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Post by Petruchio - Good God on Mar 14, 2011 6:36:18 GMT
That's time for hope... cross all what you can girlies  |
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Post by Petruchio - Good God on Mar 16, 2011 8:18:49 GMT
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Post by Petruchio - Good God on Mar 16, 2011 8:20:14 GMT
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Post by rueful on Apr 27, 2011 19:23:07 GMT
Here is the idiot, justifying himself. As one commenter says, now that he's made this statement, he won't go back on it. www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/apr/27/tv-crime-drama-bbc1-chiefToo much crime on TV, says BBC1 chiefDanny Cohen justifies decision to axe Rufus Sewell drama Zen, saying he wants to 'broaden the palette a bit' Television is in danger of airing programmes with "too many male detectives" and "too much crime", according to the BBC1 controller, Danny Cohen.
Discussing the decision to axe BBC1's Rufus Sewell drama Zen two months ago, Cohen said: "You can't keep on doing everything if you want to bring in new things. I felt that we risked having too many male detectives and arguably we have had maybe too much crime.
He went on: "Detectives and crime is the real staple of quite a lot on the BBC but also a huge amount of ITV drama ... I want to broaden the palette a bit."
Speaking at a Broadcasting Press Guild lunch in London, Cohen said: "I want to broaden the range and make sure we have got enough that is not detectives and crime."
Cohen pointed out that BBC1 already has hit series Sherlock and Wallander, starring Kenneth Branagh, which is returning next year.
Other BBC1 male detective dramas include Luther and George Gently, while ITV1 has Lewis, Midsomer Murders, DCI Banks and the recent well-received one-off drama The Suspicions of Mr Whicher.
ITV is also due to air new dramas starring female detectives – Vera and Case Sensitive.
Following Life of Riley actor Caroline Quentin's recent call for Cohen to address the issue of more television roles for older actresses, the BBC1 controller said: "I think we know there's more work to do there. It's not a BBC issue, it's an industry issue, we have to get better."
When asked why one of his channel's most famous faces, David Dimbleby, has yet to agree a new contract with the BBC, Cohen at first said Dimbleby has signed up to host more editions of Question Time.
However he then corrected himself and said a deal has not yet been done and that it is being dealt with by the BBC News director, Helen Boaden.
Cohen said "I want him to stay and do Question Time", adding that part of the talks with Dimbleby include the veteran presenter doing a landmark series for BBC1 following the success of programmes such as Seven Ages of Britain.
He went on to say that he sometimes wonders about "the degree of scrutiny of the BBC" on a daily basis in newspapers and warned: "Britain would be a poorer place without the BBC, we should be careful how far we kick it." I'll keep my thoughts to myself, I guess, to avoid being banned from the boards. |
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Post by nell on Apr 27, 2011 19:29:24 GMT
Thanks Rueful - I can tell you where I'd like to kick it !  |
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Post by rueful on Apr 27, 2011 19:31:38 GMT
LOL, Nell. You and me both!
How come there are "too many detectives" but not too many reality shows?
Edited to add: I like this comment from one reader:
What we need is more cheap cookery, makeover and sport
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Post by judypatooty on Apr 27, 2011 19:53:35 GMT
Oh.Good.Grief. What a complete wan**er Cohen is. I totally agree with you, Rueful, and that reader, about what types of programs really need to be put on the chopping block.
It's quite telling that Cohen's still getting questioned about (and having to defend) his idiotic "Zen" decision two months later.
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Post by rueful on Apr 27, 2011 19:58:10 GMT
I agree Judy, with all the uproar he must know by now how stupid he was. Unlikely he'll ever admit it though. New bosses think it's dangerous to admit mistakes.
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Post by Petruchio - Good God on Apr 27, 2011 19:59:57 GMT
I know only one word... IDIOT !!!
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Post by ophelia on Apr 27, 2011 20:17:29 GMT
Thank you Rue. Still makes my blood boil with the mention of his name. He must realise what an absolutely stupid idiotic decision he has made but of course will never admit it. And Nell I'm with you girl  |
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Post by zenina on Apr 27, 2011 20:58:16 GMT
Kicking someone is not far from my mind (and I'm a very peaceful person usually)  Thank you rueful |
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Apr 27, 2011 21:41:15 GMT
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Post by robela on Apr 27, 2011 21:58:52 GMT
Totally agree with all you girls and thanks for posting the article Rueful! Lets just keep hoping that the series will command good audiences and more popularity in all the countries it is being shown in and more people will want to see more Zen. I still can't believe that such an excellent series will not go on. After all Zen is not your ordinary detective. The series is different from all the other detectives, ie, suave, sophisticated, sexy, thrilling, romantic and the series set in Rome and Umbria with gorgeous locations, is just so different to anything else on the BBC. Your excuses don't hold water Mr Cohen!  |
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Apr 27, 2011 23:27:50 GMT
Now that I've calmed down a bit, I'll just say what a load of old panda poop from Danny Cohen! His argument just doesn't make sense. He says "You can't keep on doing everything if you want to bring in new things. I felt that we risked having too many male detectives and arguably we have had maybe too much crime." Well, doesn't it make more sense to stop the older series, and hang on to the new one? And why say there's too much crime and then go on to highlight the fact there'll be Sherlock and Wallander? It's quite telling that Cohen's still getting questioned about (and having to defend) his idiotic "Zen" decision two months later. Very true, Judy. He's clearly very aware of the strength of feeling, otherwise why raise this again now - but heaven forbid he should pay any attention to what the viewers and licence-fee payers want! Unfortunately, he's just proved what I think most of us suspected, he just isn't the sort of man to back down even when he's clearly wrong. Like someone said in response to the Telegraph's report of Cohen's speech: Zen was good and Zen was fun, and if anyone had asked me I would have liked to have seen more of it.
But nobody asked me.www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/8478425/BBC-One-has-too-many-male-TV-detectives-says-channel-chief.html |
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Post by vmaciv on Apr 28, 2011 1:39:55 GMT
Sometimes brevity is best in these situations. The only thing that can be said about Mr. Cohen's decision is Stupid. I think that sums it up nicely. And the fact that his rationale for the cancellation keeps changing qualifying for Idtiotic. So it can either be Stupid or Idiotic. This way it is short just like Mr. Cohne's vision.
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