Episode Discussion: S09E09 "Illness"
Welcome, all my winners (except you, MICHAEL), to this week's Episode Discussion Thread!
Series I, Episode 9 "Illness"
Put down your granddad's antimony pill and let's get to discussing!
My random thoughts:
- This series' theme of the Distinguished Expert Panelist continues with Ben Goldacre. Certainly pleasant enough, unfortunately he falls more on the Rory McGrath side of the Fry Standardized Knowledge/Comedy scale (of which I daresay our beloved Qimaster is perfectly and utterly centered), but the welcome presence of Andy Hamilton and Jo Brand serve to drag the show back towards random hilarity. Still, when Stephen has to ask serious questions of his panelists more than once in an episode, something seems off-kilter. QI isn't an interview show, after all.
- Although aired in the XL version only, there's a zing from Ben Goldacre on QI's use of uncited research in their questions. Can I hear Rich Hall, far off, shouting something about a moon?
- Jo's blasted random celebrities before, but I don't know enough about Michael Winner to gauge the source of her ire. Is he particularly annoying?
- Now you can ask what George V of the United Kingdom had in common with John Belushi. Apart from the propensity for wearing a samurai outfit and making sandwiches, that is.
- As a non-episode aside, how many of you would like, upon the ending of this current series, revisiting some deathless and classic episodes in our weekly discussion thread?
- And remember: avoid fatty and spicy foods!
Series I, Episode 9 "Illness"
Put down your granddad's antimony pill and let's get to discussing!
My random thoughts:
- This series' theme of the Distinguished Expert Panelist continues with Ben Goldacre. Certainly pleasant enough, unfortunately he falls more on the Rory McGrath side of the Fry Standardized Knowledge/Comedy scale (of which I daresay our beloved Qimaster is perfectly and utterly centered), but the welcome presence of Andy Hamilton and Jo Brand serve to drag the show back towards random hilarity. Still, when Stephen has to ask serious questions of his panelists more than once in an episode, something seems off-kilter. QI isn't an interview show, after all.
- Although aired in the XL version only, there's a zing from Ben Goldacre on QI's use of uncited research in their questions. Can I hear Rich Hall, far off, shouting something about a moon?
- Jo's blasted random celebrities before, but I don't know enough about Michael Winner to gauge the source of her ire. Is he particularly annoying?
- Now you can ask what George V of the United Kingdom had in common with John Belushi. Apart from the propensity for wearing a samurai outfit and making sandwiches, that is.
- As a non-episode aside, how many of you would like, upon the ending of this current series, revisiting some deathless and classic episodes in our weekly discussion thread?
- And remember: avoid fatty and spicy foods!