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Countdown : Jeff and Rachel take over

(July 2008)

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MU
murf1000
Surely no right minded thinking celeb will want to touch the show after the bad treatment of the current presenters.
NT
NorthTonight
Johnny Ball would be good IMO.
RM
Roger Mellie
murf1000 posted:
Surely no right minded thinking celeb will want to touch the show after the bad treatment of the current presenters.


Reading various papers over the past couple of days, DC guests have been queuing up to say/imply they will not appear on the show again after the treatment of Carol: Rick Wakeman, Gyles Brandreth, Ann Widdecombe and Sian Lloyd for a start.
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
Roger Mellie posted:
murf1000 posted:
Surely no right minded thinking celeb will want to touch the show after the bad treatment of the current presenters.


Reading various papers over the past couple of days, DC guests have been queuing up to say/imply they will not appear on the show again after the treatment of Carol: Rick Wakeman, Gyles Brandreth, Ann Widdecombe and Sian Lloyd for a start.


Given the current state of affairs, somewhat presumptious of them to think they'd still be required.

The dictionary corner celebrity could easily be disposed of in the current climate.
DA
davidmcg
besty posted:
djmgpsp posted:
Sian Lyod? Wouldn't be too expensive, popular, intelligent the last time I checked too. Vernon Kay and Tess Daly might be worth a punt.


Vernon is golden-handcuffed to ITV (bar his radio 1 stuff)


And his obligitory Guitar Hero DS adverts, which to be frank was way more watchable than hmm any programme he has done since Headjam.
BR
Brekkie
Roger Mellie posted:
murf1000 posted:
Surely no right minded thinking celeb will want to touch the show after the bad treatment of the current presenters.


Reading various papers over the past couple of days, DC guests have been queuing up to say/imply they will not appear on the show again after the treatment of Carol: Rick Wakeman, Gyles Brandreth, Ann Widdecombe and Sian Lloyd for a start.



The same people who said they'd never appear on the show again after Richard Whitely died because they felt the show should have died with him.


What they're really saying is they won't appear on the show again if they get a 90% (or even 10%) cut in their fee.
NW
nwtv2003
To be fair to Gyles Brandreth, I cannot recall him being on Countdown after Richard died.
SP
Steve in Pudsey
besty posted:
djmgpsp posted:
Sian Lyod? Wouldn't be too expensive, popular, intelligent the last time I checked too. Vernon Kay and Tess Daly might be worth a punt.


Vernon is golden-handcuffed to ITV (bar his radio 1 stuff)


Depends if that means ITV1 or ITV Productions.
:-(
A former member
I think ITV does control the uk rights :

callender countdown
DA
David
murf1000 posted:
Surely no right minded thinking celeb will want to touch the show after the bad treatment of the current presenters.


Things keep getting better for Mr. Scott then.
http://www.interactivetelly.com/index.php?categoryid=1&p2_articleid=14
CO
Connews
davidlees posted:
murf1000 posted:
Surely no right minded thinking celeb will want to touch the show after the bad treatment of the current presenters.


Things keep getting better for Mr. Scott then.
http://www.interactivetelly.com/index.php?categoryid=1&p2_articleid=14


Ever heard of interactivetelly.com? Stan James?

Me neither. I am extremely sceptical about this article, and even moreso regarding Greg Scott - as I have said, I don't think he has the ability to adapt to such a programme as Countdown.
FA
fanoftv
Connews posted:
davidlees posted:
murf1000 posted:
Surely no right minded thinking celeb will want to touch the show after the bad treatment of the current presenters.


Things keep getting better for Mr. Scott then.
http://www.interactivetelly.com/index.php?categoryid=1&p2_articleid=14


Ever heard of interactivetelly.com? Stan James?

Me neither. I am extremely sceptical about this article, and even moreso regarding Greg Scott - as I have said, I don't think he has the ability to adapt to such a programme as Countdown.


Where as I totally disagree.
I think Greg Scott would bring that warmth and humour that I've personally missed from the programme since Richard Whiteley passed away, I thought that Des Lynam was geting there, and then left, but Des O'Conner I just think he was the wrong choice, I know that countdown appeals to the OAP's, but it also appeals to everyone else, so I don't understand why they think that every host has to have gone into retirement once, and come back to host countdown with less hair, or a new shade of grey.

After watching the special that they made with Greg hosting and Richard doing Carol's job, I think that he would be great at it, especially as he knows the show, the viewers and the team better than anyone else.
The only problem that I can see is that Greg was loyal to the show, and would hae had a great relationship to Carol, so I'm not sure how he would feel on the whole situation, but would love to know.

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