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Old 11-11-2016, 20:00
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For the past year and half, I have been watching Hollyoaks. I admit, it's not been very long but it's been long enough. In that time we have had the big anniversary episode and had many stunt weeks (POV week was definitely a highlight). We got Lyndsey being found out as a serial killer as the Gloved Hand Killer. Nico killing Trevor, the death of Dylan Alfie and Jade and the sad death of her.

We have also had the painful Ste storylines. Nico being unhinged, Scott being Scott. The Diego storyline which just dragged. Cameron being a sudden serial killer from nowhere. Soon we will be getting Goldie permanently and Diego coming back?

This is where I am at right now. There is nothing keeping me from putting Hollyoaks back on next week onwards. What is there for me to keep coming back? I cannot stand many of the characters now, the acting by half the cast (will be half when Diego returns and Goldie is back) is drama class at best (I do drama classes and seriously, some people in there act better than some on Hollyoaks - and I don't mean me). The storylines could be MILES better. Ever since the POV week it's slowly gone downhill, the stunt week with the deaths was good. The acting by the cast during that week were good, however the execution for the deaths (especially Joe's) wasn't brilliant.

I have completely and honestly lost interest in nearly every storyline now. The only one holding any sort of interest for me is the Osbourne's disappearance. Which, to be honest, is only just keeping my waning interest.

I think I am going to end up stopping watching next week. I know some people won't care what I am going to do but, I just wanted to air my view. Thank you
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Old 11-11-2016, 20:37
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I agree. It seemed to be improving during the year but it does seem to be sliding backwards again unfortunately. I'm finding it tedious to watch at the moment again.
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Old 13-11-2016, 21:02
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You obviously look at Hollyoaks from an interesting perspective as you attend drama classes.

It is a pity when they start interesting storylines like the Osbornes then drop them for weeks. Apart from a clue on Thursday, we are not due to catch up with them until New Year.
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Old 13-11-2016, 21:47
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I actually think its getting better..:
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Old 13-11-2016, 21:55
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I agree. It seemed to be improving during the year but it does seem to be sliding backwards again unfortunately. I'm finding it tedious to watch at the moment again.
I agree. Since Halloween week it's been boring for me
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Old 13-11-2016, 21:57
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I agree. Since Halloween week it's been boring for me
Same here. It was looking very promising since summer and Halloween was decent enough but since then it's regressed back to last year.
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Old 13-11-2016, 22:03
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Watched the C4 Hollyoaks episode on Friday. It was the first time in years that I have watched a full episode of Hollyoaks ... and oh my word.

Atti, I know that you love Hollyoaks but it was complete and utter garbage! I'm sorry.
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Old 13-11-2016, 23:07
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Watched the C4 Hollyoaks episode on Friday. It was the first time in years that I have watched a full episode of Hollyoaks ... and oh my word.

Atti, I know that you love Hollyoaks but it was complete and utter garbage! I'm sorry.
I watched a bit out of curiosity when you told me that you'd watched KK. I was shocked at how poor it was, I mean I knew it was bad but That's half an hour of my life I'll never get back.....

Surely it's not long before it gets the axe?
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Old 13-11-2016, 23:08
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Same here. It was looking very promising since summer and Halloween was decent enough but since then it's regressed back to last year.
I think it is better than last year and not as ott . I just think it just going through a dull block. Hopefully once the Cameron sl has ended and the Osbournes return it should improve.
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Old 13-11-2016, 23:12
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Haven't really enjoyed last week ep mainly because idgaf about Diego and wish he just f*ck off. Anyway I still think it's the best soap out of the ones I do watch
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Old 13-11-2016, 23:16
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I watched a bit out of curiosity when you told me that you'd watched KK. I was shocked at how poor it was, I mean I knew it was bad but That's half an hour of my life I'll never get back.....

Surely it's not long before it gets the axe?
Surely you knew what to expect considering the past few months (at least) you've been saying how shit it is and you'll never watch an episode?

If you're that bothered about not getting that half an hour back why did you watch it in the first place, knowing full-well that you're not into it and think it's bad, and why feel the need to not only moan about it (wasting more of your time), but also use it as a way to put Hollyoaks viewers down, ie that post about watching Hollyoaks if you want more sensationalism.

Not all of us like Emmerdale but we don't call for it to be axed. And how can you say that a show can be axed based on one episode?
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Old 13-11-2016, 23:19
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You obviously look at Hollyoaks from an interesting perspective as you attend drama classes.

