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Turned it off when I saw that idiot Winkleman.
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Although I don't mind Claudia, and even think there's something weirdly attractive about her, she's clearly no Rachel. Does anyone know how many recordings she missed? Was it only the one? Can we expect normal Riley service to resume this week?
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She's murdering another show on Thursday aided and abetted by the terminally unfunny Johnny bloody Vegas:
http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/dq...es-8-episode-7 That is going to be painful. |
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She's murdering another show on Thursday aided and abetted by the terminally unfunny Johnny bloody Vegas:
http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/dq...es-8-episode-7 That is going to be painful. |
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I imagine they shoot 2 episodes a day, and Rachel will have missed both.
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and alarmingly Winkle standing in for Riley.
Final nail in the coffin? Quote:
If they bin anymore of the Countdown format they'll just have 45 minutes of introducing the guests.
I expect Dent will shortly be replaced by some reality show z-lister. |
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Well, I did warn you. Even Lock is giving it a wide berth this week. Surprised Dent is hanging in there.
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I wonder if Lock swerved this one after being visibly annoyed by her inane antics on the first one, assuming they were filmed in order that is? If they were filmed on the same day it's odd that he's absent for the second. Don't blame him for second though!!
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I had the same thought when a poster earlier mentioned that Riley and Lock were missing from the recording they went to.
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Not sure I can handle Claudia Winkleman again tonight. Especially dressed as a giant chicken.
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Oh ffs she`s on again.
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Well, I can see Rachel five days a week if I want to, so here's the deal. If the talentless waste of space Lock is not appearing because Claudia's on, then give Claudia a permanent job. How can people talk of her "inane antics" when the height of Lock's humourous ability consists of tipping a cat litter tray over himself?
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Has Claudia written a BAFTA nominated, critically acclaimed sit-com then? If so I must've missed it but I did see Lock's brilliant 15 Storeys High. He's one of the most naturally funny comics in the country whereas she, most obviously...isn't.
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You do know that these shows involve contracts and planning and stuff? It's really unlikely someone can just throw a strop and miss a show because they didn't like a guest. I don't think Lock is like that at all.
This is yet another show where most people seem to talk about hating it but don't seem able to stop watching. |
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So, nobody in the whole history of showbusiness has refused to work with someone else, ever??
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You do know that these shows involve contracts and planning and stuff? It's really unlikely someone can just throw a strop and miss a show because they didn't like a guest. I don't think Lock is like that at all.
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Has Claudia written a BAFTA nominated, critically acclaimed sit-com then? If so I must've missed it but I did see Lock's brilliant 15 Storeys High. He's one of the most naturally funny comics in the country whereas she, most obviously...isn't.
Incidentally, BAFTA's impress me as much as new years honours do. |
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This is yet another show where most people seem to talk about hating it but don't seem able to stop watching.
I was able to stop watching; wife was sort of watching but twice I didn't realise the ads were on so failed to skip through them. As soon as Carr said that's it I looked up & switched it off. They might have done themselves a lot of collateral with these two shows, after building a good name over the last few series. Shame. |
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Naturally funny? Does that mean not funny at all? Did you collapse in fits of helpless laughter the other week when he spent ten minutes pouring a random selection of drinks into a vase? Tedious.
Incidentally, BAFTA's impress me as much as new years honours do. He's been on 8/10 (both incarnations) from the start - Do you think that would be the case if the producers and audience thought he wasn't funny? He's good at what he does - I daresay he's not losing any sleep just because you disagree. |
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Naturally funny? Does that mean not funny at all? Did you collapse in fits of helpless laughter the other week when he spent ten minutes pouring a random selection of drinks into a vase? Tedious.
So yes - Sean pouring drinks into a vessel and maintaining a funny discourse whilst doing so was 'naturally funny'. He's got it. A lot haven't, eg Tom in Dictionary Corner last night. Unfunny. Jonny Vegas - unfunny. |
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It does sound like they passed the point where they should have decided to cancel the recording. It has a the signs of being the worst episode ever (currently held by last week's episode!).
Hopefully,, it'll return to form next week with Rachel, Sean and a couple of decent guests. |
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So yes - Sean pouring drinks into a vessel and maintaining a funny discourse whilst doing so was 'naturally funny'. He's got it. A lot haven't, eg Tom in Dictionary Corner last night. Unfunny. Jonny Vegas - unfunny.
In fact I haven't managed to completely watch either of the episodes with Claudia at the board. (And hopefully there will be only two.) At the minute, regular Countdown is more entertaining and less cringing. |
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You do know that these shows involve contracts and planning and stuff? It's really unlikely someone can just throw a strop and miss a show because they didn't like a guest. I don't think Lock is like that at all.
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This is yet another show where most people seem to talk about hating it but don't seem able to stop watching.
There seems to be a lot of posters like that on DS, noticed this poster earlier who commented multiple times about how much he hated the show, yet kept watching it.Have been watching this new series since it started and this thread was resurrected only fairly recently. Was thinking of resurrecting it myself but thought it would yet again be dominated by depressing perpetually negative posters and I wasn't far wrong. |
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The point of it being 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown is because it has the host and team captains from Cats and the Riley and Dent from Countdown.
Remove Lock, Richardson and Riley and what's the point in the format? |
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So, nobody in the whole history of showbusiness has refused to work with someone else, ever??
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