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Old 21-02-2016, 16:36
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So EastEnders joins Corrie and Emmerdale in getting a new boss, with soap ratings in general in decline and the top 2 suffering major declines it's clear these changes at the top are designed to rejuvenate the soap genre, what do we think will happen? Will Corrie finally get rid of the pointless old timers like Kirk, Sean, Fizz? Will EastEnders curb DTC's creations like the Cokers & Kush. Emmerdale is the only one with a solid cast and solid figures but will they shift away from the Dingles/Bartons and thin them out?
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Old 21-02-2016, 16:48
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Sadly i think nothing will happen on Corrie.

The Cokers along with Donna and Buster could be axed in EE but I think Kush will be safe.
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Old 21-02-2016, 16:49
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From.Each show Axe:

Eastenders
Donna
Maybe Paul
Masoods unfortunately

Corrie
Kirk
Beth
Sean
Fiz

Emmerdale
Sam
Gabby
Marlon
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Old 21-02-2016, 17:07
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I personally do not think EE and ED need any cast clear outs. They both have a really strong set of characters. It's Corrie mainly who needs a good culling, but Kate has made it clear she has no plans to do that type of thing.
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Old 21-02-2016, 17:13
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I personally do not think EE and ED need any cast clear outs. They both have a really strong set of characters. It's Corrie mainly who needs a good culling, but Kate has made it clear she has no plans to do that type of thing.
I don't know why Corrie still has a lot of deadwood.
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Old 21-02-2016, 17:14
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From.Each show Axe:

Eastenders
Donna
Maybe Paul
Masoods unfortunately

Corrie
Kirk
Beth
Sean
Fiz

Emmerdale
Sam
Gabby
Marlon
I don't see the Masoods being axed.
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Old 21-02-2016, 17:15
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Sadly i think nothing will happen on Corrie.

The Cokers along with Donna and Buster could be axed in EE but I think Kush will be safe.
I think Kush is gone, his wife left the show, Martin wont forgive him when the truth comes out, after that he has no reason to start with Walford.
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Old 21-02-2016, 17:20
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I think Kush is gone, his wife left the show, Martin wont forgive him when the truth comes out, after that he has no reason to start with Walford.
His Mum is there.

How do we even know if there will be any axings at all in any of the three leading soaps.
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Old 21-02-2016, 19:41
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His Mum is there.

How do we even know if there will be any axings at all in any of the three leading soaps.
new producers bring in new characters to tell new stories, see DTC and the Carter, and generally those who are axed to make way are the weaker characters from the last producer.

As for his mum, now she and Masood broken up, she has no strong connection to the Square either.
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Old 21-02-2016, 19:44
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Hopefully Corrie EP is a Sean hater and axed AC
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Old 21-02-2016, 19:55
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The world could end and I fear Michelle, Fiz and Sean would still live another day in Corrie.
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Old 21-02-2016, 20:28
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Personally I'd much rather Kate Oates axed a good chunk of the Corrie writing team & replaced them with writers who can be bothered to research into the histories & 'character' of the characters they are writing for & give them stories/friendships/relationships that fit in with those characters & their history in the show rather than ignoring their history & just trying to shoehorn them into stuff which bears no resemblance to their character & history!!

I always have to smile wryly at certain posters who seem to blame characters like Sean, Maria, Sinead & up till recently Tyrone & Fiz for the mess that Corrie is in when, under probably the worst Corrie regime ever, ie Stuart Blackburn's, these characters have barely featured!!

Fair enough if all characters are given a fair chance with some well written storylines suited to their character & some of the actors still can't 'step up to the plate' then that is the time for axing those characters!!
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Old 21-02-2016, 20:54
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I honestly don't think there will be a major cast cull on either CS or EE (don't watch ED so can't comment there). If axings do happen, it will probably only me a few characters but no one major.

CS - I think those at risk would be Erica, Yasmeen, Sharif, possibly Alya as they don't seem to get much stories and if they were to leave it wouldn't impact.
EE - Again, if anyone does get axed I'd think it'd be Kush, Donna, possibly all the Cokers (although Pam/Les are getting some interesting Storylines, Paul I don't see lasting as when Johnny returns Ben will probably ditch him).
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Old 21-02-2016, 21:19
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In EE, I think Les, Pam, Paul, Donna, Vincent and Claudette will be high up Sean O'Connor's list.

The Kazemis could go either way. SOC may choose to cast some of the other family members.

The Masoods will probably stay as long as Zainab is brought back. They're good characters but they don't work without a female family member. Their best storylines were when either Zainab or Shabnam were there.
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Old 21-02-2016, 22:03
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In EE, I think Les, Pam, Paul, Donna, Vincent and Claudette will be high up Sean O'Connor's list.

The Kazemis could go either way. SOC may choose to cast some of the other family members.

The Masoods will probably stay as long as Zainab is brought back. They're good characters but they don't work without a female family member. Their best storylines were when either Zainab or Shabnam were there.
Nitin Ganatra is a decent actor but he has been underused as Masood. Tamwar is a weak character. The Masoods need Zainab back just to be a real force again- they are weakened without Zainab now Shabnam is gone.