It is a pity when they start interesting storylines like the Osbornes then drop them for weeks. Apart from a clue on Thursday, we are not due to catch up with them until New Year.
I think the block storytelling definitely has a detrimental effect, the Ellie consent storyline hasn't been shown for about 2 months, so when it evenually picks up again most viewers will have lost interest / forgotten what it's about.


I actually think its getting better..:
I agree, on the whole it is lot better and moving In the right direction.
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Old 13-11-2016, 23:19
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I watched a bit out of curiosity when you told me that you'd watched KK. I was shocked at how poor it was, I mean I knew it was bad but That's half an hour of my life I'll never get back.....

Surely it's not long before it gets the axe?
I would be very surprised if it was axed, i can't see it happening personally. It's channel 4's only soap and i have a feeling that they are calling the shots as to the type of output that is being produced. It has been like this for over 3 years now, all though it did improve a good bit earlier this year before regressing again. Earlier this year was the lowest point it reached in my view all though they're have been many since 2013 (well maybe 2014)
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Old 13-11-2016, 23:23
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I watched a bit out of curiosity when you told me that you'd watched KK. I was shocked at how poor it was, I mean I knew it was bad but That's half an hour of my life I'll never get back.....

Surely it's not long before it gets the axe?
You mean you actually watched it before slating it and putting the viewers down? Wow. Normally I thought you just formed an opinion saying how much 'sensationalist trash' it is despite saying you've never watched an episode and never will, knowing it was bad yet still 'wasting half an hour of your life'. Nobody was forcing you to watch it were they? Why bother if you've no interest in it, there's no point.

And why should it be axed? Just because you don't like it? Well in that case Corrie should be axed because I don't like it and think it's boring, yet I don't watch an episode and then claim I've wasted my life. Instead I just let those who enjoy it watch it and don't bother commenting on it.

I think it is better than last year and not as ott . I just think it just going through a dull block. Hopefully once the Cameron sl has ended and the Osbournes return it should improve.
I agree, the OTT has been turned down a lot and it's a lot better for it. I hope it improves too.
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Old 13-11-2016, 23:23
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Surely you knew what to expect considering the past few months (at least) you've been saying how shit it is and you'll never watch an episode?

If you're that bothered about not getting that half an hour back why did you watch it in the first place, knowing full-well that you're not into it and think it's bad, and why feel the need to not only moan about it (wasting more of your time), but also use it as a way to put Hollyoaks viewers down, ie that post about watching Hollyoaks if you want more sensationalism.

Not all of us like Emmerdale but we don't call for it to be axed. And how can you say that a show can be axed based on one episode?
This. Also if you don't watch it because you think it's shit how does it being on air affect you? I guess some just like slating it, I understand if you watch it regularly and are not happy but one ep then calling for it to be axed??
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Old 13-11-2016, 23:25
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I think the block storytelling definitely has a detrimental effect, the Ellie consent storyline hasn't been shown for about 2 months, so when it evenually picks up again most viewers will have lost interest / forgotten what it's about.

I agree, on the whole it is lot better and moving In the right direction.
Whilst I think the show is in a decent place right now, I do agree. Ellie's story looked like it was going to be great after that amazing consent episode, but apart from one episode there's been no follow-up.
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Old 13-11-2016, 23:29
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Yes the block storytelling is one of it's flaws, the Ellie sl should have had more focus after it happened, they need to work on that. I think it is improving and I've enjoyed a lot of the sls this past year, like all soaps not everything is perfect but I think for the most part it is enjoyable and interesting.
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Old 13-11-2016, 23:33
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I think the block storytelling definitely has a detrimental effect, the Ellie consent storyline hasn't been shown for about 2 months, so when it evenually picks up again most viewers will have lost interest / forgotten what it's about.

I agree, on the whole it is lot better and moving In the right direction.
Indeed Hulakula, this Nick/ Ellie storyline was sidelined after barely 3 episodes.

It is better in that there seems to have been a reduction in unlikely plot twists recently.
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Old 14-11-2016, 00:20
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I haven't watched Hollyoaks properly in years but catch bits every now and then,and was intreuged by The Osborne story.

Am I right in presuming all the Osborne's have disappeared, a whole family, and the only people that seem to care in the slightest is Cindy and Holly.

John Paul's best friend and ex in laws have vanished and he's off shagging James and trying to get Diego out of prison has there not been one passing mention where he says he hopes Nancy is okay? In fact Hollyoaks High is carrying on completely as normal even though a teacher and a pupil are missing.

