Hollyoaks

Everyday when I come home from school I turn over to channel 4 Hollyoaks. Recently I found myself asking what is this addiction to T.V that most teenagers seem to have. Whether it be Hollyoaks, Eastenders or Emmerdale people seem to constantly come back for more. In soap operas there is always something exiting going on. Flicking from scene to scene there is never a dull moment. For example, today on the show there was two girls arguing over a boy, one girl made a nasty comment to another then it flicked over to a new club Calvin was running then he ordered the wrong beer and as he realised it flicked over to a shot of the girl from the previous scene crying. The writers are clever because they make it simple and easy to pick up on. This means you instantly become engrossed.A lot of adults think that we enjoy this because we have short attention spans. However, on the contrary, I think that it is because we can absorb a lot of information quickly. They always leave you hanging wanting more. Leading back to the question that has often been asked, are soap operas watched to face reality, or to escape it? Although it is masked as realism the overall storylines are rarely realistic. Again this can be left to opinion. I am addivtive Just as I am to Facebook. Its the sheer pleasure you get from gossip, whether it be real or fake. The nation loves to watch others get humiliated. I think its time to get a new hobby
Kitty