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James King for Film 2010?

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E*F*4L

E*F*4L

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don't think King has enough depth & is maybe a tad to young for Film 2010+,

Kermode on the other hand is a very good critic, however his style may be to harsh for Film 2010+ & reviews to aloof for mainstream, 90% of the weeks films would get 3 out of 10, he already does reviews for BBC News 24 & 5Live, also im not sure he would get to many guests to interview he is quite outspoken & not afraid to speak his mind just how much would directors & actors put up with before they declined to be on the show.

i would like it if Kermode did take over Film 2010+ but i fear that it may be to low brow for him.

Kermode at his best :hahaha:

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E*F*4L

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Ohhh that's who 'Kermode' is. I like him :)

:eek: you don't know who Kermode is ?

as do i ("like him"), i have listened to Mark for years & his reviews pull no punches (not suggesting that Wossy's didn't) but directors & actors don't want to be told to their face that there movie is crap which is what Mark does & his movie of the week is usually something quite avant-guarde or unusual nothing wrong with them it's just not the popular choice.

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The BBC will definitely not axe 'Film....'.

I'm not particularly partial to Kermode, or 'commode' as I refer to him. He simply seems to go for the shock aspect, rather than giving a rounded review.

James 'chiselled jaw' King is an affable type. His reviews are honest and generally amusing. I often agree with his opinion too, which does help. I'm certain that he would do a good job on Film 2010/11 if he were given the chance.

Trouble is, I reckon the BBC will think he's too young to take on the mantle. Mind you I was pretty surprised when the loud mouthed Wossy got the gig, so who knows?

Bring back Barry Norman! Who ironically also fell out with the BBC...

'To disagree with three-fourths of the British public is one of the first requisites of sanity'.

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Why not consider giving film 2010 to both Edith and James King?

I lkie James King's film reviews better than Kermode's. Kermode is interesting and entertaining on things like the culture show, but I cant tell from his reviews whether or not I'd like to actually see the film. Which is a useless attribute for a film critic! Whereas James actually tells you enough about the films to form an opinion yourself.

And Edith would love interviewing everybody and talking about films...

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Why not consider giving film 2010 to both Edith and James King?

I lkie James King's film reviews better than Kermode's. Kermode is interesting and entertaining on things like the culture show, but I cant tell from his reviews whether or not I'd like to actually see the film. Which is a useless attribute for a film critic! Whereas James actually tells you enough about the films to form an opinion yourself.

And Edith would love interviewing everybody and talking about films...

what a brilliant idea !

that could actually work.

anyone know how to contact Jay Hunt head of BBC1 programming ?

maybe Jono can use one of his contacts :) please

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what a brilliant idea !

that could actually work.

anyone know how to contact Jay Hunt head of BBC1 programming ?

maybe Jono can use one of his contacts :) please

They are partial to a *dot* between the persons name in email addresses at the Beeb. Try that, however I doubt we will hear a mention of your email in the next programming meeting. ;)

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I would assume it's pretty easy to guess someone's e-mail at the BBC if you know their name.

well i know about the (name) (dot) @ bbc.co.uk but i wanted to know for sure that it was the right address, there must be someway to contact someone at the programming department at the BBC :(

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