CW
I believe MatthewFirth is referring to the stage, as taken from the Palladium's website under history relating to Sunday Night...
"The Palladium's stage revolve was featured every week, as the Tiller Girls and the guests were each featured."
Charlie Wells
Moderator
I guess the only proper thing really is the spinning round finale thing.
What?
I believe MatthewFirth is referring to the stage, as taken from the Palladium's website under history relating to Sunday Night...
"The Palladium's stage revolve was featured every week, as the Tiller Girls and the guests were each featured."
MF
That is right. That kind of finale should have remained, but they are right to modernise the rest of the show, with the exception of the music.
SP
I'll tell you what I really dislike - Stephen Mulhern is introducing all of the acts straight down the barrel of the camera, rather than talking to the audience in the theatre. Compare with Brucie (5m25 into https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki9e_LUZ8dY for an example) - he's performing for the theatre audience and hardly making eye contact with the camera, almost as if the TV audience is eavesdropping on the theatre performance.
Whether Mulhern's introductions were pick-ups recorded afterwards, or he's just doing what is natural for a TV presenter rather than a stage compere, or that's just how it was directed and the comics in future weeks will do the same, I don't know.
EDIT - in fact, maybe he's using autocue?
Whether Mulhern's introductions were pick-ups recorded afterwards, or he's just doing what is natural for a TV presenter rather than a stage compere, or that's just how it was directed and the comics in future weeks will do the same, I don't know.
EDIT - in fact, maybe he's using autocue?
Last edited by Steve in Pudsey on 15 September 2014 10:01pm
CH
Pretty certain he used an autocue. I was in the audience.
I'll tell you what I really dislike - Stephen Mulhern is introducing all of the acts straight down the barrel of the camera, rather than talking to the audience in the theatre. Compare with Brucie (5m25 into https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki9e_LUZ8dY for an example) - he's performing for the theatre audience and hardly making eye contact with the camera, almost as if the TV audience is eavesdropping on the theatre performance.
Whether Mulhern's introductions were pick-ups recorded afterwards, or he's just doing what is natural for a TV presenter rather than a stage compere, or that's just how it was directed and the comics in future weeks will do the same, I don't know.
EDIT - in fact, maybe he's using autocue?
Whether Mulhern's introductions were pick-ups recorded afterwards, or he's just doing what is natural for a TV presenter rather than a stage compere, or that's just how it was directed and the comics in future weeks will do the same, I don't know.
EDIT - in fact, maybe he's using autocue?
Pretty certain he used an autocue. I was in the audience.
SW
Yes. One of the reasons for that was because most of the acts were in the theatre from Monday to Saturday.
Did the original programme go out live on a Sunday evening?
Yes. One of the reasons for that was because most of the acts were in the theatre from Monday to Saturday.
BR
I guess it's just a case of 60 years of history. I suspect though the comedians will work the audience much better - Stephen Mulhern seemed a very odd choice to kick off with, almost as if someone had dropped out.
I'll tell you what I really dislike - Stephen Mulhern is introducing all of the acts straight down the barrel of the camera, rather than talking to the audience in the theatre. Compare with Brucie (5m25 into https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki9e_LUZ8dY for an example) - he's performing for the theatre audience and hardly making eye contact with the camera, almost as if the TV audience is eavesdropping on the theatre performance.
Whether Mulhern's introductions were pick-ups recorded afterwards, or he's just doing what is natural for a TV presenter rather than a stage compere, or that's just how it was directed and the comics in future weeks will do the same, I don't know.
EDIT - in fact, maybe he's using autocue?
Whether Mulhern's introductions were pick-ups recorded afterwards, or he's just doing what is natural for a TV presenter rather than a stage compere, or that's just how it was directed and the comics in future weeks will do the same, I don't know.
EDIT - in fact, maybe he's using autocue?
I guess it's just a case of 60 years of history. I suspect though the comedians will work the audience much better - Stephen Mulhern seemed a very odd choice to kick off with, almost as if someone had dropped out.
