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Parkinson- a thought

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 10:41 am
by jj
....I never watch this celebrity drool-fest, but forced to watch a clip t'other day I was greatly amused by the observation that it must be one of the few progs where 'celeb' A appears, plugs their latest dire drivel, then is required to sit in absolute silence while 'celeb' B does likewise.
Wonder how 'celeb' A copes with this most unusual situation...........and if it teaches them anything about the true worth of their efforts.

Re: Parkinson- a thought

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 1:35 pm
by Lizard
If you had watched it regularaly, you would see that ALL celebs 'butt' in even when it,s not thier turn on Parkie, they cant help themselves, such is thier lust for recognition, they should do what 'wossy' does and return them to the GR, after thet have spilt thier drivel. btw, this process is known as celebutting.

hope this helps.

Lord Lizard.


Re: Parkinson- a thought

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 3:05 pm
by jj
'Celebutting'?
Learn summat new every day..........

Re: Parkinson- a thought

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 3:32 pm
by IdolDroog
hmm I like the tone of this thread hehe, gotta say I don't like Parkinson, he is just a bumbling, snivelling, stuttering, sychophantic old fart with overblown opinions on his frankly unimportant guests. At least Jonathan Ross (who I like) really takes the piss outta people rather than repeating "you are a star....aren't you" over and over at people. Just shows the secret to reverence - longevity and hype. Oh and a good stage designer...

Parky these days...

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 5:38 pm
by The Last Word
Credit where it's due, at least the Parky of old had something going for it. Yes, I know, back in the dark seventies it was all mustardy sets and Marvin Hamlisch, but the star guests were just that - Ali, Jimmy Stewart etc. The talk was fairly spiked as well. It was something to stay up for.

Whereas now Sting sits there smarting as either Griff Rhys Jones or Dawn French adorn verbal sandwich boards for their brand new sitcom starting - suprise, suprise - next week on BBC 1.

Blame the agents.

--
"Let's do it..."


Re: Parky these days...

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 5:42 pm
by steve56
or its hello, havent been on tele for years i got a new book out buy it please i need the money,eg wogan 1985-89,his guests were the same.

Re: Parkinson- a thought

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 12:19 pm
by Ace
I dunno ID, Jonathon Woss regularly spouts lines like 'Best film/book/feature etc Iv'e seen in ages'
He is good though in small doses, but he can get on yer nerves after awhile


Re: Parkinson- a thought

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 3:08 pm
by IdolDroog
Yeh but I think he mostly gets guests on that he genuinely likes rather than just whoever is sent. His shows much better thought because its funnier. I just find myself nervous when watching Parky cos its like somethings going to go wrong and it'll be embarassing. JR also has pretty good taste in entertainment terms, but I dont watch Film 2004 or whatever its called

Re: Parkinson- a thought

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 8:30 pm
by nosey
I couldn't agree more about JR getting on one's nreves. I do wish the BBC would kick him off "They think it's all over". He tries to be a comedian (which to me he's not) is crude and his dress code is abysmal IMHO.

Re: Parkinson- a thought

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 8:32 pm
by steve56
hes a pisstaker isnt he?