|
||||||||
Should all soaps have at least 3 - 4 die hard fans on their production team? |
![]() |
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
|
#1 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 5,663
|
Should all soaps have at least 3 - 4 die hard fans on their production team?
To avoid future errors like that in Corrie with Kevin forgetting his baby etc..
Should at least a few people be die hard fans as part of the recruitment process? Aswell as a database of character and area information? |
|
|
|
|
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
|
|
|
#2 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: East Kilbride, Scotland
Posts: 4,343
|
It would probably be of benefit but should not be a requirement. Though they should obviously have some sort of passion for the characters they are writing about.
Obviously the current team did not do enough research before allowing this to be written. It's surprising that the actor who plays Kevin did not notice the error also, don't you think? |
|
|
|
|
|
#3 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 7,564
|
Yes. It's pretty clear most people working on soaps these days don't give a shit about any kind of quality.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#4 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 3,233
|
They absolutely should have a database of things - basic research should be the minimum people should expect. In no way should fans be allowed on the production team though.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#5 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 5,403
|
Quote:
It's surprising that the actor who plays Kevin did not notice the error also, don't you think?
It would be like expecting a newsreader to be an expert on every world event from however many years, simply because they broadcast the stories to the nation... (Or an actor to remember every character and plot detail from every production they've ever been involved in.) |
|
|
|
|
|
#6 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 4,079
|
Should McDonalds employ 5 fat Americans who love eating their food on their board?
What a dumb question. |
|
|
|
|
|
#7 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: East Kilbride, Scotland
Posts: 4,343
|
Quote:
To be honest I don't think it is, particularly. The likes of us notice these things because we're Corrie fanatics. It doesn't actually follow that just because an actor has played a soap role for many years, he or she is a world authority on the show or their character. (Some might not even be into the show as a viewer.) Plus - it's a job, you probably approach it a bit differently to sitting back and watching it on the telly every week.
It would be like expecting a newsreader to be an expert on every world event from however many years, simply because they broadcast the stories to the nation... But yes, perhaps he did not remember filming the previous scenes where his on-screen child died and his on-screen wife then commit suicide. It still should have been researched properly, but I would have thought that line would have triggered something in the actor as it did the audience. |
|
|
|
|
|
#8 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 2,026
|
They do. Corrie has a full-time archivist and assistant archivist, as the credits show.
|
|
|
|
|
#9 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 3,677
|
Quote:
They do. Corrie has a full-time archivist and assistant archivist, as the credits show.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#10 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 7,564
|
Quote:
They do. Corrie has a full-time archivist and assistant archivist, as the credits show.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#11 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 2,026
|
Quote:
Well he can't be up to the job if he forgot about Kevin
Quote:
They're not doing their jobs then, are they.
|
|
|
|
|
#12 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 5,175
|
They should have fans on the casting team to prevent 'celebrities' and relatives of cast members from being fast-forwarded in to plum roles, ahead of talented actors/actresses.
|
|
|
|
|
#13 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 204
|
Quote:
I take it you've never made a mistake in your line of work?
|
|
|
|
|
|
#14 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 7,564
|
Quote:
I take it you've never made a mistake in your line of work?
|
|
|
|
|
|
#15 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 5,403
|
Quote:
Precisely, a lot of hoo ha over nothing.
I personally didn't notice, and I'm a long-term Corrie fan. |
|
|
|
|
|
#16 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 1,457
|
An archivist essentially fills the role that you're talking about, OP. They're meant to be the ones who keep the writers in line and make sure no inaccuracies or continuity errors are made. Fat lot of good it's doing Corrie in 2015 though. Quote:
I take it you've never made a mistake in your line of work?
|
|
|
|
|
|
#17 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 2,026
|
Quote:
Not such an incredibly schoolboy error as that, no.
|
|
|
|
|
#18 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: With MyAndy!
