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View Poll Results: How Long Have you been watching soaps?
0-1 year 1 0.83%
2-5 years 4 3.31%
6-10 years 14 11.57%
11-15 years 13 10.74%
16-20 years 14 11.57%
21-25 years 11 9.09%
26-30 years 13 10.74%
31-40 years 22 18.18%
41-50 years 9 7.44%
51-60 years 13 10.74%
61 years and over 0 0%
I have never watched a soap opera 0 0%
I used to watch but don't any more 0 0%
I'd rather not say 0 0%
On and Off for many years 7 5.79%
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Old 30-12-2016, 17:49
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Been watching EE since 2000
Hollyoaks since 2006
Corrie since 2010
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Old 30-12-2016, 17:57
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Yeah definitely. You watch Eastenders as well don't you?

Emmerdale is my favourite but from what you have said Hollyoaks sounds like it would suit you best.

Corrie would probably be the hardest to get into
yes, watch EE

never watched any of the others, but seen photos here and there, and corrie looks like something ancient and emmerdale - that's on a farm innit ? at least, acc to what I have read so far, Hollyoaks is in a suburb (like e.g. walford) i.e. not so dated/rural - and something which may give Mr. Barnaby a run for his money
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Old 30-12-2016, 18:01
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yes, watch EE

never watched any of the others, but seen photos here and there, and corrie looks like something ancient and emmerdale - that's on a farm innit ? at least, acc to what I have read so far, Hollyoaks is in a suburb (like e.g. walford) i.e. not so dated/rural - and something which may give Mr. Barnaby a run for his money
One of the main reasons it has so many deaths is because it loves serial killers. Only one left now though, Cameron Campbell who will probably die soon. Looks like more villains will arrive in the new year, so a good place to start.

And yes, It is definately the modern soap

And Corrie looks so old because it has been going over 56 years.
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Old 30-12-2016, 18:14
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One of the main reasons it has so many deaths is because it loves serial killers. Only one left now though, Cameron Campbell who will probably die soon. Looks like more villains will arrive in the new year, so a good place to start.
so what is most frequently used for the murders ? personally I prefer poison (like Agatha Christie) - clean and efficient - and you needn't hang around, if you put it into a bottle of some medicine and it sinks to the bottom .. and hey presto .. when the last is poured out ... still used to everything from Midsomer Murders - but there's one episode I have never seen again - been repeated now two or three times: Old man lives in the forest with a fox - some teenage kids kill the fox - that was just too upsetting - never again - may seem weird after so many murders in the Midsomer area, one of the worst being a woman sitting in the garden, half asleep - and a person with an oversized vet's syringe approaches ... phew
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Old 30-12-2016, 18:18
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so what is most frequently used for the murders ? personally I prefer poison (like Agatha Christie) - clean and efficient - and you needn't hang around, if you put it into a bottle of some medicine and it sinks to the bottom .. and hey presto .. when the last is poured out ... still used to everything from Midsomer Murders - but there's one episode I have never seen again - been repeated now two or three times: Old man lives in the forest with a fox - some teenage kids kill the fox - that was just too upsetting - never again - may seem weird after so many murders in the Midsomer area, one of the worst being a woman sitting in the garden, half asleep - and a person with an oversized vet's syringe approaches ... phew
Well I am quite new so dont know too well.

Cameron seems to have a habit of either blowing someone up (Joe, Nico, Joe's Brother) or strangling them with a rope. The last murder was Celine is early December after he strangled her when she threatens to go to the police with a video of him causing the halloween fire.

They also had a hospital killer before I started watching who injected 7 people, killing them. but she died around a year ago.

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Old 30-12-2016, 18:23
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Well I am quite new so dont know too well.

Cameron seems to have a habit of either blowing someone up (Joe, Nico, Joe's Brother) or strangling them with a rope. The last murder was Celine is early December after he strangled her when she threatens to go to the police with a video of him causing a fire.

They also had a hospital killer before I started watching who injected 7 people, killing them. but shes dead now.

sounds nearly like Midsomer - just in another setting - last murder December, and today's headline in the Hollyoaks section is about someone about to commit another one.
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Old 30-12-2016, 18:26
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sounds nearly like Midsomer - just in another setting - last murder December, and today's headline in the Hollyoaks section is about someone about to commit another one.
Well to be fair it is an hour long special tonight. They dont have episodes on Christmas Day and New Years Day so this will basically take it's place.

I doubt that Jack Osbourne will die, as he has probably been in it since 2000 or so. Someone else may die though - Eva or Liam most likely
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Old 30-12-2016, 18:40
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Well to be fair it is an hour long special tonight. They dont have episodes on Christmas Day and New Years Day so this will basically take it's place.

I doubt that Jack Osbourne will die, as he has probably been in it since 2000 or so. Someone else may die though - Eva or Liam most likely
think I will read about it at first, find the odd one from this year on youtube so I can start to familiarize myself with it - and then middle of next month - when R&R (ee) are sorted and hopefully Lee too - and it should be slightly more quiet - then have a go with the new episodes.

can just see myself finding old episodes with people I get to "know" only to find they have all since been murdered LOL

edit: or been arrested for murder
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Old 30-12-2016, 18:49
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It shows you have voted in the category before

If it helps if you look at the poll results the option you picked will show in italics
Cheers for that......I am not very good with this sort of thing so your advice is very welcome.
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Old 30-12-2016, 18:51
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think I will read about it at first, find the odd one from this year on youtube so I can start to familiarize myself with it - and then middle of next month - when R&R (ee) are sorted and hopefully Lee too - and it should be slightly more quiet - then have a go with the new episodes.

can just see myself finding old episodes with people I get to "know" only to find they have all since been murdered LOL
Haha that would be funny Lol

This may help:

http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/feat...ictures-2016/?
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Old 30-12-2016, 18:56
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very curious, but how long time did it take you to get to know the EE characters and "feel confident" - or do you still feel like a "guest" on the square sometimes?
It didn't take me very long - only a couple of weeks.

It took me much longer to get into Emmerdale - lots of spurious kids and they don't rotate the cast as much as EE.
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Old 30-12-2016, 18:59
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Cheers for that......I am not very good with this sort of thing so your advice is very welcome.
I only recently discovered it myself
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Old 30-12-2016, 19:01
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It didn't take me very long - only a couple of weeks.

It took me much longer to get into Emmerdale - lots of spurious kids and they don't rotate the cast as much as EE.
I said 6 months but by a few weeks I guess you mean like learning the names of just a few characters and storylines? A very basic understanding?
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Old 30-12-2016, 19:02
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seems like you've better not start liking someone (like I adore Jay from EE - and - cry cry Roxy) because they may be murdered or arrested for murder before you know it.
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Old 30-12-2016, 19:04
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seems like you've better not start liking someone (like I adore Jay from EE - and - cry cry Roxy) because they may be murdered or arrested for murder before you know it.
Haha your probably right

There are some characters who will probably never die though - Tony, Ste, Jack, Darren and Nancy, Mercedes McQueen
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