Things you don't see on soaps...

BillyMitchel

dutcher wrote: »

Doing the aeroplane with their mickey.

Helicopter man. Obviously have a small one because you don't even know what it's called!

xXxkorixXx

unemployment

coolhull

Not a spirits drinker among the lot of them

Collie D

Pubes. In real life there's nearly always pubes on the soap

RayM

When someone loses their job, they usually find another one within less than a day. The job-seeking process involves sitting in a café with a newspaper, drawing red circles around job adverts. Someone will then walk in and see them, and will immediately offer them a job - starting tomorrow, no need to submit a CV, attend an interview, etc.

You hardly ever see anybody going to college. They usually just accept a job at the local pub/café/corner shop. In the rare event that someone actually bothers with further education, they always drop out within weeks and return to the street/square to work in the local pub/café/corner shop. I presume this is because the writers assume that the people who watch soaps are all idiots who wouldn't be able to relate to educated characters.

wretcheddomain

RayM wrote: »

When someone loses their job, they usually find another one within less than a day. The job-seeking process involves sitting in a café with a newspaper, drawing red circles around job adverts. Someone will then walk in and see them, and will immediately offer them a job - starting tomorrow, no need to submit a CV, attend an interview, etc.

Ha, spot on, especially the circling the ads part.

The sons of the friendliest people on the soaps always have nasty sons.

Just think of the son's of Dot Cotton, the Duckworth's, Alan Turner etc.

grey_so_what

Happy families who respect and love each other....

Smiling at each other instead of screaming blue murder into each others face.

And keeping a secret when you're asked to!

glass_onion

Peoples houses being burgled.while half the cast are at a party/funeral.

Lawrence1895

Real life

DeanAustin

RayM wrote: »

When someone loses their job, they usually find another one within less than a day. The job-seeking process involves sitting in a café with a newspaper, drawing red circles around job adverts. Someone will then walk in and see them, and will immediately offer them a job - starting tomorrow, no need to submit a CV, attend an interview.

This is so true. And no one ever negotiates or mentions wages or salary.

If I ever lose my job I'm moving to Coronation Street. Im guaranteed to get offered a job either working for Dev or working with Michelle Keegan. Both would be great for very different reasons.

Starscream25

Soaps would be so much better if characters were allowed to swear, the **** that some of them have to put up with and their over the top story lines, the only way any normal folk would express themselves would be the throw in the odd **** or **** or **** off or something along those lines

Eutow

People going to a pub or nightclub that isn't on the same street or square they live on.

Daveysil15

People doing a number 2.

LOSTfan57

Starscream25 wrote: »

Soaps would be so much better if characters were allowed to swear, the **** that some of them have to put up with and their over the top story lines, the only way any normal folk would express themselves would be the throw in the odd **** or **** or **** off or something along those lines

Starry starry night

Hank Scorpio

People using their computers

Sir Osis of Liver.

Two people with the same first name on the same street.
Impossible.

You never see people being unable to find parking, there is always an empty space conveniently available.
Also you don't see different doctors who specialise in different fields - it doesn't matter if you have a slight head cold or a gunshot wound to the head, you'll inevitably be treated by the local GP.

artanevilla

Ice in drinks.

Agricola

They never refer to an alcoholic drink by its brand name. It's either "Bitter", "G&T" or in the case of rogue characters, "Scotch"

coolhull

When i ask for a pint, the barman always says ''a pint of wha?'' In Soapland, bar staff always have second sight

Never see people cheating and getting away with it.

Or two people with the same first name

OneArt

Johnnio13 wrote: »

Cheating and getting away with it. Someone always gets knocked up.

Even if they're gay.

uch

They never get caught wánking in the jax in the Pub

if832uspx4eogt

Ordering a drink, taking one sip of it then rushing off.

KKkitty

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Never see people cheating and getting away with it.

Or two people with the same first name

In Eastenders they had characters called Billy Mitchell and Billie Jackson at the same time so they killed off the latter.

BillyMitchel

KKkitty wrote: »

In Eastenders they had characters called Billy Mitchell and Billie Jackson at the same time so they killed off the latter.

Because I will live forever.

Killer Wench

LOSTfan57 wrote: »

Actually (while not really a soap but still) The Big Bang Theory got innundated with complaints after it spoiled a character death from The Walking Dead

I am at the point where I hate people who complain about spoilers.


As for soaps, I remember a soap that had a main character possessed by the devil. In another soap, there was a possessed doll that came to life. Yet, I can' t remember any character that was a priest or minister. Rarely do I recall real life politics spilling overbinto the soap.