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Old 05-07-2015, 13:13
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He's been at EastEnders almost 2 years now, IIRC he was officially revealed as the EP during the final days of July 2013... I really need to read that he has left the show because the Carter overload and dull storylines are getting overbearing now! He was fantastic right up until Live week, but since then, we've had a handful of good episodes... Surely others agree that he's become very complacent!
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Old 05-07-2015, 13:29
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Doesn't he have a 'golden handcuffs' deal? So he'll be staying a while.
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Old 05-07-2015, 13:36
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Doesn't he have a 'golden handcuffs' deal? So he'll be staying a while.
Where did you hear that? The man is running the show into the ground!
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Old 05-07-2015, 13:46
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Your loss!

I happen to enjoy watching the show and will watch regardless of so called "Carter overload" and storylines I don't like.
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Old 05-07-2015, 13:52
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I hope so. Far too biased, shoved a few characters down our theoats, underuses alotnof characters, undevelops alot of characters, axes charaacters with alot kore potential, block storytelling, too many slow burners at once, baby obsession, celeb sogning...
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Old 05-07-2015, 13:54
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Where did you hear that? The man is running the show into the ground!
In your opinion. I don't share your view.
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Old 05-07-2015, 13:55
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He's been at EastEnders almost 2 years now, IIRC he was officially revealed as the EP during the final days of July 2013... I really need to read that he has left the show because the Carter overload and dull storylines are getting overbearing now! He was fantastic right up until Live week, but since then, we've had a handful of good episodes... Surely others agree that he's become very complacent!
I'm not quite sure what people expect? The Lucy story had to die down at some point but to say there have only be a few decent episodes since is an exaggeration imo
Since live week we have had:

The Stan cancer story line and death
The Kat and Alfie stuff including Kat's brilliant scenes with June Whitfield, the lottery win and departure
We had the return of Dean and Buster
The departures of Lauren and Peter
The Shabnam and Jade stories and the c/f reveal
The Shabnam/Kush/Stacey/Martin square
The budding romance of Nancy and Tamwar
The introduction of Claudette Hubbard and Paul Coker
The intrigue of Vincent and his decking of Phil
The Sharon biological father stuff
and much more, I don't know what soap fans expect but I suspect they are unrealistic in wanting excitement all the time, where a drama of 6 or 12 episodes may be able to afford such things, soaps which are long running don't have the budget. I think DTC has done a decent job, mistakes have been made but every EP including Julia Smith have so I am happy for him to stay.
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Old 05-07-2015, 13:55
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I disagree, I'm quite happy with him, and think the whole "Carter overload" thing and the "since live week it's gone blahblah blah" thing are a bit cliche. EE and DTC are fine at the mo
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Old 05-07-2015, 13:55
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I hope so. Far too biased, shoved a few characters down our theoats, underuses alotnof characters, undevelops alot of characters, axes charaacters with alot kore potential, block storytelling, too many slow burners at once, baby obsession, celeb sogning...
So the Masoods and Mitchells are being overused you agree.

Or is it just the carters you're referring to even though last Friday was the only time we've seen them in weeks.
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Old 05-07-2015, 13:56
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I think there were a terrible few months after live week, mostly garbage stories about characters I don't care about, but now there are finally stories to get me interested again. Hopefully the annual august shutdown won't happen this year. No one needs a month of Micks swimming drama again.
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Old 05-07-2015, 13:57
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Where did you hear that? The man is running the show into the ground!
I have to agree. Ive been loosing interest in the show which is a shame. I get sick of the same characters and grt out off them for a long time even if it was a character i loved...
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Old 05-07-2015, 13:59
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So the Masoods and Mitchells are being overused you agree.

Or is it just the carters you're referring to even though last Friday was the only time we've seen them in weeks.
Not the masood as they had a year jn the half doing nothing in the background...aside from the younger mitchells and billy they have been heavily used throughout but have awful storylines aside from phils involvement with kathy currently. I cannot stand the phil/sharon pairing either which is anotemher thing ruining the show for me. Sharon works better wothout a man.

