Corrie left out of BAFTA nominations

[CG Wendy]

From CorrieBlog

This year's nominations for the British Film and Television Academy Awards (BAFTAs) have been revealed - and Coronation Street hasn't been nominated. It's the first time in ten years that Corrie hasn't been on the short-list.

In fact, Corrie is so much a part of the BAFTAs that in last year's special show to mark 60 years of the awards, five generations of Corrie stars took part. But this year, it lost out to Holby City, The Bill, Emmerdale and Eastenders in the Best Continuing Drama category.

String Steve Frost up by the 'town halls', and string him up high. I blame him 100% for this. What a slap in the face to the actors, writers and most importantly the fans. Lets get ourselves a (Bet) Lynch mob and kick the baztid Steve Frost where it hurts most.....his wallet

[RitaLittlewood]

Not his fault. Kieran is breathing down his neck. Steve never wanted the job and who can blame him? I know I don't watch because it's total crap but this slide began a long time ago, just as the lack of storyline rotation and focusing on the SAME characters. Kieran did that and nothing's changed. Blame him.

Patsy

[CG Wendy]

I blame them both. I noticed that Casualty wasn`t nominated either and it won last year didn`t it?
Looks like EastEnders will win best soap then. I bet they`re all laughing their arses off.

[RitaLittlewood]

No idea. I don't watch that any more either. Lot of help, aren't I? LOL!

Patsy

[CG Wendy]

Whose decision was it to leave Corrie out? Granada or the BAFTAs?

[RitaLittlewood]

I think it's Baftas.

Patsy

[sallywebster]

Well to be fair Corrie have won it 3 times in a row before now - 2003, 2004 and 2005 I think. Disappointing all the same about Corrie not getting a nomination but dont blame Steve Frost!!! Corrie was good for most of 2007 so deserves a nomination and Steve did a good job IMO and brought Corrie back to form after a poor year in 2005.

Casualty won it last year, yes. Nice to see them win actually. Id like Holby to win it this year.

[RitaLittlewood]

2003 was crap from Richard's demise until about December when Kieran was clearly gone and Carolyn in charge until Tony Wood took over. You could see how bad it was they relied on the SAME characters because one they go it left one hell of a hole and the other characters had been ignored too long to fill it. They just forgot how to write for everyone else frankly. 2005 was also bollocks.

Patsy

[sallywebster]

Yeah 2005 was but dont forget the award was for the previous year i.e. the award won in Spring 2005 would have been for 2004 which was generally a good year.

[RitaLittlewood]

It was. Tony Wood's first year was good. He made an effort then lost interest.

Patsy

[sallywebster]

That always seems to be a problem. Perhaps because there are so many episodes they lose interest quicker these days.

[RitaLittlewood]

Or perhaps they're bored with writing for the same damn characters so go round in circles after being told to stretch it out to the point of viewer suicide.

Patsy

[CG Wendy]

There needs to be a cull of the cast if they want to bring down costs.....................Sean, Janice, the bookies and Kelly for a start off.

[RitaLittlewood]

I think that will only happen when the eps are reduced. There's too many. When you think Crossroads managed with about the same amount as Corrie and put out 5 then 4 eps a week.

Patsy

[sallywebster]

Well look at Neighbours - on five times a week and has a far smaller cast - less than 20 regulars id say. So that about having a cast of 50 because they have 5 eps to make is rubbish IMO. They could still do with dropping the episodes back to 4, or even 3 though. And axe Kelly, The Mortens, The Masons, Sean and Tony. They can keep janice as she is funny!

[RitaLittlewood]

Exactly and Emmerdale has less than Corrie with an extra episode. ITV are always pleading poverty and the answer is one we have told them time and time again - reduce the eps!

Patsy

[sallywebster]

And by reducing the cast they will be saving salaries as well.

[RitaLittlewood]

They will but they're too greedy to see that. Hang on. Isn't that an oxymoron? Bit like ITV minus the oxy. LOL!

Patsy

[sallywebster]

LOL! In All About Soap there was a quote from Jennie McAlpine saying she cant understand why they havent been nominated for a BAFTA - also a Corrie spokesperson in TV Times also said something simular.

It shows they have no idea why they have been left out - surely it should tell them people are fed up of the same storylines and characters?

[RitaLittlewood]

Shows their arrogance. Churn out crap and think MUST win for it.

Patsy

[sallywebster]

I can see their point too - IT hasnt been so bad they didnt deserve not to be nominated, just not win maybe. Other years like 2005 it was far worst than now and they were nominated and may even have won?

[Lane Kent]

To me it just shows that the Baftas are not done on merit at all, it is all taken out of a hat and whether someone has been shortlisted too much or too little etc.

Since 2001 Coronation Street has had some very low years in its history yet it has been nominated. Yet last year, although I'm not a regular watcher, I refuse to believe has been its worse year in 6 years. What little I did see it wasn't too bad.

Emmerdale on the other hand has quite possibly had one of its worst years and it gets nominated. If Coronation Street wasn't nominated then neither should Emmerdale of been this particular year. As Emmerdale was mominated then so should Corrie. Emmerdale can't even remember sometimes within an episode what has been said in the previous scene. For example there was one Emmerdale episode in the last year alone that in scene one referred to a "party tonight." In scene 2 of the same episode it referred to the same party taking place "tomorrow night." I kid you not my husband and I were left open jawed. There have been other episodes where they have forgotten what has been said just 2 or 3 episodes back. It reached new lows by having a 16 year old character having sex while laying on top of £50,000 in cash and didn't show that there was anything slightly tastless about this. Shows men going into unrinels and you hear them undoing their flies and actually peeing. Interesting though that you rarely, if at all, see them washing their hands afterwards. It is only to fill up the minutes.

I am sorry if Emmerdale can get nominated for a BAFTA for such crassness then so should Corrie. Now whether I think either of them should get nominated in the first place is another matter entirely.

[sallywebster]

I totally agree Lane. No way has Corrie been the worst its ever been since 2001 this past year - most of 2005 and even 2001/early 2002 were far worst. Corrie has been a bit boring since Christmas but has picked up again this past month or so. Last year it was good for most of the time.

Emmerdale I also agree about - I stopped watching in 2006 for the first time in 13 years and only went back at Christmas 2007.

[CG Wendy]

Are you still watching Emmerdale Jez? I gave up an episode here or there but didn`t completely ditch it.
The same thing with Corrie...I don`t think I could ever go cold turkey on it - even during the KF/DL era

[sallywebster]

Yes im still watching Emmerdale - ive been back on it for about 3 months now. Cant claim to have seen every episode though, its easy to miss a few when its on so muchh. Poor Carl though, I did feel sorry for him this week - Matthew is such a bastard, how could he do that to his own brother?

I could never miss an ep of Corrie though - thats the only one I have to see every episode of, no if's and but's LOL! ;D