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Old 20-12-2016, 18:50
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Old 20-12-2016, 19:01
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I dread to think how bad this year's Christmas edition will be - even worse than the ridiculous one last year?
I've got a vague memory from the dim and distant past of a Corrie Xmas ep where they 'broke the fourth wall'. It was in the Rovers and all the cast turned to face the camera, raised their glasses and wished the viewers a merry Xmas (or maybe happy new year).

Did I dream this ?
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Old 20-12-2016, 19:16
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Despite KO coming on board Corrie has not yet moved forward. Storylines full of holes and generally absolute pants storylines

Do the writers ever leave ivory towers and come to the real world of Manchester.

Nightclubs full at 8pm,
elderly female residents of Corrie standing at bar drinking alone,
Evryman and his dog going to Roys for a cup of tea,
Roys full of customers very late afternoon/ early evening
folks working when it suits them
The idea of a big night out being the Bistro
No cars ever parked in the street
People going out for a drink to Rovers at 6pm
Factory workers always going to Roys/ Rovers/ Bistro always with a different outfit

How many more SOR can you think of
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Old 20-12-2016, 19:21
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Despite KO coming on board Corrie has not yet moved forward. Storylines full of holes and generally absolute pants storylines

Do the writers ever leave ivory towers and come to the real world of Manchester.

Nightclubs full at 8pm,
elderly female residents of Corrie standing at bar drinking alone,
Evryman and his dog going to Roys for a cup of tea,
Roys full of customers very late afternoon/ early evening
folks working when it suits them
The idea of a big night out being the Bistro
No cars ever parked in the street
People going out for a drink to Rovers at 6pm
Factory workers always going to Roys/ Rovers/ Bistro always with a different outfit

How many more SOR can you think of
Nobody parks their car outside their house
Lack of cars outside the garage waiting to be fixed/serviced/collected
Far more people in each house and flat than the bedrooms allow
No-one working in Manchester or anywhere further than 100 yards from home
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Old 20-12-2016, 19:29
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Nobody parks their car outside their house
Lack of cars outside the garage waiting to be fixed/serviced/collected
Far more people in each house and flat than the bedrooms allow
No-one working in Manchester or anywhere further than 100 yards from home
Wasn't there a car that went belting past the Bistro when notgavin was rifling the tablets?
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Old 20-12-2016, 19:38
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Nobody parks their car outside their house
Lack of cars outside the garage waiting to be fixed/serviced/collected
Far more people in each house and flat than the bedrooms allow
No-one working in Manchester or anywhere further than 100 yards from home
Remember when they won a servicing contract and all of the cars were in at once? Then never seen again!
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Old 20-12-2016, 19:55
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Remember when they won a servicing contract and all of the cars were in at once? Then never seen again!
Yep, it's nonsense. Four mechanics and they all seem to work on just the one car at a time. I thought they looked after Streetcars cabs but you never see any taxis there being seen to (or waiting to be seen to). You never even see Kev's tow-truck unless it's part of the story, so where does he keep it when it's not out on a rescue?
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Old 20-12-2016, 22:16
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All the Streetcars cabs are very very old cars. Most of the taxi round our way are 60 plates onwards, I think Streetcars have a couple of cars from the year 2000, eg W registration
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Old 20-12-2016, 22:48
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Not a SOR, but tonight's Jean Alexander tribute showed just how bad Corrie is now compared to the 70s and 80s. John Stevenson was one of the interviewees, what the current producers would give for a writer as talented as him.
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Old 21-12-2016, 00:34
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I dread to think how bad this year's Christmas edition will be - even worse than the ridiculous one last year?

I suspect that in different threads than this very realistic and perceptive one, that many people paint a picture of everything being wonderful and rosy in Corrie.
How could it be any worse than that nauseating crap with everything imaginable that is cheesy and naff thrown at it? Nothing could ever beat last year.

Yep, it's nonsense. Four mechanics and they all seem to work on just the one car at a time. I thought they looked after Streetcars cabs but you never see any taxis there being seen to (or waiting to be seen to). You never even see Kev's tow-truck unless it's part of the story, so where does he keep it when it's not out on a rescue?
Four mechanics all working in that one part of the garage. Does anyone ever work in the new garage across the road. The part that was masterminded by the Street's latest business wizkid, Sophie Webster?
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Old 21-12-2016, 00:50
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Four mechanics all working in that one part of the garage. Does anyone ever work in the new garage across the road. The part that was masterminded by the Street's latest business wizkid, Sophie Webster?
The problem is, it's further away from their homes and Corrie's rules are very strict on how far people are allowed to commute. Something that Sophie foolishly failed to take into account.
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Old 21-12-2016, 07:42
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How could it be any worse than that nauseating crap with everything imaginable that is cheesy and naff thrown at it? Nothing could ever beat last year.



Four mechanics all working in that one part of the garage. Does anyone ever work in the new garage across the road. The part that was masterminded by the Street's latest business wizkid, Sophie Webster?
Blackburn took it with him when he went?
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Old 21-12-2016, 08:25
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How could it be any worse than that nauseating crap with everything imaginable that is cheesy and naff thrown at it? Nothing could ever beat last year.



Four mechanics all working in that one part of the garage. Does anyone ever work in the new garage across the road. The part that was masterminded by the Street's latest business wizkid, Sophie Webster?
Sophie has lost her clipboard and without it she is like Samson without his hair.

