After 15 years at the helm Everyone wants to replace himNagui decided to end the animation of the midis cult game in France 2. Here’s why!
It’s a page turned upside down! This Monday, August 9, 2021 Lawrence Poccolini take the reins Everyone wants to replace him, the essential midis game in France 2. Carry it Nagoi Since its public appearance in July 2006, this entertainment where unknown people compete on matters of public culture to oust the champion has quickly reached the peak of France 2. On average, last season, Everyone wants to replace him (Nagui version) Attracted 1.7 million viewers (17.2% of audience) every afternoon. A very good result for the general channel. But now, after 15 years in the game’s animation, Nagui announced last April that he was leaving…
“It’s like working with bosses you don’t like. I better stop before they stop me“
In an interview with Parisian, the star host announced a ‘desire to change’ and one ‘A carefully thought-out decision’. “It’s been almost three years since I mentioned the need to update the game, if only to renew myself. I felt a gap between the show and me, It is to explain. Designed to last half an hour, this game has been reduced to 45 minutes without changing the concept or number of questions. It means that everything depends on my mood, my looks, my sense of presence. I don’t have an appetite anymore, he smiled at her. It’s like working with bosses you don’t like. I’d rather quit before I get arrested.”
“Every time I came up with ideas that didn’t come to fruition”
For Nagui, it was a lack of innovation in the development of the entertainment format and disagreement with the managers of the production company Effervescence (with whom he produced the game) that drove him towards the release. “Every time I come up with ideas (to change the concept, editor’s note), they haven’t come to fruition. As a result, the game has been exactly the same for 15 years. I have notified France 2 and Effervescence, which I work with, by mail.” I declare, rejecting all the same affirmation “dispute” With Simon Harari, Program Producer.
Nagui remains a handsome player who sends a message of encouragement to Laurence Boccolini. “He said he sent me a little message saying “Enjoy, that’s great, I’m so happy for you”“We have been told by the host who will start this new challenge on Monday 9th August at 12:15pm.