... of something. New leadership? New writers? New actors?
Probably a bit of all three. This year's contribution to Children In Need was a five-minute borefest. When one thinks of other contributions from other years - the crossover with Corrie, the musical numbers consisting of takes on Thriller, Motown and last year's Queen tribute, this year's model is an utter disgrace.
It had the air of oh-my-god-it's-time-for-children-in-need-and-we-haven't-planned-anything-oh-I-know-we'll-get-Rita-to-ask-her-Uncle-Alan-to-do-a-take-on-The-Apprentice ... yadda yadda.
It's painfully obvious that this was something cobbled together at the last minute and, yes, I do think Rita Simons was asked to ask Uncle Alan to appear.
A Children In Need EastEnders special that's barely five minutes long and consists of only four cast members? Alfie, Masood, Ian and Billy. Where are all the Brannings? We can't turn an episode on without seeing at least one, yet none have ever appeared in a CIN contribution.
And I know that John Partridge usually loaned his musical comedy skills in the past and has gone now, but that didn't stop Nina Wadia, Linda Henry (who's filming) and Rita Simons from participating. Shona McGarty might not set the screen alight, but she's participated in the past, and she can sing.
And what about those people whom Lorraine Newman thinks are the "staple" of EastEnders? Yes, I'm talking about you Jacqueline Jossa, David Witts and Hetti Bywater. You'll crave the screen time but when it comes to putting in a little effort for charity, it's suddenly not your pay grade - because there's no real pay grade; but then, anyone else might interpret it - and this sorry, insulting effort - to the fact that there's no real talent to be had amongst the majority of EastEnders' actors, since your boss has said that characters are moulded to fit the actors who portray them, when - we all know - that the acting profession has always been establised with the opposite posit as the norm.
For those who missed this tripe, here it is ... It's liked only by the usual shippers, like dan2008, who's increasingly pissing everyone off with his passive-aggressive bullying against anyone who dares criticize what is rapidly becoming a prime piece of shit.
Probably a bit of all three. This year's contribution to Children In Need was a five-minute borefest. When one thinks of other contributions from other years - the crossover with Corrie, the musical numbers consisting of takes on Thriller, Motown and last year's Queen tribute, this year's model is an utter disgrace.
It had the air of oh-my-god-it's-time-for-children-in-need-and-we-haven't-planned-anything-oh-I-know-we'll-get-Rita-to-ask-her-Uncle-Alan-to-do-a-take-on-The-Apprentice ... yadda yadda.
It's painfully obvious that this was something cobbled together at the last minute and, yes, I do think Rita Simons was asked to ask Uncle Alan to appear.
A Children In Need EastEnders special that's barely five minutes long and consists of only four cast members? Alfie, Masood, Ian and Billy. Where are all the Brannings? We can't turn an episode on without seeing at least one, yet none have ever appeared in a CIN contribution.
And I know that John Partridge usually loaned his musical comedy skills in the past and has gone now, but that didn't stop Nina Wadia, Linda Henry (who's filming) and Rita Simons from participating. Shona McGarty might not set the screen alight, but she's participated in the past, and she can sing.
And what about those people whom Lorraine Newman thinks are the "staple" of EastEnders? Yes, I'm talking about you Jacqueline Jossa, David Witts and Hetti Bywater. You'll crave the screen time but when it comes to putting in a little effort for charity, it's suddenly not your pay grade - because there's no real pay grade; but then, anyone else might interpret it - and this sorry, insulting effort - to the fact that there's no real talent to be had amongst the majority of EastEnders' actors, since your boss has said that characters are moulded to fit the actors who portray them, when - we all know - that the acting profession has always been establised with the opposite posit as the norm.
For those who missed this tripe, here it is ... It's liked only by the usual shippers, like dan2008, who's increasingly pissing everyone off with his passive-aggressive bullying against anyone who dares criticize what is rapidly becoming a prime piece of shit.
Yes it was truly awful. Shane Ritchie usually loves getting in the limelight so am surprised he didn't try and organise something.
ReplyDeleteIt could be due to filming schedules being tight, but it is a bit sad that they didn't make more of an effort.
These musical numbers they usually do generally show how multi talented the cast are.
Watching some of the older cin specials on youtube emphasise how good the cast was only just a couple of years ago.
They need a massive revamp with the writing and storylining team. Bring back some of those writers and bring in writer who actually know and understand the characters & the show's history - and that they RESPECT THE SHOW'S HISTORY, and craft gritty and exciting stories.
ReplyDeleteOh, and Newman needs to swing the axe to the characters that are deadwood. If they axe the deadwood and bring in those who actually act, then, EastEnders could be back to it's best.
It just needs a revamp cast and crew-wise.
I loathe going on DS these days because when you dare go on DS and criticise EE you have Dan2008 ramming how good EE is down your throat and always making excuses or when they get bad ratings.
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