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tvarksouthwest
Jez posted:
I agree with a lot of what John Savident says. I also wouldnt say 5 episodes a week is standard. Remember most soaps started off with 2 or 3 episodes a week.

According to the News of the World, Fred will be killed off because John dared to speak out. If that's true than how childish.

John's absolutely right - many soap youngsters just want to be famous, they don't care about being the best at their craft. Sean Wilson was also treated unfairly. He had legitimate concerns regarding the storyline proposed for Martin which could have put him and his family at risk. The price he paid for sticking up for himself? The bullet.

While actors shouldn't behave like prima donnas, they should be allowed to voice reasonable critical concerns without fear of reprisals. If the bosses' reaction is to throw their toys out of the pram, why should we watch the show?
DB
dbl
stevek posted:
dbl said

I never knew david had a head transplant in 2000

That was my sarcastic way of saying they changed the actor like they always do on soaps, have a child in from birth with little or no story lines and as soon as they hit the magic ten years they regenerate dr who like into somebody else.

All the child characters who have been in since birth have done that hence we have had
numberous peter and susan barlows
4 tracys
2 nickys
3 sarahs
2 davids
2 rosies
3 sophies
2 joshuas
3 bethanys and
1 amy (so far)

I think this is due to the child characters who are born on any soap being played by babies who may not necessarily want to be actors when they grow up

I'm aware of that, but I was relating to David's behaviour, he went from quiet cheeky kid, to a almost gobbish yob.
JC
JCB
This was also in the 'Star' on Friday. They quoted John saying his ideal exit would be something simple and low key like Ashley finding Fred dead upstairs.
AN
Andrew Founding member
tvarksouthwest posted:
Jez posted:
I agree with a lot of what John Savident says. I also wouldnt say 5 episodes a week is standard. Remember most soaps started off with 2 or 3 episodes a week.

According to the News of the World, Fred will be killed off because John dared to speak out. If that's true than how childish.

you've been reading the News of the World?
PA
pad
LOL at Sally. "We may have won the battle but the war isn't over". Laughing
JE
Jez Founding member
tvarksouthwest posted:
Jez posted:
I agree with a lot of what John Savident says. I also wouldnt say 5 episodes a week is standard. Remember most soaps started off with 2 or 3 episodes a week.

According to the News of the World, Fred will be killed off because John dared to speak out. If that's true than how childish.

John's absolutely right - many soap youngsters just want to be famous, they don't care about being the best at their craft. Sean Wilson was also treated unfairly. He had legitimate concerns regarding the storyline proposed for Martin which could have put him and his family at risk. The price he paid for sticking up for himself? The bullet.

While actors shouldn't behave like prima donnas, they should be allowed to voice reasonable critical concerns without fear of reprisals. If the bosses' reaction is to throw their toys out of the pram, why should we watch the show?


I dont think its true about John Savident leaving.

I think they were right to get rid of Sean Wilson though.
CL
CL2K
And Sean Wilson's new career move? Ice dancing. Chilling.
ST
stevek
refering back to david's behaviour I guess he's just being very over protective of his mother to the point of stopping any relationships developing.

I think warren jackson holds the record for playing nicky the longest of any of the child actors, he was in it for 16 years.

talking of the child actors I met the children who originaly played rosie and david in 1993 whilst on the studio tour, they were doing some street filming with sally and martin whilst the people on the tour crammed onto rosamund street and outside what is now the health center to watch, they had to do the scene without 'david' eventually because he kept having a tantrum (well he was only three)
BR
Brekkie
Do you think Soapstar Superstar could lead to all the Harris's leaving the street?

Someone will probably think Richard Fleesman is worthy of a deal, and if he went there is no point keeping his Grandad. They could then bring in a new family into the house of death!
ST
stevek
why the house of death, tommy died in the garage and katy in hospital, I don't think anybody's actually died in number 6 (yet) although they have in the neighbouring houses, maxine in number 4 and alf roberts in number 8.

you have a good point about richard fleeceman having a good voice, so has wendi peters, good on her for putting that judge in his place for telling her to cover her arms

back to coronation street, I thought craig and rosie thought up a really clever place to secretly meet up, in the alley next to her dad's garage, what on earth was that big metal thing behind them, looked like a turnstile
AM
amosc100
Des Barnes died in the house!!!!!
DJ
DJ Dave
kind of, he died really is a Hospital bed. I did think that Craig and Rosies meeting place was just stupid.

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