QI

[mercedita]

I used to enjoy QI until Stephen Fry kept going on about "man-on-man" sex. It was so smutty & unnecessary. I doubt if any heterosexual would have got away with such blatant innuendo and I found it totally misplaced in the kind of programme that QI is. The nadir was reached when he joyfully claimed he was sexually aroused (he put it in coarser terms) by new words. Entirely inappropriate for the time of day, I thought, but I have yet to see any complaints. The other panellists looked uncomfortable but the "national treasure" carried on. I wish I could get the image of that out of my mind. Instead, Fry is everywhere in the listings. Just look at it. QI, Planet Word, The Borrowers, Sherlock, etc. I saw him once described as "The thick person's idea of a clever man". OK he has a Classics background, but so have many others, & Fry's programmes have excellent researchers. Is no-one else sick of him?

[Postdog]

Nobody knows!

[jackthehat]

Me, neither.

[weecalf]

Would all of this not have been scripted so the other panelist would have known what was going to happen so was the pretend suprise rehearsed also

[Jan1957]

No. love him.

[jno]

actually, I could do with a little less of him. The Guardian even ran an editorial suggesting he take one day a year off from our screens. I've nothing against him, but over-exposure does lessen the charm of anyone.

[ladybirder]

Gone off him, far too pleased with himself for my liking.

[netibiza]

I love him too but yes he does go on in praise of homosexuality.

[whiskeryron]

mercedita. I quite enjoy Stephen Fry's appearances in all that I see him in,however I do agree with you that we seem to be getting a lot of homosexuality thrust at us lately which is totally unnecessary. in my opinion T/V & the Film industry could do with a good clear up, it's impossible these days to watch a decent film without man-on-man or duvets going up & down & a load of f-ing & blinding.I get the impression that sex has just been invented.

W Ron.

[Jonathan-Joe]

Does anyone know why the scheduled QI episode of Friday 9th December was not broadcast? (was it a comment from Jeremy Clarkson?) Will it be broadcast soon?

[jackthehat]

I think it was withdrawn because Clarkson is under a bit of a cloud at the moment.
No idea when or if it will be shown at a later date.

[gingejbee]

I'll state the obvious here: you *really* don't have to watch him.
There are lots of people I don't like - but it's easy to avoid them.

[mercedita]

gingejbee: I totally agree. And one can & does avoid such programmes. But one doesn't necessarily want an intelligence-based QI to be peppered with Stephen Fry's juvenile sexual predilections. In other words, please keep smut to yourself, in allowable programmes elsewhere. And let us enjoy seasonal TV without this self-indulgent surfeit.

[gingejbee]

mercedita: I used to watch, and enjoy, QI - but went off it, for several reasons. Now, neither QI nor Mr. Fry enter my radar.

[Postdog]

Clarkson under a cloud.

Wish it was a poison gas cloud, he's way more up himself than Fry!

[Robinia]

"Entirely inappropriate for the time of day"

...but QI's usually on around 10pm isn't it?

[maggiebee]

Like him a lot - just fed up with repeats.

[Robinia]

I don't mind repeats, with my memory I'm always seeing programmes for the first time :o)

[notasyoungasiwas]

Good post Postdog ...