I Am A Swede

I feel that the show is really not very interesting at the moment, and judging by the lack of posts I'm not the only one....

I just read this in an article on bbc.com. Maine's Governor Paul LePage, a Republican, said on Thursday taking down Confederate statues is "just like" removing a monument to the victims of the 9/11 attacks. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40965029 Can this actually be true? Is it possible that anyone could make that comparison?

You have to remember the

Well, a quick search on the net doesn't exactly fill me with confidence regarding that site's trustworthiness....

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Nadal is out in Montreal, beaten by 18 year-old home player Denis Shapovalov! But Federer is through to the quarterfinals. This also means that Andy Murray keeps the no.1 spot one more week. http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/40896616

Wow, really?! No problems whatsoever? Frankly that scares me a little.....

I was thinking the exact same thing! I found it amazing that the conversation between Rev. Hinton and the rabbi went on for several minutes without interruption. That would be completely unthinkable on practically any tv-show nowadays. I think all the characters were so much more three-dimensional back then, and we got to see much more of their different personalities.

Gemma Atkinson (ex-Carly) will participate in this year's Strictly Come Dancing http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40874025 After watching more old episodes recently (there's been some fantastic 1980s videos posted on Youtube) my level of tolerance for all things Dingle has sunk to a new low. I just watched the episode with Joe's funeral, and it was tough to watch for several reasons. First and foremost of course because it meant saying goodbye to Joe (), but also because the Dingles turned up and almost ruined the episode for me. How is it possible that they could become popular? It's a complete and utter mystery to me. All I know is they make me sick every time I see them. Hate is a strong word to use and it shouldn't be used lightly but frankly it's the only word that is strong enough to describe my feelings for that revolting bunch.

This date 23 years ago, August 9th 1994, was a sad, sad day in Emmerdale history. The very first Dingle, Ben, made his first appearance on the show. Thus it began....The disease soon caught on and infected the whole show, and there seems to be no cure in sight.

It's fantastic to get to see these old episodes. There has been so few 1980s episodes available before.

Lovely old episodes.

Without implying any other similarities this is frighteningly reminiscent of how Germans behaved towards Hitler and nazism in the 1930s.

Yes, it wasn't until 1988 that the show started airing all year, and at the same time all over the country. Before that it took seasonal breaks, and was aired in different time-slots in different regions. I guess you could say that Jack had very little to be cheerful about during the 90s. The farm was struggling and he was fighting a losing battle against the likes of Frank Tate who had a completely different view on things than Jack did. But it didn't exactly make Jack an endearing character during that time. It did make it more understandable why Sarah would have an affair with Richie though, but at the same time it made it even more mysterious why Rachel would have an affair with Jack.

I can't believe that either.

Love that! I can't imagine an episode like that in today's Emmerdale. But back then it was perfectly natural. This was also the last episode before the show became fully networked, starting with episode 1212, January 6th the following year.