Corrie just can't win
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If there is stunts and affairs people give out.
People want more "normal Corrie" what they know and love.
Corrie gives us the (IMO very funny) sofa plot.
Everyone complains about how stupid it is.
Can Corrie ever win?
People want more "normal Corrie" what they know and love.
Corrie gives us the (IMO very funny) sofa plot.
Everyone complains about how stupid it is.
Can Corrie ever win?
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Repeat post from another thread
The problem is that the audience for Corrie is basically split in three. You have those who prefer the big exciting dramatic stories, those who prefer the smaller comedy character interaction stories and those who enjoy both types of stories.
However it is the 1st two types that are the main problem. If Corrie has a big exciting dramatic set piece story those who prefer the smaller comedy character interaction stories complain. On the other hand if the series has a period of smaller comedy character interaction stories those who prefer the big exciting dramatic stories complain that it is boring.
So the writers and producers in trying to cater for both types of audience are failing to satisfy both groups.
In my opinion there should be a complete ban on murders, major fires, tram crashes etc for at least five years and they should concentrate on problems that affect people in the normal world (very few people will experience murders, fires and tram/train crashes etc)
The upcoming mini-bus crash maybe ok as this looks like it will be a small event and is the sort of thing that does happen in the real world.
The sofa comedy was pathetic and unfunny.
The hate towards Corrie and Stuart Blackburn on DS borders on parody at times.
Soaps and comedy aren't mutually exclusive. Actually, they would be a poor reflection of real life if they didn't include comedy.
Who cares? Watch it or don't - nobody cares except the advertisers, who are no doubt perfectly satisfied that Corrie is, and probably always will be, the No.1 soap in terms of viewer numbers, (hence advertising reach).
I agree , it is fashionable on DS to hate it regardless of its success or the stories involved
For me even though it has not been at its best at times this year, it is still on the whole the number one soap.
Your bias know no imits
Exactly. At it's best Corrie has always been very funny. That comedy should be character based as in the sofa story rather than contrived as the roof rubbish was.
Anyone eho rejects comedy in Corrie as being stupid by definition doesn't understand Corrie at all and is watching the wrong show.
Corrie has been poor this year, but Friday's episodes were a rare treat and as I've stated elsewhere signal a new Kevin Webster era. Im pleased the PTB have not got him back with Sally or had him obsessively trying to break her and Tim up.
Sally and Tim have classic couple written all over them and Corrie badly needs that. Keep them together and no cheating please!
Kev, a character that dates back to 1983 is a valuable asset and I really liked Diane, although I know Jenny Bradley is returning soon...
That simply won't happen OJ. As long as I have been on here Corrie has always had overwhelming negative criticism directed at it even when the show was at the top of its game. Corrie is rarely given credit on here when deserved compared to EastEnders and Emmerdale.
The OP makes an excellent argument when stating that no matter what Corrie does people on here will always find something to complain about...
Indefinitely better than Neil stuck up on the roof.
Exactly, Corrie comedy is no longer that funny and it feels VERY forced!
It doesn't help they did a whole episode revolving around the sofa plot...
Maybe with a big story alongside it, but what we got was half an hour of drivel! Parts were funny, but not as hilarious as some people like to make out!
The whole sofa plot on the whole is something you'd expect as a summer/filler plot, not a whole episode revolving around it, in the run up towards Christmas!
People seem to jump on the hate bandwagon on here. It's silly.
Quality and plausibilty is lacking with Corrie.
Stunts - The roof scenario with Tim, Andrea and Neil was ludicrous. The guttering would not have held Andrea and Liz McDonald's screeching at them to come down was cringeworthy. Tina's fall was not believable. There was a railing. She would have hit that. But she obviously did a Fosbury Flop and missed it! http://www.wpclipart.com/recreation/sports/track_and_field/Fosbury_flop__pole_vault.png
Comedy - Too forced and far fetched. One off sex in the middle of the day in a camper van outside The Kabin for comedy purposes. The aforementioned roof debacle. Michelle dragging Steve by his ear. The red sofa and the meal in the Bistro. Diane must be be a complete idiot not to have noticed the strange looks and interuptions between the others. Norris and his parcel. Poor Deirdre and Gail they've got older and are now banished to being comedy characters.
Affairs - Peter and Tina? Really?
Tyrone's loft extension. Wht idiot goes up into an unfinished loft extension stands on a ladder and then falls through the ceiling AND the beams?
Windyarses and Phelan. So Gary lamps Phelan and that ends up with Anna having to sleep with Phelan and Owen losing his business and his house.
Corrie lacks decent planning. They are too scared to let any of the crap members of the cast go. They persist in keeping unpopular characters. They are trying to make the viewers like Michelle. They have quietened down foghorn Webster. Fortunately, Fiz has left for a time but no doubt she'll be back. The Corrie bods need to be braver and make some big changes.
At the moment, Corrie it is stuck in a rut of its own making.
You are right that Corrie has been low quality this year and the roof episodes were the worst I've ever seen (watched since 1985). The sofa is different though and based around character and farce - something Corrie has always done like it or not.
Your disection of the plausibilty of the plots above could be applied to every single soap plots. EE in particular is more full of plot holes than your average doily - however if it's entertaining it can be overlooked. Generally EE has been entertaining this year, but make no mistake it's been incoherent, silly and ridiculous too.
EDIT: Id also add that the level of coincidence in the Lucy murder plot renders that ridiculous.