September 8, 200915 yr Author I really have let this go a bit haven't I? Oh dear. WHOOPS So just before the top 10, a tie at #11 http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tmz.com/media/2007/11/1128_lepore_filmmagic.jpg 11. Roxy Mitchell (6.76) It's quite odd to think that Roxy was the Mitchell sister of choice in this thing, given she's pretty much overshadowed by Ronnie at every step now. Roxy's not a bad character at all, but I'm glad she didn't make the elite 10 given she is effectively just a brattier version of Kat Slater, the gobby tart with the heart (sometimes)? It will be interesting to see how she goes from here though, given her niche as the trashy orange 50-something slapper is now being challenged by Daniella Westbrook. http://atlmalcontent.typepad.com/atlmalcontent/images/2007/11/19/brucevilanchhr.jpg 11. Pat Evans (6.76) Now I am genuinely surprised that this one didn't make the top 10. I thought Pat and her gloriously gigantic earrings were universally adored. She's the show's original badun-come-good. Once a nasty, malevolent slag who was designed to be the show's resident villainess, she now floats around the Square acting as some sort of bizarre angelic earth mother, giving aid and comfort to all who need. Giving the length of continuous service she has given to the show, it's sad to see her shoved to the background so much. They can't use her age as an excuse; it's never stopped Peggy or Dot.
September 8, 200915 yr But poor Pam St Lemon is the worst of the OAP bunch! The woman simply cannot act. You know it's bad when you're the worst actress in a scene which contains traces of Dotty.
September 8, 200915 yr Author But poor Pam St Lemon is the worst of the OAP bunch! The woman simply cannot act. You know it's bad when you're the worst actress in a scene which contains traces of Dotty. Pam may be a bit hammy, but no more so than Mo, Patrick, Peggy, Charlie... And BLASPHEMY - NOTHING is EVER worse than Dotty. What's happened to Dotty recently by the way, has she been kicked out yet?
September 8, 200915 yr Dotty's on the sideburner, praise the lord. (I don't mean she's on the oven by the way, although it might make pleasing viewing.) I'd say Pam is worse than all of those. Charlie is weak and pathetic but not entirely unrealistic. When Peggy is in a good mood she's perfectly believable, it's only when it comes to shouting - which is, admittedly, what she does most - that she loses any ability to act. Patrick isn't bad at all when he isn't being coerced into saying 'yeah man'! Mo, of course, is ropey as anything, but her storylines are so fluffy and laughable that you don't even need to think about that. Poor Pam just has no sense of timing. When she's meant to react to something in shock or distaste it always arrives a second too late, like a crew member in the corner of her eye is miming 'Pam, you're on! Go!'. Bad times.
September 10, 200915 yr Author Right, so after a very reasonable 10 months, we are now in the top 10! Being Buzzjack, with it's penchant for vagina, the male/female ratio is ever so slightly skewed. 8 females to 2 males. How will they fare? And straight away, we have a tie for ninth place, and... http://akvis.com/img/examples/coloriage/gentleman/portrait-gentleman-bw.jpg 9. Christian Clarke (6.88) Well I suppose the next best thing to a female is a gay man, so it's perhaps unsurpising that despite his short tenure to date, Christian emerges as one of the favourite males on the show. I like Christian actually. I like that he doesn't pander to your usual soap stereotype of a gay man. He's not running about, wrists limping and flailing, squealing like Minnie Mouse on Prozac (a la Sean Tully of Corrie fame). But neither is he an emotional minefield, full of self pity, neediness and angst, constantly self-centered and absorbed (as with the muchly overhyped John-Paul McQueen of Hollyoaks fame). Let us hope the Syed affair does not change this. And as an aside, Syed would SO be #1 on my list. HOT AS. http://blogs.suntimes.com/scanners/shini1.jpg 9. Sean Slater (6.88) Well this is a pretty embarrassing display of how out of date the rate has become. Sean Slater and Vinnie Monks, but no Janine or Syed :( Anyways, Sean Slater MASSIVELY grew on me since he got paired up with Roxy. No longer was he just a nasty, mush-brained buffoon charging around the Square beating anything that moved (was there even a reason for his anger, some tedious bollocks about an emotionally distant father?). Instead we saw a softer, warmer and funnier fatherly side to him, and he became quite endearing, even though he did occasionally continue to charge around like a mush-brained buffoon beating anything that moved. It also helped that Rob Kazinsky finally became quite attractive in my eyes (I never used to see it). A shame they went and trashed that totally in that ridiculous ice pond "showdown". So already, we are all maled out! Oh, and I know I've dragged this out to the point of killing it pretty much, but predictions for the top 8 anyone?
September 10, 200915 yr Shame Pat isnt top 10, I know the acting isnt exactly top notch but i find her an actress and a character very likeable. LOL this rate was actually done when Sean was still in the show? Oh dear. Dont care who wins but for gods sakes dont let it be Stacey!
September 10, 200915 yr Hopefully Stacey isn't number 1! Overrated isn't quite the word for her! Tanya FTW I guess then! :wub:
September 10, 200915 yr Author Well I wouldn't go quite that far. I don't think God would touch Jack Branning with a barge poll.
September 10, 200915 yr Well I wouldn't go quite that far. I don't think God would touch Jack Branning with a barge poll. BUT HAVE YOU SEEN HIS NAKED CHEST?
September 10, 200915 yr Author BUT HAVE YOU SEEN HIS NAKED CHEST? It is not sufficient to detract from the lumpy potato head and the wooden acting.
September 10, 200915 yr Author http://www.peoplejam.com/files/u3264/anorexic.jpg 8. Heather Trott (7.12) SPOILER The father of Heather's baby is BRENDA BOYLE. God bless Heather; if I recall right she was a guest character who pretty much got the permanent gig due to mass Heather looning from the fans. Which is pretty good going. Although let's not kid around, it was clearly purely down to the Michelle McManus effect, had she been a skinny would she have seemed so funny? I do love that EE have been so completely un-PC with her. They never refuse an opportunity to take the p*** out of her weight, or have her feature in a scene where she simply eats a lot of cake.
September 12, 200915 yr Author And next up, someone who was most people's tip for the top. Alas, WRONG. http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s90/richellebeck/Threesome.jpg 7. Tanya Branning (7.29) POOR Jark. For someone who is supposed to be one of the more respectable members of Walford, Tanya has really managed to put herself around a bit. The doctor, the local pyscho, two brothers...the woman is rampant. I do like Tanya, and she works wonderfully with Lauren. But I can't help but feel her character lost some of her appeal post-Max/Stacey, which shouldn't have been the case. We should have been feeling nothing but pity for her, and certainly we did to begin with thanks to Jo Joyner's wonderful performances. But then, burying Max alive? A tad extreme no love? And that awful romance with the human plank Jack Branning, enough to bring any character to it's knees. Planning to run off to France with him one week, and the next forgetting he exists? She should just stick with Max and have more scenes with Jane. Then she will earn my love again.
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