Thursday, 2 June 2011

My vision for a fully-integrated, interactive soap opera

I have a dream, and it's a bit silly really, but why don't soap characters move around the soaps, it would be ace.
In real life people move around the country, indeed the world, so why not in the soaps?
Wouldn't it be great if Kevin Webster decided he'd had enough of life on the Street and headed down South for a new life and ended up working for Phil Mitchell in the Arches. Similarly, what if Alfie Moon turned up at the Rovers to get a couple of shifts while him and Kat looked for a house in Manchester, or nearby Cheshire like the rest of the BBC at the moment.
Even better if one of ridiculously good looking Aussies in Neighbours goes travelling in the UK on a gap year and ends up behind the bar in E20. Why aren't there any Aussies working in pubs in Eastenders by the way?
You could get people to vote on where characters go next, like John off of Corrie who's on the run with the baby, we could vote on whether he heads to Emerdale to work on a farm under another assumed name, or over to Chester to join the rest of misfits in Hollyoaks.
Maybe he could be found contemplating jumping off the Clifton Suspension Bridge on Casualty, then sent to see a specialist in Holby City.
This surely must be the way forward for entertainment in the 21st century. A bit like what Marx said about all businesses eventually becoming one big corporation under the capitalist model, all the soap operas of the world should merge into one big show, called The Story Of Life, or something similar...............
.................It's amazing the shite you think about while avoiding going out for a run.

1 comment:

FBDave said...

You crazy man!