to wish that Gareth Malone would just fuck right off?

[TheGMF]

And take his military wives with him.

He did a couple of choirs made of boys from comprehensive schools. And Gareth Malone: Extraordinary School for Boys, which I have heard didn't go down well on MN (before my time).

No Wasting, I haven't seen them, I would love to though.

Sentimentalised dross for the masses haha Glad you said it

I refuse to hear anything negative about GM , I think he's great.

Oooo I feel the same OP.. As a secondary music teacher who runs four very successful choirs but I get paid a tiny fraction of what he does, I see your point

I hate that earnest shite instant turn off.

I guess the OP got what they wanted from the thread anyway.

Sparkling, what do you mean?

People slagging off Gareth Malone Wasting. Post an AIBU, watch it go and never return to the thread.......

How very dare you. Gareth Malone is a national treasure. Bringing communities together through a shared love of song....sigh.. I mean yes, the BBC may have gone a little ott with the formula (does every episode have to have the dreaded 'audition for a solo?!'), but he does it so well...

Not sure about the ginger beard phase though....

Although to be fair I missed all the military wives ones, so cant comment. But love all his other stuff!

Oh, just switch off if you don't like it, FFS. He's hardly out there strangling bunny wabbits.

I liked the one he did with the office choirs - and that they chose such different working environments e.g. the bank and the P&O Ferry.

Plus it's Gareth Malone OBE.

I'm sure he and his wives are very nice people, but its just....meh.

I missed the military wives bit too. But I like the rest that I've seen .

I don't know, there's quite a lot of rubbish on TV. I think a bit of GM is relatively real / life affirming.

Don't and haven't watched him - not my thing at all.

You must watch it if it's not your thing hmc then you can have a good old moan about it.

Who is Gareth Malone?

This is him NoArmani

I think he is fab, DH agrees. Really don't understand the hatred, surely it is easy not to watch. I loved the office chairs, the military wives was very moving IMO but then I cry at everything on TV.

YABVU indeed. I love Gareth Malone.

That's not necessarily the case now is it Sparkling - think about it. I haven't watched it but have seen clips on BBC breakfast (when he was recently interviewed) etc. Popular culture is all pervasive which is why similarly I haven't watched 'I'm a celebrity' - but nevertheless know who won it.

Ah, just realised I completely misread your post. You meant - I should watch it so I could enjoy having a gripe about it....whereas I thought you were suggesting that I was being disingenuous in saying I haven't watched it. Muppet! (me that is)