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Old 04-06-2008, 11:35
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Something bothers me about storylines in Emmerdale lately, as it goes into Anita's era. She has stated publically that her favourite characters are Val and Eric and it is showing as they are taking over the show at the minute. Them and endless King brother nonsense. But what bothers is me is the fact that Jonny, Grayson and Perdy have obviously had their storylines dramatically altered. There has been no follow up to Jonny/Paul's marriage, there has been no follow up on Perdy's fall out with Paul (or any closure with Matthew, even when he showed a hint of remorse over what he'd done to her last week) and why the hell was Perdy living in a slum when she has a business??? Why has Grayson stopped hankering after men? Why hasn't he been outed yet? There has been some fantastic opportunities for Perdy to come and rip him apart!

In my totally honest opinion, I think Chris Villiers, Georgia Slowe and Richard Grieve have been victims of the producer's personal opinion on the show as a viewer and not a producer who should be looking at and carefully going over the continuity of each character in the show. She clearly doesn't like any of the characters and it shows because they've all been put on this back bench with a few naff appearances here and there. I'm a fan of Grayson/Perdy in particular so it's a bit annoying to see that by the end of June, they still dont have a storyline. Chris and Georgia are better than this bloody surrogacy plot and better than being wasted on Sammy Winward's 'talents'. Whether you love or hate any of the characters I've mentioned, I think every single actor on the show deserves the same detailed treatment as the producer's favourites.
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Old 04-06-2008, 11:47
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Anita Turnoff has stopped caring full stop (Benjamin Shooter debacle).
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Old 04-06-2008, 11:53
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I think she just got bored of the whole Katie/Perdy/Gray storyline like most people, hence why she axed two of them.
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Old 04-06-2008, 11:55
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I think she just got bored of the whole Katie/Perdy/Gray storyline like most people, hence why she axed two of them.
But she never axed the worst actor out of that lot. She must have a thing for blondes.
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Old 04-06-2008, 12:10
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Something bothers me about storylines in Emmerdale lately, as it goes into Anita's era. She has stated publically that her favourite characters are Val and Eric and it is showing as they are taking over the show at the minute. Them and endless King brother nonsense. But what bothers is me is the fact that Jonny, Grayson and Perdy have obviously had their storylines dramatically altered. There has been no follow up to Jonny/Paul's marriage, there has been no follow up on Perdy's fall out with Paul (or any closure with Matthew, even when he showed a hint of remorse over what he'd done to her last week) and why the hell was Perdy living in a slum when she has a business??? Why has Grayson stopped hankering after men? Why hasn't he been outed yet? There has been some fantastic opportunities for Perdy to come and rip him apart!

In my totally honest opinion, I think Chris Villiers, Georgia Slowe and Richard Grieve have been victims of the producer's personal opinion on the show as a viewer and not a producer who should be looking at and carefully going over the continuity of each character in the show. She clearly doesn't like any of the characters and it shows because they've all been put on this back bench with a few naff appearances here and there. I'm a fan of Grayson/Perdy in particular so it's a bit annoying to see that by the end of June, they still dont have a storyline. Chris and Georgia are better than this bloody surrogacy plot and better than being wasted on Sammy Winward's 'talents'. Whether you love or hate any of the characters I've mentioned, I think every single actor on the show deserves the same detailed treatment as the producer's favourites.
Val and Eric have definitely featured heavily over the past few weeks but the Kings have hardly been in it at all minus last Tuesday's hour ep. And they won't be appearing much over the next fortnight. They're not over-exposed at all so I don't think the producer's showing any pro-bro bias on that score. The primary focus at the moment seems to be on the Dingles, Val/Eric, the Bob/Viv debacle and the baby swap stuff.
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Old 04-06-2008, 12:12
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I think she just got bored of the whole Katie/Perdy/Gray storyline like most people, hence why she axed two of them.
The actors don't write the storylines.
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Old 04-06-2008, 12:17
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Its katie that made Perdy and Grey storyline boring.

