There's a very interesting channel that I follow on YouTube by Adam Martyn who does a lot of videos on television-related topics. His latest video is the very controversially-named 'The End of Eastenders: Why the BBC's Soap Needs to Stop.' And I immediately thought of all the Eastenders fans on here and wondered what your thoughts on the subject are.
Although I was born in London, I moved to France from the time I was tiny and grew up there, returning to England to go to university. So I never grew up with Eastenders the way most of you here did. I wasn't even born when it started! But of course I knew all about it and how popular it was, even catching the odd episode here and there when I returned home to visit relatives. So for me I can pretty much take it or leave it. I'm not much of a soap fan anyway, a lot like Adam who made the video.
Adam makes some great points in his video which I agree with because I also believe that soaps have pretty much had their day - at least where the younger generation are concerned. But what does everyone else think?
Even though I don't watch Eastenders religiously, it would be a shame if it were ever to end. It's become a massive part of British popular culture so it would be sad if it were gone. It would be like losing Corrie! I know it'll end one day - everything comes to an end. But I can't see that happening for a very long time.