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Old 09-06-2015, 16:53
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EastEnders needs a shake up. You have been given full power of exec producer and have only 1 day to make all the changes you possibly can.

What would you do? Who would you axe, who would you bring in, behind the scenes, and on screen, what's your dream cast, you have 24 hours.
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Old 09-06-2015, 17:13
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Axe:

Danny Dyer as Danny Dyer - awful, just awful.

Samantha Womack as Ronnie Mitchell - stale, needs a happy ending. Leaves with either Charlie or her sister fit and well and to raise her baby.

Rita Simmons as Roxy Mitchell - stale, very stale, no growth as a character and no original stories for her.

Cast/re-cast:

Nico Mirallegro or Aaron Sidwell as Steven Beale - Cindy needs him. The Beales need someone to stir trouble up.

Nina Wadia as Zainab Masood - Shabnam needs her Mum, Tamwar needs his Mum and Masood needs her back too. Not back with Masood, but back to sort things out and repair this family.

Molly Conlin as Dotty Cotton - Dot off-screen has maintained a relationship with her grandmother, I struggle to believe she hasn't visited her or shown up at her dads funeral. I'd like to see her back, she'd be about Cindy's age. Maybe a friend for Cindy and other storylines with Dot and Charlie, her brother.

??? as Ada Fox - The infamous Ada Fox. Denise came looking for family all those years ago, but as quickly forgotten the mother she left behind. No mention, no off-screen visits, she is alive as far as I'm aware, where is she? Denise is a family woman, but what has her mother done to not be close to her daughters?
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Old 09-06-2015, 20:18
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I would bring back the legendary Shirley Benson and the Ferreira family. I would also axe the whole Carter family, including Shirley. I would recast Vicki and Spencer, recast Zoe and Lynne Slater and bring back Little Mo. I would recast Michelle Fowler, bring back Chrissie and Kelly Taylor, as well as bringing back original character Debbie Wilkins recast, as well as Mary the Punk but recast. I would bring back Rose Cotton, Gavin the Neighbor from Hell, Ruby Allen, and Sam Mitchell (Kim Medcalf) to undo the cracked up 2009 stint.
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Old 09-06-2015, 20:43
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Id axe:
Les coker
Mo harris
Mick carter

Equalise the screentime and give those heavily neglected a big storyline and those over exposed and overloaded with atorylines act as supporting roles for a few months before goving them another main story.

Also give billy a happy ending and write him out.

Send jane to prison.

Returns for zsa zsa, johnny, zainab, afia, janine, and christian

Bring peter back with lauren and if ben doesnt return then get tom back in the role

Have a biphobia storyline since soaps neglect the issue and always refer tl bisexuals as gay.

Bring the whole ben/lola/lexi thing to light
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Old 09-06-2015, 20:59
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Recast Spencer Moon and give Scarlett Alice Johnson a second chance as Vicki Fowler.

Bring back Zainab, Glenda and Carly.
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Old 09-06-2015, 21:01
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Immediate 24 hour live episode, I'm which MyLauren returns, and challenges Lola, Whitney, Cindy, Stacey, and Nancy to a bikini-waterfight-wrestling-orgy competition in the middle of the square.
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Old 09-06-2015, 22:12
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Get shot of dean, everyone finds out he is a rapist.
Sonia to join Bianca.
Shirley to get a free haircut and style at blades.
Charlie to run away with Kim.
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Old 10-06-2015, 13:53
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Make Sharon use her half of The Albert to get a loan to buy back the 51% of the bar that Vincent owns with her threatening him that she'll go to the police as she knows all about the dirt on him. Once she owns the whole bar, she tells Phil she wants a divorce and is going to take him for all his got! She then buys a house on the Sqaure, if not takes Phil's from him. She then sends Denny of to Military school for his behavioural issues and we don't see him again for the next 10 years! Then get her to run a ladies night so she can bond with some of the other female residents of the square and form some friendships away from the Mitchell's. Develop the Frenemy relationship with Shirley so they become the new Pat and Peggy, Cast her a new love interest, and basically set her up in her rightful place as Queen of the Square!
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Old 10-06-2015, 14:30
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1) Actually produce some interesting storylines.
2) Bring back past favourites: Grant, Peggy, Tanya, Zainab, Janine.
3) Immeditately put the Mitchell's back in The Vic.
4) Axe half of the Carters.
5) Get rid of some awful sets, like Blades, and use more sets/characters for every day normal life scenes.
6) Kill off Dean.
7) Put interesting popular characters at the centre of the show, instead of ones like Shabnam-_-.
8) Put an end to these silly little affairs/love triangles.
9) Stop telling storylines that don't make sense and are a bit unrealistic and start telling stories that make sense and aren't too complicated (The Carters weird and contrived family tree, for example).
10) Sit back & enjoy the show.

