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Being An Executive Producer Of A Soap..
If you were an executive producer of a soap and had to take over the reigns of your favourite soap, what would you do?
If i had to take over from Eastenders from where it was now..I would: - Keep Stella on longer. I would have contracted her to stay until the end of the year. Her abuse of Ben would be toned down though and I would make the character make Peggy think she is going nuts. It's all part of Stella's plan as she notices that Peggy is spending too much time with her son and she's jealous of it, so Stella steps up a plan to make Peggy think she is going mad, then she'll persaude Phil to move his mother to a nursing home to get her out of the way. - I would introduce a lesbian couple onto the Square. We would see them settle in and see them struggle as they go through adoption procedures as they are determined to adopt a child. - I would start an on/off romance storyline with Garry and Dawn. Garry will try and chat up Dawn but fails and Dawn isn't impressed, but Dawn soon realises that she is in fact, falling for Garry... - Deano would embark on a storyline where he becomes confused about his sexuality. - Sean's past with Jean will be uncovered over a week of episodes. - I would end the Stax storyline with Stacey and Max's affair coming out on Stacey and Bradley's wedding day. There would be a catfight between Stacey and Tanya, and a punch up between Bradley and Max, which results in Max being injured in hospital. - Sean would be horrified that Max had been messing around with his sister. He teaches Max a lesson, as Tanya tells Max that she wants a divorce. Tanya and Sean would be in each other's arms again and decide to get the biggest revenge on Max possible, and promise to themselves that their revenge would result in Max's life becoming a complete misery... What does everyone think of my ideas if i took over? Would you approve or dislike them? Why? Also post your ideas if you took over a soap.
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yehhh! the storylines sound welll good! i'd like to be someone who makes up the storylines for EE... if i did i'd have kept may there for longer!
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Great ideas! I wouldn't mind having an input on storylines either.
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If you were the exec producer Dave i'd certainly start watching again
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Good ideas. If I took over Corrie I'd give it a bit of a shake-up. I'd basically ditch Liz, Kirk, Ashley, Dev, Beth, Chesney, Kelly, Lloyd, Vernon, Ryan (re-cast) and all the Morton's. I'm in a bit of predicament with what I'd do with Ashley - I desperately want to keep Claire but I'd want to let Ashley go because as a character I think he's stale and I don't think Steven Arnold is that good an actor. I think I'd involve his exit in the climax to the Casey storyline. A friend of mine suggested she should take the Rovers hostage before frantically driving a car into the pub killing off a few of the cast.
I'm not sure - it might be a good idea because it would be a great opportunity to give the Rovers a much needed revamp. It would kill off Casey, as well as Ashley, Dev, Vernon and Lloyd. Liz would eventually leave after the tragedy and move to Spain to start a new life. Steve would effectively become the landlord of The Rovers with which he would start to reconstruct - it would retain the cosiness it has now but the decor would be more modern and the pub would be larger. Losing Dev would mean Amber is left alone - Sunita would return briefly as she inherited the shops much to the indignation of Amber. Amber's mum would return to England after the breakdown of her marriage and Sunita would hand over the shop for her to take over the shop with Amber - saying she doesn't want anything that belonged to Dev. Chesney would leave with the already departing Cilla and Kirk would move over to Spain with his parents after he realises there is nothing left for him in Weatherfield. Beth would leave with the already departing Sarah. Kelly would depart after a job opportunity involving designing arises in London (anything to get rid of her). it will turn out the secret designer has been hiding her talent from her co-workers until Carla sees them and gets in touch with 'contacts' in London. Ryan would be re-cast as he discovers the truth about Paul and his father - he heads into a downward spiral and Michelle is at the end of her tether with her son. The Morton's would move away after the business goes bust. Once the cast is reshuffled (the exit storylines would obviously have to be fleshed out a bit more) I'd set about developing characters more. Sean would be toned down a bit - I'd try not to give him dramatic storylines but I think he works as a comedy character. Violet would become more prominent as we finally learn about her past - during a heart to heart with Eileen after receiving a letter from her mother - she reveals that she hasn't been in touch with her family for ten years. I think this is vital to make the character more three dimensional and give Jenny Platt some great stuff to work with. New characters would involve students moving into the vacant Number 5, and a middle-class couple would move into Number 6. After the dust has settled I'd try and make the storylines more character-led rather than storyline-led, a trap I think Corrie has fallen into the last couple of years. |
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If I were executive producer of Eastenders...
