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Yesterday evening, I watched 2 episodes of the Belgian soap 'Thuis'. It's a soap I've been following since I was 5years old. There are a lot of people who think soaps like Thuis and Familie are lame because of their easy storylines and predictable twists and turns. However Thuis is more popular than ever, with more than 1 million viewers a day. There it beats Familie, the eternal 'enemy'(only 600 000-700 000 viewers a day)
It's a soap about the relations between the different characters and after more than 20 years of airing some situations are a bit complex. For example Frank Bomans, he has had a lot of relationships and children with 3 different women.
I think Thuis is not something you watch to learn something or enrich yourself. It's rather 'brainless' amusement when you want to relax or have a cosy experience with your family and although the storyline is sometimes easy predictable or really far-fetched, I still like my daily portion of Thuis because I've been watching it my whole life. I also respect the makers because they keep inventing new storylines.
I'm not a superfan that I have to be in the sofa every day at 8pm to watch the new episode but we record every episode on our digicorder so everyone can watch whenever he wants. If the soap stopped existing, it would feel a little weird because it has become kind of a habit.
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