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I would have major respect if Sean O'Connor killed Phil Mitchell off.
Having said that, he is the man who by all accounts, has the balls to kill the Mitchell sisters off. I doubt Phil will be following suit. I've often felt soaps, particularly EastEnders and Coronation Street cling onto characters, based on past glories. I will say, Steve McFadden is a fantastic actor but I do wonder if one day soon, the writers will hit a wall with his character. If he survives this current story, his next storyline will be his fathering Denise's baby coming out and yet more marriage woes with Sharon. |
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Eastenders has been very enjoyable of late. It's good to get away from the over the top and hard to follow story lines we were getting with DTC.
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I would have major respect if Sean O'Connor killed Phil Mitchell off.
Having said that, he is the man who by all accounts, has the balls to kill the Mitchell sisters off. I doubt Phil will be following suit. I've often felt soaps, particularly EastEnders and Coronation Street cling onto characters, based on past glories. I will say, Steve McFadden is a fantastic actor but I do wonder if one day soon, the writers will hit a wall with his character. If he survives this current story, his next storyline will be his fathering Denise's baby coming out and yet more marriage woes with Sharon. |
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I would have major respect if Sean O'Connor killed Phil Mitchell off.
Sharon in particular has been ground into the dirt by him. There's little left of the old Sharon. Even when she had a valid point about his will the story had to portray her in a negative light. |
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There's so much mileage in this, it would be wasteful in the extreme to kill off Phil before the baby is born. If he wasn't there, the implications and ramifications just wouldn't be the same, although I'm not sure what the effects would be on Phil's current will, if he fathered a child he didn't know about. Could Denise contest it?
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I hope he never finds out. A five minute drunken mistake doesn't make you a father. Who cares about the money, he's not exactly loaded. He only seems to have a house (mortgaged) and a small garage.
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I hope he never finds out. A five minute drunken mistake doesn't make you a father. Who cares about the money, he's not exactly loaded. He only seems to have a house (mortgaged) and a small garage.
Phil might not have much money but most people on the Square seem to think he has. |
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He'll find out. I've suspected for some time that he'll be on his death bed, waiting for a new liver and not sure if he'll get it or if the operation will work, Denise will come and tell him because she thinks he's going to die and she wants to get it off her chest, and he'll then make a miraculous recovery and see the baby as his second chance. I'll eat my new woolly hat if it doesn't go something like that.
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He'll find out. I've suspected for some time that he'll be on his death bed, waiting for a new liver and not sure if he'll get it or if the operation will work, Denise will come and tell him because she thinks he's going to die and she wants to get it off her chest, and he'll then make a miraculous recovery and see the baby as his second chance. I'll eat my new woolly hat if it doesn't go something like that.
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Would you rather they wait eighteen years before the kid finds out his father was the legendary Phil Mitchell?
Phil might not have much money but most people on the Square seem to think he has. |
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The Metro are running an interesting piece where Nitin Ganatra (Masood) discusses Sean O'Connor's direction: http://metro.co.uk/2016/11/08/easten...-soap-6233615/
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The Metro are running an interesting piece where Nitin Ganatra (Masood) discusses Sean O'Connor's direction: http://metro.co.uk/2016/11/08/easten...-soap-6233615/
However that interview comes across as someone that doesn't really like the direction the new producer is going with but has got to sound respectful. Saying things like "I wish Sean all the luck for it – I think he is being brave and courageous in doing something new and as an audience we will all adjust and if you’re a true fan you will go with it". To me that reads that he knows the soap genre has changed, what SOC is doing is taking a huge gamble by going in a different direction with it. I think Nitin is glad to get out now, because I feel a sense that he doesn't want to stick around when the show is at a crossroads in its history. I think they simply don't know what to do with the show as its become stale and worn out and perhaps doesn't have the budget CS and ED do to improve it. The fact SOC did the archers which is all about dialogue proves why he was chosen as the new producer at EE. They have run out of ideas and because a lot of the characters are tired from given too many storylines over the last few years, they have taken the decision to make the show just a normal everyday portrait of the residents. Will this work? I doubt it in this day and age, of course as Nitin said a true fan will go with it, but even then this type of direction has a limited shelf life before even the most ardent of fans become bored of it, especially when comparisons will naturally be made against ED and CS. |
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The Metro are running an interesting piece where Nitin Ganatra (Masood) discusses Sean O'Connor's direction: http://metro.co.uk/2016/11/08/easten...-soap-6233615/
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Last night's call centre scenes could have been more interesting, but they just felt flat in the end. The fact is, I'm not enjoying EE any more, and look forward to the more dramatic soaps with their neverending twists like Hollyoaks, Emmerdale, and now even Corrie, which has drastically improved since Kate Oates took over as producer.
