tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post2083316590706753011..comments2024-03-18T16:00:58.322+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: Coronation Street: The Price is definitely not rightGlenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-39254423143625006072013-07-27T19:12:13.195+01:002013-07-27T19:12:13.195+01:00I agree. Stella's "confidence" is f...I agree. Stella's "confidence" is forced and feels like crappy acting. I fast forward through Stella scenes. Gloria is not charming or wise, certainly not Blanche! So disappointed Stella made it out of the fire. The writers should be ashamed hat they destroyed the Sunita well-crafted characterization on Stella's altar. It didn't work and was a huge waste. Please get aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-18426584132280379492013-04-15T17:02:15.067+01:002013-04-15T17:02:15.067+01:00Stella and GLoria and Karl have to go. I can't...Stella and GLoria and Karl have to go. I can't stand any of them and the storylines are getting ridiculous. The show gives no intelligence whatsoever to the faithful viewer. The goings on at Sunita's bedside are disgusting. As if anyone would behave the way Gloria, Stella and the police have done. The quality of writing on the show has deteriorated alarmingly. Gayle is a shrew....and bluegardeniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12636260447183679834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-75094576573770942102013-03-28T21:09:02.329+00:002013-03-28T21:09:02.329+00:00I have to admit at first i liked stella but as tim...I have to admit at first i liked stella but as times passed her lack of emotion has begun to grate. when the sunita karl thing happened dev was devastated while stella got over it overnight. I think its the characters lack of emotions that gets me like with her relationship with jason you can see his hearts in it where as for her it just seems like meh i got nothing better to do. another thing Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596102390556891726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-36412672673695224212013-03-01T16:49:18.902+00:002013-03-01T16:49:18.902+00:00Never liked Eva -- her bra size is bigger than her...Never liked Eva -- her bra size is bigger than her brains and she keeps harping about losing Nick -- she lost him all by herself without help. Other characters I dislike is Norris and his gutter mouth (he used to be funny...), Sean (oh woe is me because my boyfriend is straight now...), and evil Tracy (who just hates everybody). Corrie has lost its spark and I hate the "rehashed" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-77655618039587685952013-03-01T16:05:05.870+00:002013-03-01T16:05:05.870+00:00Barrie - I respect your opinion on this but I don&...<br />Barrie - I respect your opinion on this but I don't think we will ever agree on either Stella or Gloria. You say leave her alone as if I'm having a go at a real person instead of a fictitious character in a TV show.<br /><br />I just don't think the characters of Stella or Gloria are any good or suited to Coronation Street - just my opinion though.<br /><br />Carry On Blogging!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18385353388512683288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-18750835907203903652013-03-01T15:36:12.579+00:002013-03-01T15:36:12.579+00:00Completely disagree. Leave Stella alone. Michelle ...Completely disagree. Leave Stella alone. Michelle Collins is doing a fine job. You can't compare 2 landladys. I love gloria, she is hilarious, and teaming her with stella makes stella more believable. Eva is great whoever she interacts with and destined to be a classic corrie character. As for Jason, well it's believable that an attractive middle aged lady like stella would have a toyboy.Barrie.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06125414712624090558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-26632708049944066452013-03-01T10:31:03.521+00:002013-03-01T10:31:03.521+00:00oh Njblas - don't get me started on Rob/Darren...<br />oh Njblas - don't get me started on Rob/Darren Donovan!! Another beige waste of space!! Carry On Blogging!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18385353388512683288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-90747046955026398492013-03-01T10:28:59.343+00:002013-03-01T10:28:59.343+00:00
Anonymous - I agree, Sally would be terrific as L...<br />Anonymous - I agree, Sally would be terrific as Landlady!Carry On Blogging!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18385353388512683288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-26638435981718789702013-03-01T03:57:36.090+00:002013-03-01T03:57:36.090+00:00Graeme, I agree with all your comments about this ...Graeme, I agree with all your comments about this lacklustre character. And another reason her relationship with Leanne grates - Les Battersby referred to Leanne's mum in the past as being named Babs. When Stella arrived there was no effort made to explain this name change and appease viewers with long memories and an appetite for trivia:) A similar situation exists with the character (and I njblashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13803940385966565084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-42168805948622199392013-03-01T00:59:19.201+00:002013-03-01T00:59:19.201+00:00Need to change back to the older time ...Need to change back to the older time when it was funnyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-22487729149579772462013-03-01T00:35:42.245+00:002013-03-01T00:35:42.245+00:00The best person to take over the Rovers is Sally. ...The best person to take over the Rovers is Sally. If anyone was the reincarnation of Annie Walker and all her snootie-ness it's her. Plus she actually has the money to do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-7662706454450387092013-02-28T23:17:27.096+00:002013-02-28T23:17:27.096+00:00I have to admit to being critical of St Ella, but ...I have to admit to being critical of St Ella, but am reconsidering and with decent writing she could work. Her desire to be the best friend behind the bar could be an opportunity for comedy, particularly if she gave dodgy advice and others made tart comments that voiced what the viewers were thinking about her pushy personality. After all, step in the back has already become a joke accidentally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-61496751073501110572013-02-28T20:54:46.282+00:002013-02-28T20:54:46.282+00:00Stella needs to close the Rover's back room ps...Stella needs to close the Rover's back room psychiatrist's office and concentrate on developing close friendships with some of the established characters on the street, quit folding her arms and rolling her eyes and get a new hair style. Eva needs to aspire to more than sewing at the Faktry, running home crying at every insult and reign in those big baps. Gloria needs to just leave.ChiaGwennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-10861674756595220742013-02-28T20:01:05.019+00:002013-02-28T20:01:05.019+00:00I dislike the character to the point of wanting to...I dislike the character to the point of wanting to throw my shoe at the tv during certain scenes of hers, but in many ways that's why I like her; she brings a strong reaction out in me.