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Oh, is it? Never mind inventing alternative comedy and producing some of the most acclaimed programmes in television history. You don't spend over thirty years in television if you're no good.
Pray tell, what are these "misfires"?
Red Dwarf fan, per chance?
He didn't invent alternative comedy, but before we enter a deep discussion about his role as a producer, I was obviously talking in the context of being an executive rather than a producer, seeing as, well.. that's what we were talking about.
So here's a list:
Was Director of Programmes for Carlton Television at launch(!)
Oversaw the decline of Noel's House Party.
Turned down Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.
Lost Ant & Dec to ITV. They are on record as saying at a lunch they had to discuss their future he was extremely disinterested, so they signed exclusively to ITV.
Oversaw relaunch of Blind Date and its audience fell by two thirds.
Hated Britain's Got Talent pilot, said it wouldn't work and reversed his predecessor's decision to pick it up. Subsequently Simon Cowell took it to the states and NBC picked it up immediately and it was a hit. Jackson still wasn't convinced but commissioned the show based.
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Founding member
His history is riddled with misfires and errors of judgement.
Oh, is it? Never mind inventing alternative comedy and producing some of the most acclaimed programmes in television history. You don't spend over thirty years in television if you're no good.
Pray tell, what are these "misfires"?
Red Dwarf fan, per chance?
He didn't invent alternative comedy, but before we enter a deep discussion about his role as a producer, I was obviously talking in the context of being an executive rather than a producer, seeing as, well.. that's what we were talking about.
So here's a list:
Was Director of Programmes for Carlton Television at launch(!)
Oversaw the decline of Noel's House Party.
Turned down Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.
Lost Ant & Dec to ITV. They are on record as saying at a lunch they had to discuss their future he was extremely disinterested, so they signed exclusively to ITV.
Oversaw relaunch of Blind Date and its audience fell by two thirds.
Hated Britain's Got Talent pilot, said it wouldn't work and reversed his predecessor's decision to pick it up. Subsequently Simon Cowell took it to the states and NBC picked it up immediately and it was a hit. Jackson still wasn't convinced but commissioned the show based.