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Old 31-05-2004, 21:19
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They're so boring, like tonight it started off alright with a lot of comedy :
the new boss at the factory,
Les dropping Chesney at an empty school...

That's was just brilliant, so why bother with Sarah's miscarriage, leave that sort of things to EE
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Old 31-05-2004, 22:18
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MSF ulitmately soaps are about life in general (I know they can stretch it a little) and it is real life that one teenager a day can and will lose a baby in this country. Whilst I love the comedy side of things with Corrie I also applaud them for tackling this sensitive subject!.
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Old 31-05-2004, 22:28
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miscarriages happen so what ?
Doesn't mean Corrie has to "tackle" it.
How about changing the rules for once, i mean 40 years of doing the same thing is a long time.
At the end of the day, they are only soap characters, why should we feel sorry for them ?
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Old 31-05-2004, 23:12
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i love the whole storyline with todd / sarah etc...but I do agree - having her baby die may be pushing it a bit.
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Old 31-05-2004, 23:53
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bit PC for my taste-a friend has a gay father and she's fine with it.missed oppurtunity IMHO.
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Old 01-06-2004, 00:10
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Originally Posted by bapak
bit PC for my taste-a friend has a gay father and she's fine with it.missed oppurtunity IMHO.
It's probably because they didn't want to hinder the future progress of her character by lumbering her with two small kids. Especially now Bruno Langley's decided to leave. I do think though that they have gone too far with this storyline. How much more misery is the poor girl expected to suffer? They should never have made her character pregnant in the first place.
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Old 01-06-2004, 09:23
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I wanted her to have a healthy pregnancy and baby and Roy and Hayley to become long-term foster parents for the baby. If Nick is set to die soon then I think it's all a bit OTT at the moment with tragedy in the Platt family. It's not that long ago that they were involved with Richard Hillman. Then there was Sarah's car crash, the internet man, Brian, Bethany's dad...
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Old 01-06-2004, 10:22
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Sorry to be a bit picky, but Sarah isn't having a miscarriage. It's a premature birth. I lost a baby in late pregnancy as a teenager, it does happen.
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Old 01-06-2004, 12:45
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And there's a cancer storyline coming up ! Enough already !
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Old 02-06-2004, 11:04
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What corrie does so well (and EE doesn't do at all) is to mix comedy and drama. One without the other would get boring, but Corrie changes the pace constantly. For me it has got the balance just right.

Yes Sarah has had a lot of 'bad luck', but they've given her these storylines because she's a good actress and they want to make use of her. The whole Sarah/Todd storyline has given the actors a great chance to show what they can do, and has also given Eileen some good scenes, rather than the usual sitting behind a desk at Streetcars.
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Old 02-06-2004, 11:11
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You know, when Eileen first came into Corrie, I thought they would give her a lot more to do, she is quite funny really, very underused.
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Old 02-06-2004, 11:18
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Originally Posted by Lippincote
What corrie does so well (and EE doesn't do at all) is to mix comedy and drama. One without the other would get boring, but Corrie changes the pace constantly. For me it has got the balance just right.

Yes Sarah has had a lot of 'bad luck', but they've given her these storylines because she's a good actress and they want to make use of her. The whole Sarah/Todd storyline has given the actors a great chance to show what they can do, and has also given Eileen some good scenes, rather than the usual sitting behind a desk at Streetcars.
EE can't do comedy, remember the time at the pub when they were playing with helium ? And the time Alfie tried to jump over the bar like Den used to ? Pathetic !
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Old 02-06-2004, 11:29
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Originally Posted by msf
EE can't do comedy, remember the time at the pub when they were playing with helium ? And the time Alfie tried to jump over the bar like Den used to ? Pathetic !
Their attempts at comedy are even worse than their attempts at drama. E.g. last week's 'hiliarous' scene with Gus attempting the world curry eating record, or Patrick getting into Dot's bed at the holiday camp. Zzzzz....
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Old 02-06-2004, 11:38
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Its a balance, within each episode. While the Sarah/Todd story is currently dominating the show, it will wind down in time for the next. Corrie does comedy like no other Soap (EE - curry - hilarity - I think not), but if they were to just follow lighter and comic stories the show would become very tiring... like Last of the Summer Wine four nights a week
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Old 02-06-2004, 11:40
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I think Coronation Street mixes comedy and tragedy really well. Yes Sarah has been through a lot for such a young girl but I think this story line has been really well done and is shown from lots of angles. Todd and his personal trauma, admitting he is gay to himself, his family, and having to take the flak of all the people around him and it has shown the fall out of this. Sarah as the person who is most affected by this and how she suffers as a result and the extended families of both Sarah and Todd.
What makes this work so well and not make you want to kill yourself is the comedy thay always accompanies this. Les and Chesney. Danny Baldwin and then the sub plot of Fred and Orchid. I think its excellently done. Much better than EE where it is always doom and gloom (with the exception of one minute last night when Micky messed up with the rice, " its supposed to flutter, what are you going to do? pelt them with it?" The image of everyone pelting Nana with purple rice and her ducking for cover was funny. It did revert to type soon after though and become horrible again.
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Old 02-06-2004, 11:44
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Originally Posted by Lenfairclough
Its a balance, within each episode. While the Sarah/Todd story is currently dominating the show, it will wind down in time for the next. Corrie does comedy like no other Soap (EE - curry - hilarity - I think not), but if they were to just follow lighter and comic stories the show would become very tiring... like Last of the Summer Wine four nights a week
How about like Curb your enthusiasm ?
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Old 02-06-2004, 14:07
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Originally Posted by msf
How about like Curb your enthusiasm ?
that would be great-norris as a larry david type.
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Old 02-06-2004, 14:48
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Originally Posted by msf

