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Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12337

BikNorton wrote:

Brian Cox annoys me greatly.

But not as much as impressionists on panel shows.

And they're smashing compared to that ventriloquist they spent half an hour blowing smoke up on QI.

Oh with the shitty grandma character?
Her monkey one is OK, but that was excruciating.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10173

Yeah, that's the one. I'm taking it as QI's jumping of the shark.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26095

BikNorton wrote:

Brian Cox annoys me greatly.

But not as much as impressionists on panel shows.

And they're smashing compared to that ventriloquist they spent half an hour blowing smoke up on QI.

This, this and this!

I don't 'dislike' Brian Cox, but I now know how amazing and wonderful stuff is, so please tell me how it works rather than that it is sooo amazing. Also, stop being so shiny.

I liked when they spun him around in one of those G-force whirry machine things, just because I could see another expression on his face for a few seconds.

He seems lovely, but I want more science, less cooing.

Impressionists, I have covered.

That ventriloquist? Oh goodness, save me. Again, maybe it would work if they had some funny material or something of interest to say on Tyne show's subject, but ventriloquism for its own sake on an otherwise entertaining panel show really drags it down.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10173

Just imagine though - all the hours the audience would have sat through when that was the salvage.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

BikNorton wrote:

Yeah, that's the one. I'm taking it as QI's jumping of the shark.

This is one of those instances of the internet being mahoosively wrong. The Fonz jumping the shark was EPICLY AWESOME.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Nov 23, 2011 16:04

Brian Cox should have stayed in music.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Wed Nov 23, 2011 16:05

I too hate impressionists.

Far too fiddly and excessive brush strokes.

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed Nov 23, 2011 16:06

Culshaw's impression of Cox is far better than Cox. It's no surprise he wasn't allowed to "do" him in that appearance.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16639

kalmar wrote:

Culshaw's impression of Cox is far better than Cox. It's no surprise he wasn't allowed to "do" him in that appearance.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Nov 23, 2011 16:08

Ooooh Matron!

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed Nov 23, 2011 16:08

See WTB, that's how you play the game :metul:

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 3304

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

BikNorton wrote:

Yeah, that's the one. I'm taking it as QI's jumping of the shark.

This is one of those instances of the internet being mahoosively wrong. The Fonz jumping the shark was EPICLY AWESOME.

...really? No one?

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12337

JBR wrote:

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

BikNorton wrote:

Yeah, that's the one. I'm taking it as QI's jumping of the shark.

This is one of those instances of the internet being mahoosively wrong. The Fonz jumping the shark was EPICLY AWESOME.

...really? No one?

The Fonz jumping the shark was awesome. AFTER that... not so good.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Nov 23, 2011 17:40

Just realised you wrongoloids were talking about the lovely and brilliant Nina Conti. You should be ashamed of yourselves.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10173

I don't care how brilliant and lovely she may or may not be*, she was totally misplaced on QI, and it was by far the worst episode I've ever seen, because they all kept fawning over her, trying to help her shoehorn her act in.

* She's not.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Wed Nov 23, 2011 18:02

You keep reminding me about the Whitney that is John culshaw. You're all very naughty and should stop it right now.

He's about as funny as little Britain.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Nov 23, 2011 19:02

Mr Dave wrote:

You keep reminding me about the Whitney that is John culshaw.

I will always love you.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Wed Nov 23, 2011 19:04

Zardoz wrote:

Mr Dave wrote:

You keep reminding me about the Whitney that is John culshaw.

I will always love you.

I know you're only after me for my phone

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Nov 23, 2011 19:05

myp it wrote:

Just realised you wrongoloids were talking about the lovely and brilliant Nina Conti. You should be ashamed of yourselves.

Jesus Myps, you're really on top form today.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16639

myp it wrote:

Just realised you wrongoloids were talking about the lovely and brilliant Nina Conti. You should be ashamed of yourselves.

Oh there's a brilliant and lovely one? I've only seen the really unfunny one who's a shit ventriloquist.

