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Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: Matt Goble on Tue 30/03/2004 21:35:43

Title: Channel 4 - Swearing
Post by: Matt Goble on Tue 30/03/2004 21:35:43
Out of interest, did anyone manage to save off the flash file Channel 4 had on their website.  It was an advert in the current Channel 4 style of asking TV Stars their favourite colour, food etc but this one asked them their favourite swearword.

As I said, they had it on their website for a while but it seems to have gone now, and nothing shows up in Google.

Cheers

Matt
Title: Re:Channel 4 - Swearing
Post by: Shattered Sponge on Tue 30/03/2004 23:56:26
Clearly, good sir, you are a less-than adept googler; on the first page (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=swearing1.swf) of my search, I found several mirrors of the file; I've not checked them all, but this one (http://www.grunka.se/blandat/swearing1.swf) definately works.

I caught it on TV the other night, too; FilmFour, rather than Channel Four, and just before midnight, but amusing nonetheless.
Title: Re:Channel 4 - Swearing
Post by: Matt Goble on Wed 31/03/2004 23:57:31
Thanks shattered sponge,

In my defense I didn't know the name of the actual file, and didn't get much joy from my interpretation...

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&safe=off&q=channel+4+swear+word+advert&btnG=Search (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&safe=off&q=channel+4+swear+word+advert&btnG=Search)

Many Thanks

Matt
Title: Re:Channel 4 - Swearing
Post by: TerranRich on Thu 01/04/2004 06:04:01
I saw that movie as well, and being a non-UK-er, I just want to ask... What was the point of that ad? It was fun, but did it ever actually air on TV?
Title: Re:Channel 4 - Swearing
Post by: evenwolf on Thu 01/04/2004 06:48:21
Was the interviewer James Lipton of Inside the Actor's Studio?
Title: Re:Channel 4 - Swearing
Post by: Nellie on Thu 01/04/2004 14:07:20
Channel 4 is running a series of promotions that show all the celebs that they have on their channel.  In each one, they basically just ask each one what their favourite 'X' is and film the answers.  I'm not sure if that one was ever on TV, but I'd bet they bleeped out the C word if it was.

I never thought I'd see Judy Finnigan say 'F**k'.  Muahaha!
Title: Re:Channel 4 - Swearing
Post by: Shattered Sponge on Thu 01/04/2004 17:54:26
Well, if you'll actually READ WHAT I WAS SAYING BEFORE (impudent fools!) you'll notice I mention that it has been on TV, as I saw it; it was unbleeped.  However, it was just before midnight, and on the subscription-only FilmFour, rather than the free, terrestrial Channel 4 (however, another advert in the series in which the question was 'What would you like to do before you die' and Sharon Osbourne's answer was 'I'd like to fuck a black man' has been aired on Channel 4, so it's just 'cunt' which seems to be deemed offensive).

Besides, it's caused such a stir online that even if it hadn't been aired on TV it could still be considered a succesful piece of marketing.