T.o.t.p.

[Corabar Steve]

Just watched the last one, you can see why it went down the pan from the end of the 80's (apart from Andi Peters getting his hands on it)

[Have a disco]

Pile of Poo for the last 15 years at least since Milli Vanilli killed it

[soundtracker]

Don't think it was anything to do with Milli Vanilli,(seperate and different issue!) you just had to look at quality broadcasters, up against also rans to see what the problem was. Saville, Lee Travis, Blackburn, Read etc were all DJs and superb communicators, the new lot were just nothing, I won't list their names coz I can't be bothered to google to find them out!

[Thames Valley Discos]

the show was just so out of touch, boring, everything that the viewer didnt want

[BeerFunk]

I disagree with all of that, I agree with an article I read somewhere about it - basically saying something like this :

"Back when TOTP started out, it was the only show which viewers could get their weekly music fix from. Then, the MTV era arrived, so music fans could see their favourite artists all day, all week - meaning TOTP was no longer central to their week. Now, there are 100's of music channels available over satellite and cable TV, which TOTP cannot compete with"

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

I disagree with all of that, I agree with an article I read somewhere about it - basically saying something like this :

"Back when TOTP started out, it was the only show which viewers could get their weekly music fix from. Then, the MTV era arrived, so music fans could see their favourite artists all day, all week - meaning TOTP was no longer central to their week. Now, there are 100's of music channels available over satellite and cable TV, which TOTP cannot compete with"

Plus the presenters used to have a personality...

[soundtracker]

Even on tonights show the so called has-beans wiped the floor with the new presenters. Agree with Beerfunks point that there is wall to wall MTV, but not many of those programmes actually grab the attention.

[Thames Valley Discos]

these days if you want to see a pop video , you can do it 24/7. Why wait a week to watch TOTP. Sorry but the show was just boring and the presenters were totally crap

[Jiggles]

The ony good TOTP was TOTP 2 hearing all the old classics

[Thames Valley Discos]

The ony good TOTP was TOTP 2 hearing all the old classics
agree with that

[Jiggles]

And looking at the wacky hair styles

[soundtracker]

these days if you want to see a pop video , you can do it 24/7. Why wait a week to watch TOTP. Sorry but the show was just boring and the presenters were totally crap
But I don't want to see a pop video- that's part of where it all went wrong- I want to see the band , and even MTV was better when there were video-jocks - especially Claire Grogan. :embarasse

[Have a disco]

Pity they deleted the first 10 years of the show as a DVD of it would be invaluable

[Thames Valley Discos]

But I don't want to see a pop video- that's part of where it all went wrong- I want to see the band , and even MTV was better when there were video-jocks - especially Claire Grogan. :embarasse
yes watching your favourite group mime cos they cant sing live..Was that really good.
Agree about Claire grogan though... my first love!!!! :embarasse

[dj andy allwood]

the best thing about totp was the theme tune lol the original one!!

[Alex - Cream Ents]

I thought the last show was poorly produced with un-inspiring video packages and not even the current number one being played live / or in even in full.

As for the presenters - new ones, all pretty un-inspiring. Jimmy Saville, incoherant. As ever. DLT, given some of the worst jokes and one liners to contend with..the others did not fare much better. I don't think it did the show justice.

[Corabar Steve]

The point has been raised in this household that it went down the pan when it tried to compete with the other music shows on their terms. What they should've done was stick to what they knew.

The only song that was on 2 weeks running was the Number 1, no song that was going down the chart was featured & they never featured album tracks.

[Candybeatdiscos]

The defining moment for me was xmas 92 or 93 when KWS sang please dont go, and you could so tell it was dubbed or even zuccharo's poor attempt at singing 'LIVE' lol

[Corabar Steve]

You are all missing the point on the mime issue.

When the show started they actually showed the needle being put on the 7 inch single, a statement was made at the time:
"(the artists) will mime their songs. This is a departure from normal BBC practice, but the rule is being relaxed, because the purpose of the programme is to let you hear the discs exctly as recorded. No artist gives quiet the same performance twice, but what goes out in Top of the Pops is precisely what won the 'pop' in the first place" It was only when they tried to compete with programmes like the Tube etc that live singing was actually allowed (I believe New Order were the first to perform totally live on TOTP)