Kern · **Posted:** Wed Nov 23, 2011 19:17

In fairness to Culshaw, 'Dead Ringers' was pretty good when it first started on Radio 4, mainly because up till then nobody had mined Ambridge for it's coney potential and, crucially, you were only concentrating on the voices.

I saw an episode be recorded at Broadcasting House once.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Nov 23, 2011 19:33

markg wrote:

myp it wrote:

Just realised you wrongoloids were talking about the lovely and brilliant Nina Conti. You should be ashamed of yourselves.

Oh there's a brilliant and lovely one? I've only seen the really unfunny one who's a shit ventriloquist.

You think Rob Brydon is great - you are hereby forcefully evicted from this conversation.

Plissken · **Posted:** Wed Nov 23, 2011 23:54

Any impression that starts with "Hello, I'm..." and the name of the character/person being impersonated is automatically shit. We're supposed to recognise the voice straight away, fuckwad.

Plissken · **Posted:** Wed Nov 23, 2011 23:55

Have been listening to the episode in question. And then got the rest on iTunes. Unfortunately, next up is the audio AIDS that is Shappi Fucking Khorsandi.

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 3304

Plissken wrote:

Have been listening to the episode in question. And then got the rest on iTunes. Unfortunately, next up is the audio AIDS that is Shappi Fucking Khorsandi.

How does she keep getting gigs? So, so bad.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Nov 24, 2011 15:40

You're not really selling this to me.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26095

myp it wrote:

You're not really selling this to me.

The first episode of the first series has Dr Alice Roberts on it!

I love her. Though she has ALL of my clothes, which is weird.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Nov 24, 2011 16:02

Mimi wrote:

myp it wrote:

You're not really selling this to me.

The first episode of the first series has Dr Alice Roberts on it!

I love her. Though she has ALL of my clothes, which is weird.

That IS weird. You should ask for them back.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38659

Oi! Roberts! Mimi's cold!

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Nov 24, 2011 17:02

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

BikNorton wrote:

Yeah, that's the one. I'm taking it as QI's jumping of the shark.

This is one of those instances of the internet being mahoosively wrong. The Fonz jumping the shark was EPICLY AWESOME.

You don't appear to understand what jumping the shark is.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Nov 24, 2011 17:09

Mimi wrote:

Though she has ALL of my clothes, which is weird.

Is that what you tell the window cleaner?

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Nov 24, 2011 17:10

Grim... wrote:

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

BikNorton wrote:

Yeah, that's the one. I'm taking it as QI's jumping of the shark.

This is one of those instances of the internet being mahoosively wrong. The Fonz jumping the shark was EPICLY AWESOME.

You don't appear to understand what jumping the shark is.

Yeah... everyone let that go as a Kissyfurism.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Nov 24, 2011 17:19

Is it a cage filled with infinite monkeys or a an infinite cage for monkeys?

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26095

Zardoz wrote:

Is it a cage filled with infinite monkeys or a an infinite cage for monkeys?

they ask this a lot.

Someone suggests it is a monkey of infinite proportions with a cage of normal size.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26095

Zardoz wrote:

Mimi wrote:

Though she has ALL of my clothes, which is weird.

Is that what you tell the window cleaner?

that's what she tells him, anyway.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Nov 24, 2011 17:43

Zardoz wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

BikNorton wrote:

Yeah, that's the one. I'm taking it as QI's jumping of the shark.

This is one of those instances of the internet being mahoosively wrong. The Fonz jumping the shark was EPICLY AWESOME.

You don't appear to understand what jumping the shark is.

Yeah... everyone let that go as a Kissyfurism.

I fairness, I don't appear to understand "there's another page of posts to read before you post a reply"

Plissken · **Posted:** Fri Nov 25, 2011 8:44

myp it wrote:

You're not really selling this to me.

Where doing what science does - examining the imperfections.

It genuinely is very entertaining and funny - the only flaw is, oddly, the guest comedians, who feel the urge to crowbar an obvious joke into some interesting point.

Plissken · **Posted:** Fri Nov 25, 2011 8:44

DavPaz wrote:

Oi! Roberts! Mimi's cold! Take your clothes off!

Feex.

