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RE: A Question of Sport axed - JLav25 - 16-12-2023
Should never have let Sue Barker go. I could understand Matt and Phil being moved on, but Sue should have stayed. McGuinness was a terrible choice of host and was truly the death knell.
RE: A Question of Sport axed - Flux - 16-12-2023
(16-12-2023, 03:09 PM)JLav25 Wrote: Should never have let Sue Barker go. I could understand Matt and Phil being moved on, but Sue should have stayed. McGuinness was a terrible choice of host and was truly the death knell.
They certainly shouldn’t have let her go in the way they did. She’s a much loved broadcaster and the negativity around her axing (more so than the team captains, who IMO were well overdue a refresh) did the show no favours at all.
RE: A Question of Sport axed - eyeTV - 16-12-2023
Paddy doesn't seem to have much success with his BBC shows.
RE: A Question of Sport axed - JAS84 - 17-12-2023
(16-12-2023, 03:09 PM)JLav25 Wrote: Should never have let Sue Barker go. I could understand Matt and Phil being moved on, but Sue should have stayed. McGuinness was a terrible choice of host and was truly the death knell.There's one major problem with McGuinness getting that job - what's his sports pedigree? He isn't an ex-sportsperson of any sort, unlike Sue.
RE: A Question of Sport axed - Gary Baldy - 17-12-2023
Another channel might pick it up. If Eggheads gets poached, then anything is possible.
RE: A Question of Sport axed - James2001 - 17-12-2023
One obvious difference there is that the BBC don't make or own Eggheads, they do with QOS.
RE: A Question of Sport axed - Steve in Pudsey - 17-12-2023
(17-12-2023, 12:13 PM)JAS84 Wrote: There's one major problem with McGuinness getting that job - what's his sports pedigree? He isn't an ex-sportsperson of any sort, unlike Sue.
I guess the theory was that Corden worked on A League of Their Own.
RE: A Question of Sport axed - Jon - 17-12-2023
(17-12-2023, 04:41 PM)Steve in Pudsey Wrote: I guess the theory was that Corden worked on A League of Their Own.That was more Sky’s version of They Think It’s All Over though. A Question of Sport whilst humorous was never comedy led.
(17-12-2023, 04:30 PM)Gary Baldy Wrote: Another channel might pick it up. If Eggheads gets poached, then anything is possible.Eggheads situation is different, it’s a format from an independent production company produced by an independent production company. I also think it was probably sweetener to Jeremy Vine.
A Question of Sport is produced by an independent now, but I’m sure the BBC still own the format rights. That said I can’t see there would be anything stopping BBC Studios selling the rights. I think it’s more the point, it’s not a popular enough show at the moment to gain interest.
RE: A Question of Sport axed - cando - 17-12-2023
(16-12-2023, 06:15 PM)Flux Wrote: They certainly shouldn’t have let her go in the way they did. She’s a much loved broadcaster and the negativity around her axing (more so than the team captains, who IMO were well overdue a refresh) did the show no favours at all.
The show was literally just as dead under her ratings wise.
RE: A Question of Sport axed - Steve in Pudsey - 17-12-2023
(17-12-2023, 04:58 PM)Jon Wrote: That was more Sky’s version of They Think It’s All Over though. A Question of Sport whilst humorous was never comedy led.
Eggheads situation is different, it’s a format from an independent production company produced by an independent production company. I also think it was probably sweetener to Jeremy Vine.
A Question of Sport is produced by an independent now, but I’m sure the BBC still own the format rights.
Do they? A decent chunk of the show was ripping off other formats last I saw. 5 Gold Rings in particular.