tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post4359617615816482381..comments2024-03-28T14:22:54.579+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: What's next for Norris on Coronation Street?Glenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-81704052829942542432016-01-03T22:33:51.375+00:002016-01-03T22:33:51.375+00:00If we took every character off Coronation St. who ...If we took every character off Coronation St. who was nasty, crabby, of low morale character and so on and so on...we would lose the very essence of Coronation St. which is simply a reflection of our lives...generally speaking..<br />We have nasty, crabby, horrible people in the world...who commit all manner of sins so why should they not be present on the street? Do we really want Corrie St. tobluegardeniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12636260447183679834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-91944942825528136532016-01-03T20:53:11.133+00:002016-01-03T20:53:11.133+00:00Maybe Sean could use some new lodgings, in additio...Maybe Sean could use some new lodgings, in addition to Luke - the oddity of the three contrasting characters under the same roof could actually be amusing!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-78805886933404372832016-01-03T13:05:40.238+00:002016-01-03T13:05:40.238+00:00I just had a crazy idea - why not let Luke rent a ...I just had a crazy idea - why not let Luke rent a room from Norris?? Obviously space is tight with him staying at Fizz & Tyrone's - Maria has been gone too long and hasn't been missed - so don't bring her back (there was no chemistry between the two anyway) and let Luke soften up Norris. Luke has the right amount of laid back charm and he could possibly turn Norris into a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-78304601344565347392016-01-03T05:35:28.204+00:002016-01-03T05:35:28.204+00:00I'd like someone totally surprising to go and ...I'd like someone totally surprising to go and lodge with him so it's a kind of 'odd couple' scenario. He'd 'soften' his ways slightly. As it's mentioned above, he and Maddie were an unusual and unlikely friendship, that kind of thing would be interesting where he would become protective of his lodger in his grumpy Norris way. <br />Although Emily was a nicer Bethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-3769373360846467282016-01-03T05:30:46.188+00:002016-01-03T05:30:46.188+00:00In real life the actress who plays Mary is 39 year...In real life the actress who plays Mary is 39 years old! I have no clue why the writers put her with these old grampas. Why not give her a piece of hunka hunka burning love? Just a suggestion. No more old men for Mary, give her someone her own age!<br /><br />- PodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-20642539811947428652016-01-03T02:13:19.536+00:002016-01-03T02:13:19.536+00:00Norris wasn't always such a prig. I'd like...Norris wasn't always such a prig. I'd like to see soften up a bit but not in a romance with Nessa. Maybe if Billy could get him to fill in for Emily at the church, he could get involved with someone who touches his (tiny cold) heart. abbykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808858897096902157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-13833069890438526702016-01-03T00:45:20.864+00:002016-01-03T00:45:20.864+00:00I think they Mary and Norris would be hilarious to...I think they Mary and Norris would be hilarious together..the 'Odd Couple of Weatherfield'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-10553108957452208742016-01-02T23:56:16.245+00:002016-01-02T23:56:16.245+00:00I would like Norris to have a nice lady friend ent...I would like Norris to have a nice lady friend enter his life (not Mary....)to change Norris's personality into a friendly and compassionate gent and into a lovely "Corrie couple" with that special someone! I think he does have a softer side under his crusty exterior and needs a special gal to bring that out in him!vintgal003https://www.blogger.com/profile/12320541990592793448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-13125996890055962982016-01-02T22:07:12.857+00:002016-01-02T22:07:12.857+00:00I think Nessa will make a play for Norris, once Ke...I think Nessa will make a play for Norris, once Ken kicks her to the curb. She is one of those women who can't stand to be without a man. Norris is single, owns his own home and business -- and that's good enough for her. It will be Phyllis and Percy all over again. corrieruleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06227665558502136192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-47614840324989371232016-01-02T22:02:58.616+00:002016-01-02T22:02:58.616+00:00I tolerated that nasty, little old gnome Norris be...I tolerated that nasty, little old gnome Norris because his friendships with Emily and Rita made him tolerable... just barely. He's still got Rita who always sets him straight, but I wouldn't be too bothered if one day we see him at the dining table, alone... biting into a tongue sandwich and then choking on it.