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Title: Rotten Television?
Post by: Swoop on February 02, 2001, 07:43:00 AM

Heard on BBC1 that Jonny Rotten (Formerly of the Sex Pistols) now lives in the States where he hosts his own TV show called Rotten Television........can anybody out there in Yankland confirm this?  Is it any good?  Any video's available?

(former S.P. fan here.....)


Swoop

Title: Rotten Television?
Post by: Mickey1992 on February 02, 2001, 08:55:00 AM

There were two episodes that were shown last year.  I never caught them.  I have no idea if there will be more.
 http://rottentv.com/ (http://rottentv.com/)

Title: Rotten Television?
Post by: Dowding on February 02, 2001, 11:31:00 AM

The Clash are better. Same goes for The Stranglers. In fact, even Steps are better than the Pistols.  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)

Title: Rotten Television?
Post by: kidcol on February 02, 2001, 12:37:00 PM

Dowding...

Well, I gotta agree with you.

& The Jam, English Beat (OK, I know they were The Beat but some freaking American band already had the name over here), Madness, & last but certainly not least (angry brit-wise) Elvis Costello. But you still gotta admire the out and out attitude that semi-comatose bunch known as The Sex Pistols brought our way. They paved the way for a whole generation (or two) of non-music.

- kidcol -

Title: Rotten Television?
Post by: Mk10 225th on February 02, 2001, 01:58:00 PM

Wow, The Stranglers.  That brings back memories.

I saw them at the Lawrence Opera House.  I forgot who they were playing with.

Incredible bass player.

Oh shoot...the original question, um no, haven't seen Mr. Lydon's show over on this side of the pond.

EMI!

Mk

Title: Rotten Television?
Post by: -sudz- on February 02, 2001, 04:15:00 PM

Back to original question - I saw the episodes and they were ok.  Johnny was being alot nicer at being an interviewer than at being interviewed.

He basically walked around at celebrity events and messed with people.  At, I think, the Sundance Film festival he walked directly into an ongoing interview between a regular TV reporter and Kevin Spacey & Christopher Walken.  He complimented Walken but didn't recognise Kevin, who, in turn, didn't seem recognise him and appeared miffed at being ignored.

That was pretty much the theme - either the celebrities didn't know Johnny and tried to avoid this freaky-looking spaz, they knew him and ran away, or the knew him and didn't run away in which case they got insulted.

All in all a mediocre effort.

-Sudz

Title: Rotten Television?
Post by: Dowding on February 02, 2001, 04:43:00 PM

I was born in 1978, so all those bands are before my time.  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif) But I still think their music is pretty untouchable. 'Golden Brown' is a great tune.

I don't rate the Stanglers after about 1986. They went all 'poppy' and their last few releases are truly awful. Golden Brown, Peaches and Heroes are their best work, IMO.

The Jam are excellent too.

And the Clash's 'London Calling' is simply awesome.

Limp Bizkit is my band of the moment  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif).

Title: Rotten Television?
Post by: TheWobble on February 02, 2001, 06:11:00 PM

I saw 1 episode of rotten tv, all he did was be very rude to everyone he saw...I thought it was funny, but it doesent touch "love muffin"