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Talking strictly Channel 4, they are obviously looking at something different for weekday afternoons. When you think R&J have been with the channel every afternoon (excluding holidays) since 2001. Its probably time for a fresh change.
PoG will I'm sure attract large ratings and in a way, it teases back to Channel 4's party era with The Tube, The Word, TFI Friday, The Priory etc.
Dunedin posted:
Just to come at this from a slightly different angle...what a shame that channel 4 have reduced themselves to the level of ITV for the sake of ratings.
O'Grady's show on ITV was a pretty pathetic "celebrity" show, used in a symbiotic manner with the latest **** poor reality show and soap on the channel.
It suited ITV perfectly- money generating (from the competitions) and aimed squarely at their target audience of mainly lower social class, less well educated women.
Channel 4 through their prolonged forays into the world of Big Brother seem increasingly intent on copying their lesser rival (i.e. ITV), and so we can only presume that the new O'Grady show will be virtually identical to its previous incarnation.
Richard and Judy, despite its faults (largely the personality of the presenters) actually covers some relatively interesting topics- and their exploration of books, film and culture are a cut above frankly anything offered by the entire ITV network at any time. Of course they occassionally pander to the world of celebrity and "channel event suport" (i.e. big brother discussions), but far less than the O'Grady tripe.
O'Grady's move means less time for R&J on Channel 4, and presumably a continued shift to celebrity for channel 4.
A real shame- we have a home for sh!te celebrity nonsence on ITV- why is this manure spreading to other broadcasters?
O'Grady's show on ITV was a pretty pathetic "celebrity" show, used in a symbiotic manner with the latest **** poor reality show and soap on the channel.
It suited ITV perfectly- money generating (from the competitions) and aimed squarely at their target audience of mainly lower social class, less well educated women.
Channel 4 through their prolonged forays into the world of Big Brother seem increasingly intent on copying their lesser rival (i.e. ITV), and so we can only presume that the new O'Grady show will be virtually identical to its previous incarnation.
Richard and Judy, despite its faults (largely the personality of the presenters) actually covers some relatively interesting topics- and their exploration of books, film and culture are a cut above frankly anything offered by the entire ITV network at any time. Of course they occassionally pander to the world of celebrity and "channel event suport" (i.e. big brother discussions), but far less than the O'Grady tripe.
O'Grady's move means less time for R&J on Channel 4, and presumably a continued shift to celebrity for channel 4.
A real shame- we have a home for sh!te celebrity nonsence on ITV- why is this manure spreading to other broadcasters?
Talking strictly Channel 4, they are obviously looking at something different for weekday afternoons. When you think R&J have been with the channel every afternoon (excluding holidays) since 2001. Its probably time for a fresh change.
PoG will I'm sure attract large ratings and in a way, it teases back to Channel 4's party era with The Tube, The Word, TFI Friday, The Priory etc.
