Scottish Mag 3 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 American EastEnders fans toasted their success yesterday after salvaging the soap from being axed by US TV executives. WETA, the Washington DC branch of the Public Broadcasting Service, threatened to pull the plug on the Walford-based soap due to acquisition costs, prompting Judith Hallett, a University of Maryland professor and Michael Gordon, a local lawyer, to start a campaign in a bid to save the show. The broadcaster marked up the cost for two years' air time at $50,000 and were surprised when campaigners presented 143 cheques totalling $52,504 - just over £26,000. Mary Stewart, WETA's vice president of external affairs, said: "It’s an amazing group who really rallied to save what they care about." EastEnders launched in the US in 1988 and, at its peak, broadcast on more than 50 PBS channels - a number which has now reduced to a mere nine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby 0 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 (edited) WORST THING ON TV by the way, i aslo read this today in the Metro, it said something like the viewing figures there are 8,000!!!! Edited January 26, 2007 by Nobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_NUFC 0 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 I wish they'd axe the bloody thing here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 0 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Amazing television! FACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckerDavies 0 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Better then the other "Soaps" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras 234 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 It's on 9 channels here. Says it all tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby 0 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Amazing television! FACT i hope you are taking the piss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9313 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 it's a barrel of shite. crap story lines, crap acting, no fitties, no real drama. It's melodrama and aims for the lowest common denominator. It's massivley responsible for the spread of that god awful Estuary accent. the sooner it's axed entirely, the better. Every episode has someone crying, someone throwing a strop, a slagging match without swearwords, but stocked withe things like "You Mappit" "You slaaaaaaag" it's utter crap. if you want disposable storylines you may as well wrap them in fitties, like Hollyoaks, if you want realuity watch a proper drama series. I can't fathom who rates this show... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Jesus wept, I'm starting to sympathise with Bin Laden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras 234 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 I can't fathom who rates this show... Stuck up anglo-philes who think that all things British are superior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 I can't fathom who rates this show... Stuck up anglo-philes who think that all things British are superior. oh the irony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty 0 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Nowt compared Hollyoaks tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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