Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - IV

[tammyy2j]

There are plenty of other ways for him to have a story, such as for Izzy to have her own baby. Pity that ended so quickly. Also, he could help Kirsty.

You mean sanction Kirsty

I agree Corrie has a quite a wide array of comedic characters but some dont get used enough for my liking while other useless dumb characters get used way too much

[Perdita]

sanction or section?

[tammyy2j]

sanction or section?

I think I meant section

[tammyy2j]

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[flappinfanny]

Eastenders promotes gloom doom and misery - to the exception of almost everything else, except immorality, and couldn't do comedy to save it's life. One of the reasons that Corrie is generally a much better watch than Eastenders is that they employ good character actors, rather than people who are just good at playing themselves, and many of those actors have fine comedic talents (eg those who play Roy, Hayley, Mary, Norris, Steve McDonald etc etc). Very occasionally you get someone in Eastenders who can do comedy (like the girl who plays Kim), but since the writers think slapstick is the only form of comedy, laughs for the viewer occur about once every 2 years - if we're lucky. Eastenders is on a mission to swiftly eliminate the feelgood factor in the UK that the Olympics built up so successfully!

imo i think you are way off the mark. i watch both ee and cs in equal measure and have watched ee since it began in feb 85. i have never bought into the myth that ee is all doom and gloom. this is usually said by viewers who i describe as 'dippers' who watch from time to time, mainly corrie viewers killing half an hour before the 8:30pm showing!

ee has a good mix of characters who provide lighter moments, such as denise, kim, zaniab, patrick. alfie, cora and dot, i could go on. the humour in ee is different to the humour in corrie.

if anything the humour in corrie is more slapstick, end of the pier/panto ish. that isnt a critiscism, because it works well for that type of continuing drama and for its audience. i do however think the writing in corrie is a little lazy. mary is a great addition to the street.

with reference to destroying the feel good factor and the olympics, you will find it will have nothing to do with walford and e20, but more to do with the government and those blessed mps.

if you want a continuing drama that provides the perfect balance of dark and light then you have the archers on radio 4 and emmerdale on itv1.

[alan45]

imo i think you are way off the mark. i watch both ee and cs in equal measure and have watched ee since it began in feb 85. i have never bought into the myth that ee is all doom and gloom. this is usually said by viewers who i describe as 'dippers' who watch from time to time, mainly corrie viewers killing half an hour before the 8:30pm showing!

ee has a good mix of characters who provide lighter moments, such as denise, kim, zaniab, patrick. alfie, cora and dot, i could go on. the humour in ee is different to the humour in corrie.

if anything the humour in corrie is more slapstick, end of the pier/panto ish. that isnt a critiscism, because it works well for that type of continuing drama and for its audience. i do however think the writing in corrie is a little lazy. mary is a great addition to the street.

with reference to destroying the feel good factor and the olympics, you will find it will have nothing to do with walford and e20, but more to do with the government and those blessed mps.

if you want a continuing drama that provides the perfect balance of dark and light then you have the archers on radio 4 and emmerdale on itv1.

When EE does comedy its usually unintentional. We have had the infamous cardboard funfair, dirty den getting shot by a bunch of flowers, the ressuerection of Den, Kidneygate, Walford United, bigger villains than the Krays and of course the daft PC scripts dreamt up in some wine bar at lunchtime by the luvvies over a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc courtesy of the Telly Tax

[alan45]

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[tammyy2j]

When EE does comedy its usually unintentional. We have had the infamous cardboard funfair, dirty den getting shot by a bunch of flowers, the ressuerection of Den, Kidneygate, Walford United, bigger villains than the Krays and of course the daft PC scripts dreamt up in some wine bar at lunchtime by the luvvies over a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc courtesy of the Telly Tax

Surely Corrie is guilty of this also from time to time

Remember Tracey Barlow released from prison for murder that was daft

Also what was Kidneygate in EE?

[sarah c]

Also what was Kidneygate in EE?

The asian family with the father who was an elvis fanatic?

one son needing a transplant and finding out his best friend was his half brother - or something? I cant even remember their name they were so boring??!!

[sarah c]

Also what was Kidneygate in EE?

The asian family with the father who was an elvis fanatic?

one son needing a transplant and finding out his best friend was his half brother - or something? I cant even remember their name they were so boring??!!