Just been reading the 'Shannis'..... er I mean BBC soaps messageboard and all you see is "Shannis this" and "Shannis that." Why do people think this combination is so fantastic? In my opinion it is one of the worst combinations Eastenders have made.

For one I find it hard to believe Sharon would even entertain the idea of getting it on with her adoptive brother. Before anyone starts I know they aren't blood related but that isn't what I am on about here.

Sharon spent years wailing and whining about how she didn't have any family left and how she would give anything to have them around her again. By a miracle she gets what she wants but then jepordises that by jumping into bed with Dennis despite her family's disapproval and chooses a quick fumble with a bloke who has a track record of "eats, shoots and leaves" with the women of Walford over the family she yearned for so much.

Also there is all the stuff she went through with Grant and Phil....... when it comes down to it Dennis is just as bad as them and I would have thought Sharon would have had enough of these types of men and would have wanted someone more dependable and safe.

I for one think that EE have ruined Dennis by putting him into a relationship..... more often than not when a soap character gets put into a relationship they become as dull as dishwater........ just like the dreadfully wooden Zoe. Look at Kat and Alfie, they seem to have lost the spark they once had. Dennis was a far more enjoyable character to watch when he was a bad boy. I would have much prefered EE to have expanded the storyline of his relationship with Den..... don't even get me started on what a waste of time Den's return seems to be as they have turned him into nothing but a sad old lech trying to recapture his glory days.

Back to the 'Shannis' thing. I just don't get it and the only argument people on the BBC boards seem to offer is "Oh he's so fit" or "They are so cute together." BUT WHY????? In my opinion there is no spark whatsoever between them and Sharon is such a boring character anyway that I find 'Shannis' scenes painful to watch.

So am I the only person who is sick to death of this Shannis hype?

"Shannis" is the worst idea in storyline history.

I don't know why it has such strong support - I think a lot of people just like to see Dennis on screen.

yup, gotta agree with you ben, and of course, now that sharon leaves soon, they'll turn it into a big, emotionally-charged farewell with lots of tears and undying love and about them splitting up being for the best, to protect the "fairmleeee" (bleuch)

then, as happened with "sharongate", they'll be reunited 10 years later and get it on again :yawn:

I really hope Letitia never returns to Eastenders again.

Shannis is so bland and over rated - it's part of the reason all these looney 12 year old girls have become the target audience for Eastenders and sharon is like 10 years older than Dennis anyway.

I blame LB,

yeah, the fact that she thinks ANOTHER shannis reunion will boost her stupid ratings is beyond me - letitia should never return, Scarlett WILL never return, get rid of the COMPLETELY overrated Leslie Grantham and you may as well chuck out Nigel Harman as well - get rid of the Watts family - bring back the Mitchell clan - the REAL gangsters of Walford!

It doesn't do anything for me either, it's one of the reasons I haven't watched EE that much lately. For me, its got nothing to do with any family relationship, they just don't ring true as a couple - not in the way Sharon and Grant or Sharon and Phil did. I don't fancy Nigel H in the slightest, so I don't even get any pleasure out of watching him on screen

I can't say I care too much for the Mitchell's either lol. In my opinion they shouldn't bother bringing Peggy or Phil back as Eastenders has moved on hell of a lot and I don't think there is really a place for them in Walford any more. To be honest I far more enjoy storylines involving Dot, Pauline and the others rather than listening to the likes of the Mitchell's ranting "'Ere, whadya fink your doin'" and "Gerrouta my pub." lol.

Oh and another point that really get me..... I can't believe Sonia even likes Martin let alone love him enough to marry him. He's brought so much misery to her life..... especially concerning Jamie and she's forgotten all that and married his killer The girl must be a saint, I don't think I would be quite so forgiving no matter how much that person had changed.

I agree - apart from anything else there is just no chemistry between the characters. Don't mind either character but they're far more interesting apart. Its purely because of the Nigel Harman is fit brigade that this storyline is stil being dragged out. Unfortunately Lousie Berridge seems to have bended to their will with this and ignored a large number of other EE fans who are not remotely interested. Oh well with Letitia Dean leaving we won't have to endure it much longer.

Even if people fancy Nigel H, what makes them want to watch him slobbering all over the beast that is Sharon?

Perhaps it gives them hope - if he can go with a heiffer like her, he can go with anything....

Maybe LB has an obsession with Nigel - go on Louise try and touch him up and then Nigel can take you to court for sexual harrasment and your'll get the sack - well if only that was true.

