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Post by calvinsteps on Apr 20, 2006 9:03:01 GMT -5
It seems that ITV are becoming slightly desperate with their audience with shows.
Taken from ITV.com:
We all know what a fab show Coronation Street is, its awards cabinet is fit to burst with all the gongs it has collected over the years.
And to recognise just what a cult the show is, this Saturday we can watch An Audience with Coronation Street on ITV1!
Last weekend, over 60 members of the cast travelled to London to record the special show in front of a packed audience of celebratory Corrie fanatics.
Unlike other Audience withs featuring just individuals, this action-packed show features several cast members who will sing, dance and answer the audience's pressing questions.
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butterflyboy
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Post by butterflyboy on Apr 20, 2006 15:09:13 GMT -5
Is it wrong that this excites me?
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Post by Robbing the Dezan on Apr 20, 2006 15:36:04 GMT -5
Please stop the Corrie cast from sining and dancing!!
At least Nikki whatshername isn't in it anymore.
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Post by TheJoel on Apr 20, 2006 15:48:54 GMT -5
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Post by Maureen on Apr 21, 2006 4:02:08 GMT -5
ITV is a television company which is funded through advertising. Advertisers want to plug their wares in the ad breaks between high-rated TV shows. 'Coronation Street' is ITV's highest-rated TV show and ad premiums for that show are huge, but the show isn't on on a Saturday and fewer people are watching TV on a Saturday evening, meaning ad revenues are affected. ITV is then giving the advertisers what thay want: a show that is likely to be popular with viewers. While ITV isn't really my 'bag', you can't blame them for giving the punters what they want.
Cross-promotion is nothing new. On quite a few editions of Davina's stillborn chatshow, it looked like they'd just nipped up to the BBC canteen with a butterfly net and caught whoever they could.
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Post by Martino on Apr 21, 2006 9:41:10 GMT -5
first of all the bastardisation of the Mania series and now an audience with...
what's next? Celebrity Itv News?
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Post by Fax Mactor on Apr 21, 2006 12:13:08 GMT -5
what's next? Celebrity Itv News? Don't give them ideas. |
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Post by TheJoel on Apr 22, 2006 6:42:18 GMT -5
I have a vague enough idea how it all works, I just think they really tend to milk what successes they do have way too much.
Martino already mentioned the Mania series. They were quite good, until it turned into a platform for Coronation Street stars with karaoke vocal talent to be continually paraded in front of saturday night TV audiences.
And I take issue when ITV news do a week long news feature because some bloke is leaving the Street. There must be more important things to report on.
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Post by butterflyboy on Apr 22, 2006 9:08:30 GMT -5
To be fair he was a soap legend and had been on the street longer than most of us had been born. So you can see why they put those shows on *corrie fanatic rant over*
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Post by beautifuldisaster on Apr 22, 2006 12:02:35 GMT -5
At least we get to hear Richard Fleeshman again!
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Post by browneyedboy on Apr 22, 2006 15:54:04 GMT -5
Tonight Matthew, Beverley Callard is going to be Axl Rose in a pvc basque.
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Post by fitz on Apr 24, 2006 5:20:42 GMT -5
So what's the consensus on this show? I miised it and would love a breakdown on how good / bad everyone was.
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Post by Maureen on Apr 24, 2006 5:35:42 GMT -5
And I take issue when ITV news do a week long news feature because some bloke is leaving the Street. There must be more important things to report on. ITV isn't publicly funded, so they don't have as much of a duty to public service broadcasting as the BBC. I think they key here is: if you don't like ITV, don't watch it. |
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Post by IdRatherJack on Apr 24, 2006 7:56:26 GMT -5
For all those who were out having a life on Saturday night the highlights were Beverley Callard jiggling about in a PVC basque singing Guns and Roses, and Wendi Peters belting out a show tune with a comedy dance routine in the middle. Between the songs a lot of "celebrity guests" (ie Liberty out of Footballers Wives) got to ask "spontaneous" questions to the cast which resulted in William Roache reeling off desperately unfunny anecdotes about the good old days which had the audience in stitches.
