AIBU to be a bit peeved Corrie is cancelled 2 nights in a row...?

[Gin4495]

I know the reasons for this being cancelled, and last night, fair enough, but two nights in a row?

We're all adults and can deal with violence. It happens around the world every single day, not one day is there not something horrible on the news, but television still continues as normal.

Do you think it's a bit of an over reaction to completly cancel Coronation Street, perhaps a warning beforehand would have being more appropriate?

How long should a mark of respect last is the question, I guess? I doubt whether anyone directly affected would be settling down to watch tv, and there is always the option to turn off, as always. At what point do we/does someone say "okay, a certain amount of time has passed, it's okay to show this now"?

tbh I have mixed views about this.

I think corrie is shite and therefore have no issue with whether it is shown or not.

But the reality is that a shooting is always going to be sensitive to the person that has lost someone. As is a storyline containing cancer/miscarriage/heart attack/the loss of a child and the list goes on. And people do die in these circumstances every day. So is it only appropriate to cancel a programme containing sensitive scenes if the event has made it into the news and has involved several people?

I can see why producers cancel these programmes, they need to be seen to be being sensitive. But the reality is that it's going to be a sensitive subject for the victims whether they watch it on the night or ten days later.

And victims of a shooting aren't likely to sit down to watch corrie, or any other similar programme, on the night they have lost a loved one.

So actually i think it's more about the producers wanting to be seen to be doing something rather than cancelling the show out of real empathy.

It must be a dilemma for soaps that are filmed so far in advance and, unlike a series that could take a break, you can't just put it on hold for a long period. I definitely agree that yesterday was a mark of respect, not sure about today - just when do they go "back to normal" as I'm sure anyone for whom it's upsetting will be upset by the nature of the story whether it's broadcast tomorrow or next month.

YABU to be 'so' peeved that you need to post I think the powers that be at Corrie would have been damned if they did and damned if they don't. I'm an occasioanl Corrie fan and my understanding of the story line is that he was specifically targeting people who he felt had wronged him in the past, so very very similar to yesterdays events. And I was thinking earlier that if they had shown these episodes last week, then how long would it have been before the media labelled the tragedy yesterday as some sort of copycat attack. I have also just read that Enders are re filming scenes in which that odd religious bloke attacks a prostitute, in light of the Bradford murders. Who knows - it might be a turning point for TV to 'not' use gratuitous violence in order to push the ratings up. Or maybe not

To be honest with you I'm of the opinion that a lot of people in this society are more than happy to see shootings in the movies and in video games, so why are they getting so upset when it occurs in 'real life'? People the world over buy into the violence obsessed culture then balk when it turns round and bites them on the bum.

I had to ban my eldest from going round to a 7 year old friend's house because his mother was letting him play Grand Theft Auto! People just don't care or think, so why get so touchy now?

It's a terrible thing for the victims and their families to have to face these tragedies, but we're all guilty of condoning mindless violence in one way or another. People should speak out against it being part of our culture.

It's a shame that Coronation Street feels the need to boost its viewing figures by featuring a shoot out - I'd have thought that Gail's trial would have been enough excitement for most devoted viewers.

Possibly they get upset because people,real people,actually die when someone goes on a shooting spree in real life and in a film the actor gets up again because they're not really dead?

Anyone who goes on a killing spree because they've seen it on tv,in a video game or film already has major issues that would lead to the same thing.

I don't agree with the GTA games but the majority of us can separate fiction from real life and respond accordingly.

YABU, you vile person.

I don't live far away from Whitehaven, this incident has been devestating for a huge number of people, I spent hours fretting yesterday because dp had took ds away on the train, luckily they werent in Whitehaven (where they'd originally planned to go ) instead they'd gone to Millom.

And i'd cancelled a trip to Eskdale with dd (thank God)

I have felt sick all day at the thought of what COULD have happened, I can't even imagine how the people involved in that real life soap opera must feel.

It's only a programme ffs, why don't you use the time you would have wasted watching it thinking of the people who have lost children, siblings, parents etc

atomicsnowflake.

