The Gadget Show

Not been the same since Perry & Bradbury days, never seen him on tv since! I watch it nowadays because there's no other show like it on Freeview tv.

Haven't watched it in years but have caught a few snippets here and there and it does seem far removed from its successful early days. Is it still on C5/Five?

They did the same thing with Fifth Gear - had a winning formula for a few years and then decided to change it and become more like Clarkson/Hammond/May Top Gear which didn't really work.

IMHO, Fifth Gear should have stuck to the void left by TG which was focused on every day cars and car related consumer issues.

Robert Llewellyn would be a good replacement for Craig Charles. Then maybe Chris Barrie. You can see where I'm going with this.

Suzi Perry dm'ed me on Twitter and told me she was leaving The Gadget Show about 6 months before she did. She still follows me to this day.

That's my claim to fame

Jon Bentley was reviewing push chairs a few weeks ago. When have push chairs been considered a gadget?! (edited)

I’ve recently been watching the Everything’s Electric and Fully Charged channels on YouTube. Robert Llewellyn (Kryten) covers electric vehicles on one and sustainable energy on the other. A couple of shows about energy positive housing recently were very good. Covered a house called Moonstone. Worth a watch if you like that sort of thing.

I find Jason Bradbury kind of annoying at times but he became part of the furniture. I remember they changed the format in 2012, I think it was called The Gadget Show: World Tour with Jason Bradbury and Pollyanna Woodward. The format didn't work and the producers realised it and they reverted back to the studio format for the following season. But at lease Pollyanna was gorgeous.
They should bring her back or at lease get a completely new presenter.

Hopefully they'll realise this change hasn't worked and revert back once again.

If Jon Bentley leaves I think I'll stop watching. (edited)

To be really honest with the whole programme/concept i think its dead.

Why you ask?

Because in the past technology was advancing and everyone was amazed. Today nothing seems to be advancing as big as a pace like before. There is nothing that really wow's us anymore... Its nice there is a new iphone release but that doesnt change the fact it is the exact same as last year's just more megapixels, faster ram and processor....

In past years they had stuff to talk about, there was new gadgets for the house etc that really were revolutionary.

More proof that television is a thing of the by-gone era and most of it is pure rubbish.

Why anyone would switch on The Gadget Show for some impartial reviews of new gadgets and technology, rather than watching, arguably, better produced Youtube content, is beyond me.

I guess it's all down to audience & viewing figures (I suppose the BBC have to sell their programmes to other networks, which could explain why they make more universally appelaing programs (pun intended!)). Lost had so much promise and then ruined it after the first season. the Battlestar Galactica reboot is something I own as a boxset and I just can't get into it. The Good Place was a fun series while it lasted, the kids even watched it a second time round! Andor, omg, so boring. George Lucas was right when he stated the reason he made episodes 4, 5 & 6 first was they had the most action to bring in the audience - for me everything else has been padding around that universe (The only saving grace is the end scene of Rogue One where you get to see a glimpse of the power Darth Vader has!). Seriously - did we really need to know how Han Solo got his name?

It's nothing like as good in my opinion but I feel like they are trying to reach a different and younger audience. I'll keep watching but the current format for me just isn't working at all

Do they still do the 5 min win all this crap via txt rubbish?