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Old 17-04-2015, 13:01
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Aleks, possibly Cora, who next? Is DTC axing/keeping the wrong characters in the show?

Would Billy & Roxy had lasted this long they were not Mitchell's?

Why has Tamwar been on the show for eight years but still as boring as ever?
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Old 17-04-2015, 13:03
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Aleks and Cora havent been axed.
Aleks quit, not sure about Cora, didn't know she was leaving.
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Old 17-04-2015, 13:09
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Did Cora potentially leaving for good really warrant another thread?
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Old 17-04-2015, 13:11
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Did Cora potentially leaving for good really warrant another thread?
It's not about Cora it's about the show keeping on crap characters over good ones.
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Old 17-04-2015, 13:14
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A lot of the characters are used as filler for Carter light weeks. But that said there are a hell of a lot of characters who have been nothing but glorified extras long before DTC became executive producer. If the writers aren't interested in these characters they should write them out and bring in or bring back some characters they are interested in. Familiarity is great and all but I'm hardly tuning into EastEnders to see Mo Harris, Billy Mitchell, Fatboy, Tamwar or Whitney.
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Old 17-04-2015, 13:19
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Purely from a character standpoint Cora doesn't have a role at the moment. If some of her family come back maybe she will. If Kat goes Mo doesn't have a role. She's purely there as a character to facilitate a storyline. Laila Morse seems fine with being little more than an extra. A soap needs background characters not actors all wanting storylines.
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Old 17-04-2015, 13:27
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A lot of the characters are used as filler for Carter light weeks. But that said there are a hell of a lot of characters who have been nothing but glorified extras long before DTC became executive producer. If the writers aren't interested in these characters they should write them out and bring in or bring back some characters they are interested in. Familiarity is great and all but I'm hardly tuning into EastEnders to see Mo Harris, Billy Mitchell, Fatboy, Tamwar or Whitney.
This is not the Carter Show. It's EastEnders but sometimes it feels like the Carter Show!
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Old 17-04-2015, 13:47
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I think so.

These are the ones a that should be axed
Billy Mitchell
Arthur Chubb
Mo Harris
Whitney Dean

I have a feeling Lola is the tm next one he pLans to axe or Shona.
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Old 17-04-2015, 13:53
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I would definitely have kept Aleks and be doing all I can to retain Cora as Ann Mitchell is fantastic.

The only character who 100% definitely needs to go is Alfie. A lot of people don't see the point in the likes of Billy, Fatboy, Tamwar, Kim etc. and I can see that they certainly wouldn't be everybody's cup of tea. But they have always been more supporting characters. Back in the day the show seemed to revolve around Alfie (and Kat) in the way it is now perceived to focus on the Carters. I can't imagine any of the other main male actors like Steve McFadden, Jake Wood, Adam Woodyatt or Danny Dyer relegated to the sort of supporting role Shane Richie has these days. The character has run its course and needs to go before the "glory days" are tarnished. I get the feeling they are reluctant to axe these potentially iconic characters so I just wish Shane would quit. I would say on a high, but I think we've gone beyond that now.
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Old 17-04-2015, 14:01
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It's not about Cora it's about the show keeping on crap characters over good ones.
This thread is about Cora. If she wasn't possibly leaving then you wouldn't have created it.
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Old 17-04-2015, 14:04
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This thread is about Cora. If she wasn't possibly leaving then you wouldn't have created it.
It's also about other characters.
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Old 17-04-2015, 14:07
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It's also about other characters.
Thanks Joe.

Geek is so anti Cora unfortunately.
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Old 17-04-2015, 14:13
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Thanks Joe.

Geek is so anti Cora unfortunately.
I love Cora. I just think her character would be better suited to a horror film.
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Old 17-04-2015, 14:14
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Cora if she's leaving, I don't think is a bad thing. Aside from the involvement with Stan, she's always been a character the show has struggled to do anything decent with, so if she's going, it's not the worst that could happen.

Aleks had a lot of potential and worked well with Roxy and the Mitchells in general. I think it was a mistake getting rid of him so quickly, especially given that Roxy/Charlie will probably be a short term thing anyways.

