Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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1 November 2010
21:0977930#1
I just got another call to the box in the other room. A certain someone was watching Eastender`s and told me a train was going to hit a car on a level crossing. I went into view. What a load of crap! I can assure you that a responsible driver in a situation like that, would apply his brakes to the train, and not just continue towards the obstruction sounding his horn and then just carry on as normal afterwards. Sorry to spoil your viewing, but the script writer`s and the BBC, are just taking advantage of your gullibility, and banking on the fact that most tv viewer`s are too stupid to see it.
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
Terry Nunn
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1 November 2010
21:1877936#2
I was flicking through the channels at the time Colin and came across that hoping to see the "31" write off the car. Sadly it didn't. I agree, there was no evidence of any break application. What a load of rubbish.
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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1 November 2010
21:3377941#3
I used to work with the husband of one of the Eastenders scriptwriters. She also wrote "Day Trip to Bangor"
Actually I shouldn't be too disparaging, she's a lovely lady, it's a great tune that made her a load of money (and I guess still does with royalties) but she said the scriptwrites are hired to write around characters and plotlines that are predetermined by producers and they have to stick to a very rigid set of rules.
Jan Higgins
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1 November 2010
21:3577942#4
What else would you expect from Eastenders. I call it the shouting soap as nobody ever talks in a normal pitch of the voice they all shout at each other.
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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1 November 2010
21:4277943#5
It is time that some of the soaps came off the TV and Eastends should be the first one to go.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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1 November 2010
21:5777947#6
lost track of them, how is dirty den doing nowadays?
is elsie tanner still with len fairclough?
Ross Miller
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1 November 2010
23:1077973#7
For a second I thought someone was going to tell me the BBC had flushed this load of effluent down the toilet or
that the train had mown down the whole cast
But sadly no...
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi
2 November 2010
07:2777988#8
It was a nice dream while it lasted..........
My kids sometimes watch it, much to my irritation!!
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
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2 November 2010
07:3377990#9
The Vic re-opens. A catfight ensues - of course, what else!
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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2 November 2010
07:3577991#10
This seems to be something we can all agree on. Utter rubbish.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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2 November 2010
07:3777992#11
It will not last Barry.
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Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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2 November 2010
08:5978006#12
In this day and age, any storyline such as the above should be completely feasible and not fictionalised. This particularly poorly produced, rubbishy example would have been acceptable not long ago, but in this modern day and age, we should be demanding something better. Non-fiction can be much more interesting than fiction. Television is a great medium for educating the masses, but sadly, it seems the masses prefer to live in a fantasy world, ignorant of how much more interesting reality really is.
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
2 November 2010
09:0978011#13
I always prefer radio - The Archers storylines are well researched and well written. Love it!!
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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2 November 2010
10:3778028#14
Reminds me of this..........a man was at home reading the paper when he heard thump, thump, thump....followed by shouting and cursing. A few minutes later his wife entered the room. "Why didn't you come and see if I was ok" she said "I fell down the stairs" "Sorry" replied her husband, I thought it was just the start of Eastenders!!
If you think Eastenders is bad I am currently laid up with the flu. Reading hurts my eyes after a short time so other than listening to music I am resigned to daytime TV. After 2 days I have discovered its one long round of DNA testing to find out who's the daddy. Why is there never anything good on when I need it? I have seen one decent programme on the National Geographic channel and that's been about it. Oh and please don't get me started on the new series of 'The only way is Essex'. God forbid people may think everybody here is actually like that agghhhh!
2 November 2010
10:4178030#15
Ah, Kyle fodder. The trackie-bottom wearing pony-tailed larger than usual bad toothed bad skinned habitually pregnant hooped earring fanatic with a vocabulary of around 15 words, 14 of which are "off". Bless
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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2 November 2010
11:0178037#16
it is generally thought that the majority watch saps, totally untrue.
we have a population of about 60 million, i believe about a quarter of them watch east enders, which is the most popular one.
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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2 November 2010
11:0678039#17
@ Bern. I also have a fingernails on blackboard moment when I hear repeated use of that other wonderful word - 'innit'.
I had the pleasure (if that's the right word) of doing a magazine interview recently which went like this. I don't know why they haven't based a soap on that sort of thing
Magazine "Can we do an interview with you"? Me "Sure". Magazine "Ok well I'll ring you first thing tomorrow morning to confirm that" I'm wondering why they can't confirm today, now, during this call, but agree anyway. The following day the magazine ring at 5pm (I guess its still morning somewhere?!) Magazine "Ok we'll schedule the interview for 2pm tomorrow". Me (mentally running through a list of what I need to rearrange) "Yeah that's fine". 2pm tomorrow comes and goes as does 3pm and 4pm. The phone remains silent save for a couple of friends ringing to ask how the interview went. 4:30pm the magazine ring "Sorry I had an urgent meeting". Me "No problem" (spoken through clenched teeth.) Magazine "Can we rearrange for 2pm tomorrow?" Me "That'll be fine" (if I cancel my hairdressers appointment.) So 2pm.........2:15 pass. At 2:22 the phone rings. Magazine intern says "Hi.... ummmm.......this is Candy/Mandy/Sandy (delete where applicable it always ends in an 'andy'.) Ms Cantbearsed the editor said that she's............oooh I spilt my juice and it's bubbled up my nose innit, giggle, umm...she says....like ha ha ha...that stings............she will have to reschedule the interview cos' she's like.........I'd better blow my nose........I ain't got a tissue innit. Josh, you got a........oh never mind.......sniff.........can she call you at...... 2pm tomorrow sniff.........ello......Jeane... sniff..............hell........oh... she's gone innit".............. Indeed Jeane has left the building - innit!
2 November 2010
11:2578044#18
i dont watch the rubbish
Ross Miller- Location: London Road, Dover
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2 November 2010
12:0578050#19
Howard was that a deliberate typo?
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi
2 November 2010
12:1778053#20
Spotted the typo - LMAO I think is the current way of expressing what happened.......
Jeanne - fingernails - blackboard just reading it!!