I would send Deano and Li off together, travelling. However after 6 months, Deano returns to the Square with his biological Father who he found in a British pub in Greece. Deano and Carly’s Father (Adam) would attempt to seduce Denise Fox but fails and earns a good kicking from Deano. Deano tells him he wants nothing to do with him or Shirley and tells them both to clear off. When Adam then moves in with Shirley, Deano packs his bags once more and heads off to join Li in Morocco. Adam is a waster. He was in Greece by sheer luck after getting a win on the horses and fled to avoid people he owed money to. He uses people and makes the perfect match for Shirley. Taylor Falkes starts work in Ian’s chippy and after being promoted to manager, searches for local lodgings. With Dawn and Summer now living in Number 43 with Carly, Keith offers her room to Taylor with a set rent. Romance soon blossoms between these two and Keith becomes scared about the pace they are moving at. However, after talking to Mickey and Darren about how he lost out with Rosie due to his fear of commitment, he proposes to Taylor and she accepts on one condition; he get a job. Keith gets work at the bookies and soon cleans himself up by shaving off his messy goatee and cutting his hair short. Peggy decides it’s time to take a back seat at the Vic and signs away all rights she has to Phil. She decides she wants to spend more time with family and wants to start relaxing…. Before it’s to late. Using her savings, she lays down a deposit on Ian’s old house and takes on a joint mortgage with sister, Sal. Peggy and Sal move into Ian’s old place and start to relax and enjoying life, providing many light hearted and comedy moments. I would also axe: Gus: Gus leaves for Morocco with Deano after deciding he wants to see the world and not waste his life sweeping the streets. Bert Atkinson & Jay brown: Jay is run over on a busy road on his way home form school; and tragically dies. Bert turns to Alcohol and gets so drunk that he falls down the stairs of his flat an dbreaks his neck at the bottom one month to the day Jay died. |
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If I were the Executive producer of Corrie I would-
-Kill off Michelle in a dramatic death and move the rest of the Connor family away somewhere to stay forever. -Give Violet a storyline where her family past comes into it. Eileen, Sean and Jamie would be involved in this. -Make the Platt family go on a long holiday to Spain, that lasts for months. -Give Norris and Blanche more screen time and more funny lines to say. -Bring more humor into the show. If I was the Executive producer of Eastenders I would- -Kill off Stacey. -Make Garry and Dawn fall in love and make Dawn be a great mother to Summer. -Kill off Li. -I would not any other characters to the show. That just my opinion. The rest of you have great ideas.
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Good ideas. If I took over Corrie I'd give it a bit of a shake-up. I'd basically ditch Liz, Kirk, Ashley, Dev, Beth, Chesney, Kelly, Lloyd, Vernon, Ryan (re-cast) and all the Morton's. I'm in a bit of predicament with what I'd do with Ashley - I desperately want to keep Claire but I'd want to let Ashley go because as a character I think he's stale and I don't think Steven Arnold is that good an actor. I think I'd involve his exit in the climax to the Casey storyline. A friend of mine suggested she should take the Rovers hostage before frantically driving a car into the pub killing off a few of the cast.
