Is Corrie starting to flag...
AuntieSoap
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I've been a life long Corrie fan and had been really enjoying the show since early 2010 when it emerged from a period of relative hibernation.
2013 has been a dreadful year behind the scenes with characters vanishing. Now we are about to see Sylvia do a similarly out of character disappearing act (hope Cole gets well soon).
Meanwhile, the current storylines, apart from Hayley's illness, have been weak. The Tracy/Rob V Peter/Karla thing is contrived, the 'Play the White Man' nonsense was contrived and the fallout from Nick and David's crash was abysmal. Gail's reaction was utterly lacking.
Following the behind the scenes problems and change over of EP the show seems to be flagging a bit... agree?
2013 has been a dreadful year behind the scenes with characters vanishing. Now we are about to see Sylvia do a similarly out of character disappearing act (hope Cole gets well soon).
Meanwhile, the current storylines, apart from Hayley's illness, have been weak. The Tracy/Rob V Peter/Karla thing is contrived, the 'Play the White Man' nonsense was contrived and the fallout from Nick and David's crash was abysmal. Gail's reaction was utterly lacking.
Following the behind the scenes problems and change over of EP the show seems to be flagging a bit... agree?
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Absolutely and I'm not saying the show is on it's last legs... but I feel it is fraying a bit.
Ratings say nothing about quality per se!
Corrie is on fire at present the quality and everybody talking about the show proves the ratings reflect how good the show is.
I still find it quite watchable but I do have a huge question mark hanging over Stuart Blackburn. I can't say I've been thrilled by some of the story decisions he's made so far, with the 'racism' plot proving to be a major misstep IMO.
It is doing well in the ratings though, that is true. It was comfortably ahead of its nearest rival last night.
Who are all these people talking about it I don't hear anyone really talk about any soaps at the moment. And the OP is right it is flagging at the moment.
Do you even watch it?
I agree with the OP.. it's pretty dire viewing at the moment, however, I TOO still tune in...
The David plot has been ok at times but also ridiculous at times. This story line is gonna go on and on and on. When David does a DNA test I am expecting the results to be 'inconclusive' so they can carry on with it.
The Peter / Carla / Rob / Tracyluv story line has been good at times but I'm sick of Rob and Tracyluv. Peter and Rob winding each other up every week is not even a story is it? It looks like they are moving on from that for now though.
Then there is the Chesney and Katy tedium:mad: Awful characters who should stay in the background.
AAww gawd... can that happen in a DNA test?!
I think so. They can say that 'David can't be excluded as the father of ...'
Ok sit down for this Agent but I do sometimes
But like someone has stated the ratings are good so ITV wont really give to much of a toss about the quality!
I agree it's still watchable... but I feel as against this time last year it's lacking those unmissable storylines. I know 2013 has been the ultimate nightmare year for the bosses, but the show is currently lacking an unmissable hook... Kirsty was their last "eveyones talking about it" moment. Emmerdale has had it with the Gennie story, but Corrie's lacking any of those right now. They need that impact badly coming into autumn.
I mean all of this in terms of my being a viewer, not where they are at with viewing figures, or awards etc...
This I disagree with. I think Corrie has a great mix of archetypes and generational mix. Racial diversity needs to be addressed in a real and character driven way.
If I was Stuart B, I would look at introducing a new family of strongly written and performed characters who happen to fit the racial diversity gap. Then I would absolutely refuse to give them any storyline that has anything to do with race so that they can be well established characters above all else.
They achieved that with Kirsty. Sadly of course Natalie Gumede couldn't stay with the show as Corrie baddies always get their comeuppance... except for TBarlow
Me too. I like most of the stories.
I still think that will be the Hayley storyline. It's been handled fantastically so far IMO.
What nonsense. PC whole tenure was built on grittiness and sensationalism also giving Deirdre and Gail personally transplants turning them into comedy is a insult to the character's history's.
The ratings are better then ever. LN has been sacked from Eastenders for low ratings and problems backstage because those things are important, you need a good working relationship between the actors and the boss for example Ben Price and John Michie are happy how their current storylines are developing..
Everything else has been great though. There is a danger that they will drag the David/Kylie/Nick plot out for eternity though which would be a real let down. It's been a great storyline so far, but I have a bad feeling that Stuart Blackburn will drag it out forever which would be a real disappointment. He made storylines drag in Emmerdale... since Kate Oates took over, there has been a notable shift in pace as she seems to like moving stories on apace which is how soaps should work.
The Hayley story is being handled brilliantly, unfortunately Stephanie has had to pull out for the time being with ill health but there's nothing the show can do about that and I don't think that'll take away from the story.
The Platt who's the daddy is being paced well, inevitably it has a few plot holes but overall it's an entertaining one and all the actors involved are great. It involves and affects a lot of characters which is also a plus. Yes Tina has been shoehorned into this story as well (She found out about Ty's abuse this time last year too) but she's leaving so make the most of her.
The Karl story is coming to a climax and the ending doesn't look like it'll be disappointing.
Blackburn hasn't been afraid to wield the axe and bringing back characters like Liz, Todd and Barry is a good move.
It'll be interesting to see where the show is a year from now because Blackburn's plots haven't been great thus far.
It's a shame as I have always been a big Corrie fan, but now I feel like I am just watching it out of habit. I don't feel like I enjoy it or look forward to episodes like I do with other tv shows.
I really hope I start to find it entertaining again soon,