I personally have yet to meet anyone who thinks Soaps are ‘real life’

I believe that most of us are too intelligent to think that way, but hey-ho…..there’s nowt so strange as folk so they say.

Pats wrote: I personally have yet to meet anyone who thinks Soaps are ‘real life’

I believe that most of us are too intelligent to think that way, but hey-ho…..there’s nowt so strange as folk so they say.

I thought that too, I was wrong, Have a look at these reports

Soap stars abused by public.

And this one made me shake my head in disbelief

Is there any problems with the trams?

Makes you wonder doesn't it?

Bruce wrote:
I thought that too, I was wrong, Have a look at these reports

Soap stars abused by public.

And this one made me shake my head in disbelief

Is there any problems with the trams?

Makes you wonder doesn't it?

It really does amaze me how some people believe actors/actresses are like their characters in real life. As for the topic subject, I wouldn't have a clue, as I don't watch it. But it's just a storyline, not a documentary.

I would think a very small percentage of the public believe soap characters are real.
If some have problems confusing TV storylines and characters with reality maybe that is a mental health issue.

The fact that "half a dozen" viewers called in to ask if trams were still running, after the "tram crash" is not much to be concerned about, neither does it represent the entire nation, imo.

Most people know what's what..

Bruce wrote:

Pats wrote: I personally have yet to meet anyone who thinks Soaps are ‘real life’

I believe that most of us are too intelligent to think that way, but hey-ho…..there’s nowt so strange as folk so they say.

I thought that too, I was wrong, Have a look at these reports

Soap stars abused by public.

And this one made me shake my head in disbelief

Is there any problems with the trams?

Makes you wonder doesn't it?

Yes, there is always the odd exception to the rule.

rocknanna wrote: Apparently the romanian girl turns up very pregnant soon.
I thought it was all a bit silly last night tbh.

Oh no please no..!
I will record it and fast-forward all the bits with her in it.

Terrible actress.

Bruce wrote: No I am not a fan I have said that before but that doesn't matter, My question was why is it soap operas that many people react to as it is real life, Eastenders Coronation Street are the prime ones it happens with. The best place to ask that I thought was a soap opera thread certainly didn't mean to offend anyone.

I am not qualified to answer that question because I have never met anyone who thinks that TV fictional serials are real.
I know lots of folk who chat about the characters, as posts in this thread have chatted about them, referring to them by their character names and talking about them as “personalities”, as the script writers and actors have created them.
That doesn’t mean we think they are real people, of course, any more than a group of people belonging to a book club think the novel they have just read was a true story, just because they discuss why particular characters acted as they did.

I’ve always found Books, TV and theatre more enjoyable if I enter into the spirit of the story and the characters created for my entertainment - and discussing opinions with other folk who have watched the same programme as me or read the same book as me is part of the pleasure.

I guess it’s similar to folk who raise threads about different types of Sport, so they can chat about a mutual interest - most Sports don’t interest me, so I don’t get involved in those threads.

Will Tyrone dump Fizz for Alina? Will Phil be around to pick up the pieces ?

I have been watching Corrie since it was first shown, with a couple of breaks over the years when I thought it was really ridiculous.

Some storylines seem a bit far fetched, for example the storyline about Peter’s liver surgeon . However a liver surgeon practising in Birmingham was struck off a few years ago for branding his initials on the livers of two patients.
The storyline about the attack on Seb and Nina was based on the real life murder of a Goth , Sophie Lancaster, who was beaten to death while walking through a park with her boyfriend in a hate crime attack for being different.

Nah Phil's not capable of picking up anyones pieces - he's a disaster area....almost demolished the house he and Fizz were supposed to live in.

He's been a lot worse since he and Tyrone fell into the cement...!

....and now Phil asks Tyrone to accompany him on what would have been his honeymoon. Is this storyline going to turn into a black comedy ?