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ED: Dognapping didn't go down too well
Thought you might like to see this. 550 complaints!
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Absolute no benefit to the story, all that happened was it made Ross into the type of villain no one wants to to succeed, ironically people will let the violence and murder slide ( as they often don't care much for the victim of his deeds ) but this has made people genuinely loathe him and will not be quickly forgotten.
Disastrous attempt at "comedy" that has done real damage to one of the shows more popular charcthers. |
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I did read all the complaints on facebook and that before I watched the episodes, but I was surprised that they weren't as bad as I thought they would be based on the complaints received.
While I don't condone the story, Ross is always played as the villain, as is Charity. If you can't accept that then you should probably not be investing in these characters. Obviously I would hate for it to encourage dognapping but don't see that it would - I don't even think tempting a dog into the bushes with treats would even work - most dogs are stolen from people's gardens. I also read that they are both set to receive some sort of comeuppance for their chouce to take part in this scheme. |
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Thought you might like to see this. 550 complaints!
https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...pping-itv-soap ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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I did read all the complaints on facebook and that before I watched the episodes, but I was surprised that they weren't as bad as I thought they would be based on the complaints received.
While I don't condone the story, Ross is always played as the villain, as is Charity. If you can't accept that then you should probably not be investing in these characters. Obviously I would hate for it to encourage dognapping but don't see that it would - I don't even think tempting a dog into the bushes with treats would even work - most dogs are stolen from people's gardens. I also read that they are both set to receive some sort of comeuppance for their chouce to take part in this scheme. |
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Thought you might like to see this. 550 complaints!
https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...pping-itv-soap |
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I also read that they are both set to receive some sort of comeuppance for their chouce to take part in this scheme. ![]() Quote:
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Are there really people who believe it's real and not acted or staged??????
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Are there really people who believe it's real and not acted or staged??????
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Of course not. They're just not happy that the show made nicking someone else's dog seem like it was a funny jape.
I can't believe anyone would take it seriously. The dog's owner was right there on set.
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So Corrie is facing an investigation over Eva's silly Kunta Kinte joke, but Emmerdale is getting away with this, despite receiving as many complaints? OK then, Ofcom. Personally, I found the Emmerdale 'dognapping' story far more irresponsible and unfunny than an ignorant attempt at humour from a ditzy character like Eva.
Having said that, it is somewhat funny that Emmerdale features human beings being kidnapped every other week and nobody bats an eyelid, but you throw dogs into the equation and people become outraged.
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So Corrie is facing an investigation over Eva's silly Kunta Kinte joke, but Emmerdale is getting away with this, despite receiving as many complaints? OK then, Ofcom. Personally, I found the Emmerdale 'dognapping' story far more irresponsible and unfunny than an ignorant attempt at humour from a ditzy character like Eva.
Having said that, it is somewhat funny that Emmerdale features human beings being kidnapped every other week and nobody bats an eyelid, but you throw dogs into the equation and people become outraged. ![]()
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They are played as villains that you are suppose to route for though ( at least that's my impression of the shows narrative ) yet when you have them wrong animals or children it can be hard to get them back as well liked charcthers.
![]() Out of curiosity, did OFCOM get rung when Cain killed the Sharma cat? Quote:
Is someone gonna throw them a bone?
![]() It's a right old dog's breakfast. Us Brits do love our fluffy friends. Murder, assault, no probs, but DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH OUR POOCHES. ![]() ![]() I'm just relieved the show's been better recently. It's been churning out some shocking crap in the last year or so, specially all the unfunny "comedy" bollocks, and this is part of that, but maybe it turned a corner with Holly's story. ![]() ![]() Same here. But this story is sure to crop up again since Ross said he already had some dogs. Unless of course, they're going to drop it after the 500 complaints. Since people are actually going round kidnapping dogs (for much worse reasons, I might add) - is it so wrong for the soap to showcase this in a storyline? I don't think anyone was cheering for them to get the dog and I'm sure it was quite a triumphant moment for viewers when their plan was thwarted. |
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It was a silly stupid tiny plot. But not worth going to ofcom over.
