Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - IV

[GloriaW]

Steve MacDonalds expression is "the lights are on but nobody is at home", his voice is worse than listening to Paul O'Grady. He is no longer a believable character.

His wide eyed deer caught in the headlights look seems to be his usual expression. But i never did take him as very believable, he's so cartoonish and such a buffoon. I do think that his character works though if you just consider he's there for comic relief and not much more. He has a purpose in tht sense.

[GloriaW]

Steve MacDonalds expression is "the lights are on but nobody is at home", his voice is worse than listening to Paul O'Grady. He is no longer a believable character.

His wide eyed deer caught in the headlights look seems to be his usual expression. But i never did take him as very believable, he's so cartoonish and such a buffoon. I do think that his character works though if you just consider he's there for comic relief and not much more. He has a purpose in that sense.

[Dazzle]

His wide eyed deer caught in the headlights look seems to be his usual expression. But i never did take him as very believable, he's so cartoonish and such a buffoon. I do think that his character works though if you just consider he's there for comic relief and not much more. He has a purpose in that sense.

Steve has been one of my favourites since he was first in Corrie. I wish the writers would give me something to get his teeth into, which I know he's perfectly capable of, instead of just silly stuff. He probably acts like that because he's told to.

[GloriaW]

Steve has been one of my favourites since he was first in Corrie. I wish the writers would give me something to get his teeth into, which I know he's perfectly capable of, instead of just silly stuff. He probably acts like that because he's told to.

I can't really tell as he's done no other acting then Corrie. And has never won any significant awards. I do like him in the role, however. He's suited to it but I don't know that he's suited to much else. There are no indicators otherwise and he's been on the show since 1989. It may well be a case of type casting. In his private life he was suspended from Corrie for a year in the 90s for drug and alcohol problems. And more recently last year he reported his car had been stolen only to realize he had forgotten where he parked it. Typecasting?

[GloriaW]

Steve has been one of my favourites since he was first in Corrie. I wish the writers would give me something to get his teeth into, which I know he's perfectly capable of, instead of just silly stuff. He probably acts like that because he's told to.

I can't really tell as he's done no other acting then Corrie. And has never won any significant awards. I do like him in the role, however. He's suited to it but I don't know that he's suited to much else. There are no indicators otherwise and he's been on the show since 1989. It may well be a case of type casting. In his private life he was suspended from Corrie for a year in the 90s for drug and alcohol problems. And more recently last year he reported his car had been stolen only to realize he had forgotten where he parked it. Typecasting?

[Dazzle]

I can't really tell as he's done no other acting then Corrie. And has never won any significant awards. I do like him in the role, however. He's suited to it but I don't know that he's suited to much else. There are no indicators otherwise and he's been on the show since 1989. It may well be a case of type casting. In his private life he was suspended from Corrie for a year in the 90s for drug and alcohol problems. And more recently last year he reported his car had been stolen only to realize he had forgotten where he parked it. Typecasting?

I read you've only been watching our soaps for 10 years. The McDonalds first came into Corrie when Steve was about 18 and was a bit of a villain. He's done some quite reprehensible things over the years and even went to jail, if I remember correctly.

I always enjoyed watching him and thought he was full of charisma, which is why I still have such a soft spot for him. I agree his character is a bit useless at the moment, and has been for some years, but I think he's still capable of a charismatic performance if that was to be asked of him again. I hope it will be.

[sarah c]

I always remember young Steve as the naughty and young Andy as the goody twin?as youngster I mean?

[sarah c]

And now I've used youngsters in a sentence I sound like my nan!!!??

[Dazzle]

And now I've used youngsters in a sentence I sound like my nan!!!??

[GloriaW]

I read you've only been watching our soaps for 10 years. The McDonalds first came into Corrie when Steve was about 18 and was a bit of a villain. He's done some quite reprehensible things over the years and even went to jail, if I remember correctly.

I always enjoyed watching him and thought he was full of charisma, which is why I still have such a soft spot for him. I agree his character is a bit useless at the moment, and has been for some years, but I think he's still capable of a charismatic performance if that was to be asked of him again. I hope it will be.

He's charismatic for sure which I'm sure is why he's lasted so long. And perfectly suited to the character of Steve. I have no way of knowing what else he's capable of in terms of his acting ability as he's literally only played one character all his life on Corrie. (not a good sign) I do enjoy watching him though, especially his interaction with Lloyd. They're a good double act. I'd classify him as a competent comedic actor and I could imagine him doing comedic roles in general. He's got good comedic timing; something that's hard to learn and usually is just a gift. Will the Corrie writers ever give him a chance at more dramatic scenes? Questionable as they know he's a long standing successful commodity as is. I think if he had any dramatic aspriations by now he would have gotten something outside of the show to explore and stretch his acting muscles but that never happened.