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Elmo

Anyone else disappointed by the new season?

Mossy Monk

Not me.

mike65

Last weeks was less than stellar I put it down to the panel not being in good order (all familair returnees but maybe not the right mix). That or the French just aren't good source material

amacachi

Didn't like last week's, too much french.

elshambo

I think it has reached the point of "huuh, lets get this done"
same people, same jokes, people know what to expect when they sit down to watch

You will still get the odd really good show, but the auld die is cast!?

I remember an interview Sean Hughes did about Never mind the buzzcocks why he left and why he was kinda sorry he did it in the first place, saying it was just the same every week

RobertFoster

Anyone else watch QiXL on Saturdays? It's like what the BBC does with Have I Got a Bit More News For You, adding another 10 minutes of material.

humanji

RobertFoster wrote: »

Anyone else watch QiXL on Saturdays? It's like what the BBC does with Have I Got a Bit More News For You, adding another 10 minutes of material.

Never even heard of it. I'll have to check it out. Cheers

IronMan

I found last Friday nights episode disappointing. Not particularly funny. I find Jo Brand to be a dreadful panelist, there is only so many smutty sex jokes, or "all men are baxtards" I can take. And she puts this smug head on her when she thinks she has said something funny.

Goodshape

RobertFoster wrote: »

Anyone else watch QiXL on Saturdays? It's like what the BBC does with Have I Got a Bit More News For You, adding another 10 minutes of material.

I watched the XL version of the French episode.

Liked it a lot, though it's the first one I've managed to catch in a while (so the 'same old formula' hasn't really gotten old for me yet).

Great show imo.

KnifeWRENCH

The French episode was very good, I thought. Better than the previous one (Johnny Vegas annoys me and Pam Ayres was a bit too serious)

Creamy Goodness

this season has been good apart from pam ayres, she was awful tbh.

the french episode i thought was dire because i was writing up a document at the same time but i re-watched it and thought it was hilarious.

i'll get the XL version of it now?

does anyone know is there XL versions for the first few episodes of this season? i've only got them from 6x03 onwards.

lostexpectation

pam ayers was great, although she went on a bit, that was partly what was great.

its repeated twice during the week !

keefg

I do like this show but (with the exception of Alan) I would like to see some different panel members.

And I think Jo Brand should be banned from all television programmes.

MoominPapa

Phil Jupitus ruins it for me, all such programs would all be better for his loss - the charmless fcuk, when he or that goaty beardy tawt from Mock the week are panelist I find it hard to enjoy - waiting for them to say something and spoil all. Hugh Dennis was pretty good but then I am a fan of Outnumbered. QI is about the only time I find Jo Brand funny

mike65

Not liking Alan Davies is a problem on QI

KnifeWRENCH

MoominPapa wrote: »

QI is about the only time I find Jo Brand funny

Yeah I've seen her on other shows and she wasn't that good, but I think she is really funny on QI.
Worst thing about this season is that Bill Bailey isn't appearing on it.

This weeks episode should be good - Sean Lock, Jimmy Carr and Marcus Brigstocke.

Creamy Goodness

this weeks episode was the best of the new season by far. really want to see the extended version of it.

Sids Not

square_igloo wrote: »

Yeah I've seen her on other shows and she wasn't that good, but I think she is really funny on QI.
Worst thing about this season is that Bill Bailey isn't appearing on it.

This weeks episode should be good - Sean Lock, Jimmy Carr and Marcus Brigstocke.

+1 to all of the above......but i feel Jupitus thinks everything he says is funny..not so...he was the same on Buzzcocks.....he's trying too hard lately, maybe he feels threatened...

byte

Sids Not wrote: »

+1 to all of the above......but i feel Jupitus thinks everything he says is funny..not so...he was the same on Buzzcocks.....he's trying too hard lately, maybe he feels threatened...

LOL, couldn't agree more, regarding Jupitus.

Liam Byrne

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

this weeks episode was the best of the new season by far. really want to see the extended version of it.

When's the extended version on ?

Creamy Goodness

Liam Byrne wrote: »

When's the extended version on ?

i think it's saturday sometime on BBC4, sorry i don't have BBC4 so i watch it another way.

Koloman

mike65 wrote: »

Not liking Alan Davies is a problem on QI

I cannot look at him in the same way ever since he bit a chunk out of a homeless mans ear some months back. He tries to act all genial and likeable but knowing he had human flesh in his mouth kind of ruins it for me!

mike65

IQ XL is on BBC 2 on Saturday at 10 pm-ish.

I thought it back on track, some good stuff esp the Lyrebird joke and the quip regarding Frys Moobs.

"Can you hold a pencil under?"

"I can get Colin Montgemory under"

Elmo

Yeah this week was good, it is improving prehaps it was just the line up in the first few weeks.

MattEmulsion

Is it just me or does it seem to be a bit dumbed down this season since the move to BBC1 i.e. more banter/smutty comments, less Quite Interesting factoids!

population

mike65 wrote: »

Not liking Alan Davies is a problem on QI

Who doesnt like Alan Davies!!!

He is not hilarious but he is great foil for Fry

Koloman

population wrote: »

Who doesnt like Alan Davies!!!

He is not hilarious but he is great foil for Fry

And he bites peoples ears off!