Comments on: Collinson Street

By: Glenn Aylett

Glenn Aylett — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:35:43 +0000

David
It was a miles better show when it was only on twice a week and I agree Emmerdale is worse where you can smell the ham in the acting. However, ratings have dipped a lot in recent years for The Street( still use the old nickname), which suggests the overkill with episodes and repetitive plots is leading to burnout. However, I do agree it’s not as depressing as Eastenders.

By: David

David — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:51:11 +0000

Not sure that I’m watching exactly the same show as described by Glenn Aylett. I do agree that some of the storylines have been flogged to death. Certainly some characters never get a major (or even plausible) storyline but overall it exudes a warmth that ‘EastEnders’ will never achieve. As for the standard of acting, I feel it is better than it was a decade or so ago and is of a much higher calibre that the distinctly dodgy ‘Emmerdale’.

There are certainly too many episodes of Corrie each week though. Three times a week is often enough . . .

By: Glenn Aylett

Glenn Aylett — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:42:25 +0000

I think ITV Studios are living in a different world to a lot of viewers. Coronation St is not in ” fantastically good health” and even if audience figures have increased slightly, as they always do in the autumn, the soap is no longer a ratings topper and on one occasion pulled in a miserable 6.5 million against an episode of Strictly Come Dancing and is currently behind The X Factor, I’m A Celebrity and Strictly Come Dacing in the ratings. A lot of long term viewers, including my mother, have stopped watching as they’re sick of the predictable plots, overkill with episodes and poor acting.
Maybe ITV should cut Corrie down to three episodes a week, doing away with the double helping on Monday and Friday, invest more in the sets, which make the show look as cheap as Sons and Daughters from 30 years ago, and bring back some of the Northern warmth and charm it was famous for in the past. To a lot of ex viewers it has become miserable and predictable.