It is only possible that Peter van der Vorst is furious on Albert Verlinde after his extensive RTL Tonight-Bash on the radio, thinks Thomas van Groningen. “Nobody looks at that program!”
Exactly how long RTL Tonight will get is unclear, but one thing is certain: this program disappears from the tube. Albert Verlinde is one of the people on that sinking ship: he appeared on board again yesterday, but the week and a half before he was absent and there was some noise about it. Had he secretly left at the show?
The brake on it
Albert tells in the Radio 538 morning show From yesterday that he was deliberately not in RTL Tonight. “I think it is because I previously indicated that I would be there twice a week. The first two weeks and with the pilots in front I really did a lot, even one week four times.”
“Then I thought: well, a bit of a brake on it, because that takes a lot of energy. Other people work harder, I know that too, but I thought: just a bit just in the place, because then the program can find the shape more. Now I’m just going to sit again.”
“Nobody is watching!”
According to Albert, the flopping of RTL Tonight is also a fact. “It is very nice that if you are not on TV for a week, you will be missed. I think that is pretty frankly, especially if it is a program that nobody looks at. Hahaha,” he calls fake. “Of course it is not fun. I would lie if I say,” It doesn’t matter to me. “
There is just ‘a lot of happening’, he continues. “Of course the program has not really become what you hoped. Not yet, not yet. I thought it would get more dynamics, more humor in it, also a bit more different opinions frankly. They are now busy with man and power to make it a bit changing.”
Leak or wreck?
Albert seems to have no more faith in it. “I also talked about it with the channel last week, because of course they also have something: what happens? They are also busy getting the leak or perhaps the whole wreck above. I don’t know. Hahaha.”
What is the biggest pain? “I mainly think the cosiness. I now watch all three talk shows every night, even when I’m just at home, and then I think: it just misses dynamics and cosiness. They are all very nice and nice people, but there is no laughter, it is all very deep and heavy.”
Monologues
RTL Tonight is not a nice end to your day, says Albert. “Occasionally they are more monologues than talking to each other. I think that’s the problem, from: how do you get atmosphere at that table and in that studio? You want if it is half past ten or a quarter to eleven is still a nice hour. That you think: I want to belong to that table.”
Today, according to him, Inside has fun. “I was having a great time and I still think they are fantastic and I really like to look at it. Of course you can think: should I have done that or not? But that is always afterwards. (…) I sincerely hope it will be okay, but it is not the biggest problem in the world either.”
“Peter is furious!”
Oops, a pretty frank interview. Thomas van Groningen, the rising star of SBS 6, thinks Peter van der Vorst is furious. The RTL boss has bought Albert away from VI for a lot of money. “This is not possible! Peter van der Vorst must be furious!” He calls at the table Today Inside.
Johan Derksen: “Call him if he’s already fired!”
Wilfred: “Yes, I’ll just ask:” Albert, have you been fired? “
Nice people
Thomas finds it uncomfortable. “It is from:” Yes, they are very nice fun people, but you can’t laugh at them. “
Bargast Raymond Mens laughing: “Yes.” I can’t do anything else with it! “
Telegraaf journalist Wierd Duk: “It is also a kind of coffin there!”
Wilfred: “This is all going well.”
Wierd Decree: “It is also a good example. You can’t make something. Something arises. We also saw that at News of the day. It started in a certain way, that did not go well and then something came about, then he became a presenter there (points to Thomas, ed.) And now it is just a program that runs.”