tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post3593083680698295949..comments2024-03-28T14:22:54.579+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: Antony Cotton staying on CorrieGlenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-86834188013450100332011-07-31T22:36:17.745+01:002011-07-31T22:36:17.745+01:00JANICE SAYS:
I'm sure Anthony Cotton is a nic...JANICE SAYS:<br /><br />I'm sure Anthony Cotton is a nice guy, maybe likes his own publicity a wee bit too much like Kim Marsh, but really .... a new contract!<br /><br />He is not a great character nor one of the better actors, but all credit to him for managing to dodge the sacking bullets and keep in favor of the powers that be - who we all know (but many won't admit to) have lost the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-88708179381169111882011-07-31T17:37:36.325+01:002011-07-31T17:37:36.325+01:00i used to love him but i think hes become a carica...i used to love him but i think hes become a caricature of himself lately-if hesnot sulking hes trying to crack jokes and theyre just not funny aynmore<br /><br />dont know whther to blame the writers or anthony<br /><br />i jsut dont feel the same as i used to hes becoming very annoyinggabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347398710516381859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-74321111828216125592011-07-30T11:36:36.068+01:002011-07-30T11:36:36.068+01:00I agree with Dave Anderson - I've been a big f...I agree with Dave Anderson - I've been a big fan of Anthony's since his "Queer as Folk" days. I love him in Corrie, long may his contracts keep coming!! <br /><br />I can think of far worse characters/acting skills than his: Norris Cole, Fiz Stape, Eileen Grimshaw, I could go on......Dilly Daydreamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-3950603902778637282011-07-30T02:13:20.171+01:002011-07-30T02:13:20.171+01:00Well, I'm happy about this! Sean adds a bright...Well, I'm happy about this! Sean adds a bright touch to scenes, even when he's being bitchy. He's good at the quick comeback. also good as a shoulder to cry on. This will give him time to get to know his son, and see his relationship with Marcus develop. I'd miss him if he left now.maggie mugginsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-39126025511382998422011-07-29T21:54:38.932+01:002011-07-29T21:54:38.932+01:00Beth, Sean has been written like that for some tim...Beth, Sean has been written like that for some time now - either the pink and fluffy best friend or the acerbic bitch and Anthony Coton's emotional shallowness as an actor means he cannot reconcile the two sides of the personality, which a better actor could. Frosty is absolutley right - in fact I posted pretty much the same sentiments a few days ago on another thread. He lacks the ability Cobblestonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-4169620726832014142011-07-29T17:54:49.136+01:002011-07-29T17:54:49.136+01:00I really, really like Sean, he is one of my favour...I really, really like Sean, he is one of my favourites, but prefer him without Marcus and Dylan but at the factory or in the Rovers with Julie instead - though I understand it's natural for the character to settle down. <br />He most certainly has more airtime than anyone else on the show and over the past 18 months or so his character seems to have become distorted. <br />He was the one Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698152252391769146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-34518919787046540082011-07-29T10:28:33.655+01:002011-07-29T10:28:33.655+01:00If Mr Bean was brought into Corrie, I think it wou...If Mr Bean was brought into Corrie, I think it would boost the ratings, and be talk of the town! Go on, bring in Mr Bean!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-83147216272614096772011-07-29T09:53:09.948+01:002011-07-29T09:53:09.948+01:00Not good news.Not good news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-30841311637870645562011-07-29T07:02:56.592+01:002011-07-29T07:02:56.592+01:00That picure is going straight on my dartboard! A...That picure is going straight on my dartboard! Anthony Cotton is a poor actor, simple as. He is weak and cannot carry a dramatic story. However, as a side character is he actually quite good and can be witty and waspish. He should just be kept in the background in my opinion and stop getting all these stories and screen time as he cannot pull them off. Charlie Condou knocks him into a Frosty the Snowmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-86233588600385889592011-07-28T23:54:35.808+01:002011-07-28T23:54:35.808+01:00I'm afraid I'm also very bored with Sean; ...I'm afraid I'm also very bored with Sean; he's one person I'd like to see undergo a personality transplant and get himself into some sort of interesting storyline.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-5488614802390894782011-07-28T22:49:14.547+01:002011-07-28T22:49:14.547+01:00I think Sean has run his course. He's not a ba...I think Sean has run his course. He's not a bad character and certainly NOT as annoying as many make him out to be... but I'm growing a little tired of him.<br /><br />I'd like to see Marcus have his own storyline away from Sean as well.Catnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-24330186874228318792011-07-28T20:49:01.796+01:002011-07-28T20:49:01.796+01:00I felt so bad for Sean when Gary clocked him one i...I felt so bad for Sean when Gary clocked him one in the Rovers...he looked so shocked but was really milking it the next day at work. I don't think the street would be the same without Sean and his acerbic wit, however, I do think it's time for him and Marcus to find their own flat. Eileen needs to be more than a landlady for whomoever needs a place to live. How many bedrooms are there inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-11665431692098802332011-07-28T19:56:11.200+01:002011-07-28T19:56:11.200+01:00That we had finally lost the plot?.... Nice though...That we had finally lost the plot?.... Nice thought..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-90342342094078520792011-07-28T19:15:42.049+01:002011-07-28T19:15:42.049+01:00There have been some great actors on Corrie which ...There have been some great actors on Corrie which to me, beats the actors from the other soaps. Maybe its because I am from the opposite side of Manchester in the North East England (although not that far away by car I suppose!). However, according to some German people a few years ago, they told me that they get Corrie and also Mr Bean ( Rowan Atkinson ) on their TV as well as certain other Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-85445451665050748642011-07-28T18:55:03.658+01:002011-07-28T18:55:03.658+01:00I've been a big fan of Antony since seeing him...I've been a big fan of Antony since seeing him in 'Queer as Folk'. Glad he's staying for his warmth and wit.Dave Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-81751672828589246332011-07-28T18:19:14.605+01:002011-07-28T18:19:14.605+01:00Well it would have been a waste of time voting for...Well it would have been a waste of time voting for him and Marcus to get wed, if he hadn't signed his contract to stay on. I am pleased that he is staying on, as I like watching him but although Marcus is okay, I found Sean ( SE- AN 2 believe), a little better with his story - lines before Marcus came on the scene. It used to be more funnier when Marcus was not around, and Sean stared and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-2080791182100183372011-07-28T17:54:20.336+01:002011-07-28T17:54:20.336+01:00Hmmmm, not sure what I feel about his contract ren...Hmmmm, not sure what I feel about his contract renewal. Def feel that Charlie Condou's acting saves the day in most of their scenes but maybe the writers can stop making Sean into a mincing nitwit and acting like a school girl with his woe-is-me attitude.ChiaGwennoreply@blogger.com