since then I think all of the soaps has covered it.

That's true. However, I think EE has suffered since that due to the outcry, but DTC is slowly getting it back to a position where it would do something on the same scale like that again.



Risky, not daring.

DTC is getting it back on track thankfully I think having a child kill his sister is pretty daring too
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Old 08-06-2015, 20:34
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The problem ee has is it had so many daring plots during it's first few years it's done practically everything, corrie and emmerdale only started catching up fairly recently.
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Old 08-06-2015, 20:42
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EE and ED. Corrie sadly is too safe, where as Emmerdale dares to go out of it's comfort zone and usually with the right results. I think Corrie sadly is safe, because they want to offend their core viewing base. Start mimicing EE, then the daggers are drawn out.
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Old 08-06-2015, 21:03
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Disagree. EastEnders covered HIV better than any other soap has. There was a time when a lot of people didn't know much about HIV and how you can catch it (Using the same cup ect) they run a long storyline for a matter of years with Mark Fowler. EastEnders done Cot death back in the 80's
Sexual Assault a number of times including one in the 80's.
However EastEnders has never covered a male rape as of yet.

I think Mad May wanting to cut Dawn Swan's Baby out of her Womb was pretty risky too.
BIB: I really don't understand why EE haven't done this storyline. Emmerdale portrayed it five years ago and Hollyoaks have portrayed it twice.
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Old 08-06-2015, 21:06
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Eastenders.

An 11 year old being a murderer
Adults bullying and blackmailing a child jnto goving then their baby and throwing her out
Letting the rapist walk free reflecting real life. (I know alot of people frel incofortable but the message it goves out to me os to report it asap. If dean rapes again that will be highlighted)
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Old 08-06-2015, 21:17
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I agree about EE to an extent, but I just get the feeling that EE sticks to things that it knows too much rather than doing something a little bit outside of the box...or at least different to what other soaps are doing.

I mean, whodunnits, bringing people back from the dead and sexual abuse are three huge types of storylines that EE has a on a little bit of a loop.
Yeah, I do see what you mean.

Does Emmerdale tackle mental health storylines well? That's something that I feel EE have been quite poor at.
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Old 08-06-2015, 21:56
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Yeah, I do see what you mean.

Does Emmerdale tackle mental health storylines well? That's something that I feel EE have been quite poor at.
Jean and Stacey in EastEnders mental health issues were brilliantly portrayed/tackled imo

Don't remember Emmerdale ever having a storyline about mental health.
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Old 08-06-2015, 22:05
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Don't remember Emmerdale ever having a storyline about mental health.
Zak and Belle? Aaron's suicide attempt?

I agree about Stacey/Jean, also from clips I've seen Arthur Fowler's breakdown looked like it was portrayed well.
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