Derek The Halls · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3742

My favourite Cox parody

Kern · **Posted:** Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:43

Listened to a couple of episodes this morning: great fun.

My only concern (other than wondering why it doesn't have a better time slot) is that as with other such shows, it's preaching to the converted rather than going to change people's minds about woo-woo.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Grim... wrote:

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

BikNorton wrote:

Yeah, that's the one. I'm taking it as QI's jumping of the shark.

This is one of those instances of the internet being mahoosively wrong. The Fonz jumping the shark was EPICLY AWESOME.

You don't appear to understand what jumping the shark is.

I do, my point was that it's a stupid internetism, as the thing it's referring to was brilliant, not the point at which it became ridiculous and a parody of itself.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Nov 30, 2011 13:48

Yes, Kissyfur. But it means that it will never be as good from then on, not that it wasn't good.

:belm:

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

That's not what it means. Jumping the shark means a high point in the show that means that everything following it falls rather short because you're always thinking "Yeah, this is good, but remember when they jumped the shark?"

myp · **Posted:** Wed Nov 30, 2011 13:52

Craster wrote:

That's not what it means. Jumping the shark means a high point in the show that means that everything following it falls rather short because you're always thinking "Yeah, this is good, but remember when they jumped the shark?"

I think Kissyfur's point is that a lot of people don't use it that way.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Nov 30, 2011 13:54

I think Kissyfur's point is that he's a complete Belmer Fudd.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Craster wrote:

That's not what it means. Jumping the shark means a high point in the show that means that everything following it falls rather short because you're always thinking "Yeah, this is good, but remember when they jumped the shark?"

That's not what the internet seems to suggest - it's the start of the decline, rather than the high point. cf "nuking the fridge".

Quote:

Jumping The Shark is the moment when an established show changes in a significant manner in an attempt to stay fresh. Ironically, that moment makes the viewers realize that the show has finally run out of ideas. It has reached its peak, it will never be the same again, and from now on it's all downhill.

This expression originates from the episode of Happy Days in which Fonzie, dressed in his trademark leather jacket, literally jumps over a shark on water-skis during an episode shot on location.

Gary Marshall tirelessly reminds us that Happy Days went on for a number of years after the original shark-jump, misunderstanding a phrase that judges suckiness, not success.

Quote:

a term to describe a moment when somethin that was once great has reached a point where it will now decline in quality and popularity.

Origin of this phrase comes from a Happy Days episode where the Fonz jumped a shark on waterskis. Thus was labeled the lowest point of the show.

Quote:

The phrase is thought to have originated from a 1977 episode of the Happy Days when the character Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli jumped over a shark while water skiing. The scene was widely criticized as a desperate attempt to revive the ratings of a rapidly failing series. Thus, a show is now said to jump the shark whenever the writers create a plotline that is difficult for loyal fans to believe.

Quote:

The episode, which came at a time when the long-running series was already considered past its best, was seen as the a virtual admission by the programme's makers that the series had run its course and that they were deficient of ideas. The phrase has been adopted in the USA and has become a stock item in TV critic's reviews whenever a show loses its way.

Quote:

Jump the shark or jumping the shark is a term originally used as a metaphor for when a television series has passed its sell-by date. The term originated after an episode of the hit television series Happy Days. In one episode, Arthur Fonzarelli, otherwise known as The Fonz, literally water skis over a shark. It was at this point that viewers became disenchanted with the show and its days were numbered.

Viewers of the show felt that the series had lost its way with this incredulous plot line and could no longer believe in the characters. Jump the shark entered into the vocabulary of pop culture. The new saying was used for anything that was no longer of interest. Jump the shark can be applied to music, film or anything in real life that has gone past its expiry date of usefulness.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16639

Yeah, I always thought it meant the moment at which it turned to shit. Like the very first episode of Red Dwarf.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Nov 30, 2011 14:02

One can only descend from the high point, though, so Fonz's selachimorphane antics must have been the best thing ever.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

MaliA wrote:

One can only descend from the high point, though.

The point being the high point was before the shark jumping.

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed Nov 30, 2011 14:07

MaliA wrote:

Fonz's selachimorphane antics

LOL.

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