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Old 18-02-2012, 17:34
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So many highlights:

Ronnie/Danielle
Archie taking over the Vic/his Xmas Day murder
Stacey's bi-polar
Lucas killing Trina and Owen
Syed/Christian/Amira love triangle
Heather's pregnancy - who's the daddy?
Sam Mitchell's return (I think her initial 2009 return was good, it was when Kirkwood brought her back again in 2010 pregnant with Jack's baby which ruined her)

I could go on and on, so much happened in that year!

I know there were bad points (the Nick and Dotty storyline was awful) but the cast, storylines and the overall feel of the show was MUCH stronger compared to today's mess
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Old 18-02-2012, 17:41
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I agree that Current EastEnders is a mess but I disagree about 2009 being the best year.

2000 and 2001 by a mile was the best era. Brilliant Characters and Unforgettable storylines

- Frank, Pat and Peggy in Spain
- Frank and Pat Reveal
- Ethel's return and Death
- The Slaters Arrival
- Phil's shooting
- Sonia's pregnancy and adoption
- Ashley's death
- Trevor and Little Mo
- Sharon's return
- Matthew's revenge plot
- The Bomb in the Square (15th Anniversary storyline)
- Brighton
- Terry and Irene's marriage collapse
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Old 18-02-2012, 17:43
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I agree that Current EastEnders is a mess but I disagree about 2009 being the best year.

2000 and 2001 by a mile was the best era. Brilliant Characters and Unforgettable storylines

- Frank, Pat and Peggy in Spain
- Frank and Pat Reveal
- Ethel's return and Death
- The Slaters Arrival
- Phil's shooting
- Sonia's pregnancy and adoption
- Ashley's death
- Trevor and Little Mo
- Sharon's return
- Matthew's revenge plot
- The Bomb in the Square (15th Anniversary storyline)
- Brighton
- Terry and Irene's marriage collapse
I was only about 6 when all this happened so I sadly wasn't a viewer at the time I admit it all sounds brilliant though, seen loads of clips on YouTube

I'm not saying 2009 was the BEST year, I'm just saying it was a lot stronger compared to crap they throw in front of us these days
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Old 18-02-2012, 17:46
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I agree that Current EastEnders is a mess but I disagree about 2009 being the best year.

2000 and 2001 by a mile was the best era. Brilliant Characters and Unforgettable storylines

- Frank, Pat and Peggy in Spain
- Frank and Pat Reveal
- Ethel's return and Death
- The Slaters Arrival
- Phil's shooting
- Sonia's pregnancy and adoption
- Ashley's death
- Trevor and Little Mo
- Sharon's return
- Matthew's revenge plot
- The Bomb in the Square (15th Anniversary storyline)
- Brighton
- Terry and Irene's marriage collapse
I agree this was am amazing era for the show, 2001 especially remains the strongest year in the shows history! John Yorke was the boss then which is why I find it strange that he hasnt stepped in more as surely he cant be happy with what we are getting right now.
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Old 18-02-2012, 17:47
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I was only about 6 when all this happened so I sadly wasn't a viewer at the time I admit it all sounds brilliant though, seen loads of clips on YouTube

I'm not saying 2009 was the BEST year, I'm just saying it was a lot stronger compared to crap they throw in front of us these days
I was only 8 in 2000 so I slightly remember the storylines, However from the episodes I have viewed from 2000 and 2001, they by far are the best EastEnders have ever produced.
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Old 18-02-2012, 17:49
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Yep, 2009 is probably my favourite year of EE to be honest.

Ronnie/Danielle, the Archie saga and Sam's return made the year enjoyable for me but I also enjoyed the other storylines mentioned.

A strong set of storylines, a strong cast, a strong production team - a strong year!
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Old 18-02-2012, 17:53
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No, not really. It was an all right year but it wasn't that much to write home about. I loved September-December 2009, but the rest of the year was quite poor, IMO. Even the bits I enjoyed were affected by poor writing and pacing.

