DA
Does anyone else remember Ken getting pneumonia a month or two ago? And then he came back soon after and he was fine? It was really odd as it wasn't like his absence required much explanation.
JO
Probably when they have a contractual requirement to get a few more shots in the week.
How often do Corrie use the break sting which basically promotes Costa and Co-op?
Probably when they have a contractual requirement to get a few more shots in the week.
JW
Caught a glimpse of a current episode of Corrie last night. It featured two characters meeting in the street and one of them carried a Costa Coffee thermos mug, with the Costa logo clearly turned towards the camera for a blatant appearance in the episode.
I thought such blatant advertising was disallowed? (Whereas discreet product placement was acceptable).
I thought such blatant advertising was disallowed? (Whereas discreet product placement was acceptable).
JO
If it’s just that the character happens to be holding the cup that way it’s fine. If the character starts talking about their “wonderful coffee” with a close up of the cup, it probably would be breaking the rules.
I guess it all comes down to whether it can be justified as something that is an everyday occurrence and the question of whether you would be likely to write a scene with someone holding a coffee if it didn’t have a sponsors logo, people holding coffees happens.
Caught a glimpse of a current episode of Corrie last night. It featured two characters meeting in the street and one of them carried a Costa Coffee thermos mug, with the Costa logo clearly turned towards the camera for a blatant appearance in the episode.
I thought such blatant advertising was disallowed? (Whereas discreet product placement was acceptable).
I thought such blatant advertising was disallowed? (Whereas discreet product placement was acceptable).
If it’s just that the character happens to be holding the cup that way it’s fine. If the character starts talking about their “wonderful coffee” with a close up of the cup, it probably would be breaking the rules.
I guess it all comes down to whether it can be justified as something that is an everyday occurrence and the question of whether you would be likely to write a scene with someone holding a coffee if it didn’t have a sponsors logo, people holding coffees happens.
Last edited by Jon on 28 February 2020 9:06pm
JA
I'm not sure if I should laugh or cry at the quality of Samir's acting. It's terrible.
NW
I don’t remember it being that bad! Anyway he and Deirdre are out of the show for a few months now. Yesterday ITV3 reached 1995, which in itself was an eventful Corrie year.
I'm not sure if I should laugh or cry at the quality of Samir's acting. It's terrible.
I don’t remember it being that bad! Anyway he and Deirdre are out of the show for a few months now. Yesterday ITV3 reached 1995, which in itself was an eventful Corrie year.
SP
You say that, but so many people were convinced his accent was real, and were shocked to discover he wasn’t really Moroccan.
See Graham Norton’s reaction when Anne Kirkbride reveals this (4 minutes in)...
I'm not sure if I should laugh or cry at the quality of Samir's acting. It's terrible.
You say that, but so many people were convinced his accent was real, and were shocked to discover he wasn’t really Moroccan.
See Graham Norton’s reaction when Anne Kirkbride reveals this (4 minutes in)...