Peri's child is missing,and they haven't even bothered to show her! I know she's been through a lot with the Nico stuff but you'd think she'd be at her wits end that Steph and Tom have left without a trace.

What about Frankie's kids? Have they been informed do they care?
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Old 14-11-2016, 09:55
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It does seem that since jades death and the Halloween week, it's dipped in quality. TBH, the only character who really holds my interest right now is James and I do find the story with Mac interesting - when HO bother to show it. I do agree with others that HO continuity is a mess and that the block storytelling is terrible. When Ellie's consent story started, it managed to attract a lot of discussion and debate. Now people have lost interest. I'm not surprised. If oaks had tied up Nico and Cameron's plot long ago -when it needed to be- the show would have had sufficient time to develope thiier stories respectively. However a lot of the plots suffer because the general pacing has been all over the place. I don't care for stes custody and I don't care for the Osbournes disappearing because the show hasn't allowed the characters and stories to flesh out in the appropriate time scale. It doesn't help that ste is an exhausted issue led character that desperately needs resting.

I do think though that overall 2016 has been a decent year for the show and big step up from 2015 which was more like horror movie spoof than a actual soap. Not saying that this hasn't happened year but there is a better mix now. The stories, on a whole, have been better. The nightingales has been great additions. Jade and Alfies story has been beautiful and heartbreaking. James NIghtingale has been a revelation. Mercy has had some proper development. These are all pluses. The problem with HO is it allows itself to get swallowed with sensationalism and shock value as opposed to proper character development.
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Old 14-11-2016, 10:07
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I wonder if the Nick/Ellie story was quietly dropped as they didn't get the response they expected. I saw a lot of people on here and social media simply not believing that what Nick had done was wrong and blaming Ellie for overreacting. Or maybe Charlie Clapham's bad behaviour at the time overshadowed Freddie's involvement and they delayed it because of that. There was no doubt that this was meant to be a huge storyline for HO but it's like it never happened.

I agree with KatrinaK that HO has made some improvements this year but it still has a long way to go.
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Old 14-11-2016, 16:56
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I think its been pretty decent for a while now and think its still slowly improving... Its a lot better than both Corrie and Easties right now, thats for sure.
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Old 14-11-2016, 17:12
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It does seem that since jades death and the Halloween week, it's dipped in quality. TBH, the only character who really holds my interest right now is James and I do find the story with Mac interesting - when HO bother to show it. I do agree with others that HO continuity is a mess and that the block storytelling is terrible. When Ellie's consent story started, it managed to attract a lot of discussion and debate. Now people have lost interest. I'm not surprised. If oaks had tied up Nico and Cameron's plot long ago -when it needed to be- the show would have had sufficient time to develope thiier stories respectively. However a lot of the plots suffer because the general pacing has been all over the place. I don't care for stes custody and I don't care for the Osbournes disappearing because the show hasn't allowed the characters and stories to flesh out in the appropriate time scale. It doesn't help that ste is an exhausted issue led character that desperately needs resting.

I do think though that overall 2016 has been a decent year for the show and big step up from 2015 which was more like horror movie spoof than a actual soap. Not saying that this hasn't happened year but there is a better mix now. The stories, on a whole, have been better. The nightingales has been great additions. Jade and Alfies story has been beautiful and heartbreaking. James NIghtingale has been a revelation. Mercy has had some proper development. These are all pluses. The problem with HO is it allows itself to get swallowed with sensationalism and shock value as opposed to proper character development.
Totally agree with bib. I've enjoyed Hollyoaks the most out of all the soaps this year.
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Old 14-11-2016, 17:27
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This year has been a lot better than last year but still not great, there have been some amazing episodes and the Jade/Alfie storyline has still particularly stood out and TBH I've enjoyed it more than the other soaps, all soaps I've watched have strruggled this year. (I don't watch emmerdale so can't comment on it).
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Old 14-11-2016, 18:11
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I wonder if the Nick/Ellie story was quietly dropped as they didn't get the response they expected. I saw a lot of people on here and social media simply not believing that what Nick had done was wrong and blaming Ellie for overreacting. Or maybe Charlie Clapham's bad behaviour at the time overshadowed Freddie's involvement and they delayed it because of that. There was no doubt that this was meant to be a huge storyline for HO but it's like it never happened.

I agree with KatrinaK that HO has made some improvements this year but it still has a long way to go.
It hasn't been dropped. I personally thought the story should have been given to someone more likeable, like Neeta. I just don't care for the Ellie character At least Holly, who is more interesting than Ellie, will be part of the Ellie and Nick story
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