14-10-2017, 03:26 PM
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Re: Coronation Street
I think the problem with Corrie (and other soaps) is that they keep increasing the number of weekly episodes, which forces writers to keep coming up with more characters and more extended, tangled plot lines to fill the airtime and produce a cliffhanger ending for each episode.I used to enjoy watching Corrie when only two episodes a week were screened. When they extended it to 3, I thought they were pushing it a bit - when it increased to 5 (and now 6) I noticed a marked drop in standard of script quality, plot and character believability, as they scraped the barrel for ideas.
In addition, whilst I used to enjoy watching it for half an hour, twice a week, I think the current scheduling of two split half hours, three times a week is too time consuming to watch all the episodes.
I still watch it if I'm at home and not busy - and the plots move so slowly, it's easy to catch up if you only see one episode a week!
14-10-2017, 04:50 PM
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Re: Coronation Street
Originally Posted by basser
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Phelan story line = how much longer can the script writers drag this boring story line out = yawn yawn yawn yawn.
Is he going to be stuffing them in there like Room 101.
First Andy .. and soon Daniel? Who next?
Must be costing Phelan a bomb in food. At this rate He'll need to get a cheaper deal with the nearest fast food delivery outlet.
15-10-2017, 11:19 AM
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Re: Coronation Street
There are so many unanswered questions in how Phelan could possibly keep a person chained up in a cellar, and how Adam and Todd could possibly earn a living out of their partnership running a bent solicitors office, how are the girls from the factory surviving now they're out of work, and why do I rush to wash the pots on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings so I can sit down and watch it.....
...God only knows....One of me favourite Beachboys songs by the way....
15-10-2017, 12:08 PM
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Re: Coronation Street
Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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There are so many unanswered questions in how Phelan could possibly keep a person chained up in a cellar, and how Adam and Todd could possibly earn a living out of their partnership running a bent solicitors office, how are the girls from the factory surviving now they're out of work, and why do I rush to wash the pots on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings so I can sit down and watch it........God only knows....One of me favourite Beachboys songs by the way....
However, the ones I find boring are the 'pointless padding', the 'obligatory PC content' and, most of all, the two puffs kissing each other at every opportunity.
15-10-2017, 12:59 PM
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Re: Coronation Street
Originally Posted by Mups
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I must admit Mort, I also think the captive Andy has gone on long enough now.Has Phelan kidnapped Daniel as well now then? I missed a coupel of episodes.
Why is Daniel down there in the first place, anyway?
But Phelan has his evil eye on him as he's a journalist/come waiter ... snooping about over that dodgy building scam.
Phelan is threatening the little old mother of his accomplice who legged it too.
Doubtless soon we'll see him kidnapping her and taking her to the basement too ... probably a sterling idea. Andy looks badly in need of a good housekeeper and maternal figure in his desperate life.
15-10-2017, 02:21 PM
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Re: Coronation Street
Originally Posted by Morticia
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He's still running lose on borrowed time as yet Mups.But Phelan has his evil eye on him as he's a journalist/come waiter ... snooping about over that dodgy building scam.
Phelan is threatening the little old mother of his accomplice who legged it too.
Doubtless soon we'll see him kidnapping her and taking her to the basement too ... probably a sterling idea. Andy looks badly in need of a good housekeeper and maternal figure in his desperate life.
Sorry Mort, I meant why is Andy down there in the first place, not Daniel.
It has gone on so long, I've forgotten why he is there.
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