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[edit] Cancer research?

"Before moving to London to pursue a career in the civil service, Jim had worked as a pig farmer, a cabbage farmer, in cancer research and as a factory inspector." - i don't know but cancer research seems like an ood career move from pig farmer? is this correct it may need clarification. --User:Tomber

[edit] Vic and Bob

I think it's right for Vic and Bob each to have articles of their own, as they don't always appear together. Deb 20:10, 18 May 2004 (UTC)

Yeah, but I'm concerned about the duplication of information between here and the Vic and Bob article. Surely that article should talk about the history of the double act, and refer people to here and Bob Mortimer for the more detailed biographies. PaulHammond 17:26, Feb 7, 2005 (UTC)

Nah.--Crestville 18:09, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Name

So what's his real (legal) name now? Vic or Jim? This article uses both Jim and Reeves.--Jmstylr 19:17, 7 May 2005 (UTC)

His real name is Jim, that;s what his family and, say, Bob call him. Vic is just a psyudonem. I still think he should be reffered to as Reeves in the article.--Crestville 15:36, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
His family actually all call him Rod... Jimshears 17:22, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Does the first sentence imply that the _pseudonym_ was born in 1959?

[edit] Career bits

Just as a reminder for anyone who can remember more details than I can, does anyone want to add a mention regarding the short series he did (for satellite TV, I think) about (in)famous pirates and assorted other ne'erdowells, presumably as a follow-on to his appearance on Celebrity Mastermind with that as his chosen subject? I seem to recall that it was rather good, just not its name or the channel! Chris 21:08, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

It was on the History Channel or Discovery Channel and called "Vic Reeves' Rouges Gallery" or summat like that. Jog your memory at all?--Crestville 12:53, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
Jogs my memory, just not my ability to articulate coherently, which is why I was trying to persuade someone else to write it up.  :) Chris 13:01, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

What about the addition of his recent autobiography? I can't remember what it was called at the moment but it's a pretty good pun on his name. dnisbet 15 July 2006

Me:Moir--Crestville 12:45, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Picture

Can we have a picture of this guy?... :)

I REALLY REALLY REALLY want a picture of this guy... Its been quite some time since I originally posted this request...

[edit] Vic reeves investigates Jack the Ripper

Vic recently did a programme of the same title, when he decided to investigate the Jack the Ripper case. This should be included in the article.

  • I've added it to the television appearances section, but as I didn't see the program, I can't add much more. If you want to add further details, you can do so at the end of the As Vic Reeves section. BTW, anyone know if there'll be any more "Vic Reeves Investigates" shows? Gram123 11:49, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
  • The Sky one website about the show seems to imply that it was a one-off show, but anything could happen. Here's a link to the web page... http://www.skyone.co.uk/jacktheripper/ I've also added a bit about the programme and applied the link above as a resource

[edit] Vic Reeves' Pirates

A recent show on the History channel in the UK is Vic Reeves' Pirates. It documents Vic Reeves exploring some of the most notorious pirates, such as Blackbeard. This should be added to the broadcast list. Here's an external link to the history channel website in regards to te programme.

http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/tv_guide/full_details/World_history/programme_56.php

Looneyman 19:44, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

Pirates was already mentioned in the article, just above the list, as are a couple of other shows like Rogues Gallery. However, they're not included in the list of appearances...
For the time being, I've changed the list title from "Television Appearances" to "Other television appearances", but it's a better idea to ensure the list is complete. Just because programs are mentioned in the "As Vic Reeves" section, doesn't mean we should omit them from the appearances list.
In fact, to improve the article, we should really expand the "As Vic Reeves" section, giving more info about his key programs (without overly replicating any articles, of course), as it's a bit listy itself at present. Plus, if that list of programs keeps growing, it'll probably need an article itself at some point. Gram123 16:43, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
Ok, I've gone ahead and added the other appearances to the list, plus I've moved a couple which belonged on the Vic and Bob article. Gram123 11:07, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sorry

I was attempting to edit this page and I've made a right mess of it; somehow the majority of the article is now a reference. I am very sorry and I promise I will not try to edit wikipedia whilst hung over at work again but can someone else sort this out as my manager is beginning to get suspicious. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wangpangu (talk • contribs) 17:19, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article Image

I uploaded the Vic pic and tried to justify it by saying that this sort of appearance was typical of Vic's tv work in recent years. However, as the image is taken from the program "Never Mind the Buzzcocks", and this article is not about that show, nor does it have a section about that show, I have received a "Possibly unfree Image" notification. I guess this means that it will ultimately be deleted unless by some bizzare chance the image is copyright free, or if this article or the image rationale can be amended. This may be more work than anyone cares to undertake, but if you are interested, the image page is here: Image:VicReevesScreenshot.jpg and to contest the argument that it should be deleted, go here: Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images/2007 December 28#Image:VicReevesScreenshot.jpg.

Should the image be deleted, I was thinking of what image could be uploaded in its place, and how the article would have to be amended to allow for it. Obviously if anyone's got a shot of Vic that they took themselves, that's the best option. Otherwise a screenshot of one of Vic's shows could be used, but going by the logic that dictates that the current pic will be deleted as there is no Buzzcocks section, the article would have to be re-written slightly in order to devote a section to whatever program the screenshot was taken from. Maybe "Vic Reeves Examines", or "Rogues Gallery" would be the best options as 1) both were Vic without Bob; 2) there is sufficient material to write a little chunk about (particularly Rogues Gallery); 3) Vic presented the whole series', whereas most of his other solo TV appearances have been occasional appearances or one-offs; and 4) neither of those two series have their own articles, so we wouldn't be repeating info that is available elsewhere.

Gram123 (talk) 16:49, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Drunk or Disorientated

In the section regarding the Brits 2008, it says he was 'visibly drunk' and then goes on to say he argues that the autocue was falty. I'm changing the line to say that he was 'visibly dir-orientated' because its, well fairer. Just thought I'd explain before it gets changed back automatically. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.106.10.14 (talk) 10:08, 22 February 2008 (UTC)