tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post2649180056422926558..comments2024-03-28T14:22:54.579+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: Liz and Deirdre - Sisters are doin' It for themselvesGlenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-26079868689468952152015-07-17T15:11:21.707+01:002015-07-17T15:11:21.707+01:00Thanks everyone for the supportive response and co...Thanks everyone for the supportive response and condolences!<br /><br />-ELKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-76733128996378489442015-07-17T07:41:54.798+01:002015-07-17T07:41:54.798+01:00A great an insightful post, ELK, hope to see more ...A great an insightful post, ELK, hope to see more of your posts on here. And I'm so sorry to hear of your sad loss, too. Like you I watch Corrie for the sense of community, the interactions, the characters - which as Zagg says, suffer from bad writing, bad acting, bad archiving - I can't tell you how much that upsets me! <br /><br />Corrierules - love that quote!<br /><br />And yes, I Dolly Tubbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-2058946557445158452015-07-17T02:13:35.938+01:002015-07-17T02:13:35.938+01:00Thanks for this post ELK, very well done. And to q...Thanks for this post ELK, very well done. And to quote Russell Harty "There was life before Coronation Street, but it didn't add up to much."corrieruleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06227665558502136192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-13416542142351991902015-07-16T21:07:38.144+01:002015-07-16T21:07:38.144+01:00Your blog is brilliant ELK and makes for very inte...Your blog is brilliant ELK and makes for very interesting reading. I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your parent and hope you are coping okay.<br /><br />The wonderful thing about this site is that yes, we can bare our feelings on the subject and support each other respectfully in doing so, whether blogging or commenting, and whether we agree or disagree. I too appreciate this element ofEmma Hyneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295533615251275765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-77757857702297094682015-07-16T20:51:35.588+01:002015-07-16T20:51:35.588+01:00Hey catman, thanks for commenting. I'm the wri...Hey catman, thanks for commenting. I'm the writer of this blog, also a single mother and someone who lost a parent recently. In that way, I identify with both Deirdre and Tracy. I watch Coronation Street as a way to connect to a sense of community. It's not an academic exercise for me. I appreciate when other people on this site bare their feelings and I feel privileged to participate in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-14396884034291323202015-07-16T20:11:48.379+01:002015-07-16T20:11:48.379+01:00Me thinks that the writer may have watched/studied...Me thinks that the writer may have watched/studied one too many episodes at the expense of a real existence. Can't fault the scholarly analysis. Well done, but get out more often.Catmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10642971929141017577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-58295178191626541042015-07-16T17:57:40.919+01:002015-07-16T17:57:40.919+01:00An excellent analysis of some underlying and unive...An excellent analysis of some underlying and universal truths found in Corrie. Well done, Flaming Nora, and thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-54983631089577053882015-07-16T17:21:20.835+01:002015-07-16T17:21:20.835+01:00That was a really good post. It was nice to rememb...That was a really good post. It was nice to remember that scene with Liz and Dierdre. This show sure isn't what it once was. We used to get great scenes like this. Now we get a badly dressed Callum trying to act threatening and failing miserably. Or snarky Sarah still acting like a 14 year old. Or Bethany rolling her eyes as if it was dramatic flair. So, I guess it is a combination of bad Zaggnoreply@blogger.com