@I Am A Swede I thought you might like this (especially the last line).

 

Thank you for that. How I miss the old Emmerdale. Whenever I watch old clips like this I'm reminded of how good the show once was and how bad it is now.

And yes, if Archie is in heaven, I'm sure it's Dingle-free..... 

It's awfully quiet in here at the moment....

I don't think the show is all that bad right now. Sure, Jacob is really testing my patience, but it's realistic. And the misery being heaped upon Victoria is exhausting, and feels slightly un-necessary.

 

On a more sentimental note. Today marks the 40th anniversary of the last appearance on the show of my personal favourite, Katharine Barker as Dolly Skilbeck #1.  

 

Edited July 5, 20196 yr by I Am A Swede

@I Am A Swede

 

 

 

It's been very quiet in here recently.....

It's understandable though, because the show has been so depressing lately. They really need to find a balance between the heavy dramatic stuff and more light-hearted stories. Too much doom and gloom makes it very exhausting to watch.

I really miss a character like Val, who always managed to lighten things up a bit.

I'm liking Debbie being on the background and Victoria having more screentime. Shame about Sandra Marvin/Jessie, but Megan is one exit that feels like years coming. Maybe it's because the show feels sedated just going through the motions at times but I sometimes find myself feeling it is flooded with people that should have been gone years ago but stay because the actors just won't leave. Case in point, although I do like her a lot, Rhona. They just have her go through these random pairings, what a mismatch she and Pete were, and now I suppose they're going to move towards a new pairing with Graham (I'm a month behind). Pete doesn't work that well either. Jimmy and Nicola, I love them but they never seem to know what to do with them. Laurel and Jai, just another random couple although not completely without charm but it does feel like "here are two people we didn't know what to do with so there you go".
Kim's return improved over the months and it feels like they could tell a new great era of stories with her but what they do with her is a letdown. Jamie is nice but he pales in comparison to Joe. Kim blackmailing Cain into almost having sex with her, that was messy. Then her and Pete?
On the newer additions front, Matty is always great to watch, as is the Amy recast. But what have they done with the kids? Noah, Gabby, Amelia, Sarah, all went from appearing quite regularly to disappearing overnight.

Asan N'Jie, who played Ellis Chapman, has been sacked after a fight with Hollyoaks actor Jamie Lomas at an awards ceremony on Monday.

https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-49659984

Edited September 11, 20196 yr by I Am A Swede

11 minutes ago, I Am A Swede said:

Asan N'Jie, who played Ellis Chapman, has been sacked after a fight with Hollyoaks actor Jamie Lomas at an awards ceremony on Monday.

https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-49659984

 

I read about this yesterday. I was shocked. I think, along with others, I assumed it was meant jokingly until video came out. 

 

Not that it really matters, but I thought the actor had a lot of potential and Ellis could have been the solid, mostly likeable, long-term character Emmerdale needed. 

 

This is the third ugly incident in a year, after the accusations and trial against the actor who played Daz (which I believe he was recently found not guilty for), the sacking of the woman who played Manpreet's daughter over racist tweets. Four if you count all of that mess with the actor in Victoria's rape story. 

 

The show is becoming a real mess behind the scenes, similar to what was going on a decade ago with actors being sacked and suspended year after year. At least back then the onscreen quality was stronger. 

 

Not that that has anything to do with this, but

Rachel, Ali Spencer's sister, is going to be killed offcamera so that Jai will have to raise their child. I was never a fan of the character, to say the least, but it seems so ghoulish to do this only a year after Ali's offscreen death, which never really should have happened anyway. Gemma Oaten, who played Rachel, liked my tweet complaining about how grimy it was and how prone Emmerdale is to throw away its past. (I didn't even put her actor or character name in it so I guess she saw it from a reblog), so I guess she is not pleased either.

I hadn't heard about the controversy around Kris Mochrie (Victoria's rapist)! How insensitive of Emmerdale to cast someone with that background in such a role! 

 

As for the spoiler, I guess it could be a sort of compensation for Jai after Eliza left with Megan..... 

Samantha Giles (Bernice Blackstock) is leaving Emmerdale!  

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a29156640/emmerdale-bernice-blackstock-exit-samantha-giles-leaves/

 

Such a shame. I like Bernice, and she's been criminally underused.

 

Another departure...

Anthony Quinlan (Pete Barton) is leaving Emmerdale

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a29320142/emmerdale-anthony-quinlan-pete-barton-exit-confirmed/

 

Exit after exit, but all the Dingles remain..... 

On 10/4/2019 at 4:11 PM, I Am A Swede said:

Another departure...

Anthony Quinlan (Pete Barton) is leaving Emmerdale

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a29320142/emmerdale-anthony-quinlan-pete-barton-exit-confirmed/

 

Exit after exit, but all the Dingles remain..... 

 

You may have gotten your wish.

 

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a29393120/emmerdale-sally-dexter-confirms-faith-dingle-exit/

2 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

 

You may have gotten your wish.

 

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a29393120/emmerdale-sally-dexter-confirms-faith-dingle-exit/

 

Of course, it's one that doesn't actually have Dingle blood in her veins. Loophole.

13 hours ago, DRW50 said:

 

You may have gotten your wish.

 

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a29393120/emmerdale-sally-dexter-confirms-faith-dingle-exit/

 

Well, it's a start!   

 

13 hours ago, Bright Eyes said:

 

Of course, it's one that doesn't actually have Dingle blood in her veins. Loophole.

 

Leah Bracknell has passed away

 

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/10150497/leah-bracknell-emmerdale-death-news/