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Old 15-06-2016, 14:44
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Kate Oates has now been on the job for about two months and we've heard nothing from her. I remember someone on here said we would be getting an interview from her at the end of April and its now mid June and there has not been a peep from the new producer. Does anyone know when we will hear her plans for Corrie and when her material starts airing?
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Old 15-06-2016, 17:57
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I think it's the beginning of August her episodes start being shown.
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Old 15-06-2016, 18:57
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I think it's the beginning of August her episodes start being shown.
That will mean it will have been 11 months since they announced that she was taking over Corrie!! Does it normally take that long for the new producer's work to get on air?
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Old 15-06-2016, 19:03
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That will mean it will have been 11 months since they announced that she was taking over Corrie!! Does it normally take that long for the new producer's work to get on air?
Actually more like September! I remember ITV saying that they decided to announce the news early, they gave a reason but I can't remember what It was. Usually If the new producer starts in April they'd announce in January / February. Although they announced it in September, Stuart was never leaving until March 2016!
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Old 15-06-2016, 19:07
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Actually more like September! I remember ITV saying that they decided to announce the news early, they gave a reason but I can't remember what It was. Usually If the new producer starts in April they'd announce in January / February. Although they announced it in September, Stuart was never leaving until March 2016!
That is ridiculous, IMHO they should have kept it silent till maybe June or at least until Iian MacLeod took over Emmerdale.
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Old 15-06-2016, 19:11
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That is ridiculous, IMHO they should have kept it silent till maybe June or at least until Iian MacLeod took over Emmerdale.
I don't really care who the producer is or when we hear about them, but I do hate the trend now to announce that characters are leaving the show many months in advance. Personally I lose all interest in a character as soon as I know they're leaving and everything that happens is just the build up to their exit.
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Old 15-06-2016, 19:14
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I don't really care who the producer is or when we hear about them, but I do hate the trend now to announce that characters are leaving the show many months in advance. Personally I lose all interest in a character as soon as I know they're leaving and everything that happens is just the build up to their exit.
I can see that and Corrie has a bad habit of doing that. Didn't they announce Haley and Tina's exits at least a year before they happened?
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Old 15-06-2016, 19:31
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I can't wait to see what the lovely Dame Kate Oates will bring us.
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Old 15-06-2016, 19:34
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I don't really care who the producer is or when we hear about them, but I do hate the trend now to announce that characters are leaving the show many months in advance. Personally I lose all interest in a character as soon as I know they're leaving and everything that happens is just the build up to their exit.
I agree with this, Tina and Carla's exits were announced over a year before their exits IIRC and it was just unnecessary and looming over the characters from then on making, taking away from some of their plots and storylines as we knew they were leaving ultimately anyway and making it seem more dragged out.
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Old 15-06-2016, 19:45
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And even when departures are announced so far in advance, some exits don't come across as satisfactory. I couldn't wait to see the back of Carla but her exit felt very rushed, despite Allison King giving them a year's notice.

If i had my way, character departures would never ever make it to the press until we see it air.
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Old 15-06-2016, 21:10
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When the show is in a bit of state - I look forward to a tabloid "Corrie - 9 AXED in ruthless bloodbath!" headline. It was needed in 1997 and needed today.
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Old 15-06-2016, 21:15
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When the show is in a bit of state - I look forward to a tabloid "Corrie - 9 AXED in ruthless bloodbath!" headline. It was needed in 1997 and needed today.
Same, although even the number 9 still feels too little.
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Old 15-06-2016, 21:23
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Same, although even the number 9 still feels too little.
I disagree, if she gets rid of Alya, Izzy and Robert I'll be happy.
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Old 15-06-2016, 21:29
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I disagree, if she gets rid of Alya, Izzy and Robert I'll be happy.
No not Alya. There would only Eva left as the shows totty
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Old 15-06-2016, 21:30
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If i had my way, character departures would never ever make it to the press until we see it air.
That would be very unfair on the actors as they wouldn't be able to line up other work until months after shooting their last scenes.
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Old 15-06-2016, 21:30
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It seems like she is keeping the deadwood.
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Old 15-06-2016, 21:31
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And even when departures are announced so far in advance, some exits don't come across as satisfactory. I couldn't wait to see the back of Carla but her exit felt very rushed, despite Allison King giving them a year's notice.

