Jerry Springer - RIP

[cleavers]

WTF is this news in the UK, we got rid of Kyle thankfully, same shit, not even our country.

 

[BlueHammer85]

WTF is this news in the UK, we got rid of Kyle thankfully, same shit, not even our country.

Iconic TV host that many of us grew up with in the 90’s and a lovely bloke abit like O’Grady in that sense.

Not gonna begrudge a huge TV star a bit of airtime on the News for one night ,even if he is American.

 

[Kinkybyname]

much smarter than many on here are giving him credit for - the comparisons with Kyle are crass

 

[cleavers]

Iconic TV host that many of us grew up with in the 90’s and a lovely bloke abit like O’Grady in that sense.

Never ever any interest I'm afraid.

Iconic, really ?

Same sad shit as Jeremy Kyle for me, exploiting sad people.

 

[TinFoilHat]

WTF is this news in the UK, we got rid of Kyle thankfully, same shit, not even our country.

His trash show was cult viewing and he became a minor TV star over here off the back of it. His cult status led to Jerry Springer the Opera being made.


I doubt in today's "enlightened times" it will get a well deserved revival because it's fantastic.

As an aside he was born here in highgate underground station.

 

[bluethrunthru]

 

[BlueHammer85]

Good debate

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

I like that - first time I've seen paxman genuinely charmed and disarmed

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

RIP. He seemed a decent bloke.

 

[TonyM]

I liked him.

 

[Mozzer]

Paxo at his razor sharp best. Sad to see the effect Parkinsons disease has had on him.

 

[Jack74]

Jeremy Kyle should copy him again.

Made me chuckle

 

[blue44]

 

[Bigga]

Aww, shame.

I really liked the man. Never revelled in the nonsense or had a sense of self importance like some of the copycats.

I thought he had some really in-depth observations that made you think before the show got into its truly ridiculous stages.

RIP, Mr Springer.

 

[kaz7]

Comparing him to that **** kyle is wrong , this man was never a bully and making his guests kill themselves , he sat back and let the show play out , he wasnt pointing and shouting in peoples faces . He also spent a lot of time in the uk and was born here , nice guy

 

[denislawsbackheel]

His trash show was cult viewing and he became a minor TV star over here off the back of it. His cult status led to Jerry Springer the Opera being made.


I doubt in today's "enlightened times" it will get a well deserved revival because it's fantastic.

As an aside he was born here in highgate underground station.

Jerry Springer - The Opera was co-written by Stewart Lee.

 

[Bozo]

Just watched the Klanfrontation episode. Incredible stuff.

 

[Postman Pep]

 

[TinFoilHat]

Jerry Springer - The Opera was co-written by Stewart Lee.

I knew there was a British influence on that I didn't realise it was him.

 

[GoatersLeftShin]

I'm sure Jerry Springer was a nice guy in private and certainly from the interviews I've seen , he is an intelligent man. He's aware of what he's doing and shows enough to understand the bigger picture.

He made a living from taking vulnerable people, and I dare say struggling actors and putting them on TV as an event. They were people who were not on the same intellectual plane as him and his trade was poking fun at them, goading them and trying to get a reaction from them. His shows tried to dress it up as cod-psychology where they helped people, but make no mistake - you jumped through the hoop of worldwide humiliation before you saw anyone who could help you. Do we know how many people genuinely got a full recovery from being on this shows?

Regardless of whether you think he was a nice person or not, he was the face of that culture of TV that brought that poor, desperate, thick, uneducated and nasty underclass and put them on TV. He encouraged conflict, outrageous, indecent behaviour and savagery yet he knew better. He undoubtedly created a culture where, in this culture, we had the appalling Jeremy Kyle show on our TV which was one of the most shameful programmes shown.

I'm sorry he's passed, but his legacy is shameful.