I'm not sure - it might be a good idea because it would be a great opportunity to give the Rovers a much needed revamp. It would kill off Casey, as well as Ashley, Dev, Vernon and Lloyd. Liz would eventually leave after the tragedy and move to Spain to start a new life. Steve would effectively become the landlord of The Rovers with which he would start to reconstruct - it would retain the cosiness it has now but the decor would be more modern and the pub would be larger. Losing Dev would mean Amber is left alone - Sunita would return briefly as she inherited the shops much to the indignation of Amber. Amber's mum would return to England after the breakdown of her marriage and Sunita would hand over the shop for her to take over the shop with Amber - saying she doesn't want anything that belonged to Dev. Chesney would leave with the already departing Cilla and Kirk would move over to Spain with his parents after he realises there is nothing left for him in Weatherfield. Beth would leave with the already departing Sarah. Kelly would depart after a job opportunity involving designing arises in London (anything to get rid of her). it will turn out the secret designer has been hiding her talent from her co-workers until Carla sees them and gets in touch with 'contacts' in London. Ryan would be re-cast as he discovers the truth about Paul and his father - he heads into a downward spiral and Michelle is at the end of her tether with her son. The Morton's would move away after the business goes bust. Once the cast is reshuffled (the exit storylines would obviously have to be fleshed out a bit more) I'd set about developing characters more. Sean would be toned down a bit - I'd try not to give him dramatic storylines but I think he works as a comedy character. Violet would become more prominent as we finally learn about her past - during a heart to heart with Eileen after receiving a letter from her mother - she reveals that she hasn't been in touch with her family for ten years. I think this is vital to make the character more three dimensional and give Jenny Platt some great stuff to work with. New characters would involve students moving into the vacant Number 5, and a middle-class couple would move into Number 6. After the dust has settled I'd try and make the storylines more character-led rather than storyline-led, a trap I think Corrie has fallen into the last couple of years. |
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Some great ideas everyone!
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If you were an executive producer of a soap and had to take over the reigns of your favourite soap, what would you do?
If i had to take over from Eastenders from where it was now..I would: - Keep Stella on longer. I would have contracted her to stay until the end of the year. Her abuse of Ben would be toned down though and I would make the character make Peggy think she is going nuts. It's all part of Stella's plan as she notices that Peggy is spending too much time with her son and she's jealous of it, so Stella steps up a plan to make Peggy think she is going mad, then she'll persaude Phil to move his mother to a nursing home to get her out of the way. - I would introduce a lesbian couple onto the Square. We would see them settle in and see them struggle as they go through adoption procedures as they are determined to adopt a child. - I would start an on/off romance storyline with Garry and Dawn. Garry will try and chat up Dawn but fails and Dawn isn't impressed, but Dawn soon realises that she is in fact, falling for Garry... - Deano would embark on a storyline where he becomes confused about his sexuality. - Sean's past with Jean will be uncovered over a week of episodes. - I would end the Stax storyline with Stacey and Max's affair coming out on Stacey and Bradley's wedding day. There would be a catfight between Stacey and Tanya, and a punch up between Bradley and Max, which results in Max being injured in hospital. - Sean would be horrified that Max had been messing around with his sister. He teaches Max a lesson, as Tanya tells Max that she wants a divorce. Tanya and Sean would be in each other's arms again and decide to get the biggest revenge on Max possible, and promise to themselves that their revenge would result in Max's life becoming a complete misery... What does everyone think of my ideas if i took over? Would you approve or dislike them? Why? Also post your ideas if you took over a soap. ![]() Lesbian couple - meh. If they came from nowhere it'd be a bit boring. They would have to integrate with the other cast members somehow before this, perhaps they develop the relationship to come to that. Dawn and Garry... I don't think they are the ideal couple really. Dawn would eat him for breakfast and run rings around him without really loving him. He would be reliable, yes, but maybe too boring for a woman of her age Deano and sexuality - not sure. I'm not too much of a fan of him. It would perhaps be good if they didn't have the stereotypical "very strongly gay" guy come onto him and perhaps a bit more subtle. Sean/Jean, yeah cool. Probably gonna happen anyway. Maybe a bit longer than a week with buildup etc. Stax stuff sounds like it's gonna happen anyway And I don't think Sean and Tanya would be good at the moment. He could not fathom the kids. |
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Stella - great idea but it would have to be justified and you would eventually have to see why she did that. Peggy could come too close to finding out about Ben and so Stella puts this plan into motion.
