Charlie Slaters wandering hands - Soaps

shaneyshaney · 17-02-2008, 11:52

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a8...r-charlie.html

How lazy and pathetic of the scriptwriters to copy an exact scene from The Simpsons from bloody 14 years ago !!

Come on EE, you can do better then that !

Josie Barton · 17-02-2008, 11:55

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Originally Posted by shaneyshaney

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a8...r-charlie.html

How lazy and pathetic of the scriptwriters to copy an exact scene from The Simpsons from bloody 14 years ago !!

Come on EE, you can do better then that !

I hope your not being serious.

missymaslen · 17-02-2008, 11:59

It is very simillar to The Simpson story line, although i doubt it was intended though.

shaneyshaney · 17-02-2008, 11:59

Its from my favorite Simpsons episode !

Homer Badman

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That night, Homer searches for the gummy but is unable to find it. Marge reminds him to take Ashley home and Homer grudgingly obliges. As Ashley is exiting Homer's car he sees the gummy stuck to the backside of her pants. Homer innocently grabs the candy and Ashley turns around to see Homer drooling lustily. Misinterpreting his poor tact as a deliberate sexual advance, Ashley runs off screaming in terror while Homer gleefully eats the candy

choc-a-bloc · 17-02-2008, 12:00

I think it sounds quite funny.

xTonix · 17-02-2008, 12:12

Lmao, that sounds so funny, it's not like the Simpsons, as Charlie wont eat the chewing gun

EE is getting so funny, it's turning into a comdey

shaneyshaney · 17-02-2008, 12:13

Eastenders cant do comedy............they never have been able to.

Chrissy 2005 · 17-02-2008, 12:20

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Originally Posted by shaneyshaney

Eastenders cant do comedy............they never have been able to.

Eastenders have some of the funniest casts in TV, Big Mo, Sean, Shirley, Max, Tanya... etc can all be hilarous. You would be surprised by the amount of Comedy input in the last few months. Last week was quite funny with Big Mo and Tanya's "Ginger Budha" comment. Even Heather can be funny at times.

xTonix · 17-02-2008, 12:22

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Originally Posted by shaneyshaney

Eastenders cant do comedy............they never have been able to.

And the other soaps can?

EE for the last few months has been so funny, all last week, the week before, they can do comdey, and it's getting even funnyier.

EE rules.

Telly_Love · 17-02-2008, 12:41

I stopped watching EE in 2004 (working late shifts and sleeping all through the day had a part to play in that, although I didn't really like the cast at that time and thought the storylines were boring), but I started watching in September last year and I have to say - what a difference.

It has the feel of the 'old' Eastenders about it again, they have a great bunch of new characters e.g shirley, heather, tanya and max, Sean, Jack, the Mitchell sisters etc. It has become a soap that could not do comedy to sae itself, to being the soap that I find myself laughing to the most nowadays.

Well done to them, I say!

Miffy290580 · 17-02-2008, 12:47

Lol it does sound funny

I think EE are great at comedy!

HollyoaksFan08 · 17-02-2008, 13:36

Sounds funny to me, so what if its simular to a simpsons episode..... if anyone can pull it off Eastenders can

mdtauk · 17-02-2008, 13:43

Gunmmy Venus de Milo!

choc-a-bloc · 17-02-2008, 13:44

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Originally Posted by mdtauk

Gunmmy Venus de Milo!

|Stefan · 17-02-2008, 13:45

Why is Eastender comedy always so erm I think slapstick is the right word

Surely they would be better suited to darker humour than out and out attempted comedy sketch shows.

It reminds me of the hedious attempt at humour that was billy and honey breaking the lights at pats!

choc-a-bloc · 17-02-2008, 14:07

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Originally Posted by |Stefan

Why is Eastender comedy always so erm I think slapstick is the right word

Surely they would be better suited to darker humour than out and out attempted comedy sketch shows.

It reminds me of the hedious attempt at humour that was billy and honey breaking the lights at pats!

I think the slapstick can sometimes work in Eastenders. I loved it when Billy rewired Pat's house, and I think this could also be really funny.

Although I agree that EE's humour works best in its one-liners, and there have been plenty of those this year.

xTonix · 17-02-2008, 14:13

EE can't win with some people lol, they moan if it depressing, now some people are moaning about EE being and having funny moments in it, and they make it funny.

lol stop moaning!

Keller · 17-02-2008, 14:34

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Originally Posted by shaneyshaney

Eastenders cant do comedy............they never have been able to.

They have improved the comedy and I actually find it funny. Even Phil Mitchell makes me laugh, he said to garry and minty while they were hugging, "Im off...well there weren't three blokes on brokeback mountain"

purplekat049 · 17-02-2008, 14:35

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Originally Posted by missymaslen

It is very simillar to The Simpson story line, although i doubt it was intended though.

Yeah, I thought that as well. The babysitter sat on the Gummy Venus DiMilo

lol

Running Water · 17-02-2008, 14:36

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Originally Posted by shaneyshaney

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a8...r-charlie.html

How lazy and pathetic of the scriptwriters to copy an exact scene from The Simpsons from bloody 14 years ago !!

Come on EE, you can do better then that !

So every affair is a copy of another? Every slap is a copy of another? Every fight is a copy of another?

Yeah.... right.

Lila · 17-02-2008, 14:42

I came to look for this thread - glad i'm not the only one noticing the rip off from The Simpsons!