Claudette was supposed to be a big new character but is she?

The Cokers, Donna, Buster and possibly Vincent are in danger. I would keep Vincent and Claudette and axe Kim who drags Vincent down as a character in my opinion.

Kush and Carmel are decent characters so I would like to see the Kazemi's expanded.
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Old 21-02-2016, 22:43
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Nitin Ganatra is a decent actor but he has been underused as Masood. Tamwar is a weak character. The Masoods need Zainab back just to be a real force again- they are weakened without Zainab now Shabnam is gone.

Claudette was supposed to be a big new character but is she?

The Cokers, Donna, Buster and possibly Vincent are in danger. I would keep Vincent and Claudette and axe Kim who drags Vincent down as a character in my opinion.

Kush and Carmel are decent characters so I would like to see the Kazemi's expanded.
BIB I completely disagree. If you mean that he is not caught up in murders, explosions and car crashes you are right. One of the complaints on here is sensationalism, he doesn't fit that category at all. Another criticism of all soaps is that it's not "character driven" enough. One character that has been given his own personality, quirks and does have meaningful dialogue is Tamwar.

Tamwar also happens to be a nice. self-effacing young man who tells the truth and gives good advice, tends to be on the right moral path.

Much of the criticism of EE is that they are murderers or covering up for them, Tamwar isn't. Another is that they would sleep with anyone on the square or/and makes them pregnant, Tamwar doesn't.

He's also funny, witty and charming. This obviously isn't enough for you Vas but I think he is a gem of a character and if ordinary makes him boring, THEN I LOVE BORING.

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Old 21-02-2016, 23:00
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BIB I completely disagree. If you mean that he is not caught up in murders, explosions and car crashes you are right. One of the complaints on here is sensationalism, he doesn't fit that category at all. Another criticism of all soaps is that it's not "character driven" enough. One character that has been given his own personality, quirks and does have meaningful dialogue is Tamwar.

Tamwar also happens to be a nice. self-effacing young man who tells the truth and gives good advice, tends to be on the right moral path.

Much of the criticism of EE is that they are murderers or covering up for them, Tamwar isn't. Another is that they would sleep with anyone on the square or/and makes them pregnant, Tamwar doesn't.

He's also funny, witty and charming. This obviously isn't enough for you Vas but I think he is a gem of a character and if ordinary makes him boring, THEN I LOVE BORING.

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Good post- appreciate your feedback.
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Old 21-02-2016, 23:43
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I loving this as everyone will be starting with a clean slate Now we have real battle of the soaps But who will come out on top
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Old 22-02-2016, 00:32
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BIB I completely disagree. If you mean that he is not caught up in murders, explosions and car crashes you are right. One of the complaints on here is sensationalism, he doesn't fit that category at all. Another criticism of all soaps is that it's not "character driven" enough. One character that has been given his own personality, quirks and does have meaningful dialogue is Tamwar.

Tamwar also happens to be a nice. self-effacing young man who tells the truth and gives good advice, tends to be on the right moral path.

Much of the criticism of EE is that they are murderers or covering up for them, Tamwar isn't. Another is that they would sleep with anyone on the square or/and makes them pregnant, Tamwar doesn't.

He's also funny, witty and charming. This obviously isn't enough for you Vas but I think he is a gem of a character and if ordinary makes him boring, THEN I LOVE BORING.

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Aaron as usual, I agree with everything you say. Great post
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Old 22-02-2016, 00:49
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I think there could be a few recasts maybe Ben Mitchell and i think he may try to bring back Peter but with a new head
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Old 22-02-2016, 00:58
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I think there could be a few recasts maybe Ben Mitchell and i think he may try to bring back Peter but with a new head
BIB Why would they do that? Harry Reid is doing a great job and I think even those that don't like the character tend to say he is, he's actually quite popular on DS, which is quite a task these days.
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Old 22-02-2016, 08:32
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I don't think the Corrie cast have all that much to worry about. Kate Oates isn't a massive axe-wielder. She does get rid, but at ED it was over a long period of time, and almost everyone got a proper exit storyline. Dom and Gemma, and the Spencers, were the main ones. I think most of the others that left asked to leave or were temporary anyway.

If I was at EE I would be more worried. Sean O'Connor was a big axe-and-recast man at The Archers.
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Old 22-02-2016, 10:47
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I don't think EE needs any axes really, at least not as the show is currently. Maybe reduce Claudette to a guest stint, but other than that I'm quite liking the characters as they are now. Vincent has settled down to be a family man with a bit of an edge which I think he suits better than the gangster type they brought him in as.
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Old 22-02-2016, 11:05
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Hopefully it'll be most of the corrie and eastenders writing team that gets axed as most of the actors are pretty good. Also if the script writers are talented enough they can make the deadwood interesting.
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Old 22-02-2016, 11:58
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I don't think EE needs any axes really, at least not as the show is currently. Maybe reduce Claudette to a guest stint, but other than that I'm quite liking the characters as they are now. Vincent has settled down to be a family man with a bit of an edge which I think he suits better than the gangster type they brought him in as.
Why should Claudette be a guest character and not a regular character?
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