[lalaland]

Does anyone else think with Scott Mills doing Chris' show recently that this highlights how much Chris has gone down hill?

Back in the old days when Chris was on in the afternoon it was great, he did an excellent show and I'd rush to the car on my way home from work so as not to miss one minute of it and often sat in there for a few minutes when at home to not miss any other bits. Then Chris took over from the fading Sarah Cox who seemed unable to either turn up for the morning show or present a decent show. At first the shows weren't bad, it took him some time to get adjusted, but then Chris' morning show was excellent and very enjoyable, making the morning rush hour pass quite easily.

Now present day, Chris' show is dull, repetative and seems to suffer from product placement.

I understand that there will undoubtedly be many die hard Moyles fans here that may not agree, but I think that the curse of the morning show that turns once good DJs in to crap has struck again. Chris no longer presents a decent show.

Most of the time his shows are him being sarchastic, talking down to callers or listners, Dave trying to say the same lines as Chris and jumping in half way through, the same old product placement for Sky plus and Xbox etc. and not much else. It's not entertaining any longer.

Scott's show in the morning at the moment is a fresh lease of life. The downsides are that we have to put up with Sarah Cox in the evening pushing out her 'past it' show hoping that she may once again be entertaining, but that's long gone.

I seriously think it's time to replace Chris Moyles and Sarah Cox, the morning show slot has done it's dammage and both are no longer entertaining. I am not calling for Scott to be moved to the morning slot, leave him in the afternoon as the morning show seems to ruin any DJ placed there.

Chris' attitude is almost one of not caring, can't be bothered, I've made it and don't have to try.

Does anyone else agree?

On a slightly different note, if Garry Bushell and Phil Jupitas had a child, would it look like Chris Moyles?:D His photo on the header of Chrismoyles.net stuck that in my head...

[Boboff]

In short no I don't agree with you.

You phrase your argument well, but base in on facts that I can't understand.

As your name implies lalaland is where you live, and get all your opinions, and it shows I am affraid.

Listeners have increased in the last 12 months, indicative of a good show.

Scot is funny, I like him on the Afternoon, but Chris is better, less planned, more random, personal in his comments yes, but then making personal comments doesn't always have to be seen as agressive, it can be done for effect, to get a laugh

you stupid, idiotic, fat, smelly, greasy, son of a dutch lady boy prostitute, you have no friends and your a nasty horrible stupid fat smelly wee head.

See hilarious, and if you don't agree there is a button on the radio allowing you a choice, your choice is not who plays when, but what station you listen too, make the choice, Chris or it's Wogan, or the best of the 80's 90's and today ahhhh

[glennjpeace]

lalaland...I think if you think Moyles has 'passed it' I think you are on the wrong site...

try the Mills Fansite!

[lalaland]

In short no I don't agree with you.

You phrase your argument well, but base in on facts that I can't understand.

As your name implies lalaland is where you live, and get all your opinions, and it shows I am affraid.

So because you don't agree with me you suspect I live in Lalaland instead of it being a randomly chosen forum username. Fair enough...

Listeners have increased in the last 12 months, indicative of a good show.

I agree, listeners have increased, but what other choice do people have? I have yet to find a decent breakfast show at present and my points about his show still stand as far as I am concerned. Do you not tire of hearing about sky plus or xbox or whatever else Chris wants a freebie from in the mornings? If he's going to advertise then why do we pay our license fee?

And do you not think Dave should at least have a go at some of his own content? A lot of times Chris will start a phrase or song and Dave will try to keep up or start up half way through like someone trying to sing with someone else but not quite knowing the words.

Scot is funny, I like him on the Afternoon, but Chris is better, less planned, more random, personal in his comments yes, but then making personal comments doesn't always have to be seen as agressive, it can be done for effect, to get a laugh

you stupid, idiotic, fat, smelly, greasy, son of a dutch lady boy prostitute, you have no friends and your a nasty horrible stupid fat smelly wee head.

That's not funny though is it? Anyone can string along a load of insults or put someone down, but it takes someone with talent to do it and be funny with it, plus doing it to everyone, it gets repetitive.

My neice can call everyone a 'poo head' all day long, should I get her on the radio?

