An episode of the popular Australian soap opera Home and Away has a storyline that features online dating. It involves the character Leah Patterson-Baker.
Considering how widespread this method of meeting people actually is right across the globe, it seems a little odd that it isn't represented in television dramas more often.
That said, there may well be a good reason for this. It could be because the act of connecting online while sitting in front of a computer screen is inherently undramatic. There's just not enough "colour and movement" to hold the viewer's attention. That's why the scripts have people communicating face to face instead.
Considering how widespread this method of meeting people actually is right across the globe, it seems a little odd that it isn't represented in television dramas more often.
That said, there may well be a good reason for this. It could be because the act of connecting online while sitting in front of a computer screen is inherently undramatic. There's just not enough "colour and movement" to hold the viewer's attention. That's why the scripts have people communicating face to face instead.
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