Huh. Well...it was nice of them to do this for charity.

Is that guy that's not Danny Mac, Andy Moss, or one of the newbies I'll never care to know?

Edited November 19, 201114 yr by Bright Eyes

Andy Moss. I prefer this CIN with him.

It's hard to believe, but considering OLTL is truly ending, I needed another soap. I'm currently watching Y&R (FF mostly), DAYS (which I enjoy) and B&B (which is boring me these days). In addition I'm collecting and watching Passions from the beginning, which is very entertaining. I decided the most compatible soap to replace OLTL would probably be Hollyoaks. It's different and has that similar mix of comedy, drama, old and young. I decided to start with the week of Hollyoaks Later, along with the corresponding week of the main show. I haven't watched since the very beginning of Paul Marquesses tenure. Will post my thoughts soon!

I can't watch this until they stop acting like Brendan is a victim and that Ste should bow down to him. I get annoyed when I read comments that Ste needs to know how much he hurt poor precious Brendan by thinking Brendan was a murderer. Brendan IS a murderer, but beyond that, he beat Ste black and blue, again and again, and loved every minute of it. This story has repeatedly glorified domestic violence and made a violent, sadistic monster into the true victim. Ste is now a worthless character.

Is Brendan the one with the porn mustache? I liked what little I saw of him, probably just because I thought it was cute. I almost fell into a coma watching my first episode, but I'm going to wait until I watch the full week and all of Later to make a decision. I know soaps can have off days and I know the way Hollyoaks rotates it's cast, it can also have off weeks. I'm just hoping that Later is interesting enough it makes me want to continue watching the main show. Knowing Michaela is back is definitely a good thing that makes me want to continue watching. If they announced a return for Zak I'd probably have a heart attack.

The first episode I watched had a lot of teens featured and they seemed terrible compared to what we had with Kirkwood and even Allen. There was a girl Sinead and her friends at a party. I also caught the name Bart and didn't care for him either. I actually didn't mind Sinead, but the other girls were pretty dull.

The Hollyoaks Later episode was better, but this cast is definitely going to take some adjusting. I was happy to see so much of what McQueen's are left since that was my favorite family. I do wish they could try and get the actor who plays John Paul back.

I can't watch this until they stop acting like Brendan is a victim and that Ste should bow down to him. I get annoyed when I read comments that Ste needs to know how much he hurt poor precious Brendan by thinking Brendan was a murderer. Brendan IS a murderer, but beyond that, he beat Ste black and blue, again and again, and loved every minute of it. This story has repeatedly glorified domestic violence and made a violent, sadistic monster into the true victim. Ste is now a worthless character.

Ditto, CarlD2. I just can't watch that storyline (or any storyline) that focuses on Brendan/or Ste, until the show stops focusing on the abuser and "his problems", while making fodder for what Ste's been through with letting himself be involved with that man. And yes, these two characters will never be the "saintly gays" of US based soaps, but I just don't find entertainment in domestic violence, no matter how "hot" the portrayers may be in the fictional storyline.

Edited December 6, 201114 yr by difficultdiva

Usual crap producer interviews.

http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/s13/hollyoaks/interviews/a354364/hollyoaks-producer-emma-smithwick-talks-show-future-interview.html

http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/s13/hollyoaks/scoop/a354441/hollyoaks-more-chat-from-producer-emma-smithwick.html

I finally finished Hollyoaks Later which was the weakest of the series, but very entertaining. Then I start the next week of the main show and it seems so dull. Were they written by different people? I know Bryan Kirkwood still wrote Later after he'd left the main show. Maybe there is a similar arrangement. Also shocked at the lack of fallout from Rae's death so far. Perhaps her body is hidden and hasn't been discovered yet. Still, I'd expect somebody to mention she's missing at least. That was the big cliffhanger on Later and should be the main thing they pick up on.

With the main show the cast seems too large and so many of these actors and characters seem bland. It was awkward seeing Jacqui who is nothing like that spitfire I remember. All in all the show is watchable enough that I'll be back full time. It's just as mediocre as my American soaps. Maybe I should give Eastenders or Emmerdale a shot, but I fear they'll be similarly uneven. At least I have history with Hollyoaks.

All the British soaps are uneven to poor now - honestly I'd recommend going back and watching old Corrie/Eastenders/Emmerdale/Brookside, or Hollyoaks (not a lot of that is available pre-2005).

I think Later was done by the same people this year who did the main show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xc9GQ9Ht40

Anybody know where americans can see episodes of the Hollyoaks? This show always interested me. A soap with young people on it that actually is successful. That was every american soap opera writer and EP's dream in the 2000's. I love the current opening package. I think it's more creative and put together than the rock version (which i thought was very trashy.)