topic Re: Fed up with Kevin McLeod & Stephen Fry :( in Community Spirit

Fed up with Kevin McLeod & Stephen Fry :(

silverfaun — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 09:58:49 GMT

Not the ABC, the KSC

Am I the only one who has noticed that the ABC’s summer (and other times, too) television programming is dominated by two incredibly irritating Pommy prats, Kevin McCloud and Stephen Fry? I cannot bear either of them and yet, we have program upon program compered by these two self-centred half-wits.

Take Kevin McCloud (we call him Harry High pants, check out the early series) – what a green-obsessed, pretentious tosser. The other night we caught a bit of a program where he was in effect berating the not-very-well-off couple for ordering a kit home. What – not a kit home? What they really should have done, according to Kevin, is commission an architect to design some completely impractical and expensive abode made out of driftwood and hemp.

And as for Stephen Fry, who evidently thinks Australians should be incarcerated because of our annoying accents (the upward inflexion at the end of sentences does not go down well with this Oxbridge educated bore), is on program after program, including the ridiculous and dreary QI. This program really needs to be renamed - NI.

To be frank, I would rather have repeats of repeats of some of the entertaining drama and comedy produced locally for the ABC – The Library, The Moodys, The Slap, The Time of our Lives, Upper Middle Bogan, etc. Anything but more Kevin and Stephen.

by Judith Sloan.

I'm afraid I have to agree 100% with Judith's complaint. Weeks & weeks of re runs of Grand Designs & now they have gone back to when Kevin had hair. And Stephen Fry! OMG... he's everywhere, pretentious bumptious snob, I'm so sick of him.

Re: Fed up with Kevin McLeod & Stephen Fry :(

i-need-a-martini — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 10:06:10 GMT

Both are fantastic.

Fry does one (ONE!) show regularly on the ABC - the very clever QI. And he occasionally presents a series other than Qi. He did an amazing doco on his experience with depression. And he is about to start another 4 week series about how homosexuality is viewed around the world.

McCloud does one (ONE!) show regularly on the ABC - Grand Designs. And he occasionally presents another series based on interesting aspects of how we live and we design what we do.

But I get it. This is an excuse to have a dig at the ABC and that's all you could find this week - a whinge about a TV station based simply on the fact you don't like 2 personalities.

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icyfroth — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 10:06:36 GMT

I still don't get the thing with the Aussie upward inflection?

And yes I think Stephen Fry is a prat he's right up there with Jeremy Clarkson.

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just_me_karen — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 10:07:17 GMT

Chanel 10 would be a much more suitable station, OP 🙂

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freshwater-2 — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 10:12:23 GMT

Take Kevin McCloud (we call him Harry High pants),

Harry High Pants......that was the nicname given Harry Seidler by his staff many years ago.

It was because he wore his pants high undder his chest, with braces.

Re: Fed up with Kevin McLeod & Stephen Fry :(

silverfaun — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 10:19:41 GMT

What twaddle you attribute to everything, so tiresome. Of course you'd disagree it's in your DNA.

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i-need-a-martini — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 10:22:17 GMT

@freshwaterbeach wrote:
Take Kevin McCloud (we call him Harry High pants),

Harry High Pants......that was the nicname given Harry Seidler by his staff many years ago.
It was because he wore his pants high undder his chest, with braces.

I had a discussion with his wife about this once - she jokingly (at least I think she was joking) said that he hiked his trousers high so that his waist would be the same height as hers. She was much taller than him and had beautiful long legs so not sure how high they had to be hiked lol.

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i-need-a-martini — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 10:22:40 GMT

@silverfaun wrote:
What twaddle you attribute to everything, so tiresome. Of course you'd disagree it's in your DNA.

Right back at ya.

Re: Fed up with Kevin McLeod & Stephen Fry :(

just_me_karen — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 10:26:06 GMT

What has martini's DNA got to do with the topic?

It appears to be a personal insult.

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i-need-a-martini — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 10:27:06 GMT

Water off a ducks back Karen.

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just_me_karen — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 10:35:14 GMT

Maybe so, but I like to read threads and when they're full of outright insults and clear breaches it annoys me. Plus it's unfair because I can't do it and I want to 😄

Pretty much 100% of the posts are like that.

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freakiness — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 10:38:40 GMT

@i-need-a-martini wrote:
Water off a ducks back Karen.

Haha, I just watched today's Grand designs repeat then found this. I was really pleased to see the repeat of seasons 1 and 2 on iview. Today's one was especially good.

Re: Fed up with Kevin McLeod & Stephen Fry :(

silverfaun — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 10:38:47 GMT

so calling me a whinger and a digger is not insulting?? jmk why are you inciting an argument?? has anybody addressed or insulted you?

Re: Fed up with Kevin McLeod & Stephen Fry :(

i-need-a-martini — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 10:47:14 GMT

@freakiness wrote:
@i-need-a-martini wrote:
Water off a ducks back Karen.
Haha, I just watched today's Grand designs repeat then found this. I was really pleased to see the repeat of seasons 1 and 2 on iview. Today's one was especially good.

I have Series 1 to 11 on disc. I can never get enough of McLoud.

I can't get enough of Fry either. I do LOVE an intelligent man.

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green.fields — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 11:06:04 GMT

Oh leave them alone, I like both of them but watch more of Kevin Mcleod.

Now Jeremy Clarkson I wouldn't waste my time on.

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i-need-a-martini — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 11:07:41 GMT

@roserobin12 wrote:
Oh leave them alone, I like both of them but watch more of Kevin Mcleod.

Now Jeremy Clarkson I wouldn't waste my time on.

Agreed.

Now there is some mindless TV viewing in whatever show he is in.

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spotweldersfriend — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 11:10:40 GMT

Like I said,some people just don't get that type of humour (QI),

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freakiness — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 11:12:40 GMT

@i-need-a-martini wrote:
@freakiness wrote:
@i-need-a-martini wrote:
Water off a ducks back Karen.
Haha, I just watched today's Grand designs repeat then found this. I was really pleased to see the repeat of seasons 1 and 2 on iview. Today's one was especially good.
I have Series 1 to 11 on disc. I can never get enough of McLoud.

I can't get enough of Fry either. I do LOVE an intelligent man.

Yes, I was cheering when I saw it on iview. I kept checking the lifestyle menu just in case.

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izabsmiling — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 11:27:05 GMT

@icyfroth wrote:
I still don't get the thing with the Aussie upward inflection?

And yes I think Stephen Fry is a prat he's right up there with Jeremy Clarkson.

What do you mean by the Aussie upward infliction ?

My British MIL said that about the way 'some' Australians speak

Re: Fed up with Kevin McLeod & Stephen Fry :(

silverfaun — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 11:27:28 GMT

different strokes. Hands up all who read 50 Shades of grey.