Liked:
Ronnie/Danielle
Sam's return (pissed all over Kim Medclaf's Sam, I know, but it was enjoyable)
Build up to "Who Killed Archie?"
Stacey's bipolar
Whitney's trial
Jean breaking down after Sean left
Jack/Sam/Bianca/Ricky
Ronnie/Jack (although the pacing and development was abysmal)
Trina!
Anything else from September-December (apart from Darren/Heather!)

I think most storylines we got that year were pretty good, but the pacing and development were so poor that they made those potentially dynamic storylines a lot worse than what they could"ve been. That said, it was a million times beyter than what we have now.
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Old 18-02-2012, 17:57
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TBH I prefered 2011

Baby swap

Evil Yusef

Michael's revenge

Eddie's secret son

Bubbly in the fridge

Amira's return

Tanya's cancer

Billy finds he has a grandaughter

Ben turns stalker

Southend week & Ryan kills Rob

B & B fire...the Masoods reunite and Yusef dies
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Old 18-02-2012, 17:59
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It's funny as I remember a lot of people moaning about 2009 as well. Personally wasn't a huge fan of 2009 to be honest - it did have a few good storylines, but most of it was just the same OTT sensationalistic crap. And I agree wholeheartedly about 2000-2001 being the best year - by a long distance. The mid-90s were great too - I loved that episode of Philth, Grant, Ricky, Bianca and David Wicks going on holiday to Spain together.
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Old 18-02-2012, 18:02
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TBH I prefered 2011

Baby swap

Evil Yusef

Michael's revenge
Eddie's secret son
Bubbly in the fridge
Amira's return

Tanya's cancer
Billy finds he has a grandaughter
Ben turns stalker

Southend week & Ryan kills Rob
B & B fire...the Masoods reunite and Yusef dies
Some of what you have meantioned was actually good

Whitney's storyline was probably the best though.

Billie's death was a good storyline
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Old 18-02-2012, 18:03
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TBH I prefered 2011

Baby swap

Evil Yusef

Michael's revenge

Eddie's secret son

Bubbly in the fridge

Amira's return

Tanya's cancer

Billy finds he has a grandaughter

Ben turns stalker

Southend week & Ryan kills Rob

B & B fire...the Masoods reunite and Yusef dies
The baby swap is what started the worst of EastEnders
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Old 18-02-2012, 18:04
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2009 was certainly better than the show is currently.

But, we still had:
Phil, Dawn and Garry
Who shagged Heather?
Nick holding the cafe hostage
Sam's pointless return
Whitney's mum (Debra?)
Ronnie constantly trying to get pregnant

So it wasn't all that good.
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Old 18-02-2012, 18:04
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TBH I prefered 2011

Baby swap - destroyed all the characters involved

Evil Yusef - was good, but terribly paced

Michael's revenge - Heavily involved Antler:yawn:

Eddie's secret son - Boring

Bubbly in the fridge - Brilliant!

Amira's return - They've ruined her character. She was NOT a bunny-boiler in her innitial stint

Tanya's cancer - Some brilliant acting, but again, the pace was wrong

Billy finds he has a grandaughter - Julie was rubbish, Lola hasn't been very good either

Ben turns stalker - The Who Stalked Phil story was awful. The writers have made every reveal turn out to be Ben. This was one of many

Southend week & Ryan kills Rob - This was quite good, I like it when they go on-location, but then again, it brought us Rose:yawn:

B & B fire...the Masoods reunite and Yusef dies - This was good, not gonna deny it
Overall though, 2011 was definitely a dreadful year!
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Old 18-02-2012, 18:05
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The baby swap is what started the worst of EastEnders
Are you serious? 2009 was waaay better than 2011.
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Old 18-02-2012, 18:07
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2009 was certainly better than the show is currently.

But, we still had:
Phil, Dawn and Garry
Who shagged Heather?
Nick holding the cafe hostage
Sam's pointless return
Whitney's mum (Debra?)
Ronnie constantly trying to get pregnant

So it wasn't all that good.
lol . Priceless.

