Yesterday, the Mail reported on this 'outrage':
Yes, apparently viewers were 'outraged' that the presenter of a documentary filmed over more than one day was not wearing the same clothes every time she was on screen.
It is questionable whether such a question would have even arisen had the presenter been a man.
The Mail's John Stevens states:
many viewers appeared to have found it hard to concentrate on the show as several lingering shots showed Miss Maitlis striding through the sunny streets of California and Facebook’s headquarters.
Found it hard to concentrate? Really?
So what do these 'outraged viewers' have to say?
‘Think I learned more about Emily Maitlis’ wardrobe than about fb or Zuckerberg,’ one poster wrote on Twitter.
Another wrote: ‘I thought it was a docu about Emily Maitlis wandering about looking hot and occasionally stopping to chat to folk.’
While another viewer posted: ‘Did you catch the Facebook prog on BBC2 last night? More shots of Emily Maitlis in sunglasses than interview time with Mark Zuckerberg.’
It's not the most convincing display of 'outrage' ever. And at the end (of course) the BBC spokesman explains why:
The Corporation has received four official complaints about the documentary, but none have been out Miss Maitlis’ wardrobe.
A similar non-story emerged in the Mail after a da Vinci documentary presented by Fiona Bruce aired at the end of October. Once again, it was made up of what a few people had tweeted.
Today, Paul Revoir, the Mail's chief BBC-basher, reveals a new viewer 'backlash' - this time regarding audience cheering on Strictly Come Dancing:
Revoir says:
Strictly Come Dancing has been attacked by fans over the ‘cheering’ and ‘screaming’ from spectators during its broadcasts, which critics claim seem ‘stage-managed’.
A prime-time light entertainment show with 'stage-managed' cheering? Surely not...
He goes on:
After fans vented their frustrations on the BBC’s online discussion pages, the Corporation admitted it had received more than 30 complaints about the issue.
So once again we see Mail hacks scouring the BBC's own messageboards for any criticism it can blow up out of all proportion.
Still, 'more than 30 complaints'. How many more than 30? The BBC spokesman says (at the end of the article):
‘There have only been a total of 31 complaints since the series began three months ago, which is a very small amount given the show has been achieving peak audiences of more than 11million each week.’
31 complaints, over three months, out of 11 million viewers each week.
What was it Richard Littlejohn said yesterday about a 'phoney furore'?
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Any complaints about stage managed cheering on X-Factor?
ReplyDeleteDM complains about BBC's stagemanaged hysteria sans irony. Lovely.
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