Countdown

Reginal Perrin · Post by **Reginal Perrin** » Wed 30 Jul, 2008 11:25 am

I'm amazed a daytime TV quiz has sustained such a grossly inflated wage for so long. Let Leeds Uni maths students do it, it's edited anyway to give them time to work it out.Old Des O'Connor isn't doing a bad job but I reckon Richard Stillgoe would be great as he often does the dictionary corner bit anyway. You need an eccentric on the show, Whiteley was awful and he knew it God rest his soul but in he was also in some strange way charming and it worked.

kierentc · Post by **kierentc** » Wed 30 Jul, 2008 1:12 pm

Lilysmum wrote: Just been reading how Carol Vorderman got paid 1.2million a year for 40 days work!Even with a 90% cut in pay I still don't think that's bad going.Think I'm going to send off my CV. I could manage very nicely on that salary and could always do a few "consolidate your debts" adverts as a sideline,it's a damn sight easier than working for a living. wss. i reckon i could do the sums too. eventually. and they have someone else who does the words bit anyway (which i'm not very good at)

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Wed 30 Jul, 2008 9:43 pm

Reginal Perrin wrote: I'm amazed a daytime TV quiz has sustained such a grossly inflated wage for so long. Let Leeds Uni maths students do it, it's edited anyway to give them time to work it out. Welll certainly when I went to watch, the maths was done (or not done) in real time. As for presenters, for me the only person who could possibly make a better job than Richard Whiteley would be Stephen Fry.I am a bit of a Countdown addict and am missing it this week - I think Des O' Connor's a dead loss - and I thought that about Des Lynam too. I'm sure Carol is not irreplaceable.Another alternative of course would be to do what they did when Countdown started and have two totally unknowns presenting (I know RW did Calendar but nationally he was unknown)

Martyn · Post by **Martyn** » Wed 30 Jul, 2008 10:35 pm

Well the mayor of Wetwang certainly became known nationally. The mentions he got on Wogan's breakfast show saw to that. He was an inspiration to us all. "If he can get away with it, I'm sure I could." Bless 'im. Except we couldn't get away with it like he did, he had that apparent ineptitude but managed somehow to carry it off.As for the divine Carol, I've heard it mooted that Myleen Klass has been approached as a replacement. It's only a rumour, mind.And I don't even watch the programme.

BIG N · Post by **BIG N** » Wed 06 Aug, 2008 3:07 pm

arry awk wrote: Shouldn't imagine she'll have much trouble landinganother, better paid position,do you? I could certainly offer Carol a couple of good positions, but the money wouldn't be up to much.Talking of Countdown - just once - ONLY ONCE would I like to see the clock stay at the bottom and go up the other side for the next round LMAO

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Wed 06 Aug, 2008 6:27 pm

poor carol, i feel right sorry for her!

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Thu 07 Aug, 2008 9:39 pm

Brandy wrote: poor carol, i feel right sorry for her! TOP PIC!.....I LOVE C.V TOO...(SHE BETTER GET HERS OUT) BUT IF SHE CANNOT MANAGE ON 100 GRAND A YEAR,THEN TUFF SH@T! THATS WHAT I SAY!!

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Thu 07 Aug, 2008 11:43 pm

wiggy wrote: Brandy wrote: poor carol, i feel right sorry for her! TOP PIC!.....I LOVE C.V TOO...(SHE BETTER GET HERS OUT) BUT IF SHE CANNOT MANAGE ON 100 GRAND A YEAR,THEN TUFF SH@T! THATS WHAT I SAY!! I love it when Wiggy posts when he's been on the pop. Nearly as good as cnosni.

Lilysmum · Post by **Lilysmum** » Fri 28 Nov, 2008 3:26 pm

Did anyone else see Carol Vorderman on 8 out of 10 cats on TV last night? She seems to have had plastic surgery and looks a bit like Zsa Zsa Gabor now.If she's hoping it will help her career I think she's mis-calculated.

Reginal Perrin · Post by **Reginal Perrin** » Fri 28 Nov, 2008 3:59 pm

Yes, good gag by Carr. "Top earners are being hit by an extra 5% income tax....Got out just in time hey Carol?"