Sylph

The CW renewed the show.

I'm surprised you even watch.

Actually, I'm not sure how long did that afair last. They had a one night stand, Ian discovered it, proposed and wanted to use the wedding to humiliate her. I always found Ian/Jane a terrrible couple. Grant was much more suitable. Now – I kind of don't care about her, after oscillating between loving and hating the character.

Carla was Brazilian. After her dumped her in the bin, he left for Portugal, I believe.

I think it was the most awful under Brigie de Courcy. Before and after Grant dumped Carla in the litter bin. It was painfully awful for the whole of her tenure.

Why? It makes no sense for me to do that. You've already made up your mind that it was all horrific. After putting dreary in inverted commas. I don't see what purpose would it serve for you to see which episodes I liked. De gustibus…

Can someone confirm whether Sarah Phelps is no longer with EastEnders?

Old, but I didn't see it posted: Follow the the link and there's a pic of the writers.

Oh, there's going to be a spin-off. Business-as-usual on CBS.

Hm... Should I watch then? I guess I could try.

Has anyone here watched The Secret Life of the American Teenager, an ABC Family TV series? Is it a soap? The title sure implies so.

And why is Andreas Jancke exiting in March?

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1631761/20100211/story.jhtml

I love it when they do that. Cleaning house...

http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity/442177/lady-gaga-and-britney-spears-to-duet.html

Can you blame them if it is so? Who the h*ll is Lucy Allan? At least Marquess proved himself a number of times...

I like these no-bullsh!t, no-nonsense people.

I don't know if it's a recent thing, but Paul Marquess' nickname is The Axeman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAwQ9y667W4

I don't know if someone posted it, but here is a spoiler:

I think the grimness and gloom are part of its identity. They always have been. The writers often exaggerate, give shock value and ultimately hollow stunts the front row seats, which is when it becomes too much. It would be nice to see this show change and really represent what's going on in East End, at least a bit, but you would have to be quite a master to pull it off. Once in a lifetime kind of talent. So that can be scratched, it just won't work. People expect that "grittiness" – although I every time I see that noun – and too much of a change would drive them away. As you rightly point out, if only they put a little more heart and honesty, things would be much better. But even at its absolute worst, I love this show. Some of the episodes in those dreary periods are just pure magic. When it's good, the magical episodes are a staple. The show always had a kind of tightness to it and some its writers know drama and what a good script is. Corrie has been overrated for a long time now, I really hope it gets better soon, but in the meantime, EastEnders should really be no. 1. Those 20m viewers peaks EE achieved, even though they happened in 2001, seem like a distant memory. Perhaps never again.

The Mirror has an article about the stars who left Walford.

The Guardian has an article, too, of course.

Carl, then something for you!