The Weekly TV Bitch! 7/10/08 - EastEnders

[Jake!]

Here is your place to have an in depth conversation about one of many TV programmes, and this weeks topic is EastEnders. Love it or loathe it, writeyour comments here...

[Shaun]

Okay, I loathe it:

The storylines are all depressing in two senses of the word; dreary and sadly reflective of a broken society. All of the dialogue, characters and scenarios are emotionally stunted, and stupid families continue to watch it religiously. Why? Because it's guaranteed to be on, or because they can relate to it? This reasoning is poor; people should watch thought-provoking and intelligent programming, and as for relation...well that says a lot about the viewers, really.

Who actually finds the repetitive, melodramatic, over-cooked lives of fictional 2D characters entertaining? Is there anything more to the show than being able to say to your friends "did you see that explosion last night?" I don't think there is.

And the horrible irony of the whole fiasco is that storylines are regularly spoiled and planned weeks ahead of them actually happening on-screen, in silly magazines like "What's On TV". So the element of surprise is also taken away.

Watch something else, please. [/rant]

[supernoodles!]

Right well.


The storylines are not ALL depressing ,infact I find it rather amusing ,there are actually a few characters whos main purpose seems to be to play a comedy role for example,Garry,Minty,Heather-although almost everyone has there moments.Maybe I have a strange sense of humour but i genuinely find eastenders funny.
Eastenders has had some of the most original and well remembered storylines ever shown in soap.They are not afraid to touch on sensitive subjects and they do a great job of showing how a particular storyline affects people in real life.For example ,the downsyndrome story,when Honey and Billies baby girl Janet was diagnosed with downsyndrome.The storyline was so well recieved by the public,eastenders wins everytime ,handsdown at every soap and televsion awards and its popularity is going from strength to strength.It always has been and still is the most popular soap on British tv.All those people can`t be wrong!

[Callum]

It has gone downhill lately but it's getting better.

[supernoodles!]

callum


your ment to be my back up!


lol

[MrGaryy]

Actually Coronation Street is the most popular. It nearly always wins over EE in the soap/TV awards and gets better rating the majority of the time!

[Scarlett.]

I think its time to change Producer, Diedrick is loosing his touch now, like Frost and Beedles did with Emmerdale and Corrie

[Callum]

Originally posted by supernoodles!
callum


your ment to be my back up!


lol

Lol, I'm not saying it's not good but it hasn't been as good as last year but it's defenitley going to get better.

[supernoodles!]

hmmm im not sure,id say just as good

[supernoodles!]

Originally posted by Gazbo
Actually Coronation Street is the most popular. It nearly always wins over EE in the soap/TV awards and gets better rating the majority of the time!


it doesn`t nearly always win over ee

[*mazedsalv**]

It ha sgotten better the last year. Starting from Novermber last year. Last Christmas was the best!! And the ratinsg proved it with 14m people tuning in.

And last night recieved 9.3m viewers which has been a big increase, I guess the whole Tony/Whitney/Lauren thing and the whole Ronnie/Archie/Danielle thing is catching on.

[Scarlett.]

I'd say EE does better in awards, but Corrie is higher in the ratings

[Callum]

Originally posted by Gazbo
Actually Coronation Street is the most popular. It nearly always wins over EE in the soap/TV awards and gets better rating the majority of the time!

LOL EE get more awards and more ratings.

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by Callum
Originally posted by Gazbo
Actually Coronation Street is the most popular. It nearly always wins over EE in the soap/TV awards and gets better rating the majority of the time!

LOL EE get more awards and more ratings.
Awards yes :3
Ratings no, EE's average viewing figures (Sept.) are 8.5m, Corries are 9.3m

[MrGaryy]

Originally posted by supernoodles!
Originally posted by Gazbo
Actually Coronation Street is the most popular. It nearly always wins over EE in the soap/TV awards and gets better rating the majority of the time!


it doesn`t nearly always win over ee

3/4 of the time it wins in the ratings.

[supernoodles!]

only because all the old biddies love a bit of corrie before bedtime



i joke =p

[supernoodles!]

Originally posted by Gazbo
Originally posted by supernoodles!
Originally posted by Gazbo
Actually Coronation Street is the most popular. It nearly always wins over EE in the soap/TV awards and gets better rating the majority of the time!


it doesn`t nearly always win over ee

3/4 of the time it wins in the ratings.

im not on about ratings and ee ALWAYS wins over corrie in ratings at xmas

[Callum]

Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by Callum
Originally posted by Gazbo
Actually Coronation Street is the most popular. It nearly always wins over EE in the soap/TV awards and gets better rating the majority of the time!

LOL EE get more awards and more ratings.
Awards yes :3
Ratings no, EE's average viewing figures (Sept.) are 8.5m, Corries are 9.3m

Oh right sorry, I'm not very good at ratings but I didn't think Corrie did well. Still both good though.

[Scarlett.]

Yeah, EE always wins at chrimbo lol, no denying that :D

[supernoodles!]

corrie is ok sometimes if your bored:tongue:
but for me it just doesnt have the likeability factor for the characters like ee does

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by Callum
Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by Callum
Originally posted by Gazbo
Actually Coronation Street is the most popular. It nearly always wins over EE in the soap/TV awards and gets better rating the majority of the time!

LOL EE get more awards and more ratings.
Awards yes :3
Ratings no, EE's average viewing figures (Sept.) are 8.5m, Corries are 9.3m

Oh right sorry, I'm not very good at ratings but I didn't think Corrie did well. Still both good though. Aye both shows have similar audience figures (probs people turning over from Corrie to Eastenders which works well for both shows


I think the ratings for both will be going back up to 10m/11m soon as its colder out

[Magic]

I think EE is way better now, last year was good, but it went way crap a few years back.

[supernoodles!]

ere who do you think you are coming in ere slaggin on eastenders you traitor!!??

ev will not be appy!

[Spike]

Eastenders is so much better than it was last year, the first half of this year was amazing but the quality has gone down since
I don't watch it anymore but it is better than the majority of the soaps