I guess fathering another kid from one of his flings is the storyliners ideas of finallly giving him some proper screentime :sick:Quote:
Originally Posted by alcapo11
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I guess fathering another kid from one of his flings is the storyliners ideas of finallly giving him some proper screentime :sick:Quote:
Originally Posted by alcapo11
Looks like Ross will be getting some decent screentime over the next few weeks and its about time. They've just released the spoiler pics thr 17th April-21st and it looks like the taxi firm is in trouble so Finn asks Rebecca for investment but Ross rejects. So they turn to Moira, and it says that Ross demands his share of the business.
Few Ross spoilers for May....
Ross is planning a fast getaway.
The Bartons come up with an illegal scheme, but is what is they're up to?
Then the police show up after someone is hurt, I'm not sure if that's linked or not.
Looks like Debbie and Ross will be revisited then. This is an interview from the producer....
Speaking to SoapSquawk, Ian said "We've kept the Ross and Debbie attraction bubbling along. I thought that when Debbie came back the scenes between Charley and Mike Parr where the characters were picking over the embers of what they had before were electric, really spellbinding. The chemistry between those two characters is something I had forgotten existed but as soon as we put them back together it was like a lightbulb moment."
"Debbie's priority is her family at the moment, she's got a lot going on there, and the reasons she split from Ross are still there, he's still the same guy. So it'll take a lot for her to trust him again but we tend to have a bit of fun with those two as the year progresses."
I was never a fan of Ross and Debbie but at the very least it's good to hear Iain actually talking about Ross.
I won't be watching. All the other storylines are awful and now one of the only decent characters left is getting the same old crap plots repeating again and again. Judging by Twitter and other forums, Ross and Debbie don't have many fans. I'm also bored of Ross getting so many bloody "Who's the daddy?" storylines. I'm done with this dog****e of a programme until Iain Macleod leaves.Quote:
Originally Posted by alcapo11
I wouldn't take what you see online as the overall consensus of popularity for Ross and Debbie. There's definetly a fanbase out there for them. They won the best affair at the Inside Soap Awards - over Robron.Quote:
Originally Posted by JessicaMad
Having said that, yes, i'm still not watching Emmerdale either! lol
So Iain Mcleod says they are close to casting a new "sexy, young brooding male" who will be linked to the Dingle family. I could be wrong but I fear Ross' days are numbered.
It seems Iain has no time for characters who were firmly established by Kate Oates.
I thought the same thing when I saw the article. It does sound like an exact Ross replacement, and I'm not looking forward to it. Why do we need more Dingle's anyway? If Ross is leaving I hope it was Micheal's own choice, I'd hate for him to have been axed. I'm already not watching anymore but if my favourite character ends up axed for no good reason then there is no way I'm coming back.Quote:
Originally Posted by alcapo11
It's that old saying "You don't fix something that isn't broke". Michael Parr is a great actor and Ross is a massive character who gets people talking. It will be a bigger loss to Emmerdale than Michael imo. I think he'd either be offered parts on dramas or even another soap. Maybe Corrie with Kate Oates? Someone that actually appreciated himQuote:
Originally Posted by JessicaMad
:thumbsdow
I can't see any of the Barton brothers being in the show for much longer as it's obvious none of them are high up on IM's plans.
Having read through the bunch of spoilers etc that came out this morning, I'm sorry to say I won't be tuning in regularly much for the foreseeable future, until things improve or the EP changes.
I'm the same, why waste our time watching when there is nothing good to watch?Quote:
Originally Posted by deeCee
seeing as there was quite a few tweets about Ross tonight, i thought i'd give tonight's episode a watch (skipped most of it!).
Charity just had to get involved, didn't she!? Heaven help the program if Emma Atkins decides to leave!
the show would be mad to get rid of michael/ross, he is by far the best barton characterQuote:
Originally Posted by alcapo11
I quite enjoy the Ross and Charity scenes but yeah, it seems that she is always there when Ross is up to something.Quote:
Originally Posted by rossfan
I read an article which discussed the new male character... "Finally, it looks as though we are getting a new Cain in the shape of a sexy, brooding male".Quote:
Originally Posted by lizann
That really annoyed me, Ross already fits the description and he's already firmly a fan favourite. Not many characters would get tens of thousands of people signings petitions when they supposedly die.
Also, I just read the spoilers for the next 2 weeks and Ross isn't in them yet again. This is the pattern, he gets a little scam, he appears in a few episodes and then he disappears for a few weeks. Such as a wasted actor and character.
