Cyclechat investigates...soaps

[glasgowcyclist]

DALLAS!​

 

[Drago]

J.R. Ewing. My kind of guy.

 

[Cycleops]

Who could ever forget that shower scene, well here's an update on that;

 

[KneesUp]

I suppose I could have included Dallas, Dynasty, and Knotts Landing, the latter being based upon the hedonistic goings on at the landing outside accy's flat.

He's in Lancshire, not Knottinghamshire.

 

[southcoast]

Sad

Ena Sharples, dead?! Thank heavens we still have Stan Ogden and Eddie Yates to keep us entertained.

Sadly Ena Sharples grandson has passed away too. Makes it hard to be a Daydream Believer anymore.

 

[Dave7]

I suppose I could have included Dallas, Dynasty, and Knotts Landing, the latter being based upon the hedonistic goings on at the landing outside accy's flat.

Is there real life outside accy's flat?

 

[nickyboy]

<rant>Soaps and their utterly ridiculous take in 'reality', are, in my opinion, largely responsible for the easily perceived drop in the intelligence of the general public. Whole swathes of the country speak like the Eastenders cast, which, trust me, is not in any way related to how people in that area used to speak. They all do now, though.
Junk for soft minds.
</rant>

There is no evidence whatsoever that the general public's intelligence is any lower than it ever was, despite your assertion there is an "easily perceived drop". Quite the opposite in fact. Average IQ test scores have been increasing

The accent people use to talk is not a reflection of their intelligence. So get off your soap-box

 

[DCBassman]

The accent people use to talk is not a reflection of their intelligence. So get off your soap-box

Never suggested it was, only that that accent has become more widespread...
I personally know of incidents of people, when needing to visit A&E, asking where Charlie is. And they're not joking.
And I'm standing on a vintage beer crate.

 

[raleighnut]

In a similar vein we were talking about Annie Sugden still being alive, actually the actress who played her is still alive, Sheila Mercier who turned 100 on the 1st of January this year.

 

[nickyboy]

Never suggested it was, only that that accent has become more widespread...
I personally know of incidents of people, when needing to visit A&E, asking where Charlie is. And they're not joking.
And I'm standing on a vintage beer crate.

OK, but do you still stand by the assertion that the general public's intelligence is falling, despite all the evidence to the contrary?

 

[DCBassman]

OK, but do you still stand by the assertion that the general public's intelligence is falling, despite all the evidence to the contrary?

I just quoted you an example of why I think so.

 

[Slow But Determined]

Can I throw two more into the hat..

Pobol Y Cwm

Rownd A Rownd.

The former being a starting point for many aspiring Welsh actors, one Ioan Gruffudd doing an eight year stint at the start of his career.

The latter is more of a youth based soap but in 2005 was graced with Ceri Cunnington (front man of North Wales band Anweledig) who joined the soap for a year or two.

And although my knowledge of Scottish soaps is not that great was there not one called Take The High Road?

 

[lane]

Cyclechat doing a good job here of investigating and getting the bottom of things as ususal. Soaps have been getting away with it for far too long. These cyclechat investigates threads are a public service. Keep up the good work.

 

[stephec]

They're fiddle, although if I'm honest I did used to find Eldorado entertaining.

Also, why's Cell Block H not on the list?

 

[classic33]

It wasn't a 'soap' originally was it? As I recall it was on Sunday night for a season or two a year - not every week, and not a few times a week. I too used to enjoy the 'oh god, it's not going to end well for the people on the coach - not with the storm, that light aircraft and the tired and stressed lorry driver' moment at the start.

Also, wasn't there a vaguely 'comic' porter, possibly of Eastern European descent, in the early series'? Or am I just remembering one funny incident as indicative of the whole character?

In A&E the night of the first episode. Caught part of it, somewhere in the middle. I don't know how it started or ended that night.