Source: Oriental Daily Translated by: aZnangel "Can't Buy Me Love" cancels 36 PT rating celebration; TVB receives complaints * The following article refers to the Philippines tour bus incident... TVB series Can't Buy Me Love premiere last night and received 36 points in TV ratings, with about 2.3 million viewers. However, the BA received 11 complaint on TVB's schedule to broadcast a comedy was inappropriate. Initially the cast for Can't Buy Me Love were going to hold a celebration for the high ratings, but Producer Miu Siu Ching canceled the celebration and said that the main idea for the series is to convey a message of love. In response to the Philippines incident, Charmaine Sheh and Linda Chung had different reactions. Charmaine said: "So contradictory, don't plan to celebrate. My emotions have not recovered yet. When I saw the news last night, I couldn't hold in my tears." Linda said: "News is news, series is series, why will it be awkward? Although I am concerned of human lives, I will still support the series. (It's not the appropriate atmosphere to broadcast a comedy?) I don't know how to answer, but I believe TVB did not deliberately schedule this." The night before, when the news came out of the tour bus hostages in the Philippines, TV ratings reached 31 points, with about 2 million viewers. However at 2pm yesterday afternoon, TVB received 12 complaints that constant reports of "all hostages dead" is disturbing. The BA received 11 complaints on the bloody news reports, lost in reality and broadcasting a relaxing show at an inappropriate time. iCable received 2 complaints for similar reasons. Also, the night before, there was a news reporter who said a swear word, TVB director of foreign affairs (Tsang Sing Ming) said that the person who swore wasn't a TVB reporter. It was a time of disorder, believe viewers will understand.
Linda Chung really stupid new and series still watch by human. Who now got the mood for comedy I am piss with the Manila incident. It is something very bad that happen.
Some people look at it like a comedy show right now around this Manila incident is a bad time. But some people might take it as a way to cheer themselves back up. Who knows?
hey....the world have to continue spinning....bad news is bad news, job is job. If u let something to effect u on ur job, how professional are u?
although some people are pissed at linda chung, me on the other hand agree with her, i doubt TVB deliberately aired the comedy at that time...besides its TV, millions of other channels will air the news, TVB did have news regarding the incident so its not like they dont care...if they didnt care they wouldve just aired Some Day and Growing through Life along with Can't buy me love... I know this incident is bad and sad, but theres no reason to complain about TVB airing a show
I don't think Linda was wrong in saying that, not everyone wants to see those type of news, it's tragic but I sure don't want every channel to be showing that incident, after awhile I want to see something else, I think it's rude of these people to be so inconsiderate to those people who just don't want to see those things all day.
i will be concern about how the incident developed but it has no affiliation with airing a comedy drama after...tvb isn't a 24/7 news channel where they can ONLY air the updates of the incident as it progress...
it's stupid, it's not everyone that watch news everyday (like me lol), i didn't know about the accident until recently, and I did enjoy the series.
I tlhink canceling 1 episode would be appropriate i mean when you say it this way you can stop producing any show and start sulking for the rest of your lives.... Typically HK with all these complains... it is an option you don't have 2 watch the show...
