Topic: Ian Punnett

[texaskdog]

Yeah, but Ian gives, what 15 minutes to open line calls?  One night he kept saying for hours that the last hour would be for open lines, and by the time he finished yammering, there was maybe 20 minutes left.   

Paper-Boy gives a good summation.  The only thing I would say in Ian's defense is that compared to Noory -- who has a habit of putting on lunatic nitwits until the top of the hour, when somebody with something meaningful to say gets cut off for the commercial break -- Ian has more variety to his open calls.

Ian is my favorite host, he has interesting guests.  I like the Cooper updates, music biography shows, and he follows up on things, like the Sports Fix guy being wrong.  Also, he has little patience for people not getting to the point.  Noory lets his callers ramble and always tell their boring stories and Ian cuts them off and acts if they actually have a question for the guest.  Noory states his opinion but if a guest differs, he doesnt disagree with them on air (like with global warming).  Noory's open lines are dull and do I have to hear UFO Phil every week?

[Eddie Coyle]

do I have to hear UFO Phil every week?

   YES! To quote Judge Smails in "Caddyshack"

          YOU'LL GET NOTHING AND LIKE IT!

[Seamus Capone]

Oh, I agree with your dad. I've met some very educated and very intelligent people who have little to no common sense. Your pop's preaching to the choir on that one. I just don't put *Punnett* in the idiotic category.

I know what you mean about some of his show's subjects. I was more into comic books and science fiction when I was in eighth grade. That's not a knock on grown men who like that stuff. I still enjoy watching superhero movies.

I should have said "zombies" instead of "science fiction". I still enjoy sci-fi movies and TV shows, and there are some brilliant, mature minds in that genre. I'm sorry if it seemed like I implied that science fiction was childish. I'm not mocking fans of comic books, monster movies, porno robots, etc., either.

[Lovely Bones]

I would too. As aggravating and irritating as his questions/speeches may be, they do reveal that he put forth some semblance of effort in formulating them. Noory sounds like he works off a short list of canned replies. Sometimes, like Noory's Moustache mentioned, they don't even make sense.

Guest Voice: "I haven't talked to Stanton Freidman in a while."
Noory Voice: "Good point!"

Doesn't this make you want to ban him from the airwaves? 

He reminds me of Larry King, whom I'd watch only if he was interviewing someone I really, really wanted to see.  And the guest would offer some insightful, solemn point and King would say, "Fascinating." 

You knew he hadn't heard a word. 

[Gassy Man]

Ian is my favorite host, he has interesting guests.  I like the Cooper updates, music biography shows, and he follows up on things, like the Sports Fix guy being wrong.  Also, he has little patience for people not getting to the point.  Noory lets his callers ramble and always tell their boring stories and Ian cuts them off and acts if they actually have a question for the guest.  Noory states his opinion but if a guest differs, he doesnt disagree with them on air (like with global warming).  Noory's open lines are dull and do I have to hear UFO Phil every week?

Ian has the potential but he lets his ego get in the way . . . the funny thing is he fits to a T the description a friend of my has for midwesterners -- overconfident, condescending, self-righteous, insular, smarmy . . . not always, but enough . . . he also seems to want to be a Gen-Xer, with the nerdy asides and the sarcasm that allows him to put others and their ideas down while somehow seeming "funny."

[Morgus]

He is way to liberal left-wing.

[Paper*Boy]

Ian has the potential but he lets his ego get in the way . . . the funny thing is he fits to a T the description a friend of my has for midwesterners -- overconfident, condescending, self-righteous, insular, smarmy . . . not always, but enough . . . he also seems to want to be a Gen-Xer, with the nerdy asides and the sarcasm that allows him to put others and their ideas down while somehow seeming "funny."

Nice description of Flyover Country.
 
I got so tired of cringing when Ian was trying to be cute and clever, could just hear the smarmyness in his voice.  It was all the material that he's saved up from jr high - he must have been chased home and 'pantsed' every day for being an ass.  Can just hear him put on a big shit-eating grin, wait for the caller of guest to tell him how funny he is, sometimes he'll even repeat it - followed by "right, right?" - if he doesn't get the reaction, because, you know, he's just so clever.

[Gassy Man]

I live in the Midwest, and while the description is apropos for a lot of the people, there are also plenty of good-natured and very genuine folk as well.  But I have to say that I've met fewer people who fit the Texan's decision on the coasts than I've met in the cornfields.

[Seamus Capone]

Doesn't this make you want to ban him from the airwaves? 

He reminds me of Larry King, whom I'd watch only if he was interviewing someone I really, really wanted to see.  And the guest would offer some insightful, solemn point and King would say, "Fascinating." 

You knew he hadn't heard a word.