AD
One of the papers suggested Peter Kay was supposed to be doing them all and pulled out when they couldn't get the guests he wanted - Rolling Stones and ABBA I think.
Stephen Mulhern seemed a very odd choice to kick off with, almost as if someone had dropped out.
One of the papers suggested Peter Kay was supposed to be doing them all and pulled out when they couldn't get the guests he wanted - Rolling Stones and ABBA I think.
LL
One of the papers suggested Peter Kay was supposed to be doing them all and pulled out when they couldn't get the guests he wanted - Rolling Stones and ABBA I think.
I don't know if the Mirror got the story, but the definitely printed it. They claimed Peter wanted ABBA and/or the Stones to reform, and when they both declined, he pulled out and led the way for guest hosts.
Stephen Mulhern seemed a very odd choice to kick off with, almost as if someone had dropped out.
One of the papers suggested Peter Kay was supposed to be doing them all and pulled out when they couldn't get the guests he wanted - Rolling Stones and ABBA I think.
I don't know if the Mirror got the story, but the definitely printed it. They claimed Peter wanted ABBA and/or the Stones to reform, and when they both declined, he pulled out and led the way for guest hosts.
NG
Nothing to stop you putting the autocue somewhere other than in front of the camera. If you do so you then avoid the "looking to camera" effect that is a bit weird in a stage show. You can put a couple of large plasmas or similar mid-way back, and blank them when you take reverses. It's not rocket science.
noggin
Founding member
I'll tell you what I really dislike - Stephen Mulhern is introducing all of the acts straight down the barrel of the camera, rather than talking to the audience in the theatre. Compare with Brucie (5m25 into https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki9e_LUZ8dY for an example) - he's performing for the theatre audience and hardly making eye contact with the camera, almost as if the TV audience is eavesdropping on the theatre performance.
Whether Mulhern's introductions were pick-ups recorded afterwards, or he's just doing what is natural for a TV presenter rather than a stage compere, or that's just how it was directed and the comics in future weeks will do the same, I don't know.
EDIT - in fact, maybe he's using autocue?
Whether Mulhern's introductions were pick-ups recorded afterwards, or he's just doing what is natural for a TV presenter rather than a stage compere, or that's just how it was directed and the comics in future weeks will do the same, I don't know.
EDIT - in fact, maybe he's using autocue?
Nothing to stop you putting the autocue somewhere other than in front of the camera. If you do so you then avoid the "looking to camera" effect that is a bit weird in a stage show. You can put a couple of large plasmas or similar mid-way back, and blank them when you take reverses. It's not rocket science.
JO
I believe MatthewFirth is referring to the stage, as taken from the Palladium's website under history relating to Sunday Night...
"The Palladium's stage revolve was featured every week, as the Tiller Girls and the guests were each featured."
Cheers, that doesn't help me understand what he's getting at with the first paragraph of that post.
I don't know if the Mirror got the story, but the definitely printed it. They claimed Peter wanted ABBA and/or the Stones to reform, and when they both declined, he pulled out and led the way for guest hosts.
That story sounds like a load of rubbish to me, what's likely to have happened is Peter Kay pulled out for other reasons such as not being happy with the project and he or someone else has said that as a joke. It's one step away from claiming he wouldn't do it, as all four original Beatles wouldn't appear.
I believe MatthewFirth is referring to the stage, as taken from the Palladium's website under history relating to Sunday Night...
"The Palladium's stage revolve was featured every week, as the Tiller Girls and the guests were each featured."
Cheers, that doesn't help me understand what he's getting at with the first paragraph of that post.
I don't know if the Mirror got the story, but the definitely printed it. They claimed Peter wanted ABBA and/or the Stones to reform, and when they both declined, he pulled out and led the way for guest hosts.
That story sounds like a load of rubbish to me, what's likely to have happened is Peter Kay pulled out for other reasons such as not being happy with the project and he or someone else has said that as a joke. It's one step away from claiming he wouldn't do it, as all four original Beatles wouldn't appear.
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