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| D28 | 2 Feb 2015, 00:22 Post #41 |
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Let's all start reviewing EE on You Tube and see if we can get employed. |
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| Cam | 2 Feb 2015, 00:28 Post #42 |
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His reviews were good but I hope they didn't employ him just because of that. |
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| Mrs Mitchell | 2 Feb 2015, 00:34 Post #43 |
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Can we just mention how close Letitia and Jessie look in those two pictures, puts to bed any of those gossip rumors. |
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| Slater11 | 2 Feb 2015, 01:14 Post #44 |
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Yes, glad to see Lacey Turner there, so hopefully that means Stacey Slater can get back to her best when there is drama surrounding her, the stint of being a confidante and supporting player now she's settled in will have to end soon. I'm actually liking Sharon again atm (shock horror) and I do like Letitia Dean a lot, but I don't hold any hope that they will revive Kat, i've lost all interest in her. |
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| Mr Carter | 2 Feb 2015, 01:22 Post #45 |
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Nice to see Letita Dean at the centre of it all again - it's where she belongs. The EE team are doing a great job at the moment, hopefully they keep up that momentum. |
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| McFudd | 2 Feb 2015, 08:57 Post #46 |
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I love the new photos. Thanks guys for publishing it. I was very surprised to see Letitia Dean involved in the latest story conference because she is a private person in real life. She doesn't go to award shows and doesn't really do many interviews. Letitia looks like she is having a good time and I'm pleased that she is seemingly close to Jessie Wallace because there were rumours that they didn't get on well. Never believe in those rumours. I adore the photo of Dom with Letitia and Jessie. I hope it means that there are big storylines on the way for Stacey, Sharon and Kat. Stacey needs a massive storylone asap and I hope 2015 is Stacey's big year. Stacey has been a "background"/filler type character for SO LONG. She needs to have HER own story soon and I cannot wait to find out HER secret. The key
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| The Local Butcher | 2 Feb 2015, 09:13 Post #47 |
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Still a better reason than whatever possesed them to hire Bryan Kirkwood. Edited by The Local Butcher, 2 Feb 2015, 09:13.
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| Warning: Posts made by The Local Butcher may contain sarcasm, frustrated expressions of fatigue in the face of Eastenders' neverending insanity, desperate and ill-conceived attempts to be funny, controversial opinions and nuts. Not necessarily in that order. | |
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| Mr Carter | 2 Feb 2015, 13:46 Post #48 |
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Here's another on Dom's instagram with Letitia Dean and Jessie Wallace. Picture |
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| Winters | 2 Feb 2015, 16:22 Post #49 |
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We have two big Alpha males - Sharon and Shirley. |
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| Jade | 3 Feb 2015, 18:05 Post #50 |
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I recall in Newman's era getting slated for her hiring writers from the academy for the flagship show. I happen to agree on that matter because I am all for nuturung new talent just not onto one of their flagship shows try them on a smaller show and move them up if they talent. Plenty of talented writers out of work so I think that's only fair. So I am not at all sure about a young man with no experience or education on this getting a position on a flagship show. Remember the backlash about Kris Green on John's WW? How is this any different indeed Green had some experience with writing even if his knowledge was a bit limited. Maybe they should have given him something smaller in a less watched show? I mean they used to always ask potential writer when submitting work to be viewed not to write about a particular show (in fact EastEnders was used an example) and asked for their experience or education on this. |
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Your approval is neither desired nor required. Julia Smith "We decided to go for a realistic, fairly outspoken type of drama which could encompass stories about homosexuality, rape, unemployment, racial prejudice, etc., in a believable context. Above all, we wanted realism". | |
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| Will Slater-Mitchell | 4 Feb 2015, 02:52 Post #51 |
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Wow! Fair play to him. I would love that. |
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| Will Slater-Mitchell | 4 Feb 2015, 02:55 Post #52 |
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Kat needs saving again or packed off somewhere. |
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| Mr Branning | 4 Feb 2015, 05:38 Post #53 |
