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[Milz]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., dfrankis at d... wrote:
> Milz wrote:
> 
> > Milz (who devotedly watches the "EastEnders" eventhough we're 3 
> years 
> > behind the UK and is just watching the ones with Alex the sexy 
> Vicar)
> 
> Why does anyone in America want to watch EastEnders? It's so 
> depressing (like all UK soaps and series - compare Casualty with 
ER).
> 
> David, Ally McBeal, Simpsons, Star Trek fan waiting for the world-
> famous UK television industry to justify its fame...


I like the EastEnders because it isn't like the generic American soap 
operas and series. I don't know if they show American daytime soaps, 
such as "Days of Our Lives", "All My Children" and "The Young and The 
Restless", in the UK, but these typical soaps are 
very..er
imaginative.  Everyone has loads of money, live in fabulous 
homes and wear the lastest fashions. Many of the major characters have 
died and later come back to life or have gone insane (like homicidal 
totally looney insane) or have suffered from amnesia or have had an 
evil fratricidal twin. I'll admit the EastEnders are kind of grimy and 
have miserable lives in Walford, but it's a refreshing change from the 
flashy 'usual' soaps.

They don't show too many UK series here except the comedies and the 
historical dramas. So I really can't compare them with American 
series. However, there is only one American series that I watch 
faithfully: "Law and Order". I used to watch the "X-Files" 
faithfully too until it got kind of boring. "Ally McBeal" reminds me 
too much of the neurotic women I know. "ER", well, I've worked in a 
real ER before and everytime I see parts of the show I end up yelling 
at the tv "That's not how a REAL ER runs!". The other medical drama 
that was totally ridiculous imo was "Chicago Hope". Most of the other 
US series don't hold my attention, except I'm beginning to like 
"Roswell".

I do like the few British comedies they show here. I think they're far 
superior than some of the more popular American ones (okay, the 
Simpsons are good. Another good one is "Malcolm in the Middle" imho). 

In terms of historical dramas and literature dramatizations, there's 
no question about it imho that the UK puts out excellent ones compared 
to the American ones. 

Milz