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Absolute no benefit to the story, all that happened was it made Ross into the type of villain no one wants to to succeed, ironically people will let the violence and murder slide ( as they often don't care much for the victim of his deeds ) but this has made people genuinely loathe him and will not be quickly forgotten.
Disastrous attempt at "comedy" that has done real damage to one of the shows more popular charcthers. |
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A lot of fuss made over nothing,
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Good. Normally I would think it was a load of stuff and nonsense over nothing, but this time I am glad people have complained. Showing on prime time TV how easy it is to lure someone's pet away in order to make quick cash by ransoming it back to its owner isn't funny, amusing or clever, nor is making light of stealing people's dogs and turning it into a comedy caper. Having your dog go missing is not funny in the slightest for the owner. They wouldn't have someone's child being kidnapped and help to ransom so Ross could line his back pockets would they so why is someone's dog ok?
People's pets mean as much to some owners as people's kids mean to them and while I wouldn't have actually phoned ofcom about ED( I wouldn't ring them to complain about any storyline or show), I am glad their being hauled over the coals for it.
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Good. Normally I would think it was a load of stuff and nonsense over nothing, but this time I am glad people have complained. Showing on prime time TV how easy it is to lure someone's pet away in order to make quick cash by ransoming it back to its owner isn't funny, amusing or clever, nor is making light of stealing people's dogs and turning it into a comedy caper. Having your dog go missing is not funny in the slightest for the owner. They wouldn't have someone's child being kidnapped and help to ransom so Ross could line his back pockets would they so why is someone's dog ok?
People's pets mean as much to some owners as people's kids mean to them and while I wouldn't have actually phoned ofcom about ED( I wouldn't ring them to complain about any storyline or show), I am glad their being hauled over the coals for it. |
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It's flipping tragic imo. A (fortunately small) section of society appears to have lost whatever sense of perspective it may once have had.
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Exactly. Some people have lost their flipping minds when it comes to pets/animals. To the point now where even fictional stories about them have made people emotionally upset? People get less upset about real life victims of crime and hardship than they do about a fictional dog. Kind of disturbed priorities if you ask me.
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Do you get this offended when they show how easy it is to burn down houses, stab and or shoot people etc?
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Exactly. Some people have lost their flipping minds when it comes to pets/animals. To the point now where even fictional stories about them have made people emotionally upset? People get less upset about real life victims of crime and hardship than they do about a fictional dog. Kind of disturbed priorities if you ask me.
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A lot of fuss over nothing.
I watched it and enjoyed the scenes. They were in character with Ross and Charity, plus it was a plot device for Charity to use Ross to get to Cain. ED doesn't condone dognapping, but where are the complaints for the latest crimes on show? I mean, how easy are soaps making it for you to stab someone and hide evidence. People love to moan for no reason whatsoever. |
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So people are fine with murder, stealing and violence but when it comes to dognapping it's a step too far ?
People really need to get over themselves and stop pretending to be offended all of the time. We are becoming a nation of wimps. |
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I thought the whole story was a load of old crap but as I AM morally influenced by everything Charity does I am now off to kidnap a pomeranian, steal a high end car and burn down my flat for the insurance
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No but then I've never seen a house being burnt down, a stabbing or a shooting played for laughs. Nor in the case of the last two, seen as a way of making some quick cash.
It's not the story that's upset people, it's the idea that stealing someone's pet is apparently funny. Tell someone whose frantic with worry that their dog has gone missing that it's amusing . |
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The dog's owner was right there on set.


People's pets mean as much to some owners as people's kids mean to them and while I wouldn't have actually phoned ofcom about ED( I wouldn't ring them to complain about any storyline or show), I am glad their being hauled over the coals for it.