tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post7148414278931629773..comments2024-03-28T14:22:54.579+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: Should Coronation Street be relevant - or fun?Glenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-25175116962654434502013-10-03T07:57:07.556+01:002013-10-03T07:57:07.556+01:00I also think it should be a bit of both - yes its ...I also think it should be a bit of both - yes its escapism but that shouldnt come at the price of being totally unrealistic. Sometimes the lack of attention to any detail, realism or the past is annoying to say the least. But when has Corrie been "fun" lately? We get the odd witty line but usually its one big moanfest with sourpusses like Tina, Katy and Gail at the fore.Frosty the Snowmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-75091827935421426232013-10-03T00:15:11.006+01:002013-10-03T00:15:11.006+01:00I am a Corrie fan..have been for years. But I see...I am a Corrie fan..have been for years. But I see online people who are supposedly fans complain about half the characters and half the storylines. So if this is from fans.....just saying.Newfy Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10943033475080497912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-39234174856520530752013-10-02T23:05:18.475+01:002013-10-02T23:05:18.475+01:00Soaps can't be both? Corrie seems to be doing ...Soaps can't be both? Corrie seems to be doing a good job mixing the relevant with the fun. In fact the cancer storyline alone is doing both!<br /><br />Personally I don't think it matters. We watch for entertainment and escapism. If the writers do want to support relevant issues, then go them!Josephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-21768806274717101832013-10-02T16:41:48.217+01:002013-10-02T16:41:48.217+01:00There are so mamy channels to choose from these da...There are so mamy channels to choose from these days and nearly every story n Corriehas been covered and done before. Soaps seem to be just a merry go round of affairs with the same people, one night stands, unwanted pregnancies and someone is rushed into hospital only to be fully recovered in a week. There is no suspense or surprise any longer, we all know what is going to happen weeks in Ping Pong Poonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-52331893820126784892013-10-02T15:38:39.128+01:002013-10-02T15:38:39.128+01:00Soaps are losing their relevance in our lives beca...Soaps are losing their relevance in our lives because we now have Reality TV which satisfies out need to gossip, to pry and to judge. We also have the internet and Youtube where everyday people from ordinary life behave in a daft and entertaining way. American soaps have undergone a massive cull. I don't think British soaps are far behind. Janicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-38765775576669619942013-10-02T15:12:11.519+01:002013-10-02T15:12:11.519+01:00Sunny Jim is right. It's a regurgitated argume...Sunny Jim is right. It's a regurgitated argument, which itself is irrelevant considering the high proportional viewing figures for soaps. <br /><br />And our Corrie is both fun and relevant, and always will be :)Steviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16328126049599187475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-29345698142161238722013-10-02T13:17:15.094+01:002013-10-02T13:17:15.094+01:00If I want relevant I'll watch the news. If I ...If I want relevant I'll watch the news. If I want fun and interesting, I'll watch the Street.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-43667595763605222013-10-02T12:55:50.116+01:002013-10-02T12:55:50.116+01:00Some elements of Corrie seem to be written purely ...Some elements of Corrie seem to be written purely for fun as though it was a sitcom eg: Gail and her Mrs Mop act in the Bistro. Excruciating, but when the comedy comes naturally through the characters it can be wonderful eg Steve and Lloyd in the cab office on a quiet night. I don't want 'relevance' to become issue-led and possibly dreary but the occasional line reflecting real life Humpty Dumptynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-64295877272375419072013-10-02T12:11:06.243+01:002013-10-02T12:11:06.243+01:00The minute soaps become 'relevant' will be...The minute soaps become 'relevant' will be the time I stop watching. They are for entertainment purposes only. 'Dallas' was the biggest nightly soap opera of all time (IMO) disguised as a weekly serial. When a soap becomes too realistic, it loses viewers. EE is sinking fast because it just can't lighten up - it's so dark and dreary. Corrie has fantastic comedy thrown in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-64501223892038115552013-10-02T11:17:26.291+01:002013-10-02T11:17:26.291+01:00I agree, soaps can be both fun and relevant. In th...I agree, soaps can be both fun and relevant. In the article, I found Phil Redmond's comment about a soap for the over-55s interesting. Now, I'm nowhere near 55, but take the point about the crash-bang-whallop, over-the-top, headline-grabbing and viewer-upping storylines, and the fixation on youth, as embodied in the endless "sexiest male/female" awards. But then this is a point Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-69697862253223363992013-10-02T11:02:10.360+01:002013-10-02T11:02:10.360+01:00I've just seen this tweeted:
"...Corrie ...I've just seen this tweeted:<br /><br />"...Corrie is averaging 9.4m (39%), up 4% volume and 7% share YoY. Emmerdale averages 7.2m (34%), up 1% volume and 3% in share. "<br /><br />So this article is just the same thing that comes round every no and again. The only person in the article that seemed to be demanding relevancy from Soaps was Phil Redmond. It was ever thus.Sunny Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00185398006615995034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-19566734064502612812013-10-02T08:55:23.777+01:002013-10-02T08:55:23.777+01:00Regarding "fun," I think there's a d...Regarding "fun," I think there's a difference between a funny or cleverly-written or acted scene and when soaps go beyond what is fun and true-to-life.<br /><br />For example, Michelle's mocking of Steve the other night over Ryan leaving was relevant - i.e. the man might try to advise a youngster in what to do, but, in some ways, the joke was not only did Ryan get off the sofa, Peter @peterprandradionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-20339806059068075032013-10-02T08:22:12.235+01:002013-10-02T08:22:12.235+01:00Why does it have to be either/or? Surely it's ...Why does it have to be either/or? Surely it's not impossible for them to be both fun AND relevant? Sure, I agree, fun comes first, and no-one likes being beaten over the head with "da message" when they want to be entertained, but Corrie (and *spit* EE) still have large audiences - larger than most regular shows - so I think they DO have a place in educating, enlightening, Diggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136839126571878980noreply@blogger.com