Quote: Kevin Murphy @ September 23 2009, 1:26 PM BSTI forgot to mention: tell the interviewer you're taping it. When I was a reporter, that always put the shits up me.
Nobody would care, though. Nobody would bother reading a full transcript.
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Quote: chipolata @ September 23 2009, 1:28 PM BSTNobody would care, though. Nobody would bother reading a full transcript.
No, but it focuses the reporter's mind on accuracy, is what I'm saying.
Quote: Kevin Murphy @ September 23 2009, 1:32 PM BSTNo, but it focuses the reporter's mind on accuracy, is what I'm saying.
True. But they can still angle it how they want. I sounded like a S&M nazi in my interview. I never stooped to such lows as a journalist myself. There's not much you can do with asking someone their favourite colour. 
It all depends what the story about bigfella is about. The tabloids - like every other media outlet - like their narratives: benefit scroungers, broken Britain, asylum seekers stealing our jobs, lefty liberals ruining Britain etc etc etc... If bigfella and his story don't fit into any of the standard tabloid narratives then the chances are he'll be okay. If he does, then steer clear.
I was interviewed by New Woman magazine a few years ago, with three other blokes, for one of their 'Blokes' features.
They paid us in beer and one of my quotes made the headline for the feature: 'I Had A George Michael Hairdo'.
Goodness I felt used.
If only I'd have kept a copy of it. *ahem*
Sorry, had to confess that. Back to Bigfella.
Quote: john lucas 101 @ September 23 2009, 1:40 PM BST'I Had A George Michael Hairdo'.
What with that and the partial deafness, you're sex on a stick! 
Quote: chipolata @ September 23 2009, 1:38 PM BSTIt all depends what the story about bigfella is about. The tabloids - like every other media outlet - like their narratives: benefit scroungers, broken Britain, asylum seekers stealing our jobs, lefty liberals ruining Britain etc etc etc... If bigfella and his story don't fit into any of the standard tabloid narratives then the chances are he'll be okay. If he does, then steer clear.
Vell, I sneeked into the country on a truck. But it was a food truck and I ate all the way -zis is why I got so fat mister - where is benefits office and council house?
Quote: bigfella @ September 23 2009, 1:43 PM BSTVell, I sneeked into the country on a truck. But it was a food truck and I ate all the way -zis is why I got so fat mister - where is benefits office and council house?
Quote: chipolata @ September 23 2009, 1:43 PM BSTWhat with that and the partial deafness, you're sex on a stick!
What? Eh? Bloody lurkers.
The majority of responses have urged you to be cautious BF. Most of those are the voice of experience.
Think what negative effect adverse publicity could have in your personal and professional life. Conversely, think how positive publicity could affect you in a beneficial way.
It's almost certainly going to be a gamble - but is it one you want to take?
Good luck with it all.
P.S. I sat opposite Max Clifford on the train when travelling to the BCG Meet-Up. He was working on the 'phone the whole time. Now, if you had him on your side.....
read through all this... and to be honest, do it and get some money.
Sure they can put a bad spin on it but it won't haunt you forever, it would blow over within a week.
No offence but stories about overweight people have been done before! And they will be done again be it good or bad, it could easily go either way in my opinion.
And I can't wait to watch your documentry BF.
I can be like... "I know that guy from a forum... but his sketches are shite"
I'm joking of course...
I won't tell people I know you from a forum.
I doubt there's going to be any money in it. From the sounds of it, this is a story about an overweight feller trying to lose the pounds. If he was doing it by shagging his way through Girls Aloud every night, I could see them breaking out the chequebooks, but otherwise...
Quote: Kevin Murphy @ September 23 2009, 1:54 PM BSTI doubt there's going to be any money in it. From the sounds of it, this is a story about an overweight feller trying to lose the pounds. If he was doing it by shagging his way through Girls Aloud every night, I could see them breaking out the chequebooks, but otherwise...
Don't don't do it then, unless you have had girls aloud then can you PM me please...
But the rewards can be great if you can pull it off. Fortune favours the brave and all that.
Quote: chipolata @ September 23 2009, 1:58 PM BSTBut the rewards can be great if you can pull it off. Fortune favours the brave and all that.
Are we still talking about sleeping with girls aloud?