tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post8418491840007567657..comments2024-03-27T12:54:12.585+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: Corrie cast members set up in Dispatches sting, says The MirrorGlenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-49361515127064204532013-07-04T19:37:01.000+01:002013-07-04T19:37:01.000+01:00The bosses at Channel 4 are shaking in their boots...The bosses at Channel 4 are shaking in their boots. There are major changes coming. They have never heard criticism as strongly worded and pointed as " Channel 4, seriously, you suck." Channel 4 employeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-32604381169150309872013-07-03T20:22:00.015+01:002013-07-03T20:22:00.015+01:00I don't follow on Twitter any of the young act...I don't follow on Twitter any of the young actresses referred to as "plastering themselves all over the media," but I DO occasionally look at their tweets. I'm often amazed how regularly this girls and women retweet appeals or sympathy messages from fans: "Please find my dog," or "my sister's got brain cancer," or my daughter died last year," and I Peter @peterprandradio on Twitternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-82644673625980461822013-07-03T17:19:40.700+01:002013-07-03T17:19:40.700+01:00To the other posters here...
Would you turn down ...To the other posters here...<br /><br />Would you turn down something free? <br /><br />If the company then tweeted you about the product, would you not thank them for it?<br /><br />This is a total non-story... <br /><br />Channel 4, you suck, seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-21593889219308100732013-07-03T15:30:47.217+01:002013-07-03T15:30:47.217+01:00I was always under the assumption that this is sta...I was always under the assumption that this is standard practice in the entertainment world, especially since there were other companies there doing it legitimately. Companies always want free promotion from celebrities. Why else do they hand out swag bags with tens of thousands of dollars worth of products to celebrities at the Oscars, people who can afford to buy their own iPads. So I don&#Shanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506630755594111578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-7132795515453302402013-07-03T14:56:31.763+01:002013-07-03T14:56:31.763+01:00Congrats Flaming Nora for the sentence "none ...Congrats Flaming Nora for the sentence "none of of the items was genuine." Most people would have opted for the incorrect 'were genuine'. Janice.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-35051311156743617582013-07-03T13:12:16.643+01:002013-07-03T13:12:16.643+01:00Well if they didnt know what Puttana meant then th...Well if they didnt know what Puttana meant then they are certainly not as streetwise as they obviously think they are! Silly grasping greedy little girlsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-33328338901307302522013-07-03T12:22:39.385+01:002013-07-03T12:22:39.385+01:00Sounds like Channel 4 hasn't got anything bett...Sounds like Channel 4 hasn't got anything better to do with that programme... Let's set up a sting operation for Corrie and have a dig at ITV! Who's next I wonder. <br /><br />However I hope ITV Bosses will launch legal action regardless of threatening to do so if the programme gets aired. The cast and crew were by the sounds of it were mislead and stupidly agreed to things. HopefullyTom Bradeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04052137172793077658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-37269359300630446212013-07-03T12:07:58.982+01:002013-07-03T12:07:58.982+01:00So what? Hasn't this rag got better things to...So what? Hasn't this rag got better things to do. If you want to engage in a bit of investigative reporting, there are other things that are far more in the public interest to expose. I think the Corrie cast have far more pressing matters on their minds.Cobblestonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-37108299687042574452013-07-03T10:02:01.741+01:002013-07-03T10:02:01.741+01:00I'm not shocked and not even cynical. These wi...I'm not shocked and not even cynical. These will be the young actresses (all female, I would think) who plaster themselves over the media, and this kind of trade-off is part of the same publicity machine. It isn't just about getting freebies, it's about being associated with a prestigious (possibly) product. Anyway, if the quotes are correct, all they've said is 'Thank you andHumpty Dumptynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-5467683158080981212013-07-03T09:47:51.445+01:002013-07-03T09:47:51.445+01:00And why wouldn't they offer to plug the produc...And why wouldn't they offer to plug the products for freebies whats wrong with that exactly? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629661611507933070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-77064391808454620962013-07-03T08:31:39.399+01:002013-07-03T08:31:39.399+01:00As if Corrie didn't have enough to contend wit...As if Corrie didn't have enough to contend with at the moment..why couldn't they have picked on another show!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com