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View Poll Results: Which soap needs a new opening
Coronation Street 21 47.73%
EastEnders 13 29.55%
Emmerdale 17 38.64%
All of the above 4 9.09%
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Old 06-09-2016, 13:33
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Now that Hollyaoks as revealed their new opening which of the other soaps do you think needs a new one?

I think Corrie needs one desperately, they need to remix the theme song so its more modern like Emmerdale did and include the cast in the opening.
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Old 06-09-2016, 18:10
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I like the Corrie titles, if anything they need to go back to older ones with the more traditional soundtrack.
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Old 06-09-2016, 18:16
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Emmerdale should go back to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92R3FmHAu5I
Gotta love that true Rural Yorkshire vibe
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Old 06-09-2016, 18:17
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Id rather EE didn't waste money on revamping the titles and invested in better writers
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Old 06-09-2016, 18:22
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Old 06-09-2016, 18:24
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I voted for all of them because what the heck
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Old 06-09-2016, 18:31
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Emmerdale should go back to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92R3FmHAu5I
Gotta love that true Rural Yorkshire vibe
YES!

Those are by far the best titles the show has ever had and really made the show stand out from the rest. I really hate the current ones.

Corrie also need shots of the set, in focus. I don't think the current ones draw in the viewer, they haven't captured the character or spirit of the show in any measure.
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Old 06-09-2016, 18:33
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Hollyoaks, why can't I vote it? I find it so embarrassing now.
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Old 06-09-2016, 18:33
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Corrie desperately need new titles, the current blurred ones are awful. I'd also like It to go back to the old music.

Emmerdale should go back to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92R3FmHAu5I
Gotta love that true Rural Yorkshire vibe
I completely agree, I loved those tiles showing the Yorkshire Dales from above, bring them back!!
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Old 06-09-2016, 18:34
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Old 06-09-2016, 18:37
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YES!

Those are by far the best titles the show has ever had and really made the show stand out from the rest. I really hate the current ones.

Corrie also need shots of the set, in focus. I don't think the current ones draw in the viewer, they haven't captured the character or spirit of the show in any measure.
I like Emmerdale's current opening, I its fast paced, modern and exciting. The only thing I'd change about it is update the shot of Home Farm.
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Old 06-09-2016, 18:40
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I too would prefer a more rural feel to the ED opening credits. I get quite nostalgic when I remember the old Emmerdale Farm ending with the sun setting behind the farmhouse - but that wouldn't fit with the modern programme.

I haven't watched River City for a while but I used to think it's opening credits were awful. It looked like something from a daytime magazine programme about Glasgow - ie done on the cheap.
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Old 06-09-2016, 18:43
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I like Emmerdale's current opening, I its fast paced, modern and exciting. The only thing I'd change about it is update the shot of Home Farm.
I disagree entirely. I think I'd possibly like them more if they didn't look like they gave a cat a GoPro.

The theme, especially the disjointed bridge as we reach the village scene, is also terrible.
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Old 06-09-2016, 18:48
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I disagree entirely. I think I'd possibly like them more if they didn't look like they gave a cat a GoPro.

The theme, especially the disjointed bridge as we reach the village scene, is also terrible.
I guess i'm in the minority, I think the theme fits with the show, the old theme was nice but didn't fit with a show filled with affairs, disasters and violence.
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Old 06-09-2016, 19:06
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I love this compilation of all the Corrie titles:

https://youtu.be/wQDiaAmRA-o

I like the 1969 titles. Proper gritty. The 1976 titles are more iconic though.

For today, I would try to give the street more of a sense of place than it currently has. I think the 1969 titles did this well (as did 2002), so it would be something along those lines.
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Old 06-09-2016, 19:07
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Now that Hollyaoks as revealed their new opening which of the other soaps do you think needs a new one?

I think Corrie needs one desperately, they need to remix the theme song so its more modern like Emmerdale did and include the cast in the opening.
Mine is none of the above.

Maybe Corrie at a push but I don't mind them
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Old 06-09-2016, 19:29
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Mine is none of the above.

Maybe Corrie at a push but I don't mind them
Corrie's aren't bad, I think the theme song needs updating though, how come they've never remixed it like Emmerdale has done?
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Old 06-09-2016, 20:09
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EastEnders, it's never changed! Could just imagine a Neighbours or Hollyoaks style opening titles with the Mitchells all playing happy families & looking into the camera with cheesy grins hahaha!
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Old 06-09-2016, 20:14
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Emmerdale should go back to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92R3FmHAu5I
Gotta love that true Rural Yorkshire vibe
Yeah, this one was the best of them all, so pretty to look at.

But really, I dont pay too much attention. After you've seen it a few times I am mostly just skipping forward to the start of the show and dont even watch the opening anymore.
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Old 06-09-2016, 20:18
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Definitely EastEnders! The theme tune is fine but that boring map of London has always been really dull and now looks kind of irrelevant. EE is not about the whole of London, just Albert Square.
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Old 06-09-2016, 20:19
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EastEnders, it's never changed! Could just imagine a Neighbours or Hollyoaks style opening titles with the Mitchells all playing happy families & looking into the camera with cheesy grins hahaha!
EE's are my favourite. They update it to reflect changes in London, but unlike Corrie's, they do 'set the scene' for the audience.
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Old 06-09-2016, 20:28
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Here's my Corrie opening titles idea:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ovw2r3jaGE

Old school, but with the big new set.
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Old 06-09-2016, 20:31
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None above of the all of the above
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Old 06-09-2016, 22:08
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It's not in the poll but Home and Away is crying out for it. The theme was probably the most iconic of all the soaps and they took it away about 9 years ago
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Old 06-09-2016, 22:16
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Definitely EastEnders! The theme tune is fine but that boring map of London has always been really dull and now looks kind of irrelevant. EE is not about the whole of London, just Albert Square.
I like to spot where I am though.
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