‘Coronation Street’ Celebrated Via Live Musical ‘Street Of Dreams’

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• Nancy – the difference is that in the UK, there seems to have been a respect for history and back story on these shows (from both soap fans and writers/producers) and of characters like Corrie’s Bet Lynch and EastEnders’ Dot Cotton.

  In the US, most of the shows that have been canceled spent the last 5 to 10 years prior to death getting rid of every performer over 40 and anyone that the audience gave two figs about, and tried to copy Gossip Girl or The Hills, which managed to chase away any and all existing audience without attracting a new one.

  Comment by Sparky — Thursday, 8 December 2011 00:47 UK  Reply to this post

• As a semi-regular viewer of Corrie over the last ten years, I say the tribute is well deserved. Although probably looked upon as quaint or outdated by our current American audience, I think it presents an authenticity missing in many of our shows…

  Comment by visotoo — Thursday, 8 December 2011 03:40 UK  Reply to this post

• Fancy seeing this piece on DH……….What a pleasant surprise……

  I agree with Sparky’s comments…………..

  Comment by Olivia — Thursday, 8 December 2011 14:18 UK  Reply to this post

  • All part of recently bringing on International Editor Nancy T. More stories from ‘across the pond’.

    Comment by Bob — Friday, 9 December 2011 16:05 UK  Reply to this post

• I think the other comments are correct. In the UK, not only do they generally have a reverence for history and authenticity in their media that we do not, but their soaps are major cultural institutions.

  Additionally, Corrie and Eastenders are Prime-time soaps, not day time. So they are closer in equivalence to Dallas than to Guiding Light. Due to this, tts not just housewives and old ladies that are familiar, but entire families. These are the shows people grew up watching during dinner with the family.

  Finally, they are shows about working class people. They have ugly, fat, and stupid people much more than beautiful people, but I think the ability to identify with the characters, as opposed to just watching/judging them, has led to much closer connections.

  Comment by Ari — Thursday, 8 December 2011 19:00 UK  Reply to this post

• Really! A musical, O.K, it deserves it but i prefer Emmerdale Cain (the villein) got his head staved in by an unknown assailant so it will be “Who Killed Cain” for the X-mas specials on T.V

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