All her business skills were listed on that board - and its blank sheet of paper.
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Old 21-12-2016, 09:22
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Wasn't there a car that went belting past the Bistro when notgavin was rifling the tablets?
I think it was a motorbike, but you're right, it did whizz past ridiculously fast and noisily - or at least it's sound effect did!!
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Old 21-12-2016, 09:24
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I dread to think how bad this year's Christmas edition will be - even worse than the ridiculous one last year?
I suspect it will include Liz saying the immortal words...'Steve, come quick, she's having the baybeh!'
Because of course Leanne will end up having her Baybeh on Liz's sofa....with Michelle helping to deliver it.
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Old 21-12-2016, 09:45
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I suspect it will include Liz saying the immortal words...'Steve, come quick, she's having the baybeh!'
Because of course Leanne will end up having her Baybeh on Liz's sofa....with Michelle helping to deliver it.
Are you trying to put me off my Christmas food?
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Old 21-12-2016, 10:03
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That tribute to Jean Alexander last night was really candid. Corrie back in the 70s and 80s was a totally different soap with proper actors and stories to tell, now it's an amateurish production.

I suspect it will include Liz saying the immortal words...'Steve, come quick, she's having the baybeh!'
Because of course Leanne will end up having her Baybeh on Liz's sofa....with Michelle helping to deliver it.


Michelle will be sobbing on the stairs.
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Old 21-12-2016, 13:04
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That tribute to Jean Alexander last night was really candid. Corrie back in the 70s and 80s was a totally different soap with proper actors and stories to tell, now it's an amateurish production.




Michelle will be sobbing on the stairs.
Not meaning to be sacrilegious but if Michelle has her baby at Christmas it will be like the second coming. Folks will travel miles (well, from tuther side of street) to see this wonder that she has bestowed upon the world. Now that just might have topped Ty's OTT Christmas extravaganza 2015!

Corrie really missed a trick by not having her get pregnant in time to give birth on Christmas Day.
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Old 21-12-2016, 13:25
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Gary mentioned when Sarah rocked up something like 'we've got loads of time the gig doesn't start until nine.' Since when do concerts but start until June? Wasn't there a support act? And Sarah was all 'oh can we go another night' because bands do just do a few nights at a venue out of London don't they? I'm guessing this was all planned in advance with the hotel rooms and all?
That bit really jarred with me too, despite all the other SORs
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Old 21-12-2016, 14:03
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That bit really jarred with me too, despite all the other SORs
Yeah, it's not like a show where there's a run of a few weeks. And anyway, their tickets couldn't be used for another night.
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Old 21-12-2016, 14:56
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Yeah, it's not like a show where there's a run of a few weeks. And anyway, their tickets couldn't be used for another night.
and in the end there was no gig, all contrived to get Bethany to try to get into Gary's bed

would have made more sense her setting him up to meet her mam, then turning up instead all tarted up and making a pass at him
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Old 21-12-2016, 15:17
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I think it was a motorbike, but you're right, it did whizz past ridiculously fast and noisily - or at least it's sound effect did!!
Another fine tune up job by the Harley expert mechanic Freddie. Must have been done when he came from the rovers. The one good thing about getting your car or bike fixed at that garage is you're going to beat the ambulance and fire to the crash site.
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Old 21-12-2016, 16:01
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Despite KO coming on board Corrie has not yet moved forward. Storylines full of holes and generally absolute pants storylines

Do the writers ever leave ivory towers and come to the real world of Manchester.

Nightclubs full at 8pm,
elderly female residents of Corrie standing at bar drinking alone,
Evryman and his dog going to Roys for a cup of tea,
Roys full of customers very late afternoon/ early evening
folks working when it suits them
The idea of a big night out being the Bistro
No cars ever parked in the street
People going out for a drink to Rovers at 6pm
Factory workers always going to Roys/ Rovers/ Bistro always with a different outfit

How many more SOR can you think of
I know! Lol Its all just ludicrous
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Old 21-12-2016, 16:22
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I know! Lol Its all just ludicrous
they also have no compression of life with children

14YO Faye is at a gig on a school night at the same time 7YO Liam is at a school party

and why have him so rude in the kerbab shop "it's minging, i want chips!"
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Old 21-12-2016, 16:38
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Despite KO coming on board Corrie has not yet moved forward. Storylines full of holes and generally absolute pants storylines

Do the writers ever leave ivory towers and come to the real world of Manchester.

Nightclubs full at 8pm,
elderly female residents of Corrie standing at bar drinking alone,
Evryman and his dog going to Roys for a cup of tea,
Roys full of customers very late afternoon/ early evening
folks working when it suits them
The idea of a big night out being the Bistro
No cars ever parked in the street
People going out for a drink to Rovers at 6pm
Factory workers always going to Roys/ Rovers/ Bistro always with a different outfit

How many more SOR can you think of
Nobody parks their car outside their house
Lack of cars outside the garage waiting to be fixed/serviced/collected
Far more people in each house and flat than the bedrooms allow
No-one working in Manchester or anywhere further than 100 yards from home
Too many entrepreneurs on one street

Characters getting trained to do summat in about a fortnight or not at all but are experts. Eg. Garage mechanics and big powerful business persons

Characters turning upon the street and instantly getting a place to live and a job

Speedy recoveries. Sinead/Ken/Anna

Disappearing vehicles - ice cream van/toy sports car/camper van

Characters just walking into someone else's house

Relationships when there's been hardly any interaction and no chemistry

Michelle Connor being the best thing ever to happen to Steve and the McDonald family

Everyone being so lucky to have Michelle Connor

And Liz not inviting the nearest available bloke through her bar flap for over a year!
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