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Old 11-11-2005, 19:16
Imogen Tate
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That is the reply anyone who questions the recent storylines in EE always gets.
Does it matter that the Bookies and the Vic are run without licences. No CCTV system records sound. The ownership of the Vic is passed around with no legal right. Jake not only walks around free although he assisted a murderer to escape happily handing out money that was obtained fraudently and is not even his. (By the way why were the Mitchell brothers never after him).Tracey gave Chrissie a false alibi but why should the police care. People get money from nowhere, one minute they are desparate next not worried, the Millers, Ian, the Mitchells.
Judging from most of the posters on the EE threads it is not just a soap but almost a religous experience which is always perfection.
EE is the flag ship programme of the BBC a public broadcasting servcice that demands an annual fee from us all because of just that, it is a public broadcasting service.
I would feel happier if they remembered that and made EE more realistic and legally accurate.
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Old 11-11-2005, 19:21
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Once again it's nice to see that someone is thinking and reasoning before posting. Occasional blips may be excusable, but Soaps have both researchers and archivists who should be checking these things. If they don't then the characters are mere pawns in the story lines with no real depth to them

Having said all that I give it three minutes before the thread is descended on....
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Old 11-11-2005, 19:30
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Good post. Something I have been wondering about is what has happened to Chrissie's solicitor pal (was her name Amanda?) who signed the deeds to the Vic? Surely the police would have to question her and she would not be able to keep her job because she lied about seeing Den sign the deeds.
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Old 11-11-2005, 19:30
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Originally Posted by Nancy Leathers
Once again it's nice to see that someone is thinking and reasoning before posting. Occasional blips may be excusable, but Soaps have both researchers and archivists who should be checking these things. If they don't then the characters are mere pawns in the story lines with no real depth to them

Having said all that I give it three minutes before the thread is descended on....
Completely agree... and it'd be a shame if it does get descended on, because it was a very reasonable post.
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Old 11-11-2005, 19:31
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Imogen, you have a great point, I agree.

But no doubt some idiotic bashing posts will turn up in a few minutes...
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Old 11-11-2005, 19:35
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Originally Posted by Nancy Leathers
Once again it's nice to see that someone is thinking and reasoning before posting. Occasional blips may be excusable, but Soaps have both researchers and archivists who should be checking these things. If they don't then the characters are mere pawns in the story lines with no real depth to them

Having said all that I give it three minutes before the thread is descended on....

Well to be honest you can hardly blame them can you. Alot of these threads like this are just an deliberate attemp to have a go at the EE fans on here.

Though I do agree with alot of the post.
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Old 11-11-2005, 19:39
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Originally Posted by *Trixie*
Well to be honest you can hardly blame them can you. Alot of these threads like this are just an deliberate attemp to have a go at the EE fans on here.

Though I do agree with alot of the post.
It is not a go at any fans but a go at the inconsistent nature of EE behind their big stories at the moment.

I wouldn't blame anyone if those who came in to ruin the posts made constructive comments in reponse
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Old 11-11-2005, 19:44
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Originally Posted by Nancy Leathers
It is not a go at any fans but a go at the inconsistent nature of EE behind their big stories at the moment.

I wouldn't blame anyone if those who came in to ruin the posts made constructive comments in reponse

Well that may be but from what I have been reading on here today people keep blaming the EE fans for alot yet some Corrie ones are just as childish.
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Old 11-11-2005, 19:50
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Well that maybe the way it is, but unconstructive posts that aren't a reply to anything are a waste of time more often than not, irrespective of where they come from.
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Old 11-11-2005, 19:58
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But the title is called "Lighten up it's only a soap." It is only a soap and things are not always right in them. Lets be honestif things were alays right no one would watch them as it would be as boring as real life wouldn't it?
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Old 11-11-2005, 20:05
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Not necessarily. Keeping a logical sense to things should be necessary to any program, Soap or not. You can show something that keep vague consistencies and yet still has hightened drama. It just looks like lazy story telling.

Further soaps are all about history and getting used to characters. If their backgrounds are constantly changing then it detracts from the nature of Soap and getting tied up in people's lives
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