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jmorgan

36,010 posts

292 months

Monday 5th October 2015
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Hislop is very astute but thinking of puns on the fly he not so good at.

Presenter gets a ribbing on TV show known for the same, shock horror.

Cyder

7,117 posts

228 months

Monday 5th October 2015
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I thought it was odd. Richard Osman was funny the first few times but then it just got awkward and nobody seemed to laugh, I don't know if it was the editing that made it seem like that or if it was just genuinely awkward.


droopsnoot

12,715 posts

250 months

Monday 5th October 2015
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I wasn't quite sure whether Richard Osman's digs were genuine or tongue-in-cheek, perhaps he's trying to be "edgier" than he can be on Pointless.

Europa1

10,923 posts

196 months

Monday 5th October 2015
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I also found Richard Osman's jibes very jarring and too "try hard". Very odd behaviour, which got wearing after a while.

schmunk

4,399 posts

133 months

Monday 5th October 2015
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Europa1 said:
I also found Richard Osman's jibes very jarring and too "try hard". Very odd behaviour, which got wearing after a while.
+1

Chimune

3,374 posts

231 months

Monday 5th October 2015
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yup - would love to know what was so clumsily edited out 5 mins before the end.
Immediately set box to record the extended version to see if its in there. Perhaps its just a new ruse to get the viewing figs up !

12TS

2,014 posts

218 months

Monday 5th October 2015
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ash73 said:
Clarkson apostles are smarting a bit!
That's the way I read this smile

He deserved a good kicking and got one. It didn't seem really personal, but for once Clarkson came off worse IMHO.

Otispunkmeyer

13,077 posts

163 months

Monday 5th October 2015
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Derek Smith said:
I quite like RO normally but he was out of order last night. Spoiled what could have been a good episode.
Indeed it just seemed cheap and a bit vindictive toward the end. Crow baring them in rather too obviously. What a prat.

boxst

3,801 posts

153 months

Monday 5th October 2015
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Found it all a bit awkward. I think that Richard Osman thought that everyone was against Clarkson and he would get the boot in. Not really the case, and he came across as just not funny and mean.

Clarkson also looked tired and as though he didn't want to be there.

Hugo a Gogo

23,383 posts

241 months

Tuesday 6th October 2015
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why was he even on the show? (Clarkson)

he was (effectively) sacked by the BBC for his behaviour, does that mean he can just pop back to the BBC as a contractor on a another job? but not another series of Top Gear, that would be completely different?

jmorgan

36,010 posts

292 months

Tuesday 6th October 2015
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Hugo a Gogo said:
why was he even on the show? (Clarkson)

he was (effectively) sacked by the BBC for his behaviour, does that mean he can just pop back to the BBC as a contractor on a another job? but not another series of Top Gear, that would be completely different?
Guest appearances mean just that, they have had punchy MP's why not presenters? As long as they feed him steak then there should be no issues in the green room.

Hugo a Gogo

23,383 posts

241 months

Tuesday 6th October 2015
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jmorgan said:
Hugo a Gogo said:
why was he even on the show? (Clarkson)

he was (effectively) sacked by the BBC for his behaviour, does that mean he can just pop back to the BBC as a contractor on a another job? but not another series of Top Gear, that would be completely different?
Guest appearances mean just that, they have had punchy MP's why not presenters? As long as they feed him steak then there should be no issues in the green room.
then why don't the same rules apply for a new Top Gear series?

Scuffers

20,887 posts

282 months

Tuesday 6th October 2015
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Hugo a Gogo said:
why was he even on the show? (Clarkson)

he was (effectively) sacked by the BBC for his behaviour, does that mean he can just pop back to the BBC as a contractor on a another job? but not another series of Top Gear, that would be completely different?
why do you care?

plenty of people on TV have done the same if not much worse, why have you got a hard on about Clarkson?

(and last time I looked, Hat-trick productions were not owned by the BBC)


Hugo a Gogo

23,383 posts

241 months

Tuesday 6th October 2015
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Scuffers said:
Hugo a Gogo said:
why was he even on the show? (Clarkson)

he was (effectively) sacked by the BBC for his behaviour, does that mean he can just pop back to the BBC as a contractor on a another job? but not another series of Top Gear, that would be completely different?
why do you care?

plenty of people on TV have done the same if not much worse, why have you got a hard on about Clarkson?

(and last time I looked, Hat-trick productions were not owned by the BBC)
you are a crude moron

I don't particularly care about Clarkson, I just wondered why they made a big deal about sacking him from a popular show, perhaps finishing it off, only to have him back on the screen


Scuffers

20,887 posts

282 months

Tuesday 6th October 2015
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Hugo a Gogo said:
you are a crude moron
well, thankyou kind sir!

Hugo a Gogo said:
I don't particularly care about Clarkson, I just wondered why they made a big deal about sacking him from a popular show, perhaps finishing it off, only to have him back on the screen
you need to think about who 'they' are.


WinstonWolf

72,857 posts

247 months

Tuesday 6th October 2015
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boxst said:
Found it all a bit awkward. I think that Richard Osman thought that everyone was against Clarkson and he would get the boot in. Not really the case, and he came across as just not funny and mean.

Clarkson also looked tired and as though he didn't want to be there.
I like both but I was a bit disappointed by Osman, I guess I expected better of him. It actually came across better in 'A bit more' when we saw the full exchanges.

Hugo a Gogo

23,383 posts

241 months

Tuesday 6th October 2015
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yes, you're right, I NEED to, I'll rush off and have a good ponder about it


Prawo Jazdy

4,976 posts

222 months

Tuesday 6th October 2015
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Angus Deayton gets dropped as presenter because he ended up in the news after a scandal, which meant subsequent shows would all be about him. Guest presenters are hired instead, like Jeremy Clarkson who recently ended up in the news after a scandal, which meant the subsequent show was all about him. Yay for consistency!

*edited to acknowledge that there was a gap of probably 15 years between these events, but I still enjoyed the irony.

jmorgan

36,010 posts

292 months

Tuesday 6th October 2015
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Hugo a Gogo said:
jmorgan said:
Hugo a Gogo said:
why was he even on the show? (Clarkson)

he was (effectively) sacked by the BBC for his behaviour, does that mean he can just pop back to the BBC as a contractor on a another job? but not another series of Top Gear, that would be completely different?
Guest appearances mean just that, they have had punchy MP's why not presenters? As long as they feed him steak then there should be no issues in the green room.
then why don't the same rules apply for a new Top Gear series?
Don't know. Don't know what legalities there are behind the scenes. I think he was always down for an episode so maybe it is that?

Not really worried about it anyway,.

Smollet

11,840 posts

198 months

Tuesday 6th October 2015
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jmorgan said:
Hugo a Gogo said:
why was he even on the show? (Clarkson)

he was (effectively) sacked by the BBC for his behaviour, does that mean he can just pop back to the BBC as a contractor on a another job? but not another series of Top Gear, that would be completely different?
Guest appearances mean just that, they have had punchy MP's why not presenters? As long as they feed him steak then there should be no issues in the green room.
Who knows they may even get Max Clifford to host a show when he's done his time.