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Re: Gyles Brandreth

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Nathan LeonardFeb 14, 2007
 

 
Okay, I admit that I didn't actually take note of their scores.  Anyway, since the total number of points scored in each episode varies so greatly, I think it's probably fair to say that Stephen (or whoever keeps the score) has generous days and harsh days.

I don't think it's the same in Just a Minute at all, though.  Most of the people who I've heard on it for the first time (at least in the last couple of series) have finished in "a triumphant fourth place", as Nicholas puts it.  That's because Just a Minute is different to most panel games in that there is actually a game involved, and a game that's quite difficult, at that.

As for Danny Baker, I don't know why I dislike him so much, he just really gets on my tits for no apparent reason.  At least it was for no apparent reason, then I downloaded some of his Xfm shows off UKNova, and I realised how collossally arrogant he was, and that he wasn't as clever as he seemed to be.  For example, at one point he ridicules a caller while on the line and then repeatedly through the rest of the show because the caller made the (correct) statement that clouds are moved by the wind.  Baker believed (and would not be corrected in this) that the clouds always stayed in the same place and the Earth just rotated beneath them.  I mean, come on.  If that was the case, then the weather forecast would be the same every day.  Furthermore, the reason the caller called up to mention this was that Baker had suggested that people should travel by flying straight up and then just waiting for the Earth to rotate beneath them before landing again - the caller was just phoning up to point out the existence of air and the fact that it rotates along with the Earth, but Baker would not be told.  And that was not an isolated incident.  In the end I couldn't get through all the shows I'd downloaded because of his collossally misguided arrogance, and just had to delete them.

I take heart from this because originally, I just didn't like him because of gut feeling, but I was later vindicated.  This is the converse of Phill Jupitus, to whom I also took an instant dislike, but whom I am now getting into.

On 2/13/07, Sarah Falk <minerva.moon@...> wrote:

(I was typing a reply to you and Firefox "quit unexpectedly". No
kidding it was unexpected. Ugh. Take two . . .)

I don't have anything against Rory, really, but his displays of
knowledge were less entertaining and more tiresome than Gyles's were.
Danny Baker I like, because you can tell that he's genuinely
interested in things. I would cite you examples (and I did in my first
draft), but you probably have to watch it to understand what I'm
talking about. I find it endearing.

In QI, as in "Just a Minute", people generally seem to do well if
they're new panellists, mostly because everyone--Stephen, the
regulars, the scorers--are easy on them so that they feel relaxed. But
I mean that in the sense that newcomers usually win against the
regulars, not that they do continually worse. I wouldn't say that they
run out of interesting things to say; not at all. I know that Jeremy
Clarkson won two games: his first and his last, out of three. And
Danny Baker won both of his, and scored higher on the second than on
the first!

--- In just-a-minute@..., "Nathan Leonard"
<dreadedwoekitten@...> wrote:
>
> I quite liked Rory McGrath. The one who irritated me was Danny Baker,
> because he knew everything, but I still couldn't stand him.
>
> The thing I've noticed about Qi, though, is that people tend to do much
> better on their first appearence. I think this is for two reasons. 1)
> Stephen goes a bit easier on them, and 2) they have a lot more
interesting
> things to say, because by their second appearence, they've already told
> their most interesting facts and anecdotes in their first. I've noticed
> this correlation with John Sessions, Danny Baker, and Jeremy Clarkson.
> People seem to do less well at Qi with each successive appearence
(except
> for Alan, who seems to have pulled his finger out in the latest
series and
> decided to start trying).
>
> On 2/12/07, Sarah Falk <minerva.moon@...> wrote:
> >
> > Oh, God, Gyles on QI? Phenomonal! He knew *absolutely*
*everything*(except for the fact that there are words that rhyme with
"purple"). The
> > only one who ever comes close to matching him is John Sessions
(and perhaps
> > Rory McGrath, but he was just grating . . .). If anyone is interested:
> >
> > Link to download the entire
episode;<http://www.gigasize.com/get.php/362814/QI_1x05__Rob_Brydon_Rich_Hall_Gyles_Brandreth_TD.avi >
> >
> > or for those who can't be bothered:
> >
> > Link to watch the entire episode on
YouTube;<http://www.youtube.com/results.php?search_query=qi+gyles+brandreth >
> >
> > or for people with a particular liking for textual renditions:
> >
> > Link to the transcript, a-thank
you.<http://www.freewebs.com/qitranscripts/105.htm>
> >
> >
> > Who says I don't provide for my dear ones?
> >
> > --- In just-a-minute@..., "Dave" <j_a_m_fan@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Of course he gets up your nose, he was a Tory MP for gods sake!
> > >
> > > So how come I'm prepared to forgive him that little bit more
everytime
> > > I hear him on Just A Minute? And - you couldn't help but marvel
at his
> > > knowledge (or was it bluff?) on his QI appearance.
> > >
> > > --- In just-a-minute@..., "juliajellicoe"
> > > <juliajellicoe@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > has the most interesting quality to me. He's so pompous that I
want to
> > > > kiss him. I'm not sure how to explain that, as I'm not naturally
> > > > compelled to kiss pompous men (even as only an element of
> > > > distraction), but I know he gets up some people's noses and
somehow I
> > > > find him endearing. OK, discuss.
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>

 
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