NH
Nick Harvey
Founding member
I did as I said I would, after last Saturday's disasters, and abandoned ITV completely tonight.
I watched last Sunday and Monday's Messiah tonight, recorded from BBC One; and they were far more enjoyable than tonight's ITV could have been.
I watched last Sunday and Monday's Messiah tonight, recorded from BBC One; and they were far more enjoyable than tonight's ITV could have been.
PC
Strikes me as an experimental programme more suited to late night Channel 4 than primetime ITV1. But then that seems to sum up a lot of ITV's problems at the moment, they just don't seem to be able to pick big peak time hits any more.
Ideally they would have a set-up like the BBC where the likes of BBC2 and BBC3 (and even Radio 4 in the case of some comedy programmes) are used to feed through good programmes. Ugiven the pressures of commerical TV, they have to play a completely different game with ITV2, 3 and 4, but some sort of feeder system would almost certainly help them as well.
Ideally they would have a set-up like the BBC where the likes of BBC2 and BBC3 (and even Radio 4 in the case of some comedy programmes) are used to feed through good programmes. Ugiven the pressures of commerical TV, they have to play a completely different game with ITV2, 3 and 4, but some sort of feeder system would almost certainly help them as well.
JR
I do still rather like it: it's a bit less funny than it was a few weeks ago though, which concerns me.
HC
While I'm here, I also tried Duel, but won't be back for the next edition of that, either.
See, I actually quite liked Duel. But it suffers from being thrown into the Saturday night line up and inheriting a small audience from Primevial, whose demographic doesn't want to watch what is basically a reworking of Winner Takes All - or last night from a 30 min Dancing On Ice trailer.
Duel should have gone into the 2 hour bridge between the Dancing One Ice main show and the results show, with this playing 7.30-8.30 and that shoddy wildlife vets heart programme between 8.30 - 9.30.
The other minor problem is Nick Hancock. Dependable and competent host, but the tv audience got fed up with him 4 years ago as he was everywhere, and it seems like he has never been away. The obvious choice for hosts would be the production compaines owners Mr Ant and Mr Dec - by it's not a two headed format for them.
Something to lift up your spirits Mr H. I actually dragged myself to Fountain TV yesterday morning to watch what I think will be episode 7 being taped. Not a single vari-light dangled from the grid. The whole stage is lit using good old fashioned spots and floods.
Nick Harvey posted:
While I'm here, I also tried Duel, but won't be back for the next edition of that, either.
See, I actually quite liked Duel. But it suffers from being thrown into the Saturday night line up and inheriting a small audience from Primevial, whose demographic doesn't want to watch what is basically a reworking of Winner Takes All - or last night from a 30 min Dancing On Ice trailer.
Duel should have gone into the 2 hour bridge between the Dancing One Ice main show and the results show, with this playing 7.30-8.30 and that shoddy wildlife vets heart programme between 8.30 - 9.30.
The other minor problem is Nick Hancock. Dependable and competent host, but the tv audience got fed up with him 4 years ago as he was everywhere, and it seems like he has never been away. The obvious choice for hosts would be the production compaines owners Mr Ant and Mr Dec - by it's not a two headed format for them.
Something to lift up your spirits Mr H. I actually dragged myself to Fountain TV yesterday morning to watch what I think will be episode 7 being taped. Not a single vari-light dangled from the grid. The whole stage is lit using good old fashioned spots and floods.
JA
watched this for the first time tonight, quite enjoyed it though was disappointed with jennie mcalpine
RM
Yeah it's quite funny how the people you'd expect to be good are the ones that don't seem to do well; similarly I was disappointed Clive Anderson the other week.
Interesting to see Vernon Kay will perform...
jazzsparkle posted:
watched this for the first time tonight, quite enjoyed it though was disappointed with jennie mcalpine
Yeah it's quite funny how the people you'd expect to be good are the ones that don't seem to do well; similarly I was disappointed Clive Anderson the other week.
Interesting to see Vernon Kay will perform...
:-(
A former member
Vemon kay seem to be very good at this
:-(
A former member
It seems that the show is finding its feets as it getting better
OH
ohwhatanight
Founding member
Tonight's edition has been very strong!
Everyone was great and I especially loved Kirsten from CBBC!
Everyone was great and I especially loved Kirsten from CBBC!