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Coronation Street's Sean - Are DS posters out of step?
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To read DS, one might be forgiven for believing that the character of Sean Tully, played by Anthony Cotton, is a waste of space. This, of course, flies in the face of the evidence that both character and actor are immensely popular.
This week, in The Guardian, Kevin Elyot - Olivier-winning playwright of the seminal gay play My Night With Reg and the writer of Clapham Junction, the highlight of Channel 4's gay season - is quoted thus: "I think the character Sean Tully, played by Anthony Cotton, is terribly good: he's a lovely character and I quite like the storylines. I think the fact that millions of people watch that is a good thing."
In this week's Radio Times, Russell T Davies says much the same thing, quite independently.
Are those posters on DS who are vitriolic against Sean/Antony - possibly a handful who make a lot of noise to make themselves look more numerous - out of step with the majority?
This week, in The Guardian, Kevin Elyot - Olivier-winning playwright of the seminal gay play My Night With Reg and the writer of Clapham Junction, the highlight of Channel 4's gay season - is quoted thus: "I think the character Sean Tully, played by Anthony Cotton, is terribly good: he's a lovely character and I quite like the storylines. I think the fact that millions of people watch that is a good thing."
In this week's Radio Times, Russell T Davies says much the same thing, quite independently.
Are those posters on DS who are vitriolic against Sean/Antony - possibly a handful who make a lot of noise to make themselves look more numerous - out of step with the majority?
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I think Cotton used to be edgy. But Sean fits Corrie like a cosy safe glove. He is hugely popular with fans, perhaps because he is not unlike the rather camp 1970s comedians like Larry Grayson: "Everard" "Slack Alice" : except that he is out and proud.
I personally have never joined in with his critics, but I cannot say that I rate him either.
Kev
You seem to be suggesting the supposed gay mafia is protecting its own. But from what I know of Kevin Elyot he doesn't strike me as part of that. Do you really think he's not being objective?
Though it doesn't mention Sean, there's an interesting piece over on Guardian Unlimited entitled It's time to move beyond being 'gay' (by Simon Fanshawe). And the ending....made me smile!
xx Joanna xx
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, some people will like an actor/character and some people won't. I don't think it really matters whether they are part of a majority or a minority, as long as people do not attempt to force others to share their opinion.
I agree with the above post - does it matter if we're in the minority? If everybody were to agree then this world would be a very dull place.
Antony Cotton was busting out of his shirt on Friday's episode!
(Had to get that in)
If I hear "He can't act, he's just playing himself" once more, I shall scream. Seriously, change the record :yawn:
However I am no fan of him but also am not aware of what the gay community is like, and to be honest Sean isn't even OTT camp gay, he's just bitchy and gossipy and works in a women's underwear factory.
Still, I'd take him or leave him, at the moment he's a bit token.
Sean I suppose is a good character for what he is and you could argue he is realistic but not all gay men are like Sean. John Paul in Hollyoaks I think is the best example of a gay man in todays world and I think EastEnders might be on to a winner with Marco but then again its personnal preference.
I don't think much of Anthony Cotton because he comes across as having a high opinion of himself. Thats not a bad thing but its a quality that I dislike in people.
I'm not too sure about Antony Cotton either. He keeps winning all these awards and now has his own TV show - there are far superior actors and entertainers out there who don't receive half as much praise.
That is such a depressing statement if it were true. I'd really hate to think that the majority of the "gay community" really did live up to everyone's stereotype of them being a bunch of knicker stiching mincers who are about as wet as a flannel.
You may feel he represents how you are as a gay person but he does not represent me and I don't believe he represents the majority either, sorry!
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...and he really can't act but I won't hold that against him.
(just like to point out that I am gay)
I also believe stereotypes are actually a minority within the gay community. It's just that the media focuses on them almost exclusively so they are made to seem more prominent than they actually are.
As for Antony Cotton, he's one of the worst actors I've seen and he's admitted that he's playing himself (badly I might add).
I found it rather strange to read in a thread about Marco in EE the thread starter stated: "plus he seems like a real gay guy and not some sterotype eg Sean Tully."
Mr Tully is a 'real' gay guy like it or not and I for one can only blame the Corrie writing team for the silly frivolous 'stereotype' script they give him and not the actor himself.:)
Cotton seems to be popular with middle aged women, for some unknown reason. There certainly are real people like that - but usually they are seen within a community that has many other types too. He gets it for being the only gay in the village.
It's like putting an asian family on the Street and being upset that that they don't represent the entire Middle East. It just doesn't work. The majority of people in this country have enough intelligence to figure that out for themselves.
Well maybe, there are equally a lot of thick people out there who take it as gospel. Lets face it, there are people out there who think the street is real, there were people who tried to book into the Crossroads Motel and there were people to apply to get a job in The Queen Vic.
I think Mr Cotton generally isn't liked for his off-screen attitude and the fact he can't act. His rise to fame can only be put down to a casting couch.
James Suttons comment in AXM Magazine:
Nor does he represent myself. I'm a bit too young to start saying whether a large part of the gay community is like Sean but I very much hope not because it's a community that I don't feel I can be part of. Are all gay men as selfish as Sean? Are all gay men as fickle and as shallow as Sean?
He may well be a representation of some gay men, but a good one? I don't think so.
Well it's as true as the sky is blue. When somebody like that wins a 'Best Actor' award then I don't blame people for complaining.