Sunday, 28 February 2010

Product Placement


A new government ruling is to allow product placement on TV. What fun if advertisers drive storylines! Here’s how I imagine a future episode of Corrie, for example: ‘Nice blouse, Eileen. So slimming.’ chirps Clare (wardrobe by Peacocks) Peacock. ‘TK Maxx - designer labels for less. Jason gave it to me for Christmas along with two cases of delicious new lychee flavoured diet Bacardi Breezer, a BOGOF deal at your caring sharing Co-Op down the precinct, now open until midnight. Me and Sean got so tipsy, I spilled some down my front but thanks to Vanish and a 30 degree wash in Persil Bio, it’s come up lovely.’ Cue loud bang. A blown out tyre sends Steve Sprite-large-fries-and-a-Big-Mac-donald’s taxi crashing out of control, pinning Clare against the front wall of number 11. ‘Typical! Should have gone to Kwikfit, not Kevin Webster’s’ snipes Norris. ‘Need a personal injury lawyer?’ as the immortal Blanche (RIP), pictured above, might have offered. ‘At National Accident Helpline  blah, blah, blah...” 

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