Contrasting Opinions

David Bodycoumbe hates it.
The majority of the UKGameshows crew hates it.
I do not hate it.
Iain Weaver doesn't hate it.
Nick Gates doesn't hate it.

OK a bit of explaining. Here I'm talking about Ask the Family which returned this week with Dick and Dom at the helm. This caused outrage for the UKGS purists (most of us) and only a few people (which I've mentioned above) stood up for the show. David and the rest of the old timers including the creator of Ask the Family blasted the show endlessly but amongst all this there were those of us who had remembered our sense of humour. I was first to stand up for Richard and Domonic followed soon by Nick (aka Brig Bother). After that the topic kinda died. Now today (Sunday) Iain Weaver published his weekly column on UKGameshows.com and naturally he had to comment on Ask the Family. Firstly he started with a less than positive reminder of the old series. He called it hard to follow, unatmospheric, outdated and dull. Next he went on to pass opinion on Dick and Dom's version. Strangely (as Iain could be described as a purist) he likes it. Well kinda, he explains to the doubters that Dick and Dom's version has very little different from the original except the humour. He describes the rounds and incredibly shows the good bits of the program. Now Iain has confessed that he does like Dick and Dom (unlike seemingly every other member of the UKGS staff) and as such he is fair to the show. He finishes with "it's entertaining but I won't be watching for the rest of the run". He also points out that far from Ann Robinson levels of cruelty the silly ass forfeit for being the first to get an answer wrong is just a bit of good natured humiliation. Major kudos to Iain for actually giving the show a chance.

FYI
As far as I know Dick and Dom's Ask the Family is on all next week at 6:30pm on BBC2. Iain Weaver is a seasoned columnist for UKGS having been writing Weaver's Week for over 4 years. He is also an amatuer statistician. he also beat me out to a Bother's Bar Happy Hour prize of £20. Twice.