Fed up with Kevin McLeod & Stephen Fry :(

[silverfaun]

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.

[imastawka]

---

@ i-need-a-martini wrote:

He doesn't get on my nerves so you don't speak for me either.

In fact his new series starting Monday night on homophobia is going to be fascinating. As is any show he associates himeslf with. I think because all his topics are so personally related to him, his topics are so much better than if some random presenter hosted the shows. Personal crusades always make for the most interesting insights.

Perhaps you should watch it silverfaun and see for yourself.

---

Thank you, just put that on 'series link'  Can't wait   : )

[the_great_she_elephant]

---

@silverfaun wrote:

If some on here take the literal view then so be it but dumbo knows I’m not referring  to any poster on here. Sheesh!!

---

Dumbo may know or not know all manner of things - I, on the other hand, have not the faintest idea what you are talking about.

[silverfaun]

So you dont know what taking something literally means...........

[the_great_she_elephant · Accepted solution]

---

@silverfaun wrote:

So you dont know what taking something literally means...........

---

I do know what taking something literally means - I have no idea whay  I’m not referring  to any poster on here. Sheesh!! was all about?

And, by the way, I also know what hyberbole means. It is exaggeration for dramatic effect - a literary device which may be appropriate in poetry and some forms of literary prose, but has no place in rational debate.

[electric*mayhem*band]

Personally I'd rather watch Stephen Fry's 'QI' - but draw the line at Kevin McCloud - than the incessant 'Foodie' programmes that we get here in the UK. There must be well over a dozen of them, all masquerading under a different title, but all the same mind numbing dross.

In fact to clarify the above, we do watch the incredibly intelligent and funny Stephen Fry on 'QI'. It's shown on a loop system via the Dave Channel.

[imastawka]

Well, look at that!  You know, it never occurred to me to look

at your id.

UK, eh?  So, whatcha doin' here? Can't sleep, maybe?

What's the time over there?

No third degree, just curious- like

[catsnknots]

I just discovered seven more pay TV stations I did not know I had... woot... 

[silverfaun]

Good one. More choice instead of the re runs eh.

[icyfroth]

I think bumptious is very descriptive of Stephen Fry 

[imastawka]

---

@icyfroth wrote:

I think bumptious is very descriptive of Stephen Fry 

---

He would whole heartedly agree with you on that, icy