tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post944197291213695452..comments2024-03-28T14:22:54.579+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: Highlights and lowlights of Coronation StreetGlenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-15490796141710227342018-06-12T17:19:05.951+01:002018-06-12T17:19:05.951+01:00Very true, they do look the same and it is quite d...Very true, they do look the same and it is quite difficult to tell a lot of them apart. <br />The men are worse for me with their black beards ! I often have to ask my husband "Who is that?" it is so hard to tell them apart. <br />Where have all the "characters" gone. Replaced with sighing long haired black haired women. Grrrr. JennyMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035592857361168110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-74398381179388965982017-11-20T15:06:02.458+00:002017-11-20T15:06:02.458+00:00Close but backwards. Michelle was Paul and Liam’s,...Close but backwards. Michelle was Paul and Liam’s, both deceased, sister. Carla married Paul and had an affair with Liam. Technically, it was Carla having relations with her relations, but at the time they didn’t know, and they were distant enough that it should have been okay biologically. abbyknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-64100975553638584302017-11-20T13:04:02.325+00:002017-11-20T13:04:02.325+00:00Michelle married Paul Connor, so she is technicall...Michelle married Paul Connor, so she is technically not blood related to Carla, regardless of the fact that Johnny is her dad. C in Canadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-61532513954489326472017-11-20T08:34:20.451+00:002017-11-20T08:34:20.451+00:00@ M Wiersema Didn't Carla find out that Johnny...@ M Wiersema Didn't Carla find out that Johnny was her real dad, which makes her Aidan and Kate's half sister, so Michelle's cousin? Or something like that.<br /><br />Back in the day, ie for those of us born before 1970, morality was mapped onto hair colour. Blond = good/angelic. Brunette = bad/malevolent. (I remember this because I used to watch Days of Our Lives, which followed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-86660036564273173102017-11-20T07:22:21.937+00:002017-11-20T07:22:21.937+00:00Actually, these days, Rosie is blond. Yasmeen, how...Actually, these days, Rosie is blond. Yasmeen, however, does have dark hair; she just wears it short. She may not be Vogue cover beautiful, but she is kind, stylish, poised and articulate, all of which reflect an inner beauty that no amount of eyeliner will ever match. abbyknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-10148706921917782992017-11-19T23:48:40.963+00:002017-11-19T23:48:40.963+00:00The reason the characters look interchangeable is ...The reason the characters look interchangeable is to facilitate suddenly shifting a particular plot to another actress (due to pregnancy or other leave of absence). In other words, they look interchangeable because they are. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-33592543532282864912017-11-19T23:10:34.186+00:002017-11-19T23:10:34.186+00:00You missed out Tracey, Anna, and probably, given t...You missed out Tracey, Anna, and probably, given time. Amy. Also, why do they all have to be glamorous, with perfect hair and full make-up.? No one goes about like that all the time in everyday life. I love Sally, Jenny flamin' Bradley, and Gemma because they look like normal women, not wannabe models, Sinead's another one, grr.Tashacatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-72833520876358839962017-11-19T23:05:20.667+00:002017-11-19T23:05:20.667+00:00I giggled at ‘Flaming’ still, even after all these...I giggled at ‘Flaming’ still, even after all these years. Ha ha PoidaPetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420242564352102213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-69970542773368806282017-11-19T18:46:53.915+00:002017-11-19T18:46:53.915+00:00THere was a time on an American soap that my mom w...THere was a time on an American soap that my mom watched (Young and Restless) when I couldn't tell all the blondes apart. The casting agents or producers sometimes get stuck on a "type".Marionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-7920429070225882012017-11-19T18:22:45.311+00:002017-11-19T18:22:45.311+00:00She'll always be Jennie Bradley to me too. An...She'll always be Jennie Bradley to me too. And, as I have said before, why do all Corrie women have to change their names when they marry? In the rest of the western world, many women keep their maiden name upon marriage.<br /><br />As for so many women having names ending in "a" - - - well, that is a feminine suffix in English, so that will likely always be true. Same as "popcornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05123718845215616108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-7881730414600508602017-11-19T15:43:00.277+00:002017-11-19T15:43:00.277+00:00Aren't Michelle and Carla just sisters-in-law?...Aren't Michelle and Carla just sisters-in-law? They aren't blood related. Or maybe at this point they're cousins? So confusing...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729180873662690446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-51220609003540322892017-11-19T15:42:42.047+00:002017-11-19T15:42:42.047+00:00Aren't Michelle and Carla just sisters-in-law?...Aren't Michelle and Carla just sisters-in-law? They aren't blood related. Or maybe at this point they're cousins? So confusing...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729180873662690446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-45664885102670345082017-11-19T15:38:31.922+00:002017-11-19T15:38:31.922+00:00Nicola and Shona look very alike and I've prev...Nicola and Shona look very alike and I've previously said in a post that it was confusing. They were both bland characters when they arrived and both became connected to Eileen. When one of the two characters was in Eileen's living room, I had to wait for the dialogue to work out which one it was. I've also noticed that several female characters have names ending in 'a': Humpty Dumptyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968124501003519978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-12233400507998877262017-11-19T15:31:59.092+00:002017-11-19T15:31:59.092+00:00She'll always be Jenny Bradley to me.She'll always be Jenny Bradley to me.Glenda Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-60151153783213994442017-11-19T15:06:22.171+00:002017-11-19T15:06:22.171+00:00ITS JENNY CONNOR! GET IT RIGHTITS JENNY CONNOR! GET IT RIGHTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com