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Old 08-03-2003, 17:49
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Central News East has just announced that Crossroads will close its doors for the final time "later this year" because of poor ratings. I can't find any reference to this elsewhere as yet. Maybe it will be one of those stories that stays exclusive...
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Old 08-03-2003, 18:56
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About time too!!
ITV shud have axed Crossroads first time round and put its faith in the far superior Night and Day!!
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Old 08-03-2003, 22:57
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God they didnt give it very long did they...

Why cant they keep it as an ITV2 only soap, ITV2 badle need some more of its own programming.
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Old 09-03-2003, 09:53
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Again like when are they gonna get the message that this programme will never succeed.
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Old 09-03-2003, 14:52
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Again like when are they gonna get the message that this programme will never succeed.
eh? It was on for twenty or so years before it was axed the first time.
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Old 09-03-2003, 18:09
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eh? It was on for twenty or so years before it was axed the first time.
Yeah but how many years ago was this?
Back in the days when almost everything on TV was dodgy is some way!

I also saw the announcent on Central News, and my BF said 'what? again?'

About time too, taking up too much time that could be used for something else. maybe even something NEW! Its about time a brand new soap was launched!

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Old 09-03-2003, 21:36
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According to planet crossroads, they are going to finally stop filming in 3 weeks but will carry on for a few more months. How do you think it should end?

I hope that the evil guy- you know the one whos trying to destroy max- phones the hotel and tells people that there is an insect problem or asbestos or something and when the staff have gone having every bit of the hotel carried out into the 20 huge trucks he's got waiting outside. That or a huge cruise ship on the way to the sea could fall off a flatbed(rather a big one) and crush the hotel.

Hang on a sec, both my ideas involve trucks. Gotta take something to increase the power of my imagination.
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Old 10-03-2003, 00:17
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Originally posted by willfull
According to planet crossroads, they are going to finally stop filming in 3 weeks but will carry on for a few more months. How do you think it should end?

I hope that the evil guy- you know the one whos trying to destroy max- phones the hotel and tells people that there is an insect problem or asbestos or something and when the staff have gone having every bit of the hotel carried out into the 20 huge trucks he's got waiting outside. That or a huge cruise ship on the way to the sea could fall off a flatbed(rather a big one) and crush the hotel.

Hang on a sec, both my ideas involve trucks. Gotta take something to increase the power of my imagination.
Maybe they could be topical and have a terrorist blow up the hotel.
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Old 10-03-2003, 14:18
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Originally posted by SoapFanatic
Its about time a brand new soap was launched!

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Night and day? it failed (partly because of the disgusting way it was treated - but thats another thread)

River City? Failing....
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Old 10-03-2003, 15:32
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Poor old Crossroads. I don't know what I'll do without my fave soap. Still it's lasted longer than anyone thought it would.

IMO, the main reason it has been axed instead of rescheduled is because the new ITV director of programmes is trying to make his prescence felt.

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Old 10-03-2003, 21:40
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OK Gary Rhodes is somewhat cross but why is he being axed
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Old 10-03-2003, 21:48
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Originally posted by willfull
A huge cruise ship on the way to the sea could fall off a flatbed(rather a big one) and crush the hotel.
Perhaps Meg could be on the cruise ship.....laughing manically

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Old 11-03-2003, 11:42
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the best news of 2003
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Old 12-03-2003, 16:03
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. maybe even something NEW! Its about time a brand new soap was launched!

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No more soaps instead more longing running series for example 20 episodes of the braithwaites instead of the 6 we get.
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Old 12-03-2003, 16:14
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Perhaps Harold (from Neighbours) will appear demanding that "Madge" return to him, only to find that it isn't Madge, just a women that looks and sounds like her.

He can't take the stress and torches the hotel..
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Old 12-03-2003, 16:28
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End it with a slow fade to Benny in bed. He wakes up, shakes his head and says "oh my God, what a terrible dream"
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Old 12-03-2003, 21:34
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Or even on that theme...Benny emerging from the shower..in just his woolly hat (shudders at strange visual place) and thinks its all a dream or that maybe he was kidnapped by aliens
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Old 13-03-2003, 09:57
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End it with a slow fade to Benny in bed. He wakes up, shakes his head and says "oh my God, what a terrible dream"
LOL

Maybe he could return with the spanner he went to fetch in 1972 ...
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Old 13-03-2003, 12:48
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NOT BEFORU TIME
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Old 14-03-2003, 19:12
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good riddence to bad rubbish
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Old 14-03-2003, 21:15
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Originally posted by macca2002
good riddence to bad rubbish
so say all of us
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Old 14-03-2003, 21:19
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The spelling on here is atrocious. What a sad bunch you are.

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Old 14-03-2003, 22:17
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Originally posted by tonywilson
The spelling on here is atrocious. What a sad bunch you are.

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you must love Corrsands
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Old 15-03-2003, 07:09
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haaaaaaa gotta laff havent yue
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Old 15-03-2003, 11:34
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Originally posted by tonywilson
The spelling on here is atrocious. What a sad bunch you are.

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Whats that got to do with Crossroads?

Oooh that really riles me when people cant come up with a valid argument so just attack people's spelling!
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