Hollyoaks

STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs

Were it not for this Godawful shows cynical manipulation of it's naive teenage girl fanbase,I don't think there's anyway it's over-riding banality would have allowed it to run for nearly ten years.I myself have only ever really caught what you might call passing glances at it but I feel this has been more than enough.I honestly wonder at times whether the 'actors' are chosen on the grounds on any actual 'acting' merit they possess whatsoever as opposed to their viewer-attracting,ratings-assuring sex appeal and good looks.Unless,by the standards of the casting directors associated with this rubbish,'good-acting' consists of shouting very loudly in each other's faces all the time as well turning the most mundane situation in to an opportunity to turn in a master-stroke of thespian aspiration.Mind you,said opportunities are relatively numourous,with seemingly every plotline as contrieved and sensationalist as the next,making the show more detached from reality than it's outline as 'the everyday lives of' a group of people could ever possibly imagine.Unfortunately,as long as it continues to appeal to the lowest common denominator of it's naive audience,it seemingly has no end in sight.Oh well,no one's forcing you to watch,eh?*

My wife watches the omnibus every Sunday. Makes me question my life-choices.

Hollyoaks is brilliant! It's a very enjoyable soap for all ages, especially teenagers. It can be funny, serious and emotional, but never goes too over the top. Unlike most British soaps, it keeps away from being morbid and depressing, even with serious storylines. The storylines used are always dealt with sensitively and carefully to make it very realistic. Please tune in, you'll love it!

Lex

Hollyoaks is many things. One thing that it isn't though, is well acted out. It has one of the poorest collections of actors/actresses I have ever witnessed on TV. There are a few which are satisfactory, but overall it's terrible. They cast the actors purely on looks, a lot of the cast were models prior to being on Hollyoaks. And I must say the writers seem absolutely clueless, as most of the story lines seem to be totally unoriginal and cliché...

On the other hand, there is a certain spark to the show which makes you enjoy watching it, and carry on watching it. There are a few lovable characters, and a few which you hate so much that you watch the show again just to laugh or cringe at. There's the adictive-ness that I think you will always find in soaps, which is why I must recommend anyone who hasn't started watching this to never start watching this, as you will too become hooked to a simply awful show.

Hollyoaks deals with the trials and tribulations that many teenegers/early twenty year olds do. Instead of simply concentrating on the boring stuff, like school or college, Hollyoaks adds a more interesting and fun way to telling the stories. Sub stories like murders, sexuality, family problems and pub life are shown to make the programme more realsitic to student life.

Hollyoaks is not noticed enough like other programmes, but it is definately much more funner!