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Sky_Blue_Daz

Sky_Blue_Daz

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Just watching the latest series , really good cast this series . Think John Robins might win , I’ve a bit of a crush on Sophie Willan
 
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Nick

Nick

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I put it on. Turned off within about 5 minutes.

They are running out of comedians.
 
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PVA

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I used to love it, it was genuinely hilarious. I still watch it, but it's getting a bit tired now, I think it's just been done to death. Some of the tasks are just rubbish.
 
Otis

Otis

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I am quite enjoying it so far.

Let's see how it pans out. Sometimes they all just make for a great team of competitors.
 
bezzer

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Way past it's best now. Used to be a must watch show, but I gave up halfway through season 16.
 
Otis

Otis

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bezzer said:
Way past it's best now. Used to be a must watch show, but I gave up halfway through season 16.
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Yeah, it's not as good as it was. It used to be must see TV.

I have stuck with it, because there are still some laugh out loud moments, but it's definitely lost a bit of an edge from what it used to be.
 
Liquid Gold

Liquid Gold

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I can't stand it anymore and I used to absolutely love it.

They have just flogged it to death. It seems like a new season is out every week and comedians of worse quality.

It's obviously cheap as fuck to make so they just churn them out.
 
Otis

Otis

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Liquid Gold said:
I can't stand it anymore and I used to absolutely love it.

They have just flogged it to death. It seems like a new season is out every week and comedians of worse quality.

It's obviously cheap as fuck to make so they just churn them out.
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I'm not sure the comedians are of a lesser quality. Been some top comedians in later series (Frankie Boyle, series 15, Sarah Millican, series 14, Alun Davies, series 12, Lee Mack, series 11, Johnny Vegas, series 10)

They are much later on in the process.

I agree, it's not half as good as it used to be, but there are still funny moments to be found, I reckon.

Enough to keep me watching anyway.
 
Liquid Gold

Liquid Gold

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Otis said:
I'm not sure the comedians are of a lesser quality. Been some top comedians in later series (Frankie Boyle, series 15, Sarah Millican, series 14, Alun Davies, series 12, Lee Mack, series 11, Johnny Vegas, series 10)

They are much later on in the process.

I agree, it's not half as good as it used to be, but there are still funny moments to be found, I reckon.

Enough to keep me watching anyway.
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Yeah maybe it's not the quality of individual comedians that annoys me but the quality of the collective.

The first few they were all established and seemed to be friends whereas now you tend to get 1 really famous and a few up and coming and from what I've seen with my wife watching they don't have as much of a connection together.

They all come in with an idea of how to play it too. When Tim Key tried to bend the rules in season 1 it was great tv but now you get them come in and try and twist the game as a matter of course so it's boring.

I think I'd be more receptive if there was less of it. Every year or two and I'd be excited for it.
 
Alkhen

Alkhen

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Definitely a bit of a drop off but I still like it and it's something we can watch with the kids now they are older. They love it.

Whilst we are on the subject, I enjoyed Morgan Robinsons Taskmaster appearances...
 
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Otis

Otis

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Have to say I am finding the new series a bit disappointing.

Was expecting Nick Mohammed to be funnier and Steve Pemberton, who I really like, has come across as clever and just slightly humourous, rather than laugh out loud funny.

It's okay and I will still watch, but I am finding I am not laughing much at all at the moment and it's interesting to note that I am now the only one in my family still watching it. My missus, her two daughters and my daughter, all used to watch it religiously, but have now all given up.

I think it's about the format getting tired, as much as the quality of the contestants. It's lost that freshness.

But I will stick with it, for the odd magic moment, should it appear.
 
ajsccfc

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The best series for me was Bob Mortimer, Aisling Bea, Sally Phillips, Mark Watson and Nish Kumar. I don't tend to like the last two as well but they were great as an inept duo.
 
JAM See

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Otis said:
Have to say I am finding the new series a bit disappointing.

Was expecting Nick Mohammed to be funnier and Steve Pemberton, who I really like, has come across as clever and just slightly humourous, rather than laugh out loud funny.

