tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post7530062321881588568..comments2024-03-28T14:22:54.579+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: Let's talk about SimonGlenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-13769979385986648712015-06-16T14:58:24.181+01:002015-06-16T14:58:24.181+01:00Sam - of course, in a case such as you describe, e...Sam - of course, in a case such as you describe, ethnicity matters. However, my point was that, if the actor's general appearance fits in with those who are portraying his or her natural family, their actual ethnic makeup doesn't matter. For example, Chris Gascoyne could play the role of an Italian or Spanish person, although he may not be either. Alex Bain is close enough in appearance Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-72716643965679360272015-06-16T07:13:07.766+01:002015-06-16T07:13:07.766+01:00Have to agree with some, if not all of the above p...Have to agree with some, if not all of the above posts. Of course an actor's ethnicity matters - you cannot have someone say of Chinese parentage playing the natural son or daughter of say, Indian parents its daft. <br /><br />In my opinion Simon was a cute and very good child actor but as he has got older he has became rather strange and for me, not particularly likeable, so its hard to Sam Scarecrownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-88631515030401432612015-06-16T04:39:11.127+01:002015-06-16T04:39:11.127+01:00http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/...http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/06/15/rachel-dolezal-resigns-as-president-of-naacp-spokane-chapter/<br /><br />Racial identity is a touchy subject.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-55453070525784071282015-06-16T03:03:50.807+01:002015-06-16T03:03:50.807+01:00Oddly, he was a much better actor when he was youn...Oddly, he was a much better actor when he was younger. They really need to get him in some classes now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-7878469393202952392015-06-16T02:14:40.845+01:002015-06-16T02:14:40.845+01:00What does it matter what the young actor's rac...What does it matter what the young actor's racial heritage is? His dark hair and eyes are sufficiently similar to those of Peter Barlow that I don't see any problem with the casting. If we start insisting that cast members have similar ethnic backgrounds to those who are portraying their relatives on the street, the talent pool is going to become very small, very quickly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-3586688155524970112015-06-15T22:06:29.212+01:002015-06-15T22:06:29.212+01:00Who cares what he looks like? He's more talent...Who cares what he looks like? He's more talented than a whole lot of them who IMO are showing up for a paycheck with no talent to back them up. I could list a whole bunch of character in this show who IMO should be shown the door but I won't.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-5998928008698356732015-06-15T20:22:14.057+01:002015-06-15T20:22:14.057+01:00Sorry Tvor. It's not just Simon's hair col...Sorry Tvor. It's not just Simon's hair colour that makes his heritage up for question. Ignoring it won't make the subject go away, although that appears to be what TPTB have tried to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-25747776605946755582015-06-15T19:49:12.791+01:002015-06-15T19:49:12.791+01:00Oh for heavens' sake. and how do we know that ...Oh for heavens' sake. and how do we know that Lucy was a natural blonde anyway? Tvorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414660140541680599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-74390858243455942032015-06-15T17:33:12.860+01:002015-06-15T17:33:12.860+01:00When will the son of Peter and the blonde florost ...When will the son of Peter and the blonde florost discover that his real father is Lloyd?Sophie Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244231442697084322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-45065351674162450672015-06-15T17:31:57.645+01:002015-06-15T17:31:57.645+01:00Interesting that on the same page is a summary of ...Interesting that on the same page is a summary of a character from the past, Miss Elsie Tanner. One can't help compare. Elise's character arc, though over a longer period, is much better thought out. Simon's is chaotic, random and has a quality of Chinese Whispers. The pace is so frantic and variable that we cease to care what happens to Simon. I hope Alex Bain has the sense to bail Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-65826717080422472992015-06-15T16:39:38.001+01:002015-06-15T16:39:38.001+01:00Well, let this be a lesson to us all - no pet rabb...Well, let this be a lesson to us all - no pet rabbits!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12008737723977626982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-32213961559311908102015-06-15T16:26:45.328+01:002015-06-15T16:26:45.328+01:00There's also the problem that his voice has st...There's also the problem that his voice has started breaking. Puberty is hitting him young, it seems.Scott Willisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284196034782356946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-56514095758788142582015-06-15T16:15:06.057+01:002015-06-15T16:15:06.057+01:00You also forgot that he was good friends with Madd...You also forgot that he was good friends with Maddie who also died in the fire and that it was her who got him to speak for the first time when he went mute after Tina died.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-64493175939689001902015-06-15T16:02:19.756+01:002015-06-15T16:02:19.756+01:00I'm intrigued to see how Simon deals with the ...I'm intrigued to see how Simon deals with the brief reappearance of his father for his grandmother's funeral.Yet again, he will be throwing his arms around an adult's waist. A very effective move if done sparingly. Unfortunately, the directors have allowed the actor to do it too many times.<br /><br />Peter isn't going to hang about, though I wish he would, and his departure mightHumpty Dumptynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-70271995755401654242015-06-15T14:42:12.313+01:002015-06-15T14:42:12.313+01:00He's very much a child version of Ken who lost...He's very much a child version of Ken who lost his mum, brother, nephew, first wife, dad and second wife in 16 years. <br /><br />He later lost his daughter and is on the verge of losing his third wife. He also lost custody of son Daniel.Llifonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861629511369520726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-57696279424868778182015-06-15T14:27:33.775+01:002015-06-15T14:27:33.775+01:00There's one more trauma -- finding out Peter i...There's one more trauma -- finding out Peter isn't his biological father. Thanks to his new friendship with Zeedan, you can see how much they look alike, skin and hair wise. It seems pretty clear that this young man is not the son of two Northern European parents. Even if they did a dna test, they can find some way to show that he isn't who he thinks he is. The good news is that Alec abbykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808858897096902157noreply@blogger.com