Elly i'm a background artist with a few agencies. I got asked to do that scene but the extras have to be gay and i am not. If i remember right they are tilming gay pride scenes in soho
how would we be able to tell if any of the extras were not actually gay in real life/were gay in real life? Seems an odd request, it isn't as if you can tell a sexuality by looking at a picture of a person. Not to mention it is acting, i am sure background actors could erm... act?
Thats what i thought when i read the email. It did seem a bit stupid.. but i think the eastenders producers want it to be realistic and there may be kissing involved.
An episode based on gay pride, in a gay bar; focusing on the gay main characters with gay ciuples kissing in the background? DS is going to be a fun place when that episode airs.
An episode based on gay pride, in a gay bar; focusing on the gay main characters with gay ciuples kissing in the background? DS is going to be a fun place when that episode airs.
It's going to get the homophobes crawling out of the woodworks, that's for sure. Bring it on. :cool:
Another article here with more pictures/information (thanks to HarryMiller in the Johnny AT for finding it):
Elly i'm a background artist with a few agencies. I got asked to do that scene but the extras have to be gay and i am not. If i remember right they are tilming gay pride scenes in soho
Ah I see, thanks for the info. It does seem a bit strange that they couldn't ask for gay AND gay-friendly extras but like you said, maybe they wanted to go for realism.
Looks like Linda is going to be there as well. I have a feeling this will be a really brilliant episode. :kitty:
"I'm not homophobic but I do not think it appropriate that we have to see all these scenes in a gay bar. My little Herbert is six years old and will be watching and I feel that seeing a gay bar on screen will give him the wrong impression. Scenes like these should not be allowed in my opinion. I'm not homophobic I watch Paul O'Grady at battersea dogs home every week"
"I'm not homophobic but I do not think it appropriate that we have to see all these scenes in a gay bar. My little son Herbert is six years old and will be watching and I feel that seeing a gay bar on screen will give him the wrong impression. Scenes like these should not be allowed in my opinion. I'm not homophobic I watch Paul O'Grady at battersea dogs home every week"
I also once bought a CD by that nice Will Young when Asda ran out of Westlife.
Yours Sincerely
Linda Carter, Walford
I like it when they do off location scenes. I'm assuming Johnny may meet Ben there too, no one there with him would no who Ben was, maybe that is why Whitney isn't there. Ben will probably recieve the Stacey and Dean treatment, a few brief appearances prior to his full return.
Is Ben being introduced as quickly as this? I thought it was sometime after the summer, in the Autumn, when he comes back.
The Ben thing is only speculation, and now that we know that this is going to be for Pride and that Linda is going to be there, I'm not as certain that this will be when Johnny meets Ben. Looks like this is going to be more about Linda finally accepting Johnny so that the storyline can move on. I hope so, anyway. At least we don't have too long to wait to find out either way!
"I'm not homophobic but I do not think it appropriate that we have to see all these scenes in a gay bar. My little Herbert is six years old and will be watching and I feel that seeing a gay bar on screen will give him the wrong impression. Scenes like these should not be allowed in my opinion. I'm not homophobic I watch Paul O'Grady at battersea dogs home every week"
This could be really good though. I doubt will see Johnny meeting anyone with Linda around. I'd imagine it's got a good mix of comedy and drama in too.
EDIT: it would be very odd for a recently released prisoner who never fully got to grip with his sexuality to suddenly appear at Gay Pride. I honestly don't think there'd pair Johnny and Ben for long, it wouldn't be accurate that Johnny would go out with someone with Ben's background. It may be how they bring Ben back in though.
I always thought they could turn Peter into a confused guy but not now with the Lucy story. I can foresee a possible a John Paul/Craig story with Johnny at some point
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It's going to get the homophobes crawling out of the woodworks, that's for sure. Bring it on. :cool:
Another article here with more pictures/information (thanks to HarryMiller in the Johnny AT for finding it):
http://thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/EXCLUSIVE-PHOTOS-Sam-Strike-Readies-For-Gay-Pride/8201120
Looks like Linda is going to be there as well.
Ah I see, thanks for the info. It does seem a bit strange that they couldn't ask for gay AND gay-friendly extras but like you said, maybe they wanted to go for realism.
Expect about a dozen complaints to ofcom
The Carters Down Under
"I'm not homophobic but I do not think it appropriate that we have to see all these scenes in a gay bar. My little Herbert is six years old and will be watching and I feel that seeing a gay bar on screen will give him the wrong impression. Scenes like these should not be allowed in my opinion. I'm not homophobic I watch Paul O'Grady at battersea dogs home every week"
I also once bought a CD by that nice Will Young when Asda ran out of Westlife.
Yours Sincerely
Linda Carter, Walford
The Carters Go Down!
The Ben thing is only speculation, and now that we know that this is going to be for Pride and that Linda is going to be there, I'm not as certain that this will be when Johnny meets Ben. Looks like this is going to be more about Linda finally accepting Johnny so that the storyline can move on. I hope so, anyway. At least we don't have too long to wait to find out either way!
That's uncanny.
EDIT: it would be very odd for a recently released prisoner who never fully got to grip with his sexuality to suddenly appear at Gay Pride. I honestly don't think there'd pair Johnny and Ben for long, it wouldn't be accurate that Johnny would go out with someone with Ben's background. It may be how they bring Ben back in though.
I always thought they could turn Peter into a confused guy but not now with the Lucy story. I can foresee a possible a John Paul/Craig story with Johnny at some point
It's also likely that Amanda Platell will be the one writing it.
Poor little Johnny is going to be thoroughly corrupted by the time he stumbles out of the bar and through the streets of Soho on his way home.