Shannis makes me physically sick.

I was discussing the name for their "affair" with my other half over the weekend and he just laughed at it.... he felt they should have used the more memorable "DenRon" instead.

I hate the expression 'Shannis' but then I also hate it when terms like 'Sharongate' are used as well.

[/quote]Also there is all the stuff she went through with Grant and Phil....... when it comes down to it Dennis is just as bad as them and I would have thought Sharon would have had enough of these types of men and would have wanted someone more dependable and safe.[quote]

I dont actually agree. Sharon has always been obsessed with her dad, moreso than is normal really and its the only life she's really known. She did try settling for Tom, a more regular guy, but after a while she reverted to type and went back to a man like daddy. They do say women look for a man like their father and I think Sharon likes the excitement of the bad boy. She loves playing with fire.
I think its moreunrealistic that he's end up with Zoe. Shes far too young and immature for him. He's had to grow up fast due to his past and someone like Zoe, whos only 2 years older than his kid sister, would bore him pretty quickly.

Btw, does anyone know how Sharon is to be written out? I presumed that, as Letita Dean recently got married, she was leaving to maybe try and have a baby. If thats the case, she could well be back in a few years.

Lol.. exactly! That's one thing that I dislike about it. Not as major as my other reasons for loathing it though. Firstly, the storyline itself is repetitive. Essentially, Dennis falls for Sharon.. Sharon eventually caves, and we get Shannis. But it doesn't take too long for things to fall apart, and Sharon gets cold feet. The two revert back to trying the whole be-regular-siblings plan, and then the cycle begins again. Almost EXACTLY as before! This time, however it's Dennis who ends up backing out. There is no variety! Shannis always results in a Watts family disagreement, and dull monotonous us-against-the-world speeches, or lengthy debates featuring a revolted Daddy Den.

Secondly, my hatred of Letitia Dean has a role to play in my anti-Shannis line of thinking. It's a heavy, emotional storyline... with Letitia Dean central to it!!! See the problem?? She's the show's biggest over-actor. She drags out every scene, and her shrill warblings and constant twitching is incredibly irritating. Shannis always inflicts an excruciating number of scenes of her rantings on us.. No matter how good Nigel looks onscreen, it's just not enough to overcome the other downsides to the plot.

errrrrrrrr...........i just hate it now....

no! I don't like the story either, I see no attraction between them at all!

Sharon deserves better than Dennis!

this whole plot is a shock value ploy by TPTB, who think the 'general' and loyal EE fans want it! - well they don't!

unfortunately LB likes to read the endless posts on it, on the BBC boards, because some people (mainly tweenies) do not understand - that it only needs one post on it, not 100 posts!

It p*sses me off, when I see 'I love....blah, blah!' on them.

I'd actually prefer to look at intelligent and well thought through threads!
the ones that make a healthy debate.

I actually find the Shannis storyline very believable and I think they go well together. Brothers and sisters that meet up when they are older, regardless of adoptive or related. - tend to have sex. There was actually a documentary about it on FIVE and the statistics are overwhelming.

I Detest the word 'Shannis' and I never warmed to the story in the start. I thought it was a crap sub-storyline that erupted into being something which Eastenders had to revolve around like Kat and Alfie and just dragged quite credable characters into worthless decline.

Don't really see the problem in Sharon to be honest, there is far more annoying characters such as Spencer, Pauline, The Miller family (except Mickey), and bunny boiler Sarah. I'll admit she is not the best actress (well not since her and Grant were together), but be fair the above character's are a complete waste of space.

I hate Sharon, I hate how she overacts (I just KNOW I've spelt that wrong), I hate how Letia overacts and I generally dislike Letitia Dean. BE THAT AS IT MAY (OooOo I'm going well spoken mode now... ) I will accept any big storyline with Nigel Harman / Dennis in with open arms lol

I think the problem is that most people hate the term 'Shannis'. Maybe we should turn it 'DenRon' as suggested above... ?

I've been waiting for you to post on this chocopop

Just admit it....you lurrrrrrve Shannis!!

No, DenRon reminds me of Casa BevRon in Brookside

Shaddup Ben or you'll blow my cover!

DEATH TO SHANNIS!!!

LOL!! Thats sooooo strange! During tonights EE the name 'Shannis' came into my head and i was thinking how stupid it sounds so came up with DenRon as well!

But now Benc mentions it, it does sound too much like Casa BevRon from Brookside.

The expression, "Shannis" only makes this story even more physically sickening.

I detest that expression and whoever invented it must suffer.