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why is eastenders only on 4 days a week when other soaps are on 5 |
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why is eastenders only on 4 days a week when other soaps are on 5
its the best soap so why isnt it on 5 days a week when every other soap is
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Because in a way it already is. As the other soaps have adverts each of their episodes will only be something like 22 minutes in length compared to EEs 27/28 minutes. So when you add it all up EE is already producing the same amount of output as them.
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I don't think it should go five days a week, quality is stretched already and I would imagine Money and resources are a issue.
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calvin Jones, yeah that makes sense
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I thought it went to five days a week many years ago - could well be mistaken though.
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It was 2 then 3 and now 4. Its never been 5 (unless its a special week).
2 was great 3 was more than enough 4 is at breaking point in terms of quality 5 would be nail in the quality coffin. I wish they would cut an episode and go back to 3. |
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Why would they cut an episode surely it was just being better written when t was 2 episodes
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It was 5 days a week for a few weeks at the beginning of the year - that was great because a lot of things were happening. However, I think it worked because there was a lot of stuff going on and wouldn't work in general.
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I thought it went to five days a week many years ago - could well be mistaken though.
I'd like them to start producing Wednesday episodes because Wednesdays are so boring for me. |
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I'm glad its not on 5 nights tbh
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I think 4 is perfect, and as mentioned above the episodes are a lot longer than any of the other soaps. I wish Corrie and Emmerdale would both drop one as it is.
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I thought it went to five days a week many years ago - could well be mistaken though.
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It was 5 days a week for a few weeks at the beginning of the year - that was great because a lot of things were happening. However, I think it worked because there was a lot of stuff going on and wouldn't work in general.
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I go with the majority - 4 is the most it shpuld have. It is in actual duration the same production length each week as Corrie and Hollyoaks (and Neighbours and H+A if we're including them) due to the advert breaks. The only one that produces more is Emmerdale and I think they have too many - most of it is filler, often with only Thursday's double bill including anything of note. I do enjoy Emmerdale but think less would be preferable.
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Much as I enjoy some soaps (they are great for getting your brain to switch off for the night), there are far, far too many episodes of each.
In the 1960s, the IBA (now sadly replaced by Ofcom) forced ITV to reduce the number of episodes per week of Crossroads from 5 to 4 because the quality was so crap. If only the IBA still existed! |
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The BBC can't be seen to be filling their schedule with soap like ITV. I know they have Holby as well but that's not a soap in the traditional sense and only airs for one episode a week.
Five and six episodes a week is overkill. Four is the absolute maximum any soap should be airing. As someone said above EE's airtime is similar to the ITV soaps anyway, although with one less appointment to be in front of the TV it's not as big a commitment. I can't fathom how some Emmerdale fans manage to watch the original airing of every episode.
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Much as I enjoy some soaps (they are great for getting your brain to switch off for the night), there are far, far too many episodes of each.
In the 1960s, the IBA (now sadly replaced by Ofcom) forced ITV to reduce the number of episodes per week of Crossroads from 5 to 4 because the quality was so crap. If only the IBA still existed! |
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The BBC can't be seen to be filling their schedule with soap like ITV. I know they have Holby as well but that's not a soap in the traditional sense and only airs for one episode a week.
Five and six episodes a week is overkill. Four is the absolute maximum any soap should be airing. As someone said above EE's airtime is similar to the ITV soaps anyway, although with one less appointment to be in front of the TV it's not as big a commitment. I can't fathom how some Emmerdale fans manage to watch the original airing of every episode. ![]() I also agree about the BBC being frowned upon if they fill too much of their schedule (and use too much of their drama budget) on soaps, especially just one soap. |
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I remember the good old days when EastEnders and Emmerdale were on twice a week (Tuesday & Thursday) and Corrie and Brookside were on three times (Monday, Wednesday, Friday). The quality was so much better, storylines were well-paced and ideas weren't repeated so much.
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EastEnders four episodes equates to Corrie's five episodes when you discount adverts.
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I love soaps - but I agree they are on far too much! Emmerdale is the main culprit at six episodes per week!
I loved Crossroads when it was on five times a week - but that was just teatime watching, along with todays Aussie soaps. But Peak-Time 'Serial Dramas' (posh eh?) should be IMO be twice a week - or if they need to - do two one-hour episodes per week! That's a soap each night - plus one on Sunday (probably Corrie would suit that slot).
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It nice as a treat to have it 5 days sometimes but that normally when schedules changes mean a episode is having to be moved but I wouldn't like to see it permanently as the quality will be stretched to max.
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It's better. Eastenders feels more evenly spread than the others which have double bills.
It's nice every now and then to get the extra episode (like Corrie would have the Monday double during a dramatic storyline) but doing it regularly spoils it like Corrie's regular doubles on Monday and Friday are too much and Emmerdale's double on a Thursday. |
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I know it's not really contributing to the main point, but I wish ITV would drop the double bills, even if they broadcast an episode each day of the week to make up for it. The double bills just make it easier to trot out weak stories in my opinion.
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I agree about the double bills. They were nice as a treat for when big stories were coming to a climax but it is too much every week. I'd also rather just have Corrie on every day than the double bills or maybe a Sunday episode instead of one of them.
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