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23 July 2008 COUNTDONE? Bloody hell. Des O'Connor's quitting Countdown! # posted by Graham Kibble-White : 5:16 PM Comments: "A straw poll of the Mirror.co.uk office came up with a number of ideal candidates to replace O'Connor and partner Countdown stalwart maths genius Carol Vorderman. They include Michael Parkinson..." Dear goodness, no! # posted by  Vivelecommonlaw : 8:25 PM   It's got to be Aspel, surely? # posted by  Matthew Rudd : 9:12 AM   I think John Torrode and Greg Wallace should co-present it # posted by  the red hat of patferrick : 11:29 AM   Apparently the smart money is on Angela Rippon. Let's play! # posted by  Graham Kibble-White : 3:47 PM   How about Graeme Garden? # posted by  Zokko : 5:10 PM   John Torode and Greg Wallace? "This teatime teaser just gets TOUGHER AND TOUGHER!" # posted by  Gluben : 9:16 PM   If it was John and Gregg, it'd be the same contestants every day for two weeks, though? It's a great thought, mind. "I wanna see vowels, I wanna see consonants! These are dictionary-qualidee words!" Aspel would be ideal, but he seems happy enough in semi-retirement these days. The problem with the likes of him, Lynam, O'Connor et al is that they don't need the money and seemingly they don't need the hassle. Someone on DigitalSpy said it was going to be Harry Gration... # posted by  Chris Hughes : 10:51 PM   I suppose the qualities required for a suitable Twice-Nightly replacement are intelligence, and a respect for that of others, coupled with a humility that borders on self-deprecation, a lighthearted sense of whimsy, interest in the arcane and a commitment to the Fourth Channel. A history of news presentation would also be a good strength. By (some of) these criterior, Jon Snow springs to mind. He can even put "suitable tie collection" on his CV. Ignoring the penultimate, John Craven and "Let's Play" seem good choices. For a non-news-presenter, Howard Goodall? Sadly I doubt my first choice, Adrian Chiles, can spare the time. # posted by  Andy Elms : 12:54 PM   Now Carol's off too, so maybe no new hosts and a quiet, dignified death after 26 years... # posted by  Matthew Rudd : 12:15 PM   Hmm, I'm not so sure. Channel 4 has a history of completely failing to put a programme out of its misery, or knowing when to call a halt to something that's clearly on the ropes. The Big Breakfast, The Word, Brookside, Shameless, Eurotrash, Big Brother... I reckon they'll press on, simply because they haven't got any other ideas. # posted by  Ian Jones : 10:54 PM   In the year where YTV celebrates its 40th anniversary, why not go back to the source of Countdown's greatest presenter and pick Alan Hardwick as the new guy. # posted by  Vivelecommonlaw : 8:56 AM   They're talking about this on TalkSPORT this afternoon and there seems to be a lot of support for Mylene Klass as the new Carol and Mike Parry as the new Des. # posted by  the red hat of patferrick : 1:38 PM   Post a Comment << Home	Archives December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 Site Feed Email OTT Blog