Axing of The Bill

• Sid Perkins

  • Location: Dover
  27 March 2010     11:5444710
  #1      
  Hurrah! A drama series turned into a soap and now killed off. Good news in my book (IMB).
  
  Is there the faintest hope that other soaps may now follow suit and go to the scrapheap where they belong? If only.....
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 62,352
  27 March 2010     12:2944716
  #2      
  most of them seem to be on itv, any other programmes seem to be of the reality type.
  
  
  other than champions league matches and meridian news,i have not watched anything on there for a number of years.
  
  i would like to think that people are getting fed up with programmes like that and will demand better quality in future.
  
  just have to wait and see, unfortunately ratings are the most important thing in getting advertising revenue.
• Guest 672

  • Registered: 3 Jun 2008
  • Posts: 2,119
  27 March 2010     13:0844721
  #3      
  I hear all of the cast of Eastenders are going to be sacked and then employ Belgian actors.
  
  To be renamed Ostenders.
  grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
• Bern

  • Location: Dover
  27 March 2010     13:1544722
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• Guest 655

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 10,247
  27 March 2010     15:2244730
  #5      
  I used to like The Bill and watched every episode from when it was a half hour story line right through to when it was given the 9pm slot.
  
  I found that new format to be offputting and stopped watching it half way through the first episode. I was put off by the shaky camerawork (something that they experimented with previously and ruined some older programmes) as well as the change of pace and darker mood.
  
  More generally though I do hate soaps like Eastenders, Corrie etc.
  
  But then I also dislike sport, Big Brother type programmes and much of the reality stuff. In fact there is very little that I like.
  
  Top Gear when its on (I do tend to watch a lot of Dave when nothing to do!)
  The Gadget Show
  Question Time
  Time Team (oh when is the new series going to start?)
  Dr Who and Torchwood
  Sharp (will there ever be another?)
  Flashforward is great tv, good to see it back
  
  and not much else, certainly at the moment....
• Guest 657

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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  27 March 2010     15:4144734
  #6      
  Haven't watched it in years, I didn't know it was still on.
  
  Lol Ian
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