Printable View
I watch Corro because it's just so funny! The embarrassing idiots make me smile. One of the other things that made me smile was that after Freddie's "two left feet" dancing accident with Norris a few days ago, last night we had:
Tyrone: You could always stop at ours for a bit if you like.
Freddie: I'll be fine.
Tyrone: Just for a week until you find your feet.
Does no one else spot these gems, or do I need to get out more?
edit: double post
When you use the Go Advanced option for posting it only posts once :)Quote:
Originally Posted by RogerOver
Okey kokey, thanks. I'm doing that now, I'll try and remember in the future too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
I did contact the webmaster, who just said it was a known bug in the system, but didn't mention about the Go Advanced option.
:wall:Steve Macdonald is still a very credible actor. He has just been allowed to get away with this buffoonery and face pulling by the director who has allowed him to overact. It is the directors job to monitor the acting and the same goes for Gail. She has been allowed to do her village idiot act for too long and gets away with it. Director -DO YOUR JOB. Plus I might add, the scriptwriters for writing such pathetic storylines such as this football stuff. Why ?
It maybe Steve's way of protesting . Who knows? I have heard that some of the cast are not at all happy with the way their characters are written.
No you don't need to get out more! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by RogerOver
I must admit I missed the joke you mentioned above but I do notice many funny quips in Corrie still. I'm a big fan of them - it's poorly acted slapstick that I find cringeworthy.
Yes I agree that Simon Gregson (and Helen Worth of course) can act when he puts his mind to it. Steve wouldn't have been a long time favourite of mine otherwise, and he proved he's still capable in the depression storyline.Quote:
Originally Posted by LouiseP
I don't know why but multiple producers and directors have allowed Steve's clown act and face pulling to become his defining characteristic over the past few years. :wall:
Yes, I got the joke. I was just surprised that no-one on screen seemed to get it . It just passed over their heads. Maybe it was not meant to be a joke, I thought..Quote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
Yes, I got the joke. I was just surprised that no-one on screen seemed to get it . It just passed over their heads. Maybe it was not meant to be a joke, I thought..Quote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
Oh, come on! There are loads of times when I've seen jokes done deadpan - it's absolultely superb when that happens!
This is my favourite of all time, even though it's not from Corro, but Eastenders twenty years ago:
Lou Beale was in hospital with some minor complaint or other. Her grandson Mark, in his teens was visiting her. Grandma was worried if her cat was being looked after properly by her grandson. He assured her he was doing a good job, but did ask why it was called "Mandu", to which grandma replied that it was, "named after that place in the Far East." The line was delivered deadpan, and immediately cut to the next scene.
I was rolling on the floor at this.
The next day at work I mentioned the episode to some soap-opera addicts. No one had noticed the Kathmandu joke, or even understood it
I noticed it started not long after Fred Elliott died/left.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
Yes, I know that! I didn't mean that jokes were never made dead pan . What I meant was that if they are delivered dead pan usually they get a laugh from the listeners or a snort or a groan . There was nothing from the others.Quote:
Originally Posted by RogerOver
I remember the Kathmandu joke too ! I don't watch Eastenders now but remember that with Lou Beale.Quote:
Originally Posted by RogerOver
Cat Mandu! :rotfl:
Many (if not most) of the witty comments made go unnoticed by others in the scene.Quote:
Originally Posted by LouiseP
what is david planning, only storyline interesting me
cant muster any care and sympathy for michelle/steve/leanne and again faye and new lad storyline with screeching anna, maybe put on her pill
what is david planning, only storyline interesting me
cant muster any care and sympathy for michelle/steve/leanne and again faye and new lad storyline with screeching anna, maybe put on her pill
Exactly Faye hardly wants to go through that again herself. What's with Leanne always holding and stroking her stomach? Is that so we remember she is pregnant?
I was just waiting when is anyone going to mention Amy? Would be first one in my mind as a parent, the child I already have.. And what does Steve mean he doesn't take the test??! Idiot!
