Who remembers RI:SE?

Funk You · 13/12/13 - 18:17

Just converting some old VHS tapes to DVD and I found the last ever show broadcast on 19th Dec 2003 on CH4. I used to really enjoy it and would prefer it to BBC and ITV. I liked the banter between Ian Lee and Kate Lawler, why cant CH4 bring something back like this again? would it work?

FlickJ · 13/12/13 - 18:52

Funk You wrote: »

Just converting some old VHS tapes to DVD and I found the last ever show broadcast on 19th Dec 2003 on CH4. I used to really enjoy it and would prefer it to BBC and ITV. I liked the banter between Ian Lee and Kate Lawler, why cant CH4 bring something back like this again? would it work?

I remember RI:SE vaguely - was it the follow on from The Big Breakfast ? It was OK but my all time fav breakfast show was The Big Breakfast in the days of Johnny and Denise (also when it first started with Gaby Roslin and Chris Evans). In the UK we are def missing an "entertainment" breakfast show - BBC Breakfast is news focused and Daybreak is awful and dying a long drawn out death. I think it will be re-branded in the not too distant future but probably wont be much better. C4 or 5 would be a better platform for the entertainment based breakfast show IMO.

Ed R.Marley · 13/12/13 - 18:53

Funk You wrote: »

Just converting some old VHS tapes to DVD and I found the last ever show broadcast on 19th Dec 2003 on CH4. I used to really enjoy it and would prefer it to BBC and ITV. I liked the banter between Ian Lee and Kate Lawler, why cant CH4 bring something back like this again? would it work?

I thought it was alright. Ian Lee was funny, and Kate certainly was easy on the eye, but it wasn't a patch on it's predecessor the Big Breakfast. Given the cultural and innovative vaccum currently resident at Horseferry Road, I wouldn't get you hopes up for anything to replace the continous loop of Raymond and According to Derp.

Funk You · 13/12/13 - 18:59

Ed R.Marley wrote: »

I thought it was alright. Ian Lee was funny, and Kate certainly was easy on the eye, but it wasn't a patch on it's predecessor the Big Breakfast. Given the cultural and innovative vaccum currently resident at Horseferry Road, I wouldn't get you hopes up for anything to replace the continous loop of Raymond and According to Derp.

Big Breakfast finished when I was about 15 and back then I didnt really watch telly in the morning, used to put on the radio. When I got bored of the radio I put on CH4 and RI:SE was on and I think it was the first episode of that run in 2003? I loved it! loads of banter and they made the news fun. I really think CH4 could bring back something like this, what is on now? Im never up that early to watch.

warszawa · 13/12/13 - 19:23

The best part of that show was Kate Lawler's legs.

[Deleted User] · 13/12/13 - 19:55

It started with Mark Durdan-Smith as main host with the likes of Colin Murray as one of a few side-kicks mainly sitting at a desk if I remember correctly. It didn't do very well and evolved into the more relaxed Iain Lee/Kate Lawler show. Kate was absolutely useless and never failed to display her complete ignorance and unpleasantness. One of my favourites was when they were talking about someone's looks and Kate said 'Mo Mowlem, now she's ugly'. Mo was going through cancer treatment at the time and Iain's face was priceless at her lack of tact and her ignorance. Another time was Steve Jones first day when he turned up late and hungover. He didn't last long.

KMKYWAP · 13/12/13 - 20:01

warszawa wrote: »

The best part of that show was Kate Lawler's legs.

This!

[Deleted User] · 13/12/13 - 20:51

Terrible, they should have called it SH:TE !

Always liked the Big Breakfast with Johnny Vaughan though.

Mindbear · 13/12/13 - 21:05

It was famously terrible wasn't it? I watched it once and it was an awkward abomination. I liked Rob Brydon in Annually Retentive referring to Kate as 'thick as pigshit'.

