Gemporia Hosts

[Nicci205]

Just wondering out of curiosity
If anyone is still watching Gemporia and if so who is their preferred host?

 

[Rachell]

Just wondering out of curiosity
If anyone is still watching Gemporia and if so who is their preferred host?

I tend to put it on in the night when I can’t sleep. I really enjoy Jeff’s shows, I think he’s the best at the moment. Dave is great for my insomnia, his shows are not the most thrilling so it’s good to help me sleep. I don’t think I could watch one of his shows seriously though!!

 

[Marietta]

Just wondering out of curiosity
If anyone is still watching Gemporia and if so who is their preferred host?

Again, the only time I watch is when Jeff is on, from 11pm to 3am, Friday to Sunday. I couldn't tolerate watching when Dave Troth is on, which seems to be all the time.
If they want their profits to improve, and make Gemporia appealing to viewers & buyers again, they need to get rid of Troth and 'wonder-boy' Jake, the so-called MD. Troth loves the camera but, unfortunately, it doesn't love him and until someone in Management realises that, 'Gemmy' is going down the tubes, and fast!

 

[Always complaining]

Again, the only time I watch is when Jeff is on, from 11pm to 3am, Friday to Sunday. I couldn't tolerate watching when Dave Troth is on, which seems to be all the time.
If they want their profits to improve, and make Gemporia appealing to viewers & buyers again, they need to get rid of Troth and 'wonder-boy' Jake, the so-called MD. Troth loves the camera but, unfortunately, it doesn't love him and until someone in Management realises that, 'Gemmy' is going down the tubes, and fast!

I was watching Jeff last night and was stunned when he said. “I know you all love to watch the duo of Toby and Lindsey presenting”. Had to go to A&E to get my mouth surgically closed. Seriously am I missing something. Is there a whole world of viewers out there who actually love Lindsey’s awful grating voice. Are nearly all the contributors here out of step.

 

[Deasmum]

I was watching Jeff last night and was stunned when he said. “I know you all love to watch the duo of Toby and Lindsey presenting”. Had to go to A&E to get my mouth surgically closed. Seriously am I missing something. Is there a whole world of viewers out there who actually love Lindsey’s awful grating voice. Are nearly all the contributors here out of step.

Goodness knows how there are people out there who actually enjoy watching terrible presenters like Lindsey, who for me is the worst among the worsts

 

[TheManWithNoName]

Jeff is the only one worth watching.

Kate and Angeline tolerable.

The rest are horrific. Lyndsey Carr and Jess Foley being the worst two, and Ellis is getting up there close behind too.

 

[Ant7t]

In general, it does make you wonder, well, it does me anyway, how many are 'bad' because that's how the company tells them to act. If that makes sense. OR, perhaps they are just fed up of how the company is being run and couldn't give a flying (rude word here) over how they appear on screen. Speaking of the older (not in age) presenters in that 'OR' sentence. I mean, you can see the decent presenters going down hill compared to their initial appearances: some faster than others.

 

[Marietta]

In general, it does make you wonder, well, it does me anyway, how many are 'bad' because that's how the company tells them to act. If that makes sense. OR, perhaps they are just fed up of how the company is being run and couldn't give a flying (rude word here) over how they appear on screen. Speaking of the older (not in age) presenters in that 'OR' sentence. I mean, you can see the decent presenters going down hill compared to their initial appearances: some faster than others.

I think they're being pushed for the hard sell.

 

[Feisty1]

I actually don’t mind lyndsey. It’s Ellis, Angeline, Jess, the returnees and Kate I can’t abide

 

[Jojo1]

Jeff is good, although he has been left high and dry without Katie the producer lately. Rosie announced today that Katie will be doing mornings, not sure where that leaves Jeff. I hope he knew.

Adina is ok because she doesn’t shout or sound amateur.

Is Milly coming back?

 

[Nicci205]

I was watching Jeff last night and was stunned when he said. “I know you all love to watch the duo of Toby and Lindsey presenting”. Had to go to A&E to get my mouth surgically closed. Seriously am I missing something. Is there a whole world of viewers out there who actually love Lindsey’s awful grating voice. Are nearly all the contributors here out of step.

I think maybe he was being dead pan sarcastic.

I tend to put it on in the night when I can’t sleep. I really enjoy Jeff’s shows, I think he’s the best at the moment. Dave is great for my insomnia, his shows are not the most thrilling so it’s good to help me sleep. I don’t think I could watch one of his shows seriously though!!

