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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 353745" data-attributes="member: 23">I know soaps are generally more eventful and dynamic these days, and I can appreciate it would be a bit of a shock for someone who has only known this to be confronted with Seventies Crossroads (especially since James has mentioned above that there were periods when watching Xrds was like watching paint dry), but I just found it incredibly sad that the writer&#039;s entire mindset seemed geared towards event rather than character. You can almost taste the disappointment that nobody died or got dumped or stood up and made a scene.Exactly. It&#039;s depressing&nbsp; (if unsurprising) that younger viewers have become conditioned into being so attention deficit that they can write off a series after watching twenty minutes, which suggests that more sedate programmes probably wouldn&#039;t be given a chance today. Quite honestly I struggled with the first few episodes of Crossroads I watched and had to give it a little time to &quot;take&quot;. The thought that someone might experience this would probably send 21st Century programmers into panic. I think the most telling comment was the complaint that the church scene was &quot;really long&quot;. Contemporary audiences seem to tune out if a scene goes on for longer than 90 seconds.For me, the appeal of many of these soaps is that they capture the fascination of the ordinary and mundane. I&#039;m sure soaps have these scenes in 2023 as well, but far less liberally. Whether that&#039;s a good thing or a bad thing depends on your point of view.I&#039;m approaching that episode very soon and really looking forward to watching. Especially having seen some of it recreated in Nolly.Yes. As a child I always found him very friendly and accessible, and I like his chatty, informal manner.I&#039;ve watched quite a bit of old Russell recently since he did a lot of Upstairs Downstairs interviews (with both being LWT).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 353745, member: 23"] I know soaps are generally more eventful and dynamic these days, and I can appreciate it would be a bit of a shock for someone who has only known this to be confronted with Seventies [I]Crossroads[/I] (especially since James has mentioned above that there were periods when watching [I]Xrds[/I] was like watching paint dry), but I just found it incredibly sad that the writer's entire mindset seemed geared towards [U][I]event[/I][/U] rather than [I][U]character[/U][/I]. You can almost taste the disappointment that nobody died or got dumped or stood up and made a scene. Exactly. It's depressing (if unsurprising) that younger viewers have become conditioned into being so attention deficit that they can write off a series after watching twenty minutes, which suggests that more sedate programmes probably wouldn't be given a chance today. Quite honestly I struggled with the first few episodes of [I]Crossroads[/I] I watched and had to give it a little time to "take". The thought that someone might experience this would probably send 21st Century programmers into panic. I think the most telling comment was the complaint that the church scene was "really long". Contemporary audiences seem to tune out if a scene goes on for longer than 90 seconds. For me, the appeal of many of these soaps is that they capture the fascination of the ordinary and mundane. I'm sure soaps have these scenes in 2023 as well, but far less liberally. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing depends on your point of view. I'm approaching that episode very soon and really looking forward to watching. Especially having seen some of it recreated in [I]Nolly[/I]. Yes. As a child I always found him very friendly and accessible, and I like his chatty, informal manner. I've watched quite a bit of old Russell recently since he did a lot of [I]Upstairs Downstairs[/I] interviews (with both being LWT). [/QUOTE]

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