Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - IV

[livden]

Ha ha...that article does make him sound a bit full of himself, although the programme would have probably been edited to his disadvantage to get people talking. It doesn't make any difference to my liking for the character either way.

I agree that it's possible it was badly edited. Also.. it's The Sun, rubbish paper. I'm sorry, but I still like Daniel. Even by the off chance he is a bit full of himself (what actors aren't though). He seems sweet on twitter and he supports many charities, so being a bit full of himself is hardly the worse thing in the world.

[Dazzle]

I agree that it's possible it was badly edited. Also.. it's The Sun, rubbish paper. I'm sorry, but I still like Daniel. Even by the off chance he is a bit full of himself (what actors aren't though). He seems sweet on twitter and he supports many charities, so being a bit full of himself is hardly the worse thing in the world.

Yes, I've heard that he does a lot for charity and that he's a nice guy so, like you, I have my doubts he's as full of himself as that article makes him sound. It could just be that he was astonished someone can live in this country and not be aware of Coronation Street. We shouldn't let one article in a tabloid change our perception of him.

[Perdita]

Yes, I've heard that he does a lot for charity and that he's a nice guy so, like you, I have my doubts he's as full of himself as that article makes him sound. It could just be that he was astonished someone can live in this country and not be aware of Coronation Street. We shouldn't let one article in a tabloid change our perception of him.

To be honest, I too would be astonished to find somebody living in the UK not being aware of Corrie ...I don´t epect everyone to have seen any of it but surely the newspapers and magazine feature lots of storylines/gossip about the actors ??? Excluding infants and toddlers of course

[livden]

Homophobic people make me sick. There is no way in hell those kisses would get the same amount of complaints if the characters were straight smh.

[lizann]

clayton 15 really thought he was more older

[swmc66]

A lof of them brag about being in corrie. The woman who played Sunita character rang a shop where my cousin worked and said she was sunita from corrie before making her list of demands. But maybe certain people are being targeted in the newspapers lately. I don't believe most of what i read anyway.

[parkerman]

But maybe certain people are being targeted in the newspapers lately. I don't believe most of what i read anyway.

Especially The Sun!!!

[Dazzle]

I was disappointed in Monday's episodes. I've felt there's been an improvement in quality recently, so I was expecting a lot from Kylie's funeral. I thought I'd be in bits but it fell completely flat for me. I think having Max give the eulogy was a big mistake as it left me completely unmoved.

Community scenes in the Rovers at times of crisis are usually high points but I also found them hollow. No one apart from David appears to feel any deep grief or shock at the murder of a well known and liked young woman.

I did enjoy the Sarah/Todd/David confrontation scenes but I was left wanting more so hopefully they'll continue on Wednesday.

Coincidence of the week: Sean happening upon a very fleeting caress between Billy and Todd that could have been entirely innocent and reading a long-running affair into it.

[livden]

I was disappointed in Monday's episodes. I've felt there's been an improvement in quality recently, so I was expecting a lot from Kylie's funeral. I thought I'd be in bits but it fell completely flat for me. I think having Max give the eulogy was a big mistake as it left me completely unmoved.

Community scenes in the Rovers at times of crisis are usually high points but I also found them hollow. No one apart from David appears to feel any deep grief or shock at the murder of a well known and liked young woman.

I did enjoy the Sarah/Todd/David confrontation scenes but I was left wanting more so hopefully they'll continue on Wednesday.

Coincidence of the week: Sean happening upon a very fleeting caress between Billy and Todd that could have been entirely innocent and reading a long-running affair into it.

That last part, yep. I really don't get how he knew they were having an affair from that? The scenes were not effective and fell flat to me. If they were seen (or heard) making out, or heck, just them talking about their relationship and Sean overhearing I'd understand. But this? I expected so much more from these scenes. After the spoiler pic I'd been looking forward to it for weeks. Their being affectionate is what I like most about them. They teased this scene for weeks and it barely lasted two seconds. I understand it was Kylie's funeral but I feel like they could have had the scene lasting for a few seconds longer, it would have been more effective that way imo. It was just too short.

[Dazzle]

That last part, yep. I really don't get how he knew they were having an affair from that? The scenes were not effective and fell flat to me. If they were seen (or heard) making out, or heck, just them talking about their relationship and Sean overhearing I'd understand. But this? I expected so much more from these scenes. After the spoiler pic I'd been looking forward to it for weeks. Their being affectionate is what I like most about them. They teased this scene for weeks and it barely lasted two seconds. I understand it was Kylie's funeral but I feel like they could have had the scene lasting for a few seconds longer, it would have been more effective that way imo. It was just too short.

I agree. I too was expecting more from that scene after seeing the spoiler pic.

I know what the Corrie team were trying to achieve, because it is possible to pick up on an intense relationship between two people from just a lingering look or touch, but there wasn't any lingering in that scene so it failed to convince.

One of the problems with filming five episodes a week is that everything is very hurried with little to no time for rehearsal or retakes, so a lot of nuance falls by the wayside. This will likely only be exacerbated when Corrie starts transmitting six episodes a week next year...