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![]() ![]() no more carl9 - 10 years and thats the thanks he gets as ive said Only Kill Off Major Charactors If They Want to Leave |
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i agree, that must have felt like a right slap in the face when he was told he was getting axed after being there all those years.
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Especially when the newer addition characters are so terrible
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Sadly that's life whatever your profession. Ask anyone that's been made redundant through no fault of their own.
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I agree with what you're saying. I'm all for killing off a major character in big circumstances than a minor character because it creates SO much more emotion for the audience, but soaps struggle to maintain regular cast nowadays so yeah, I most definitely agree.
To be fair to Emmerdale, they wanted to mark the occasion by killing off a member of one of the big families... I guess nobody important wanted to leave so they saw themselves with no choice. |
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Especially when the newer addition characters are so terrible
Marlon and Laurel could also go and I would be so pleased. |
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On the one hand I did always like Carl, Tom is a rare soap actor in that he is actually good and isnt stuck in one mode.
But on the other hand, the Kings have had their day, and if they really want to replace them this is a better way of doing. Or else he will end up like Steve from CS, just circling the same few storylines for years on end. Out with a bang, might be the best way to go for a big name. |
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On the one hand I did always like Carl, Tom is a rare soap actor in that he is actually good and isnt stuck in one mode.
But on the other hand, the Kings have had their day, and if they really want to replace them this is a better way of doing. Or else he will end up like Steve from CS, just circling the same few storylines for years on end. Out with a bang, might be the best way to go for a big name. |
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I have sent an email to ITV.com complaining about the killing of Carl. Why don't you?
One of the better actors in the show, it is just not fair. As others have said, so many poor/bad actors/actresses have been left in the show and they get rid of one of the best. Go on Tom Lister and show them that you can rise above Emmerdale....you are capable of better things! Also, they killed off Tom King, Matthew King and the young one who's name I now forget, so to do the same with Ccarl was stupid. I bet poor Jimmy is quaking in his shoes! We need to encourage lots to protest about this. |
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I have sent an email to ITV.com complaining about the killing of Carl. Why don't you?
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Okay then. |
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Somehow I don't think complaining will get his job back...
Unfortunately for actors though, they are aware when they decide upon that career that sometimes your job comes to an end when you'd rather it didn't. It's just part of the industry and I'm sure if Tom Lister is as good as people claim then he will have no issue finding other work. At the end of the day, his exit will be remembered for years to come as the live death. |
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To be fair, Emmerdale has often killed off or axed major and long serving characters - Joe Sugden, Annie Sugden, Carl King, Viv Windsor, Terry Bates - for shock value. As gutted as I am that Carl had to die, especially after so many other King's have died, the episode wouldn't have had as much of an impact if a minor character would have died.
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Acting isn't a job for life. Imagine how boring television would be if no actor could ever be sacked.
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Emmerdale have done it on several occasions.
Wasn't Viv the longest serving female and they killed her randomly offscreen? |
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Emmerdale have done it on several occasions.
Wasn't Viv the longest serving female and they killed her randomly offscreen? |
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Reminds me of H. V. Kershaw's comment about Martha Longhurst being killed off in 1964 ... Quote:
Originally Posted by H. V. Kershaw
"No doubt Tim Aspinall felt that by such an action he would bring the programme a great deal of publicity and in this he certainly succeeded. By killing an established character he doubtlessly gave us a few episodes of high drama and created a talking-point in the factories and laundrettes which boosted our viewing figures for a period, but when the dust settled we were simply left with a Coronation Street without Martha Longhurst. The trio had been reduced to a rather sad duet and there is little doubt that by that one action many future stories were denied us."
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![]() ![]() no more carl9 - 10 years and thats the thanks he gets as ive said Only Kill Off Major Charactors If They Want to Leave Killing of Tiffany Mitchell is a great example; although she was only in EE for 3 years or so and so wasn't a legend or anything, she was a major character at the time; but killing her off was a great decision because it was a very good exit and really put the icing on the cake of her character. What i do disagree with is killing characters off-screen, as there is no drama and no real pay-off to doing it. |
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They shouldnt of killed off carl but i dont like the idea of anybody being to big to be axed! There is alot of deadwood in all soaps (Billy eastenders, kirk corrie, sam emmerdale for example!) and more producers should have the balls to get rid of people who have been there for years
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I'm gutted that Carl has been killed off, but I don't see why characters should not be killed off just because they have been in a soap for a long time. Good on Emmerdale for its lack of sentimentality on that score
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Oh behave! All soap actors are on contracts and know nothings forever. He had probably the most memorable exit going out in a live special and already has work lined up for after
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I agree that nobody should be above the possibility of being axed.
It's just this particular occasion it was the wrong decision, leaving Jimmy without any of his brothers especially won't have a good effect. |
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![]() ![]() no more carl9 - 10 years and thats the thanks he gets as ive said Only Kill Off Major Charactors If They Want to Leave Emmerdale survived the killing off of Matthew King because they had Carl to fill his shoes. The Kings are the biggest family since the Tates and now ED is in a similiar position as when Zoe was on her own after Chris's death, weak!! Declan and Katie are not strong enough characters to hold the helm at the head of the show, they have little to expand on in family terms. Declans daughter is dead and Katie has no family so where apart from the two of them can they go? There is no chance they can create a future ED legacy. No one wants to see Charity on top, she is a witch. Although Jimmy is a lovely character, his character is an extra it is used to support other characters so now Carl is dead there isn't much apart from him rowing with Nicola for him to do. I really believe ED could be in trouble unless the next producer casts some amazing cast for strong characters! |
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Im sorry, but I completely disagree with this. Characters SHOULD be killed off - and major characters should be no exception.
Killing of Tiffany Mitchell is a great example; although she was only in EE for 3 years or so and so wasn't a legend or anything, she was a major character at the time; but killing her off was a great decision because it was a very good exit and really put the icing on the cake of her character. What i do disagree with is killing characters off-screen, as there is no drama and no real pay-off to doing it. |
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