It was toe curlingly awful and real "hide behind the sofa" tv.
I really hope they repeat it.
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Post by fitz on Apr 24, 2006 9:19:39 GMT -5
What about Fizz and Maria - were they any good?
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Post by piglet23 on Apr 24, 2006 11:14:34 GMT -5
i heard chris moyles on radio 1 slagging it off this morning. By what he was saying it sounded extremely cringe-worthy and a total waste of prime time saturday evening telly!
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Post by calvinsteps on Apr 24, 2006 11:26:30 GMT -5
It just wasn't very good to be honest.
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Post by Martino on Apr 24, 2006 14:46:47 GMT -5
What about Fizz and Maria - were they any good? the facts that she's ginger and fat aside... she has terrible terrible teeth, and should NEVER consider a move into pop. |
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Post by Martino on Apr 24, 2006 14:51:29 GMT -5
At least we get to hear Richard Fleeshman again! who wants to hear him? see him yes, gay eye candy ahoy. anyone notice how his mother is transforming into this...  and also, his piano magically continued playing when he stood up for the key change. |
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Post by butterflyboy on Apr 24, 2006 15:34:36 GMT -5
I think their starting to de-goth Craig in the show, due to his new found popularity outside Corrie. Sounds like i didnt miss much on Saturday then. Apart from Beverley Callard in a PVC basque of course. Shes fab
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Post by MoondialSlater on Apr 24, 2006 18:19:52 GMT -5
At what point did ITV decide that Coronation Street is now a breeding ground for singers?
And was Kym Marsh invited?
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Post by Martino on Apr 24, 2006 20:32:49 GMT -5
i have to admit though, these audience with programs are good for one thing, at least we know that Madge from neighbours is still out and about, she always seems to pop up and ask something.
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Post by Maureen on Apr 25, 2006 3:37:18 GMT -5
i heard chris moyles on radio 1 slagging it off this morning. By what he was saying it sounded extremely cringe-worthy and a total waste of prime time saturday evening telly! Coming from the guy who helms the smuggest, dullest shitsack on morning radio, that's pretty rich. I'm willing to bet he didn't even watch the show. I am sure the programme *was* shit, but when the King of Bland is giving it a going over, I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt. |
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Post by Jen on Apr 25, 2006 10:09:37 GMT -5
At what point did ITV decide that Coronation Street is now a breeding ground for singers? I believe that can be summed up in two words- Soapstar. Superstar. That will be Another Audience With Coronation Street. |
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Post by TheJoel on Apr 26, 2006 14:14:01 GMT -5
ITV isn't publicly funded, so they don't have as much of a duty to public service broadcasting as the BBC. I think they key here is: if you don't like ITV, don't watch it. That they're publicly funded is irrellevant. Chat and news shows on C4 and five don't include "guests" from every other show in their catalogue. And I don't watch ITV. Ever. Everytime I have watched something it has included, without fail, some kind of promotion of another of it's shows/"stars", so I don't bother. I'm sick of having fucking Coronation Street shoved down my throat. |
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Post by sinitta on May 1, 2006 11:51:29 GMT -5
I hope they do "An Audience with Emmerdale" just for Lorraine Chase vamping it up in a big hat.
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Post by fitz on May 4, 2006 11:14:46 GMT -5
Or how about An Audience With Hearbeat.... that Tricia Penrose is really something.
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Post by Maureen on May 4, 2006 11:39:26 GMT -5
Or how about: 'An Audience with the An Audience With Audience'? That should cover just about every D-list, low-rent ligger going.
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Post by letuinmybackdoor on May 4, 2006 16:33:38 GMT -5
Or how about: 'An Audience with the An Audience With Audience'? That should cover just about every D-list, low-rent ligger going. Perhaps Sophie Ellis Bextor should re-form her old band for 'An audience with theaudience'! |
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Post by sinitta on May 4, 2006 16:36:01 GMT -5
Isn't "An Audience With Sir Clit Richard" out on DVD? Does this mean we can expect the legendary Spice Girls and Kylie ones to follow suit?
I expect not.
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