I would like to hear some opinions on who should replace Des Lynam as the presenter for Countdown.

I think Tom O'Connor should host it he is good clean fun and as an ex maths teacher he should give Carol a run for her money.
What do you think?

Tom would be good at Countdown. I remember a programme he presented in the 80s called The Zodiac Game. He was great at that.

Yeh ,He was great on Crossword LOL

I thnk hes been on those type of shows before, hasnt he. Yes he probably would be fine.

i don't see why not - it would be great for somebody to challenge Carol,eh? hehe
i have seen him on that Crossword game show..
is he in the running for it?

i think he is one of our local celebs, i have seen him involved with some of our local charity things...not sure where he lives exactly though...
yeah, good idea, seaslug..

Yes i would like to see Tom o Connor do Countdown i have always liked him.

I do believe he does do much charity work for children with special needs in the berkshire area. I think he is in the running for the job fingers crossed.

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Originally posted by boysmama72:
i don't see why not - it would be great for somebody to challenge Carol,eh? hehe
i have seen him on that Crossword game show..
is he in the running for it?

i think he is one of our local celebs, i have seen him involved with some of our local charity things...not sure where he lives exactly though...
yeah, good idea, seaslug..

Who is Tom O Connor I have never heard of him

obviously dont watch programmes with intelligent content

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Originally posted by lizzieclack:
Who is Tom O Connor I have never heard of him

I just proberbly don't reconise the name I would proberbly know his face thats all

totally agree - i can't think of anyone else I would rather have than Tom as host.

to be honest though i seem to be watching it less and less. i did get used to Des in the end when he started loosening up and he can be quite witty but i just knew he would't stick to it very long. you could see fairly early on it wasn't his bag and it think he finds it quite boring and monotonous.

i read somewhere a rumour about Carol taking over as host. no offence but i think that really would be the start of the end. the appeal of the show is largely due its long established format and presentation style and that's already been shaken to the core by Richard's untimely death. to lose Vord from the board would result in the programme ending within two years, i predict.

to me the only person who could do it really well is the late great richard whitelys partner kathryn apanowitz. shes the only person that i could listen to in dic. corner

I was thinking the very same thing. He does look very bored indead. This week I have wanted to watch the programme because Tom always seems to brighten it up.

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Originally posted by dominica333:
totally agree - i can't think of anyone else I would rather have than Tom as host.

to be honest though i seem to be watching it less and less. i did get used to Des in the end when he started loosening up and he can be quite witty but i just knew he would't stick to it very long. you could see fairly early on it wasn't his bag and it think he finds it quite boring and monotonous.

i read somewhere a rumour about Carol taking over as host. no offence but i think that really would be the start of the end. the appeal of the show is largely due its long established format and presentation style and that's already been shaken to the core by Richard's untimely death. to lose Vord from the board would result in the programme ending within two years, i predict.

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Originally posted by terrorpin:
to me the only person who could do it really well is the late great richard whitelys partner kathryn apanowitz. shes the only person that i could listen to in dic. corner

oh no i think that would be a disaster. i think the fewer changes to countdown the greater chance it has of surviving. it's crucial that the host remain as being a male not a female.
and even then it's hard enough finding the right host. whoever does it next will have an easier job than Des because they won't be taking over immediately from Mr Coutdown himself. Thanks to Des the viewers have now adapted to someone else in Richard's chair.

I do think Tom is a great choice

I dont watch the programme, cant stand Mrs snobby, look at me Im on tv type, but I did turn over today and tom was on there and he did look the natural choice.

i agree Seaslug - Carole is another tv personality who comes across as...well.....false.

I preferred it when the late richard whitley did it

I think they have opted for the wrong O'Connor. Has anyone any news on this?

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think they have opted for the wrong O'Connor. Has anyone any news on this?

who's opted for the wrong O'Connor? Are you refering to Tom or Des or someone else?

I think Des would be disastrous.He would waste so much time wiping tears of laughter from his eyes we'd never get through the rounds.

i was thinking of Des o'connor as a replacement but you have a point there dominicaa.....well we can rule joe pasquale out..lol.
Les Dennis isn't good enough i don't think...thats my gameshow hosts out of the window..lol.. Sorry im not clued up on countdown anymore do they have a replacement in mind?

Countdown was finished when Richard Whitely died and it should always be remembered as his show.

I have to be honest Debz I hardly watch it now - surprisingly nothing to do with Des Lynham and everything to do with Carol. Giving her more 'input' doesn't work for me. I know it's all rehearsed but it's not supposed to be that obvious and it's annoying.

Oh god yes Joe Pasquale would be as watery as Des O'Connor!!! I like Les Dennis but I think he would be wrong.

I think you need someone comfortable, slightly bumbling and a bit quirky and quite witty..basically we need Richard back!!! As there is no chance of that, I can't at the moment think of anyone I would prefer more than Tom O'Connor.
He's got a very warm smooth manner without being slimy and too 'showmanlike' and he doesn't grate on my nerves - that is a major achievement i can tell you!!!

But as i say it's irrelevent as I hardly watch it now. I will be very surprised if Countdown is still going in a few years time.

For a start i think it's a programme that people love because of its familiarity. If they get the right host now it will have to be someone who is willing to stay for the long haul.

I know it's a massive salary but to be frank it would bore me rigid to do that job for any length of time, which is basically i think the truth of what happened with Des.

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Originally posted by aocfly:
obviously dont watch programmes with intelligent content

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Originally posted by lizzieclack:
Who is Tom O Connor I have never heard of him

ooooohhhh bitchy!!! hehe!!!

id say just not old enough, because he isn't on as much as he used to be eh?

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Originally posted by Caveman:
Countdown was finished when Richard Whitely died and it should always be remembered as his show.

i agree with that to be honest...but i think that they wanted to keep it going in his memory! he was a very nice man!
and yes, it was his show, wasn't it?
yes, tom o connor does seem to be the best man for the job,..but it does seem to be dragged out a bit now, i think....i never seem to waytch it anymore....Des Lynam is not a patch on Richard! but Tom would do better...