And I hate the King brothers - so have been skimming through episodes only.
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Old 04-06-2008, 12:33
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LittleSarah, you are spot on!!!

Anita obviously has her favourtie characters!! Its not Perdy and Grayson for a start!! Two of her most talented actors, and look what she has reduced them to!!

And now we have the arrival of Anna deSouza!! Anita has made it perfectly clear this is her character!! From the minute she steps into the Dales, she will dominate all the storylines, no one else will get a look in!!

As for last night's episode!! I have SWITCHED OFF lately, and for the first time in a while i saw a few scenes, and i though they weren't that bad!! I don't mid Val and Eric, i didn't mind them getting married, and i could have tolerated the pub competition (well apart from Marlon's overracting!!) BUT i could not tolerate the pure panto kidnap storyline!!! Anita is obvioulsly incapable of doing anything dramatic!!!

ANITA IT IS CLEAR TO SEE THAT YOU CANNOT DO YOUR JOB! THERE IS NO SHAME IN THAT, EMMERDALE IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SHOWS ON TV AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THE JOB ISN'T EASY! BUT PLEASE STAND ASIDE AND LET SOMEONE ELSE DO IT!!
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Old 04-06-2008, 12:52
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I do agree about Katie/Gray/Perdy-a storyline which since she arrived has fallen into the backgroud.

However I do think Val & Pollard deserved a good storyline for good characters and Anita knows the viewers like them. It's also good to see one of the longest serving characters playing a big role in the 5000th celebrations.

Also the Kings I think have been put into the background a little and it seems Anita does not know what to do with them.

I do think a lot of the Sugden stuff has been rewritten due to Clive Hornby being ill as it seems Andy came out of prison suddenly and some of the Diane/Sugden stuff has been toned down.

The main stories at the moment seem to be:
-Baby Swap
-Andy/Jo domestic abuse (starting to come to the forefront)
-Bob/Viv (coming to a head soon)
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Old 04-06-2008, 13:00
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...and the webcam seems to be getting more neglected and faults...
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Old 04-06-2008, 22:00
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Dear God people she's only just taken over it will be a while yet before we truly see whats she's about.

Though there is so many characters that should have been axed before the ones she has.
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Old 04-06-2008, 22:11
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She isn't doing a good job lets face it
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Old 04-06-2008, 23:04
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What's happened to Sandy? did he leave?
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Old 04-06-2008, 23:10
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What's happened to Sandy? did he leave?
Yes he left after realising the OAP group were doomed after the unnecessary axing of Len.
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Old 04-06-2008, 23:33
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Yes he left after realising the OAP group were doomed after the unnecessary axing of Len.
Yeah although i didnt really care when they killed him off i did think he was one of the better actors in the show...
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Old 04-06-2008, 23:46
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The storylines have become less evenly distributed week on week, I agree. It's getting to be like EastEnders now, you see a character every day for three weeks, then not a sighting for a fortnight.

Thing is, that works for EastEnders. On Emmerdale, it doesn't.
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Old 04-06-2008, 23:48
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The storylines have become less evenly distributed week on week, I agree. It's getting to be like EastEnders now, you see a character every day for three weeks, then not a sighting for a fortnight.

Thing is, that works for EastEnders. On Emmerdale, it doesn't.
Although it annoys me with EE cause i havent seen HEATHER for AGES!!!
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Old 05-06-2008, 07:55
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Seeing no Heather is a good thing Scott.
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Old 05-06-2008, 08:34
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The storylines have become less evenly distributed week on week, I agree. It's getting to be like EastEnders now, you see a character every day for three weeks, then not a sighting for a fortnight.

Thing is, that works for EastEnders. On Emmerdale, it doesn't.
I don't think it works on EE at all - it show how poorly planned and contrived things are. There are certain good things EE does, but that is not one of them. If EM is going down that road I'd strongly advise them against it.
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Old 05-06-2008, 09:41
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I agree with Pete.

Works so much better on EE
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Old 05-06-2008, 10:53
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I agree with Pete.

