tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post5613074772198385363..comments2024-03-28T14:22:54.579+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: Should we call time on Corrie's Ken?Glenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-56278928384046611972013-01-02T23:50:35.777+00:002013-01-02T23:50:35.777+00:00I like Ken because, like Maria and Emily, he is so...I like Ken because, like Maria and Emily, he is soooo normal. Get to a certain age and most of us have more failures and regrets than excitement and success. Sad, but not untrue. I can identify with him better than most of his OTT cartoonish neighbors. Yeah, sending the twins to Scotland is harsh by today's measures, but not that unusual for the 60s when there weren't as many options or abbyknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-19888755890535890482013-01-01T19:59:30.203+00:002013-01-01T19:59:30.203+00:00I think it is unfair to single out Ken. Emily is i...I think it is unfair to single out Ken. Emily is in it far less and has absolutely no ties to the rest of the Street, except for an imagined friendship with Rita. (The phrase chalk and cheese come to mind).<br /><br />Ken might not be acted brilliantly, but a character with pretensions to be an intellectual on Coronation Street still has mileage. He just needs someone to prick his pompousity as Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-72511152876794833302013-01-01T11:36:07.319+00:002013-01-01T11:36:07.319+00:00
Frosty I dont think it is simply a case of not li...<br />Frosty I dont think it is simply a case of not liking him - i think they just need to do more with the character if he is to stay.Carry On Blogging!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18385353388512683288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-78307231272245980182013-01-01T10:44:58.830+00:002013-01-01T10:44:58.830+00:00Ken/Bill has been with the Street since the very f...Ken/Bill has been with the Street since the very first ep so I doubt whether he would go unless it was under his own volition, and why should he? Just because certain viewers "dont like him"? Tough. His acting may be slightly clonky these days but if you catch one of the episodes of the early days when Ken was an angry young man (and the split of his real life son) you would see Frosty the Snowmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-87497009103075225422013-01-01T03:18:46.693+00:002013-01-01T03:18:46.693+00:00I'd love to see 2013 bring the end of Ken Barl...I'd love to see 2013 bring the end of Ken Barlow. Preferrably dead in a bloody mess at the hands of Tracy, who ends up behind bars for good! That would open Deirdre up to exploring life without Ken (after her prerequisite self pity party). The added feature here is that Deirdre would have to reconsider her blind faith in Tracy and that would make for some interesting drama. Sure Ken is anAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-47112926580957522872013-01-01T01:09:33.563+00:002013-01-01T01:09:33.563+00:00Interesting that you should mention Ken's youn...Interesting that you should mention Ken's youngest son Daniel Osbourne. I see that the character turns 18 in three days time. Surely he should be in the programme in the near future?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-49090494933270687292012-12-31T23:36:59.911+00:002012-12-31T23:36:59.911+00:00He'll be there for as long as William Roache w...He'll be there for as long as William Roache wishes to continue playing him, and rightly so - there is so much Street history tied up with him. I do agree though that it is time for the affair stories to stop, and for the writers to come up with more imaginative storylines which involve Ken and the rest of the Street's senior citizens. By the way Graeme, Ken did mention Daniel fairly njblashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13803940385966565084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-12896111700322656332012-12-31T18:19:17.890+00:002012-12-31T18:19:17.890+00:00Even though Ken only seems to appears here and the...Even though Ken only seems to appears here and there, the Street needs him...sort of like that old Teddy Bear you had as a child....up on the shelf, never played with but comforting all the same when seen. I'd like to see Ken tutor Craig...could be some funny scenes there...or at least have him step out of that same scenario, round the table with Diedre, Tracy or Peter. They need to put the ChiaGwennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-32824695527301858662012-12-31T18:00:36.156+00:002012-12-31T18:00:36.156+00:00In my opinion, Ken IS Coronation Street, I can'...In my opinion, Ken IS Coronation Street, I can't imagine the street without him. When he goes, I shall debate whether I will watch the show anymore. Too many of the legends have gone, once Ken has gone, it really will be the end of an era for Corrie. He has a huge fan base who I'm sure will question whether or not they will continue to watch. I do think that the older, long-standing castKatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-32444984057473956932012-12-31T17:09:53.254+00:002012-12-31T17:09:53.254+00:00I'm with you Deirdre!!<br />I'm with you Deirdre!!<br />Carry On Blogging!