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No more Jonathan Harvey episodes thanks Corrie
VoodooChic
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Yesterdays episode was painful to watch for me - I never enjoy his episodes, he seems unable to do subtle camp which the other writers seem to be able to manage.
The whole show yesterday was a bad farce, cringeworthy dialogue, ridiculously hammy acting from Kate Ford, Simon Gregson, Kat Kelly, even Patti Clare who ALWAYS excels for me - fell flat with her Americanisms, a few of the actors seemed embarrassed to be in it.
People on here blame the actors - but I blame the writing - they can only work with what they have been given, it was bloody awful, the worst episode of Corrie for MONTHS.
Close the door on the way out Jonathan - although you won't be going anywhere thanks to the gay mafia that run the show!
The whole show yesterday was a bad farce, cringeworthy dialogue, ridiculously hammy acting from Kate Ford, Simon Gregson, Kat Kelly, even Patti Clare who ALWAYS excels for me - fell flat with her Americanisms, a few of the actors seemed embarrassed to be in it.
People on here blame the actors - but I blame the writing - they can only work with what they have been given, it was bloody awful, the worst episode of Corrie for MONTHS.
Close the door on the way out Jonathan - although you won't be going anywhere thanks to the gay mafia that run the show!
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Indeed, it was badly mimed, Barbara Knox miming to David Essex does it get any camper, I'm surprised they didn't have 4 poofs and a piano on back-up mime - U2's All I Want Is You was heartfelt, this was atrocious.
Because this montage was following Christmas day, where as the tram crash one was following a week of heartbreaking drama
I thought the writing was great, and Jonathan Harvey has wrote some serious episodes this year
Jonothan Harvey is one of the best writers corrie has!
What he always adds is a sense of history ... Always a reference to Corrie past.
Mary on the piano - Hilda Ogden's exit
Rita signing - a reference to the days when she used to sing
Tracy's nicknames for Ashley and Claire dragged up by Claire
He always wrote killer lines for the legendary Blanche Hunt.
No, I'm gay myself - I just think that he should stick to writing bad sitcoms like Gimme Gimme Gimme
As you may know, I'm a huge Corrie fan - I just think he's the weakest writer they have at the moment, he's like a 3rd rate Daran Little (who they need to re-hire ASAP)
I think he's much better than Daran now, he knows Corrie like the back of his hands, plus, who would you rather have writing? Simon Crowther?
I loved to love Daran Little's episodes - far superior to JH - I guess we'll have a agree to disagree.:D.
I'm not familiar with the writers individually - I just know when I think an episode has been OTT camp with dialogue people wouldn't say in everyday life - just put there for laughs, I skip to the beginning of the episode and it's usually JH named as writer.
Canal Street Northern?
No, North West northern
Oh right
So what if Barbara Knox was miming ... this is Corrie, she is an actress. A tram didn't really crash, Becky Hindley wasn't really hit with a hammer, Barbara didn't really sing.
It's fictional. Pretend.
PS: She wasn't "miming to David Essex" ... it was a David Essex song, not his vocals in the episode.
Obviously...I don't think anyone's thought she was miming to his voice
Perhaps you ate too much
You don't seem to like Corrie criticism today??
It's not that, I just can't see how a star can make you throw up
Oh okay, it's hard to tell mood in a post....I did say nearly
Lol I should have put a smiley, as it could have sounded like a ":rolleyes:" sort of comment than a ":D" one
i didn't mind the star, it was a nice unxpected moment, though it did look as if it was the only star in the sky lol