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Old 09-11-2016, 22:46
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Is the BBC Soap worse then it's ever been, it really feel so boring and crap at the moment
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Old 09-11-2016, 22:50
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Not sure if the new approach works for Eastenders..... It's like some gentle day time drama now
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Old 09-11-2016, 22:52
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I think it's fantastic and even stronger under SOC the Lee storyline is being portrayed amazingly
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Old 09-11-2016, 22:56
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I think it's fantastic and even stronger under SOC the Lee storyline is being portrayed amazingly
hard to invest in it since he's been axed
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Old 09-11-2016, 22:57
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hard to invest in it since he's been axed
Maybe for you, I agree that maybe they shouldn't of revealed he was leaving but hasn't stop me getting totally involved in the storyline
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Old 09-11-2016, 23:01
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The show is very weak atm. Christmas will be the telling point.
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Old 09-11-2016, 23:04
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The show is very weak atm. Christmas will be the telling point.
I think xmas will be quiet, New year will be big with Ronnie and a roxy's exit though
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Old 09-11-2016, 23:11
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This really didn't need another thread. If this needs a thread then I'll go and make another one about how great it is at the moment.

It's not boring at all, it's improved in leaps.
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Old 09-11-2016, 23:14
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Not sure if the new approach works for Eastenders..... It's like some gentle day time drama now
I quite like this new 'gentle' approach. Im actually interested more in the characters now.
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Old 09-11-2016, 23:16
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As we reached 6.69m (33.6%) last night, the ratings don't reflect that idea.

There is absolutely no way anyone can argue that DTC's last year on the show took the show to the brink of reality, and beyond. Bobby's saga, Kush being Arthur's dad, Gavin kidnapping, Gavin holding people hostage, Gavin pushing his sister onto Sharon's windshield, Gavin's mansion chase. I could go on. The show was a parody of itself.

Now, we have characters being written much more organically. I believe them again. I believe in the families and the community and the day-to-day struggles. This focus on character has been apparent and makes it much easier to believe and invest.

This is so much closer to what EastEnders was always meant to be. A slice of life. Drama will arise naturally, and not shoehorned in for a quick cheap thrill.
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Old 09-11-2016, 23:19
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Kim has improved drastically.
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Old 09-11-2016, 23:26
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I honestly don't know what people on here want from EastEnders. Nothing ever seems to be good enough. I loved the Santer period but it is universally panned on here.
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Old 10-11-2016, 00:00
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Could this not have been included in one of the other million EE is crap threads?
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Old 10-11-2016, 08:09
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We don't need another thread
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Old 10-11-2016, 08:11
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Could this not have been included in one of the other million EE is crap threads?


Everyone thinks their moan is unique
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Old 10-11-2016, 08:12
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The show is very weak atm. Christmas will be the telling point.
Obviously that's a matter of opinion but the signs are good in my view.
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Old 10-11-2016, 10:14
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I haven't watched EE for months. Knowing good characters were being axed didn't help. Knowing Lee was being axed did, however. Pointless weak character. If Vincent and Ian's 'not ' son were axed, I might watch again.
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Old 10-11-2016, 10:21
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It's been improving all the time. The characters that have benefitted are Kim, Rebecca, Shakil, Vincent, Billy.

It's also great that he's using characters like Belinda and Denise more. I think Denise's baby storyline has hornmarked her as one of the biggest characters on the show now that she will share a son/daughter with Phil.
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Old 10-11-2016, 10:25
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It's been improving all the time. The characters that have benefitted are Kim, Rebecca, Shakil, Vincent, Billy.

It's also great that he's using characters like Belinda and Denise more. I think Denise's baby storyline has hornmarked her as one of the biggest characters on the show now that she will share a son/daughter with Phil.
I think you're on your own with thinking it's great for Shakill. Maybe one of the worst actors on ee.
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Old 10-11-2016, 12:28
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i think it wouldn't currently look out of place in a doctors early afternoon style slot or early Sunday evening perhaps
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Old 10-11-2016, 12:30
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It's absolutely dire at the moment.
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Old 10-11-2016, 12:39
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It's absolutely dire at the moment.
As opposed to when? I don't think I've ever seen you say anything positive about the show.
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Old 10-11-2016, 12:44
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Everyone thinks their moan is unique
It is I am going to start a new thread for my every thought going forward. I Will of course post it in an existing thread first.

I don't agree with the OP tho its better than it has been for a long long time
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Old 10-11-2016, 15:11
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This really didn't need another thread. If this needs a thread then I'll go and make another one about how great it is at the moment.

It's not boring at all, it's improved in leaps.
True there are several thread on this subject already. maybe it should be merged with this one http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2186177

Though i disagree with its ''improved in leaps''. i find it absolutely mind numbing, at first i like the change in pace, but its sunk in now just how utterly dire most of the characters and storylines are, and i actually find myself wanting to see more Ronnie and Roxy, which i didnt during DTC's reign, but they are being killed off In my eyes this producer is going to be a failure along the lines of Birkwood and Lorraine newman.
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