“Welcome to The Weakest Link”
Anne Robinson’s opening words on at the start of this television programme, and never was a programme more aptly named! It is without doubt the most annoying and flogged to death junk that ever appeared on my screen.
First of all, this programme is designed to bring out the absolute worst in human nature: Men vote off women and women vote off men; stupid people attempt to vote off their betters because they know they don’t stand a chance otherwise. Only last week the contestants included the head of security for Heathrow Airport. She openly voted off a clever player because she knew she didn’t have the intelligence to beat them. Personally I find this disgusting behaviour for somebody placed in a position of trust and responsibility. Maybe I’m old school but I’d rather lose than lie and cheat my way around others.
As mentioned above, being sexist is not only permissible on The Weakest Link, it appears to be encouraged. This seems strange for a public television channel that is supposed to promote no prejudices. Whilst not having a racist bone in my body, I’d love to go on this programme and vote somebody off because they were black. Would they broadcast that? Like hell they would, and I’d be told to say something different.
Finally, the bloody Weakest Link has been flogged to the point where everyone is begging for mercy. It’s shown at prime time television, five days a week and nothing but nothing is allowed to invade its schedule. Sporting events are abandoned, leaving people hanging on the edge of their seats so Anne can welcome every one to The Weakest Link, despite nobody wanting to be welcomed to it ever again. Good thing voting in national elections don’t finish until late evening or we’d have to postpone coverage for 45 minutes at 1745!
Please bury this programme along with nuclear waste, in lead lining and in the deepest hole available. I suspect that not a single tear would be shed.
i am in total agreement with the above comments. i have just finished watching wednesday 22nd march episode and am really peed off with the fact that the last two men one cocky one thick voted off emma who was the strongest link. Why not change the rules of the game so that when only three contestants are left they are voted off by the programme editors instead of each other. That surely would be a fairer way to play the game, that way the true weakest link was told to pee off and make the weaker player left sweat a bit. i used to enjoy the programme and the banter between anne and contestants especially when the celebrities are playing because they give back whats dished out to them. come on make it more interesting YOU vote the weakest link off on the last round PLEASE.
Hmmm! I think Steve was tring to say stick The Weakest Link in Room 101…never to return! Whatever happened to that programme…it was really funny!