Micheal Parkinson Second Comeback
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In my eyes, I think it's about time that Michael Parkinson came back to host a third incarnation of his talk show; the reason, because its very clear that today's celebrity chat shows are incredibly filled with egos and plugging items such as a new film of new Album.
Also, Jonathan Ross has had his day, Graham Norton's show is okay but it's just another one of those typical comedy chat shows, and Alan Carr: Chatty Man is just plain stupid, just look at the title of the how itself. I can actually imagine Parky interviewing the likes of James Corden, Jessica Ennis, Nigel Farage, Rob Brydon, Gary Neville, Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch, John Bishop and Michael Mcintyre.
It would also give Parky the chance to get popular with the Younger Generation, I mean, you can actually imagine if he interviewed One Direction, shall we say; that would be a great interview, and Parky would probably get the best out of the group and make them look likeable.
Also, Jonathan Ross has had his day, Graham Norton's show is okay but it's just another one of those typical comedy chat shows, and Alan Carr: Chatty Man is just plain stupid, just look at the title of the how itself. I can actually imagine Parky interviewing the likes of James Corden, Jessica Ennis, Nigel Farage, Rob Brydon, Gary Neville, Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch, John Bishop and Michael Mcintyre.
It would also give Parky the chance to get popular with the Younger Generation, I mean, you can actually imagine if he interviewed One Direction, shall we say; that would be a great interview, and Parky would probably get the best out of the group and make them look likeable.
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...especially one as short as the thread starter has allowed.
But that's exactly what his talk show became on ITV, did you not watch it?
20 mins later...30 mins later....
Hilarious! Not.
Not anymore Parky. People ask why you sold out for an advert.
Stephen Fry and David Mitchell have answered the same question about the percieved selling out for doing an advert/voiceover.
Easy work, doesn't take long, good money.
To be honest, I think his original 'Parkinson' chat show had had its day, even long before it moved to ITV.
Look back at the 1970s and early 80s episodes, and you'll see it was a fairly small, intimate studio, and guests were quite diverse and included poets. The latter run from the late 1990s to the late 2000s wasn't as good. It included a lot of reality TV types, while Parky himself was less controversial (in the 1970s he has a slight bluntness about him, like when he told Kenneth Williams he thought he was talking 'crap').
As I say, I think the Sky Arts format works well. If you like him, watch that programme. It's a bit different.
However, I DO agree that a chat show on TV where the host doesn't draw attention to him/herself, asks probing questions and actually listens to the answers, before asking another relevant question, would be very welcome.
You want an underrated chat show host? Mavis Nicholson. She's getting on a bit now but she knew how to ask good questions.