If i had my way, character departures would never ever make it to the press until we see it air.
Agree with you there. If they can be pulled off successfully (avoiding information leaks and tabloid speculation) then I think shock exits are far more effective.
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Old 15-06-2016, 21:33
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No not Alya. There would only Eva left as the shows totty
You still have Michelle, Sarah and Alya's crazy friend who are way better looking IMHO
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Old 15-06-2016, 21:35
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You still have Michelle, Sarah and Alya's crazy friend who are way better looking IMHO
Yeah, it's not like we get told in every episode she is in.
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Old 15-06-2016, 22:41
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It seems like she is keeping the deadwood.
Give it a rest Cora.
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Old 15-06-2016, 22:45
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Actually more like September! I remember ITV saying that they decided to announce the news early, they gave a reason but I can't remember what It was. Usually If the new producer starts in April they'd announce in January / February. Although they announced it in September, Stuart was never leaving until March 2016!
She was meant to originally start around feb time after her break from leaving ED, it was extended I guess so she could have a proper break and recharge.

goes to show they were happy with blackburn tho to allow that to happen, if they wanted rid she would have started early jan
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Old 16-06-2016, 08:22
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Maybe they could plan a serial killer storyline, bit like some Hollyoaks have done. Bring in a new family and have one of them as the killer, but have it as a long running story involving lots of characters.

Look at the gloved hand killer story in Hollyoaks (if you know about it). Yes the aftermath as usual on HO was poor, but when it started it was brilliant, everyone guessing who it was, guessing who was next to die etc, also how it got more and more people involved somehow in the story, it was great.
Couldn't corrie mimic this but in Corrie fashion. Remember how many people were involved in the Richard hillman story. Obviously don't copy it, but it's been long enough now to have a big new serial killer, and then it wouldn't does feel like forced killing off characters as they would be all involved in a good story.
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Old 16-06-2016, 09:00
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Maybe they could plan a serial killer storyline, bit like some Hollyoaks have done. Bring in a new family and have one of them as the killer, but have it as a long running story involving lots of characters.

Look at the gloved hand killer story in Hollyoaks (if you know about it). Yes the aftermath as usual on HO was poor, but when it started it was brilliant, everyone guessing who it was, guessing who was next to die etc, also how it got more and more people involved somehow in the story, it was great.
Couldn't corrie mimic this but in Corrie fashion. Remember how many people were involved in the Richard hillman story. Obviously don't copy it, but it's been long enough now to have a big new serial killer, and then it wouldn't does feel like forced killing off characters as they would be all involved in a good story.
No thanks!!
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Old 16-06-2016, 09:05
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Maybe they could plan a serial killer storyline, bit like some Hollyoaks have done. Bring in a new family and have one of them as the killer, but have it as a long running story involving lots of characters.

Look at the gloved hand killer story in Hollyoaks (if you know about it). Yes the aftermath as usual on HO was poor, but when it started it was brilliant, everyone guessing who it was, guessing who was next to die etc, also how it got more and more people involved somehow in the story, it was great.
Couldn't corrie mimic this but in Corrie fashion. Remember how many people were involved in the Richard hillman story. Obviously don't copy it, but it's been long enough now to have a big new serial killer, and then it wouldn't does feel like forced killing off characters as they would be all involved in a good story.
No, I think we've had enough psychos on the street over the years thanks, Corrie may be bad atm but the last thing we need is it turning in to the ludicrous Hollyoaks
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Old 16-06-2016, 09:14
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