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Old 19-02-2015, 08:05
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As eastenders is clearly the best soap/show on TV right now I think we should get #EastendersIsTheBestSoapOnTv trending before the 7:30pm Ep goes out tonight!
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Old 19-02-2015, 08:06
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Thats debatable

I''m not rising to the bait though.
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Old 19-02-2015, 08:06
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Of course EE is the best soap, and it always will be.
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Old 19-02-2015, 08:07
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Stop trying to wind people up. Just enjoy it while you can.
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Old 19-02-2015, 08:07
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The best soap by a mile
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Old 19-02-2015, 08:17
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If we just forget about Emmerdale, then yes it's the best soap.
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Old 19-02-2015, 08:24
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Corrie has always been my most favourite soap but EE has changed all that at the moment. The last three months on EE have been the most amazing storylines making Corrie's storylines seem quite boring to compare.

Well done to Eastenders writers.
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Old 19-02-2015, 09:20
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It is right now but once the Lucy hype dies down then Emmerdale gets a look in too. I will be watching Eastenders tonight in it's first slot instead of Emmerdale though. That's because I want to know who killed Lucy and will want to come on here straight after.
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Old 19-02-2015, 09:23
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It is right now but once the Lucy hype dies down then Emmerdale gets a look in too. I will be watching Eastenders tonight in it's first slot instead of Emmerdale though. That's because I want to know who killed Lucy and will want to come on here straight after.
Yes, I suppose it will be back to the Carter show once this week has aired, what other big stories are there? just Deano. putting all your eggs in one basket will do that

Emmerdale has lots of stories at the moment, the Bartons mother, Andy and Robert, Lauren and her drinking,and so on, but soaps have to have smaller storylines bubbling all of the time or else when the big ones finish, it is back to the crap that we saw on EE a couple of years ago.

I hope for the sake of EE that someone comes up with some good bubbling storylines soon.
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Old 19-02-2015, 09:29
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Kat and Alfie have a big storyline coming, Sharon and her real family, Ronnie and whoever Vincent is, Phil's news for Ian, Stacey also has a big year in front of her. It's not just about the Carters.
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Old 19-02-2015, 09:34
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Kat and Alfie are boring and I'm sick of them tbh. There is no creativity in their storyline.

I think deano rapo and the story of stans assisted death will also be a prominent story.

Let's not forget there will alsonso the aftermath of tonight and it would be good if we saw ian want revenge
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Old 19-02-2015, 09:38
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Can't EastEnders fans just enjoy their show without all this passive-aggressive soap wars nonsense? This is why we need individual forums.
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Old 19-02-2015, 09:39
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Kat and Alfie have a big storyline coming, Sharon and her real family, Ronnie and whoever Vincent is, Phil's news for Ian, Stacey also has a big year in front of her. It's not just about the Carters.
Who cares about Kat and Alfie? the return was a big mistake. We already know Sharons mother, hope they use the same actress.Ronnie is a murderer and needs to be written out eventually for that,Stacey? just UGH another returnee that should have stayed where she was.

Same old same old.

After this week there is nothing coming up to make me want to carry on watching. I only tuned back in to see who the killer is.

Emmerdale on the other hand has lots going on, even Corrie, lots of little stoylines coming up, looking forward to real Gavin and to seeing what happens with Andy, also Jenny is back also Sarah Lou and Bethany.lots of different things.

EE needs to try and hold on to the people who have come back this week, but I am not sure that there is much to interest the casual viewer.

