tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post8405654066124641024..comments2024-03-27T12:54:12.585+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: Is it time to close Underworld?Glenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-94147732136783402013-05-29T17:49:42.620+01:002013-05-29T17:49:42.620+01:00Where would the emply. go, Britan has high unemplo...Where would the emply. go, Britan has high unemployment and some of these gals are not very educated or skilled. Have a job center, and a training center , maybe something to do with banking as part of it. It doesn't have to be one thing but multiple things in one building. There was a bakery once but not sure what happened to that, missed that story line, lots of possibilities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-71667857859929464862013-05-24T02:35:09.088+01:002013-05-24T02:35:09.088+01:00Yeah, it does feel like Underworld has run it'...Yeah, it does feel like Underworld has run it's course. I stopped watching Corrie for about 6 years and came back to it in 2011. I was surprised to see Underworld was still going and had changed hands several time (last time I saw it Danny Baldwin was running it). Anyhow, I see why they keep it around so several characters can congregate and gossip, but I've noticed in the last year that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-86318182155287993172013-05-24T00:13:02.556+01:002013-05-24T00:13:02.556+01:00Yes.Yes.Ida Reignsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-52100829016188023582013-05-23T22:14:40.268+01:002013-05-23T22:14:40.268+01:00How about the factory makes costumes for British p...How about the factory makes costumes for British period dramas and theatre? It would leave the door open to guest appearance by prominent actors who come in for fittings. It is totally believable that such a factory would not be outsourced. Janice.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-17887090915341332482013-05-23T22:09:07.856+01:002013-05-23T22:09:07.856+01:00There has to be a central area so the characters c...There has to be a central area so the characters can blab and it's such a small set..that has to be taken into consideration. The underwear thing isn't cutting it anymore IMO..something else maybe..footwear...they could call it 'Underfoot' or something equally as stupid. I don't know but agree that in this downward spiraling economy, not to many people are going to dole out Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-86251495153009041532013-05-23T20:34:50.817+01:002013-05-23T20:34:50.817+01:00When Izzy joined she worked at Freshcos. When she...When Izzy joined she worked at Freshcos. When she went to work at Underworld she said she got a pay rise, I remember. Then later it was said that Underworld machinists get the minimum wage. Freshco Express might need to be careful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-72828703587323391182013-05-23T20:31:41.778+01:002013-05-23T20:31:41.778+01:00They were hand sewing bras because they are not al...They were hand sewing bras because they are not allowed to turn the machines on! Too much noise apparently - so we can't hear all the goss!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-87093559289814102312013-05-23T17:42:59.438+01:002013-05-23T17:42:59.438+01:00Re-locate the Job Centre to the premises. That way...Re-locate the Job Centre to the premises. That way, no one will ever have to leave the street...ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-27132134932588015202013-05-23T16:22:27.054+01:002013-05-23T16:22:27.054+01:00I'm surprised they haven't found Bob Cratc...I'm surprised they haven't found Bob Cratchit's remains at the Faktry...it is SO out of touch with today's reality. The machinists in Wed's episode were all hand sewing bras or knickers, just how many can they get done in a day and there are only...what? - 8 of them, unless there are a hundred more in the back we never see. Convert it to a Frescho's and bring back Curly asChiaGwennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-27718399214976451152013-05-23T15:59:33.919+01:002013-05-23T15:59:33.919+01:00"Right, you lot. Quit your gabbing and back t..."Right, you lot. Quit your gabbing and back to work. Or else you'll find yourselves in the job queue." <br />Threats, dismissals without written warnings, Dickinsian work conditions? As a non-UK resident, does this reflect the workplace of the average Brit? If Corrie is meant to be an accurate depiction of Northern working-class then clearly this needs to change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-87325118514380093042013-05-23T15:00:07.800+01:002013-05-23T15:00:07.800+01:00I like the idea of a Freshco express. Hopefully it...I like the idea of a Freshco express. Hopefully it would drive the Corner Shop out of business and we would be rid of Dev. <br /><br />The Faktry really needs to go. The storylines are tedious and the "management" laughable. It says something about the poor state of comedy that no-one has parodied it yet. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-602312790978040252013-05-23T14:49:30.404+01:002013-05-23T14:49:30.404+01:00I'm loving the idea of a Freshco Express. It&#...I'm loving the idea of a Freshco Express. It'd still keep many characters under one roof too.Glenda Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-80656067097572976272013-05-23T14:20:29.275+01:002013-05-23T14:20:29.275+01:00I wouldn't want it to close but they need to s...I wouldn't want it to close but they need to start thinking of new ideas. Hopefully the Carla and Rob storyline will be the start of something new and different. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-76502020692584711912013-05-23T14:18:17.589+01:002013-05-23T14:18:17.589+01:00I agree completely shut the place down and take Mi...I agree completely shut the place down and take Michelle, Carla, Tracey and Rob with it. Anything different would be a most welcome change. Too bad no one get can a job off the street. We even have a physiotherapist working at Dev's how completely ridiculous is that? I am very long time viewer but I think I watch now more out of habit. I so sick of Stella, Gloria and Carl. How long Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-14392339378020098222013-05-23T14:16:36.304+01:002013-05-23T14:16:36.304+01:00The factory should have gone years ago and its onl...The factory should have gone years ago and its only purpose is to bring characters under one roof. But the characters and storylines are boring. As I said in another post, work is available beyond Coronation Street. I can see the point of a community centre but it should be a modern version where different organisations share the same premises. It might include a day centre for the elderly with aHumpty Dumptynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-5636828663291553102013-05-23T13:56:35.378+01:002013-05-23T13:56:35.378+01:00Yes it’s totally stuck in a time warp – it’s not t...Yes it’s totally stuck in a time warp – it’s not the 1980s any longer and all these “buyers” that keep mysteriously appearing would be going to Asia and the Far East. On the telly yesterday there was a programme about India make jeans for £3 a pair and underwear would be the same. All these walk outs and strikes and not a foreigner among them just makes it from a parallel Universe. Carla David Parnsipsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-81245880560566478722013-05-23T13:54:16.445+01:002013-05-23T13:54:16.445+01:00They should make the factory into a convinience st...They should make the factory into a convinience store, a Frescho Express would work well.Chewyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13264255994407414763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-8565576332003464872013-05-23T13:46:35.606+01:002013-05-23T13:46:35.606+01:00I'm glad my post inspired you (!) I agree with...<br />I'm glad my post inspired you (!) I agree with you, they are running out of ideas with Underworld and most of it doesn't ring true in this day and age.<br /><br />I think a community centre would be a good idea, although where would everyone work if there was no more factory?Carry On Blogging!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18385353388512683288noreply@blogger.com