kiwi43
I have watched this, irregularly for the first ten years , but for the last 30 years have rarely missed an episode. It is part of Tuesdays & Thursdays. I usually have a crossword or sudoku at the same time, but it is something to look forward to. Nobody phones at that time.I admit that Coronation Street does vary in quality from time to time. There are far more unlikeable characters now - Charlie, Tracy, Cilla and David for example, & some of the story lines drag on and on, but there are so many moments of brilliant dialogue, such as Rita's put downs of Norris, and some of the discussion between Kirk & the lovely Fizz. We are a year behind in New Zealand but it doesn't seem to matter if you read of what's happening in English magazines or the Internet. Here's to another 30 years!
m_pratt
What a soap!. Corrie has got more humorous! Sean in particular!. The story lines are good action. Tracys trial well! what a exit to go out on! being dragged down the steps to the cells by the security guards! she deserved it even though we all love our Tracy what a character! faking an abortion street fighting with Karen getting pregnant with Steve ruining his wedding and of course murdering her boyfreind!. and lying to Roy cropper!. Corrie has exceptional detail and the characters are fantastic Blanche used to annoy me but now i think corrie without her would be like Britain without fish and chips!. A scene in Corrie that is really is interesting is when Tracy is lead to the prison van because its all dark and and its at the court and its the start of a long time away for her.There's an sir of mystery to it. The other story lines in Corrie have been good.From affairs Gay sex to fires revenge Corrie is getting more exciting!. Who started the fire at the Peacocks? who knows but Ashley and Casey certainly are enjoying themselves when that was shown i wanted Claire to catch them but she didn't. Overall Corrie is great!.
levon-8
This is by far the worst TV show ever made. The budget and quality is so horrific and represents such cheapness that simply watching paint dry would afford you a much more entertaining experience. Don't waste your time watching this - there are many more things to do in life that is more satisfying and up-lifting.If I ever came into a large sum of money I would shut this show down and fire all the cast and hopefully black list them out of acting existence. The characters are pathetically weak in every dimension. They allow society to take a sh*t on them and don't fight back. If anything this series demonstrates how socialism weakens a society and makes it acceptable to not fight for your stake - to not work towards something productive and meaningful.I know I will anger a lot of viewers who think that this show is acceptable entertainment, but I know their standards must be of a really low mark. I often wonder if they identify with the weakness of the characters.
chrisbishop5000
Those who watched this soap-opera 45+ years ago will be stunned at the tension, gay relationships (not that they are at all harmful), the catfights, the swearing and the dark, dramatic events that occur; events that are totally shocking and unexpected but that's what draws in viewers, isn't it? I know back in the 1960s/70s/early 80s it was a whole lot calmer but this is the turn of the 21st Century and - I know things shouldn't have to change so quickly - but dramatic darkness and lifelike betrayal is the main appeal as far as television is concerned. Last month saw Kate Ford leave the soap who played Coronation Street's biggest super-bitch Tracy Barlow; though I was mildly fed up at how this ultimate troublemaker was no longer to be featured in Corrie, I know she deserved it all - she was locked up in prison and this imprisonment is to go on for at least the next 15 years! 15 YEARS!!! What a long time! And by that time, baby Amy will be a teenager so, logically speaking, she won't see her own daughter's childhood! Mind you, while I don't take any pleasure in a majority of things she said and did, I do actually agree with her mean remarks and, yes, even her many manipulative tricks to an extent. Browse through each harsh quote and you'll see just how much I agree with her harshness;ON CLAIRE PEACOCK: "Uh Claire, you are such a freak!" (She's got a point, I suppose), "See ya later, 4-eyed freak!" (Still got a point but I wouldn't have said THAT to Mrs Peacock), "Goggles" (I wouldn't have said THAT to Claire either but, for god's sake Mrs Peacock, you DO look pretty ridiculous in those horrible glasses) ON SHELLEY UNWIN: "Fat Slag", "Hippopotumus" (Definitely not; Tracy blamed Shelley for having an affair with the wicked Charlie Stubbs when it was all his fault), "you arrogant bitch" (on the same matter, NO! I stick up for poor Shelley completely) ON KAREN McDONALD: "Baron Karen" (that was in 2004 when Karen was gutted to find that she couldn't have babies and though that is a rather mean thing to say, Karen, too, was being mean at the time; a spoilt, psychotic and selfish bitch), "it would be hard showing the baby under all that lard" (again, Tracy had a right to vent her fury upon a horrible woman). It's a fantastic soap-opera that I know I'll gladly want to watch as long as it's still on the telly. It's over 40 years old, you know.