Lesbian couple - meh. If they came from nowhere it'd be a bit boring. They would have to integrate with the other cast members somehow before this, perhaps they develop the relationship to come to that. Dawn and Garry... I don't think they are the ideal couple really. Dawn would eat him for breakfast and run rings around him without really loving him. He would be reliable, yes, but maybe too boring for a woman of her age Deano and sexuality - not sure. I'm not too much of a fan of him. It would perhaps be good if they didn't have the stereotypical "very strongly gay" guy come onto him and perhaps a bit more subtle. Sean/Jean, yeah cool. Probably gonna happen anyway. Maybe a bit longer than a week with buildup etc. Stax stuff sounds like it's gonna happen anyway And I don't think Sean and Tanya would be good at the moment. He could not fathom the kids. ![]() My idea for Stella was simply that Peggy would be spending too much time with Phil and Stella sees Phil as her "possession" that no one else can touch. She has to spend the most time with Phil and she'll see Peggy get in the way of her and Phil's marriage so the whole thing of making her mad will come from this as the result would be Phil sending Peggy away to a nursing home. The lesbian couple would build friendships with other residents before the adoption storyline begins. Deano wouldn't be a stereotypical gay guy either and he wouldn't have a personality change and suddenly turn camp. The storyline with Deano would hopefully make him a more likeable character with viewers. |
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I like your ideas, Davey Wavey.
Perhaps one half of the lesbian couple could be Naomi? She could move back to the Square with her new partner. Having said that, I actually think that a male couple would be better for the gay adoption storyline. This would be more controversial, both in the Square and in some elements of the media. I'd like the gay couple to be of the kind that hasn't been featured in a soap before. They should be quite masculine, blokey types. One of the guys could turn up at the Queen Vic and start chatting to Billy and Phil about football. They could build up a friendship over a series of weeks, and then the guy announces that he's moving into the Square with his partner. His partner turns out to be a bloke, which makes Billy and Phil reconsider their preconceptions of gay people. |
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I like your ideas, Davey Wavey.
Perhaps one half of the lesbian couple could be Naomi? She could move back to the Square with her new partner. Having said that, I actually think that a male couple would be better for the gay adoption storyline. This would be more controversial, both in the Square and in some elements of the media. I'd like the gay couple to be of the kind that hasn't been featured in a soap before. They should be quite masculine, blokey types. One of the guys could turn up at the Queen Vic and start chatting to Billy and Phil about football. They could build up a friendship over a series of weeks, and then the guy announces that he's moving into the Square with his partner. His partner turns out to be a bloke, which makes Billy and Phil reconsider their preconceptions of gay people. ![]() I sometimes wish producers of soaps would look on DS and use some viewers storyline ideas...
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Yeah, Naomi could be the woman in the lesbian relationship, but i think your gay couple idea is an even better one - it would be a great storyline i think, a good idea you have there!
![]() I sometimes wish producers of soaps would look on DS and use some viewers storyline ideas... ![]()
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If they used our ideas a lot of changes in soaps would happen.
![]() 'Shall we give character A a storyline?' 'No, some people on DS don't like that character and are complaining.' 'How about character B??' 'Nope a few others don't like that one either.' 'How about C?' 'Some want him axed' 'D or E??' 'Seen too much of them' 'F through to M ??' 'Nope too boring' etc. etc.
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Actually..... nothing would happen, nothing at all.
'Shall we give character A a storyline?' 'No, some people on DS don't like that character and are complaining.' 'How about character B??' 'Nope a few others don't like that one either.' 'How about C?' 'Some want him axed' 'D or E??' 'Seen too much of them' 'F through to M ??' 'Nope too boring' etc. etc. ![]() Though we all know want we want them to change, everyone wants different changes.
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I think when it comes down to it there are decisions to be made and the best way to play charactes out has to be considered.
Some of DS ideas are really good, others appaling. You don't have to use every idea |
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I think when it comes down to it there are decisions to be made and the best way to play charactes out has to be considered.