Oh, and scrap an episode! No need for so many. Even in the 2007-2010 heights they rarely managed to create 4 quality episodes a week.

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Old 10-06-2015, 14:33
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1) Actually produce some interesting storylines.
2) Bring back past favourites: Grant, Peggy, Tanya, Zainab, Janine.
3) Immeditately put the Mitchell's back in The Vic.
4) Axe half of the Carters.
5) Get rid of some awful sets, like Blades, and use more sets/characters for every day normal life scenes.
6) Kill off Dean.
7) Put interesting popular characters at the centre of the show, instead of ones like Shabnam-_-.
8) Put an end to these silly little affairs/love triangles.
9) Stop telling storylines that don't make sense and are a bit unrealistic and start telling stories that make sense and aren't too complicated (The Carters weird and contrived family tree, for example).
10) Sit back & enjoy the show.

Oh, and scrap an episode! No need for so many. Even in the 2007-2010 heights they rarely managed to create 4 quality episodes a week.

Rant Over.
I agree with this a lot. I don't DTC know what he doing and is confused.
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Old 16-06-2015, 00:56
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Axe all of the Carters
Bring back Shirley Benson
Bring back Kim Medcalf as Sam Mitchell
Kill off Phil for good instead of only wounding him
Bring back Grant for a guest stint
Bring back Clare Bates
Bring back Chrissie with her biological family
Bring back Michelle Fowler, Vicki Fowler, and Spencer Moon (all recast)
Bring back Binnie and Della (the show's first lesbian couple)
Bring back Diane Butcher and her girlfriend
Bring back Simon Wicks
Bring back April Branning (recast)
Being back Suzy Branning (recast)
Bring back the Ferreira family
Bring back Zoe Slater (recast), Lynne Slater (recast), Belinda Peacock (recast and as a regular character instead of a recurring character), and Little Mo (not recast)
Bring back Lisa Fowler
Bring back Robbie Jackson permanently
Bring back the Miller family (All of them)
Kill off Roxy Mitchell on Christmas Day
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Old 16-06-2015, 15:35
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Axe all of the Carters
Bring back Shirley Benson
Bring back Kim Medcalf as Sam Mitchell
Kill off Phil for good instead of only wounding him
Bring back Grant for a guest stint
Bring back Clare Bates
Bring back Chrissie with her biological family
Bring back Michelle Fowler, Vicki Fowler, and Spencer Moon (all recast)
Bring back Binnie and Della (the show's first lesbian couple)
Bring back Diane Butcher and her girlfriend
Bring back Simon Wicks
Bring back April Branning (recast)
Being back Suzy Branning (recast)
Bring back the Ferreira family
Bring back Zoe Slater (recast), Lynne Slater (recast), Belinda Peacock (recast and as a regular character instead of a recurring character), and Little Mo (not recast)
Bring back Lisa Fowler
Bring back Robbie Jackson permanently
Bring back the Miller family (All of them)
Kill off Roxy Mitchell on Christmas Day


If I was ever contemplating suicide the sheer boredom of watching those characters return would certainly help to make up my mind!
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Old 16-06-2015, 17:17
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I would bring back the legendary Shirley Benson and the Ferreira family. I would also axe the whole Carter family, including Shirley. I would recast Vicki and Spencer, recast Zoe and Lynne Slater and bring back Little Mo. I would recast Michelle Fowler, bring back Chrissie and Kelly Taylor, as well as bringing back original character Debbie Wilkins recast, as well as Mary the Punk but recast. I would bring back Rose Cotton, Gavin the Neighbor from Hell, Ruby Allen, and Sam Mitchell (Kim Medcalf) to undo the cracked up 2009 stint.
agree, especaily the carters
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