Screeching Anna is painful to watch.. How did she ever manage to adopt Faye? She should be living with Sally &Tim...
I was just waiting when is anyone going to mention Amy? Would be first one in my mind as a parent, the child I already have.. And what does Steve mean he doesn't take the test??! Idiot!
Screeching Anna is painful to watch.. How did she ever manage to adopt Faye? She should be living with Sally &Tim...
yes steve should be talking to tracy about amy
Kym's acting as Michelle is just as bad as Samia as Maria
None of them have had complications from birth.
Actually I thought Michelle's acting was ok last night. I could feel her torment.Quote:
Originally Posted by tammyy2j
The news must have come as a shock but it is only a possibility at this moment in time. The first thing I would have done is make an appointment with the doctor, which on Corrie is usually possible within a couple of hours and get expert opinion on what it could mean and get tests done asap.
steve should get the test and inform tracy and amy
The first thought I would have imagined to come into Steve's mind is ' Oh well, Amy is fine so maybe I'm ok' ! But it took his mum to remember Amy at all!!! Not very realistic in my opinion..
The news would have come as a shock and we all react differently, especially as Steve is under so much pressure keeping a pregnancy secret from his wife and he had difficulties telling his wife about the possible illness. He is always running around like a headless chicken so for Steve it is realistic :pQuote:
Originally Posted by mariba
I wonder what David was planning to do at the courthouse?
Anna screeching six inches from Faye's face was painful to watch. I can understand her anger - especially given Faye's already had one accidental pregnancy - but the aggression with which she expresses it is horrible. :angry:
I agree that it was unrealistic - even for Steve - for him not to consider Amy immediately upon hearing Jim's news. He's always been a good and loving father to her and it's clear that she's a very important part of his life, so his thoughtlessness in this case seemed unnatural to me.
It appears the Sharif adultery storyline has been completely edited out. It was one of the major stories until a couple of weeks ago and has now disappeared. I've seen Corrie fans elsewhere suggest that the awful Steve/Tim/footballer storyline last week was a rush job to fill in the gaps left by by cutting it - which would certainly explain a lot! I feel a bit guilty about the harshness of my criticism of it now. :o
When you think there may be something wrong with you it's sometimes hard to confront it head on.
I would have agreed with that, but in this situation it seeems that everyone and his dog already knows about Steve's problem, making it more difficult to ignore. If only Steve was aware of his predicament, then yes, he could try to shut it out of his mind and do nothing.Quote:
Originally Posted by swmc66
Anna screaming in the face of her teenage foster kid was awful, Faye needs to get away from that women, Tim needs to step up before Anna does something worse to the kid.
Steves is becoming a sick joke now, which is a shame, Steve was always when you dig deep a good guy, this new Steve is just a selfish tool. But then him sleeping with Leane never made any sense, he didnt pull her drunkenly in the pub he just popped round to hers and ....she wasnt drunk either?????????
Yeah as I read above, I see why we had this naff footballer story line, poor Kev Steve and Tim, I suspect they were pulled in on their day off to film this dross :ninja: Ah well if it gets an alleged racist off our TV im all for it.
If Steve was anything normal, he would have got the test done quietly before going to say anything even to Michelle. But he's not, and this is soap so..
I find it staggering that Andy, Steve's twin, was an afterthought and hadn't been told at the same time. It was only Liz mentioning him after Steve had been told and Andy still had yet to be told. Strange.
