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alan45
26-01-2007, 08:30
US fans of EastEnders have had a whip round to save the soap from being axed by American TV bosses.

The Walford soap was due to be dropped in Washington DC until a campaign to save it was launched by fans headed by classics professor Judith Hallett and lawyer Michael Gordon.

They raised £26,000 to pay the local TV station to keep the show on screen for the next two years.

Around 8,000 households in Washington can’t do without a regular dose of the Cockney soap and their passion for Albert Square surprised TV executives.

Mary Stewart of TV station WETA, said: “It’s an amazing group who really rallied to save what they care about.”

EastEnders was launched in America in 1988 and at one stage, it was shown by more than 50 local stations. This has now dwindled to just nine.

Not so succesful over the pond considering how many ex-pats live there Still I suppose at £ 3.50 a family its cheaper than hiring two videos:rolleyes:
babyblue
26-01-2007, 19:13
I knew this guy in the US who loved it and was so disappointed when they cancelled....It's mostly the americans and not expats who watch it from what I understand :P
alan45
26-01-2007, 19:55
I knew this guy in the US who loved it and was so disappointed when they cancelled....It's mostly the americans and not expats who watch it from what I understand :P
Dont know how they could even understand it. Maybe they have subtitles.
Kim
27-01-2007, 14:23
I thought something like this was going on years ago.... talk about wanting publicity. They had to pay for episodes that weren't even the current ones here, or something.
callummc
28-01-2007, 01:51
its cheaper than our licence fee but the way EE has gone i dont think i'd pay ,mind you it might be cheaper than a prescription for sleeping tablets and just latley it does the same job for a lot of us
babyblue
29-01-2007, 16:41
I knew this guy in the US who loved it and was so disappointed when they cancelled....It's mostly the americans and not expats who watch it from what I understand :P
Dont know how they could even understand it. Maybe they have subtitles.

i think they did have a subtitle option on it :P
Abbie
03-02-2007, 18:00
Well I never knew it was shown over there. Nice to know some people want to watch it though in america.