Thomas Gottschalk and Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg made their joint moderation debut at “People, Pictures, Emotions”.Image: RTL / Hempel/Gregorowius
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In “People, Pictures, Emotions” this year, Günther Jauch does not present the most impressive moments of the year. Instead, Thomas Gottschalk and Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg lead through the evening on RTL. Right at the beginning, the two made a gloomy forecast for the evening – and very soon made sure that it came true.
“People, pictures, emotions”: joke with announcement
For Thomas Gottschalk it was after “Wetten dass…?” a few weeks ago, the second major television moderation within a very short space of time. And while Gottschalk immediately feels at home in front of the cameras, zu Guttenberg still seems to have to find his way around the show. Right from the start, the couple suspects that their appearance could offer plenty to talk about. Already in the introduction Gottschalk jokes that her appearance on Twitter will be hotly debated. And he should be right about that.
Because after just a few minutes, zu Guttenberg introduces the first guest – in a very idiosyncratic way. Ramin Juhnke is also in the audience that evening. He made the best possible use of the 9-euro ticket this summer: in the three months he visited a total of 125 cities and covered 38,981 kilometers by train. An impressive journey, but zu Guttenberg initially has little appreciation for his guest. Instead, he prefers to use the opportunity for a punch line. “The joke is allowed to me”, the former defense minister begins his conversation with Juhnke. And then he continues:
“They enjoyed the 9 euro ticket to the fullest.”
The network is not enthusiastic about this play on words. “What’s Guttenberg doing there? That’s it for me… switch over!” Writes a user after just under twenty minutes. Another remarked bitterly: “Human rights in Qatar work better than Guttenberg’s moderation.” And another finds:
The headwind expected by the moderators on Twitter comes before the first commercial break.
The network criticizes Guttenberg
Also for his interview with the Iranian Sanaz Safaie on the protests in the country and the death of Mahsa Amini, the ex-politician has received heavy criticism. “It’s great how Guttenberg talked about that Iran speaks as if he had never been Minister of Defense and had not noticed the chaos there,” writes one user. And another finds:
Another sums it up:
Another user even finds that the former defense minister lacks a feeling for the situation and ultimately finds: “Guttenberg as a moderator is even worse than Gottschalk.”
The first impression: zu Guttenberg seems to have simply failed as a moderator with Twitter users. Gottschalk, it seems, was absolutely right with his forecast at the beginning of the show.