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22 years and still going strong... (March 2006)

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MA
Matrix
Dum-Dum-Dum-Dum-Dum-Dum-Dum....

Please leave your dignity at the door.

From randy teenagers, and adults, to a poison dwarf and the ever so apparent problem of quality control. And people wonder why Wendy Richards decided to leave.

So, another week and another week long saga starting with Mr and Mrs Happy, currently residing at Pat's. Yeap, that's right. Fat Pat has managed to become a bed and breakfast, just like the eternally popular one round the corner.
And how lucky we were to be treated to some sex education, Kevin style. Forget a night of passion, meet the show room floor. And excuse me whilst I leave the room and make the tenth cup of tea since the titles rolled. Is this really the best Eastenders can come up with? Randy adults and an oversized house? Why don't we just cut the crap now and have a later edition called Eastenders in the City.
But of course, no soap would be complete without the token character, cue Ruby Allen. A one woman band who not only achieved record exam results without any form of education (and who said exams were dummed down?) but also now manages to run a night club and 'handle' Eastender's newest edition - Shaun, but I'll get onto him in a minute. She's single headedly managed to turn my remote to BBC Two and Four*. But she's ratings Viagra I hear you cry, well, that she may be but I generally tend to judge a continuing drama in terms of its drama not its prema-maradona act she's got going on.
Ahh, now turning to another hot topic. Shaun. Pity they couldn't have brought 'Barry from Eastenders' back, well, they mind very well have done in terms of the sheer levels of acting this no-hoper can perform. The initial meeting with some Army buddy still hasn't been explained but to be frank I couldn't really care. I mean, do we really need another Phil Mitchell?
Speaking of the Mitchell’s another contrived and ill-conceived storyline’s hit the screens in the form of Peggy's prejudice. I personally believe she was choose purely for the alliterative quality. And never have I seen such an issue handled so badly. It did a massive discredit to Barbara Windsor to have to sink to the depths of this meaningless and frankly insulting story line. The main story line, focusing upon Honey and Petal, has been handled so excellently it seemed an absolute crying shame to have this sort of debasement intrude upon it. Was it really necessary for this sort of aspect to creep in? and, why oh why, hasn't a single story line been developed upon? It may all be very well having a token episode but it does nobody any credit having this sort of hap-hazard approach.
And whilst we're on the subject must the Rebecca, Martin; Sonia double decker of tripe continue? Apart from its evident lack of ANY factual information it just serves to give us more air time of Lanky and Double Decker Sonia.
Ahh, speaking of going under, let's introduce another pointlessly stupid character. Yeap, it's SJ. Firstly, I take issue with the name SJ. But why stop there. Let's make the character totally useless 'I WANT A BABY', well, I want you to leave but we can't all have our way. Which, invariably, gives way to the East End's very own Broke Back Mountain.. Gary and Minty. Both of whom should have been extra in Eldorado.

And they wonder why Pauline's off...

*Fear of Fanny and Ms Beeton. Both programmes which show how drama's done. Just for reference.
DA
David_02
Oh, Johnny was back? I decided not to watch as something else was on - I'll have to catch the omnibus.

Never thought I'd say that.
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Banksoriginal
Nextweek will be great,I never thought i'd see the return of Johnny Smile sadly its not for long Sad
DA
David_02
Banksoriginal posted:
Nextweek will be great,I never thought i'd see the return of Johnny Smile sadly its not for long Sad


Sadly? Rather hip hip hooray and why did they bring him back?

Remember 'Get Johnny Week'? What a shambles that was.
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Banksoriginal
Maybe for you,But Johnny was such a big hit character wise for EastEnders fans
DA
David_02
Banksoriginal posted:
Maybe for you,But Johnny was such a big hit character wise for EastEnders fans


The same fans who say the show is back on form, perhaps?
PT
Put The Telly On
Haha, oh dear... EastEnders is crumbling away due to one thing - POOR LAZY SCRIPTWRITERS! They can bring back/introduce as many characters as they like but it won't make any difference whatsoever. On that note I saw Paul Bradley dancing in Holby City the other day and thought I'd like to see Nigel Bates back - then I thought, no.

Its seems to me, the only people who actually seem to like the show nowadays are chavs and loners. Banks I really don't know where you fit in mate.
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A former member
Me and my family still watch EastEnders. Its not as gripping as it use to be but its still ok. The storylines are also ok, mixing small ones with big ones.

Next week should be good, but its ashame that Sean is going to get away with it. Now i heard a while back the Ruby leaves - does any one know how? I have a feeling Johnny might leave everything to someone else - probably Pat for some reason.

I would like to see something big happen, spread out across three months or so. A stalker (sorry got Home and Away on my mind) or something similar.

P.S - Matrix - it was explained about Sean and the Army guy. The army guy shot him by accident apparently, but Sean reckons he wanted him dead. The army guy did a runner, Sean caught up with him - what this was pointing at though - or any relevance to his character i dont know.
JW
JamesWorldNews
Fabulous post, Joel.

Could you get a job on EE as scriptwriter?
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Banksoriginal
Whos Joel? Good Post Onetrickpony you have been missed in this thread, you always give an honest opinion like Dek does from ds.
PT
Put The Telly On
What do you mean "Good Post Onetrickpony"? Its not some forum posting competition.
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A former member
nok32uk posted:
What do you mean "Good Post Onetrickpony"? Its not some forum posting competition.


Laughing Would you have said that if he said "Good Post Nok32uk" ?

Why dont you and Banks get on then?

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