[rsgrn]

I've never thought of EastEnders from that perspective. I don't disagree.

In theory, it could be used as a method of creating awareness and discussion of important life topics in a real life like familiar setting. And you can sort of see how they try to do that... but the need to have some new dramatic event every six weeks overshadows it.

[headmelted]

And that’s the issue. It’s only a lifelike setting if your life is like that of a Jeremy Kyle victim (who’s lives are likely not like they are depicted at all).

Give us money against your will to pay for things you don’t agree with or we’ll take away your access to live media from everyone else too.

Now whether or not they can carry out the threats they’re notorious for or not, I’m just saying if it walks like an extortionist and quacks like an extortionist..