Weirdness
Posted by nickgilyard on May 6, 2011
In my last post I mention how my roommate didnt like that he story lines were such a strech. I think that this is something that really turns some viewers off to soaps! Also I feel there has been a change in stroylines and have found my own grandparents saying ” they would have never put htat on TV back in my day.” This has ultimatley lead to a sense of desensitization in pop culture.
I think advertisers are playing a huge part in this! Writers need to learn that weird/different is not always better. and some old viewers want to see the since of familarity that hey are comfrotable with. Also I think that new viewers are looking to see what they think soaps are about and when they get weird storylines they are immediatley turned off.
jyoung1363 said
Agree agree agree, Nick! I hate how desensitized everyone (especially the youths) has become these days with all of the media thrown at us. But more specifically with soaps (we could analyze Jersey Shore, but we haven’t got that long! ;P), the language and sensationalism and characters doing things that border from shady to just outright immoral, and looking at that, sometimes I’m embarrassed to watch these shows with my mom!
Of course, they have their good moments too, but I also think that a throwback to the more conservative approach of older soaps might be a good thing to embrace, since at this point, it seems like many in the soap industry are struggling with options for bringing up ratings…
chriskennysmith said
I love that. “Desensitization of Pop Culture.”
genius.