{"id":2998,"date":"2018-07-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.smooth.com.au\/uncategorised\/viewers-slam-new-series-pointless-calling-it-boring\/"},"modified":"2018-07-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T00:00:00","slug":"viewers-slam-new-series-pointless-calling-it-boring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.smooth.com.au\/entertainment\/viewers-slam-new-series-pointless-calling-it-boring\/","title":{"rendered":"Viewers slam Channel Ten&#8217;s new series Pointless, calling it &#8220;boring&#8221; and &#8220;pathetic&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the snazzy replacement that took the place of&nbsp;<em>Family Feud&nbsp;<\/em>but channel ten&#8217;s new show&nbsp;<em>Pointless&nbsp;<\/em>is&#8230; well, pointless according to viewers.<\/p>\n<p>The series, based on a UK format of the same name, is hosted by TV personality Dr. Andrew Rochford and former SBS comedian Mark Humphries.<\/p>\n<p>For those not on the up-and-up, teams in<em> Pointless <\/em>compete&nbsp;to score as little points as possible by giving the right answer to a little-known question. Which, is kind of weird, but the UK version is popular so the hopes were high.<\/p>\n<p>However, if&nbsp;Monday&#8217;s premiere is anything to go by&#8230; it&#8217;s not looking good:<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oh dear I tried to persevere and watch as I love BBC Pointless however it is such a pathetic imitation I was cringing just accept it guys you don\u2019t not have the class wit or rapport with each other to pull this off so embarrassing-big fail channel 10<\/p>&mdash; cherie (@cherieangela4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cherieangela4\/status\/1021320446971539456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote>&#13;\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Pointless has zero excitement,&#8221; wrote one woman.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;There is no connection, no spark, no love between hosts and audience.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Others have slammed the series saying it has been dumbed down for Australian audiences, called it a &#8220;pathetic imitation&#8221;, &#8220;boring and &#8220;garbage&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>One Twitter user even wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I hope Mark Humphries is only on annual leave from SBS because his stint at Channel 10 won&#8217;t last long.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PointlessAU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PointlessAU<\/a> has zero excitement! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/flop?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#flop<\/a> Two hosts have got nothing on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grantdenyer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@grantdenyer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bringbackthefued?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bringbackthefued<\/a> There is no connection, no spark, no love between hosts and audience like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grantdenyer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@grantdenyer<\/a> Pointles boring show.<\/p>&mdash; Rosa Perry (@rosaperry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rosaperry\/status\/1021323665529425920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote>&#13;\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anyone feel like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PointlessAU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PointlessAU<\/a> has dumbed down for Aussie audiences?<\/p>&mdash; Renee (@Coal_Front) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Coal_Front\/status\/1021307683981279232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote>&#13;\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The set makes Andrew look like:<br>* He is in a futuristic wheelchair<br>* Has a large pair of testicles<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PointlessAU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PointlessAU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TV5UBHkHyG\">pic.twitter.com\/TV5UBHkHyG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Matt Fulton (@MattFultonComAu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattFultonComAu\/status\/1021312359548084224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote>&#13;\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is too rushed. How about cutting The Project by 30 minutes so the show can breathe a little. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pointlessAU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#pointlessAU<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mike Martin (@AdelaideCrows92) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdelaideCrows92\/status\/1021307890957631488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote>&#13;\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<p>Mark Humphries, who famously got the hosting gig after tweeting about his love for the UK series, somehow predicted the Twitter deluge, posting a pre-emptive tweet last night:<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s the first episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PointlessAU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PointlessAU<\/a> tonight. Hope you enjoy it, and for those who don\u2019t, have fun shitting on it. 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