The only thing wrong with QI
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not the same but if you look on youtube he was on have i got news for you also has peter cook as a bonus
sharepersonally, i think the main thing wrong with it is that they seldom seem to have anyone on it who actually knows anything about the subject under discussion.
shareThere is an episode (in series 6 I think) where they had this physicist or something on.
It was one of the worst episodes I've seen. All he did was talk non stop about things that the other guests didn't understand.
It was a shame, because the other guests were Sean Lock and Rob Brydon, who are two of my favourite Qi guests. The whole show was just sapped dry.
What annoyed me about that episode is when the other guests would cut off the smart guy when he was trying to say something smart and interesting.
Although the worst was in an episode when Stephen was explaining all the different poles on the earth, and one of the guests basically said "I'm bored and stupid, please stop talking". So he didn't end up explaining all of the poles.
To be fair to the guy, Stephen did ask him to explain things they were talking about on more than one occasion. What made it tedious (imo) was that he wasn't very good at explaining.
I think Sean Locke saved the day on that one, by giving the guy a bit of stick in a very funny way. And yeah, Sean and Rob are two of my favourites as well.
The one where Rory McGrath was on, and showing off about his knowledge of taxonomy, brought the show crashing to the ground as well. Even Stephen got a bit terse with him.
You might very well think that. I couldn't possibly comment.
There are few people who have the knowledge and are able to "bring it on the road". It works when there is a tv experienced guy like Brian Cox who can joke along when the topic becomes shattering Ewoks on a lake of frozen methan. Someone who can reattach the facts in a zany way. But few scientists have that ability, as it seems diametrically opposed to analytic thinking.
There was a doctor who could talk about the weird things people thought in the past, which added to the show.
But generally it is difficult to get the balance when someone is so much smarter than the rest, especially as Fry is notoriously interested and won't moderate them in a nonintrusive manner, which must make editing the show really difficult...
That's because when they do the episodes are so boring as they just talk about their topic and aren't able to go off on tangents and add so many jokes like the others who have more of a general knowledge of things are able to. Prof Brian Cox has got a little better the more episodes he's been on, but the one with the doctor on is awful! One of the few episodes I can't watch (the others are the one with Janet Street Porter and the one with the ventriloquist!!). Rev Richard Coles is ok as he talks a lot about his profession but has a great style so it's really amusing.
Sorry for the late reply ;)
Agreed on all points, Miss_S. ;-)
I personally enjoy Richard Coles as a guest on this. I find him quite witty, in a gentle, non-showoffy way. And the fact that he has no illusions about his own history, and can even joke about his vocation without ever mocking it, I think points to a very good nature.
You might very well think that. I couldn't possibly comment.