Some of DS ideas are really good, others appaling. You don't have to use every idea Most turn out to be a rundown of who they want gone. I can't take them seriously as they exceed 10 on most occasions, a ridiculous number by any account. Mine is for EastEnders, these changes will occur from August. First of all, the doctors surgery would be moved to Number 20. Are we seriously expected to believe they'd have it down those steep steps anymore? The move sparks an expansion as well and for the first time Walford will have three doctors and a nurse. Dr May Wright returns to continue in her role as GP, joined by Dr Jonathon Leroy and new trainee Dr Deepak Varma. Nurse Robyn Paige will join them. When the surgery is converted into a bedsit, Shirley's friend Heather Graham moves in. Since May & Rob sold their house, it is left vacant for the time being. The revelation of Ben's abuse, and Stella's subsequent death put's a strain on the Mitchells as Phil turns to drink once again. In an effort to help, Peggy makes the ultimate sacrifice and gives up her pub. A bidding war over the Vic follows as Ian and Pat battle it out for ownership. When Kevin steps up and says he'll buy the house, Pat takes her chance to get back what is hers and sells Number 31 to buy the Vic. With Pat in the Vic, the Mitchells move to Number 1 and say an emotional farewell to their home and livelihood. Peggy decides to retire. Christmas in Walford is as happy as ever when a drunk Phil Mitchell goes for a ride in his car. The victim being Gus Smith, while saving baby Janet from the out-of-control vehicle. This prompts Number 43 to be vacated as Mickey moves back to the Millers', and Li is arrested for being caught growing marijuana. It is then converted back into a house. As far as relationships go, Jase Dyer and Shirley Carter get together at Halloween. Kevin splits with Denise after furious rows, and he accepts a job offer elsewhere. Christmas 2007, as well as seeing the tragic death of Gus, will also see the return of Frank Butcher. He's come back to win Pat's heart, but is there an ulterior motive? Needless to say, Pat succumbs to his charms and they marry in June 2008, only to be greeted with a blast from the past waiting outside the church - much to Pat's alarm...
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I agree with most of your stuff Pete.
I'm not sure what you are trying to accomplish by having 4 medical staff in the same establishment though. Also I really can't see Peggy giving up her job that easily. It would take a long time: longer than a month, for Peggy to finally crumble and give way. She would have nobody to confide in really. I can tell you are very much a Pat fan I would not mind seeing her behind the bar actually, but I do very much doubt she'd tolerate Sean behind the bar (if he's even there that long!) are pretty low!Gus being given a car crash death is too dramatic, he should go away in a taxi or something dull ![]() Also if Li was arrested for growing weed then I'm quite sure she'd dob Mickey up too. She's a bitch, she'd do something like that. Even so, you wouldn't be arrested for that long, her "farm" was not big and I assume this is her first offence. Probably a few months. Not a surefire way to write her off... Haven't seen what Jase Dyer is like yet, so can't really tell, but if he's anything like Jay I imagine he'll be quite like Shirley Kevin and Denise split up I disagree with. Too many family issues. I know it's a dull storyline but they've been together for too little time... I think around Jan/Feb will be make or break time for them. I don't see Carly and Chelsea stopping squabbling and the other members are hopefully going to get more depthful stuff than arguments Not a fan of Frank, he's done his time on EE, he's made his mark. I think bringing him back would be a mistake, and I think Pat should find a new love. Now I am getting a few ideas of my own..
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I love your idea of getting Pat in charge of the Vic, Pete.
But one thing, how would May be able to be a successful doctor and still live in the Square after everything that happened with Dawn?
