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Corrie - what's the point?
What is the point in Coronation Street?
Every single storyline is short-lived and has no lasting impact on any of the characters. What was the point in the whole Caz and Maria rubbish? Caz will be carted off and Maria will be back dishing out the blow dries in the next episode as if nothing ever happened. What was the point in Ken's stroke? He's already fully recovered and strutting round the street like a demented peacock. What was the point in David's suicide attempt and 'explosive' car crash. David is back at the salon as if nothing ever happened, Lily is fighting fit and Anna Windass will be ice skating in the Winter Olympics alongside Ken. |
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All you ever seem to do is moan about Corrie. If you haven't liked it for so long, don't watch it.
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Yep, this is just what I said in the "CS: Kate Oates is forcing too many storylines" thread, earlier (and that was even before tonight's ludicrous denouement of the Caz story).
It's all rush, rush, rush. It makes no sense at all. Don't like the direction it's going in, I'm afraid. It's like there's no element of care whatsoever going into any of the storylines. |
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Short lived storylines happen in all soaps, I don't know why you're just blaming Corrie for this
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What was the point in the whole Caz and Maria rubbish?
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All you ever seem to do is moan about Corrie. If you haven't liked it for so long, don't watch it.
![]() It's obvious many of these storylines were concocted without any long-term vision. Put two and two together, see how it goes and if it gets a bad reception wrap it up quickly. Take Faye's pregnancy. What the hell was the point of them telling us about it a year in advance, only for the baby to disappear off screen. |
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All you ever seem to do is moan about Corrie. If you haven't liked it for so long, don't watch it.
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All you ever seem to do is moan about Corrie. If you haven't liked it for so long, don't watch it.
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Short lived storylines happen in all soaps, I don't know why you're just blaming Corrie for this
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What's the point to life in general. I mean, no matter what happens it serves no purpose in the long run as we all won't be here forever.
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What's the point to life in general. I mean, no matter what happens it serves no purpose in the long run as we all won't be here forever.
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I hadn't thought of that dennisboy, thank you for this idea. I'll be sure to try it out.
![]() What I don't understand is that a lot of people seem to have disliked Corrie since Blackburn came (which was nearly four years ago). If you haven't been enjoying it for so long, why watch?
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The s/l was naff admittedly, but Corrie still has some good stuff going on, unfortunately there will be some shite along the way, as most of the soap have shown recently.
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I find it hilarious that people moaned about Blackburn's time on Corrie being too slow, now your moaning about it being too fast under Oates...
Does ANYTHING please some of you lot on here? Seriously? |
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Sorry if I came across a bit blunt:
What I don't understand is that a lot of people seem to have disliked Corrie since Blackburn came (which was nearly four years ago). If you haven't been enjoying it for so long, why watch?As many on here know, however, I am a huge, huge fan of the show and have a broad and meticulous knowledge of its history. I know what the show is capable of and want to see that again. I am a loyal supporter of Coronation Street and what it needs right now is as much criticism as possible from viewers. It is not the show that it used to be and it's certainly not the show that I know it could be. Without people calling the production team out on their stupid storylines, bad casting and generally ridiculous stewardship, what hope is there? I criticise Corrie because I love the show deeply. I believe in Coronation Street and want to see it as its best, not the weak imposter it's now become. |
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I find it hilarious that people moaned about Blackburn's time on Corrie being too slow, now your moaning about it being too fast under Oates...
Does ANYTHING please some of you lot on here? Seriously? I've never moaned about Blackburn. |
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I find it hilarious that people moaned about Blackburn's time on Corrie being too slow, now your moaning about it being too fast under Oates...
Does ANYTHING please some of you lot on here? Seriously? Oates needs time to develop her own storyline arcs and for these to appear fully on screen. I wouldn't be too quick to judge the stuff going out right now as I think we are in crossover. As has been demonstrated by Emmerdale, Oates is capable of much better. |
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I find it hilarious that people moaned about Blackburn's time on Corrie being too slow, now your moaning about it being too fast under Oates...
