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Episode Discussion: S09E09 "Illness"

Nov 06, 2011 22:43

Welcome, all my winners (except you, MICHAEL), to this week's Episode Discussion Thread!

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obzedyon November 7 2011, 07:11:50 UTC

The nursing student in me says: stay away from fatty and spicy foods!
But the regular student in me loves fatty and spicy foods and is busy munching away at deep-fried everything.

I do agree with Ben about needing to provide links though. Sometimes I google information mentioned on QI afterwards and manage only to find a vague reference to it in a local newspaper. Hardly confidence-building xD

Re: revisiting old episodes - yes, please :D Especially the ones from earlier series (A-D)

lorcas_novena November 7 2011, 07:48:19 UTC

I wanted Ben Goldacre to be better! I love his column and he's funny in live shows! It might be that he doesn't really approve of the show giving air time to slightly iffy fringe research (which is perhaps necessary for a show like QI) I still wanted him to be better.

milk_today November 7 2011, 11:01:15 UTC

This ep wasn't funny enough. Sadly.

And I thought I heard Rich Hall shouting too ;)

spooky_miss November 7 2011, 11:40:01 UTC

I agree, I don't think any of the ones with the "experts" have been that funny so far. Luckily next week its back to just comedians and thats better! :)

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milk_today November 10 2011, 11:37:31 UTC

True, but I am watching Qi for a combination of funny and interesting. I think the Brian Cox ep had the right mixture.

dracothelizard November 7 2011, 13:26:36 UTC

I love Ben Goldacre, so already approved of this show, and while I agree he was a bit too much on the expert side, at least quite a few things what he said were funny, although unlike Brian Cox he didn't really engage with the others.

I also quite enjoyed Jo Brand's aside in the XL version on how definitions of mental illnesses change over time. Another one of those interesting-though-not-funny things.

readitlikeanegg November 7 2011, 17:12:26 UTC

I agree with you about the Jo Brand thing. I like it when the comedian guests come up with the most interesting bit of information, or something really thought-provoking like this.

dracothelizard November 7 2011, 19:40:49 UTC

Hm, you sometimes forget she have that nurse-background, but it does come up every now and then, and she clearly has a few stories from those days.

glazomaniac November 7 2011, 14:41:58 UTC

i always find jo brand's brand of humor (see what i did there?) to be an unwelcome bit. she's had her moments, but she does just hit the same jokes over and over again. and i don't mind if a guest isn't hilarious as long as s/he's interesting, which goldacre was.