Posts: 15,202
|
god no that is actually a terrible idea.
the show needs to have people who work with their heads not their hearts. effective archiving /decent researchers should be sufficient |
|
|
|
|
|
#19 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 3,529
|
Not necessarily. There'd be a risk a die-hard fan would merely want to rehash old storylines and drive the show towards their own nostalgic memories which might not be right for it in a contemporary setting.
It shouldn't preclude anyone from being on the production staff but it shouldn't be a requirement either. |
|
|
|
|
|
#20 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 536
|
The show has archivists & researchers but clearly thats not working, probably as there are simply too many episodes per week & too many characters as a result. Plus corrie has the longest history of any soap.
If they're going to continue having 5 episodes a week & I can't see that changing then the OP's suggestion is a good one. I don't necessarily think fans should be involved in the writing of the show but I think they could have a group of fans who writers/storyliners can get in touch with to check the accuracy of certain things. Each fan may have certain characters or a certain era to be responsible for. If a writer is unsure of a characters back history then they could email the relevant fan to ask them any questions (being careful not to give away spoilers obviously!) Thats not to say it wouldn't be without problems, even a super fan may get facts wrong or leak details to the press. But I'm sure there would be lots of people willing to do the job even if it was unpaid, so if the fan employed wasn't any good there would be plenty of other fans waiting to take their place. Of course an easier alternative is the writers could do a quick Google of characters before they start writing for them which would tell them all they need to know. I don't think its too much to ask that they should be expected to do some basic research before writing anything as I'm sure they'll be getting well paid. |
|
|
|
|
|
#21 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Nottingham
Posts: 4,434
|
Quote:
To be honest I don't think it is, particularly. The likes of us notice these things because we're Corrie fanatics. It doesn't actually follow that just because an actor has played a soap role for many years, he or she is a world authority on the show or their character. (Some might not even be into the show as a viewer.) Plus - it's a job, you probably approach it a bit differently to sitting back and watching it on the telly every week.
It would be like expecting a newsreader to be an expert on every world event from however many years, simply because they broadcast the stories to the nation... (Or an actor to remember every character and plot detail from every production they've ever been involved in.) Emmerdale don't have any archivists, as shown by the lack of celebrations for the 40th anniversary |
|
|
|
|
|
#22 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Master of all fit EE males
Posts: 6,529
|
I think so. Also and joint eps to balance favoritism in characters.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#23 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 6,731
|
Good question OP I was thinking the same thing when I read about the Kevin slip up. It would make a lot of sense for them to hire a super fan who has a real passion for the show and takes pleasure in knowing everything about it as their archivist. Rather than someone who is just there because its a job for the money.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#24 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: With MyAndy!
Posts: 15,202
|
Quote:
The show has archivists & researchers but clearly thats not working, probably as there are simply too many episodes per week & too many characters as a result. Plus corrie has the longest history of any soap.
If they're going to continue having 5 episodes a week & I can't see that changing then the OP's suggestion is a good one. I don't necessarily think fans should be involved in the writing of the show but I think they could have a group of fans who writers/storyliners can get in touch with to check the accuracy of certain things. Each fan may have certain characters or a certain era to be responsible for. If a writer is unsure of a characters back history then they could email the relevant fan to ask them any questions (being careful not to give away spoilers obviously!) Thats not to say it wouldn't be without problems, even a super fan may get facts wrong or leak details to the press. But I'm sure there would be lots of people willing to do the job even if it was unpaid, so if the fan employed wasn't any good there would be plenty of other fans waiting to take their place. Of course an easier alternative is the writers could do a quick Google of characters before they start writing for them which would tell them all they need to know. I don't think its too much to ask that they should be expected to do some basic research before writing anything as I'm sure they'll be getting well paid. writers should google lol I have heard it all now |
|
|
|
|
|
#25 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: # SAVE THE BBC & CHANNEL 4 #
Posts: 849
|
Should all soaps have at least 3 - 4 die hard fans on their production team?
NO! |
|
|
|
![]() |
|
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 14:17.