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I really disagree with this and I think a show like EastEnders is the perfect place for nurturing new writing talent. On no other show on TV do you get such a diverse mix of characters, storylines and genres, not to mention the history sitting behind the show and the fact it's on all year round. This young guy obviously isn't going to be coming in and writing the live episode, but I see no problem in him being a junior on the show, attending conferences, being shown the ropes by people who've been there for years, contributing ideas and then progressing to writing a script. Speaking from experience, writing is a frustratingly tough industry to get into and pushing young writers to the edges of TV on shows very little people watch isn't going to nurture talent - it just means nobody will notice them. Put a talented young writer in a show with writers who've been in the industry for years and we may well get gold dust in a few years time. |
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| Leon | 4 Feb 2015, 09:17 Post #54 |
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Completely agree with Mr Branning. Considering I'm going to be doing TV and Radio production at uni, I do hope I'm as lucky as Rory is. ![]() Besides, do we know he hasn't had any education in the field? He may have done it at uni for all we know. |
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| The Local Butcher | 4 Feb 2015, 09:47 Post #55 |
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Plenty of excellent writers, directors, actors and other creative staff have started out on soap operas. As much as we might like the best of the best to be involved with "our" programme it really is an excellent training for young talent. Everyone has to start somewhere and shows that only have 6 or 13 episodes a year generally can't really afford to hire inexperienced people who might screw up. A bad episode of Doctor Who is much bigger deal than a bad episode of Eastenders. Not that Doctor Who would ever hire novices but you get the point. Soaps and other high volume shows are in the unique position of being able to give young and inexperienced people a chance to prove themselves safe in the knowledge that if they do screw up it'll only affect a tiny part of what they're making. It's not so much "shit we ruined a precious episode" as much as "Oh well it didn't work out. Now let's make the next 199 episodes better than this one". |
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| Roly | 4 Feb 2015, 11:03 Post #56 |
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To be fair we don't know what background experience Rory has. He could have a degree in media and TV production for all we know. He obviously didn't get the job just because he posted a few video reviews online. I remember this job being advertised because someone started a thread about it on DS. Rory must have applied just like everyone else and impressed with his application to then later get an interview. I hope she doesn't mind me saying this but I would love Mrs Peel to apply or be spotted by EE. She knows the show inside out and would be a great asset to them. Edited by Roly, 4 Feb 2015, 11:05.
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| Mr Branning | 4 Feb 2015, 11:55 Post #57 |
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There's also only so far a degree in that area can actually get you. Maybe this is controversial but I don't think you can be 'taught' how to write - you can learn the technicalities of it and the formatting etc. but to write and write well you need a certain amount of natural flair. Inexperience in TV doesn't mean you're a bad writer - in fact, if you've got the natural creative ability then everything else is easily taught afterwards, especially on a show like EastEnders which has been going 30 years. |
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| Jade | 4 Feb 2015, 12:14 Post #58 |
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Actually on this I agree with you. Plenty of writers with no degree who are very talented. I am all for nurturing new talent but I don't agree with doing it on a flagship show. And that would include Dr Who so I wont compare them/ If they prove themselves on smaller shows then move them up by all means. But I do know the old rule on EE writers was there subscriptions had to be non EE related which means they were looking for writers who could write ie not just fans of the show. Maybe he is incredibly talented. But I am no writer so I fully admit to not understanding how these things work. Just interesting how different people are reacting to DTC doing something very similar to what Newman and Kirkwood did.....and got slated for it. |
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Your approval is neither desired nor required. Julia Smith "We decided to go for a realistic, fairly outspoken type of drama which could encompass stories about homosexuality, rape, unemployment, racial prejudice, etc., in a believable context. Above all, we wanted realism". | |
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| Mr Branning | 4 Feb 2015, 13:03 Post #59 |
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But I think the point is that sticking new talent on small shows is at odds with the very nature of nurturing new talent. If EastEnders is to survive, a new generation of scriptwriters has to come through who are not only good writers but understand the essence/continuity of the show - that can't happen overnight. Let's embed the young talent in now so that we're never in a position where we've got new writers thrown in at the deep end who don't have a clue about the show. And I can't recall what Newman and Kirkwood did but I'd say the same about them too. It's something I'm very biased about because writing is my one passion and I know how hard it is to break into the industry. |
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| Mrs Peel | 4 Feb 2015, 13:18 Post #60 |
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Thanks, but I'd be best in Continuity, as poor as the current lot are. |
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