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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ome" data-source="post: 94549" data-attributes="member: 2">Kevin & Sally were married last week on old Corrie. No deaths, no births, no complications, no high drama or family revelations, just two people getting married, with most of the cast there to celebrate the happy time.When did that last happen in current Corrie?I believe you are missing the point. It's not about the props used, nor is it about any special effects (though I'm not sure what special effects have to do with Corrie) it's about real stories and how unrealistic they are today.Let me try and help you understand a little better.A few weeks back on Corrie, the factory workers lost their job, they had no income and they had bills to pay. But what do we see happen? The factory workers meeting up in the pub or the cafe to try and come up with a way to earn some money - how about they meet in one of the houses where they don't have to spend money?Chesney mentioned (during the time Sinead lost her job) that they hadn't paid the electric bill, we then see Chesney & Sinead eating in the cafe, a couple of weeks later Chesney kicks out Beth & Kirk, therefore losing any income he made from their rent. Even later Chesney is more than happy to throw away £1000 to Robert. The problem with today's Corrie is when they write stories where the characters have no money, why do they keep having them waste money in the pub or the cafe?Ridiculous stories like Phelan setting up Anna and the cops not interviewing Rosie, Adam or Todd.Ridiculous stories where Maria is in jail, bail refused for killing someone when they don't even have a body.Ridiculous stories where they write Kevin saying "It must be awful to lose a child" to Jenny, when in fact he lost one, but the writers forgot about it.Ridiculous stories where Kate suddenly falls madly in love with a friend, having just come out of another relationship.What happened to Michelle's real son?What happened to David's epilepsy?What happened to Max's ADHD?What happened to Cathy's hoarding disorder?What happened to Simon's temper?Another example.In 80s Corrie, Hilda is often talking about her Stan who has been dead a few years, Stan features in much of her dialogue, we are seeing someone grieve as well as move on with their life.Forward to today's Corrie and Izzy gets the dreadful news that her sister has been killed. Move on one episode and she's totally over it, she's in the cafe or the pub with her friends laughing or trying to come up with ideas on how to make some money.In a nutshell, today's Corrie is pretty much focused on plot development, whereas old Corrie was always focused on character development.Don't get me wrong, I'm loving so much about Corrie today, but I'm kidding myself if I think it's as good as it was back in the 80s when it was down to two episodes a week.</blockquote>

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