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Old 29-08-2015, 22:36
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As much as I think Stuart 'the hat' Blackburn is the worst thing to have ever hit Corrie, I'm interested to see what people think of the characters he has created since he started. Some good, some ok, some bad and some terrible...

Good:
Cathy, Aiden

Ok:
Maddeh, Luke, Ayla, Zeedan, Andy, Erica, the extended Tinker family

Bad:
Grace (Faye's horrid friend), Kal, Sharif, Yasmeen, Callum, Billy the Vicar, Linda (Owen's wife), Adrian, Dan, Talisa

Terrible:
Ritchie (Dennis' friend), Andrea, Michael, Neil (husband of Andrea), Gemma, Real Gavin, Joni, Dougie

A lot more negatives than positives in my opinion...
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Old 29-08-2015, 22:46
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I like Alya. Cathy. Aiden. Maddie. Tony. Billy. Steph . Andy.
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Old 29-08-2015, 23:03
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Lots of those are guests so I don't think they'd ever really match up, but none of his characters have left a mark so far. I like a lot based on liking the actor's previous work, but as far as Corrie goes, the characters are forgettable - namely Erica as I love Claire King, Billy, Zeedan...

I'd actually say Andy is his best, not counting Shayne Ward, as it's too early to call. Also an unpopular opinion, but I do quite like Michael.

Oh wait - Tony. Hands down Tony has been a fantastic addition.
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Old 29-08-2015, 23:42
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Good
Tony, Gavin/Andy and Alya
OK
Billy, Cathy, Luke and Michael
Awful
Everyone else.

To early for Aidan though he is better than I thought he was going to be.
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Old 30-08-2015, 00:05
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I can't stand Callum or Michael.
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Old 30-08-2015, 02:09
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Because of the recent Jason storyline, I think Tony is the best addition. I didn't really care for his character cheating with Tracy and all that, but the actor has always been strong and I'm glad he has finally gotten a chance to shine. Other than Tony, however, I think SB has had a problem with simply introducing a lot of characters and not really giving them any development so it is difficult for any to make any strong impression.
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Old 30-08-2015, 08:08
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Good: Tony, Luke, Andy
OK: Aiden, Kal, Sharif,, Yasmeen, Alya, Zeedan.
Bad: Grace, Rev. Billy, Linda, Talisa. Gemma.
Terrible: Maddie, Erica, Cathy, 'new Tinkers', Richie, Andrea, Michael
Ultra-terrible: Callum, his moll, Sarah-Louise and Bethany.
Beyond words: Joni.
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Old 30-08-2015, 08:32
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Lots of those are guests so I don't think they'd ever really match up, but none of his characters have left a mark so far. I like a lot based on liking the actor's previous work, but as far as Corrie goes, the characters are forgettable - namely Erica as I love Claire King, Billy, Zeedan...

I'd actually say Andy is his best, not counting Shayne Ward, as it's too early to call. Also an unpopular opinion, but I do quite like Michael.

Oh wait - Tony. Hands down Tony has been a fantastic addition.

Totally agree. I think Tony (especially his scenes this past week) is the best actor in Corrie at the moment. I do hope he stays.
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Old 30-08-2015, 08:33
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Because of the recent Jason storyline, I think Tony is the best addition. I didn't really care for his character cheating with Tracy and all that, but the actor has always been strong and I'm glad he has finally gotten a chance to shine. Other than Tony, however, I think SB has had a problem with simply introducing a lot of characters and not really giving them any development so it is difficult for any to make any strong impression.


Agree again
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Old 30-08-2015, 08:33
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Who is Joni?
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Old 30-08-2015, 08:34
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Good: Tony, Luke, Andy
OK: Aiden, Kal, Sharif,, Yasmeen, Alya, Zeedan.
Bad: Grace, Rev. Billy, Linda, Talisa
Who's Talisa?

EDIT: Don't worry, I've looked her up
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Old 30-08-2015, 08:35
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Sarah Harding's character, Robert's ex.
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Old 30-08-2015, 08:58
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Good

Aidan and Tony...
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Old 30-08-2015, 10:28
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As much as I think Stuart 'the hat' Blackburn is the worst thing to have ever hit Corrie, I'm interested to see what people think of the characters he has created since he started. Some good, some ok, some bad and some terrible...