I agree. Same here. I think Jeff is the most tolerable when he has a producer to work off.

Jeff is good, although he has been left high and dry without Katie the producer lately. Rosie announced today that Katie will be doing mornings, not sure where that leaves Jeff. I hope he knew.

Adina is ok because she doesn’t shout or sound amateur.

Is Milly coming back?

Yes he's definitely at a bit of a loose end without katie there to bounce a conversation off. He seems to be a bit less buoyant on his own.

In general, it does make you wonder, well, it does me anyway, how many are 'bad' because that's how the company tells them to act. If that makes sense. OR, perhaps they are just fed up of how the company is being run and couldn't give a flying (rude word here) over how they appear on screen. Speaking of the older (not in age) presenters in that 'OR' sentence. I mean, you can see the decent presenters going down hill compared to their initial appearances: some faster than others.

Agreed. Some presenters seem to have lost the will, while others are infuriatingly over the top.

Jeff is the only one worth watching.

Kate and Angeline tolerable.

The rest are horrific. Lyndsey Carr and Jess Foley being the worst two, and Ellis is getting up there close behind too.

Totally agree, but the hours Jeff does will not keep the channel afloat. He does his design work during the days he is not with Gemporia so they really need to look to giving him more respect or invest in a few other decent presenters when he's not on. I don't like Jess or Lyndsey plus Ellis is pure annoying.

 

[TheManWithNoName]

Is Milly coming back?

She freelances very occasionally.

If she's got any sense, she'll stay well clear of a return to the full roster because they've let her go on 3 occasions in the past.

 

[Ant7t]

She freelances very occasionally.

If she's got any sense, she'll stay well clear of a return to the full roster because they've let her go on 3 occasions in the past.

To be honest, and I may have said this somewhere here already, or not: sieve and memory come to mind. Anyhow, if 'I' ever left a job, be it because of 'them' or myself, buggered if I'd go back to them once, let alone 3 times. I mean, you left them for a reason, why would you want to return to them?

 

[Deasmum]

To be honest, and I may have said this somewhere here already, or not: sieve and memory come to mind. Anyhow, if 'I' ever left a job, be it because of 'them' or myself, buggered if I'd go back to them once, let alone 3 times. I mean, you left them for a reason, why would you want to return to them?

I think the case that surprises me the most is that of Steph. She used to be a channel manager and then she left (during the great wave of redundancies) and went to work as a sales manager elsewhere. She now returned as a presenter, which technically is a demotion. I don't think I would have felt comfortable doing that.

 

[Ant7t]

I think the case that surprises me the most is that of Steph. She used to be a channel manager and then she left (during the great wave of redundancies) and went to work as a sales manager elsewhere. She now returned as a presenter, which technically is a demotion. I don't think I would have felt comfortable doing that.

I know she used channel manage, but didn't know she actually left. I have heard her say, and I paraphrase, that she is just a presenter now.

 

[TheManWithNoName]

I think the case that surprises me the most is that of Steph. She used to be a channel manager and then she left (during the great wave of redundancies) and went to work as a sales manager elsewhere. She now returned as a presenter, which technically is a demotion. I don't think I would have felt comfortable doing that.

Depends where she was a 'sales manager' though. Retail is generally minimum wage, with 'managers' usually only on a slightly higher rate. The term 'manager' can sound glamorous - but the pay doesn't always match the glamorous title.

If the Gems TV documentary was accurate when it was on TV years ago, presenters can earn up to £50k per year.

That's a lot higher than most 'manager' jobs in retail.

 

[Marietta]

Jeff is good, although he has been left high and dry without Katie the producer lately. Rosie announced today that Katie will be doing mornings, not sure where that leaves Jeff. I hope he knew.

Adina is ok because she doesn’t shout or sound amateur.

Is Milly coming back?

Katie was back on Jeff's show tonight, Sunday 8th.
Don't know when, or if, Milly's coming back.

 

[Jojo1]

Yeah, they announced she will be on breakfasts for a while. Didn’t catch if they would backfill her for Jeff’s shows

 

[Ostrichkeeper]

Just watching Ellis and every time she speaks she seems to bullet point most of her words. It drives me nuts watching her hands constantly waving and pointing because its pointless.She's just like Adina now in this meaning neither of them can speak without the added spectacle of their weird signing.