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Sounds like Paxman all over to me. He needs to realise he isn't bigger than the show, and that constantly asking people the same irrelevent question over and over again does not a good interviewer make. The sooner someone in charge wakes up and realises, and sacks this god-awful presenter, the better.
I absolutely 100% agree. This style worked about 10-15 years ago but since then politicians know how to handle it. All that happens is that the viewer gets very little from the interviewee. The only exceptions to this are the splendidly off-the-wall questions that he always seems to save for Blair interviews (like "do you pray together?" and others, which always baffle Blair).
Indeed, audiences understand things better as well. If a question is asked twice and a politician gives a politician's answer, we are clever enough to know what he/she is trying to avoid saying. IMHO, people like Jon Sopel, Chris Roberts (Sky) and Andrew Marr do decent political interviews. The Paxman style has had its day.
Agree totally. Paxman has just got to the stage where asking the same question over and over, baring in mind the interviewee isn't going to change their answer, is downright annoying and unproductive. I much prefer Andrew Marr or Jon Sopel.
Ian of old posted:
all new Phil posted:
p_c_u_k posted:
Paxman clearly resents the fact it exists and does all he can to make it run late or be a mess
Sounds like Paxman all over to me. He needs to realise he isn't bigger than the show, and that constantly asking people the same irrelevent question over and over again does not a good interviewer make. The sooner someone in charge wakes up and realises, and sacks this god-awful presenter, the better.
I absolutely 100% agree. This style worked about 10-15 years ago but since then politicians know how to handle it. All that happens is that the viewer gets very little from the interviewee. The only exceptions to this are the splendidly off-the-wall questions that he always seems to save for Blair interviews (like "do you pray together?" and others, which always baffle Blair).
Indeed, audiences understand things better as well. If a question is asked twice and a politician gives a politician's answer, we are clever enough to know what he/she is trying to avoid saying. IMHO, people like Jon Sopel, Chris Roberts (Sky) and Andrew Marr do decent political interviews. The Paxman style has had its day.
Agree totally. Paxman has just got to the stage where asking the same question over and over, baring in mind the interviewee isn't going to change their answer, is downright annoying and unproductive. I much prefer Andrew Marr or Jon Sopel.