See hilarious, and if you don't agree there is a button on the radio allowing you a choice, your choice is not who plays when, but what station you listen too, make the choice, Chris or it's Wogan, or the best of the 80's 90's and today ahhhh

My choice of which station I listen to still doesn't change my view that Chris Moyles is past it. I think Radio One need to consider their new morning DJ or at least talk to Chris and get him to try something new, without the adverts.

[lalaland]

lalaland...I think if you think Moyles has 'passed it' I think you are on the wrong site...

try the Mills Fansite!

I am on the right site if I want to speak to Moyle's fans and get their views like I asked in my first post.

I am not a fan of Mills as such, although I do like his show, I wouldn't bother joining a site or anything.

[Ballbag]

My God you write alot lalaland.

[glennjpeace]

why do you want our views for... If we are members of chrismoyles.net...it's obviously because we are fans of the show. So our views of Chris Moyles are pretty obvious!

[David]

I don't think Moyles is past it, far from it, but I do agree that the show is getting a bit repetitive and dull.

Still the best thing on radio though.

[fish heads]

And do you not think Dave should at least have a go at some of his own content?

Dave writes the majority of the feature based content for the show, such as Tedious (obviously) and "Aled's guide to".

[Boboff]

Your new hear, and welcome by the way.

You make sound points, and you know how to use that quote thing already, excellent.

It comes down to personal preference at the end of the day, I enjoy Chris's show's

His book though is rubbish.

I've really felt the generic recording things comments were anything other than chat, I suppose he get freebies, and fair play,

Dave is an ass, but it's Chris's choice to have him on the show, and I believe Dave does write allot of the Parodies and Messages.

We've all had friends that kind of embarras you sometime, and I think dave's a bit like that.

Hey how, jolly good show.

Poo Head.... now that is funny !

[Ballbag]

Stinky poo poo head....... now that's funnier.

[MK Chris]

Moyles' show is quite clearly different to what it used to be like in the afternoons. The Breakfast Show is the flagship show on Radio One and the appeal, as I've said at some point before, has broadened since then to reflect that. My boss said yesterday that she used to dislike Moyles' show but now it has her in stitches. You can't please all the people all the time; but the evidence shows he is now pleasing more people than he did before.

[lalaland]

My God you write alot lalaland.

Did you read it all? My God, you read a lot Bag for balls

why do you want our views for... If we are members of chrismoyles.net...it's obviously because we are fans of the show. So our views of Chris Moyles are pretty obvious!

Because people like David have posted their view, "I don't think Moyles is past it, far from it, but I do agree that the show is getting a bit repetitive and dull.

Still the best thing on radio though." and despite him being a fan and thinking it's the best thing on the radio he admits it's getting dull and repetitive.

Your new hear, and welcome by the way.

You make sound points, and you know how to use that quote thing already, excellent.

Thanks for the welcome. As for the quote tool, I should be good, I run my own site and the forum has over 6,000 members on it so I know a thing or two about forums
(don't worry, I am not here to drop URLs or advertise)

Dave is an ass, but it's Chris's choice to have him on the show, and I believe Dave does write allot of the Parodies and Messages.

We agree on one point then.

Nice avatar by the way fish heads

[Sidders]

Still the best thing on radio though.

Apart from Scott Mills.

[Yudster]

LalaLand. I think I've been there.

I am decidedly "non-target" in terms of Radio One in general, and possibly particularly Chris Moyles. Somehow though I find myself enjoying it immensely most of the time. I will freely admit that at times the aggressively led studio discussions annoy me to the extent that I switch off for a couple of minutes, but thats what the switch thingy is for - and its only a radio show, its not like I'm sending back my fish course at The Ivy. On the whole, I find it entertaining and funny, which is pretty much all I ask of the radio when I am in the car in the mornings.

In contrast, I am finding Scott Mills far far worse than he has been previously when he has covered Breakfast - and I am not enjoying Drive as much as I used to. As regular readers of this forum might know, I absolutely loathe prank phone calls, they are puerile and childish - and many of them are also faked, so they don't even have the benefit of being genuinely amusing for those morons who DO find them funny. Scott has become far more repetitive in his use of "types" of gag than Chris ever has, and I am finding Scott's breakfast show unlistenable to at the moment - although I wouldn't dream of complaining, because as I said, I am not who these programmes are aimed at. But I am old enough to know the difference between spontaneous humour and laboured, tired "comedy".