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However that interview comes across as someone that doesn't really like the direction the new producer is going with but has got to sound respectful. Saying things like "I wish Sean all the luck for it – I think he is being brave and courageous in doing something new and as an audience we will all adjust and if you’re a true fan you will go with it". "I actually prefer it because you get to sit in a story longer and really explore and study it. The danger of doing too many peaks is that you no longer feel anything for anybody anymore. You know, it’s one thing that actors say is that if you cry in every scene, people lose sympathy for you. Pick your moment and really make the audience feel it" "allow the actors to breathe and allow the characters to build – we will earn that peak rather than just having one after another." "it’s not necessarily plot driven themes where you only talk about information. There’s more banter and flow in the scene which is lovely as it is more human." That doesn't sound like someone who doesn't like the new direction... |
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Brilliant interview with Nitin, saying a lot of what we're thinking.
Especially the bits where he said that if you have high drama all the time, you care less about the character. It's better to let the story grow, explore it and then at the climax you will really feel for the character. God knows how people are reading that as Ganatra slagging the boss off. Think some are in denial about the new direction, the actors are obviously enjoying it and so is the audience. |
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Sensationalism after sensationalism results in what Hollyoaks is now - hyperbole with no real empathy for the characters because it's too unbelievable to imagine them as real people.
Eastenders needed DTC's work (or most of it, rather) after the dull LN era. DTC went a bit OTT in the last year of his reign though so the best direction for the show is what SOC is giving us. He's making us care for, or at least relate to, each character so when the time comes for big storylines, it'll have more of an impact on the audience. Not to mention the contrast between these everyday life scenes we're getting at the moment and future "explosive" storylines. |
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Brilliant interview with Nitin, saying a lot of what we're thinking.
Especially the bits where he said that if you have high drama all the time, you care less about the character. It's better to let the story grow, explore it and then at the climax you will really feel for the character. God knows how people are reading that as Ganatra slagging the boss off. Think some are in denial about the new direction, the actors are obviously enjoying it and so is the audience. Quote:
Sensationalism after sensationalism results in what Hollyoaks is now - hyperbole with no real empathy for the characters because it's too unbelievable to imagine them as real people.
Eastenders needed DTC's work (or most of it, rather) after the dull LN era. DTC went a bit OTT in the last year of his reign though so the best direction for the show is what SOC is giving us. He's making us care for, or at least relate to, each character so when the time comes for big storylines, it'll have more of an impact on the audience. Not to mention the contrast between these everyday life scenes we're getting at the moment and future "explosive" storylines. However for the current Eastenders to work in the fashion its going, it atleast needs engaging and interesting characters of which it has very VERY few. And some of the characters have turned into right wet blankets, what the hell has happened to Stacey for example. To be honest the only ones with abit of fire in them are Ronnie and Roxy, and they are being killed off! ![]() If i knew how, i would put a bet down now that the current producers contract is going to be cut short.... |
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More negativity surrounding this era (allbeit early days) then there was at any point during DTC era. I would say the show is dangerously close to alot of people switching off after losing interest altogether.