I'm about ready to ban Noory from *my* airwaves. I don't think that I've listened to two or three Noory-hosted Coasts, in a row, for months. As for Larry King, I gotta admit that I like him. He's a pioneering institution. YMMV

[Seamus Capone]

Is it just me, or does Punnett often treat his callers like crap? It seems like anything sets this guy off these days. Was he always this prickly and touchy? If memory serves, he was a nice guy in the past. Here's another thing. He should stop trying to squeeze ten callers into ten minutes. The callers get cut off before they have a chance to finish their comment and/or question. The rushing makes the program less enjoyable, and it's very rude.

[Lovely Bones]

Is it just me, or does Punnett often treat his callers like crap? It seems like anything sets this guy off these days. Was he always this prickly and touchy? If memory serves, he was a nice guy in the past. Here's another thing. He should stop trying to squeeze ten callers into ten minutes. The callers get cut off before they have a chance to finish their comment and/or question. The rushing makes the program less enjoyable, and it's very rude.

I've been a big fan of Ian in past years, but I've noticed this same trend, and it was particularly obvious last night.  The only part of the show I heard was the first hour, and I wondered once again: "Why is he trying to fit 20 people into less than 30 minutes of open lines?"  Better he should take 5 good calls and rush the clunkers off the air, IMVHO. 

[texaskdog]

Is it just me, or does Punnett often treat his callers like crap? It seems like anything sets this guy off these days. Was he always this prickly and touchy? If memory serves, he was a nice guy in the past. Here's another thing. He should stop trying to squeeze ten callers into ten minutes. The callers get cut off before they have a chance to finish their comment and/or question. The rushing makes the program less enjoyable, and it's very rude.

George encourages people to call in with their stories to fill time every night, so if a guest is on with something about Roswell we have to hear from someone in Rhode Island who saw a light in the sky.  So when Ian is on he actually wants his 100 callers to ask the guests a pertinent question.  Is that so wrong?  What was funny was the time Ian went off on his guest for being too pessimistic and had to apologize, that was a little over the top but interesting.

[Seamus Capone]

I've been a big fan of Ian in past years, but I've noticed this same trend, and it was particularly obvious last night.  The only part of the show I heard was the first hour, and I wondered once again: "Why is he trying to fit 20 people into less than 30 minutes of open lines?"  Better he should take 5 good calls and rush the clunkers off the air, IMVHO.

I couldn't agree more. It's quality, not quantity, that should be emphasised. Another thing is that he has poor time management skills. He often lets the caller or guest talk during the bumper music, and he often takes calls seconds before the breaks. Last night, the guests talked while the show went off the air. This kind of thing happens quite a bit when Punnett hosts the program. You know, Ian is the biggest mixed bag among all of the Coast hosts. Most of the positive posts *and* negative posts, in this thread, ring true.

[Seamus Capone]

George encourages people to call in with their stories to fill time every night, so if a guest is on with something about Roswell we have to hear from someone in Rhode Island who saw a light in the sky.  So when Ian is on he actually wants his 100 callers to ask the guests a pertinent question.  Is that so wrong?  What was funny was the time Ian went off on his guest for being too pessimistic and had to apologize, that was a little over the top but interesting.

No, it's not wrong to ask folks to stay on-topic. I appreciate the fact that Punnett discourages, not encourages, meandering calls. He goes too far in the opposite direction these days, though. He barks and snaps at callers if they don't jump through the hoops quickly enough for him.

[texaskdog]

No, it's not wrong to ask folks to stay on-topic. I appreciate the fact that Punnett discourages, not encourages, meandering calls. He goes too far in the opposite direction these days, though. He barks and snaps at callers if they don't jump through the hoops quickly enough for him.

BUT I HAVE 100 MORE CALLERS I MUST GET ON BEFORE THE TOP OF THE HOUR!!!!!!!!

[Lovely Bones]

BUT I HAVE 100 MORE CALLERS I MUST GET ON BEFORE THE TOP OF THE HOUR!!!!!!!!

You and Jethro have it right.  On the one hand, I can see what Ian's trying to do is give as many people as possible a chance to have a say.  OTOH, nobody gets to say anything of value under this system.

Probably part of why, as Jethro observed, Ian gets the mixed bag of most positive and most negative posts here. 

[b_dubb]

i don't mind Ian trying to get callers to be brief and to the point.  callers tend to totally go off the rails when they call in

[Eddie Coyle]

    I'd love to see just how many of C2C's callers are using their one allowed phone call. And how many of the remainder are calling from rec rooms.

[b_dubb]

    I'd love to see just how many of C2C's callers are using their one allowed phone call. And how many of the remainder are calling from rec rooms.

^^^^ winning

[Paper*Boy]

Ian doesn't want to hear anyone else's ideas or thoughts.  It's either 'wrong' or he's already considered that.  He thinks they're trying to upstage him or get something over on him.  So he starts talking over them, cutting them off, using debate tactics like using their time insisting they reference it for him ('where did you get that, where's that coming from?').  When they tire of the bullying and fight back a little, he'll dump the call and sadly say he just wanted to 'have a conversation not an argument'.
 