HavingALaugh · 13/12/13 - 21:05

Me, I used to watch before going to school

Belligerence · 13/12/13 - 21:33

It was dire. I remember watching the launch show and thinking that it wouldn't last two weeks, let alone a year. How wrong I was, it ended for a good 18 months. *rolleyes*

Zora Suleman, well she put a whole nother definition to RI:SE.

beemoh · 13/12/13 - 21:39

I quite liked the first RI:SE- it was like a grown-up Big Breakfast (unlike the second RI:SE, which was like The Big Breakfast's annoying younger brother who tries to be cool by emulating his older sibling and fails miserably) although it suffered for being effectively a two-hour long show modelled on rolling news- which usually only has an hour of content on a loop.

The second version's saving grace was Mel and Sue in the last half hour- less features-driven and 'guesty', but funnier and more confident. I can't help but think the show would have lasted if they'd had the main presenter roles.

Anyone remember Morning Glory, with Dermot O'Leary, btw? Now that was bad.

grimtales1 · 13/12/13 - 21:43

Not as good as The Big Breakfast IMO. Johnny Vaughan was often funny on TBB

danyell · 13/12/13 - 21:55

Yeah I do. It replaced big breakfast, but didn't do too well and got axed quite quickly.

Steve9214 · 14/12/13 - 00:01

Sm:ug

I wanted to know what drugs the heads of Channel 4 were on when they decided this load of cack should replace The Big Breakfast .... and where we can get some !!!

icefall · 14/12/13 - 00:09

I loved RI:SE and was disppointed when it finished

extraextra · 14/12/13 - 00:20

Funk You wrote: »

Just converting some old VHS tapes to DVD and I found the last ever show broadcast on 19th Dec 2003 on CH4. I used to really enjoy it and would prefer it to BBC and ITV. I liked the banter between Ian Lee and Kate Lawler, why cant CH4 bring something back like this again? would it work?

Please could you upload to YouTube and share the link? Deffo think there's room in the schedules to bring something similar back, even if it was just at the weekends.

Funk You · 14/12/13 - 00:42

extraextra wrote: »

Please could you upload to YouTube and share the link? Deffo think there's room in the schedules to bring something similar back, even if it was just at the weekends.

I have an old skool channel on youtube as it happens take a look http://www.youtube.com/user/oldskoolavchannel/videos not much on it at the moment but worth a look. I'll be adding videos as I go.

Back to the thread... I thought it was a fun filled show which offered basically what was around at the time e.g. big brother updates, latest news, competitions, banter etc. Daybreak is terrible! BBC Breakfast is ok but its all too serious, I want a silly morning show that makes you want to smile instead of making you feel depressed with whats going on in the world.

CELT1987 · 14/12/13 - 00:58

Zora Suleman. Only good thing about the show.

extraextra · 14/12/13 - 01:00

Funk You wrote: »

I have an old skool channel on youtube as it happens take a look http://www.youtube.com/user/oldskoolavchannel/videos not much on it at the moment but worth a look. I'll be adding videos as I go.

Back to the thread... I thought it was a fun filled show which offered basically what was around at the time e.g. big brother updates, latest news, competitions, banter etc. Daybreak is terrible! BBC Breakfast is ok but its all too serious, I want a silly morning show that makes you want to smile instead of making you feel depressed with whats going on in the world.

Brill, I'll take a look, Merry Christmas to you

nittynattynoo · 14/12/13 - 01:19

Iain lee doing r Kelly - ignition I remember well!

beemoh · 14/12/13 - 01:23

Funk You wrote: »

Back to the thread... I thought it was a fun filled show which offered basically what was around at the time e.g. big brother updates,

Remember the morning when Sandy escaped, and it was something like the only thing that distracted from the World Cup match they were also discussing at the time?

Funk You · 14/12/13 - 02:02

beemoh wrote: »

Remember the morning when Sandy escaped, and it was something like the only thing that distracted from the World Cup match they were also discussing at the time?

I only started watching it around 2003, the odd few times I caught it in 2002 so I dont remember much of it before then. I do remember Edith Bowman was on it at one point and being a horny teen and fancying her

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