There are also characters like Lola, Billy etc who need more to do as well.
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Old 17-04-2015, 14:16
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Cora still has stories to tell in my opinion but hey I am not the EP of Eastenders.
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Old 17-04-2015, 14:24
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Cora still has stories to tell in my opinion but hey I am not the EP of Eastenders.
Thank God.
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Old 17-04-2015, 14:25
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I think they're axing the wrong characters, well at least letting the wrong ones leave. This year I've lost Aleks and Stan, two of my favourite characters over the last five years while others I'm not so keen on stick around. I'm going to miss Cora too if it's true that she's leaving, I'm getting worried about Eastenders now.
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Old 17-04-2015, 14:29
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I've suspected this for some time, and recent events have only reinforced my suspicions: DTC only really cares about his 'own' characters and castings. It's why every character introduced by Kirkwood/Newman has been axed apart from Cora (who might be leaving anyway) and Lola (who is just a glorified extra these days) and why the Carters are front and centre of every episode. At the moment it feels like the Carters and then 'everybody else' playing second fiddle.

I haven't watched EastEnders for almost two weeks because I got totally fed up with the Carters. I've just read the spoilers and the Carters are the focus of the next few eps. So looks like I won't be tuning in next week either.
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Old 17-04-2015, 14:39
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I love Cora. I just think her character would be better suited to a horror film.
Hahahahahaaaaaa!!!!! That really made me laugh! I don't hate Cora but I did find this funny
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Old 17-04-2015, 14:41
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I've suspected this for some time, and recent events have only reinforced my suspicions: DTC only really cares about his 'own' characters and castings. It's why every character introduced by Kirkwood/Newman has been axed apart from Cora (who might be leaving anyway) and Lola (who is just a glorified extra these days) and why the Carters are front and centre of every episode. At the moment it feels like the Carters and then 'everybody else' playing second fiddle.

I haven't watched EastEnders for almost two weeks because I got totally fed up with the Carters. I've just read the spoilers and the Carters are the focus of the next few eps. So looks like I won't be tuning in next week either.
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Old 17-04-2015, 14:43
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In pretty sure even if vaslav was ep stories would be shared more. Dtc just gives the carters most the stories and a select few a story to stop start alongside the Carter show. Currently I think anyone would be better as ep over dtc even one who was all about giving Alfie or Phil or any character outside the carters I don't like a lot of the screentime. No one would ever reach the extent of dtc Carter fetish.
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Old 17-04-2015, 14:44
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I totally buy into this theory
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Old 17-04-2015, 14:45
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I think they're axing the wrong characters, well at least letting the wrong ones leave. This year I've lost Aleks and Stan, two of my favourite characters over the last five years while others I'm not so keen on stick around. I'm going to miss Cora too if it's true that she's leaving, I'm getting worried about Eastenders now.
Johnny and Emma too

Eastenders is getting in a state now
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Old 17-04-2015, 15:01
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Timothy West and Sam Strike both chose to leave after only a year so DTC is 100% not responsible for that.

I loved Aleks but we don't know why he was written out - whether Kristian decided to jump ship or what. Emma was a plot device character and was always only there on the short-term.

We don't even know Cora is leaving permanently - she always goes on a break, like many of the others do throughout the year - she's just gone off a good storyline that has made her more likeable than the vile old lush she's been for years so I think people are a wee bit premature at blaming DTC for her ~leaving.
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Old 17-04-2015, 15:32
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I think Timothy West was always going to be a short stay. He is an acclaimed theatre actor so it's not as if he needed EE desperatley to save his career. It has just allowed a young generation to discover him. Plus his wife is rather Ill anyway.

The Guy who plays Aleks may of left on his own accord to perhaps do other things in the UK, or maybe return to his native country. I looked him up on WIKI and he has tons of foreign credits to his name.

Also, to the person above. DTC imo is resposible for Sam Strike leaving. The young lad jumped ship because he was underused and didn't know what to do with Johnny and Sam Strike has since confirmed this is why he left. So it is DTC fault. Johnny is his creation and he is the EP. So I think he is responsible.
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