Comments on: Le Talk-Show: a beginner’s guide http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/2009/05/le-talk-show-a-beginners-guide/ A Kiwi in Paris, sweating on the metro Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:27:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: L http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/2009/05/le-talk-show-a-beginners-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-1353 L Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:04:27 +0000 http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/?p=2471#comment-1353 Don't forget that "talk show" is pronounced "tall-k shoh" because they figured their English was good enough after learning "Brian is in the kitchen". Don’t forget that “talk show” is pronounced “tall-k shoh” because they figured their English was good enough after learning “Brian is in the kitchen”.

]]> By: Yann http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/2009/05/le-talk-show-a-beginners-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-631 Yann Wed, 13 May 2009 13:55:11 +0000 http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/?p=2471#comment-631 In fact, French talk shows are not always as intellectual as you imply (if that's what you meant by critical). Well, first of all there's the video you show in your post that proves it ^^ but I can also think of two other (now defunct) talk shows that used to be very popular : Thierry Ardisson's "Tout le monde en parle" and Marc-Olivier Faugiel's "On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde". I must confess that prior to owning a hard-drive DVD recorder, I used to slump in front of them for an hour or two (or more sometimes) late at night. They're now gone and I'm not sorry because even though they were at times very interesting they really were a mixture of promotion, gratuitous provocation and the search for juicy gossip about the guests. As I said they don't air any more but trash TV still lives in France (look at Mireille Dumas... if you can ! I can't.) In fact, French talk shows are not always as intellectual as you imply (if that’s what you meant by critical).

Well, first of all there’s the video you show in your post that proves it ^^ but I can also think of two other (now defunct) talk shows that used to be very popular : Thierry Ardisson’s “Tout le monde en parle” and Marc-Olivier Faugiel’s “On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde”.

I must confess that prior to owning a hard-drive DVD recorder, I used to slump in front of them for an hour or two (or more sometimes) late at night. They’re now gone and I’m not sorry because even though they were at times very interesting they really were a mixture of promotion, gratuitous provocation and the search for juicy gossip about the guests.

As I said they don’t air any more but trash TV still lives in France (look at Mireille Dumas… if you can ! I can’t.)

]]> By: Richard http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/2009/05/le-talk-show-a-beginners-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-629 Richard Tue, 12 May 2009 22:04:03 +0000 http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/?p=2471#comment-629 The differences between a French talk-show and Oprah? Oh, let me write another post. ... :-) For a start Laurent Ruquier hasn't been turned into a brand in the same way as Oprah. Oprah has magazines, cosmetics, everything. I don't see Patrick Poivre d'Arvor aftershave in shops here. Not yet anway. And Oprah is nice to her guests, whereas (at least on On n'est pas couché) it seems that people must be deeply critical of each other for the hell of it. The differences between a French talk-show and Oprah? Oh, let me write another post. … :-)

For a start Laurent Ruquier hasn’t been turned into a brand in the same way as Oprah. Oprah has magazines, cosmetics, everything. I don’t see Patrick Poivre d’Arvor aftershave in shops here. Not yet anway.

And Oprah is nice to her guests, whereas (at least on On n’est pas couché) it seems that people must be deeply critical of each other for the hell of it.

]]> By: klari http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/2009/05/le-talk-show-a-beginners-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-628 klari Tue, 12 May 2009 10:43:26 +0000 http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/?p=2471#comment-628 Hehehe ! What are the differences between a talk-show <i>a la francaise</i> and Oprah, though ? Hehehe !

What are the differences between a talk-show a la francaise and Oprah, though ?

]]> By: Richard http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/2009/05/le-talk-show-a-beginners-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-626 Richard Mon, 11 May 2009 06:32:26 +0000 http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/?p=2471#comment-626 Merci Jean Francois! The clip from TLMEP is great, I just need a few minutes to "tune" into the Quebecois accent :) Merci Jean Francois! The clip from TLMEP is great, I just need a few minutes to “tune” into the Quebecois accent :)

]]> By: Jazz Frisson http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/2009/05/le-talk-show-a-beginners-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-625 Jazz Frisson Mon, 11 May 2009 03:43:47 +0000 http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/?p=2471#comment-625 Salut Richard, You got it quite right about the french talk-shows! Very funny post! Obviously, being a french nation here in Quebec, we also have our own talk-shows, the most popular of which is Tout Le Monde En Parle. As the name implies, they talk and talk and talk... Take a look here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z8tyaoLN08 That should keep you busy on Wikipedia for awhile :-) Salutations! Jean Francois Salut Richard,

You got it quite right about the french talk-shows! Very funny post!

Obviously, being a french nation here in Quebec, we also have our own talk-shows, the most popular of which is Tout Le Monde En Parle. As the name implies, they talk and talk and talk… Take a look here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z8tyaoLN08

That should keep you busy on Wikipedia for awhile :-)

Salutations! Jean Francois

]]> By: Richard http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/2009/05/le-talk-show-a-beginners-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-623 Richard Sat, 09 May 2009 07:16:50 +0000 http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/?p=2471#comment-623 Yann, I know where you live. There is a pin on my map :-) Yann, I know where you live. There is a pin on my map :-)

]]> By: Yann http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/2009/05/le-talk-show-a-beginners-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-619 Yann Wed, 06 May 2009 09:11:11 +0000 http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/?p=2471#comment-619 Hilarious post ! I must admit I don't watch this show. I think there are better things to do when you've got 3 hours to spare, but then again it's YOUR life Richard... ;-) Pretty disgusted by the video though : this is no incentive to start watching imho. However, please, all you foreigners reading this : there are far better sides to French culture ! Don't let Richard fool you ! I spoilt his plans for the takeover of Alsace back in 2000 and now he's trying to destabilize and weaken this country to get it filled to the brim with kiwis (fruit AND birds), sheep and appalling rugby players. Although, regarding the latter we already have more than we need, alas... Yann. Hilarious post !

I must admit I don’t watch this show. I think there are better things to do when you’ve got 3 hours to spare, but then again it’s YOUR life Richard… ;-)

Pretty disgusted by the video though : this is no incentive to start watching imho.

However, please, all you foreigners reading this : there are far better sides to French culture ! Don’t let Richard fool you ! I spoilt his plans for the takeover of Alsace back in 2000 and now he’s trying to destabilize and weaken this country to get it filled to the brim with kiwis (fruit AND birds), sheep and appalling rugby players. Although, regarding the latter we already have more than we need, alas…

Yann.

]]> By: Matthieu Balmes http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/2009/05/le-talk-show-a-beginners-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-617 Matthieu Balmes Tue, 05 May 2009 09:27:04 +0000 http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/?p=2471#comment-617 Great post as always. I laugh everytime I read about your vision of France and the french cultur and paradox. I stopped watching On n'est pas couché (maybe because of the broadcast time) months ago mainly because of Zemmour : he is so disdainful and the whole character is disgusting. But I must agree, Jonathan Lambert is a great comedian and it was even better when <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXCIKQ7kXA4" rel="nofollow"> Florence Foresti </a> was on air. Keep on the good work. Great post as always. I laugh everytime I read about your vision of France and the french cultur and paradox.
I stopped watching On n’est pas couché (maybe because of the broadcast time) months ago mainly because of Zemmour : he is so disdainful and the whole character is disgusting.
But I must agree, Jonathan Lambert is a great comedian and it was even better when Florence Foresti was on air.

Keep on the good work.

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