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World Cup of Soap Operas - The Matches
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<blockquote data-quote="Angela Channing" data-source="post: 191850" data-attributes="member: 33"><p><strong><u>Match 1</u></strong></p><p>As I said in the previous round I never could get into <em>Coronation Street</em> despite watching it on many occasions whereas I was a regular viewer of <em>Brookside </em>for many years. <em>Coronation Street</em> is dishing up annoying characters like Fiz Brown and <em>Brookside </em>gave us the wonderful Sheila Grant, Harry Cross and Annabel Collins. While Coronation Street is recycling storylines of serial killers (yet again!), <em>Brookside </em>gave us the siege, the body under the patio and Damon being stabbed to death while running off with Debbie. Easy choice for me, my vote is for <strong>Brookside</strong>.</p><p></p><p><u><strong>Match 2</strong></u></p><p>Two giants of US soap opera and I could make a case for either to go through. However, it's hard to look back on the history of soap opera and not appreciate the significant part that <em>Peyton Place</em> played in popularising continuing drama, especially at prime time. Peyton Place is also a really well made, well written show with high production values that is still very watchable today. I've only ever watched a few episodes and it's easy to see why it was such a phenomenon in the 1960s. My vote is for <strong>Peyton Place</strong>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Angela Channing, post: 191850, member: 33"] [B][U]Match 1[/U][/B] As I said in the previous round I never could get into [I]Coronation Street[/I] despite watching it on many occasions whereas I was a regular viewer of [I]Brookside [/I]for many years. [I]Coronation Street[/I] is dishing up annoying characters like Fiz Brown and [I]Brookside [/I]gave us the wonderful Sheila Grant, Harry Cross and Annabel Collins. While Coronation Street is recycling storylines of serial killers (yet again!), [I]Brookside [/I]gave us the siege, the body under the patio and Damon being stabbed to death while running off with Debbie. Easy choice for me, my vote is for [B]Brookside[/B]. [U][B]Match 2[/B][/U] Two giants of US soap opera and I could make a case for either to go through. However, it's hard to look back on the history of soap opera and not appreciate the significant part that [I]Peyton Place[/I] played in popularising continuing drama, especially at prime time. Peyton Place is also a really well made, well written show with high production values that is still very watchable today. I've only ever watched a few episodes and it's easy to see why it was such a phenomenon in the 1960s. My vote is for [B]Peyton Place[/B]. [/QUOTE]
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