Corrie thread - we haven't even got a dog storyline to keep us going now

[AnneEyhtMeyer]

A new thread as we head towards the worst part of every soap year - Christmas.

Dreading the return of Simon.

Dreading more of the arr Gareh & Alya "plot".

When did the brewery close and become a convenient empty garage?

Make yourself at home and get ready for more totally hopeless acting - it has to improve soon, surely?

Thanks Rachel will have a look at those.

You are very welcome Sparkling.

Thanks Rachel. They've stopped putting links to the Doctors spoilers so I've gone right off it. If you search they're there, but it is hopeless not having them on the main spoilers links.

You are very welcome Anne.
I used to enjoy Digital Spy, but it's not user friendly at all now, IMO.

Yes I noticed they'd changed digital spy. All of the episodes weren't in order.

I'm a regular on the Digital Spy forums and they're in the process of fixing the soaps section and not having the eps / news in order again, they admitted they messed up.

Gah, can't they send Simon back to Portsmouth with Peter and his new floozy.

And I am so over Fiz and Tyrone.

Thanks Rachel for those links.

I agree Deep about Simon. His story gets worse next week.

You are very welcome southeast.

I cannot stand Simon, I just can't. I had hoped they would write him out. Maybe the new producer will.

I feel nothing re the Hope storyline, absolutely nothing. Fizz is just so unconvincing, with that extra 'put on' voice, that she first acquired, I think, when Hayley was ill.

Johnny Connor should be glad he doesn't have to listen to her voice if he finds Sally's voice irritating!

It takes quite a lot to get a juvenile custodial sentence these days. So a nice little spell in a Borstal is probably out of the question. Can't really think of any other non-Street options for him, as they seem to be ruling out Portsmouth Peter.

Anyone else think that Liz is faking it with Tony? With plan of getting Steve's share back, then dumping from on high?

Doesn't Fiz work at the Factory? Presumably off with Hope now? What did she used to do about childcare before?

I get frustrated with the use of kids in Corrie. So unrealistic..

Fizz is off work at the moment, since Hope became ill.

I agree, I think Liz is just trying to use Tony to get the Rovers back.

I hope that's what Liz is doing.

I don't think I want to watch what happens with Simon. I usually watch the episodes as they are broadcast but I think I might have to start using catch up more often so I can fast forward certain scenes.

Storylines I am actually interested in on Corrie at the moment.

Same here sparkling.

I really hope that Liz is playing the long game with Tony but she will get loads of flak in the meantime.

Simon definitely should have come back with a new head.

Was Leanne cross with Peter, because he hadn't travelled up with Simon? I didn't catch that bit. It's a 5 hour journey from Portsmouth to Manchester, with a change at Southampton. I suppose Peter could have put him on the train at Southampton.

Come on Rachel if we think really really hard there must be one.

Not interested/don't care about-

The whole Platt/Callum/Annexe thing
Anything that happens at the knicker factory
Ken Barlow's love life
Roy and her off Bread
Dev and her from Emmerdale
Mary and Ted Robbins
Liz and Tony
Tracey Barlow full stop.
Simon and Leanne
Really don't see the entertainment value of Sally and Tim they leave me cold. Sally is vv irritating.

What am I left with? Her from Hearsay and Steve?

They have just concreated over it. It's going to become weaker until one night Gails bed will have fallen into the hole and Callums decayed rotting face will be staring back at her.

Poor Callum having Gail staring at him for eternity.

If Johnny doesn't mention Fiz's awful whiny voice when she eventually returns to work then I am going to have to go down to the set with a big stick.

What happened to Simon's other grandparents? Can't he go and live with them permanently? Or failing that, couldn't they have him run over by a bus?

Just looking at that list of stories, they are fairly uninteresting sparkling . I enjoy watching the (few) characters that are good, regardless of the rubbish storylines given to them. I think that's the only reason I am still watching.

Good thinking Anne, I know I should feel sorry for Si, but I just wish they would write him out.

YY we need the minibus of doom to return to the street and pick a few residents up again.

And run over Simon several times on the way Sparkling.

Where is Rover?

Anne I'll join you and hold the stick while you track him down, I'm still fast forwarding episodes most of the time, it's really bad isn't it, fingers crossed it will improve in the new year, I know we give out about some storylines not being followed up but I really wouldn't mind if the new producer said "right, this is a load of crap, let's just drop some storylines, i.e. Callum, Hope, Simon and the violence, send Amy off too boarding school, (who by the way does not look well at the moment).

Start afresh with fewer stories one or two less episodes and finding some good quality actors, oh and pretend the new Connor family don't exist.

That's not too much to wish for, is it?

Thanks for the links Rachel, couldn't believe my eyes when I clicked on digital spy the other day, it's awful.