Overexposure Street

Why must the powers that be at Coronation Street make the same mistakes over and over again? I'm afraid the recent news that the Price family are set to take centre stage in a whole host of new plots has sent me scurrying for the remote control. Yes, I'm looming over the off button.

Before I go any further, I'm not going to use this blog to moan on about Stella and her family. I've said plenty on that subject before and sadly my views have not changed. Regardless of the character(s) involved I just cannot abide overexposure on Coronation Street!

All we have to do is look back to see that moving forward with the same characters dominating screen time can only lead to disaster. Recent history has given us various flavours of the month, whether it be Becky, Tina, Michelle, Sean or Tracy. Each of these characters, whether you love them or loathe them, has been force fed to us time and time again until both the character and most probably the actor too has suffered from burn out.

The whole point of Corrie is that it's one big repertory company. Variety is the spice of life. We like to see a community in action, not just episode upon episode focussing on one particular family. There is no point in having a cast of 65 actors if only a fraction are treated to  storylines. 

Corrie is also about longevity. We care more about characters that stick around. That's why we love Roy and Hayley, Ken and Deirdre, Audrey, Rita and the rest. We feel like we've known them for years so we continue to tune in to the ups and downs of their lives. When characters dominate over a short space of time, they burn out or leave. Where else is there to take a character when they've faced a fire, a siege, a kidnap and a cancer scare in six months? Ok, that's an exaggeration but really the Corrie of 2013 is stretching believability at the best of times as it is.

So whatever we think of Stella, Gloria and Eva, it looks like they are staying put. My plea to the powers that be is this: Stop forcing them down our throats please! Rest the characters for a while - we don't need to see them at the centre of the drama all the time. Give someone else a shot. Give these actors a holiday, I'm sure they need it. Watching Corrie at the moment, I know I do!



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Fab Photo Friday - April 26th 2013

It's Friday again so it's time for this week's fab Coronation Street photo. There's been a lot of talk on the blog this week about childbirth. To dispel any romantic notions about it, here's Fiz giving birth to Hope.

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Spot the Corrie prop - April 26th 2013

Congratulations to ELK of Canada for the second week running who was first to correctly spot that last week's books can be found in Eileen's house. Clearly Jason hasn't finished colouring them all in yet.

For this week's prop puzzle all you have to do is tell us whereabouts on Coronation Street you would find this drove of pigs.

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Sneak preview of tonight's double Corrie - Friday 26 April

Coronation Street, Friday 26th April 2013 at 7.30pm

CARLA AND LEANNE STRIKE A DEAL. When Carla suggests Peter should buy Leanne out of the bookies he tetchily insists he doesn’t have the money and she should mind her own business. Wanting to help Carla goes to Leanne and offers to buy her half of the betting shop. Leanne drives a hard bargain until Carla agrees to pay over the odds. Leanne’s delighted but how will Peter react to the news?
GARY GATECRASHES TOMMY’S LUNCH WITH TINA. Tommy and Tina go to the Bistro for lunch but their meal is interrupted when Gary arrives and presents Tina with her dad’s wedding ring, which he tracked down and bought in a pawnshop. Tina’s overjoyed while a seething Tommy angrily accuses Gary of having feelings for Tina. How will Tina react to his suggestion?
FIZ IS HORRIFIED TO LEARN THAT KATY AND RYAN ARE TOGETHER. Katy asks Ryan if he’s genuinely interested in her but will he commit? Fiz forces a moping Chesney to buck up and get back to work, as he still has to provide for Joseph. But how will she react when she hears the news about Katy and Ryan?
Elsewhere Mary continues to fuss around Dev. He’s grateful but suggests he tries to cope by himself for a while. Faye’s downcast when Tim leaves her home alone with a DVD so he can go for a pint with Jason.

Friday 26th April 2013 at 8.30pm

PETER’S FURIOUS AT CARLA’S BUSINESS PROPOSAL. Peter’s furious to realise Carla’s gone behind his back and bought Leanne’s share of the bookies. Carla insists she’s done him a favour but Peter’s seething. As Nick and Leanne gloat over Carla’s cheque, Rob takes great relish in winding Peter up, lecturing Carla on how to turn the bookies around and increase profits. Realising Rob’s potential, Carla has a shock proposition but how will Peter react?
ANNA UNCOVERS GARY’S LIE. Izzy’s bemused when Tommy suggests she keep an eye on Gary. She quizzes Gary, wanting to know what Tommy meant, but Gary plays it down and tells her how he bought Tina’s dad’s wedding ring back from a pawn shop and Tommy’s just jealous. Izzy’s appeased but when Anna discovers the receipt she’s horrified to see Gary lied about how much he spent and starts to wonder if there was some truth in Tommy’s warning.
CHESNEY’S GUTTED BY THE TRUTH. How will Chesney react to the news about Katy and Ryan?
Elsewhere Anna visits Faye at Tim’s flat. Will she find Faye home alone?

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