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EastEnders (the popular BBC TV series, as reported by the Walford Gazette, the world's only newspaper dedicated to the series, published continuously since 1992. Walford State of Mind provides a best of the newspaper's first 18 years and 72 issues, providing analysis, interviews with EastEnders' creative team, reviews, and chronicles the author's battles with the BBC over US distribution of EastEnders.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Another Must-Have for EastEnders Fans -- and Some Others, 8 Mar 2011

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This review is from: Walford State of Mind: Eastenders as Reported by the Walford Gazette (Paperback)

Walford State of Mind is the second volume on the long-running British soap opera, EastEnders, edited by Larry Jaffee. Mr. Jaffee is co-founder of the Walford Gazette, an EE fanzine published in America and not officially affiliated with the BBC (producers of EE), but read by EE fans worldwide. My review of the previous volume (Albert Square & Me) may be found on Amazon.co.uk and will not be repeated here,other than to say that book is a collection of interviews with EE castmembers over the years. Walford State of Mind, in contrast, is a volume for which I see two major audiences, which in some cases may overlap: die-hard EE fans and professional TV critics/historians. The first group will likely be entranced by chapters on such subjects as: visits to America by castmembers, to help raise funds for PBS stations which broadcast the series here; articles on the socio-economic aspects of the "real" East End of London and how they are reflected in the series' scripts; the post-EE careers of some of the most popular actors on the series; an analysis of favorite episodes -- among many other topics. For the second audience -- TV critics and historians (some of whom may also be fans) this book is a treasure-trove as a case study on the creation of a long-running television series, and its vicissitudes over time. For instance: changes in administration,organization and policy at the BBC which affected the series in both positive and negative ways --as did personnel changes among the producers,writers and directors of the series itself; competition from its main rival in the UK -- Coronation Street, which led EE producers to increase production from one episode per week to four; the impact of increasingly large licensing fees imposed by the BBC and how that has affected the continued broadcast of the series outside the UK - especially in America where fewer and fewer public television stations can now afford to carry it,and most which do are broadcasting episodes seven years behind those shown in the UK. Lastly,the book has an interesting selection of photos which are relevant to its focus.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Another must-have for EastEnders fans -- and some others, 6 Mar 2011

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This review is from: Walford State of Mind: Eastenders as Reported by the Walford Gazette (Paperback)

Walford State of Mind is the second volume on the long-running successful British soap opera, EastEnders, edited by Larry Jaffee. Mr. Jaffee is the co-founder of Walford Gazette, an EE fanzine published in America and not officially affiliated with the BBC(producers of EE), but read by EE fans worldwide. My review of the previous volume (Albert Square and Me: The Actors of EastEnders) may be found on Amazon.com and will not be repeated here, other than to say that book is a collection of interviews with EE cast members over the years. Walford State of Mind, in contrast, is a volume for which I see two major audiences, which in some cases may overlap: Die-hard EE fans, and professional TV critics/historians. The first group will likely be entranced by chapters on such subjects as: visits to America by castmembers, to help raise funds for PBS stations which broadcast the series here; articles on the socio-economic aspects of the "real" East End of London and how they are reflected in the series' scripts; the post-EE careers of some of the most popular actors on the series; an analysis of favorite episodes -- among many other topics. For the second audience - TV critics and historians (some of whom may also be fans)this book is a treasure-trove as a case study on the creation of a long-running television series, and its vicissitudes over time. For instance: changes in administration,organization and policy at the BBC which affected the series in both positive and negative ways -- as did personnel changes among the producers, writers and directors of the series itself; competition from its main rival back in the UK -- Coronation Street, which led to EE producers having to increase its production schedule from one episode per week to four, so that now in the USA, PBS viewers in most areas are approximately seven years behind the episodes currently being shown in the UK; the canceling of the series by a number of PBS stations because of steady increases in BBC licensing fees for carrying it -- with resultant panic among fans in the USA (I am fortunate that my local PBS station - WPBT2(Miami) has carried the series since the first episode, but I hold my breath each year, as do other EE fans, that it will be renewed.

Lastly,the book has a nice selection of photos which are relevant to its focus.

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