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Old 14-08-2004, 19:20
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From BBC Press Office:

EastEnders will next week feature a character with an debilitating illness.

In next Friday's episode, viewers will see Jane Collins (played by Laurie Brett) visit her husband David (played by Dan Milne) who is suffering from the neurological disease
Huntington's.

Jane visits David in a hospice the night after she has kissed Ian Beale (played by Adam Woodyatt), who is unaware that she is already married.

Huntington's disease is a degenerative disorder. It is a genetic condition meaning each child of an affected parent has a 50/50 chance of inheriting the gene and developing the illness.

An EastEnders spokesperson comments: "EastEnders didn't want to compromise with this storyline. We chose to show Huntington's disease as we believe that everyone in society, no matter who, has a right to be seen.

"By telling this story, we wanted viewers to understand that although a difficult subject matter, incurable illness and life in a care home is a reality for many families."

A Huntington's Disease Association spokesperson comments: "We have seen the episode concerned and are delighted a programme with as many viewers as EastEnders has chosen to highlight this illness.

"Raising awareness around the issues helps to reduce the isolation felt by many individuals and families affected by Huntington's disease."


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It good to see that EE are still have storyline that are very true, hardhitting and raising awareness.
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Old 14-08-2004, 19:21
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Originally Posted by iloveeastenders
It good to see that EE are still have storyline that are very true, hardhitting and raising awareness.
And they will make their usual Pigs ARS* of it
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Old 14-08-2004, 19:22
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Originally Posted by iloveeastenders
It good to see that EE are still have storyline that are very true, .
True storylines and EE. Surely that is a contradiction
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Old 14-08-2004, 19:24
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And they will make their usual Pigs ARS* of it
How do you know? You have not even see it yet.
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Old 14-08-2004, 19:28
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The only thing that makes me dubious about this is the "So what?" factor.

Jane is a very new character and although she's proved popular with viewers I feel that she might be thrown in feet first with such a big "issue". It's heavy issue-led storylines that quickly ruin characters, I hope that Jane will come out of this unscathed, but we'll have to wait and see...
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Old 14-08-2004, 19:29
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Originally Posted by iloveeastenders
How do you know? You have not even see it yet.
Going on past experience.
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Old 14-08-2004, 19:41
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Is the BBC trying to up the suicide rate?These endless depressing stories.No wonder some people are desperate for American soaps,at least you get a laugh with them.If you want to be disturbed,walk around with your eyes open.Sheesh!
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Old 14-08-2004, 19:52
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It good to see that EE are still have storyline that are very true, hardhitting and raising awareness.

So what ? Is it gonna make it all better, will we all be protected against the disease ?
Don't really care about Huntington's disease .
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Old 14-08-2004, 19:52
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I like Jane, I think she is one of the best characters on the show at the moment, although I do fear that it might be too soon for such a new character to be given such a hard hitting storyline. Although very popular with the viewers, I think that perhaps Jane should be given the chance to settle in more, make the viewers really care about her and her life and what happens to her, and then do this storyline.

Laura xx
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Old 14-08-2004, 19:53
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It does seem extremely risky giving such an emotive storyline to one character we hardly know and another we've not even met yet. Don't these things work better when we care about the characters involved? One reason the Dot storyline is working so far, despite some shaking script writing at times, is that we all know and love Dot and care about what happens to her (also does no harm that the scenes are being played by one of the finest actors in that soap, the incomparable June Brown), are viewers going to really care about Jane and her yet to be seen husband?
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Old 14-08-2004, 19:56
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Originally Posted by steo_bz
I like Jane, I think she is one of the best characters on the show at the moment, although I do fear that it might be too soon for such a new character to be given such a hard hitting storyline. Although very popular with the viewers, I think that perhaps Jane should be given the chance to settle in more, make the viewers really care about her and her life and what happens to her, and then do this storyline.

Laura xx
It's the same thing with the pregnant 13 year old in the new family. They could have allowed her to settle in and try and make the viewers be a little bit bothered about her then have her falling pregnant which would only add to the shock factor but oh no they go for the instant, short-lived shock factor which results in a shorter shelf-life for the character.
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Old 14-08-2004, 20:06
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could be a good storyline........
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Old 14-08-2004, 20:12
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Originally Posted by Lemonade
could be a good storyline........