One week does not a soap, make
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Old 19-02-2015, 09:41
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Can't EastEnders fans just enjoy their show without all this passive-aggressive soap wars nonsense? This is why we need individual forums.
Actually I think you may be right, I have never liked the idea of subforums for each soap, but with the stupid amount of pointless threads over the last couple of days, and then this kind of thread, I think it might now be time for it, although there will still be people who will post umpteen threads in the main part of the soap forum even if it does happen.
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Old 19-02-2015, 09:50
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EE have lots going on.
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Old 19-02-2015, 09:52
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CS will be forever in EE's shadow
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Old 19-02-2015, 09:59
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I think EE is the more distinctive of the soaps. If a comedian says '....it's so depressing EE are thinking of using it for their feel-good Christmas story this year', - everyone will get the joke because EE is stereotypically a bit dark and gloomy. No other soap is easily defined. The same with the 'doof-doof' moment at the end, that's somethiing that people do in the pub for a laugh when their mate say they've lost their wallet or something or to otherwise send-up a quasi-serious moment. No other soap has that either.

Prefereces for storylines aside I do think EE is the most iconic soap on Brritish TV in terms of how its mannerisms, quirks and gimmicks bleed into other areas of culture.
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Old 19-02-2015, 10:07
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I love all the soaps I watch. I don't understand the ribbing that goes on in the "soap wars". I usually manage to watch them all including Hollyoaks on E4 and see EE at 10.30 if there's a clash. Right now I'm loving Eastenders because of the Lucy story and the new guy Vincent, I love the Bartons on Emmerdale and the Coronation Street storyline with Callum being Max's dad. Hollyoaks has improved recently since the awful kidnapping merry go round. There's something I like in all of them
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Old 19-02-2015, 10:20
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I think EE is the more distinctive of the soaps. If a comedian says '....it's so depressing EE are thinking of using it for their feel-good Christmas story this year', - everyone will get the joke because EE is stereotypically a bit dark and gloomy. No other soap is easily defined. The same with the 'doof-doof' moment at the end, that's somethiing that people do in the pub for a laugh when their mate say they've lost their wallet or something or to otherwise send-up a quasi-serious moment. No other soap has that either.

Prefereces for storylines aside I do think EE is the most iconic soap on Brritish TV in terms of how its mannerisms, quirks and gimmicks bleed into other areas of culture.
Brilliantly put.
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Old 19-02-2015, 10:48
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Why are the Eastenders fans who aee saying EE is better than Emmerdale and corrie giving all of us fans a bad name by their competitive and frankly disrespectful remarks. does it make you feel superior to put down other shows or something?
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Old 19-02-2015, 11:43
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Why are the Eastenders fans who aee saying EE is better than Emmerdale and corrie giving all of us fans a bad name by their competitive and frankly disrespectful remarks. does it make you feel superior to put down other shows or something?
I agree with this - the minority give the majority a bad name. Also yesterday a FM started a thread saying that Emmerdale is starting 15 minutes early tonight. It was very civilised with several of us thanking them for the reminder. If it had been Eastenders that was starting 15 minutes early there would have been a 5 page thread with people moaning about it, throwing a hissy fit etc. I'm not being deliberately horrible here as this has happened many times since I joined this forum.
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Old 19-02-2015, 11:49
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Definitely on fire right now. Love it.
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Old 19-02-2015, 11:57
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Why are the Eastenders fans who aee saying EE is better than Emmerdale and corrie giving all of us fans a bad name by their competitive and frankly disrespectful remarks. does it make you feel superior to put down other shows or something?
I agree with this - the minority give the majority a bad name. Also yesterday a FM started a thread saying that Emmerdale is starting 15 minutes early tonight. It was very civilised with several of us thanking them for the reminder. If it had been Eastenders that was starting 15 minutes early there would have been a 5 page thread with people moaning about it, throwing a hissy fit etc. I'm not being deliberately horrible here as this has happened many times since I joined this forum.
Both these are spot on, I sometimes feel like this board is full of immature children the way some go on especially when Eastenders gets moved for something.

As for which Soap is better isn't that just personal opinion. I think Neighbours and Doctors are both better at the moment (more normal and less gloomy) but that is just my opinion.
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Old 19-02-2015, 12:01
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It's definitely putting all the others in the shade now. Well, definitely Corrie and Hollyoaks! I can't speak for Emmerdale as I don't watch it.
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Old 19-02-2015, 12:29
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