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Just wondering how everyone is finding the show these days. The podcasts still deliver fine material but in a three hour show it is difficult to stay tuned in and focused.

I get the feeling Scott's need to talk celebrities seems to bring the show down some what compared to when he first began on afternoons. It was much more about having a laugh, talking about day to day life, prank calls and the normo lifestyle.

Now the show seems to have built up this image that Scott is a superstar on a huge salary and has little in common with his listeners. He now talks of his trips to Japan and spending time with The Hoff in America. The differences between Beccy and Chappers and Scott now seem to be showing.

He doesn't quite seem the same as the sort of guy you once knew for being like you but being on the radio with his companions. That role seems to now go to Greg James.

I think it may be time to spice up the features a bit now too. Beccy's Bargains has served the show well but it seems a bit bland and the lack of Badly Bleeped TV is showing.

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I couldn't agree more really. I used to listen to scott thinking "This is sooo brilliant" It was fun, a good contrast to Chris, and generally quite quirky. Now, it's almost lost it's appeal. It's a shame, as Scotts good at what he does, but needs to get the balance right between his lifestyle, and the listeners'. I think the fact that the whole "Scott turned right on an airplane" thing shows clearly what direction the shows taken.

Get it sorted Mills :)

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he does talk excessively about holidays on a larger scale. i remember when he would talk about holidays with laura which was more entertaining as it sounded like the sort of thing the every day person would do. the tales arent the same now. i actually had got quite used to greg james on afternoons as he was a breath of fresh air whereas scott goes on holidays now and doesnt have anything new to add to the show :( and he has blatantly forgot about his fans too :P

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I still maintain my belief that Scott became as successful as he is because of the prank calls, funny features, and stupid topics of chat. All these seem to have diminished over 2008, which as I have mentioned before, disappoints me. It appears to have evolved into just a generalised chat show where they play it as the show moves on. This has made it into 'just another show' in my opinion rather than the one that stands out.

I don't think this can be blamed on the BBC becoming rule lovers, after all, major prank calls stopped pre Brand and Ross saga and Moyles has increased his listener interaction, so there's no reason for Scott lessening it.

Oh What's Occurring is fine but I much preferred it when the elements of the game stood as their own separate features and more was made of them.

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I don't think this can be blamed on the BBC becoming rule lovers, after all, major prank calls stopped pre Brand and Ross saga and Moyles has increased his listener interaction, so there's no reason for Scott lessening it.

Greg told us theres a bit of a lock down on everything at the moment after BrandRossGate, a lot of features have had to be shelved, even Windtunnel has had to stop!!

In general I agree with the comment about Scott not connecting with the people anymore. Every show its "I'm living the dream", "When I was in America with the Hoff" etc etc.

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I sent Scott an e-mail about this and his jet-setting ways, needless to say, he didn't reply ;)

I really miss Badly Bleeped TV and the Revenge Calls or the Phone Pranks, I just kinda wish that everything wasn't so Taboo nowadays. It's like Health and Safety, you can't do anything because of restrictions.

Bring Back the Features Mills :)

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Greg told us theres a bit of a lock down on everything at the moment after BrandRossGate, a lot of features have had to be shelved, even Windtunnel has had to stop!!

its all the daily fails fault :x

:)

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I've only been a proper listener for a year so I can't really say whether he is better now than he as although I have heard a number of people say he has gone down hill. Chappers is the more relatable member of the team and, as much as I adore Scott, I think the show would be bland without him, it was definatly a good move giving him the lie-in (plus it got rid of Dicka dn Dom). The Scott Mills show is still the best show I've heard on the radio though.

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I get the feeling Scott's need to talk celebrities seems to bring the show down some what compared to when he first began on afternoons. It was much more about having a laugh, talking about day to day life, prank calls and the normo lifestyle.

Now the show seems to have built up this image that Scott is a superstar on a huge salary and has little in common with his listeners. He now talks of his trips to Japan and spending time with The Hoff in America. The differences between Beccy and Chappers and Scott now seem to be showing.

He doesn't quite seem the same as the sort of guy you once knew for being like you but being on the radio with his companions. That role seems to now go to Greg James.

Completely agree with this!! I couldn't put my finger on what has been wrong for a while now, but this sums it up neatly.

And bring back Random Acts of Kindness please! Scott used to be fantastic at dealing with this stuff!

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i thought there would have been some new stuff in the show after the xmas holidays, i don't mind the celeb chat as long as the actual celeb is on the show, the hoff is ok as long as its not all the time, but the name dropping has become more apparent in the last couple of months.

:)

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Greg told us theres a bit of a lock down on everything at the moment after BrandRossGate, a lot of features have had to be shelved, even Windtunnel has had to stop!!

In general I agree with the comment about Scott not connecting with the people anymore. Every show its "I'm living the dream", "When I was in America with the Hoff" etc etc.

Most likely that this is the exact cause of it. The BBC has to be seen as clear cut now, nothing naughty or potentially controversial anymore because of two idiots (but also worsened by the media). The media regulator also received a complaint about badly bleeped tv, so I doubt we will be hearing that feature again. Shame really:cry:

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They've been told "If theres any doubt, leave it out".

Which is a shame, but they have to watch their backs for a bit, but it means they are all having to challenge themselves to be able to entertain without relying on all their normal features.

Argh! Can't believe someone complained about badly bleeped TV.. Sometimes it was a bit borderline, but there was nothing actually rude about it.

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I think Scott is falling into Jakki Brambles mode. Once she found celebrities and America she'd go on about it too much and float away to a higher plane the listener couldn't identify with.

Poor Scott.

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the prank calls were missed from the show a long time ago...i said it way back when...over in ireland prank calls are more popular than ever on our stations.

the show is still great but there isnt anythin i want to rush out and clip and download anymore like i did before...

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They said they weren't doing it anymore because people were recognising the number and there was a lot of problems with the text service (TOWDS lost the sim card)

Ohhh I see. Was the number that famous?! I suppose it had a catchy tune to go with it...

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Ohhh I see. Was the number that famous?! I suppose it had a catchy tune to go with it...

Well if someone was planning on using it, thus had it saved on their phone just in case, was then given it by someone they had asked for their number, they would then notice it was the same.

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Well if someone was planning on using it, thus had it saved on their phone just in case, was then given it by someone they had asked for their number, they would then notice it was the same.

*Sighs* ahhhh the good old days

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"07770774914 07770774914 FLIRT DIVERT!!" I'm sure most people remembered that after a while, after all what's a sung jingle if it isn't catchy

I hope the team have read all of the threads like this and seen the amount of times RAOK has popped up from a lot of people. Hello Scott, it's definitely wanted.

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To be honest I haven't listened to enough of the show over the last few months to judge, however I listen to Scott Mills for some random irrelevant chat and daft humour. I hope the show hasn't lost this feel. I'm going to make a concerted effort to get some more of the podcasts this year. I wish they did a weekly Moyles style one but that's for another topic.

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Hmmm, I disagree with your OP Jono. I used to dislike many of the things on Scott's show, and for a while I stopped listening. But these days, I'm laughing out loud at much of the show, and always download the podcast. I don't think I need to relate to something in a 'yes, I did that only the other day' sort of way.

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