Members ryanc Posted November 10, 2015 Author Members Share Posted November 10, 2015 I was going to mention that there were racist character on Passions. I remember Rebecca and her multiple racist names for Theresa lol.. And of course I remember Alistair disapproving of Julian's interest in Eve because she was black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members quartermainefan Posted November 10, 2015 Members Share Posted November 10, 2015 Incest. I can think of a couple of times when GH had a great set-up for an incest story in recent years but they will never do that. Claudia and Johnny, and Julian and Ava both would have made great incest stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frequentsoapfan Posted November 10, 2015 Members Share Posted November 10, 2015 Passions did incest and it was disgusting. I just don't think most viewers want to watch an incest story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted November 10, 2015 Members Share Posted November 10, 2015 Disgusting. Guy has sex with his father (and gets pregnant) and rapes his sister multiple times. People are not here for that.. There were very few things Passions didnt do. They definietly pushed the envelope and crossed the line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cassadine1991 Posted November 10, 2015 Members Share Posted November 10, 2015 Guiding Light did an incest story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frequentsoapfan Posted November 10, 2015 Members Share Posted November 10, 2015 The constant rape scenes that year were horrifying. 2007 was the worst year on Passions. And I'm still mad they ruined Valerie for that. I never ever want to see incest on a soap again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YRBB Posted November 10, 2015 Members Share Posted November 10, 2015 I'm surprised nobody's mentioned that the only taboo left on soaps today is good, character-driven writing. In fact, it is avoided at all costs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members quartermainefan Posted November 10, 2015 Members Share Posted November 10, 2015 It's a shame that they don't consider it. Claudia was obsessed with Johnny, Claudia inexplicably hated Lulu, the father's hate for Claudia was extreme and he went insane. It was all there ,they just had to tell the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frequentsoapfan Posted November 10, 2015 Members Share Posted November 10, 2015 And what would've been the point of telling that story? It was already bad enough they later on rewrote it as Claudia being his mother even though they weren't that far apart in age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NothinButAttitude Posted November 10, 2015 Members Share Posted November 10, 2015 UK soap, Eastenders did a child molestation story with Whitney Dean. Her molester/step dad, Tony King, was prepping to groom her friend, Lauren, as his next target before he got caught. It was a gritty story and shocking as hell. I think a story we'd never see on US soaps too that is controversial are murder stories where a child is the target (a la Adam Walsh). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bright Eyes Posted November 11, 2015 Members Share Posted November 11, 2015 Hollyoaks is currently doing that Whitney-type story with Pete/Cleo, and is currently grooming the even younger, Jade. It's been fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cassadine1991 Posted November 11, 2015 Members Share Posted November 11, 2015 I agree we'll never get those stories in daytime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NothinButAttitude Posted November 11, 2015 Members Share Posted November 11, 2015 Interesting. I might need to check some clips out on that. Hollyoaks is a soap I've always tried getting into but couldn't. It was always too campy for my taste. But I'll look into this. Thanks! Not here in the US. People would have a fit. And they wonder why soaps are dying over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cassadine1991 Posted November 11, 2015 Members Share Posted November 11, 2015 Remember the sex trafficking storyline All My Children had two years ago and people complained about it even though it was a good story US soaps need a serious overhaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bright Eyes Posted November 11, 2015 Members Share Posted November 11, 2015 NBA, if you don't like soap opera on acid, you won't like what Hollyoaks has become. The show may be insane, but personally, I feel it's been running on a relative high since November (except for anything having to do with the horrible Tegan). It's certainly miles better than Corrie or EE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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