soap operas

orangesoda

do you watch any?

Before the days of on demand service I used to watch them ahead of sports.

A humorous memory I have is a friend of mine working out in the gym with EastEnders on the plasma and one of the locals walked in and said 'you're not watching that auld shy*e are ye?'
'awe not at all haha' and turned it over

and then the fellow left the room he turned it back on again

wazky

No, my brain is fully functioning.

Links234

Nope!

dark crystal

Yes I watch Corrie and Emmerdale. Wouldn't watch them religiously, but enough to know what's going on.

Expect to encounter quite a lot of tv snobbbery on this thread though, OP. The inellectuals of AH will be out in force

The Backwards Man

I haven't watched a soap since Benny Hawkins went to put the fairy on the Christmas tree and never came back down.

cloud493

I've been watching corrie since I was 5 years old, not stopping now :cool:

why can i only pick one from the list of options as i watch 4 ?

Corronation Street , Emmerdale , Eastenders & Fair City

KeithM89

I still watch reruns of El Dorado on a daily basis.

orangesoda

Deleted User wrote: »

why can i only pick one from the list of options as i watch 4 ?

Corronation Street , Emmerdale , Eastenders & Fair City

I watch 3/4 as well but I don't know how to change the poll

The Backwards Man

What was the one where yer wan was kidnapped by aliens? It was all believable up to that.

And Patrick Duffy was in the shower the whole time?

Balls.

Gran Hermano

Bread and circuses for the plebs.

KeithM89

The Backwards Man wrote: »

What was the one where yer wan was kidnapped by aliens? It was all believable up to that.

Glenroe.

dark crystal

The Backwards Man wrote: »

What was the one where yer wan was kidnapped by aliens? It was all believable up to that.

And Patrick Duffy was in the shower the whole time?

Balls.

First one was The Colbys, second one was Dallas (which has recently been resurrected from the dead too).

The Backwards Man

dark crystal wrote: »

First one was The Colbys, second one was Dallas (which has recently been resurrected from the dead too).

The Colbys and Dynasty were related, right?

And Dallas and Knots Landing?


Jesus, I spent to much time in my grannys when I was a wain.:(

orangesoda

I have an auld episode of Glenroe on video tape funnily enough, from early 90s

Why is there no poll option for "I Don't Watch Soaps, But I Don't Think People Who Do Are Fools?"

orangesoda

Candie wrote: »

Why is there no poll option for "I Don't Watch Soaps, But I Don't Think People Who Do Are Fools?"

that's far too much writing for a poll

Lucifer MorningStar

Must admit I watch Fair City the odd time to get a glimpse of Niamhs bosoms

vitani

Used to watch them all at one time or another, but don't have the time to now. Every now and then, a storyline might start up that gets me watching again for a little while but in general, I don't watch them at all. Still know what's going on most of the time though from the TV pages in the RTÉ Guide etc.

stefan idiot jones

I remember Trevor Jordache being patioed.

mutley18

There is ALWAYS someone screaming or breaking down crying in them, for that reason I don't watch. I get enough of that shíte from the family.

Tony EH

Soaps are absolutely mind numbing.

They're stupid stories for people that cannot think of anything better to do and what's worse is that they are stories that are drawn from a very shallow well, populated by about 10 scenarios, that usually revolve around somebody fucking somebody that they shouldn't be.

What's worse is that these "stories" are repeated, not only on a regular basis on one soap, but across them all at varying times.

Occasionally, I'll view parts of Eastendcorronationfarmstreet and I am always appalled at how shit they are and how repetitive the "stories" are.

In short, they're gossip television for women.

Sir Arthur Daley

Why do people waste away 3 hours of their life on average watching soaps?

brummytom

I watch Corrie and Hollyoaks. Not religiously, but fairly often.

Fuck it, sometimes I don't want to watch something 'intellectual' and am quite happy watch ****e.

FFS there's more than enough drama in real life without getting worked up over made up stuff!

Senna

Used to watch Neighbours about 20 years ago, at lunchtime when on school holidays. If it was **** weather, I'd watch Columbo afterwards. Then they replaced Columbo with Diagnosis Murder, so Neigbours wasn't worth scheduling time for anymore.
Dick Van Dyke stopping me watching the only soap opera I ever watched.

orangesoda

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

Why do people waste away 3 hours of their life on average watching soaps?

you could say the same about watch premier league soccer or spending your sunday going to a GAA club division 2 league game