Yes it could ............................................. if handled by the Corrie writers
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Old 14-08-2004, 21:08
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Come on, can't people be a little more open-minded on the show. I'm not going to be too 'EE is great', because i'll get called a Blob or something again, but if people just shut off the possibility that this story could work, they'll either watch it so pumped up by preconcieved failure, or simply not watch it at all, and not just enjoy it for what it is.

Now I like Jane, as many people seem too. She seems fresh (sort of how Alfie did, before he turned into a weeping teddy bear) and Brett seems to put alot into whatever she's given. Now about this storyline, I don't think it's too early for it, if handled right (which, as everyone'll say, there's a good chance it wont be): if it was exclusivley a presentation of Huntingtons, then it'll fail. It'll be too detatched (like the pointless and bloating Feirerra/Shirley/Neighbour plot. it was all new people operation totally void of interaction with established residents. So no-one cared). If it looks at how the relationship effects Jane, and it plays out on her relationship with Ian, then it could further establish her, allowing her to go on to further things.
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Old 14-08-2004, 22:32
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Great I can't wait. More depressing shite from DEADENDERS. I don't want to see someone suffering from a terminal illness, imagine if you were that PERSON with the same illness and you see how it effects others. AWFUL.
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Old 14-08-2004, 22:34
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walfordone, I'm sure you're BBCblob now (or as I used to call him, BBCbias), so I know what I have to do now.
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Old 14-08-2004, 23:06
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walfordone, I'm sure you're BBCblob now (or as I used to call him, BBCbias), so I know what I have to do now.
Yes me too - Goodbye Walfordone aka BBCBLOB aka Louises toyboy
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Old 15-08-2004, 01:07
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Yes me too - Goodbye Walfordone aka BBCBLOB aka Louises toyboy
Yes that's right. All these spin doctors are making me dizzy. I need a lie down.
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Old 15-08-2004, 16:38
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Jesus, get a load of yourselves. I don't have to prove anything to anyone, because I know for certain that I never registered on this board before the beginning of the week. Now I would have that there'd be enough intelligence on a board like this for people to give respect to other members and their posts. Not a breeding ground for a bunch of pricks to nickname someone who happens to like EastEnders.

Now msf, alan45 and Al220385, you go on having your little bit of fun calling me whatever you like, but please do the board the courtesy of tagging your insults onto the end of a constructive post. How's that for an idea. If you read my last post on this thread with your eyes open and your brains in check, you might notice I try to be as diplomatic and realistic as possible in relation to the show and this storyline. I even say that I wont be too obviously "EE is great" so I don't give you the opportunity to call me this BBC Blob.

I'd like to know why anything I suggest in this specific post gives you any sensible reason to call me this. Please.
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Old 15-08-2004, 16:50
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Originally Posted by steo_bz
I like Jane, I think she is one of the best characters on the show at the moment, although I do fear that it might be too soon for such a new character to be given such a hard hitting storyline. Although very popular with the viewers, I think that perhaps Jane should be given the chance to settle in more, make the viewers really care about her and her life and what happens to her, and then do this storyline.

Laura xx
But will this episode not give us the chance to learn more about Jane and like her? After this we'll know her background and we will see her struggle between her devotion to her husband who is dying of a very serious illness which not a lot is ever spoken about and her wanting to make a go of things with Ian. Obviously if she tells her her husband about it, he has previously given her his blessing to move on with her life and continue to live.
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Old 15-08-2004, 16:51
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BBCblob, what insults are you talking about ? We never even remotely insulted you. No-one has nicknamed you because you like EE either.
However I think 'pricks' is an insult, isn't it, and who said it ? You did !
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Old 15-08-2004, 16:54
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Jesus, get a load of yourselves. I don't have to prove anything to anyone, because I know for certain that I never registered on this board before the beginning of the week. Now I would have that there'd be enough intelligence on a board like this for people to give respect to other members and their posts. Not a breeding ground for a bunch of pricks to nickname someone who happens to like EastEnders.

