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    Quote Originally Posted by Dazzle View Post
    I'm surprised at how witty it is. I was only six in 1976 and only caught it at my grandparents' house. I thought it was only for fuddy duddies! Maybe it's just that I'm also a fuddy duddy now...
    Humour was always one of Corries strengths
    and why people liked it.
    They did do dramatic stories but in an
    understated way which still caught your
    imagination and touched your emotions.

    There were some ( believable) villains
    and slightly OTT characters but most were
    everyday sort of people -but they were
    acted in a way that you cared about them.

    I understand the chase for ratings and
    the pressure but the differences between
    the soaps has become blurred - which imo
    - is a pity!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by maidmarian View Post
    I understand the chase for ratings and
    the pressure but the differences between
    the soaps has become blurred - which imo
    - is a pity!!
    It is indeed a pity. I think it was Corrie itself that started the trend for sensationalist storylines with the success of Richard Hillman (a story I hope I'll be able to catch up with in the future if the nice YouTube uploaders keep adding to the classic Corrie channel).

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    Somehow I don´t think any of the soaps will go back to how they used to be, there are brief moments of humour, yes, but I remember Bill Waddington, who played Percy Sugden leaving Corrie because he disapproved of the storylines as he thought too much bedhopping was becoming the norm. I appreciate that these days this would be considered old fashioned and while I appreciate that life is no longer the way it was 40 or 50 years ago, I wish more aspects of the old fashioned Corrie and Emmerdale etc would come back

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    Quote Originally Posted by Perdita View Post
    Somehow I don´t think any of the soaps will go back to how they used to be, there are brief moments of humour, yes, but I remember Bill Waddington, who played Percy Sugden leaving Corrie because he disapproved of the storylines as he thought too much bedhopping was becoming the norm. I appreciate that these days this would be considered old fashioned and while I appreciate that life is no longer the way it was 40 or 50 years ago, I wish more aspects of the old fashioned Corrie and Emmerdale etc would come back
    Yes - life does move on and standards
    change and it would be unrealistic
    to expect otherwise.And possibly boring!

    But Im sure they could reflect "modern"
    stories with a little more humour, better
    writing and acting( Im sure the only
    training some have had is watching the
    worst of Jeremy Kyle )and less repititious
    formulaic stories.

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    There are different standards of acting, only to be expected as some have had training, some have not but seem to have a natural talent and of course, I am sure it makes a difference to viewers whether they like a character or not to judge their acting skills
    I do wish though they would stop repeating storylines like Who Is The Daddy and the constant cheating by partners, especially if the excuse is they were upset and their partner was not there to give them a shoulder to cry on.
    Last edited by Perdita; 04-10-2015 at 21:18. Reason: Scared of spelling police :D

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dazzle View Post
    It is indeed a pity. I think it was Corrie itself that started the trend for sensationalist storylines with the success of Richard Hillman (a story I hope I'll be able to catch up with in the future if the nice YouTube uploaders keep adding to the classic Corrie channel).
    Firstly - thanks very much for posting the
    Classic "spoilers".

    The Richard Hillman story was sensational
    and I " enjoyed " it!!
    But It wasnt so shocking as earlier murders
    Brian Tilsley and especially.Ernie Bishop
    shot at close range in.Baldwins office -
    in a wages heist.!
    it was so unexpected that you couldn't
    believe it had happened!!

    But we cant reclaim the surprise element-
    too much has changed. Including the now
    ever- present producers.

    Alan Bradley was first real villain - played
    mind games with Rita to get at her money
    tried to murder her - but ended up under
    a tram himself. No comparison will be
    made between his acting and that of his
    fictional.daughter !!

    You may know the actors who played Ernie
    Bishop and the original Charlie Cotton(Dots
    husband) were brothers in real life!

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    Those storylines would have come as a surprise much more then as there were no spoilers then and while most of us like to know what will happen, I think we also like the suspense of Who Has Done It and such like

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    One thing that surprised me (though I don't know why it should!) was the number of actors appearing in the live episode who said they'd never done live acting before. I think it would be fairly safe to say that everyone who appeared in Corrie in the 60s, 70s and 80s had worked their way to Corrie from a start in live theatre. That's where you learn your trade.

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    I have been watching some clips/episodes from the noughties today as it goes.

    Now TV boxes are great, I don't even have to sit in front of a computer screen to watch them

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    maidmarian - I'm really looking forward to watching the stories you mention above. I've heard lots about them over the years of course, but never saw them myself. Mind you, "looking forward" isn't the right word to use when talking about potentially distressing stories such as Ernest being shot and Alan Bradley's treatment of Rita!

    Quote Originally Posted by Kim View Post
    Now TV boxes are great, I don't even have to sit in front of a computer screen to watch them
    I've got something similar. I much prefer viewing on my TV when possible as it's far more relaxing than watching a computer screen.
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