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If I was Bryan Kirkwood I would have never
- Killed the twins - Becca - Baby Grace I have to give him his dues though the fire, Jake's hit and run and who hit claire were fantastic |
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As executive producer of Eastenders I would do the following:
1.) Stella. As far as I am concerned Stella should be contracted until the end of the year. Her abuse of Ben would become more emotional than physical as she tries to alienate him from people who could discover just what she is up to. I would like to develop her past much more and would keep her storyline as the “second” story throughout the summer as we slowly discover the secrets of her past. Peggy and perhaps the Mitchell Sisters or Ian, would slowly begin to understand what is happening with Ben. I am undecided as to when the wedding should be, but the Honeymoon would be on Boxing Day (which allows for some really disturbing scenes on Christmas Day – can Stella cope with Ben getting all of Phil’s attention?). The whole story of Stella’s abuse would come out over the course of the week between Christmas and New Year, with Ben confessing all to Peggy, who tells Phil – which leads to an epic confrontation between Phil and Stella, where Stella falls from the balcony of their hotel room and later dies in hospital. Phil is taken away for questioning and remains in a Spanish jail. **Phil’s arrest for Stella’s murder will be the first big storyline of 2008** ** Stella will return in flashbacks to the events which lead up to her death, during the trial. The climax to these flashbacks will be the first time when the viewers will know for certain whether Stella jumped, was pushed, or fell from the balcony.** 2.) The Mitchell Sisters. What Eastenders really needs at this moment in time is a capable bitch. One of the two sisters would take on this role. I would introduce a property developer called Brendan Reid, who has just bought a property on Albert Square (or one of the adjacent streets) because he sees the potential of the area due to its close proximity to the tube. He plans to convert his property into student accommodation which he plans to rent. I think its important that if the Mitchell Sisters are going to be a success on Albert Square then they really need to get a foot on the business ladder. So one of the Sisters romances and later marries Brendan in order to get a foothold in the business market. The new flats allow some new characters to be introduced but I will cover that in a later point. The Sister and Brendan will have a whirlwind romance which will lead to a wedding around October. The new flats will open just prior to this. **2008 would see this storyline develop further, mainly as a slow-burner, as Brendan buys more property in the area. Together they become a power couple in the area. By the conclusion of 2008 Brendan is seriously ill due to poisoning – but this won’t be discovered.** 3.) Stax -> Who Is Stalking Stacey Slater? The Stax affair will come out in August, which really sets up the other ‘Christmas Plot’. When the affair comes out Stacey becomes public enemy number one and is shunned by most of the people in the square. She is slowly becoming a recluse and is only seen by Mo, Charlie and Sean. Sean takes on a much more sympathetic role at this time, trying to get Bradley to talk to her. Stacey begins to receive love letters from a mystery admirer, which she takes as flattery at first, but then the messages begin to get more and more disturbing leaving Stacey frightened to leave her own home. The suspects would be: • Max – Who wants Stacey to pay for the disillusion of his marriage. • Bradley – Who wants Stacey to feel the pain that she has caused him. • Tanya – Intent on revenge for seducing her husband. • Deano – Wants Stacey to love him now that he is confused about his sexuality. • Stacey – Has Stacey developed a mental disorder such as schizophrenia? We would eventually find out who is stalking Stacey on Christmas Eve (the night of Phil and Stella’s wedding reception) which will lead to Stacey, or the stalker, setting fire to the Slater house. Nobody will be killed but Stacey will be in Intensive Care. **It will turn out that either Max or Stacey is the stalker, leading to either an epic confrontation between Max and Sean, or Sean and Jean – as he tries to understand the past between them and how to cope with psychological disorders. This would be a major storyline for the first couple of months of 2008** 4.) Deano. Deano will question his sexuality in a major Autumn storyline. Coinciding with the opening of the new flats, Deano will drunkenly kiss new rookie PC Ryan Fletcher. Ryan will be one of the tenants of the new flats and is openly gay. Deano will develop a strong friendship with him prior to this as the PC looks for housing in the area. Deano finds out that they have a lot in common, not knowing their biological father and finally has someone who understands him. However after the kiss he will break ties with the new PC and withdraw into himself once more and once again turn towards alcoholism. He really needs to find a woman to love, so he turns once again to Stacey who rebuffs him. As the year progresses he finds himself drawn to Ryan again, but refuses to be turned “queer” by the cop. He finds that the only person he can trust is step-mother Denise Wicks, who tells him to be who he was born to be and that she will always stand by him. **This storyline is setting up some major conflict for the Wick’s clan in 2008. Kevin and Denise will have some serious marital issues because he sees her as “keeping secrets when they promised no more secrets”. Kevin will also compare Deano to Jimmy, saying that Jimmy was “normal”. Shirley will use this as a weapon to manipulate Deano saying she accepts him for who he is in order to lure him from Kevin. Denise will see through Shirley’s plans. Carly will attack Ryan for what he has done to her brother – and the situation will continue to escalate as Deano turns into a fully-fledged alcoholic. Will the Wicks’ see what they are doing to Deano before its too late?