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18385353388512683288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-45047763773791846862012-12-31T17:08:26.334+00:002012-12-31T17:08:26.334+00:00The thought of Ken's 85 year old loins is putt...The thought of Ken's 85 year old loins is putting me off my stuffed marrows.Diedrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-60494108197464349642012-12-31T16:47:40.063+00:002012-12-31T16:47:40.063+00:00Seriously...IMO Ken would not be missed. As it is,...Seriously...IMO Ken would not be missed. As it is, his on time screen is minimal and his lines are always the same. I mean, if all they can do when there's a storyline for Ken is something involving his loins, it's time to pack it in. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-37924340404070653992012-12-31T16:42:12.803+00:002012-12-31T16:42:12.803+00:00Most probably yes. I don't know if Barbara Kno...Most probably yes. I don't know if Barbara Knox has one too and if Betty Driver had one. It is a huge feat to have three cast members who were in it 50 years ago.Llifonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861629511369520726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-6752147803670628192012-12-31T16:37:24.497+00:002012-12-31T16:37:24.497+00:00For the most part Ken reminds you of Alfred Hitchc...For the most part Ken reminds you of Alfred Hitchcock just passing through the scenes as a bit of a surprise but adding nothing of great value.<br />Ken has really just been a cycle of affairs, reconciliations and indifference to what is happening around him.<br />If they want to do something interesting with his character given his life long interest in politics let him run for Parliament win a Dubceknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-9371761185826444892012-12-31T16:30:16.415+00:002012-12-31T16:30:16.415+00:00With Blance I LOVED the Barlow's, the AA scene...With Blance I LOVED the Barlow's, the AA scene was hilarious. But Dierdre and Ken together are depressing and I don't really like either of them besides a few humorous scenes occasionally (but that's Dierdre).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-80138382583133952332012-12-31T16:15:50.625+00:002012-12-31T16:15:50.625+00:00
haha I love it! I agree, they seem to have charac...<br />haha I love it! I agree, they seem to have characters hemmed in to certain groups these days - it would be good for him to interact more outside the family. <br /><br />Do we know why they have fixed contracts?? Is it just because they are originals?Carry On Blogging!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18385353388512683288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-35666103780360393872012-12-31T16:10:24.985+00:002012-12-31T16:10:24.985+00:00Bill Podmore once stated that Ken has avoided more...Bill Podmore once stated that Ken has avoided more assassinations than J. R. Ewing!<br /><br />Why get rid of him now after these years? I wish they'd have stories for him that don't just involve Deirdre, Tracy or Peter. Bill Roache is in extremely good health and they should take advantage of this while they can.<br /><br />Roache has always been a wooden actor, but I think he has an Llifonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861629511369520726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-48869052883554059302012-12-31T16:02:53.687+00:002012-12-31T16:02:53.687+00:00I think that's a very fair point anonymous! I ...<br />I think that's a very fair point anonymous! I think part of my problem is that I've never managed to feel the same about the Barlow's since we lost Maggie Jones. Blanche lifted them at every opportunity.<br /><br />Carry On Blogging!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18385353388512683288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-50757563885513152322012-12-31T15:59:50.728+00:002012-12-31T15:59:50.728+00:00Characters like Ken Barlow and Emily Bishop are un...Characters like Ken Barlow and Emily Bishop are unremarkable. They have become iconic figures purely as a result of their longevity. The true legends of the Street such as Elsie Tanner or Hilda Ogden have comparatively short life-spans on the programme as the actors tend to retire from the roles when the quality scripts for them cease and the characters have nowhere else to go.<br /><br />As for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-67779825224130146702012-12-31T15:48:44.664+00:002012-12-31T15:48:44.664+00:00I'm pretty certain that any long-standing soap...I'm pretty certain that any long-standing soap actor of advanced years will have possible exit stories agreed with the management. Perhaps Bill Roache has indicated how he would like his character to exit in the event of death, illness or just a desire to take things easy. Let's face it, could Bill take major storylines after the age of 85? That's only five years away. I doubt whetherHumpty Dumptynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-40163341866667844152012-12-31T15:28:02.807+00:002012-12-31T15:28:02.807+00:00They are positioning Peter to replace Ken so I thi...They are positioning Peter to replace Ken so I think his departure is imminent. I say let him finish his great literary novel, based on his life in Weatherfield where he chronicles all the scandals. The book is an instant hit, turned into a TV series that runs for 52 years. Janicenoreply@blogger.com