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EE - Is anyone else worried?
Without sounding dramatic, how confident are people in EE being in the hands of SOC?
So far I haven't seen or heard any cast members speaking about him which to me suggests that the new EP wants the cast to stay very hush hush on social media. He seems strict! I can understand Buster, The Cokers and Ronnie and Roxy being axed but I really hope no other big characters are on their way out. I really hope we have an interview next month from Sean. The show is in a bit of a state right now if I'm being honest. |
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I'm beginning to have a good vibe about him.
He has axed characters who are redundant at the moment. As for not having a Twitter account, I'm hoping that means less hype and more substance. |
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He needs to axe more of the deadwood
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I'm not seeing anything wrong as of yet.
A cut down cast means less filler time, more juicy scenes. |
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I'm beginning to have a good vibe about him.
He has axed characters who are redundant at the moment. As for not having a Twitter account, I'm hoping that means less hype and more substance. I actually meant that I haven't heard any of the cast members talk about Sean's appointment as EP. All of the recent EastEnders news have all came from spokerspersons and none from Sean himself. I am very confused by all of this. |
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So far he's only axed characters who were crying out to be axed. No issue with him at this point. Now if he brings back Alfie or Bianca he can get the **** out.
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Babe is still aliv. Claudette will finish her off.
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Nah, he's just clearing out the deadwood that DTC dodged for too long.
The show needs a shake up and I think he's going to provide it. |
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Without sounding dramatic, how confident are people in EE being in the hands of SOC?
So far I haven't seen or heard any cast members speaking about him which to me suggests that the new EP wants the cast to stay very hush hush on social media. He seems strict! I can understand Buster, The Cokers and Ronnie and Roxy being axed but I really hope no other big characters are on their way out. I really hope we have an interview next month from Sean. The show is in a bit of a state right now if I'm being honest. |
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Nah, he's just clearing out the deadwood that DTC dodged for too long.
The show needs a shake up and I think he's going to provide it. |
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Why? Unlike Kirkwood, Sean O'Connor actually has experience working on EE in the past. For now I've got confidence in his abilities.
Ronnie and Roxy are so far the only big names he's writing out. I like Buster and the Cokers but none of them were going to last forever. He'll probably clear out some low level characters. While DTC picked up the pieces of the Kirkwood/Newman era, he made the mistake of axing even the few decent characters of their time. Jake, Danny, Kirsty and Lola. |
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Well the show is bloody mind numbing at the moment.
If he had any sense he would axe half the carters, starting with Danny dyer ![]() Any idea what era SOC last worked on the show? |
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Well the show is bloody mind numbing at the moment.
If he had any sense he would axe half the carters, starting with Danny dyer ![]() Any idea what era SOC last worked on the show? |
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Has he axed the Mitchell Barbies, or did they quit?
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Part of Incompetent DTC's problem was all of the self-aggrandising and the egotistical echo chamber on Twitter.
It's refreshing to have a producer who can focus on the job rather than stoke his own ego. |
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Well the show is bloody mind numbing at the moment.
If he had any sense he would axe half the carters, starting with Danny dyer ![]() Any idea what era SOC last worked on the show? 2001-2002 I believe. He did the Zoe/Kat, Little Mo/Trevor and Dot/Jim stories. |
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He worked during the Little Mo/Trevor abuse era. DTC previously worked during a successful era on EE and look what happened, Lorraine Newman had worked there 20 years and they both still messed up so just because a person has experience counts for nothing. About this theory on SOC not liking crimes going unpunished, is that always a good thing? 3/4 of the cast atm have committed some pretty awful things so I hope he doesn't go too overboard. I just want good stories with the right pace! DTC was not awful but he lost his way after February I think. Gavin was a farce, Peggy's death was rushed and his storytelling was dragged out. DTC was epic during the intrroduction of the Carters, Who Killed Lucy, Stacey's psychosis and the Christmas Day crushing but anything else was really hit and miss. Anniversary week was absolutely fantastic might I also add.
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Whether he's a success depends on 3 things for me:
The quality of any new characters he brings in and whether they have a long term future. Getting Max's revenge right. His resting the Mitchells for a while. We've suffered 2 years of wall to wall Mitchells. Give others a look in. |
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Part of Incompetent DTC's problem was all of the self-aggrandising and the egotistical echo chamber on Twitter.
It's refreshing to have a producer who can focus on the job rather than stoke his own ego. Just as in politics populism isn't really the best way but wins short term applause. |
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Whether he's a success depends on 3 things for me:
The quality of any new characters he brings in and whether they have a long term future. Getting Max's revenge right. His resting the Mitchells for a while. We've suffered 2 years of wall to wall Mitchells. Give others a look in. |
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I'm beginning to have a good vibe about him.
He has axed characters who are redundant at the moment. As for not having a Twitter account, I'm hoping that means less hype and more substance. Also agree with the points made about the importance of ensuring new characters brought in to the square are three dimensional and can stand up on their own, plus the importance of making sure that Max's return and the carnage that should follow it are really well executed. Good signs so far I think. |
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He worked during the Little Mo/Trevor abuse era. DTC previously worked during a successful era on EE and look what happened, Lorraine Newman had worked there 20 years and they both still messed up so just because a person has experience counts for nothing. About this theory on SOC not liking crimes going unpunished, is that always a good thing? 3/4 of the cast atm have committed some pretty awful things so I hope he doesn't go too overboard. I just want good stories with the right pace! DTC was not awful but he lost his way after February I think. Gavin was a farce, Peggy's death was rushed and his storytelling was dragged out. DTC was epic during the intrroduction of the Carters, Who Killed Lucy, Stacey's psychosis and the Christmas Day crushing but anything else was really hit and miss. Anniversary week was absolutely fantastic might I also add.
SOC worked on EE during the John Yorke era, when the Slaters came in. To my mind that was one of the biggest periods of the show. |
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I like how he is FINALLY axing longer term characters. Hopefully Billy is next! It's not all the newer ones for a change.
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