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Originally Posted by Chris
He isn't a legend. That's what. But not because Russ, or I, haven't heard of him. Because almost everyone else in the country hasn't heard of him either.
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He can still be legendary among his modest group of "followers" without being well known by the public at large, but being legendary or not has little or nothing to do with this. Being well known has, though. And that, he is not.
The average countdown viewer is a loyal creature who doesn't particularly like change. When change inevitably forces its way into their little world, it's much easier to keep them from becoming upset, if the change is something they're comfortable with. I think Des & Des fit that description, and their transition was helped by the presence of Carol's steady hand, but when you throw out all the old and replace it with two new complete unknowns like this, it could spell trouble. It's like when that annoying little ginger woman left that irritating dating show, whose name escapes me. For better or for worse, it's the end of an era, and it might have made more sense to put the show on the shelf for a little while, and maybe bring back a revamped version in a year or two, when people might have missed in, instead of doing it now, where they might just be looking for an excuse to drop it.