Have Soaps lowered the tone?

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Chris S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Nov 00 Posts: 22688 Credit: 4,508,608 RAC: 5,700	Message 1305771 - Posted: 13 Nov 2012, 11:51:51 UTC
	I can only discuss the UK soaps here I'm afraid but it would certainly be interesting to hear from other countries. The three main ones in the UK at present are Coronation Street, Eastenders, and Emmerdale, there have been others in the past. In my opinion they have definitely lowered the tone in the UK. 25 or 50 years ago we had decent story lines and good acting. Not any more. All we get from all three are strident females, screeching at the tops of their voices, complaining about their relationships. That is not acting, that is just untalented people shouting, and the producers go along with it. Gullible people watch these soaps and think it is a true to life example of how everyone else behaves, so they start to do it as well. Add in the intense competition between the soaps for the annual awards, and it just gets worse, year by year.
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John Clark Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 15814 Credit: 4,356,364 RAC: 130	Message 1305816 - Posted: 13 Nov 2012, 20:20:53 UTC
	I cannot comment, Chris. I have not looked at any soap for 15+ years, they bore the pants ... ____________ It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues
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WinterKnight Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6801 Credit: 17,086,059 RAC: 28,449	Message 1305824 - Posted: 13 Nov 2012, 20:34:12 UTC - in response to Message 1305816.
	I cannot comment, Chris. I have not looked at any soap for 15+ years, they bore the pants ... snap!
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Sirius B Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 6684 Credit: 1,281,955 RAC: 748	Message 1305879 - Posted: 13 Nov 2012, 22:50:24 UTC
	There is a good one, but thankfully not on TV..... ..The Archers. ____________
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rob smith Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 5443 Credit: 20,514,454 RAC: 126,030	Message 1306015 - Posted: 14 Nov 2012, 6:49:58 UTC
	The only "good" bit about the soaps are the closing themes. At least this Christmas I won't be afflicted by my sister-in-law's addiction ____________ Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?
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Hev Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Jun 05 Posts: 960 Credit: 237,511 RAC: 86	Message 1306026 - Posted: 14 Nov 2012, 8:01:58 UTC
	As a strident female myself I must be one of the gullible. I was so thrilled to be able to catch up with Eastenders after leaving the UK. I can't get BBC iPlayer here but people upload the soaps to youtube so I can watch them on the same day as in the UK. I also caught up with Casualty, another good one, and quite subversive in it's way. What lowered the tone in the UK was thatcherism, changed the culture into the greedy mess that we now have.
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Nick Send message Joined: 11 Oct 11 Posts: 2677 Credit: 1,504,413 RAC: 1,228	Message 1306029 - Posted: 14 Nov 2012, 8:14:18 UTC - in response to Message 1306026. Last modified: 14 Nov 2012, 9:01:25 UTC
	What lowered the tone in the UK was thatcherism, changed the culture into the greedy mess that we now have. Hmm?.... (-100)...Perhaps we should go back to those pre-Thatcher days...I should think not!! ____________ The Kite Fliers -------------------- Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes.
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Terror Australis Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 14 Feb 04 Posts: 1417 Credit: 181,561,938 RAC: 158,711	Message 1306095 - Posted: 14 Nov 2012, 14:19:18 UTC - in response to Message 1306026.
	As a strident female myself I must be one of the gullible. I was so thrilled to be able to catch up with Eastenders after leaving the UK. I can't get BBC iPlayer here but people upload the soaps to youtube so I can watch them on the same day as in the UK..... Haven't you heard of proxies ? T.A.
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Chris S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Nov 00 Posts: 22688 Credit: 4,508,608 RAC: 5,700	Message 1306122 - Posted: 14 Nov 2012, 16:41:27 UTC
	Hiyah Hev, Casualty has evolved from a soap-drama into a docu-soap, and is actually very good. We won't go into Thatcher, I know your views! Not sure about a strident female, certainly one that has strongly held views. The main difference is that you had an education, and have some brain cells between your ears. Unlike these pathetic young kids on the soaps today. Would you let your son marry a soap actress?
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