I really don't get it, his first year in the show he got awarded best newcomer and he was already quite popular, then he had his big year in 2015 in which he won numerous awards and became the biggest character in the show IMO (even though some of the storylines weren't up to much). After that it was understandable that he would go into the background for the foreseeable but now it's been well over a year and a half and he's got absolutely nothing to do. It's like he's being punished for doing his job well.
Anyway, rant over.
he stops to help sarah and debbie still angry, him with leyla would be good as pete is going to cheat
Debbie is only happy when Ross breaks the law when it benefits her. She really wound me up when she said that Ross deserves everything he gets. He's done pretty much everything he could to help Sarah even though she never even liked him. Debbie doesn't deserve Ross IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by lizann
I read somewhere that Debbie and Chrissie feud a little bit, I'd like that to be over Ross.
I can't stand her hypocrisy. She can't just play the sick child card to be able to do or say anything she wants. She even admitted that she can get Ross to do whatever she wants for her because he is in love with her. It's pathetic. Sarah's illness is also just being used as a plot device for Debbie to argue with someone and then make up with them the next day, so the plot goes absolutely nowhere. No way I'm sticking around to watch Ross/Debbie Part 2 with Rebecca's sprog (if it's Ross') thrown into the mix as well. It's a complete mess. I much prefer Ross and Charity, they get each other and are much more exciting to watch.Quote:
Originally Posted by alcapo11
Ross and Charity are 2 of a kind, they're just brilliant. It's a pity that they've never had a serious scene in which one of them opens up the other, I'd quite like to see that.Quote:
Originally Posted by JessicaMad
They're probably too similar and sarcastic to work romantically, but they need more scenes together. Instead of having them do these pathetic scams every couple of months, they should do something big. Maybe go after home farm?
he has some good chemistry with robert but he is as straight as a ruler :p
Emmerdale is just an embarrassment right now.
Last night was awful writing clearly pandering to Robron.
The episode was written by a Robron fanatic, so it was quite literally fanfiction. This is the Robron show, and it won't change until either Danny or Ryan leaves, unfortunately.Quote:
Originally Posted by rossfan
When are they going to change the name to "The Robron (and those other characters too) show!"?Quote:
Originally Posted by alcapo11
Who is this Ross you speak of? Oh, you mean Robert don't you? We have a Robert!
a load of rubbish if you ask me:
Emmerdale's Michael Parr was dropped from big storylines when he climbed Mount Everest
"I wrote myself out of so many stories."
Emmerdale star Michael Parr has admitted that he missed out on some big storylines when he climbed Mount Everest last year.
The actor took a short break from his role as Ross Barton last autumn in order to take on the gruelling challenge, raising over £8,500 for charity.
Michael was part of a team of 41 climbers raising funds for the Steve Prescott Foundation. As a team, the group raised over £200,000.
As Michael was away from set, Emmerdale bosses had to reduce his involvement in a number of ongoing plots – which could partly explain why his character has been so quiet in recent months.
Speaking about the climb at a recent Emmerdale press day, Michael revealed: "I definitely had some moments of coming back from it and I do feel like I've been pissing my life away a bit – when we did that and we saw what a difference you can make.
"It throws you off a bit because it does make you think, 'What am I doing with my life when I can take this time to affect lives?'
"When we first got there, we set off and we were walking with 11 yaks. Obviously the yaks are eating and the cause and effect of them eating is that they poo. Then these little kids will just come along, 3 years old, pick it up, mash it up and put it on the wall.
"You're going, 'This is mental, I can't believe they live like this.' And then four days later you're going, 'I can't believe I spend all my day on Twitter and Instagram and bull****.'
"Your life is so much more bonkers than theirs – they just eat, sleep and love their family and we've got so many distractions. Because I will admit that I am a little bit addicted to my phone. You know, just as much as anybody, you're always on it.
"But I'm slowly but surely weaning myself off all social media, even though I need to keep it up because it almost feels like part of my job now. I've come off Facebook, though."
He continued: "They're doing Kilimanjaro in October and – this sounds a little selfish – but I really shot myself in the foot doing the Everest one in terms of work and money, because I wrote myself out of so many storylines that I don't think I could afford to do it again this year.
"But there's also the fact that I would want to go higher. There's no point in me doing the same thing. I'd want to do something that's a bit more extreme, but I'd prepare for it so differently because I was a broken man when I was up there!"
Opening up about just how tough the climb was, Michael recalled how he nearly pulled out during some particularly difficult moments.