The show is at it's highest since early April is pretty much the same as it was 12 months ago. Again, a few teenagers whingeing on social media doesn't mean 6 million people are going to switch off. |
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More negativity surrounding this era (allbeit early days) then there was at any point during DTC era. I would say the show is dangerously close to alot of people switching off after losing interest altogether.
I dislike the constant sensationalism, its what pretty much destroyed Hollyoaks. However for the current Eastenders to work in the fashion its going, it atleast needs engaging and interesting characters of which it has very VERY few. And some of the characters have turned into right wet blankets, what the hell has happened to Stacey for example. To be honest the only ones with abit of fire in them are Ronnie and Roxy, and they are being killed off! ![]() If i knew how, i would put a bet down now that the current producers contract is going to be cut short.... |
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It's not.
The show is at it's highest since early April is pretty much the same as it was 12 months ago. Again, a few teenagers whingeing on social media doesn't mean 6 million people are going to switch off. I find the show unbearably dull but I am not going to switch it off just yet, there were a couple of occasions I switched off for weeks during Treadwell's time at the show, and that was mainly due to the Carters! Also i would not say ''a few teenagers'' are whingeing on social media, Facebook has a wide range of people complaining about the current state of the show. I would prefer to say ''just because a few superfans on digitalspy are lauding the show does not mean 6 million will stay tuned''
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I definitely Am enjoying the character lead stuff
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I dislike the constant sensationalism, its what pretty much destroyed Hollyoaks.
However for the current Eastenders to work in the fashion its going, it atleast needs engaging and interesting characters of which it has very VERY few. And some of the characters have turned into right wet blankets, what the hell has happened to Stacey for example. To be honest the only ones with abit of fire in them are Ronnie and Roxy, and they are being killed off! ![]() If i knew how, i would put a bet down now that the current producers contract is going to be cut short.... BIB 2 - Not going to happen, I'm afraid. Everyone seems to be assuming that SOC has come in and is careering off with his own vision irrespective of anybody else's views. Like anyone, he's employed to do a job and whether the current direction is one that he sold to his superiors or one that his bosses employed him as the best candidate to see through, it's a joint effort. He's not running riot off his own bat, willy-nilly. One vocal element of the audience moaning on social media and the press being upset because they're not getting spoilers is not going to change anything in the short-term, especially as the audience numbers are holding up well. |
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It's OK at the moment. Certainly not a memorable period so far. I'm sick of all the camera shots zooming out on scenes.
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To me actors who aren't killed off are never going to say anything bad about a producer because they always want to keep the door open to a future return.
However that interview comes across as someone that doesn't really like the direction the new producer is going with but has got to sound respectful. Saying things like "I wish Sean all the luck for it – I think he is being brave and courageous in doing something new and as an audience we will all adjust and if you’re a true fan you will go with it". To me that reads that he knows the soap genre has changed, what SOC is doing is taking a huge gamble by going in a different direction with it. I think Nitin is glad to get out now, because I feel a sense that he doesn't want to stick around when the show is at a crossroads in its history. I think they simply don't know what to do with the show as its become stale and worn out and perhaps doesn't have the budget CS and ED do to improve it. The fact SOC did the archers which is all about dialogue proves why he was chosen as the new producer at EE. They have run out of ideas and because a lot of the characters are tired from given too many storylines over the last few years, they have taken the decision to make the show just a normal everyday portrait of the residents. Will this work? I doubt it in this day and age, of course as Nitin said a true fan will go with it, but even then this type of direction has a limited shelf life before even the most ardent of fans become bored of it, especially when comparisons will naturally be made against ED and CS. |
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The show is just about ok at the moment but some episodes there is nothing happening. I watch alot of the soaps, Eastenders in overall would be my preferred soap but i am struggling with it in parts at the moment as i find its going round in a circle. SOC is not at the helm long enough to make his mark so i will await judgement but he would want to pick the pase up soon. There is nothing going at the moment that makes me feel excited for the Christmas episodes which are usually something i look forward to.
At the moment, the sooner Lee Carter leaves the better as i am finding his scenes extremely depressing which is down to his wooden acting skills. |
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