Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - IV

[parkerman]

I've got no complaints about it as such. I thought it was well done. I only noticed one small mistake I think when Sally missed a cue and there was a bit of a delay. Other than that I thought they did really well and it all came across well.

There were a couple of small questions. 1. How did Anna get back into her house? 2. What was all that about the blood transfusion for baby Jack? Unless Jack was a very rare blood group they wouldn't need to ask the father for a transfusion. It's not like a marrow transplant or a kidney transplant. There must be plenty of blood around at the hospital they could use!

My one big question though is why? What real difference was there having the episode live as opposed to recorded? My wife, who is an outright cynic, said it was to create the publicity, get a bigger audience so they could charge the advertisers more! Surely not!!!???

[Siobhan]

Alan.. I think it was just Claire character itself that annoyed me.. I couldn't stand her anytime she was on so maybe seen it live just annoyed me more.. BTW the coming back for the dead was a joke.

Dazzle, maybe you are right, i don't have a vested interest in the characters so maybe I didn't feel for them as much.. however, the bits of corrie I do tune into, I have to say I really do like the John character.. one of the better ones I have seen on the street in a long time.. I know most of the old characters anyway from watch years ago

[alan45]

On the subject of mistakes. I think the firmen were wering the wrong hats. The guy with the bog standard yellow hat was odering the guy with the Station Officers White hat about. White Hat man asked yellow hat man if it was ok to let Sally back into the building when it should have been the other way around. Where was Sallys safety hat that she was supposed to be wearing.

[alan45]

BTW the coming back for the dead was a joke.

I gathered that. Maybe she will do a Den Watts in a few years time

[Dazzle]

Where was Sallys safety hat that she was supposed to be wearing.

Yeah, I noticed that. They wouldn't have let her into the building without a safety hat, although, in truth, they probably wouldn't even have let her in the building in real life.

[Siobhan]

On the subject of mistakes. I think the firmen were wering the wrong hats. The guy with the bog standard yellow hat was odering the guy with the Station Officers White hat about. White Hat man asked yellow hat man if it was ok to let Sally back into the building when it should have been the other way around. Where was Sallys safety hat that she was supposed to be wearing.

didn't they tell her she could only go in with one?

[Siobhan]

My one big question though is why? What real difference was there having the episode live as opposed to recorded? My wife, who is an outright cynic, said it was to create the publicity, get a bigger audience so they could charge the advertisers more! Surely not!!!???

Your wife is right.(never forget that btw).. how many more tuned in for a live show?? how many no EE viewer tuned in to theirs.. I haven't watched corrie in years but I still tuned in to it..

[tammyy2j]

I doubt all the that episode was live and as it was live I thought there would be no breaks

[Siobhan]

I doubt all the that episode was live and as it was live I thought there would be no breaks

I guess they still get paid by advertisers and having a live show means more people watching so need for ads... Those ads people probably paid a fortune for that night

[alan45]

didn't they tell her she could only go in with one?

Yes. Bit of a boob by the continuity department