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Post by Jez on Oct 18, 2010 17:15:19 GMT
As expected they have released a lot of items for Corrie's 50th - so far ive seen/heard about;
Official 50th anniversary book
Official 50th anniversary magazine
Coronation Street The (Very) Unoffical Story
2 DVD sets (one is a small version of the 12 disc set)
2011 Annual and Calender
Corrie Board Game
Corrie Jigsaw
The Epic Novel and Coronation Street Treasures have also be re-released!
Bill Roache and Bill Tarmey have both released books.
Many other items such a flying ducks, mugs, coasters etc
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Post by Jez on Oct 18, 2010 17:18:03 GMT
So far ive got Bill Roache's book, the official 50th anniversary book and the Official magazine.
I am planning on getting the other book, annual, calender and DVD's soon. I am a bit disappointed that there is so little from the 60s/70s on the DVD set. I assume this is because they have already released 60s/70s/80s box sets? But I think almost all of the eps on this set from the 60s/70s/80s are the same as ones on the previous releases! I will still get the DVD set at some stage tho, prob when it comes down in price, as there are other things on there such as the 50 top character countdown which would interest me.
Anyone else getting anything?
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Post by sootycat on Oct 24, 2010 10:48:35 GMT
I shall definitely get Bill Tarmey's and Bill Roache's books, also the Anniversary book and magazine.
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Post by CG Wendy on Oct 24, 2010 14:53:40 GMT
The Anniversary book for sure. I might get the calendar too. But will check to see who is on it. If there are too many of prawn and Me-me-Chelle I probably won`t get it.I have a calendar already for 2011 with cute little kittens on.
I`d like to buy the Bill Tarmeys book too - and Bill Roaches
Years ago my twin sis toured the cobbles, and bought me a Rovers Return magnet. It sits pride of place on my fridge. When we bought a new fridge last week, that Rovers Return magnet was the first one I transfered over to my new one.
;D
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Post by Nick on Oct 24, 2010 17:22:11 GMT
Its a mystery to me how they can bring out a 50th anniversary book already,when we haven't quite got there yet!!
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Post by RitaLittlewood on Oct 24, 2010 21:36:20 GMT
Same way the BBC did 30th and 40th Dr Who when it wasn't even on. LOL!
Patsy
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Post by Nick on Oct 27, 2010 9:02:53 GMT
Well I bought the book yesterday and I'm a bit dissapointed...all it is really is a chronicle of the plots over 50 years,no background info like in the 40th anniversary book
There are some good pictures in it which I haven't seen before,but other than that its nothing special
..AND it's already out of date as Beverley Callard is quoted as saying she would love to be playing Liz till she gets to Emily Bishops age...
And no mention at all of the tram crash which is the focal point of the 50th Anniversary
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Post by sootycat on Oct 27, 2010 11:48:08 GMT
If you have already got the 40th Anniversary book....do you think it is worth buying the 50th Nick ??
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Post by RitaLittlewood on Oct 27, 2010 13:28:35 GMT
I thought the 40th was crap. 25th (both versions) and 30th were better.
Patsy
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Post by Nick on Oct 27, 2010 22:07:09 GMT
The 40th was good I thought,it told you lots of behind the scenes stuff for each year,such as Thelma Barlow quitting because she was angry about Peter Baldwins sacking and about the industrial dispute in 1961 where cast members not on a long term contract had to be laid off and which ones didn't return and stuff like that...trouble is mine is that well read its starting to give at the spine..so I thought a good 50th would be just the job to replace it
the 30th was a good one because it took you through month by month of every year and told you what was happening.
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Post by RitaLittlewood on Oct 28, 2010 10:10:48 GMT
Same as the 25th which is why the 40th was crap in comparison. Much of the stuff in the 40th, such as Thelma, are well known.
Patsy
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Post by Nick on Oct 28, 2010 10:13:09 GMT
I know it's well known ..but it's good to see it in print..and there was lots of other stuff too...but I would have liked a more chronological order to events
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Post by RitaLittlewood on Oct 28, 2010 11:09:40 GMT
Wasn't there a 45th one too which was worse?
Patsy
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Post by Nick on Oct 28, 2010 11:33:06 GMT
I didn't see a 45th one !!..that passed me by lol
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Post by RitaLittlewood on Oct 29, 2010 15:44:42 GMT
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Post by Nick on Oct 29, 2010 15:50:04 GMT
Ye Gods  |
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Post by CG Wendy on Oct 29, 2010 19:53:01 GMT
*sigh*
I can safely say that`s one piece of Corrie merchandise I won`t be buying
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Post by Jez on Oct 30, 2010 11:58:28 GMT
The 45th one was the first Corrie treasures book I think which they are no re-releasing.
The 50th book is ok, but like Nick I think the 40th was far better. They seem to skip over so much in the 50th. The 40th was in far more depth. There is another book released which is an unofficial one, ive seen it in the shops but not bought it yet. Also still havent for the DVD set yet as so many eps were on previous boxsets that were released.
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Post by Jez on Oct 31, 2010 10:26:41 GMT
The 40th was good I thought,it told you lots of behind the scenes stuff for each year,such as Thelma Barlow quitting because she was angry about Peter Baldwins sacking and about the industrial dispute in 1961 where cast members not on a long term contract had to be laid off and which ones didn't return and stuff like that...trouble is mine is that well read its starting to give at the spine..so I thought a good 50th would be just the job to replace it the 30th was a good one because it took you through month by month of every year and told you what was happening. I think I have the 30th if its the book im thinking of - it was really good if I remember but has been so well read its not in great condition! Bill Roache gives a lot of background info on Corrie in his new book - thats well worth a read if you are interested in that. He talked about the industrial dispute of 1961 etc. It is mainly about Bill's life in Corrie as he has already released other books which cover other things in his life. |
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Post by Jez on Oct 31, 2010 10:30:35 GMT
Another thing ive noticed about the 50th book is that stuff isnt really seperated into chronological order - its in decades and whilst a lot is in order they have got bits mixed up and mentioned storylines that happens after stuff mentioned later on.
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Post by Nick on Oct 31, 2010 11:55:26 GMT
And in the 40th book they gave you a yearly top 20 of who had appeared in the most episodes that year and their total all together that was interesting and it would be interesting to look at the figures up to 2010
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Post by CG Wendy on Nov 1, 2010 15:40:24 GMT
Jez..... who is the author of the 50th Anniversary book? It`s not Daran Little is it?
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Post by Nick on Nov 1, 2010 18:08:05 GMT
it's Tim Randall
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Post by CG Wendy on Nov 2, 2010 1:51:36 GMT
Thanks Nick
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Have a *K*
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