Random musings and general banter.

[Worldie04]

i was a floor manager at iw for 12 years. ask me anything

Who are you?

Don't answer that. Hello from this former ex-colleague!

 

[Duke of Cheese]

A great range of handbags this afternoon…

 

[Worldie04]

A great range of handbags this afternoon…

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Rare to see a shot where they've bothered to frame the TV in so you can read what it says. Just saying.

 

[Duke of Cheese]

Rare to see a shot where they've bothered to frame the TV in so you can read what it says. Just saying.

The trouble is, it used to be a really professional outfit in terms of broadcast quality. The change is hard to believe or accept. It must be worse for people that used to work on the version where broadcasting standards and continuity seemed to be a priority.

 

[Herring]

The trouble is, it used to be a really professional outfit in terms of broadcast quality. The change is hard to believe or except it must be worse for people that used to work on the version where broadcasting standards and continuity seemed to be a priority.

I tend to imagine there's no-one in the studio* anyway, which is why the standards are so ropey.

It's just Pedro on his own, in front of the robot camera, his hysterical pleas and soothsaying sermons on why you must check out your baskets echoing around a vacant studio. His gallery queries and stock updates are imaginary. The viewer texts and people coming in just made up. He's there, on his own…

Gallery staff and floor manager leave him to it. Set things up, then sod off to enjoy a 30min vape and catch up on TikTok.

When they can hear him banging on the table inside they know to nip back in, queue up new on-screen graphics, swap the plastic frying pans over to the solar powered night vision goggles, get him to neck another collagen capsule, tell him he's so funny, and bam - they can sod off to enjoy another 45 minute break outside.

*which given the skeleton crew VGL employ is likely

 

[HughTwo]

I wonder what tonight's most used words will be from Dirty Peter?

For large parts of the year, my money would be on "not" and "only".

At the moment, despite it being mild, I'm going for "cold".
As in "the bedroom was so cold. The house was cold. The sheets were damp and cold. Bet was cold. It's going to be cold, cold, cold, can't sleep in the cold. Cold, cold, cold, alright, cold, eight pound....first of four flexis......to stop the cold, cold,cold......"

 

[Duke of Cheese]

‘Herself’ making a ‘gag’ out of Storm Bert being called ‘Storm Ernie’ - i.e. Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street… Call me an ambulance immediately- my sides are splitting. I’m sure anybody who has had their property damaged in this awful weather, or worse, a relative killed, will absolutely love that particular ‘comedic’ analogy, or lack of one. Just stick to selling rags, Luv…The wreck of the Lusitania lies off the coast of Cork. There must a few jokes from that one for you, too.

 

[Duke of Cheese]

I wonder what tonight's most used words will be from Dirty Peter?

For large parts of the year, my money would be on "not" and "only".

At the moment, despite it being mild, I'm going for "cold".
As in "the bedroom was so cold. The house was cold. The sheets were damp and cold. Bet was cold. It's going to be cold, cold, cold, can't sleep in the cold. Cold, cold, cold, alright, cold, eight pound....first of four flexis......to stop the cold, cold,cold......"

He is a LARGE PART…A MASSIVELY LARGE ONE.

 

[Ant7t]

I tend to imagine there's no-one in the studio* anyway, which is why the standards are so ropey.

As someone who wanders 'all' shopping channels, but rarely stops for long, as much as I try, I know IW is owned / operated by TJC now. How do the two compare against each other over all? I'd say TJC has the upper hand in 'professionalism', but if they are to all intents and purposes the same company, shouldn't they operate with the same 'ism'?

 

[galesgal57]

Even if you don't want an air fryer, you must buy it! Why?

 

[LittleLily]

Has pedro been in an open top car in high winds? His hair looks worse than usual tonight.

 

[Niwa]

Even if you don't want an air fryer, you must buy it! Why?

Well I can only speak for myself, but I am always buying things I don't want or need.
I just can't stop. Probably because Pete always thanks me by saying 'Thanks Muriel'

 

[Samki]

Has pedro been in an open top car in high winds? His hair looks worse than usual tonight.

I’ve just had a look - shocking .

 

[Ant7t]

Even if you don't want an air fryer, you must buy it! Why?

So you can fry air? That'd go perfectly as a filling for a fresh air sandwich wrapped in sunshine. (Not that sunshine is a thing in the UK).

 

[Ant7t]

I see the rainbow bears have died of boredom waiting to be sold. Flaked out on the desk.

 

[Hammy60]

As someone who wanders 'all' shopping channels, but rarely stops for long, as much as I try, I know IW is owned / operated by TJC now. How do the two compare against each other over all? I'd say TJC has the upper hand in 'professionalism', but if they are to all intents and purposes the same company, shouldn't they operate with the same 'ism'?

They do, both operate a shysterism policy. A lot of the stuff that's appeared on IW was originally on TJC, and given similar sales pitches as to quality and bargain prices, while their sales patter wasn't so full in your face and maniacal as IW, they're still a bunch of shysters none the less.

TJC allow papa fields airtime, IW used to have baby fields, baby isn't a patch on papa for shysterism, that's all you need to know about TJC and their morals.

 

[Hammy60]

Even if you don't want an air fryer, you must buy it! Why?

You can heat the room your in?

 

[Ant7t]

I see the rainbow bears have died of boredom waiting to be sold. Flaked out on the desk.

You can heat the room your in?

Only if you all but sit on it.

 

[Battiola73]

Can’t understand these so called celebs having bum enhancements. They remind me of the Kenny Everett sketch of Rod Stewart with the strapped on bum.

 

[Jazzydrury]

Those poor bears