<br /><br />I despise the way she treats Eva simply because Leanne is back in her life. Leanne is not a young girl who needs mummy fighting her battles for her; she survived far worse before Stella came into Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-42661267538511168452013-02-28T19:10:04.715+00:002013-02-28T19:10:04.715+00:00I am really beginning to like Eva - let's keep...I am really beginning to like Eva - let's keep her. I am indifferent to Stella, dislike Karl and loathe Gloria. If the powers that be want to create new couples, how about Karl and Tracey? They deserve each other!<br /><br />Although she is not quite there yet, I can see Sally as landlady of the Rovers.<br />BevAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-38956199750059977432013-02-28T18:58:45.819+00:002013-02-28T18:58:45.819+00:00I'm indifferent to Stella. She could leave or ...I'm indifferent to Stella. She could leave or stay, I don't care. I don't hate her, but neither am I invested in any of her story lines. <br /><br />As to Eva,just because she's been shedding tears of self-pity lately, that doesn't excuse all the treacherous tricks she's played on her sister and Nick. I'll need to see less meanness and vengeance in this character Chatty Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-20581094485274731322013-02-28T18:53:53.197+00:002013-02-28T18:53:53.197+00:00I really don't see what the problem with the P...I really don't see what the problem with the Prices is. Yeah, Stella's not the best character ever, but she's passable. And I actually really like the all female set up in the Rovers. I know a family just like them: demanding granny, spoilt granddaughter, long suffering daughter stuck in the middle. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-49506552788494977592013-02-28T18:12:25.589+00:002013-02-28T18:12:25.589+00:00I'm team Graeme on this one. Cannot bear Stell...I'm team Graeme on this one. Cannot bear Stella ,never liked her and my loathing of the character is increasing with time. I am old enough to remember Annie Walker and the very fine landladies who followed up until now.Stella is beige and underwhelming in every respect. I had high hopes for Gloria but has no redeeming features. Keep Eva, this character is developing nicely. The jury is out onAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-8847775186548120142013-02-28T16:42:15.570+00:002013-02-28T16:42:15.570+00:00Janice - I think you are right there, they do feel...<br />Janice - I think you are right there, they do feel very forced, which doesn't help matters at all. Carry On Blogging!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18385353388512683288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-84581994559628858042013-02-28T16:41:25.574+00:002013-02-28T16:41:25.574+00:00I don't loathe Stella as much as most people, ...I don't loathe Stella as much as most people, and I do enjoy Gloria and Eva. It's just always seemed to me that Michelle Collins had nothing coming up, so someone in Corrie (Collinson?) gave her a job out of sympathy, which is why the character of Stella Price has been such a travesty.<br /><br />Now personally I'm looking forward to the latest Stella/Karl arc but only because I can Josephhttp://www.thecorriereviews.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-66004447643544470432013-02-28T16:41:22.624+00:002013-02-28T16:41:22.624+00:00FJH - thanks for your opinions, I love all the com...<br />FJH - thanks for your opinions, I love all the comments whether they agree with me or not. I don't think we're ever likely to agree about Stella but I respect your opinion. <br /><br />There are characters I love to hate (like Kirsty, Charlie Stubbs, Alan Bradley) but that's generally because they are well played, despite the fact I don't like them. I don't even think Carry On Blogging!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18385353388512683288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-67800840110048911132013-02-28T15:45:55.366+00:002013-02-28T15:45:55.366+00:00In my opinion the problem with Price women is that...In my opinion the problem with Price women is that they are a poor combination. Fictional characters have to play off each other to be entertaining and plausible. The weakness of one should match the strengths of the others. That creates the idea of co-dependence which is what binds families together. Stella can survive without Gloria and Eva and vice versa. Hence it feels like a forced family. Janicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-56850263297828162412013-02-28T15:05:41.032+00:002013-02-28T15:05:41.032+00:00We do of course have a potential Annie Walker on o...We do of course have a potential Annie Walker on our hands in the guise of Sylvia. It's a shame Roy is against drinking alcohol else, when Hailey leaves, he could have bought the pub, and given Sylvia full reign to lord it over her inferiors. John McEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-37708318427964907182013-02-28T14:39:42.053+00:002013-02-28T14:39:42.053+00:00I totally disagree with you--everyone will always ...I totally disagree with you--everyone will always have favorites on a soap opera, but when they're gone, it's time to move on and not match up every new person with them. Yeah, Stella's not like other brassy landladies, but I still think she commands the Rovers in her own way. I agree that the Leanne plot line is outlandish, and it can sometimes distract, but Michelle Collins plays FJHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-53611476141528886842013-02-28T14:07:13.074+00:002013-02-28T14:07:13.074+00:00Gloria is a stupid, shallow character. She's l...Gloria is a stupid, shallow character. She's like a toddler with wrinkles, all Me Me Me, oblivious to the people around her. She's incapable of understanding when she's wrong, so she can't grow. With no time invested in this character, there's no point in redeeming her. The sooner she leaves, the better.<br /><br />Eva has redeemed herself a bit, and Karl has potential. Stellaabbyknoreply@blogger.com