Good:
Cathy, Aiden

Ok:
Maddeh, Luke, Ayla, Zeedan, Andy, Erica, the extended Tinker family

Bad:
Grace (Faye's horrid friend), Kal, Sharif, Yasmeen, Callum, Billy the Vicar, Linda (Owen's wife), Adrian, Dan, Talisa

Terrible:
Ritchie (Dennis' friend), Andrea, Michael, Neil (husband of Andrea), Gemma, Real Gavin, Joni, Dougie

A lot more negatives than positives in my opinion...
I can remember virtually none of these!
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Old 30-08-2015, 10:42
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Totally agree. I think Tony (especially his scenes this past week) is the best actor in Corrie at the moment. I do hope he stays.
On an unrelated note, is Terence Maynard the only Corrie actor to have filmed alongside big hollywood stars like Tom Cruise? I was surprised when I heard he was in "Edge of Tomorrow"!
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Old 30-08-2015, 10:46
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Good:
Steph, Gav/Andy, Tony, Aiden

OK:
Billy, Maddie

Bad:
The rest
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Old 30-08-2015, 10:46
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On an unrelated note, is Terence Maynard the only Corrie actor to have filmed alongside big hollywood stars like Tom Cruise? I was surprised when I heard he was in "Edge of Tomorrow"!
John Savident (Fred Elliott) was in Hudson Hawk with Bruce Willis if I remember rightly. There are probably loads of examples.

And then of course there's Ian McKellen...
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Old 30-08-2015, 11:53
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John Savident (Fred Elliott) was in Hudson Hawk with Bruce Willis if I remember rightly. There are probably loads of examples.

And then of course there's Ian McKellen...
Hasn't Alison King been in a film with Steven Seagal?

Matthew Marsden- who played forgotten mechanic Chris Collins- has been in a few Hollywood films.

Anyway, back to the thread:

Good: Tony, Andy, Maddie

OK: Alya, Erica, Zeedan, Luke, Billy

Awful: Andrea, Callum, Kal, Yasmeen, Sharif, Sinead
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Old 30-08-2015, 11:58
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Because of the recent Jason storyline, I think Tony is the best addition. I didn't really care for his character cheating with Tracy and all that, but the actor has always been strong and I'm glad he has finally gotten a chance to shine. Other than Tony, however, I think SB has had a problem with simply introducing a lot of characters and not really giving them any development so it is difficult for any to make any strong impression.
That's true about a lot of characters being introduced and no development of either them, or any decent storyline.

I liked Tony, even before this week. Love him this week. I thought the scenes at the hospital, particularly his, were very well acted, very realistic. I liked him with Liz, I wish they hadn't had the ever so predictable story of him being with Tracy.
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Old 30-08-2015, 11:59
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Hasn't Alison King been in a film with Steven Seagal?
Not according to this (Unless she was in it under a different name or uncredited):

https://goo.gl/CPRL9s

EDIT: Although she was "Prostitute" in Shanghai Knights with Jackie Chan! 😎
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Old 30-08-2015, 12:47
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Michael is the worst. He is just Les Dennis playing an embarrassingly tragic version of himself.
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Old 30-08-2015, 12:54
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Michael is the worst. He is just Les Dennis playing an embarrassingly tragic version of himself.
That's...not true at all
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Old 30-08-2015, 14:32
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That's...not true at all
Les Dennis is the dictionary definition of a loser which is the same as Michael.
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Old 30-08-2015, 14:38
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Les Dennis is the dictionary definition of a loser
In what way?
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Old 30-08-2015, 14:45
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In what way is Les / Michael not a loser. Michael is just Les without a criminal record. He really is just embarrasing to watch. He was a good TV presenter hosting a very popular show and look at him now. Just a shadow of his former self stuck playing a loser character so desperate for a job he would do any role including Michael who is up there with Sean and Cathy as completely pointless characters
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