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Old 03-11-2016, 21:46
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His acting was so bad tonight he was acted off the screen by Danny Boy Hatchard.
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Old 03-11-2016, 21:49
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His acting was so bad tonight he was acted off the screen by Danny Boy Hatchard.
Those two Wooden planks trying to act in that scene was so funny. I bet the Director is probably thinking these two are so Crap
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Old 03-11-2016, 21:53
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Sadly Ted Riley is not cutting it as Johnny but it is Danny-Boy Hatchard who is being axed.
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Old 03-11-2016, 21:57
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#BringBackMYJohnny!

Ted is just awful. They need to do the Sam Mitchell treatment pronto!

It is a shame Danny is going. He is doing quite well. I find Lee being believable in his situation.
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Old 03-11-2016, 21:59
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He was truly dire tonight it's one thing to be wooden but then to be more wooden than Lee it was really bad.
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Old 03-11-2016, 21:59
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Sadly Ted Riley is not cutting it as Johnny but it is Danny-Boy Hatchard who is being axed.
Both of them should be axed and be replaced by people who can act
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Old 03-11-2016, 22:02
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It's the characterisation of Johnny that I am finding hard to deal with.

my god he is worse than Ian when he is being a snivelling weasel.



Johnny has turned into a horrid snivelling goody two shoes. Actually that doesn't even cover it there are no words
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Old 03-11-2016, 22:03
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He's so terrible it's embarrassing to watch him attempt to act. The guy who plays Lee is bloody Al Pachino compared to Ted! That is rather worrying.
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Old 03-11-2016, 22:05
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He's so bad I wouldn't mind if he joined Linda in having some time off. Maybe he could go on an 'annoying know it all trainee lawyers who spend their days dispensing their unwanted pearls of wisdom to all and sundry' convention and never return.
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Old 03-11-2016, 22:21
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He's so bad I wouldn't mind if he joined Linda in having some time off. Maybe he could go on an 'annoying know it all trainee lawyers who spend their days dispensing their unwanted pearls of wisdom to all and sundry' convention and never return.
I like Johnny but this made me laugh
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Old 03-11-2016, 22:23
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The character is just boring. No idea how old he's supposed to be, but he acts like he's an old man. He should keep his beak out of Lee's business and get himself a life.
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Old 03-11-2016, 22:27
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Not my favourite
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Old 03-11-2016, 22:28
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I'm obviously a big fan of him but even I'd struggle to defend him after tonight's episode. The writing for him was appalling and it was back to square one in terms of acting, after the progress Ted has made since he started. They really need to give the character some purpose of his own rather than just having him on the sidelines, giving out advice when it isn't wanted.

And now I feel bad for saying horrible things about Johnny.
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Old 03-11-2016, 22:29
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I'm obviously a big fan of him but even I'd struggle to defend him after tonight's episode. The writing for him was appalling and it was back to square one in terms of acting, after the progress Ted has made since he started. They really need to give the character some purpose of his own rather than just having him on the sidelines, giving out advice when it isn't wanted.

And now I feel bad for saying horrible things about Johnny.
Don't feel bad for telling the truth.

At least he didn't try and Kiss Lee, although there was a moment when he was hovering by the queen vic doors and it was a little awkward.
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Old 03-11-2016, 22:31
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Wooden actor. Boring, judgmental character.

They axed the wrong Carter brother.
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Old 03-11-2016, 22:33
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Don't want to be nasty for the sake of it, but Ted Reilly is bloody awful.

Probably (if not definately) one the worst actors in the shows 30-year-history.

Even the likes of Tony Discipline and Matt Lapinskas had something about them.

They're getting rid of the wrong brother. Ted should be joining Maddy Hill on the scrap heap.
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Old 03-11-2016, 22:36
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If they so badly wanted to recast him, they should have not rushed into it. Find the best actor and make sure you have plans for him. It's not just Ted that is awful so is the writing, I would say get rid as well.
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Old 03-11-2016, 22:38
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With all I've just said, I do find the whole "they've axed the wrong brother" argument a bit ridiculous considering how absolutely slated Danny-Boy Hatchard has been in the past on here. Perhaps it's best just to give new-ish actors a chance to prove themselves before calling for the axe?
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Old 03-11-2016, 22:38
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Wooden actor. Boring, judgmental character.

They axed the wrong Carter brother.
Agreed. Lee has improved lately and his relationship with Whitney is quite endearing. It's shame it's all going to go wrong for them.

I've yet to see any improvement from Nu Johnny. He remains an irritating spare part.
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Old 03-11-2016, 22:38
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He's got such a boring voice. He's someone I just don't take any notice of.
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Old 03-11-2016, 22:42
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In fairness, wasn't Johnny a vanity project of DTC? I thought I read that the character was based off himself.

Which probably shows why not only is the actor terrible, but the character is pretty pointless anyway. He's cocky and unlikeable.
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Old 03-11-2016, 22:46
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With all I've just said, I do find the whole "they've axed the wrong brother" argument a bit ridiculous considering how absolutely slated Danny-Boy Hatchard has been in the past on here. Perhaps it's best just to give new-ish actors a chance to prove themselves before calling for the axe?
I've always considered DBH to be a decent actor, and I've never really minded Lee as a character. He's not terribly exciting but nor is he offensively bad.

Unfortunately I just cannot warm to this new Johnny. Sam Strike instantly made an impact in the role, but more than six months on Ted Reilly is still very wooden and the character feels like a spare part. If either Carter brother *had* to be axed, I'd much rather see more of Lee than I would Johnny.
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Old 03-11-2016, 22:51
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It's a shame they did jack shit with the original Johnny, as he was a good actor and if he was given something he would have been able to handle it. Now we are stuck with a crap actor and crap writing, the writers just like with the original Johnny don't seem to care to flesh Johnny out.
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Old 03-11-2016, 23:28
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Sam Strike was Johnny and made the role his own.

Ted Riley pales in comparison
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Old 03-11-2016, 23:39
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I've been thinking about this recently. I want to like Johnny, but I just can't, and I'm not sure if it's Ted Reilly or not.

I can't reconcile Ted Reilly's Johnny with Sam Strike's Johnny - they are two entirely different characters. SSJohnny was a bit of a wallflower, and he also seemed to have a sense of humour.

This Johnny is lacking in humour, and seems quite arrogant. It's like two different characters. A large part of that is down to the writing - the character may be saved and it may turn out Ted Reilly is a competent actor, but the character is SO different to what he was, it's hard to judge.
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