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Realism (or lack thereof)
Topic Started: Jan 15 2014, 10:23 PM (171 Views)
superstargirl818
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So when it came down to it there is only one thing that can I really want to talk about re Hollyoaks and that would be what is simultaneously the worst and best thing about it...the lack of realism.

In every other UK soap, Realism exists to a certain degree, of course it is important to add the drama in as well (no-one wants to watch someone washing the dishes) but in Hollyoaks it's like they've got rules of their own! You're a student struggling for money? We'll give you a plasma TV! You've spent the past two years hating someone? Well all that is forgotten because we need you together for a storyline! You had a baby last week after a six month pregnancy? We'll have you walking down the street in nine inch heels shaking your ass like Beyonce (with no sign of baby) IT DRIVES ME INSANE!

and yet...no other soap has caused controversy quite like Hollyoaks, No other soap pushes the boundaries quite like Hollyoaks and although some of the time it's pathetic drivel seemingly written by a hormonal 13 year old, when it's good...it's magnificent! I'm quite embarrassed to admit some of the stories have kept me enthralled so much i've turned up late for work ('sorry i'm late sir, but an affair was revealed on Hollyoaks and I just couldn't miss it' is not a good excuse fyi :D )

So do you sometimes wish Hollyoaks was like the other british soaps? It's audience is mainly young adult and it never gets the viewers or the coverage that the other UK soaps do. Do you believe a soap can get too realistic ie boring? Do you enjoy the ridiculousness that Hollyoaks is sometimes?


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Ali
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I totally love the differentiation that the show has! I can actually watch it over the rest of the Brit soaps because of it!
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ZackMallory
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Seriously ? This Show is a Hit or a Shit... HollyOaks is trying too hard to be something they're not...

Only Good Storyline i LOVED was 2010 - 2011: Silas ! But since than HollyOaks pushes the Murder/Crime Mystery Shit to havey in the Main Focus.. Because it worked with Silas so it works with everyone else is their thinking... it's so damn annoying and since Warren Fox and Brendan are Gone this Show sucks anyway.. all this bunch of wannabe newbies no one cares about.. not my Cup of tea anymore
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