It's okay and I will still watch, but I am finding I am not laughing much at all at the moment and it's interesting to note that I am now the only one in my family still watching it. My missus, her two daughters and my daughter, all used to watch it religiously, but have now all given up.

I think it's about the format getting tired, as much as the quality of the contestants. It's lost that freshness.

But I will stick with it, for the odd magic moment, should it appear.
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Never watched it, but I am a big fan of John Robins.

How's he doing?
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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ajsccfc said:
The best series for me was Bob Mortimer, Aisling Bea, Sally Phillips, Mark Watson and Nish Kumar. I don't tend to like the last two as well but they were great as an inept duo.
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I think you are probably right. I wasn't really a fan of Reeves & Mortimer together, but on his own Bob Mortimer is clever and funny as fuck! The tasks which they gave to Mark Watson alone were absolutely hilarious. Sally Phillips was just plain bonkers but in a funny way (unlike Sophie Willan) and i could happily drink Aisling Bea's bathwater all day long! Nish Kumar grew on me too.
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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Sky_Blue_Daz said:
I think John could win
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I think he could - i suspect he has been an avid follower of the format for some time and knows how far he can bend the rules of the tasks. I quite like him on Taskmaster, but his partnership with Elis James on 5Live is not my thing at all, and they come across as talentless, entitled muppets
 
Otis

Otis

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OffenhamSkyBlue said:
I think you are probably right. I wasn't really a fan of Reeves & Mortimer together, but on his own Bob Mortimer is clever and funny as fuck! The tasks which they gave to Mark Watson alone were absolutely hilarious. Sally Phillips was just plain bonkers but in a funny way (unlike Sophie Willan) and i could happily drink Aisling Bea's bathwater all day long! Nish Kumar grew on me too.
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I was the same. Couldn't take to Reeves and Mortimer, but Bob by himself, I find absolutely hilarious.
 
Otis

Otis

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OffenhamSkyBlue said:
I think you are probably right. I wasn't really a fan of Reeves & Mortimer together, but on his own Bob Mortimer is clever and funny as fuck! The tasks which they gave to Mark Watson alone were absolutely hilarious. Sally Phillips was just plain bonkers but in a funny way (unlike Sophie Willan) and i could happily drink Aisling Bea's bathwater all day long! Nish Kumar grew on me too.
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I hope you took some cream for that.
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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Been away for a few days so missed last Thursday's episode. Discussing with Mrs OSB what to watch after tea last night, and Taskmaster was not considered high enough among the options. Used to be "must-watch", now "meh". They have killed it with the frequency and lack of available talent. RIP
 
ajsccfc

ajsccfc

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I think the talent is there still but not the name recognition, they loaded the early series with names as I guess they had no idea they'd even have another series never mind race towards 20. Some of the people I'd not known before have shone so mixing those in with the established names early on could have been great, now it feels like the list of big names still to appear is getting very small. Agree about frequency, one a year plus a special is more than enough.
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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ajsccfc said:
I think the talent is there still but not the name recognition, they loaded the early series with names as I guess they had no idea they'd even have another series never mind race towards 20. Some of the people I'd not known before have shone so mixing those in with the established names early on could have been great, now it feels like the list of big names still to appear is getting very small. Agree about frequency, one a year plus a special is more than enough.
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Can you write to Avalon Productions to suggest this? :)
 
skyblueelephant76

skyblueelephant76

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ajsccfc said:
I think the talent is there still but not the name recognition, they loaded the early series with names as I guess they had no idea they'd even have another series never mind race towards 20. Some of the people I'd not known before have shone so mixing those in with the established names early on could have been great, now it feels like the list of big names still to appear is getting very small. Agree about frequency, one a year plus a special is more than enough.
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I've loved the last couple of series and have no problem with the frequency.

I think they've been good at getting the right blend for contestants and I agree that some of the less known people have really shone.

I think what they can do is go a bit wider outside of comedians and comedy actors for the contestants (outside of the annual special).
 
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