Coronation Street: Discussion Thread

[Liberty City]

 

Oh? Is there any way to see the classic Corrie in the States? I'd be interested in checking it out!

[victoria foxton]

Decades of Corrie are on Youtube. On many channels.  Also on Dailymotion.

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Edited July 5, 2021 by victoria foxton

[Liberty City]

 

Thanks so much! 

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[victoria foxton]

Enjoy!

[KMan101]

 

Absolutely agreed. Classic Corrie is so much better. It has such an 'everyday' feel to it yet there's drama, comedy, etc. It's wonderful. Hell, even the 1998 reruns right now feel light years better although you can see the tone shifting.

 

I'm watching regularly and the current show is watchable to me. It's like the US soaps for me at this point, I find little things that I like and chug through the rest. 

 

It helps that the Geoff and Ray stuff ended. I'm really tired of having a bad guy and an abuser (sometimes they're the same) running around for years. I get their insistence that it's "real" and they see it as a service to get the message across, but they soap it up and sensationalize it. They also drag it out. (Kinda like how they use depression after having a baby to make the girl they're less interested in writing for 'crazy', like Zoe hitting Emily)

 

I'd say the pandemic forced them to sort of go back to the basics. This would be a very easy time for folks to jump in but it's not exactly gripping, either. Hard to explain.

 

I'd love @DRW50's take. I wouldn't call it 'lethargic' but it's close. I guess I take less offensive, toxic and 'shocking' as a win LOL. I really don't even recognize the show from like 2010-2015 (and the darkening of the show started around 2001)

[KMan101]

Not that they were interested in writing for Gail anyway (I also assume restrictions had been in place) but it was nice seeing her actually smile and be happy as she was leaving. I feel like she's just been so miserable for so long. Isn't it kinda sad I find seeing her smile refreshing? I shouldn't ... lol but the show was doused in misery for so long ...

[KMan101]

Queen Elizabeth returns to Coronation Street for the first time in nearly 40 years:

 

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[Liberty City]

So I watched a bit, and while it is an improvement, for some reason it is still not my cup of tea. Not understanding why. It just is not clicking for me.

[victoria foxton]

Not every soap will be. For example i can't get into Emmerdale. No matter how hard i try. What era did you watch?

[Liberty City]

The one you posted above. 

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Never tried Emmerdale. I know I've got in-and-out of EastEnders and I do enjoy them. Just wish DM worked on my television and streaming platform.

[victoria foxton]

Maybe you might like the 80's. It did take me awhile to get into the 70's. Can never get into the 60's. With Emmerdale you have pre plane crash. Which some people consider dull. and post plane crash which slowly becomes more over the top.

[KMan101]

 

Yeah, I can't get into Emmerdale either. I just 'don't see it'. Maybe the old Emmerdale FARM would interest me though.

 

I'd love to know some good years to try and get into Emmerdale. I want to like it but the show lacks stars and long running characters to me. It also feels very 'stunty' and plot driven. I see they have another murderer offing people. Kim interests me the most on Emmerdale and she's probably leaving isn't she?

 

Corrie isn't for everyone. Depends what you're looking for I suppose, in a soap. The characters and their interactions in the classic years are what drag me in. But it's not flashy. 

 

They might like the more plotty and stunt driven era of Corrie.

[Liberty City]

Maybe I will look into the 1980s. I know I did watch clips when Shayne Ward was on as Aidan, and I did enjoy the clips I did get to catch. Maybe I just need to go in with a more open-mind about it all.

[victoria foxton]

BTW the British soaps have great detailed bio's. Unlike our soaps. So if you are lost just Google a story or character. It was a great resource for me.

[Liberty City]

Oh, I definitely will. I can tell British soap operas are revered and cherished in ways American soaps just are not, and people are intent on presenting facts without embellishing in fan-BS.