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Old 03-01-2006, 02:59
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According to The Daily Star today Corrie's Samia Smith who plays Maria will quit the ITV soap for 'love'.

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Whether it's true or not..
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Old 03-01-2006, 03:16
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Thanks for this. I hope its true, to be honest one of the problems with the street is too many youngsters, making it a mish mash of characters and no proper focus. Maria is now in the Candice category of simpleton characters that are easily lost.

No biggie.
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Old 03-01-2006, 03:18
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I can't even remember the last time she was on-screen and I won't be sorry to see her go, she's hardly an important character is she?
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Old 03-01-2006, 03:26
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I must say i didnt mind her, but i will not be to bothered about her leaving, and i dont see why it has made 'headline' of a newspaper.

Good luck to her though.
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Old 03-01-2006, 03:28
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Actually when I say there are too many younger characters, I take that back. There are too many adhoc characters who happen to be young and are not tied into a main family. Like Maria, Sean, whatsherface barmaid. These characters need pruneing.
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Old 03-01-2006, 03:30
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Actually when I say there are too many younger characters, I take that back. There are too many adhoc characters who happen to be young and are not tied into a main family. Like Maria, Sean, whatsherface barmaid. These characters need pruneing.
Voilet.. Is that who you mean?
I dont like Corrie's big cast list and think that Candice leaving was for the better. There are alot of younger people which i dont mind. As long as they get decent storylines with the charcater. I think Corrie brings them in for a story they have in mind and than just forgets about them and leaves them in the show just giving lines and being involved in other peoples storylines.
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Old 03-01-2006, 03:37
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Some youngersters I love like Rosie and Sophie, Craig, the Platts, but looseing Sunita to gain Amber is a bad sign. Did they not see what happened to Enders when LB focused on all those teenagers.

Gosh we are all up late or early
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Old 03-01-2006, 03:40
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Gosh we are all up late or early
I am every night!

I dont see how you can like Craig as he is such a unbelievable charcater and no teenager would act the way he has since two members of his family have dies and his mum is in prision. Yet he still cared about wearing padlocks around his neck and nail varnish after those events! I think he would still be greiving now. Although i know in a soap they only grieve for 1 week and than forget about it.
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Old 03-01-2006, 03:42
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There are far too many side characters in Corrie who just fill up screentime, people like Diggory etc and is his daughter still around? I've not seen her for ages, infact I've not seen Diggory for a while either come to think of it.
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Old 03-01-2006, 03:48
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Diggory needs to go but I fear with Fred leaveing they need their tokenistic looser in love fat man, so they may keep him. But his daughter is vile. Why do they need all these surplus people. Carol is also doing my head in, does anyone care if she drinks herself to death? Not I.

Plus that ridiculous artist woman.

For the first time in years I actually watch Eastenders before Corrie. I still think the writing is the best but the characters and plotlines just seem tired.
I know they will sort it out but they really do need some lovable characters.

But the new producers decision to keep Janice doesnt give me hope.
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Old 03-01-2006, 03:51
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I have a feeling all these characters are there because of the 5 nights a week schedule but the problem is these characters aren't being developed atall.

I also don't know why they need 70 odd people to do 5 episodes a week, EastEnders only has one episode less and there's only around 30-40 people in their cast.
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Old 03-01-2006, 03:54
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Originally Posted by Pansiks
I have a feeling all these characters are there because of the 5 nights a week schedule but the problem is these characters aren't being developed atall.

I also don't know why they need 70 odd people to do 5 episodes a week, EastEnders only has one episode less and there's only around 30-40 people in their cast.
Emmerdale has the same cast members around EastEnders and it's going out 6 nights a week. Corrie are really boring me with comedy charaters, such as Digory, Molly, Plus they are bringing back Fred's bride!
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Old 03-01-2006, 03:57
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Originally Posted by IntoSoap
Emmerdale has the same cast members around EastEnders and it's going out 6 nights a week. Corrie are really boring me with comedy charaters, such as Digory, Molly, Plus they are bringing back Fred's bride!
I really don't know why they're bringing Orchid back, I mean would she really be in love with Fred? It was one storyline last year a one off and now she's coming back again. According to DS there's going to be a love triangle with Fred, Bev and Orchid, oh joy!

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Old 03-01-2006, 04:27
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I really don't know why they're bringing Orchid back, I mean would she really be in love with Fred? It was one storyline last a year a one off and now she's coming back again. According to DS there's going to be a love triangle with Fred, Bev and Orchid, oh joy!
lol! I know what you mean. I cant understand why they are bringing her back. She wasnt even THAT funny!
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Old 03-01-2006, 07:01
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Originally Posted by Pansiks
I can't even remember the last time she was on-screen and I won't be sorry to see her go, she's hardly an important character is she?
The last time she appeared was Sunday 27 November, but you're right, she's hardly been over-used or given any big storylines over the past year.
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Old 03-01-2006, 08:24
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In the paper it says Samia said on New years eve 'Im quitting'
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Old 03-01-2006, 09:59
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Can't say I'm surprised. A good looker but no great loss to Corrie
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Old 03-01-2006, 10:08
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Good. She was on my axe list. I don't really like any of her stories she does, she never seems around and she's only there for her looks I feel. At least this way we might see the character do something before she goes.
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Old 03-01-2006, 10:39
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Originally Posted by IntoSoap
According to The Daily Star today Corrie's Samia Smith who plays Maria will quit the ITV soap for 'love'.

No links avalible for full story at the moment.
Daily Star front page

Whether it's true or not..
I'm always amused by the quote leaving 'for love' She doesn't need to be not working at Corrie to get pregnant, she does that in her own time anyway! It could be a year before she's at the leaving time cos of pregnancy stage, as well.

So as with all these stories made up from probably a remark made to someone and passed on to a paper from a 'friend', - if it exists at all - I'll believe it when it happens.

She gets paid a lot of money for the little she does on Corrie, hope her new hubby earns enough to cover her wages as well, if she leaves!
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Old 03-01-2006, 10:42
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Originally Posted by IntoSoap
In the paper it says Samia said on New years eve 'Im quitting'
Wonder if she actually said, 'If I get pregnant this year I might leave'
Not quite the same thing.
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Old 03-01-2006, 10:43
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Originally Posted by Flukie
Wonder if she actually said, 'If I get pregnant this year I might leave'
Not quite the same thing.
I know.
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Old 03-01-2006, 11:22
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I hope she stays, I like Maria, if she goes there won't be any girls on the street of that age other than Sarah!
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Old 03-01-2006, 11:44
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I hope she stays too. It's a shame that she is so under-used because when she does get storylines she always acts them really well.
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Old 03-01-2006, 12:05
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Originally Posted by IntoSoap
In the paper it says Samia said on New years eve 'Im quitting'
Then why did she sign a years contract in November?! She knew she was getting married, she knew she wanted 'lots and lots of babies as soon as possible', so why?
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Old 03-01-2006, 12:09
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Not as if she does much anyway does she.
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