Members MarkH Posted October 12, 2008 Members Share Posted October 12, 2008 I do love visiting this thread. If _I_ were programming Soapnet, I'd be running dubbed or subtitled versions of these shows. Of course, my network would fail economically, but I'd have joy while dying :-). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted October 12, 2008 Members Share Posted October 12, 2008 I think you would change your mind about some of these pretty quickly – they weren't good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted October 13, 2008 Members Share Posted October 13, 2008 I have to say that "Coronation Street" has had some of the dullest openings I've ever seen. I'm sure that there's a gigantic respect for its tradition and all, but it's just so drab and depressing...that music...the shots of the run-down buildings. Yech! The only one I love is from the mid-80s and it has nice little shots of birds and clouds and such. "Emmerdale Farm" uses the exact same concept but it comes off so much sunnier and brighter there, even the ones that had random footage of cows and sheep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted January 10, 2009 Members Share Posted January 10, 2009 CassieFan, do you have the openings for new Croatian soaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CassieFan Posted January 10, 2009 Members Share Posted January 10, 2009 Nope, nothing new. The only news is that "Zakon ljubavi" was cancelled after 60 episodes due to low ratings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Huntress Posted January 15, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 Sturm der Liebe (telenovela, fourth cycle 2008/2009 Nya Tider This one's a Swedish soap. Don't know if it's still on the air. "> " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ben Posted February 14, 2009 Members Share Posted February 14, 2009 Since no-one has added the latest H&A opening/recap, I will. Home & Away 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted February 16, 2009 Members Share Posted February 16, 2009 When I watch foreign soaps I usually prefer the older, more somber openings. They have a certain power. Eastenders, Coronation Street (their closing theme is just absolutely beautiful), and the old Emmerdale theme before they jazzed it up with the overorchestration. They bring the old theme out for special occasions like Jack Sugden's funeral, although the announcer usually talks over it Many of the peppier openings get on my nerves, they seem hollow, like Neighbours, or cheap, like All That Matters (I do like the opening notes -- that strong German voice is better than any alarm clock). The one which doesn't bother me is Hollyoaks, it tends to fit the show. Or the music does anyway. The pictures I just like to study because they go so fast and are frequently changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted February 18, 2009 Members Share Posted February 18, 2009 I agree...I hate the "pop song" openings...perhaps because I prefer my soaps more "classic" and "classy" in tone. I do like the grandeur of the Emmerdale theme, overbearing orchestration and all. It feels very dramatic and soapy to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted February 27, 2009 Members Share Posted February 27, 2009 The Hollyoaks opening screams trailer trash to me LOL It may be from England, but every time I hear that song, all I see is rednecks bouncing around with mullets and rat tails. Not a pretty image. I loved the music that they had before that though, with the opening with all the blue rectangles floating around. The music was just incredibly sexy. I'm talking about this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=385f1A2pydE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted March 1, 2009 Members Share Posted March 1, 2009 I've been watching some Neighbours stuff from the late 90s recently (Susan Kennedy with the long, dark hair is jarring...and I wish they'd kept Lance around, he's a wonderful character), and I just love their opening sequence from around 1997-1998. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0P9JlNvuOk In some of the other Neighbours sequences from that decade, the music is right but I don't like the images. This has the right combination of both. Warm family and friendship sequences with character names attached, making everyone easy to identify, and unlike the current credits, not jerking by so fast that you have no idea who is what. The singer also seems to be trying for a Bono here and there, which makes it more entertaining to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JamesF Posted March 19, 2009 Members Share Posted March 19, 2009 Something in the Air - 2001 Short lived Aussie soap that aired on the ABC. Eric Bana was on the show at its inception but was recast and then killed off in a tractor accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted March 19, 2009 Members Share Posted March 19, 2009 ^I can see why it was "short lived." That opening alone is like a sleeping pill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JamesF Posted March 19, 2009 Members Share Posted March 19, 2009 You should have seen the show. I'd completely forgotten about it until I found the clip. I caught various bits of reruns when I was over there about 5 years ago. It was very very gently paced. Some interestingly quirky concepts and characters but the format seemed a little off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ben Posted March 24, 2009 Members Share Posted March 24, 2009 @ that theme tune! "Everybody knows everyone; we like it that way. Sun goes up and comes down..." You don't say. Triangle - Old BBC One soap, starring Kate O'Mara. "> " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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