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  1. 7 hours ago, DRW50 said:

    On paper, I don't think the idea of giving Eric a Parkinson's story - in older people, the disease can sometimes progress more slowly, so the show can tell the story in more detail; it would also be interesting to see the old Eric (who was so in need of being in control at all times) in this situation. Unfortunately, I have no trust in the show to do the story justice, and with David on the way out, Eric is going to be very isolated.

    Sure, it might sound good on paper, but it's just more of the doom and gloom that dominates the show now, and it's exhausting to watch, and frankly not fun either. And, like you, I have zero confidence in the show to do this kind of story justice. Their track record speaks for itself. It's extremely plot-driven and just jumps from plot point A to plot point B without any kind of build-up or, more often than not, any kind of satisfactory climax or longterm repercussions. And does anyone believe that they would give Eric enough screentime to give a story like this the emotional punch it deserves? Of course not! His last name isn't Dingle!

    I never thought I'd say this but I'm starting to feel that it's time to put this show out of it's misery. The Emmerdale I knew and loved is dead and buried anyway..... :(

     

  2. Well, this "murder mystery" is another spectacular failure for this show. All this hype, a whole week of Dingles (🤢) with flashbacks and whatever, and it turns out none of them actually did the deed. It was Kim's horse who killed Craig.  :rolleyes:

    And what's their next brilliant idea you ask? Well, the idiots who run this show thought it was a good idea to give Eric, the longest-serving character, Parkinson's disease. As if the show isn't bleak and depressing enough.

    Oh, my poor Emmerdale. What have they done to you.... :(

  3. What a sad way to start the day.   :(

    I was never a huge fan of "Friends", though I did enjoy the first seasons, but it's impossible to deny its success, and most of that was due to the chemistry between the actors,  including Matthew. He had great comedic timing, and a very likeable presence. Of course his subsequent struggles have been no secret, so while his death is sad it's not entirely surprising.

  4. 14 hours ago, DramatistDreamer said:

    Also a personal writer’s peeve, they don’t need to lay out so much exposition in the first three episodes. They could have actually waited until later to reveal that Frasier was on television. There could have been a comical way to reveal that he had made the leap from radio psychiatrist to “dancing bear”, as Niles would have said.

    :lol:  When I read that I actually heard David Hyde Pierce's voice in my head.

  5. 11 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

    We'll be back to this within a few years. 

    I always want to be defensive when other countries talk about how backward the US is, but no wonder.

    Unfortunately you're not alone. You might be further along down that slippery slope, but we're heading in the same direction. Our current government is dependent on support from the right-wing Sweden Democrat party, which has its roots in neo-nazism. And they're using their influence to move the political discourse inch by inch in their preferred direction. They've been rather subtle about it before, but with their new position of power they're becoming increasingly more bold. 

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