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Old 30-01-2007, 13:36
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does anyone know how we can vote for this?
and totally unrelated i know but whats the insidesoap website for the spoilers not the magazine? cheers
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Old 30-01-2007, 13:44
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No point in voting. EastEnders will win everything as normal and none of the other more deserving soaps get a look in.
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Old 30-01-2007, 13:56
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lol thats y a want to vote got about six email addresses worth
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Old 30-01-2007, 15:48
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Originally Posted by Sunanda
No point in voting. EastEnders will win everything as normal and none of the other more deserving soaps get a look in.
They don't win everything because of the panel that vote for what they consider are the winners in some of the categories. They make sure they pick other soaps to win so it's 'spread around the soaps' a bit.

I remember Tina Baker saying that about 2 years ago! She was one of the panel and she said they made sure Emmerdale and Hollyoaks at least won something, because she considered EE and Corrie would win everything otherwise.

Says how worthless these awards are, really! Nothing to do with quality of storyline or acting, just which characters the people who vote like. As usual, not a BEST of anything, just a FAVOURITE of everything!

That's why I only rate the NTA's because they don't bother pretending! All their winners are labelled 'Most Popular Actor ' .... Most Popular Actress ... etc.

That's ALL the awards are, of course, that cover soaps - what your favourite characters are and what storyline your favourite chgaracters are in, but they persist with the title 'Best ...' as if it's about their acting. Presumably for the ego boost it gives the soap actors!
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Old 31-01-2007, 15:04
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It's about time Hollyoaks won some stuff as they have been IMO the best over the best few years with issues such as Male domestic violence, the fire at the dog, mandy's post natal depression and then her babies cot death just as she is accepting/loving the baby. Claires manipulation etc.. compared to the os so boring eastenders oh so big and potentially catastrophic revelation that kevin ain't the father which was predictable. Eastenders should not win and does not deserve to win as Corrie, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks are far superior.
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Old 31-01-2007, 15:06
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Originally Posted by Sunanda
No point in voting. EastEnders will win everything as normal and none of the other more deserving soaps get a look in.
maybe their fans should start voting for them then
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Old 31-01-2007, 15:13
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It was well documented on here, either last year or the year before that EE fans were block voting for it to win best soap.

Gary Bushell even suggested that the Beeb refused permission for EE clips to be shown unless it won best soap.

EE hasn't been great for the past few years, and I really doesn't deserve the acolades it gets.
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Old 31-01-2007, 15:52
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eastenders dnt always win cos the year richard hillman left they won best soap nd they picked up aload of awars in 2004, mainly to do with "mad maya"
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Old 31-01-2007, 20:51
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Originally Posted by Sunanda
No point in voting. EastEnders will win everything as normal and none of the other more deserving soaps get a look in.
LMAO....do they win everything?? I normally don't watch but I may do this year.
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Old 31-01-2007, 20:56
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Rysen i dont know how these things work right but by looking at the viewing thread things corrie are beating EE okay so correct me if im wrong a bit of calculating would tell you if all these people who are watching corrie voted then wouldnt they win best soap!! only an observation on my simple little part in life lol
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Old 31-01-2007, 21:01
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No I think a Panel decides Mags. Check out one of the above threads.
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Old 31-01-2007, 21:06
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A bit off the subject but I was lookin at the British Soap Awards page on wikipedia and I was wondering how Batley the dog left Emmerdale , because he won best exit
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Old 31-01-2007, 21:06
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but i thought the public voted as well or am i thinking of something else.
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Old 31-01-2007, 21:10
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No, I'm quite sure that the public vote too.
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Old 31-01-2007, 21:10
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I don't know mags...as I said I normally don't watch stuff like this, not even the Oscars, but I will watch out of pure curiosity this time.
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Old 31-01-2007, 21:11
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Originally Posted by iheartme
No, I'm quite sure that the public vote too.
Then why have a panel?
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Old 31-01-2007, 21:13
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Originally Posted by iheartme
No, I'm quite sure that the public vote too.
thats what i thought too. Strange.
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Old 31-01-2007, 21:27
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Ok, the public definatley CAN vote. I just found an old Inside Soap magazine from last year (issue 13) and it says

To cast your vote log on to the website
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Old 31-01-2007, 21:38
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Originally Posted by iheartme
Ok, the public definatley CAN vote. I just found an old Inside Soap magazine from last year (issue 13) and it says
thanks for that
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Old 31-01-2007, 21:57
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Originally Posted by Mags31
but i thought the public voted as well or am i thinking of something else.
It's mostly voted for by the public in the Soap Awards, but some of the categories aren't decided by the public but by a panel - for the reason I gave.

Because there's so much block voting for EE, EE (particularly) and Corrie tend to take most of the categories that they can vote for - so the panel tend to pick other soaps so the awards are 'spread around a bit' as Tina Baker put it.

Did Family Affairs and Doctors win the awards they've won in the past from the public vote categories? I'd be very surprised if they did.

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Old 31-01-2007, 21:58
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i hope 'hollyoaks' get something.
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Old 31-01-2007, 22:01
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That makes sense due to the different sizes of Soaps fan bases.
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Old 31-01-2007, 22:02
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Originally Posted by Flukie
It's mostly voted for by the public but some of the categories aren't decided by the public but by a panel - for the reason I gave. Because there's so much block voting for EE, so EE (particularly) and Corrie tend to take most of the categories that they can vote for - so the panel tend to pick other soaps so the awards are 'spread around a bit' as Tina Baker put it.
thanks for that your post was quite big but silly head here still missed it
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Old 31-01-2007, 22:38
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Originally Posted by ZCMD94
i hope 'hollyoaks' get something.

Reckon they should there handling John Paul's storyline brilliantly.
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Old 31-01-2007, 23:42
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I would love to see Neighbours and h&a also part of the soap award ceremony!
after all, it is shown in the UK.
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