Can anyone answer this question for me, why after a few years does a show become old news, 'had it' and need to be replaced? Programmes like the Paul Ogrady show in America run for years and years without being taken off the air.. look at Live with Regis and Kelly, The View or even the late night chat shows. They have been on air for years, but in the UK, a show has 5-10 years under its belt and then seen as old and needs pullings from the schedule. Why? do the British become bored quicker? or do we always need change?
Can anyone answer this question for me, why after a few years does a show become old news, 'had it' and need to be replaced? Programmes like the Paul Ogrady show in America run for years and years without being taken off the air.. look at Live with Regis and Kelly, The View or even the late night chat shows. They have been on air for years, but in the UK, a show has 5-10 years under its belt and then seen as old and needs pullings from the schedule. Why? do the British become bored quicker? or do we always need change?
I think it's because our humour has different limits.
The only prime-time slot I could see C4 giving him is something like 8pm on Sundays. It's a bit tricky now giving him a later slot as he's not hip enough to tick the trendy box, and if he goes too adult he risks alienating his older fanbase.
Current newspaper tittle-tattle has it, that Judy wishes to quit broadcasting and Richard to go solo from now on.
Assuming that's true, maybe Channel 4 could entice Mr Madeley back for his own chat-show-- or find him another on-screen 'wife' (probably Mylene Klass, just for a change ).
It is possible that Des & Mel could return with their own show on C4, their brief reunion (covering for POG) seemed to be well-received.
Current newspaper tittle-tattle has it, that Judy wishes to quit broadcasting and Richard to go solo from now on.
Assuming that's true, maybe Channel 4 could entice Mr Madeley back for his own chat-show-- or find him another on-screen 'wife' (probably Mylene Klass, just for a change ).
Oh. That is interesting.
Something along the years changed with regard to my opinion of Richard. I used to find him unbearably smug and overbearing, but now I really, really like him as a presenter. Its possible it has something to do with the fact that he's aged into an handsome man.
Not sure how he would be flying solo - but I'd tune in to find out.
The show could be much better but hasn't had a new idea in years, when the Organ Game was axed they just extended the other features and brought in more annoying kids and padded with those in and out of break promotions that they air over and over again.
Although I still enjoy the show, since he moved to Channel 4 you can count his other TV appearances on half of one hand. Maybe if he stopped doing his chat show he could use his talents on a range of new formats
The trouble with Paul O'Grady and indeed any other show which uses similar features is that when you have a "family" of regulars for features it becomes very exclusive - the regular viewers may appreciate it, but to a certain extent it excludes the casual viewers.
I really enjoyed his show when it was on ITV, but when he moved to Channel 4 I felt he was trying too hard to make the show better than before but instead he made it worse.
There isn't enough variety now, it's basically the same show each day whereas a few years ago he could do much more comedy sketches and it was all round a lot more entertaining.
Can someone clear this up for me?
Am I right in saying that ITV offered Paul a late night chat show as a replacement for Parkinson last year but he declined it?
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