EE cast lists
monalisa62003
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I haven't wanted to make a thread since being back on but this has annoyed me. SOC has stopped the cast lists. He is ruining the fun of speculating and enjoyment there is away from just watching it. I like to know when my favourites will be in episodes as i look forward to them more and i don't want to be let down when theyre not in it.
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I agree with you, I like to know who is in the episode purely because I'm picky about which episodes to watch nowadays. There are certain characters/storylines that bore the tears out of me and I like to avoid them as much as I can.
Lol i have been around for a couple of weeks but not posting much as i dont wanna get into arguments lol
This has made me more convinced he stopped the helpdesk from sending cast cards out. It makes more sense now. I watch every ep but i just like to have something to look forward to. There's more to being a fan of the show than just watching it. It might get to the point ill not watch it live anymore it wouldn't be so bad atm if my favourite had a storyline itll be worse when they go on a break:(
I see, if that's true, I guess SOC wants to create more suspense and secrecy around the show like the old days. I can understand why he'd stop the cast lists, but I can see your point in terms of it ruining the fun of speculating about upcoming episodes.
I watch most episodes on iPlayer nowadays, so it's a good option to have.
Its having the opposite affect for me. I hate iplayer lol sky+ is amazing i have it on series link anyway but always watch it live when i can. There is a way of having more secrecy but ruining all the fun for us isnt fair. There will be less to speculate about which means less people discussing the show. Its not like theres anything really major in the episodes happening. Why was thursdays ep embargoed for he stopped thMe script peaks aswell its not like they gave anything away, and there has been no episode descriptions uploaded since new year which doesnt make sense as they wouldnt be giving anything away either. Plus there was no yearly mini spoilers we got as cryptic clues at the start of the year
Also another reason is there will be less people going on the website. The cast lists are the main reason why people use it, it doesnt offer anyhing else. I also like to look back on previous episodes now there will be nowhere to do it
I wont have an issue for week 7 as my mum is away, but from week 8 onwards if i dont watch it live i wont know when ill see it cos she watches loads. You can tell i hate regular things im used to being messed around with
But surely you'd still be able to speculate about storylines/characters even without the cast lists?
It might ruin the short-term speculation for upcoming episodes, but you'd still be able to speculate about the direction of a storyline or character or a twist that may be coming up. And isn't it more fun not to know?
Seems like we will have to get use to being in the dark under SOC.
Sorry i edited my posts with other stuff in it. Its also not just about speculating. Yes but there will be less out there to speculate on. I cant always guess what my favourites will do
I dont mind the odd twist, i loved the vic raid. But i prefer to know if my favourites will be in eps. Its more frustrating if your favourite is being used as a plot device most of the time.
Has he stopped the episode descriptions too? I personally don't see the harm in releasing the cast lists at the very least. It's more understandable why he'd stop the episode descriptions as they're pretty spoilery.
But yes, I guess there would be less to speculate on. Oh well.
The cast lists are still on the BBC site?
That's what I thought? I've just been there, and Monday 13th has been uploaded as I expected.
Although, they're now in alphabetical order.
Hooray for Mona.
They kept some names out because of the crash but other than that we are still getting them. They don't seem to be listing the guests on there as much any more too which is a little bizarre.
They've twigged that we will go sleuthing and spoil any surprises. This place has little respect for spoilers..someone always manages to stick them in a thread title.>:(
Although I did notice characters/actors wasn't listed for the episode they are in when they are clearly named in the episode synopsis.
I'm guilty of doing a bit of sleuthing when it comes to cast lists
Some people seem to have little respect at all
Mona as I live and breathe :D
Hoping you're enjoying shirley as part of the carters
Although I really like how they have put it in alphabetical order. I normally like looking at cast lists but after spoilers have been released, I can usually predict the duff duff just by looking at the first few names on the cast list Atleast now I can have a slight sense of mystery.
Just wondering, what's the reason that cast lists are released beforehand in the first place, instead of just being announced at the closing credits?
Seconded. Oh and you are allowed to mention Shirley by name...she's quite popular these days.:)
It's the four letter C Word that seems to get everyone in a frenzy.
That thread shall go down in the History books of DS! XD
Which one, Vas has created about a million of them about her.
Cora gets a lot of coverage for someone who left 14 months ago :erm:
I suspect Scrabs is being a bit naughty with the double meaning :rolleyes:
And I agree it's as if she never left