"Black Takeover Day" - Autumn 2021
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No comments about him being too old then?
Agree he's a good choice - look forward to seeing how it goes.
Agree he's a good choice - look forward to seeing how it goes.
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The hosts get older and older!
I hear that when Anne retires, they're lining up Kane Tanaka. They would have gone for Jeanne Calment, but she died at the age of 59.
I hear that when Anne retires, they're lining up Kane Tanaka. They would have gone for Jeanne Calment, but she died at the age of 59.
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I don’t think it matters how old you are, you’re either good enough or you’re not.
Trevor will do great. Newsreaders make good hosts of this sort of thing.
Trevor will do great. Newsreaders make good hosts of this sort of thing.
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Re: "Black Takeover Day" - Autumn 2021
I couldn't agree more - but one of the main criticisms levelled at Anne across lots of channels was that she was as old as Nick!Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Jul 21, 2021 12:01 pmOh, whoops. I don't think people should be excluded for their age anyway - I was just commenting!
(And I wanted to get in a Jeanne Calment joke.)
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No-one gives a crap, because this is a one off dumb gimmick, and not a permanent choice, like Robinson.
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I wonder if there could be a longer tenure for Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon to cover Rachel's maternity leave?
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By the way, in the company Nick Hewer (born 1944), Anne Robinson (born 1944) and Trevor McDonald (1939), Richard Whiteley (born 1943) would be about average age for a Countdown host even now.
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Don't think anyone can disagree with Trevor McDonald - that's an excellent choice, and one wonders why he wasn't picked over Anne...
Have to admit I haven't heard of the other two.
Fiona, the comments about Anne's age are not a criticism of her as such, it's more that going from Hewer to Robinson represents a sideways move from C4, that's all.
Have to admit I haven't heard of the other two.
Fiona, the comments about Anne's age are not a criticism of her as such, it's more that going from Hewer to Robinson represents a sideways move from C4, that's all.
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Re: "Black Takeover Day" - Autumn 2021
Lemn Sissay, Anne-Marie Imafidon and Marverine Cole - so black people are worth 2/3 of a person?
In any case, they're not household names.
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In fairness, Cole is missing from many of the press releases.
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Black contestants as well as a one off, or is it a normal show?
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Both, is my understanding.
Presumably that means they'll have to have 8 black contestants in a row to ensure that both contestants are black on that day?
Presumably that means they'll have to have 8 black contestants in a row to ensure that both contestants are black on that day?
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I think an all womans day would be easily done
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Been there and done that, Marc.
Three times in the last 10 days, in fact.
Three times in the last 10 days, in fact.
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I did wonder as it seemed likely, although (maybe i should ask Graham) how often are there 2 female contestants in a show.Rhys Benjamin wrote: ↑Wed Jul 21, 2021 11:56 pm Been there and done that, Marc.
Three times in the last 10 days, in fact.
Also, last all male show ( if ever)
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Is this just to be a "special" with black competitors too?
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You've heard of all the people?
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Possibly, but I'm inclined to think that they had 2 contestants spare to put on after someone had octo'd.Rhys Benjamin wrote: ↑Wed Jul 21, 2021 6:32 pm Both, is my understanding.
Presumably that means they'll have to have 8 black contestants in a row to ensure that both contestants are black on that day?
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