Ive enjoyed the mick and linda break and am ready to see linda again but mick in worried will be one thing after anothee again and hes a tired characrer already. Shirley however hasnt been anyone but one our screens 80% of the time.
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Old 05-07-2015, 14:01
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Not the masood as they had a year jn the half doing nothing in the background...aside from the younger mitchells and billy they have been heavily used throughout but have awful storylines aside from phils involvement with kathy currently. I cannot stand the phil/sharon pairing either which is anotemher thing ruining the show for me. Sharon works better wothout a man.
Ok fair point joe
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Old 05-07-2015, 14:06
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He's been at EastEnders almost 2 years now, IIRC he was officially revealed as the EP during the final days of July 2013... I really need to read that he has left the show because the Carter overload and dull storylines are getting overbearing now! He was fantastic right up until Live week, but since then, we've had a handful of good episodes... Surely others agree that he's become very complacent!
I agree. Even though I haven't watched for quite a while now due to the tedious, idiotic storylines, I would like to think that I will start to watch again in the future.
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Old 05-07-2015, 14:06
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I disagree, I'm quite happy with him, and think the whole "Carter overload" thing and the "since live week it's gone blahblah blah" thing are a bit cliche. EE and DTC are fine at the mo
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Old 05-07-2015, 14:07
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Its shoving Shirley and her rapist son into every story doesn't help
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Old 05-07-2015, 14:07
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The Carters have been very quiet for months now. Your Carter overload point is about 9 months to late.
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Old 05-07-2015, 14:10
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Its shoving Shirley and her rapist son into every story doesn't help
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Old 05-07-2015, 14:16
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Like Aaron_Silver said, there has been a hell of a lot more than a "few" good episodes. Yes the show did slow down for a while and the Dean mess and Vincent crap did drag the show for a while, we are getting stronger material than we did for years. I don't know what people want now, but following the death of an old man and the affects on his family and an abuse victim facing her past and a breast cancer survivor struggling with the loss of her breasts is exactly the hard and truthful stories EastEnders is famou for. What exactly is the issue with DTC's vision at this point?

But hey, people love to be outraged. This happens with every producer.
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Old 05-07-2015, 14:23
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Where did you hear that? The man is running the show into the ground!
It must have been on DS, I think.
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Old 05-07-2015, 14:26
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Where did you hear that? The man is running the show into the ground!
I think I read he was suppose to be overseeeing the EE set that was suppose to be redone, but not heard anything since the announcement though, I think he here for awhile and probably wise from BBC point of view because the show hand some many change of hands they want the show to settle instead I guess.

Its shoving Shirley and her rapist son into every story doesn't help
This, I agree with 100% I know other will disagree but theses two characters are exhausting the show with the same stuff over and over again, at least Mick and Linda had a much need break so viewers can have a breather but it's not gonna last, this storyline is in desperate need of coming to a close.
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Old 05-07-2015, 14:33
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Like Aaron_Silver said, there has been a hell of a lot more than a "few" good episodes. Yes the show did slow down for a while and the Dean mess and Vincent crap did drag the show for a while, we are getting stronger material than we did for years. I don't know what people want now, but following the death of an old man and the affects on his family and an abuse victim facing her past and a breast cancer survivor struggling with the loss of her breasts is exactly the hard and truthful stories EastEnders is famou for. What exactly is the issue with DTC's vision at this point?

But hey, people love to be outraged. This happens with every producer.
I think from some people's view it's DTC suppose favoritism of one family over many and the use of certain set of characters over others that is the problem and while they've made more of a effort to give other characters some balance since May, it still being filtrated by said family, when the likes of Jay, Lola, Denise to name a few have not had a chance in hell lately or at all.

It does piss people off when there favourties are getting jack all or substandard storylines.
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Old 05-07-2015, 15:04
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The Carters have been very quiet for months now. Your Carter overload point is about 9 months to late.
...shirley. Shes gone nowhere but omstayed on our screens most of the time in nearly every episode.

The carter couple have had a break but she hasnt. Im actually ready for linda to forefront return. Mick i still think is exhausted.
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Old 05-07-2015, 15:26
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...shirley. Shes gone nowhere but omstayed on our screens most of the time in nearly every episode.

The carter couple have had a break but she hasnt. Im actually ready for linda to forefront return. Mick i still think is exhausted.
The Shirley appearances are in relation to the Masoods though in all fairness.
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Old 05-07-2015, 15:38
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DTC brought Kathy back
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