Honestly, I am aghast at your post. (I'm having a bit of an evening of and tonight and will be logging off shortly)

Talk about callous. A couple of things - MOST people do not condone mindless violence, either on film or on video games. In the main MOST people can see a difference between a film (which ain't real) and a video game (which aint real either) and actual people being shot in the street.

You have actually made me shudder.

Made you shudder? Did you realise that those two boys who attacked two other boys last year were brought up on a diet of hard core horror movies and violent games?

Most people who play those games don't go out on a killing spree, but what about those who do hurt people as a result of things in the media? Most you don't even hear about. This society is rotten to the core and people don't even realise.

You really believe that the reason they went attacked those boys was just because they'd seen programmes/films that were inappropriate for their age group?

That, and being exposed to violence themselves, yes. You think these 'games' are harmless?

What are you going on about? Those 2 boys were abused , that is why they were allowed to watch such filth. The abuse and the violence contributed to their actions. My kids have NOT been allowed to play any games or watch anything over their appropriate age certification, and I have argued vehemently against children being allowed to play such games, and also about the manufacture itself of such things, but to use the massacre WHICH HAPPENED YESTERDAY as a vehicle to spout some bullshit about Broken Britain and to actually use the phrase "so why get so touchy now?" is beyond belief.

You are being absolutely disgusting, re-read your posts. I am not going to respond to you anymore, and I'm going to hide this thread. Shame on You. (and I never say that) SHAME ON YOU.

You might not allow your kids to play such games, but many do and they'll be the ones who're tut tutting at this shooting yesterday. What do you think of them? Are they right to react like that or are they just hypocrites and adding to the general decline?

I am entitled to my opinion just as anybody else is. It's not my fault that I'm not a mindless clone like most other people on this site.

LetThereBeRock, it seems I'm not the only hyperbolic poster tonight! I don't think my remarks were absurd, though I'm grateful for people who took the time to state the point in more detail.

At least I'm not snobbish about other people's choice of entertainment.

i am adult and i dont like dealing with violence.i also dont watch corrie is it a story line replicating events

but given the harrowing events in cumbria think you can miss your eeee its grim oop north rubbish

Unbelievable. "tut-tutting"?

You are on a road to nowhere. You might feel you hold some kind of moral highground, but from where I'm standing you are really scraping the bottom of an incredibly shitty barrel of piousness.

Rather a mindless clone than a heartless bitch.

I thought you were going away shirley?

Mud slinging is so unnecessary. You don't know me from adam, do you realise that? Why get so het up about what someone posts on an internet forum. You need to calm down and see the wider picture.

All this nastiness when 12 people have died going about their day

Thats the bigger picture.

I thanked whoever the higher power is for keeping me, my three children and all those I love and hold dear safe today

Well I do think your statement about removing books from shelves was very exaggerated but there's been an abundance of hyperbolic statements tonight,including from myself so I apologise for that remark.

I've been in a very pissy mood all day and I think I need to step away from the computer for a while so I don't take it out here.

I'm not snobbish at all about Coronation Street.I just think it's not terribly entertaining but then I do enjoy some crap shows myself which I'll readily admit to e.g Bizarre ER. Each to their own.

I'm not being nasty, just stating my opinion, I didn't realise that there was no airing of opinions in this place. I don't spout the party line that's all.

Of course it's terrible that these people have died, absolutely tragic.

I think a few people on here need to learn some damn respect. Yuck.

OMG, is that some kind of directive from above or something?

I heard this place had a reputation, but surely each person just repeating what the previous poster has said is just going to get plain boring after a while?

Different opinions obviously aren't tolerated here which is sort of strange.

The OP asked a reasonable question and now everyone is running around ripping each others heads off.

Like I said, mindless violence. You remind me of a bunch of hens ganging up on each other and running around like the coop is on fire.

Personally, i'm running around like somebody who spent a few hours yesterday wondering where the hell my son and partner and who is furious that my fear, this whole incident and the agony that many people are going through has been cheapened because some random idiot is moaning that Corobloodynation st has been cancelled !

Actually no, scrap that........i'm aghast that anybody could be so insensitive and to start petty aguments over videogames etc is just low.