Now msf, alan45 and Al220385, you go on having your little bit of fun calling me whatever you like, but please do the board the courtesy of tagging your insults onto the end of a constructive post. How's that for an idea. If you read my last post on this thread with your eyes open and your brains in check, you might notice I try to be as diplomatic and realistic as possible in relation to the show and this storyline. I even say that I wont be too obviously "EE is great" so I don't give you the opportunity to call me this BBC Blob.

I'd like to know why anything I suggest in this specific post gives you any sensible reason to call me this. Please.
Ignore them mate, I agree they are starting to irritate me with their "EE is crap" about every new thread that starts about EastEnders, when they haven't even seen the episode or storyline in question. The Mods should have a good look these type of posts, they're not exactly constructive to the discussion, just EE is crap, EE is crap, get a life guys and if you hate it so much why do you keep posting in threads about the show?
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Old 15-08-2004, 17:20
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Ignore them mate, I agree they are starting to irritate me with their "EE is crap" about every new thread that starts about EastEnders, when they haven't even seen the episode or storyline in question. The Mods should have a good look these type of posts, they're not exactly constructive to the discussion, just EE is crap, EE is crap, get a life guys and if you hate it so much why do you keep posting in threads about the show?
I have said EE is crap on a number of occasions because lets face facts it is. I have watched it since day one but regard it now as an insult to anyones intelligence. Cardboard funfairs, craggy old 'gangsters' returning from the daed, Barry getting killed and cremated in Scotland within 24 hrs, no inquest, tearaway kills Sonias fiancee, couple of years later same tearaway marries said faincee, The Ferrerias, the mysterious war hero who was never before mentioned, the muti bankrupt Ian Beale, the pitiful pantomime gangster who gets his fiancee stolen at the altar, then lends money to the same man and later sleeps with his wife.

These are just a small example of the absurdity this Great soap has dropped to. As for complaining about this new Sensational storyline regarding Huntingtons disease I really dont think the present crew of EE is capable of carrying this storyline off. I dont think so far they are making a very good job of the Cancer Storyline involving Dot. Its only the superb acting of June that makes it bearable with its pathetic script.

So I stand by my statement that at the minute EE is crap but at least I watch it an feel in a position to give my views, unlike some here who continually criticise Corrie or Edale and then admit to never watching either of them. They feel able to criticise them just because they are based somewher in the mists beyond the north of Watford.

Yes there are a few things about Corrie and Edale I dont like and I criticise them too, (dont get me started about Traceyluv or Patsy Kensit)

If you want a constructive thought on EE then that would be to get a set of scriptwriters from the real world and ditch LB and MY. Simple, do this and within a few months EE might be fit to be compared with Corrie
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Old 15-08-2004, 17:29
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cheers Will. That's appreciated. But I do find it insulting, msf, and perhaps it is just me, that when I make a post, such as my first one in this thread, it is instantly dismissed, and I am called a BBCblob or BBCbias. Even when I make a point which isn't actually 100% pro-EE, and when i'm not making any statements in relation between EE and Corrie. But willhung, I agree with your previous post (in response to steo_bz), I think we're on a sort of similar wavelength on this story idea.
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Old 15-08-2004, 17:45
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Originally Posted by TheWalfordOne
cheers Will. That's appreciated. But I do find it insulting, msf, and perhaps it is just me, that when I make a post, such as my first one in this thread, it is instantly dismissed, and I am called a BBCblob or BBCbias. Even when I make a point which isn't actually 100% pro-EE, and when i'm not making any statements in relation between EE and Corrie. But willhung, I agree with your previous post (in response to steo_bz), I think we're on a sort of similar wavelength on this story idea.
yes your posts are 100% pro-EE, yes most people don't agree with you, what does that tell you ?
A majority of people think EE is in a bad taste. Yet you still won't accept it or even start thinking that it might be a possibility.
If it bothers you that much, maybe you should start your own board where only people who have good things to say about EE are allowed. For instance one will start 'EE is the best soap in the world', then someone will reply 'yes it is', then someone else 'It sure is' and so on. But that it's not going to happen in the real world, even though the BBC are still hoping for it, more fool them.
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