FallenLeaves · 17-02-2008, 14:47

I immediatley thought 'The Simpsons' when I saw this.
It's because it's a well known episode.

Bertypop · 17-02-2008, 15:09

Well, it is very similar to "Homer Badman" - but, actually, that scene in The Simpsons was 20 seconds long, the rest of it was either build up to it, or reaction to it.

Somehow I can't imagine Charlie being picketed by a group of angry women or being stitched up on a Panorama Style Show.

It's the reaction to it, and how Charlie and Yolande cope with it, that will make it different to The Simpsons.

Ajay14 · 17-02-2008, 15:10

It does seem a little strange to have a storyline/scene so similar to that Simpsons episode, it's a pretty famous episode too and its a rather specific thing to happen too.
I reckon they've been 'inspired' by that episode.
None the less I'm in the 'EE is funny!' camp... It does comedy well, and isn't nearly as panto as Emmerdale.

pablopicasso · 17-02-2008, 15:11

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Originally Posted by Bertypop

Well, it is very similar to "Homer Badman" - but, actually, that scene in The Simpsons was 20 seconds long, the rest of it was either build up to it, or reaction to it.

Somehow I can't imagine Charlie being picketed by a group of angry women or being stitched up on a Panorama Style Show.

It's the reaction to it, and how Charlie and Yolande cope with it, that will make it different to The Simpsons.

All of Walford will no doubt form a lynching mob.

17-02-2008, 11:52	#1
shaneyshaney Inactive Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,883	Charlie Slaters wandering hands http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a8...r-charlie.html How lazy and pathetic of the scriptwriters to copy an exact scene from The Simpsons from bloody 14 years ago !! Come on EE, you can do better then that !

17-02-2008, 11:59	#3
missymaslen Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London Posts: 14	It is very simillar to The Simpson story line, although i doubt it was intended though.

17-02-2008, 12:00	#5
choc-a-bloc Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Scotland Services: Soap Gossip Posts: 11,931 Blog Entries: 54	I think it sounds quite funny.

17-02-2008, 12:12	#6
xTonix Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: The Queen Vic. Services: ♥Stacey 2 win X Factor♥ ♥EastEnders fan♥ Posts: 20,333	Lmao, that sounds so funny, it's not like the Simpsons, as Charlie wont eat the chewing gun EE is getting so funny, it's turning into a comdey

17-02-2008, 12:13	#7
shaneyshaney Inactive Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,883	Eastenders cant do comedy............they never have been able to.

17-02-2008, 12:41	#10
Telly_Love Banned User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 664	I stopped watching EE in 2004 (working late shifts and sleeping all through the day had a part to play in that, although I didn't really like the cast at that time and thought the storylines were boring), but I started watching in September last year and I have to say - what a difference. It has the feel of the 'old' Eastenders about it again, they have a great bunch of new characters e.g shirley, heather, tanya and max, Sean, Jack, the Mitchell sisters etc. It has become a soap that could not do comedy to sae itself, to being the soap that I find myself laughing to the most nowadays. Well done to them, I say!

17-02-2008, 12:47	#11
Miffy290580 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: A pink heart shaped world! Services: Marcus-best BB h/m ever!! ♥♥♥ Team Edward! Posts: 10,545	Lol it does sound funny I think EE are great at comedy!

17-02-2008, 13:36	#12
HollyoaksFan08 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Services: Sky Broadband, Sky+ Posts: 1,859	Sounds funny to me, so what if its simular to a simpsons episode..... if anyone can pull it off Eastenders can

17-02-2008, 13:43	#13
mdtauk Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 345	Gunmmy Venus de Milo!

17-02-2008, 13:45	#15
\|Stefan Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Londaaan Taaaan Posts: 1,344	Why is Eastender comedy always so erm I think slapstick is the right word Surely they would be better suited to darker humour than out and out attempted comedy sketch shows. It reminds me of the hedious attempt at humour that was billy and honey breaking the lights at pats!

17-02-2008, 14:13	#17
xTonix Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: The Queen Vic. Services: ♥Stacey 2 win X Factor♥ ♥EastEnders fan♥ Posts: 20,333	EE can't win with some people lol, they moan if it depressing, now some people are moaning about EE being and having funny moments in it, and they make it funny. lol stop moaning!

17-02-2008, 14:42	#21
Lila Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 6,133	I came to look for this thread - glad i'm not the only one noticing the rip off from The Simpsons!

17-02-2008, 14:47	#22
FallenLeaves Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 519	I immediatley thought 'The Simpsons' when I saw this. It's because it's a well known episode.

17-02-2008, 15:09	#23
Bertypop Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: John Barrowman's Underpants Posts: 980	Well, it is very similar to "Homer Badman" - but, actually, that scene in The Simpsons was 20 seconds long, the rest of it was either build up to it, or reaction to it. Somehow I can't imagine Charlie being picketed by a group of angry women or being stitched up on a Panorama Style Show. It's the reaction to it, and how Charlie and Yolande cope with it, that will make it different to The Simpsons.

17-02-2008, 15:10	#24
Ajay14 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Nowhere ♂ Services: ☺ ☼ Posts: 3,296 Blog Entries: 2	It does seem a little strange to have a storyline/scene so similar to that Simpsons episode, it's a pretty famous episode too and its a rather specific thing to happen too. I reckon they've been 'inspired' by that episode. None the less I'm in the 'EE is funny!' camp... It does comedy well, and isn't nearly as panto as Emmerdale.