<br /><br />Well, maybe that's a little too harsh. I do love to hate Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-59104717014236747592016-01-02T21:56:37.300+00:002016-01-02T21:56:37.300+00:00He should rekindle his romantic interest in Rita, ...He should rekindle his romantic interest in Rita, and this time he could consider the reasons she is not interested in him and perhaps work on becoming a better and more attractive person. <br /><br />I would like to see Nick throw Sarah and Bethany into the street and they could end up as lodgers with Norris. They could perhaps try to make each other better people through their awkward yet Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-53153236028044512742016-01-02T20:29:12.220+00:002016-01-02T20:29:12.220+00:00Write him out, the rotten, miserable old man!Write him out, the rotten, miserable old man!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-26433014311759024212016-01-02T19:51:18.701+00:002016-01-02T19:51:18.701+00:00Norris is clearly an unhappy man. His bitterness a...Norris is clearly an unhappy man. His bitterness and nastiness, which I have long found frustrating and irritating, have their origins in something. Perhaps we could explore what that might be, rectify it via a new storyline for him, and see him blossom into the good person we know he can be from the glimmers of concern, empathy and kindness we have witnessed on rare occasions in the past. It'Emma Hyneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295533615251275765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-14464830987966308022016-01-02T19:38:09.772+00:002016-01-02T19:38:09.772+00:00I agree with Anon 16:35. It has been way too long...I agree with Anon 16:35. It has been way too long for Norris to start acting like a decent human being with a heart - I don't think he cares fiddlesticks except for anyone else but himself. Look at the terrible mess he made of the relationship with his brother. I can't fathom that anyone, of any age, would be interested in renting a room from him. The only people that can change his Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-29401998555147202932016-01-02T19:03:26.566+00:002016-01-02T19:03:26.566+00:00I agree with above comments that Mary shouldn'...I agree with above comments that Mary shouldn't be matched with Norris - she's young enough to be his daughter and, as she herself has said, mainly hangs around with the oldies because her peers aren't interested in her. She has her own storyline somewhere but her situation hasn't suddenly changed like Norris. <br /><br />He seems ripe for an unlikely friendship (platonic) and I&#Humpty Dumptynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-45782949908170354052016-01-02T18:49:18.354+00:002016-01-02T18:49:18.354+00:00Remembering how he grieved for Maddie after her de...Remembering how he grieved for Maddie after her death,I would like to see Norris become a mentor of sorts to some of the younger residents like Craig or dare I say it Bethany who desperately needs a father figure who's not afraid to tell her a few home truths!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-8283290039520053552016-01-02T18:34:12.562+00:002016-01-02T18:34:12.562+00:00Excellent! It has seemed for quite a long time tha...Excellent! It has seemed for quite a long time that anyone with a brain, particularly men, is either an oddball eg Roy, or a psycho, like Richard Hillman or Frank.Loubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863157238652077789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-39863403550201963902016-01-02T18:31:42.776+00:002016-01-02T18:31:42.776+00:00Perhaps he could use Emily's new experience as...Perhaps he could use Emily's new experience as inspiration to do something new and charitable. I wish the script writers would consider the thousands of things that real people do with their lives and incorporate some of them into the story. Loubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863157238652077789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-13776754252096076652016-01-02T18:02:57.260+00:002016-01-02T18:02:57.260+00:00Anon. 16:35, you have expressed what I oft have th...Anon. 16:35, you have expressed what I oft have thought, but ne'er so well expressed. Many thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-49108137310655493492016-01-02T16:59:47.647+00:002016-01-02T16:59:47.647+00:00I'm sorry but I'd kill him off. I used to...I'm sorry but I'd kill him off. I used to like the character but he's become a nasty piece of work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-56652886132272588872016-01-02T16:35:29.096+00:002016-01-02T16:35:29.096+00:00Mary's forty something, Norris in his 70's...Mary's forty something, Norris in his 70's--please don't put them together! I find these scenarios a sexist throwback--where the only way an "unattractive" oddball woman can grab herself a man is one 25 or 35 years older than herself! Brendan is bad enough, Norris even worse.<br /><br />The storyline I'd like to see for Mary is not Mary with a man but Mary discovering Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com