![]() ![]() So far, my guess is that Robinson is a Lynam. Meanwhile, Lynam was bored rigid from the moment he set foot in the studio, and was never going to last. You could sense that Whiteley genuinely loved joining in with the rounds, which is why he lasted so long. If you don’t – and spoiler alert, I don’t – then it’s a bit like spending the longest Sunday afternoon of all time at your grandma’s house. If you have a nose for anagrams, it’s a thrilling way to sharpen your intellect. My grand Countdown theory is that it only works as a show if you’re any good at it. There was a numbers round, and one of the contestants accidentally duplicated one of her numbers. There was a letters round and someone got a six. Rory Bremner was in Dictionary Corner for the opening episode, doing a Boris Johnson impersonation to the sort of deafening silence you normally only hear in the vacuum of space. A bit of meandering chit-chat with Rachel Riley, a flaccid little attempt at spikiness with the contestants (“You’re an accountant? Is that as exciting as it sounds? Yes? Oh”) then it was on with grinding business as usual. Opening with a clip of her first ever Countdown appearance almost 40 years ago, Robinson struggled to impose herself on the show from the start. On the basis of her first episode, the answer is probably not. Would Robinson, who made her millions by insulting poor people on TV, really be able to find her niche here? Still, there’s a sense that he got through his nine-year tenure only by leaving his personality at the door before every taping. Only Nick Hewer, Alan Sugar’s surgically vicious lieutenant in The Apprentice, achieved a decent post-Whiteley stint in the host’s chair. Des O’Connor tried to find space for his trademark bawdiness for almost two years before quitting in defeat. Richard Whiteley sparkled in the role for 22 years, but all of his successors have floundered. All in all, it's a documentary worth seeing if you are not full of resentment or think that billionaires are by definition bad people that steal money.This suits some people more than others. It's meaning that makes your life worth living. Is SpaceX taking advantage of them? I don't see how. Secondly, what about soldiers and volunteers? What motivates them? I doubt it's money. I've read the accusation of them being used by SpaceX to be discarded afterwards. ![]() These are real people with great stories given an amazing opportunity. We are starting catching up with the fiction. Sure, it looks like a bit cheesy and old SF movie, EXCEPT that it's real. ![]() ![]() Sure, you can see the Moon landing too as a big PR campaign for USA, but it was so much more. It's the frontier of innovation and creativity, it's profitable, effective and gets stuff done. It made humanity excited about going to space again. He chose to do something meaningful and spend a ton of money. To be inspiring, you need to test the limits. Props to Jeff Bezos, but that was underwhelming. His suggestion about going higher than the ISS if possible made sense. So, you can be a cynic and say he is doing it for clout or simply understand that meaning comes from doing something bigger than yourself, something that benefits others too. People seem to forget that money and fame don't make you happy, but having meaning in your life does. Is everyone doing it for clout or are they not rich enough to qualify? 'Cause people here seem to dismiss the money Jared has raised/is raising. There are a lot of athletes, for example, who do races or attempt records while doing fundraisers. I think that anyone who is testing his limits and puts in real effort in an area can recognize that in Jared. He's a good pilot and no matter how rich you are, you can't buy that, it's plain hard work. He's rich and he still strives for excellence in areas that doesn't directly benefit him, at least not financially. If you think that everything is about money and clout, what does that say about your worldview and your values? JARED I find this mission truly inspirational and I think that the bad reviews are based on a misunderstanding. ![]()
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