Many people decide that they would rather not know whether they have inherited a condition or not, just because you think a normal person would do that doesn't mean that's how some else will see things. Steve is also well known for burying his head in the sand about things. It would however be a wise idea for anyone to at least make an appointment to see the doctor and get referred for genetic counselling, as at least then the decision can be discussed. Of course if in reality someone was in Steve's position you would expect them to think about the affect to their children but even if someone decided not to get tested it doesn't mean that the children can't get tested for the condition, so Tracy could get Amy tested if she wanted to as there is the chance she may have the condition. Of course Steve being tested would be easier as if it turned out he didn't have it there wouldn't be any need to test any of his children, but that would be up to Steve and would just hope that he would take into account the possible affect on his children.Quote:
Originally Posted by mariba
Steve did say to Liz that Jim had told him to tell Andy, which I think is highly inconsiderate of Jim to expect Steve to do that. It is hard enough for someone to take in the possibility that they may have any condition and then to have the responsibility to tell everyone else is a bit unfair. If I was Steve I don't think that telling my twin brother would be my first thought, it would be to try and get my head around the fact there's a possibility that I could have inherited a condition and then worry about the actual impact if you did turn out to have the condition on you and your loved ones.Quote:
Originally Posted by LouiseP
Certainly going to the doctor's would be a good idea to discuss the option of having a test. However you must be sure of your decision to want the test done before you make it as once you've got the test result you can't un-know it. For many people the decision to have the test would be an easy one but for many people it isn't, which is why I feel doing everything asap isn't always the best thing to do. There is no rush to know the result, neither Steve or Amy show any signs of the condition and there is still months till any of his unborn babies are born so in this instance I see know reason why that decision needs to be rushed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
The trouble in this case is that Steve hasn't been burying his head in the sand - at least not since he told Michelle (and shortly thereafter his mother). He'd been thinking about and discussing a serious genetic condition he might have inherited with several people, with apparently no thought given to how it might affect his daughter. For most people with kids, upon hearing devastating news their first thought is how it might affect their offspring. Given that Steve isn't portrayed as a selfish or negligent father his reaction just doesn't ring true.Quote:
Originally Posted by KiwiMonkey
Also, his outright refusal to even contemplate having the test only happened when Leanne and Nick got involved.
I certainly understand that many people upon hearing such devastating news wouldn't be able to face thinking about it for a good while (perhaps even not until there's no other choice), but Steve had already been through and out the other end of that stage before Liz mentioned Amy.
The health of your child is a major worry when pregnant. In my experience, the hormones rushing around my body put the safety of my unborn baby at the forefront of my mind for the whole nine months (and for some time after). So in Leanne and Michelle's shoes I'd also be desperate to know if there was a possibility of something serious being amiss.Quote:
Originally Posted by KiwiMonkey
I think in the interest of Amy it is most important to get a test done .. and I think it is better to get the result sooner rather than later as I don´t think I could live with the uncertainty of any result for too long .. get it over and done with, then deal with whatever rather than burying your head in the sand because you are scared of the result ..Quote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
We don't know that he wouldn't have told Tracy himself or that he hadn't thought of Amy at all, and even though I do agree that he probably only said no in that instant because Leanne and Nick were pushing him to get the test done we don't know that he would have on his own accord decided to have the test done. Even if he decided not to have the test it would not have done anything to the situation with Amy as there would be a chance that she would get it anyway and any doctor would take into account it being a possibility whether they knew Steve has it or not. Of course he would have to have told Tracy as it would be wrong for her not to know the risk to Amy but there's nothing that says for certainty that he wasn't going to, he probably wanted to make sure that he had his own head round it first, I certainly would want to make sure I understand the situation myself before letting my child know they could have this condition as how can you explain to a child if you can't even understand it enough yourself. Just because you start to tell a couple of people close to you does not mean that you have got your head anywhere near around it all. He shouldn't even consider not at least seeing a doctor about it as he can't get the information he needs without talking to someone who actually understands the condition. If I was in that position I would wait until I had seen the doctor and fully understand the situation before even thinking about telling barely anyone, at least then I could fully explain things myself. I still think he was burying his head in the sand to some extent, he wasn't ready at all when Leanne and Nick asked about the test to make up his mind on what he wanted, he was still partly in denial in my view and them forcing him has pushed him even more into denial.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle