Ant and Dec (1 Viewer)

Otis

Well-Known Member

• Jan 23, 2014

• #1

Can someone please explain their appeal to me?

I have never ever seen anything they have ever done (apart from the dreadful attempt years ago at recreating the classic Likely Lads episode about the duo not knowing the England score), so I honestly have not idea why they are so popular.

Didn't they used to do X Factor or something? Maybe they still do. Never ever watched it or I'm a Celebrity, which I know they do, as I've seen trailers for the programme.

Just listening to 5Live and they are saying on there that they have won best entertainers for 13 years in a row at the National TV awards. i'm puzzled as to why they are so popular.

Anyone else never seen anything they have done?

 

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Macca

Well-Known Member

• Jan 23, 2014

• #2

A good proportion of the country are into the kind of crap they dish out sadly.

 

Otis

Well-Known Member

• Jan 23, 2014

• #3

I'm not having a go, just wondering why they are so popular.

I know they front Saturday tea time-ish shows on ITV don't they, and that is exactly the sort of low denominator brain fodder I really detest. Usually if it is a 'family' show it is rubbish.

To my mind I feel it must be dumbed down pap and that's fine if people like that sort of thing, but best entertainers 13 years in a row? Seriously? Is there no-one else out there at all?

 

Houchens Head

Fairly well known member from Malvern

• Jan 23, 2014

• #4

I don't really know what they are classed as on TV either Otis. Presenters? Singers? Magicians? Comedians? er..... 'ang on. They can't do any of those anyway, so I ain't got a Scooby!

 

stupot07

Well-Known Member

• Jan 23, 2014

• #5

I'm with you Otis. I don't mind them, but what definition of 'Entertainers' are they using? What kind of programmes does that include?


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Otis

Well-Known Member

• Jan 23, 2014

• #6

stupot07 said:

I'm with you Otis. I don't mind them, but what definition of 'Entertainers' are they using? What kind of programmes does that include?


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I'm guessing, Ant and Dec, Brucie, Graham Norton and The Chuckle Brothers.

 

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jesus-wept

New Member

• Jan 23, 2014

• #7

Turn them fucking off then !!! There are scores of channels to pick from nowadays not 2 like years ago

 

Otis

Well-Known Member

• Jan 23, 2014

• #8

I can't turn them off cos I've never turned them on.

 

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Ashdown1

New Member

• Jan 23, 2014

• #9

Otis said:

I'm guessing, Ant and Dec, Brucie, Graham Norton and The Chuckle Brothers.

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Actually I can happily turn all of these off !

 

Nick

Administrator

• Jan 23, 2014

• #10

Acting Mastermind :

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Houchens Head

Fairly well known member from Malvern

• Jan 23, 2014

• #11

jesus-wept said:

Turn them fucking off then !!! There are scores of channels to pick from nowadays not 2 like years ago

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Blimey! A bit protective ain't you mate? Are you a member of their fan club?

 

ajsccfc

Well-Known Member

• Jan 23, 2014

• #12

They're very good and natural TV presenters.

 

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Macca

Well-Known Member

• Jan 23, 2014

• #13

In fairness they know how to work their target audience which is predominately morons so FairPlay to them. I mean it's not like they are presenting Newsnight or Question Time

 

WONDERLAMPS

Well-Known Member

• Jan 23, 2014

• #14

This forum has turned into a load of oap's trying to recreate the good old days

 

LastGarrison

Well-Known Member

• Jan 23, 2014

• #15

I never know whether ajsccfc is taking the piss or not so I am just gonna assume he is........however, I like em.

They're TV presenters who have a good little niche and make a lot of money so fair fucks to em. Don't come across as if they've got their heads stuck up their arses either.

Plus they make me laugh on Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.

 

ajsccfc

Well-Known Member

• Jan 23, 2014

• #16

100% sincere in this case. I don't necessarily like all of their shows, but they're always good on them. They make it seem effortless, which is a very hard thing to do.

 

Grendel

Well-Known Member

• Jan 24, 2014

• #17

ajsccfc said:

100% sincere in this case. I don't necessarily like all of their shows, but they're always good on them. They make it seem effortless, which is a very hard thing to do.

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Exactly, they work well together are very natural and have infectious enthusiaism.

 

Otis

Well-Known Member

• Jan 24, 2014

• #18

I guess they are natural because they are best mates too aren't they. Used to be the same with Morecambe and Wise. They worked so well together because they had been together for 40 years or more.

I am sure Ant and Dec are appealing, this I don't doubt, but are they that good that they deserve to win best entertainers 13 times in a row, or is it just that the rest of the competition is pretty piss poor and they pretty much have no compeition at all?

 

Sky_Blue_Daz

Well-Known Member

• Jan 24, 2014

• #19

They seem decent lads, I would find it funny if "off camera" they despised each other. I mean proper spit in your face hated each other

 

ajsccfc

Well-Known Member

• Jan 24, 2014

• #20

Otis said:

I am sure Ant and Dec are appealing, this I don't doubt, but are they that good that they deserve to win best entertainers 13 times in a row, or is it just that the rest of the competition is pretty piss poor and they pretty much have no compeition at all?

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Bit of both I'd say. They've been up against awful shit like Chatty Man, Celebrity Juice, whatever Justin Lee Collins did (Springstalk?) and the like so they'd win most years almost by default. Looking back over the nominations there's only Jonathan Ross and Graham Norton also on there whose shows haven't made me want to claw my eyes out.

It's all public vote too, so them being the prominent prime time faces on the same channel that hypes the awards must bump up their odds a fair amount.