Works so much better on EE
Ok... I'm going to be..... polite.... and show you, right here, what I mean about the level of thoughfulness that goes into posts.

Politely.

I know Pete Callan.... in the sense that I have seen him post plenty of times on these forums... I know that he is capable of reasoned, thoughful posts, so I have challenged him on his view and expect to have a somewhat () well-reasoned answer.

Now, you have just said you agree with the sentiments of Mr Callan... why?

All you've said is you agree... but why do you agree? Why does it work on EE and not on EM?

Instead of jsut stating your opinion as though it were fact (which is what you have done), either present substantiation to your claim that it works on EE and not EM, or else make it plain that it is entirely your opinion and you have no real evidence upon which to base it.

This is a forum... I come here to learn, to see how other people view things, and discuss their opinions. I cannot very well discuss an opinion that is presented as though it were a fact. It is that which annoys me more than anything else. Your opinion is not a fact... neither is mine. That is why, when I present my opinion, I do the reader the courtesy of explaining why that is my opinion. You do not. That is rude.

Now, you were *deliberately* making that comment in reference to my one that preceded you; that means, rather than showing me any respect at all by even attempting to put together more than one grammatical clause, you have decided to deliberately present yourself against my view without the common decency of explaining why. This is not post-modernism 101: not everything is relative in value.

That is what I dislike about EE fans on here (not all mind), and if you cannot be bothered to take an extra 2-3 mins to flesh out a post, then why do you expect me to treat you with the courtesy you so obviously refuse to treat me with.
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Old 05-06-2008, 10:58
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Btw....

sory for going off-topic folks... but Mr Walford has criticsed me for being overly rude to EE fans, and disliked by them .

I was simply explaining to him the reason why I find so many "fans" to be trying and how so many people are disrespectful on these forums.

However, since I've just realised that Mr Walford only joined this month - and given the fact that, despite being here for only a few days, he nonetheless seems sure of my character; and given the fact that he has accrued a large number of posts in his limited time (suggesting that he was not a former lurker) - he is probably trolling, so my apologies for wasting your time, as he'll probably just insult me again using his next alias.
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Old 05-06-2008, 15:48
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It isn't surprising if she doesn't care about some of the characters.
Nor do a huge section of the viewing public.

Those she has got rid of have long since outlived their usefulness, if indeed they had any to begin with. The previous producer who brought them in would have felt the need to create storylines to justify their existence, however these only served to highlight her mistake and alienate the viewer. If they were an asset to the programme in any way they would have had much more screentime.

Anita Turner is putting an end to these storylines as quickly as she possibly can. She has already neatly and simply canned the Belle Dingle on-going and repetitive school fees saga.

It seems much more valid, and indeed important, that she cares about the programme and public opinion, and if weeding out a few minor cast members who play insignificant characters with little public following paves the way for improvement then she is doing her job efficiently.
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Old 05-06-2008, 16:38
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It isn't surprising if she doesn't care about some of the characters.
Nor do a huge section of the viewing public.

Those she has got rid of have long since outlived their usefulness, if indeed they had any to begin with. The previous producer who brought them in would have felt the need to create storylines to justify their existence, however these only served to highlight her mistake and alienate the viewer. If they were an asset to the programme in any way they would have had much more screentime.

Anita Turner is putting an end to these storylines as quickly as she possibly can. She has already neatly and simply canned the Belle Dingle on-going and repetitive school fees saga.

It seems much more valid, and indeed important, that she cares about the programme and public opinion, and if weeding out a few minor cast members who play insignificant characters with little public following paves the way for improvement then she is doing her job efficiently.
Actually, the characters she has gotten rid of, are quite liked. Wouldn't truly say a minor number or insignificant characters.

Coincidentally, is 2,000,000 (That would be 2 million) a minor or insignificant number, because if it is, then a lot of "insignificant" viewers have switched off.
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Old 05-06-2008, 16:44
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She isn't doing a good job lets face it
We havent seen any of her ideas yet though. She is having to follow through storylines which Kath Beedles started. All the main stories at the moment have been going on for ages.
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