"Forbidden Love" video clip update: Nobody puts Olli in the corner

If you thought that was impressive you should see the way AWZ does ice skating ( http://rtl-now.rtl.de/awz.php?container_id=12546&player=1&index=7 ) [the guy who skates doesn't skate in real life and uses a double, the woman who skates is a real figure skater]

Though to be fair it is the speciality of their soap.  While VL's speciality lies more in pretty people riding horses together and attending fancy parties while boxing is just something they do when they have an out there idea ;) 

Didn't ATWT do an illegal boxing storyline once with Lucy and Dusty? I seem to have that in fond memory, thought hat might just be of shirtless and sweaty Dusty. 

I know the phrase/saying Best.[BLANK].Ever is quite ubiquitous these days, but in soapland, this is quite an apt description for Thursday and Friday's VL episodes.

Bring 'em on and hopefully some U.S. soap head honchos are taking notes and learning a thing or two.

"It's exciting, it's touching, it's shocking, it's funny,..."

Yes, it was all of that!

I really loved the boxing episode and I also was impressed by the great production values.

Loved the moving camera, the slow motion and the sound. Especially when heard out of Christian's dazed perception while he was knocked down where only Oli's voice came through and then leading to the score which we already know from the campfire/cowboy/Brokeback-scene.

Script + acting + production values made the boxing episode a perfect one !

What a beautiful epi this one was and a very exiting ending to the boxing s/l Christian is finally out to the uuhhm wel to the world i guess you could say sins he was already out to his friend. I compare this to some1 famous comming out because those people really have to come out twice, once to there loved ones and then again to the press and that can not be a easy task.

This epi is not only the end of the boxing s/l but also the beginning of a new one that will certainly rock.This couple is withoud a doubt the most beatiful,heartfelt and realistic (with a toch of dramatic romance springled on top but so was titanic) showing of gaylove currently on the web.

So...  This is how it works.  American Soaps are multi-camera tape shows (like Sitcoms) designed to air in the early afternoon.  In contrast, European soaps are evening shows and in many cases, are the country's main televised creative output.  Serialized nighttime soaps (like "In Treatment," which was adapted from an Israeli series), are the norm in almost every other country outside of the USA/Canada.  

Consequently, not only are the budgets bigger, but the content is more sophisticated, and this is why shows like Hollyoaks and Verboten Liebe are a bit more sophisticated than what we see on the air here.  

 However, our primetime television content, with shows like Lost, Heroes, The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, etc...  is head and shoulders above what's produced in other parts of the world.  Which is why so many American shows are licensed all over the globe.  

hehehe... i'm kidding... i would die for our two boys.... i really really love this show... i'm not much of a boxing fan but i thought they did good with the fight scene... granted that it was so sudden that Chrissie was able to knock out Dumdum.. but still the choreography was good for a soap opera... it was better than i expected it to be....

ever since November of 2007, VL has been able to outdo itself in every show that they showcase our two heroes.... culminating with this episode.... i'm afraid that i don't like much what August has in store for our two boys... but there's still together and going strong until September so that's something to look forward to... i'm just happy with how they ended the first chapter of the Love Story of Chirstian and Oliver... no matter what happens (which i don't think they would end so soon since i believe VL has full knowledge of how important the Ollian story arc is and how it made an impact for people around the world)... i would always have this beautiful, brilliant, heart warming, first chapter of the Ollian Love Story (from November 7, 2007 to August 1, 2008) that would go down as THE BEST GAY LOVE STORY EVER TOLD IN THE HISTORY OF TELEVISION.

That episode was beyond amazing. The scene where Olli crawls into Christian's bed and cuddles upto him is absolutely sweet. Seriously, Thore and Jo are just fantastic actors and have done tremendous justice to their parts.

And THE KISS!! It was just so damn sweet! Cant wait to see what happens next. I hope Axel gets his ass handed to him by Christian for attacking Olli like that, ugh. :(

This storyline continues to amaze me.  I don't think I've ever seen anything quite this romantic in any gay film or TV show, period.  It's so beautiful the way Christian's face lights up when Olli comes into the ring and the love that just explodes when they kiss.  Just . . . wow.

I too was surprised at the quality of the cinematography and lighting and the obvious care they took shooting this.  An American show would never have spent this kind of money.  It's obvious that the VL writers really believe in this storyline and in giving it equal weight with the others on the show.  Not to mention that Jo and Thore have developed a kind of emotional intimacy with each other onscreen that makes you forget they're acting.  This show is a thing of beauty that will be remembered for a long time.

Thanks Nanna for making this accessible to us.