Author Topic: A Question of Sport (Read 3039 times)

foody · « **on:** September 26, 2011, 04:06:15 pm »

Not as good as it used to be in my opinion, but I do still watch it and it has it's moments. Don't like the fact they have non sport 'celebrities' on the panel though and the captain's challenges are generally a bit shit!

Anyway, it's on BBC1 10.35 p.m. tonight with our very own Charlie Adam!

sinnermichael · « **Reply #1 on:** September 26, 2011, 04:43:03 pm »

it was best when mccoist and parrott were captains imo. like tufnell but can't stand matt dawson. his smugness knows no bounds.

TepidT2O · « **Reply #2 on:** September 26, 2011, 07:19:38 pm »

That woman ruins it.

Sue what's her name...she's so bloody bland and insipid it's silly.

Get a presenter with some gravitas or personality and it might be worth watching again.

WhoHe · « **Reply #3 on:** September 26, 2011, 07:22:38 pm »

Yeah she is shit and I am not sure about the non-sporting "celebrities" but you can see the marketing men wanting to appeal to a wider audience etc.

Ryan M · « **Reply #4 on:** September 26, 2011, 07:47:01 pm »

No where near as good as it used to be. Agreed I enjoyed it when McCoist and Parrott where on it, seemed genuine banter between the two.

The Dawson and Tuffnell combination is terrible. They have to dress them in costumes to try and get the same wit, compared to M+P who's personality would be entertaining alone.

Also one final thing, the observation round, can't stand it!

Used to be good, needs a whole revamp!

its cold in the stands · « **Reply #5 on:** September 26, 2011, 08:24:50 pm »

Quote from: stmichael on September 26, 2011, 04:43:03 pm

it was best when mccoist and parrott were captains imo. like tufnell but can't stand matt dawson. his smugness knows no bounds.

it was best when henry cooper and cliff morgan were the captain`s!
nah, i think it`s best years were when botham and beaumont were the captains myself

-Willo- · « **Reply #6 on:** September 26, 2011, 08:30:49 pm »

McCoist was boss on this, ain't watched it for ages but used to love it.

RedJam70 · « **Reply #7 on:** September 26, 2011, 11:38:38 pm »

Quote from: its cold in the stands on September 26, 2011, 08:24:50 pm

it was best when henry cooper and cliff morgan were the captain`s!
nah, i think it`s best years were when botham and beaumont were the captains myself

Hughes and Beaumont, always Hughes and Beaumont. Loved it then.

jaffod · « **Reply #8 on:** September 27, 2011, 01:06:57 am »

Think they should have quit while it was still watchable. About 20 fucking years ago.

ollick · « **Reply #9 on:** September 27, 2011, 12:16:45 pm »

Quote from: RedJam70 on September 26, 2011, 11:38:38 pm

Hughes and Beaumont, always Hughes and Beaumont. Loved it then.

Yep they were the best pair by far.

I don't think I've seen an episode for a while now that hasn't had at least three ex-Strictly Come Dancing contestants on it.

jackh · « **Reply #10 on:** January 2, 2013, 11:03:04 pm »

Not something I watch very often at all but I have it on now, whilst waiting for Match of the Day. Charlie Adam's on it.

That 'catch' game along with the quiz is brilliant

Hazell · « **Reply #11 on:** January 2, 2013, 11:16:08 pm »

I was sure the mystery guest was Daniel Sturridge. Seen so much of him today, I'm seeing him when he isn't there as well.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #12 on:** January 2, 2013, 11:17:53 pm »

Quote from: Hazell on January 2, 2013, 11:16:08 pm

I was sure the mystery guest was Daniel Sturridge. Seen so much of him today, I'm seeing him when he isn't there as well.

Me too!

Especially in that natty jumper.

gerrardisgod · « **Reply #13 on:** January 2, 2013, 11:21:17 pm »

Think it's been garbage, since going down the 'entertaining lads' route, all them years back. Can't quite remember when it was, might have been McCoist and Dawson. The formula was spot on and they've just messed the rounds about too much, especially when they have those kind of rounds like the one tonight, when they were catching the ball.

Don't quite get the need for the change, if they want a comedy sports quiz, just bring back They Think It's All Over.

Elzar · « **Reply #14 on:** January 2, 2013, 11:24:05 pm »

Quote from: gerrardisgod on January 2, 2013, 11:21:17 pm

Think it's been garbage, since going down the 'entertaining lads' route, all them years back. Can't quite remember when it was, might have been McCoist and Dawson. The formula was spot on and they've just messed the rounds about too much, especially when they have those kind of rounds like the one tonight, when they were catching the ball.

