21-04-2022, 09:01 AM
(This post was last modified: 21-04-2022, 09:16 AM by DavidWhitfield.)
We know from his GMB days that Piers is able to use his off-camera 'relationship' with Trump to get interviews with him. Therefore, my reaction to this MASSIVE ANNOUNCEMENT that they've secured an interview with him is... meh.
The whole style of that promo says a lot to me about the channel and its style. Big bold letters, clickbait editing, and very tabloidesque phrasing. It's not just an interview, it's the "MOST EXPLOSIVE INTERVIEW OF THE YEAR" with "A FORMER PRESIDENT IN DENIAL".
The phrasing of 'Morgan v Trump' irks me, as well. An interview is meant to be... an interview - an exchange of questions, answers, and discussion. 'Morgan v Trump' makes it clear that having a sensible discussion isn't the goal. It makes it sound like it'll be some dreadful combative slanging match. All sounds a bit 'Jeremy Kyle'. While I'm sure that'll go down well with many, that's not at all what I want to watch, personally.
I will dip into the channel upon its launch to see what it's like and give it a fair chance as I'm aware I'm pre-judging something before it's even got on air but I don't have high hopes that it'll be for me based on everything I've seen so far.
The whole style of that promo says a lot to me about the channel and its style. Big bold letters, clickbait editing, and very tabloidesque phrasing. It's not just an interview, it's the "MOST EXPLOSIVE INTERVIEW OF THE YEAR" with "A FORMER PRESIDENT IN DENIAL".
The phrasing of 'Morgan v Trump' irks me, as well. An interview is meant to be... an interview - an exchange of questions, answers, and discussion. 'Morgan v Trump' makes it clear that having a sensible discussion isn't the goal. It makes it sound like it'll be some dreadful combative slanging match. All sounds a bit 'Jeremy Kyle'. While I'm sure that'll go down well with many, that's not at all what I want to watch, personally.
I will dip into the channel upon its launch to see what it's like and give it a fair chance as I'm aware I'm pre-judging something before it's even got on air but I don't have high hopes that it'll be for me based on everything I've seen so far.
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