Originally Posted by FluxCapacitor:
“I don't quite get what you're saying? If Mel and Sue HAVEN'T quit Bake Off, you're either implying this is a publicity stunt and they'll "change their minds" with another press release further down the line, or that they were pushed for some reason.”
I've already said they haven't quit. Yes, it's a publicity stunt. Oh, but hang on, it's in the news, so it must be true. Jeez....
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“If this is a publicity stunt, the backlash against Mel and Sue when they "return" would be unreal. I don't understand why they, or Channel 4, would want to damage their reputation with fake promises and then going back on what they've told the public.”
Because most of the public aren't so daft as to believe it.
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“And I think you're deluded if you think C4 have actively pushed Mel and Sue to quit, let alone paid them to quit. If anything, they'll have offered them large salaries to stay. I'm of course not saying there isn't a comfy counter-offer by the BBC to keep them (their own chat show etc) but the last thing Channel 4 will have wanted to do is change ANYTHING about what makes the show so popular - which includes, in a big way, the presenters and the judges. The more people who leave the show, the more the negative backlash towards Channel 4. Now that the presenters have left, they'll be desperate to negotiate with the judges to keep face.”
NO-ONE HAS QUIT! FFS!
Originally Posted by Wong_Billabong:
“Well since my IQ has so sharply dropped please explain why C4 would pay them to pretend they've quit - remind me to save these posts for the next series of bake off”
Why would they quit? Sue Perkins won't have been happy that they cancelled her sitcom after one series, so why would she care what the BBC think?
Originally Posted by Salcy:
“Channel 4 have lost a huge amount of goodwill. It would have been a massive PR coup to have retained Mel and Sue and announced today that they were coming to Channel 4. It would have been more likely that the other presenters would stay. As it is now, people are saying the show is dead, and taking the P*** out of them, because it seems they have spent £25 mill on a marquee in a field.”
WAKE UP!
Originally Posted by human nature:
“I suspect you're going to end up looking rather silly, DVDfever.”
BREAKING NEWS: Mel and Sue have confirmed the word 'gullible' has been removed from the dictionary.