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TFI Friday Special - C4, 12/06 9PM
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A 90-minute special episode of TFI Friday is going out on 12th June at 9PM, with a mix of retrospective content and 'new features'.
http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/channel-4-confirms-details-of-tfi-friday-one-off-l/377883
Hmm. I used to like this a lot at the time, but am unsure of how its energy will translate today; no reason why it couldn't still be entertaining, but this was very much a product of the era, for both viewers and C4. We shall see! Certainly intrigued by this as a one-off, and will most definitely give it a go.
http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/channel-4-confirms-details-of-tfi-friday-one-off-l/377883
Hmm. I used to like this a lot at the time, but am unsure of how its energy will translate today; no reason why it couldn't still be entertaining, but this was very much a product of the era, for both viewers and C4. We shall see! Certainly intrigued by this as a one-off, and will most definitely give it a go.
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I hope they don't drag up Will, to appear on it again.
Could be worse could have Shaun Ryder on swearing, but as its being aired past the watershed so C4 won't be in much trouble.:D
Whats so bad about that? Everyone swears these days especially Ewan McGreggor.
And yes, Will is on it too.
I agree, for Evans too. He seems much changed from his 90s persona. More mellow and family friendly. In the TFI days he was more laddish and anarchic (as evidenced by his spats with the BBC over his Radio 1 show).
Is that episode on youtube at all?
http://youtu.be/WyacZq8ulcA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udQYgtMKCmA
Last time Shaun Ryder was on TFI circa 1997/98, it was aired live at 6pm Friday tea time, & he was effing & blinding ad nauseum.:o:D
I don't know if it still applies but certainly at the time, he was banned from appearing on any LIVE Channel 4 programme due to his little outbursts.
Next we'll learn Blur are back in the charts and the Gallagher brothers are mouthing off at each other....oh wait!
I agree; how it's pitched is going to be important, especially if this gets eyed up for any kind of series as I suspect C4 are touting with this. I'm sure the 9PM slot will allow him more freedom; he always strikes me as very restricted whenever I see him on things like The One Show, to the point of being a hindrance to the format and his co-host (which is no mean feat in itself!)
I have some vague memories of it but they're not positive, and indeed it was promptly forgotten by ITV - I can't have watched more than a couple of episodes. This special can only be better than that...!
Hearing of this news has had me once again waxing nostalgic for C4 of old and how fun teatimes used to be over there - TFI Friday, The Crystal Maze, and I've just dipped into GamesMaster again, which was marvellous and equally emblematic of the period... Sigh.
As for being a hinderance, i've always wondered if he does it as a laugh to get Jones to slip up or it's a slight vindictive streak because he thinks she's useless so throws thing out there to see how she handles it.
As for OFI Sunday, I believe Billie Piper was the first guest.
Back when TFI originally aired we were in the middle of the whole mid/late 90s "brit pop" type era where there were many British celebrities who were a bit edgey and probably mostly on drugs so they were pretty entertaining to watch. And most of them were in that age range where they were still young(ish) and still up for a laugh. It was a unique time. Plus it was also still cool to swear on TV.
List here: http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist//Channel4/2004/01/01/T010104000000002/
Fast forward to 2015 and you really won't get anything like that now. For a start there aren't as many "cool" people to pick from. Most of them grew up and they weren't really replaced. And anyone who does appear will be on their best behaviour and any acting up will just feel staged and just weird.
I'm having visions of people like Russell Brand, Jimmy Carr, Kirsty & Phil and others appearing and it will all feel rather tragic.
Some faces you don't see any more, well I don't, as chat shows aren't my thing anymore.
Julia Carling, where's she gone to, fair few footballers on there Merson Stuart Pearce, David Seaman, etc.
I think a lot of this is down the energy of Evans, atmosphere of the place, script etc, I think that gave it more of it's edgy feel than the guests themselves.
I'm really out of the loop to be honest, bunch of middle aged old giffers reliving their youth, probably the best way to think about this.
Is a special going to appeal to those in their late teenage/20's/30's now?
Now, who of Evan's age now, would have presented this to 'us' (many now middle aged) punters back then, it's nearly 20 years ago now.
I totally agree with you about all these shows so I'm guessing we are of the same generation. The thing is I bet you that back in the mid & late 90's, during the heyday of TGI Friday & Gamesmaster, all the then 30-40 year olds were all say 'its a shame the programmes we loved in our teens and ealy 20's are no longer on the air, this Gamesmaster and TGI Friday stuff is all so throwaway'.
Even more scary is that the teens and early 20's of today in 10-15 years time will be get all nostalgic for the Jersey Shore & Only Way is Essex one-off reunion shows!
As long as that Toothbrush sh*te is not brought back.
I think she's a regular correspondent to "I'm sorry I haven't a clue " on radio 4
I'm sure they're aware, hence the words, 'in the same vain as'.
As well, as long some of you get these references, that's OK then.