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[maria]

That's what i was thinking, you took the words of of my mouth sir miggy

[TheBoy]

There not trash, corrie have been going before you was born jaime, so how can you call them trash, they are all good programs

I have never really seen the point of soaps, so never much liked them.

That aside, the old (UK) soaps - Emmerdale Farm, Coronation Street, Crossroads etc were popular and represented real life to an extent.

Then, mid 80s, along came knobenders, and like the popularist press, everything has to be sensationalist. Emerdale Farm became Emmerdale, and had to kill off 90% of the cast, Crossroads had to be pulled (only to be brought back with loads of pretty blonde birds shagging anything that moved, including each other), even corrie gone the same way.  Its all just utter trash now, just like the 80s crap Yankie soaps like Dallas, The Colbys, Falcon Crest etc etc.

How anyone can sit through that mindless, depressing drivel is beyond me.

Personally, I would much rather watch something you need to think about, such as older murder mysteries (newer tend to be too dumbed down), or a good documentary, esp a controversial one.


And what really pisses me off, the 'New' dumbed down BBC, with their diminishing budget, would rather spend it on crap like knobenders rather than a proper factual programme that they are used to be famous for  

[miggy]

There not trash, corrie have been going before you was born jaime, so how can you call them trash, they are all good programs

I have never really seen the point of soaps, so never much liked them.

That aside, the old (UK) soaps - Emmerdale Farm, Coronation Street, Crossroads etc were popular and represented real life to an extent.

Then, mid 80s, along came knobenders, and like the popularist press, everything has to be sensationalist. Emerdale Farm became Emmerdale, and had to kill off 90% of the cast, Crossroads had to be pulled (only to be brought back with loads of pretty blonde birds shagging anything that moved, including each other), even corrie gone the same way.  Its all just utter trash now, just like the 80s crap Yankie soaps like Dallas, The Colbys, Falcon Crest etc etc.

How anyone can sit through that mindless, depressing drivel is beyond me.

Personally, I would much rather watch something you need to think about, such as older murder mysteries (newer tend to be too dumbed down), or a good documentary, esp a controversial one.


And what really pisses me off, the 'New' dumbed down BBC, with their diminishing budget, would rather spend it on crap like knobenders rather than a proper factual programme that they are used to be famous for  

Soaps keep you and miggy clean, and it sounds as though you are well up on the soaps,  

[maria]

There not trash, corrie have been going before you was born jaime, so how can you call them trash, they are all good programs

I have never really seen the point of soaps, so never much liked them.

That aside, the old (UK) soaps - Emmerdale Farm, Coronation Street, Crossroads etc were popular and represented real life to an extent.

Then, mid 80s, along came knobenders, and like the popularist press, everything has to be sensationalist. Emerdale Farm became Emmerdale, and had to kill off 90% of the cast, Crossroads had to be pulled (only to be brought back with loads of pretty blonde birds shagging anything that moved, including each other), even corrie gone the same way.  Its all just utter trash now, just like the 80s crap Yankie soaps like Dallas, The Colbys, Falcon Crest etc etc.

How anyone can sit through that mindless, depressing drivel is beyond me.

Personally, I would much rather watch something you need to think about, such as older murder mysteries (newer tend to be too dumbed down), or a good documentary, esp a controversial one.


And what really pisses me off, the 'New' dumbed down BBC, with their diminishing budget, would rather spend it on crap like knobenders rather than a proper factual programme that they are used to be famous for  

OK i see your point, but i still like watching them, but we all have different tastes in programs we watch

[maria]

There not trash, corrie have been going before you was born jaime, so how can you call them trash, they are all good programs

I have never really seen the point of soaps, so never much liked them.

That aside, the old (UK) soaps - Emmerdale Farm, Coronation Street, Crossroads etc were popular and represented real life to an extent.

Then, mid 80s, along came knobenders, and like the popularist press, everything has to be sensationalist. Emerdale Farm became Emmerdale, and had to kill off 90% of the cast, Crossroads had to be pulled (only to be brought back with loads of pretty blonde birds shagging anything that moved, including each other), even corrie gone the same way.  Its all just utter trash now, just like the 80s crap Yankie soaps like Dallas, The Colbys, Falcon Crest etc etc.

How anyone can sit through that mindless, depressing drivel is beyond me.

Personally, I would much rather watch something you need to think about, such as older murder mysteries (newer tend to be too dumbed down), or a good documentary, esp a controversial one.


And what really pisses me off, the 'New' dumbed down BBC, with their diminishing budget, would rather spend it on crap like knobenders rather than a proper factual programme that they are used to be famous for  

Soaps keep you and miggy clean, and it sounds as though you are well up on the soaps,  

I know i am , I hate missing them....

[Martin_1962]

Then, mid 80s, along came knobenders, and like the popularist press, everything has to be sensationalist. Emerdale Farm became Emmerdale, and had to kill off 90% of the cast, Crossroads had to be pulled (only to be brought back with loads of pretty blonde birds shagging anything that moved, including each other), even corrie gone the same way.  Its all just utter trash now, just like the 80s crap Yankie soaps like Dallas, The Colbys, Falcon Crest etc etc.

And what really pisses me off, the 'New' dumbed down BBC, with their diminishing budget, would rather spend it on crap like knobenders rather than a proper factual programme that they are used to be famous for  

I bow to your superior soap knowleage, I'm sticking with SF, comedy and good documentries.

C4 used to have some excellent ones and I am really annoyed that they have not rerun them.

Equinox was great - my favourites were "Running to Time" and "Caspian Sea Monster"

[STMO123]

Dont forget Brookside.................actually,  forget Brookside

[maria]

Dont get me wrong i do love comedy as well, and all the comedy programs that use to be on TV when i was younger was really funny, so i do miss them too....

[maria]

Dont forget Brookside.................actually,  forget Brookside

brookside, now there use to be some goings on there, i use watch it too

[miggy]

Dont get me wrong i do love comedy as well, and all the comedy programs that use to be on TV when i was younger was really funny, so i do miss them too....

Theres a fair bit of comedy on here

 

[STMO123]

Quatermass...Gearge Fornby in concert...ahhhhh....those were the days

[miggy]

Quatermass...Gearge Fornby in concert...ahhhhh....those were the days

Turned out nice again

Mother

 

[STMO123]

I remember the days when Muffin the Mule wasn't a criminal offence.

[TheBoy]

Dont forget Brookside.................actually,  forget Brookside

Sorry, I am far from a soap fan.  Used to have to sit through crossroads when I was little, and corrie/emmerdale farm when I visited the grandparents.

But unless someone is shot, kidnapped, sleeping around etc, the producers aren't happy. Or they feel they have to deal with 'real issues', so have to have gays/lesbians coming out, AIDS, religious controversy, abuse etc etc dragging out story lines for months.

[maria]

Dont get me wrong i do love comedy as well, and all the comedy programs that use to be on TV when i was younger was really funny, so i do miss them too....

Theres a fair bit of comedy on here

 

yep   , there sure is