Don't quite get the need for the change, if they want a comedy sports quiz, just bring back They Think It's All Over.

It's been trying to keep up with League of their Own and gone to shit!

Buck Pete · « **Reply #15 on:** January 3, 2013, 04:26:25 pm »

Quote from: Elzar on January 2, 2013, 11:24:05 pm

It's been trying to keep up with League of their Own and gone to shit!

Naturally

Statto Red · « **Reply #16 on:** January 3, 2013, 06:09:23 pm »

Used to be one of the must watch programmes of the Week Hughes/Botham/Beumont era was the shows heyday, it's awful now, i haven't watched it since Parrott/McCoist were captains, too busy copying They Think It's All Over, i can't stand Sue Barker either.

007.lankyguy · « **Reply #17 on:** January 3, 2013, 08:21:53 pm »

Quote from: Elzar on January 2, 2013, 11:24:05 pm

It's been trying to keep up with League of their Own and gone to shit!

Reflects badly on a show when they're trying to keep up with a show that is crap.

Armchair expert · « **Reply #18 on:** January 3, 2013, 08:31:25 pm »

Quote from: lankyguy007 on January 3, 2013, 08:21:53 pm

Reflects badly on a show when they're trying to keep up with a show that is crap.

Is there anyone more unfunny than James Corden.....ok there probably is but I can't stand the fat unfunny git

007.lankyguy · « **Reply #19 on:** January 3, 2013, 09:12:50 pm »

Quote from: Armchair expert on January 3, 2013, 08:31:25 pm

Is there anyone more unfunny than James Corden.....ok there probably is but I can't stand the fat unfunny git

They seem to attract unfunny, bland comedians. Jack Whitehall, John Bishop..

rob1966 · « **Reply #20 on:** January 3, 2013, 09:27:26 pm »

Used to watch this all the time, but stopped when it went shit. Stuff like giving 3 options for what happened next ruined it.

CornerFlag · « **Reply #21 on:** September 17, 2020, 04:00:34 pm »

I don't mind the show, it's fairly inoffensive and a bit dull but I enjoy it still. Anyway, seeing Sue Barker is being replaced by Alex Scott has set the gammons off.

So… Howard Philips · « **Reply #22 on:** September 17, 2020, 04:38:02 pm »

Quote from: CornerFlag on September 17, 2020, 04:00:34 pm

I don't mind the show, it's fairly inoffensive and a bit dull but I enjoy it still. Anyway, seeing Sue Barker is being replaced by Alex Scott has set the gammons off.

I'm sure they complained when Sue Barker started.

Nobby Reserve · « **Reply #23 on:** December 15, 2023, 10:03:18 pm »

BBC have binned it off.

Have barely watched it in years but, when I have recently, it's been shit.

Kashinoda · « **Reply #24 on:** December 16, 2023, 12:14:15 pm »

Was shite after Sue Barker, still a shame though.

TepidT2O · « **Reply #25 on:** December 16, 2023, 12:14:58 pm »

Quote from: Jingle Bells Tepid Smells on September 26, 2011, 07:19:38 pm

That woman ruins it.

Sue what's her name...she's so bloody bland and insipid it's silly.

Get a presenter with some gravitas or personality and it might be worth watching again.

Sue Barker killed it.

Kashinoda · « **Reply #26 on:** December 16, 2023, 12:20:28 pm »

Sue Barker was fine, better than Paddy McGuinness.

Captains are more important.

Terry de Niro · « **Reply #27 on:** December 16, 2023, 12:28:51 pm »

Quote from: Kashinoda on December 16, 2023, 12:20:28 pm

Sue Barker was fine, better than Paddy McGuinness.

Captains are more important.

Ally McCoist and Phil Tufnell.

The G in Gerrard · « **Reply #28 on:** December 16, 2023, 01:57:10 pm »

Quote from: Kashinoda on December 16, 2023, 12:20:28 pm

Sue Barker was fine, better than Paddy McGuinness.

Captains are more important.

Exactly right.

Quote from: Terry's Chocolate Orange on December 16, 2023, 12:28:51 pm

Ally McCoist and Phil Tufnell.