Agreed on your list. That's what made it a shit year for me personally.
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Old 18-02-2012, 18:08
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Are you serious? 2009 was waaay better than 2011.
I never said it wasn't
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Old 18-02-2012, 18:09
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I never said it wasn't
Sorry, I meant to quote the person who posted above you
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Old 18-02-2012, 18:09
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2011 and 2009 were both dreadful IMHO. 2011 is slightly worse - it could've been one of the best years because the plots were interesting despite some being very sensationalistic, but they were executed so BADLY for the most part. The Baby Swap plot is a prime example of that.
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Old 18-02-2012, 18:10
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So many highlights:

Ronnie/Danielle
Archie taking over the Vic/his Xmas Day murder

Stacey's bi-polar
Lucas killing Trina and Owen
Syed/Christian/Amira love triangle
Heather's pregnancy - who's the daddy?
Sam Mitchell's return (I think her initial 2009 return was good, it was when Kirkwood brought her back again in 2010 pregnant with Jack's baby which ruined her)

I could go on and on, so much happened in that year!

I know there were bad points (the Nick and Dotty storyline was awful) but the cast, storylines and the overall feel of the show was MUCH stronger compared to today's mess
i found the ones in bold boring(as well as the ones bass55 said)
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Old 18-02-2012, 18:11
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TBH I prefered 2011

Baby swap quadruple offencive shit

Evil Yusef double contrived shit

Michael's revenge quadruple shit

Eddie's secret son crap

Bubbly in the fridge that got old so fast

Amira's return really crap

Tanya's cancer let down

Billy finds he has a grandaughter crap

Ben turns stalker REAL let down

Southend week & Ryan kills Rob let down

B & B fire...the Masoods reunite and Yusef dies shit shit SHIT
GOD what drugs were you on last year
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Old 18-02-2012, 18:15
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Are you serious? 2009 was waaay better than 2011.
Yep..apart from Stacey's bi-polar and Archie's murder there were some ludicrous stories that year as well as Daniella Westbrook ruining the character of Sam Mitchell.

Darren fathered Heather's baby...such tosh.

Anyway, each to their own.
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Old 18-02-2012, 18:17
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Yep..apart from Stacey's bi-polar and Archie's murder there were some ludicrous stories that year as well as Daniella Westbrook ruining the character of Sam Mitchell.

Darren fathered Heather's baby...such tosh.

Anyway, each to their own.
So you'd rather watch the Baby Swap, Ben being responsible for EVERY whodunnit on the Square, Tyler and Anthony Moon and Kalfie running the Vic?? :yawn:

Good grief!
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Old 18-02-2012, 18:23
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So you'd rather watch the Baby Swap, Ben being responsible for EVERY whodunnit on the Square, Tyler and Anthony Moon and Kalfie running the Vic?? :yawn:

Good grief!
I'm sure vald feels exactly like that about the 2009 storylines .

Different strokes for different folks and all that.
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Old 18-02-2012, 18:33
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2011 was very average in my opinion. I thought the Whitney/Rob storyline at the beginning of the year was gritty EE at its best though the conclusion in Southend was pretty rubbish, Janine's story with Lydia was touching and well played out, and moments like Bubbly in the Fridge were very good. I thought Tanya's cancer story was acted very good but at times ignored and not set out right and the Masoods story dragged on a bit to long. The whole story with Eddie Moon and his secret son is in my opinion one of the worst storylines in EE that i have watched, the only person I cared about in all that was Michael. To much Kat/Alfie marriage crap, Phil smashing up stuff and acting like a dick etc etc. I hope this year will be better, the last two episodes have been terrible but I hope for a change in Producer this year who will surely axe Tyler and Anthony and I think if written better Derek could be a good villian. Bryan Kirkwood has done some good things for the show but its time to hand it over to someone else as it badly needs some new direction.
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Old 18-02-2012, 18:35
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2009 is my favourite EE year
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