DS Forums

 
 

Corrie: new boy Darryl and Vernon on a high!!!!!!


Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 15-03-2007, 18:57
Danny Parker
Banned User
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: The Kabin
Posts: 263

'Coronation Street' is set to air their most graffic drugs scene ever - with two of the soap's characters smoking cannabis.

Viewers will see Rovers worker Vernon Tomlin and teenage tearaway Darryl Morton puffing away on joints - and show producers are bracing themselves for the backlash.

A source told Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper: "We've tackled controversial issues before but showing drugs being used was not a decision made lightly and was taken to the highest level. We know some viewers will be offended."

Street newcomer Darryl - played by Jonathan Dixon - will be caught by his twin sister Mel as he smokes the secret spliff in a backyard with Vernon.

Angry Mel tells the men they are "pathetic", in the scene that is due to be aired in April.

Executive producer Kieran Roberts said: "Not all stories are to the taste of all our viewers. But the vast majority of the time we get it right.

"We do not set out to shock and sensationalise. We're long for interesting stories and characters. I'm very proud of how we tell stories and the care with which we construct characters, relationships and incidents."

OMG!!!!!!!!
Danny Parker is offline   Reply With Quote
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
Old 15-03-2007, 18:59
Me!
Banned User
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: The Queen Victoria
Posts: 842
Omg!
I hate Veron so hopefully this could see the end of him!
Backlash always lead to axings-well sometimes!
Me! is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-2007, 19:00
I ♥ Brodie
Banned User
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 428
There shouldn't be any complaints except from maybe the do gooders. I mean come on! smoking a bit of grass is hardly ''graphic'' Still the media seem to think of Corrie as being in the dark ages.

I can't remember there being any fuss when Janine Butcher snorted coke off Terry's table then had sex with her dealer to pay for it.

Last edited by I ♥ Brodie : 15-03-2007 at 19:06.
I ♥ Brodie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-2007, 19:16
Danny Parker
Banned User
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: The Kabin
Posts: 263
modern day is sadly like this so they had to tackle it someday
Danny Parker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-2007, 19:23
ZoeMcCallister
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 7,664
As long as its acted well it should be good-looking forward to Liz's reactions!
ZoeMcCallister is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-2007, 19:28
Danny Parker
Banned User
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: The Kabin
Posts: 263
I agree, Liz wont keep Vile Vernon after this!
she should go with the newton and ridley man
Danny Parker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-2007, 19:38
cooldude101
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 57
i agree, nothin wrong with showin someone smokin dope, its part of everyday life for a lot of people, it even seems tame in comparrison to pretedning to be a victom of domestic abuse then murdering ur boyfriend, shaggin ur mum etc...plus the world wud be a better place if every1 had a spliff everynow n then to chill them sevles out
cooldude101 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-2007, 19:40
Danny Parker
Banned User
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: The Kabin
Posts: 263
hey I dont agree with the stuff unless its for medicinal purposes
Danny Parker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-2007, 19:42
locaputa
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: dark side of the moon
Posts: 788
Smoking cannabis is neither shocking nor a bad thing. It's actually very useful medicinally and recreationally. This is not the first time Corrie's done this. I loved when Jack, Vera, Rita, and Norris were high on the brownies.
locaputa is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-2007, 19:44
passion-fruit
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: cork ireland
Posts: 146
Originally Posted by locaputa
Smoking cannabis is neither shocking nor a bad thing. It's actually very useful medicinally and recreationally. This is not the first time Corrie's done this. I loved when Jack, Vera, Rita, and Norris were high on the brownies.
LOL, that episode was hillarious!!!
passion-fruit is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-2007, 19:44
Danny Parker
Banned User
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: The Kabin
Posts: 263
lol that was brilliant, the stuff isnt good for you, I know a few people from my school who are a critical condition in hospital for using drugs!
Danny Parker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-2007, 19:50
cooldude101
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 57
thats why its all good, as long as its done in moderation .....
cooldude101 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-2007, 19:50
locaputa
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: dark side of the moon
Posts: 788
Originally Posted by Danny Parker
lol that was brilliant, the stuff isnt good for you, I know a few people from my school who are a critical condition in hospital for using drugs!
You can not overdose from cannabis, the worst thing that can happen is that you fall asleep. Maybe it was another drug and maybe they abused it. Moderation is the key.
locaputa is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-2007, 19:51
KaliMist
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Scotland
Posts: 7,117
I hated Vernon when he first came into Corrie, but I love him now! He has made me laugh in every scene he has been in.

I don't find this storyline shocking at all.... if he started shooting up heroin then that is taking it to far, but a little Tetra smoking isn't so bad in my opinion... I'm sure we have all done it or at the least saw someone smoking it, so it is true to life.
KaliMist is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-2007, 19:52
Danny Parker
Banned User
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: The Kabin
Posts: 263
it the own perons choice, if they wanna F*ck their minds up and become Schizos then it there own decision
Danny Parker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-2007, 20:19
cooldude101
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 57
havin the ocasional spliff aint going to **** your mind up and turn you into a schizo....
cooldude101 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-2007, 20:19
jwire1977
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 487
Has to be pretty high usage to mash the brain.
jwire1977 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-2007, 20:21
Danny Parker
Banned User
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: The Kabin
Posts: 263
I suppose, butI'll never go near the stuff
Danny Parker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-2007, 21:48
Vikki B
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 22
I have to agree with Danny Parker on this thread. Known a couple of people who didn't know what 'in moderation' meant.

Last edited by Vikki B : 15-03-2007 at 21:53.
Vikki B is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-2007, 21:51
alxne
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 461
Vernon is awesome and he'll make this great viewing. Less of the hate.
alxne is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-2007, 21:58
Danny Parker
Banned User
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: The Kabin
Posts: 263
Vernon is a lazy lazy lay about who has nothing better to do than smoke weed
Danny Parker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-2007, 21:59
pinky2006
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 10,106
I like Vernon, always have but even more so now. I like his scenes with Steve

I know cannabis and tobacco are two different things but to be honest, watching someone smoke cannabis is not a lot different to watching someone smoking a cigarette.
pinky2006 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-2007, 22:00
grey
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Bury by the Irwell
Posts: 1,845
Vernon: bad character, bad actor, not funny, not serious, not anything.
Drugs: Any drug is a potential killer. I smoked for 10 years and gave up 30 years ago: still waiting for the big C. My adice keep away.
grey is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-2007, 22:01
Danny Parker
Banned User
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: The Kabin
Posts: 263
I used to like Vernon but not now
Danny Parker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-03-2007, 22:17
Butters
Banned User
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 3,109
Well they show murder, adultery, prostitution etc so why not this?
Butters is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply




 
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 14:09.