And interestingly enough, Sara Cox had me in stitches this afternoon, what are you all on about, she is brilliant!

Anyway LalaLand, you asked what the people on the forum thought - I would have thought you could have answered that question by reading through some of the forum, but as you are asking specifically, I would say that for most of us, we don't think the sun shines out of Moyles' backside, and we don't like absolutely everything he does simply because it is him doing it because we aren't completely stupid. We just find it funnier to listen to a group of people chatting and being spontaneously funny rather than listening to a group of too-slick people reading a script.

[C-Kay]

As time goes on, things will change, even Chris himself. IMO, he's a s funny as he's always been, there's always something happening somewhere to be used as a joke or whatever!

[C-Kay]

and Scott is no-where near as funny as Chris and Dave.

[Sidders]

and Scott is no-where near as funny as Chris and Dave.

Maybe not in your opinion.

[Boboff]

Youdster I won't quote you as it's two clicks to get through......

But yeah, Sarah Cox..... Funny, she does this whole Woss, Jonathan, but the whole big and small fox I love you thing, very good indeed and I laughed, she's ok, not as good as Mills, and he's npt as good as moyles.

But most importantly lalaland, start anothe thread, your like so brainy and patient, what ever you views, I'll listen.

Poo POo Bum head wee jockey !

Damm I hate it when it does that !

[Adam]

Hey, welcome to the board, you're new so hello!

Er, you make some good points - but this is the sort of thread, Mr C Moyles is gonna hate reading. I suppose everyone hates to read bad stuff about them. However generally I think Chris hasnt past it, and carries on to be funny.

[David]

I remember someone summed it up pretty well once...

Moyles will have a place somewhere in the UK radio history books, Mills wont.

[MK Chris]

LalaLand, i think you have been out numbered. Chris is brilliant and if you don't like his show then F*** off and get you head seeing to.

I think you should be the one who f*cks off if you can't accept other people's opinions and debate sensible matters in a grown up manner. lalaland has an opinion and is putting it across in a civil manner.

[Boboff]

[comment removed in sobriety]

[SAV1OUR]

Ahh! The land of La is a challenge! And I'm sure I'll be saying There He Goes Again - the next time he has something objective to say about the show....

Well I tend to keep any bad opinions to myself but since we're in critical mode I will say that the last couple of shows had a deadness about them, there, I've done it, how liberating. Instead of ending the Summer season on a bang they just went out on a whimper. That said, I have every confidence in things picking up again, when they've had a rest, no more illness, no more chris being late, a return of CPC cant come sooner as theres an awful empty void, I know of no other show that ends on a bit of chitter chatter about the forthcoming show (Jo Whiley).

The fact remains - he IS the best broadcaster in this country, he needs to keep his standards up, no-one else can do that much radio and still do this well, most TV shows rely on guests, his does not. Whilst dear Scotty comes across as a sound bloke, I do not feel the need to listen to planned features *at 7:45 we will do this* I was bored within the hour, I disagree with anyone who thinks Scott is the heir to the throne - he is far from it.

RANDOM is the word, more of this, and people will tune in just incase they miss anything, its a winning formula, you never know whats coming next that way.

[Adam]

Mills & Moyles share very little in common in terms of on-air radio amd I feel thats generally a good thing. Mills leaves Moyles to do his thing and Mills is clearly the one everyone loves - be it gay people or people like Jono. Lets just say, from reading his book, Moyles is a shock DJ and will always will be. Moyles proves he can do it, why if he wasnt funny are millions of people actively listening to his show everyday? Surely, Moyles and Parfitt/ Radio 1 are doing something right?

Mills has clearly proven himself in terms of moving out of early breakfasts with the arrival of various other djs as is effectively Moyles' deputy by doing what he is curently doing. They both deliever completely different styles. I disagree with David, I think Mills has the capability to prove to people that he can be an even better DJ.