Era defining "American" talk show host Jerry Springer dies aged 79

Rich-Allen1976 · Post by **Rich-Allen1976** » 27 Apr 2023, 16:49

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Sad news, he was basically the American equivalent of Jeremy Kyle (even though according to Wikipedia JS was actually English by birth) and his show was just as controversial as the JK show if not a LOT more so.

Thoughts?

Post by **Beex** » 27 Apr 2023, 21:00

Oops. I posted this too but you were first. But I have editing powers so it never really happened.

Post by **Beex** » 27 Apr 2023, 21:03

Snowballs wrote: ↑
27 Apr 2023, 21:00
Oops. I posted this too but you were first. But I have editing powers so it never really happened.

But I really just came here to get my Jerry Beads!!!!

Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!

I'm clearly a fan^°

Post by **Noodle** » 28 Apr 2023, 13:38

I wish I enjoyed his show, but wasn't really a fan. Too much.. anger, I enjoyed watching Maury instead.

Rich-Allen1976 · Post by **Rich-Allen1976** » 01 May 2023, 17:11

Noodle wrote: ↑
28 Apr 2023, 13:38
I wish I enjoyed his show, but wasn't really a fan. Too much.. anger, I enjoyed watching Maury instead.

He used to wind the guests up on purpose, so they'd react in kind, like Jeremy Kyle did on his show.

Post by **lolin** » 01 May 2023, 19:47

richardallen1976 wrote: ↑
01 May 2023, 17:11

Noodle wrote: ↑
28 Apr 2023, 13:38
I wish I enjoyed his show, but wasn't really a fan. Too much.. anger, I enjoyed watching Maury instead.

He used to wind the guests up on purpose, so they'd react in kind, like Jeremy Kyle did on his show.

i find half of daytime tv shows are about exploiting their crowd to some capacity

Post by **Beex** » 01 May 2023, 19:52

I always assumed it was all fake. Like a trashy soap opera pretending to be legit but doing a poor job. Highly entertaining.

Post by **LikkleMel** » 01 May 2023, 23:05

I am sad he is dead, especially at a young age 79 is pretty young nowadays. I was however more of a Jeremy Kyle fan. Jerry's was too much fighting

Rich-Allen1976 · Post by **Rich-Allen1976** » 02 May 2023, 07:17

LikkleMel wrote: ↑
01 May 2023, 23:05
I am sad he is dead, especially at a young age 79 is pretty young nowadays. I was however more of a Jeremy Kyle fan. Jerry's was too much fighting

JK show was full of Chavvy women with 6 kids by 3 different blokes, and they never knew who the Dad was, it was like the plot of the first Mamma Mia movie (they're doing MM 3 apparently)