[The Flying Mouse]

Originally Posted by lorenzoduke

Maybe as contestants are eliminated and the format is tweaked, we'll get to hear more from the judges.

Correct
There were 8 contestants in the first episode, which puts serious constraints on time.
As weeks go by, and more contestants are illiminated, there will be more and more time for judges to speak, and for guest performances.
In fact they need more spotlight on the judges and guest performances as the weeks go by, as they lose a performer every week, resulting in more time needing to be filled.
On the last week it's going to be two singers doing one song each.
That's going to leave a hell of a lot of airtime to fill.

Originally Posted by snowy

Do you reckon he has now got a 'compliments' app for his iPhone instead of the insults one we saw him using in Twiter a few months ago!!!!

I thought Meat was more of a go phone man myself

Originally Posted by CarylB

Some friends watched it last night and commented on the quality and knowledge shown in Meat's comments, plus that he seemed constrained by the format and being rushed to feed back in just a sentance or two. Alan Titchmarsh wants to constrain him? .. well, I wish him good luck with that!

Again, Meat is rushed because the whole show is rushed.
As contestants drop out things will relax and there will be more time for conversation.
It's nothing to do with Alan Titchmarch wanting to constain him, it's about him needing to constrain him.
He's the host, so it's his balls on the line if the show is suddenly running 20 mins late.
Prime time TV, Live, and it's up to YOU to make sure everything stays dead on time.
Hell, I wouldn't like that challenge.
And then you add MEAT LOAF to the mix?
If I ever bump into Alan Titchmarch, i'm going to buy him a pint for taking that challenge on.

Originally Posted by dukesofhazard

Don't think Titchmarsh did himself any favours by asking Meat to be brief with his comments - that's just asking for trouble!!

OK, someone pinch me to see if i'm awake, because I can't believe i'm about to defend Alan Titchmarch on a Meat Loaf forum for two comments in a row

I don't think it's asking for trouble by asking a judge to be brief when it's live TV.
A.T. is the ring master of the circus.It's his job to keep everything running, running well, running smoothly, and running on time.
You can't balls the job up because you've got a program that's ready to start after your program has finished.
You can't take 2 for another go, it's got to be perfexct first time.
Out of professional courtesy, you should follow the ring masters lead.
Yes, we love Meat, and it's great to see him on prime TV in this way.He's funny and this could be an awesome piece of promo, but this is not the Meat Loaf show.
When he's interviewed on a chat show, it's all about HIM for that allotted time.
This is something different.This is about him offering a few comments when invited to.
As time becomes less of a factor, he'll have time to shine, but if he acts up in the meantime it's going to look like he's trying to upstage the show and he'll come over as an egotastic asshole.
OK, there's no such thing as bad publicity, but there is such a thing as good publicity.

Originally Posted by AndyK

Sadly the show is live so they have to run to a schedule, they can't let anyone ramble knowing that they can edit it down afterwards to fit. As the number of stars reduces each week we can only hope that it gives the judges (and hence Meat) more time to speak without being rushed by the gardener.

EXACTLY

Originally Posted by daveake

Yes, he did seem a bit perturbed by the fact that the show couldn't be pruned after the event.

The show is pruned every week

Originally Posted by The Mirror

Little” Jimmy Osmond slaughtered One ~Cornetto, Corrie Kym Marsh did the soundtrack to the Stella ads

Such a parody of working class it belongs in a Monty Python sketch