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Soap operas are shit

25th July 2006

Most of England, and probably the rest of the world will disagree with me here, but what are the point or purpose to soaps? The same things just happen over and over again. Woman A sleeps which Man B whilst secretly having a lesbian affair with Woman B who just happens to be Man A's wife and Man B's long lost brother who returned from the dead for the Christmas special. What do people find so interesting about the childishly over-exaggerated storylines by writers who most probably only scraped through English Literature and social studies at high school?

Don't the characters with their stupid names and over-the-top personalities ever get annoying? Don't people ever wonder why they don't leave the street or village they are in, particularly given the ridiculous amount of trauma they suffer every single week? How about the over-used stage pieces (think or a pub or cafe) - go on holiday or something for fucks sake - the world does not revolve around the one street you live in! Why has everybody slept with everyone else? Why does not one single marriage go smoothly? I mean, when was the last time you went to a wedding where the bride admits at the alter that she slept with the groom's father just 2 days earlier?

Please remove this shite from my TV and put something better on like the A-team.

Comments

1. On Tuesday 25th of July 2006 Rik Lomas said:

   When did you turn into such an old man? Over your last seven posts (that's how many are stored in the ole feed reader), you've managed to moan about soaps, your feed reader count, Marks and Spencer adverts, Star Trek and bloggers who talk about themselves. Are you auditioning for Grumpy Old Men?

2. On Tuesday 25th of July 2006 Steve Tucker said:

   Ha! :D Love that show man!

3. On Tuesday 25th of July 2006 J Phill said:

   Yeah soaps are absolutely worthless. They are basically reject hollywood stars so only appeal to jobless people with no life, or old people. I hate all soaps!

4. On Wednesday 26th of July 2006 lorissa said:

   haha! don't forget the amnesia - there is always someone with amnesia.

5. On Thursday 27th of July 2006 P.J. Onori said:

   Yes indeed, soap operas are the backwash of entertainment. Trying to understand the value of them is like trying to understand the value of armpit hair.
   
   Nice post.

6. On Sunday 30th of July 2006 Damien said:

   Pointless shows that are clogging up the cable tubes.

7. On Friday 01st of September 2006 karen said:

   they are fine. at least they take us away from the raelity for some time. it is the same way guys go for drinking sprees yet they add no meaning to life.

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