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There was one particular graphic last night, showing the changes in fortunes for the parties over the years, which was stunningly brilliant in terms of technology and choreography, it had me gobsmacked. So much so that I didn't pay any atention to what Mr Vine was saying but instead this morning have a clear memory of his flapping trousers. That's not really what he wants to hear, is it?
Posted by nationwide on May 4, 2007 11:11 AM.
I'm slightly alarmed that nobody has mentioned that, just before midnight, Jeremy Vine was trying to explain the possible shares of vote and what each might mean for Labour, he did so on a virtual tennis court. Film of Blair serving a ball culled from some charity event would result in a materialising orb with a figure on it, with its position relative to the net supposedly showing how close to target they were.
It wasn't even a dead metaphor; I'm reluctant to use the phrase "it was pure Chris Morris" but, surely, this is the closest we've ever come to having a genuine news programme offering up a Currency Cat?
Posted by simonsomething on May 4, 2007 11:40 AM.
"Vine is a tosser and the presenter of THE WORST show on radio, bar none. It's like having the Daily Mail piped into your living room. [..]."
Could not have put it better myself. The nightmarish radio show he hosts with its deliberate baiting of bigots to stir up hysteria is just horrific. His mangling of news and quotes just to create controversy is just journalism of the worst kind.
Posted by Teamscoop on May 4, 2007 11:51 AM.
Vine's schtick is both too knowing [..] and too smug, yet barely informative. Peter Snow had a joyous naivety to him, yet he always had something interesting to point out. Vine had one moment last night (the graphic depiction of the Tories' share in the form of Dave Cameron's house foundations) which was purely designed to give him an opportunity to scamper camply across the set in a jolly jape. I have nothing against jolly japes, but they have to be less contrived.
Posted by peartreeproductions on May 4, 2007 11:58 AM.
Peter Snow did the Swingometer for 235 years since Pitt The Younger was let off GCSEs to become Prime Minister. Jeremy Vine had his first stab at it last night and did a decent job with brand new technology and a bloody dull election. Give him a chance for Heaven's sake, he will get better and better [..].
Posted by Alphonzo on May 4, 2007 12:26 PM.
I'm definitely in the jury still out camp [..]. I quite like him [..] and I find him endearing in a Peter Snow-lite way.
I am going to have to insist on him learning how to communicate the maths accurately though. That is, after all, the point of the exercise. Otherwise we may as well have more bloody rory bloody bremner between counts.
Posted by JanineGibson on May 4, 2007 12:41 PM.
[..] Peter Snow did not invent the swingometer, not by a long way.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1369188.stm [..]
Posted by Lovelight on May 4, 2007 1:17 PM.
I only caught a couple of examples, but here goes: (1) Vine rushing to and fro towards the camera as he tried to explain things - very odd. (2) The momnet qwhen the squares on the floor lit up in the colours of the main political parties - very disco. I expected the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever to kick in at any moment.
Posted by dfic1999 on May 4, 2007 1:43 PM.
Woefully embarassing performance from Vine. Made you realise that it was Peter's charismatic enthusiasm which was the only thing that made the ever more surreal offerings from the BBC's digital graphics department palatable. I suggest they sink their talents into constructing a digital Peter Snow to take us through the next elections!
Posted by VanDusen on May 4, 2007 2:08 PM.
I loathe Vine's show not because I'm allergic to debate, but because of his contrived and dreary attempts to stoke up listeners' ire with a predictably poisonous concoction (one part asylum seeker to two parts single mothers with a bit of political correctness gone mad for good measure). The bottom line is that a phone-in is only as good as those who the researchers and producer decide to put on air. In the case of Vine's show, it's invariably the most monosyllabic, inarticulate bigots who've been picked because they honestly think controversy makes good radio, rather than a proper debate. [..] The guy should be on commercial radio, he's that bad. [..]
Posted by oniongravy on May 4, 2007 2:15 PM.
Um... hhhmmm. I cannot believe that you guys can get so worked up about this.
Mugabe, the atrocities carried out by Israel, the war on oil (sorry, I meant terror) our leaders constantly lying about the security of our nation via, "Oops, did we leak that scary document about the impending Armageddon as visited on us by terrorists" propaganda.
Jeremy Vine, a tame little bunny hopping across the blue screen in compariosn. But no, the ire cast on this man for reasons I, as yet, cannot fathom is quite remarkable. [N]ot worth sending to the server, is he, really?
Posted by kemuri on May 4, 2007 3:35 PM.
Concern grows for Jeremy Vine's health following BBC election coverage
http://www.deadbrain.co.uk/news/article_2007_05_04_4620.php
"Concern is growing for the mental wellbeing of BBC Radio 2 DJ Jeremy Vine following last night's election coverage. Mr Vine took over the job of attempting to explain meaningless statistics, pointing at ridiculous graphics and generally being more excitable than is healthy at 4am from Peter Snow last year, after the legendary excitable person burst into flames during the 2005 general election."
Posted by Rich1162 on May 4, 2007 4:01 PM.
My favourite quote of the week is peartree's summation of JV's role: "purely designed to give him an opportunity to scamper camply across the set".
I too was mesmerised with his scampering - to the detriment of any understanding of the subject matter.
How long will it be before we see edited scamperings to appropriate music tracks on YouTube? I can't wait. [..]
Posted by yeractual on May 4, 2007 6:52 PM. 