He said: "If anything, I've realised how vulnerable and feeble I was because I was the first to drop. When we got there, at day two, altitude sickness hit me bad. The only thing I can describe it as is being the drunkest you've ever been and the most hungover you've ever been and then having to walk and exercise and figure things out.
"I just couldn't do it and I thought that I was much stronger than that. Seriously, on day three, I was like, 'I'm going to have to let so many people down. I'm going to have to pull out.'
"I thought I was so much stronger. Especially because I fought for years and I've done Thai boxing and stuff. Then when I did something that actually pushed me, I was like, 'God, I'm such a weasel.'"
http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emme...ines/?zoomable
Wasn't he only away for a couple of weeks?Quote:
Originally Posted by rossfan
Yep! I can't remember which interview it was, but i posted it here, where he was due in set the day after returning.
This is why i think this is rubbish.
I think it's a load of rubbish. Seems like Mike just said he'd written himself out of stories as a throwaway line in a chat with someone, and the soap press have turned it into a (non) story.
Personally, I think Ross has suffered - like Finn as well - because they're not characters that IM seems to want to invest in :(
Spot on. They need to stop giving big storylines to B list characters like Tracey, Kerry, David, Dan etc. They are background characters for a reason, putting them at the forefront at the expense of some of your best actors isn't working. There are so many good characters including Ross that are being wasted.Quote:
Originally Posted by deeCee
That's an interesting article though. I always thought the aftermath of James' death was crap. The only person who seemed affected by it was Finn. I guess it wasn't important enough to deserve screentime :confused: David's bum is apparently more capable of providing good, well written drama.
IM said that James' death would lead to massive storylines for the entire family, but it hasn't. Finn had that daft stalker storyline for a few weeks, Ross had a short lived feud with Adam, and Pete has just been his usual boring self.Quote:
Originally Posted by JessicaMad
They probably won't even be involved in Emmas exit either. Absolute rubbish!!!
Just seen a tiny spoiler saying "Robert vows to take revenge on Ross". God, I hope that annoying little twerp doesn't get one over on him, someone pass Ross a gun and give him some shooting lessons. Second time lucky please
i'm just disgusted at the new spoilers regarding Robron getting revenge on Ross.
I hope their plan backfires. I'm sick of Iain's favoritism.
i'm watching Soap awards and Iain is looking miserable!
i hope somewhere he's realised that he's not doing the show any favors by giving into social media and his own personal favorites!
I doubt it'll go anywhere. It will probably just turn out to be a pointless slapstick comedy plot, like every other storyline on Emmerdale recently. Heck, I don't expect Emma's storyline to go anywhere after it's revealed. It'll be revealed, they'll kick her out and she'll somehow be forigvien off screen, and that'll be the end of the matter, I think Iain Macleod is more interested in stories about people dressing up as beavers and constant Robron angst.Quote:
Originally Posted by rossfan
I'm only watching ED in the background at the moment and what i can make out, the beaver storyline might be one of the worst in a very long time!
Was very funny to watch though :DQuote:
Originally Posted by rossfan
I liked how Ross remembered Sarah's birthday and got her a present
I would like to see more scenes of him with April too
http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emme...m-great-again/
Seems it's not just us fed up of the lack of screentime Ross has had for the last year.
There was an article like this a few months ago. I highly doubt Ross will get a big storyline while IM is in charge. I think IM just sees him a comedic light relief character. What a waste of potential.Quote:
Originally Posted by alcapo11
Surely, Ross would have known a few tricks up his sleeve to get that bat from the guy!?
Did Ross really need Finn's assistance? Would Cain have given that "what should i do" look?
I can't decide if it's the writing or if Michael Parr doesn't want to be the next Cain anymore.
Oh come on, Ross hardly cowered away did he? He was antagonising a bloke with a bat and wasnt scared of him at all. I'm glad they didn't write him like a cartoon villain last night.Quote:
Originally Posted by rossfan
I remember Cain beating up those two heavies when he was sticking up for Holly and it looked so unrealistic, it was just a complete joke. Cain will always be the biggest hardman, its like Phil in Eastenders, even when they're in their 90s they'll still be beating everyone up. It's frustrating, but that's the way it is.
I'm still frustrated with the lack of storylines Ross has had but his hardman and bad boy ways have returned recently, he now looks like he fears no one again.
I'm a massive Ross fan and I don't want to be the "new Cain". Ross has more humour and is far more interesting IMO, Cain just relies on his fists whereas Ross has a lot more about him and can handle himself at the same time.
As for the "what should I do look", IMO it was "I wasn't expecting that" look. If anyone comes at you with a bat then you react like that, it makes him human. The after he had time to react he showed no fear at all.