Has anyone seen the Rock School ad on C4?

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:01 am

Angie, my fiancÃƒÂ©e, saw it yesterday - she said it is how you would expect, with the uniform featuring heavily!

marty · Post by **marty** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 1:15 pm

Yep, seen it, pointed it out to flatmate, got laughed at over the uniform...punched flatmate.

Deb GP · Post by **Deb GP** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:50 pm

How funny. What a good idea. Let's hope it comes off well.

Post by **jtaylor** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 8:43 pm

According to someone I spoke to on Friday, Channel 4 are spending their biggest-ever amount on advertising it over here.....

I'll reserve judgement on whether that's a good thing until I've seen it!

J

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:18 am

Yes I have seen the ad - but it is not as good as the real thing.

I have now seen all 6 programmes (downloaded from an American website as explained elsewhere on this forum) I think it is far better than ever I could have hoped - I actually found the last episode quite moving!

Everyone comes over well especially the children. The glimpses of the school are well filmed especially the brief chapel scenes, Mary Ireland (the Deputy Head) comes over with a great sense of humour. She tells me that, contrary to my earlier impressions posted here, none of the scenes between her and Gene Simmons were contrived. Gene Simmons himself improves immeasurably the more one gets to know him as the series progresses. I think much of what he does is self-parody, and he obviously has a good, if unusual, relationship with the kids. I was left with a distinctly warm feeling towards all those involved - an unusual reaction to modern reality TV. It is a gentle, friendly, warm-hearted and amusing show. You should watch it.

If I have any worries, it concerns the future for these kids. I understand that Josh ("the Emperor") has already been scheduled for interviews including one with T2. Their lives will obviously never be the same again, but I hope they do not change for the worse.

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 9:04 am

Davebythesea, I know Josh Bell relatively well, having helped to run Scout Camps with him as a little scout - this will not faze him at all!

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 9:08 am

Jonathan seems to have palled up with him too - they are both in Peele A and take breakfast together in search of extra T-cakes. I think J fancies himself as the manager of a celebrity!!

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 9:09 am

I will say that Mr Phillips probably has his work cut out with Josh though...

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:49 am

Now seen the advert, but when is it being televised ?

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 11:02 am

J.R. wrote:Now seen the advert, but when is it being televised ?

Friday 30th., 9.30 p.m.

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:02 am

Also there was a big article about it in the Sunday Telegraph television listings...

gneuss · Post by **gneuss** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:46 am

Good pictures and write-up in this week's Radio Times too.
What with Bob Dillon's 'Judas' concert on tonight - I was there at the Albert Hall a few weeks after I left the school in 1966 - it is a good week for nostalgia!
Geoff

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:16 am

Thanks Richard ! Yes - I've caught up.

Saw the ad. twice on Channel 4 last night. (Had to check 'The Films they wanted to Ban', didn't I ?)

Errrm - Excuse me, but exactly WHO is this aging American heavy metal rocker, and exactly what is his connection with C.H. I take it he must be of the Ozzy Osbourne ilk, but can't say I can place him.

Who's brain-child was this program ? Wouldn't have even got off the drawing board in my day. 'Bill' Bailey must be turning in his grave !

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:33 am

I understand the children are to be interviewed live on the Richard and Judy show on Friday

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:38 am

Did anyone understand the eaxtraordinary ad for Rock School in Saturday's Torygraph magazine?