Is this a controversial opinion? I believe Opie really did steer the ship and make the show better.

13  2018-05-16 by LookInRI

It seems obvious. Ant is non-confrontational and tends to meander into boring subjects. Jim can't host or co-host. They suck without Opie. I wish they didn't, but it's a fact.

13 comments

1  edfromla 2018-05-16

Sure, he’s the actual Radio guy of the three.

1  WalterWhite2012 2018-05-16

He’s been doing it since he was 18.

1  tomj 2018-05-16

Yeah. Too bad he could only steer that one ship that one time.

1  LookInRI 2018-05-16

yeah. I don't even care. I don't want old O&A back. I want something new, but I don't know what.

1  SpaceOctagon 2018-05-16

I believe Opie knew how to detour a conversation with a phone call or a "HOLD ON HOLD ON HOLD ON." He sure knew how to steer the ship. I guess that's why everyone hated Nopie shows.

Although it doesn't change the fact that Norton is also a terrible host/co-host. This has been proven 5 times now (Vice, O+J, J+S, Jimmys advice show, MMA podcast). It's telling his most popular show is one where he plays a character the whole time.

1  OpieEatsBoogers 2018-05-16

I think they all kinda need each other to make it work.

1  MushmouthMenino 2018-05-16

Absolutely. If steering the ship means making a show both enjoyable and in a format sellable to advertisers, Opie did that and did it fairly well.

Together, they were certainly an above average radio show. Apart, they just seem like insufferable douches and desperate.

1  StutterinPrickYou 2018-05-16

Hello, EXACTLY!

1  sindrone7 2018-05-16

Sam would be a better opie

1  xe_om 2018-05-16

Not only that, I sorta remember a time when Tits would hang up on boring callers mid-sentence and it was funny. Or was it Tranpa's "ho lee shit" that was funny? I honestly don't know anymore.

1  dom6502 2018-05-16

I don't agree. It's just that ant and Jim need a straight man to do the show so they can riff. Nearly anyone could have done Opie's job at least as well, but probably better.

1  MuddahSockCuckah 2018-05-16

Opie is horrendous, but was necessary.

1  cq5195 2018-05-16

I think Opie was awful on air but was a great producer.

1  Thelonius16 2018-05-16

Maybe, but it’s been 15 years since he cared enough to bother.

1  TheScheerMeme 2018-05-16

Yeah he definitely did. He moved them along well. But he was annoying at times