Demetri - Things to consider when making a Soap

From my analysis of failed Soap Opera Eldarado, I have decided that I will have to consider key conventions such as community and representation to make mine succesful. Representation was important to Eldarado and the fact that it changed from representing only Britain, to other places in Europe arguably contributed to the show's failure. Community is also an important factor, realism is a key convention in soap and having a sense of community (various links/relationships between characters) is an element that cannot be left out. I will look at Soap Operas, particularly Eastenders and the sense of community based around it's setting (Albert Square) as well as the traditional Biritsh character representation. I will consider the predictability of my Soap's story lines in an attempt to keep the audience interested as well as plan out the Soap's cliff hangers and ongoing issues in such a way that I can rely on the audience to tune in when ever it's on. I will challenge my audience when developing emotion towards the characters with the use of realism, this will contribute to overall success as people will relate to the show and grow fond of it.