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paulzolo
What's a life?
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Wed Oct 14, 2015 11:42 am |
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jonbwfc
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:26 pm Posts: 17040
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Aren't they half way through it's theoretical 26 series run?
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Wed Oct 14, 2015 12:53 pm |
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davrosG5
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:37 am Posts: 6954 Location: Peebo
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Oh no!
If anyone is to replace him I guess Sandi Toksvig is probably quite a good choice. Plus, I suppose that means he might return as a panellist rather than QI Master.
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Wed Oct 14, 2015 12:59 pm |
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm Posts: 10022
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Boo. I had hoped they'd cover the full series although I have felt each series could have been shorter.
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Wed Oct 14, 2015 1:18 pm |
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pcernie
Legend
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am Posts: 12700 Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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I don't think he can successfully be replaced. Half of the show is his personality.
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Wed Oct 14, 2015 2:28 pm |
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jonbwfc
What's a life?
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I'd rather agree, in a sense. The sort of scholarly demeanour he portrayed was an integral part of the show as we have come to know it. I think it's true to say QI without him will not be the same. The question is whether 'New QI' will be better or worse, which I'm entirely not sure about. Sandi Toksvig can be very good - I remember being in fits laughing at a live show of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue she was the host for - but she can also be too... considered and laid back for her own good. So the jury is very much out at this point. Although in fact it's more 'sitting in the court waiting for the evidence to be presented to them' in fact.
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Wed Oct 14, 2015 4:25 pm |
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BigRedX
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:33 am Posts: 667
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If they were going to pick a pervious panelist, I'd have preferred either John Sessions or Rev Richard Coles.
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Thu Oct 15, 2015 4:58 pm |
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jonlumb
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:44 pm Posts: 4141 Location: Exeter
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I think both of them would have also made excellent hosts, Sessions especially. I suspect Coles may have a few too many other commitments to manage hosting QI as well mind.
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Thu Oct 15, 2015 6:12 pm |
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jonbwfc
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Coles might have been a good choice, but I find Sessions (especially on QI strangely) pretty tiresome. And I think he must be semi-retired by now, surely? He's only made very sparse appearances on TV in the last few years. Certainly not going to be wanting to stick around for 13 series...
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Thu Oct 15, 2015 7:05 pm |
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ProfessorF
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I reckon Ken Campbell would've been worth a test.
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Thu Oct 15, 2015 7:40 pm |
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am Posts: 12700 Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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Or Michael Palin.
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Thu Oct 15, 2015 8:28 pm |
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BigRedX
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IIRC Michael Palin was the original choice before Stephen Fry.
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