Does ANYTHING please some of you lot on here? Seriously? |
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I was thinking this when Rana had that weird scene at the doctors. She seemed to grab a few boxes of medication? I hope this won't be a sudden and out of the blue addiction storyline that will be quickly forgotten along with Carla's gambling addiction and David's Epilepsy when it's no longer needed.
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Who? What Where?
I've never moaned about Blackburn. |
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It apparently pleases you that people moan. You even find it hilarious. If you're so happy why would you waste your time asking questions, and seriously, why would you want to change the formula that keeps you so entertained.
Sorry, I was being sarcastic. By "hilarious" I actually meant vaguely annoying. Not that it effects me, it's just rather silly, all these comments from people who seem determined to find an excuse to despise the shows they claim to be fans of. |
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Sorry, I was being sarcastic. By "hilarious" I actually meant vaguely annoying. Not that it effects me, it's just rather silly, all these comments from people who seem determined to find an excuse to despise the shows they claim to be fans of.
That's the problem, it's slipped down so much over the past few years. There's nothing wrong with people who care about the show wishing for it to improve and being disappointed when it doesn't happen. I agree with KornerKabin, the storylines are pretty pointless if they'll only last for a few weeks and nothing significant will come out of it. Ken's stroke was just a reason to assemble the Barlows. As soon as they all arrive, he has a miraculous recovery with the only problem being his gruff voice. We didn't even get to see the Barlows struggle to care for him at home. The Caz storyline was pretty unbelievable in the amount of plot holes it had, now it's all done and dusted and its purpose was only to bring Maria and Aiden closer together. It's not anything new either. Blackburn was the same, as soon as Steve's depression came to light, he had one counseling session, a vague mention of tablets and now everything's all sorted. Izzy's debilitating chronic pain? She goes to prison and no mention of it again. These issues seem to just flit in and out of the characters' lives and it doesn't affect them in the long term at all. It all just gets brushed aside like it's nothing. |
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I haven't been enjoying Corrie since early 2011 to be precise - long before Blackburn came. If it's any consolation to you, I did switch off for a period between 2011 and 2013.
As many on here know, however, I am a huge, huge fan of the show and have a broad and meticulous knowledge of its history. I know what the show is capable of and want to see that again. I am a loyal supporter of Coronation Street and what it needs right now is as much criticism as possible from viewers. It is not the show that it used to be and it's certainly not the show that I know it could be. Without people calling the production team out on their stupid storylines, bad casting and generally ridiculous stewardship, what hope is there? I criticise Corrie because I love the show deeply. I believe in Coronation Street and want to see it as its best, not the weak imposter it's now become. Quote:
I was thinking this when Rana had that weird scene at the doctors. She seemed to grab a few boxes of medication? I hope this won't be a sudden and out of the blue addiction storyline that will be quickly forgotten along with Carla's gambling addiction and David's Epilepsy when it's no longer needed.
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Sorry, I was being sarcastic. By "hilarious" I actually meant vaguely annoying. Not that it effects me, it's just rather silly, all these comments from people who seem determined to find an excuse to despise the shows they claim to be fans of.
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I was thinking this when Rana had that weird scene at the doctors. She seemed to grab a few boxes of medication? I hope this won't be a sudden and out of the blue addiction storyline that will be quickly forgotten along with Carla's gambling addiction and David's Epilepsy when it's no longer needed.
Earlier in the show she kind of turned her nose up at the suggestion of having children for Yazmeen to fuss over. Next thing she's in the surgery grabbing boxes of pills. |
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What I don't understand is that a lot of people seem to have disliked Corrie since Blackburn came (which was nearly four years ago). If you haven't been enjoying it for so long, why watch?
That's the problem, it's slipped down so much over the past few years. There's nothing wrong with people who care about the show wishing for it to improve and being disappointed when it doesn't happen.