Thursday 4 February 2010

A London Routemaster and a Lorry Introduce "The Eastenders"

Eastenders Promo 1985 - UK TV BBC1



If you didn't know the show, it would be hard to grasp what the show would be about watching this preview clip. It's a soap, a programme about people and their lives and relationships, but all that is shown is an non-affectionate steering of a London Routemaster and a Lorry with the Eastenders logo printed on it's side, as it encounters a roundabout, along with the famous drum of the Eastenders theme, and the whistling bit. I mean, this just shows how emotionally unattached the 1980's could be, but yeah, it makes sense having the London routemaster, but you watch the clip, it builds up to the climax, and you think what's going to happen, will the lorry and the bus collide, or perform sychronised waltzing driving with other look-a-likeys, creating the "Eastenders" title from a bird's eye view? No.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Eastenders, I'll be posting (more extensive) clips from EE down the years soon!

Presently, Eastenders are on the cusp of celebrating their 25th Anniversary as advertised heavily on the BBC, the looming of what viewers are casting as their favourite "duff duff's"- pretty corny - as well as seeing the climax of a much-anticipated storyline/whodunnit? scenario, but let's delve on what was probably one of the best "duff duff's", here in this very short preview before the show came on air. The duff's mean the big drums that hit at the end of each cliffhanger, which are epic of course. It give a moment to reflect on the character receiving this blow/shock/unhappiness to their life, and then onto the credits.

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