That's was just brilliant, so why bother with Sarah's miscarriage, leave that sort of things to EE
You are either not a regurlar soap watcher or you havent watched Eastenders since 2001!

Because have you not seen EastEnders lame attempt at drama lately this year???????????

It's diabolical!
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Old 09-06-2004, 11:53
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Originally Posted by msf
They're so boring, like tonight it started off alright with a lot of comedy :
the new boss at the factory,
Les dropping Chesney at an empty school...

That's was just brilliant, so why bother with Sarah's miscarriage, leave that sort of things to EE

You can't have comedy without drama. If you want funny stuff, watch a comedy. I personally think Corrie did a great job with the death of Billy. Comedy was also in the episode with the return of Leanne. I thought this was great...unlike EE...a WHOLE entire episode dedicated to Kat and Alfie (again) when Alfie watched the tape. That was unbearable...nothing to break the tension or stop us from drifting away from the story....
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Old 09-06-2004, 11:58
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At the end of the day Corrie would be nothing without viewers and if nothing exciting happened people would switch off...
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Old 09-06-2004, 13:28
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Originally Posted by msf
miscarriages happen so what ?
Doesn't mean Corrie has to "tackle" it.
How about changing the rules for once, i mean 40 years of doing the same thing is a long time.
I have to say that it is only over the past 10 years or so that Corrie has really done very issue lead storylines. Fair enough they have touched on issues like rape, alcoholism, cancer and other illnesses etc in the 60s, 70s and 80s, but up until the 1980s no soaps like EastEnders and Brookside existed - which are basically 100% issue lead.

It is the nature of Coronation Street's character lead storylines which add to the interest in storylines. I mean take the Sarah/Todd thing, the character of Sarah has grown up on the Street and her character has been allowed to develop and whatever issues that have been covered have been woven into the character's life - rather than just bringing in a new family to cover a certain 'issue' then leaving soon after as no one gives a toss....aka the Ferreiras in EE and basically half the inhabitants of Brookside Close.

As far as comedy on the Street is concerned, it is absolutely spot-on. I love the dryness of the comedy from the likes of Blanche, Rita and Eileen. Then there's those characters that are mostly comic characters, Les, Chesney, Fred, Jack & Vera and Norris.

One thing concerning me about Corrie's comedy in the future (and this is kind of off topic, and has been talked about in another thread) is if they bring in the "new gay character" Sean. It is unlikely that he will be in every storyline (which was pointed out to be in the other thread lol) but I personally am not sure about how actually funny he will be. It is safe to say that Corrie has always had 'camp' characters, Fred, Norris and Reg Holdsworth...but probably the reason that they are so funny is that they are actually straight! (OK people may argue about Norris!) All I can see from this Sean is a bitchy queen, making countless Graham Norton and Jack from Will & Grace style jokes - thanks...but no thanks Corrie!
Sorry for being off topic there!
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Old 09-06-2004, 13:34
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I actually watched a whole episode of EE last night (I was waiting for the Miiiighty Boosh on Three). Twas dire. Uninteresting, daft, in no way amusing. How have we got here? Whereas Corrie boasts the finest writing talent in Britain (Jonathan Harvey, Carmel Morgan et al), EE seems to have been penned by a bunch of Middle Class tw*ts who would be better off pushing pens at their local estate agent.

I shudder to think how much of OUR money that Berridge woman is getting.
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Old 09-06-2004, 21:24
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Originally Posted by msf
They're so boring, like tonight it started off alright with a lot of comedy :
the new boss at the factory,
Les dropping Chesney at an empty school...

That's was just brilliant, so why bother with Sarah's miscarriage, leave that sort of things to EE
Errr. Hello. Corrie is brilliant at handling these storylines at the mo. Let them get on with it I say.

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Old 09-06-2004, 21:33
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Errr. Hello. Corrie is brilliant at handling these storylines at the mo. Let them get on with it I say.

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you should work in a hospital
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Old 09-06-2004, 21:48
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Originally Posted by msf
And there's a cancer storyline coming up ! Enough already !
two actually, devs bowel cancer and sunitas brain tumor. That is going to be a bit too much all at once, I think one would be enough for now, even though I do like the drama side of corrie!
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