He's doing them a favor, 10 seconds each, just be be on the air.
 

[Agent : Orange]

porno robots

The best kind

[Camazotz Automat]

You've got it all wrong the good "brother" was a fantastic guest. The problem was the piss poor host. A good host would have needled and cajoled and raised the ire of such a guest. The truly committed are the most interesting when forced to commit.

Diamond is boring, intellectually inferior and annoying as fuck. Circular logic only goes so far before detracting from the level of commitment.  Diamond's habit of repetition grinds away at the senses and destroys my appreciation of any controversy.

Having said that, I DID suggest the ~show~ would have been better with a different host, namely, Ian, who would have bristled, stammered, interrupted, and argued back at Diamond.

But the show as aired was excrement.  A waste of wave signal.  I don't have that fact wrong at all. 

He reminds me of Quayle.  Diamond makes a better one hour guest, then follow that up with a guest who vehemently opposes him.

A debate between Diamond and Quayle would be gold.  Ian could host it and would blow a gasket trying to not argue with/correct both guests.

Meanwhile, this commercial is frustrating as hell... it's like a monster truck rally promo or ambulance attorney filler:

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[Camazotz Automat]

I remember when Ian did a 15 min interview with Dean Koontz when he had a new book coming out. Koontz was surprised that he didn't get the typical book interview questions and agreed to come back for a full show. The follow up show was one of Ian's best.

Ian's ok but I'd still prefer Knapp or Rollye James or Barbara Simpson.

I remember both!  Koontz not only came across as intelligent, which was no surprise, but very funny. 

It would be interesting to have Koontz as a regular first hour guest to replace the Richard Hoagland and Glynis Mccants appearances. 

But that would mean Noory would have to interview Koontz sometimes and that wouldn't work.

I can hear it now:

"Why got you interested in writing these types of stories?"

[Seamus Capone]

The best kind [porno robots]

Word has it that George Jetson bought a floating penthouse for Rosie. It's the love that dare not beep its name (C3PO and R2D2, anyone?). Dr. Smith likely tried to get freaky with Robot too, hence his hangup with "danger" when the creepy old dude got too close to Will. Ah, the weird stuff that cold medicine will inspire you to post! 

[Agent : Orange]

Word has it that George Jetson bought a floating penthouse for Rosie. It's the love that dare not beep its name (C3PO and R2D2, anyone?). Dr. Smith likely tried to get freaky with Robot too, hence his hangup with "danger" when the creepy old dude got too close to Will.

Hawt

Ah, the weird stuff that cold medicine will inspire you to post!

Dextromethorphan for the win

[valdez]

     Ian has been hyping this River Monsters show for the past few weeks.  English guy, Jeremy Wade, was a nice enough bloke, and those fish he's got pictures of on his website are ugly as heck, but more interesting was Ian's first guest, Tom Shadvac (looks a lot like Bruce Dern), director of The Nutty Professor, Bruce Almighty, and Liar, Liar (I haven't seen any of these, Jim Carrey gives me a headache, and Eddie Murphy hasn't been interesting since...well...never).  It seems Mr. Shadvac has realized that there is more to life that money, and that we are all connected, and he is presently pushing a documentary he made concerning these sneaky little communist ideas, but what I wanted to know more about, and it was only mentioned in passing, was about his time as a joke writer for Bob Hope.  No shit?  Bob Hope was cool.
 

   

[b_dubb]

when i worked as an extra on Patch Adams i was about 3 feet from Tom Shadyac at several times.  he's a pretty cool guy.  i don't care much for must of his movies (Liar Liar was pretty damn entertaining - Patch Adams was god awful) but the guy is pretty authentic


i think the "I Am" documentary will be interesting

[Paper*Boy]

  Saturday July 23
 
Hosted by Ian Punnett
Guest(s):  Edith Brown, Minnie Medford
 
Authors Edith Brown and Minnie Medford have been making scrapbooks for family and friends for years.  They will discuss their new book, Scrapbooking and the Social Media, tying together this new trend in folk art with social and professional new media websites including Facebook, Twitter, and Linked In.  Folllowed by open lines.     
 
 
 

[Morgus]

That above program info is incorrect.
The C2C website now shows this for Saturday's program info:

Truth About Fluoride
Date: 07-23-11
Host: Ian Punnett
Guests: Paul Connett 
Paul Connett, Executive Director of the Fluoride Action Network, joins Ian to discuss the truth about fluoride and how this toxic chemical has no real health benefits whatsoever.

[Paper*Boy]

That above program info is incorrect.
The C2C website now shows this for Saturday's program info:
 

Holy crap, is that really the show, or another parody?
 
Ever since George made him apoligize multiple times, he's made it a point to have the worst topics possible.
 
'The Truth About Flouride'... that is so hilarious.