** 5.) New Romance. • Dawn and Garry They will remain an on and off couple throughout the summer, finally getting together during the Christmas week – with Garry finally proposing on New Years Day. Dawn will begin to accept the responsibility of being a mother and embrace Summer’s best interests. 6.) Exits • Li Chong Li’s exit storyline would revolve around Mickey’s escort job. Mickey escorts one of the new Mitchell Sisters (not the one involved in the big “New Flats” storyline) and tells Li about this. Li sees this as a perfect blackmail opportunity and begins to blackmail the sister. Li realises that she has bitten off more than she can chew trying to blackmail the sister. The Sister finds out about Li growing marijuana and shops her to the police. **Li is PC Ryan Fletcher’s first arrest** Li demands that Mickey posts her bail but thanks to Preeti, Mickey sees Li for what she really is and decides not to post her bail. This is the last we see of Li. • Stella Mitchell (nee Crawford) (See above) • Gus Gus will sell his property to developer Brendan Reid and subsequently leave Walford. 7.) New Characters Eastenders has a number of new and interesting characters being brought in at the moment; Zainab, Shabnam, Jase, Ronnie and Roxy. Towards the end of the year we will have the grand opening of the new flats which will see the arrival of PC Ryan Fletcher, school teacher Julia Thomas and her husband painter and decorator Gareth Thomas. Finally in 2008 we will introduce social worker (for Ben, due to the fact he has been abused), Rory Burns who will become a love interest for Shabnam. I hope you guys like my ideas, please tell me what you think. |
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_passport_, those ideas are brilliant.
Seriously, three of those storylines (Stella, Stax and Deano) are brilliant - I love how the Deano one would integrate with the Stax one possibly implicating him in Stacey's stalker plot. Not so sure about the Mitchell sister one. You should be a producer, it would make me watch EastEnders fulltime again! I love reading ideas like yours that are really obviously intelligent and viable. Very well done! ![]() Do you watch Coronation Street? If you did I'd LOVE to hear ideas about that too. |
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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_passport_, those ideas are brilliant.
Aww thanks greysfan.Quote:
Seriously, three of those storylines (Stella, Stax and Deano) are brilliant - I love how the Deano one would integrate with the Stax one possibly implicating him in Stacey's stalker plot. Not so sure about the Mitchell sister one.
Something I believe in strongly when coming up with a story is that there must be a "cause and effect". To my mind that is something which really doesn't happen an awful lot in soap, which is understandable because they need to share screentime between the cast. Yet I get really angry when excellent plotlines come to their conclusion and then nothing happens as a follow-up. A recent case of this is Rob/May/Dawn; I would really have liked the story to have followed May as she was sectioned, or Rob's trial, rather than just dropping the storyline. **That said, May's final scene, where she was arrested was excellent - and every viewer knew that she would have given Summer a better life than Dawn**.But because the "Stax" affair has been outed it should have repercussions all over the Square... I think that the next part of the "Stella" plot, after the trial, would be Ian re-opening the custody battle - because it is the logical thing to do. The Mitchell Sister storyline is the one that I am least happy with. I like the idea of having a new property developer coming in to the show and converting flats. I jjust don't want the Mitchell Sisters to come in and do nothing - I want them to make an impact rather than bolster the numbers of Clan Mitchell. That is why I kind of put the two ideas together. Personally I'd like them to become likeable rogues - like Phil and Grant. (I suppose they could be described as anti-heroes). Quote:
Do you watch Coronation Street? If you did I'd LOVE to hear ideas about that too.
I do watch Coronation Street, when I'm in and when its on. I'll have a wee think about what I'd do to it, personally I think the overhaul would have to be dramatic. I was impressed with the recent Conners/Leanne storyline but my big problem with Corrie is that complete lack of potential that seems to ooze from the characters... hmm...
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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I love the Stella idea, and i also would have kept her untill Christmas. I always thought Stella was going to do something to Peggy, like throw her down stairs or something. It's a shame they are ending the storyline so quickly.
I think Li could start hitting Mickey and start a domestic abuse storyline with the man being the victem. This could to Li's exit where she could finally leave...
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