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Costa & Coop p68: Repeats on ITV3: Are there too many spoilers? (June 2016)

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BR
Brekkie
Andrew posted:
Brekkie posted:
What are ITV showing next Sunday at 7pm as 5 Gold Rings finishes tomorrow, so you'd have thought they'd use the next 2 Sundays for the displaced episodes.

At this time of year that’d put it up against Strictly, so they’ve obviously decided against it.

Probably the only thing that would hold up against Strictly. Just thankful they haven't opted for hour long Emmerdale and Corrie on Saturday night.
JA
JAS84
Brekkie posted:
What are ITV showing next Sunday at 7pm as 5 Gold Rings finishes tomorrow, so you'd have thought they'd use the next 2 Sundays for the displaced episodes.
Harry Potter.
JA
james-2001
Bring back Celebrity Wrestling, that went up well against Doctor Who Razz
BR
Brekkie
JAS84 posted:
Brekkie posted:
What are ITV showing next Sunday at 7pm as 5 Gold Rings finishes tomorrow, so you'd have thought they'd use the next 2 Sundays for the displaced episodes.
Harry Potter.

Not again.
JB
JasonB
These “lottery” adverts during the breaks on classic Coronation Street are spreading like the quiz TV channels did in 2006. There’s now a PDSA lottery now!
SP
Spencer
JasonB posted:
These “lottery” adverts during the breaks on classic Coronation Street are spreading like the quiz TV channels did in 2006. There’s now a PDSA lottery now!


I entered that recently. Won a cat.
TJ
TomJ
Interesting few episodes on ITV3 at the end of last week. Lots of very long scenes with characters talking about nothing much at all, reflecting on the past and philosophising. Lingering establishing shots of front doors. Pretty much no plot advancement. Also, unusually, several nighttime scenes, and there's been a great deal of time devoted to Sarah Louise taking an interest in one of Derek's plants.

I wondered if something had happened behind the scenes at the time that required hasty rewrites. Then in Friday's episode the character of Amy, who was set to marry Andy McDonald, appeared in complete darkness with obviously dubbed dialogue. Turns out the actress who played her, Louise Duprey, had left at short notice. (Apparently the uncredited stand-in in Friday's episode was one Melanie Brown, who hasn't been heard of since. 😉)
JA
james-2001
Yep, a major storyline cut short because the actress had a nervous breakdown. Sadly she died of a drugs overdose 7 years later.
NB
NicB1971
james-2001 posted:
JasonB posted:
Stuart posted:
I recall that C4 were the first to introduce a soap omnibus (for Brookside) to pad out their rather empty schedule. I don't remember them having Corrie on there, but it doesn't surprise me as ITV got the advertising revenue at the time, and I suppose it would create some, rather than having that "Programmes continue shortly" card.


With 20 minutes of music Wink


Real life wasn't as bad as Chris Williams Very Happy


He still believes his fantasy tosh is real and is still churning it out on YouTube - who don't give a monkeys about it yet remove genuine material. Unbelievable Rolling Eyes
Revitt, Closedown and chinamug gave kudos
:-(
A former member


BR
Brekkie
Was Corrie the first or did Brookside go thrice a week before them?
JA
james-2001
Corrie was the first, I don't think Brookside did until 1991.

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