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21-11-2005, 22:32
Daily Mail article on Enders
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by Carrie Fitton page 30.
Copyrighted Daily Mail 19th November 2005
The primary element that distinguishes a soap is its dialogue, the quality of script writing and indifferent drama. Last Sundays typically sparkling Coronation Street episode by John Stepehnson was a joy to watch and listen to. The quality of lines in Weatherfield flows effortlessly week in, week out.
In stark contrast Eastenders is impoverished in the dialogue department, having become a parody of itself; full of cliché ridden lines that are endlessly repeated.
The actors must be bored senseless as the viewers. The challenge to their script writers is to come up with just one episode that doesn't contain any of the following hackneyed words or phrases: 'leave it out', 'You're avin a laugh', 'slag', 'slapper', 'brief', 'faaaamley' and, finally 'we're Mitchells'. Lets see if they can do it.
Woeful Walford is comparable with the Natural History Museum these says, stuffed with prehistoric plots and dinosaurs for characters. Phil's only been back five minutes and hes already using the B word 'Brief'. The Mitchell clan are incapable of going more than a couple of episodes without one of them needing a legal adviser; the latest being the white-blonde Ritchie Scott. The way she glacially glides into view, one can only assume that she's auditioning for the role of the ice queen in some season skating extravaganza. ...........
Stuck in a time-warp on a repeat loop. just who precisely is bothered who owns the Vic, the Arches or the café? Face: Bovvered! Didn't we stop be 'bovvered' last century?
A boring plot involving Ian Beales feeble vendetta against Wellard rumbles on and theres a poker game with Nana Moon on Thursday. And has Patrick cheated on Yolande? Anyone bothered?
Wake me up if they develop any worth while, well written plots.
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by Carrie Fitton page 30.
Copyrighted Daily Mail 19th November 2005
The primary element that distinguishes a soap is its dialogue, the quality of script writing and indifferent drama. Last Sundays typically sparkling Coronation Street episode by John Stepehnson was a joy to watch and listen to. The quality of lines in Weatherfield flows effortlessly week in, week out.
In stark contrast Eastenders is impoverished in the dialogue department, having become a parody of itself; full of cliché ridden lines that are endlessly repeated.
The actors must be bored senseless as the viewers. The challenge to their script writers is to come up with just one episode that doesn't contain any of the following hackneyed words or phrases: 'leave it out', 'You're avin a laugh', 'slag', 'slapper', 'brief', 'faaaamley' and, finally 'we're Mitchells'. Lets see if they can do it.
Woeful Walford is comparable with the Natural History Museum these says, stuffed with prehistoric plots and dinosaurs for characters. Phil's only been back five minutes and hes already using the B word 'Brief'. The Mitchell clan are incapable of going more than a couple of episodes without one of them needing a legal adviser; the latest being the white-blonde Ritchie Scott. The way she glacially glides into view, one can only assume that she's auditioning for the role of the ice queen in some season skating extravaganza. ...........
Stuck in a time-warp on a repeat loop. just who precisely is bothered who owns the Vic, the Arches or the café? Face: Bovvered! Didn't we stop be 'bovvered' last century?
A boring plot involving Ian Beales feeble vendetta against Wellard rumbles on and theres a poker game with Nana Moon on Thursday. And has Patrick cheated on Yolande? Anyone bothered?
Wake me up if they develop any worth while, well written plots.