Yeah Ugo Monye just isn't the same.

kop306 · « **Reply #29 on:** December 16, 2023, 05:08:21 pm »

was really good back in the 80's

we are loosing so much stuff now

Barneylfc∗ · « **Reply #30 on:** December 16, 2023, 08:51:00 pm »

Was a bit gutted when I read about this, then realised it died a decade ago. The latest set up was abysmal and unwatchable.

Lad · « **Reply #31 on:** December 16, 2023, 08:54:14 pm »

Tried desperately to copy Sky’s League of their Own and failed miserably. Mind you the latter is shite now as well.

bradders1011 · « **Reply #32 on:** December 16, 2023, 09:50:06 pm »

Quote from: Lad on December 16, 2023, 08:54:14 pm

Tried desperately to copy Sky’s League of their Own and failed miserably. Mind you the latter is shite now as well.

Signposted banter. Set-piece sketches designed by unfunny people with unnatural actors. There's no wit in it any more.

Elzar · « **Reply #33 on:** December 17, 2023, 07:18:21 am »

Quote from: Lad on December 16, 2023, 08:54:14 pm

Tried desperately to copy Sky’s League of their Own and failed miserably. Mind you the latter is shite now as well.

That's what killed it under Barker, then they went back to the classic format under Paddy McGuinness, but it never felt the same with him there.

LovelyCushionedHeader · « **Reply #34 on:** December 17, 2023, 07:14:28 pm »

Quote from: Jingle Bells Tepid Smells on December 16, 2023, 12:14:58 pm

Sue Barker killed it.

Sue Barker leaving killed it.

TepidT2O · « **Reply #35 on:** December 17, 2023, 07:16:57 pm »

Quote from: LovelyCushionedHeader on December 17, 2023, 07:14:28 pm

Sue Barker leaving killed it.

I hate Sue Barker. She ruined it. A bland, anodyne vacuum of a person.

To be fair I didn’t watch it after she left. It may have got even worse.

The G in Gerrard · « **Reply #36 on:** December 17, 2023, 07:18:27 pm »

Quote from: Jingle Bells Tepid Smells on December 17, 2023, 07:16:57 pm

I hate Sue Barker. She ruined it. A bland, anodyne vacuum of a person.

Odd person to hate

Statto Red · « **Reply #37 on:** December 18, 2023, 06:19:06 am »

Quote from: Elzarneezer Scrooge on December 17, 2023, 07:18:21 am

That's what killed it under Barker, then they went back to the classic format under Paddy McGuinness, but it never felt the same with him there.

Yeah, QoS was still good when McCoist/Parrott were captains, then it tried too hard copying They Think It's All Over/A League Of Their Own, when QoS was never that type of show.

The shows heyday was Beaumont/Hughes era but i'm a bit too young to remember that era, but Beaumont/Botham era was great, QoS was one of those quizzes you could take part in at home, what happened next round, was the highlight of the show, when the teams used to come up with creative ways of answering what happened, it turned to shit after McCoist/Parrott era.

The charm of the show was seeing sports stars in a different environment, out of their comfort zone.

Elzar · « **Reply #38 on:** December 18, 2023, 09:06:24 am »

Quote from: Statto Red on December 18, 2023, 06:19:06 am

Yeah, QoS was still good when McCoist/Parrott were captains, then it tried too hard copying They Think It's All Over/A League Of Their Own, when QoS was never that type of show.

The shows heyday was Beaumont/Hughes era but i'm a bit too young to remember that era, but Beaumont/Botham era was great, QoS was one of those quizzes you could take part in at home, what happened next round, was the highlight of the show, when the teams used to come up with creative ways of answering what happened, it turned to shit after McCoist/Parrott era.

The charm of the show was seeing sports stars in a different environment, out of their comfort zone.

Dawson/Tufnell were fine for a while, but they soon made the rounds more aimed at being funny than being a quiz that people could join in at home. That's not what you want from Question of Sport. You want a good quiz, and a decent laugh along the way with Sports people that you normally don't see much of away from sport. They basically became a budget League of their Own, which itself was failing at the time.

LovelyCushionedHeader · « **Reply #39 on:** December 18, 2023, 12:39:07 pm »

Quote from: Jingle Bells Tepid Smells on December 17, 2023, 07:16:57 pm

I hate Sue Barker. She ruined it. A bland, anodyne vacuum of a person.

To be fair I didn’t watch it after she left. It may have got even worse.

Bland is what the host needed to be really. She was just there to ask questions and to leave any comedy to the captains/team members.