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Fifteen to One is pretty much the quiz show geek's quiz show. Lots of questions to answer and a total minimum of loving about - it spent less than half the time introducing 15 contestants than Pointless does with 4 pairs.
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I want an anecdote-free quiz show, but Mastermind manages to be surprisingly easy in the general knowledge segments, and utterly dull in the specialist segments. University Challenge is still good for anecdote-free quizzery.
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Jan 31, 2012 02:40
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That's probably why it's not on. Every quiz show has to have a gimmick these days and make personalities out of the host by talking to the contestants too much.
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Jan 31, 2012 02:40
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Is it my imagination, or would the Holy Grail be a full, clean version of the original mix of that theme (and for the masters of the muzak remix to be burned and the ashes thrown into the sea), including the opening bit that always always always got talked over? Here's a clip that starts with the full opening. Dare you not to watch the rest of the show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKDTWGeikZs Of course it wouldn't be anything like the same without William G. Stewart, and he's about 77 and old now. And if it's pure quizzing you're after, there's always Brain of Britain on Radio 4...
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Jan 31, 2012 02:54
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Just saw a BUPA advert on 4od. It's got an 83 year old man talking about how he 'won a medal in the war' before returning home to his wife. So he lied about his age to get into the army and was married at 16?
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Jan 31, 2012 03:01
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Z-Magic posted:Just saw a BUPA advert on 4od. It's got an 83 year old man talking about how he 'won a medal in the war' before returning home to his wife. So he lied about his age to get into the army and was married at 16? Korean war? Or does it specifically say World War 2?
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Jan 31, 2012 03:15
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HopperUK posted:Korean war? Or does it specifically say World War 2? Looks like it was Middle-East, so the timeline works out. But when 'The War' is mentioned I generally assume it to be WW2.
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Jan 31, 2012 13:30
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ChuckDHead posted:This has been a somewhat better episode of The Royal Bodyguard than usual (I just keep watching it for some reason). It's nice to see a bit of a divergence from the usual routine format. Still not the BBC's best comedy by a long shot, but the best episode of this since the Christmas one. This is still the worst programme on television, but it's just so bad it's mesmerising. It has no redeeming qualities other than how bad it is. It's weird.
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Jan 31, 2012 13:40
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Derek Agony posted:Fifteen to One is pretty much the quiz show geek's quiz show. Lots of questions to answer and a total minimum of loving about - it spent less than half the time introducing 15 contestants than Pointless does with 4 pairs. 100% was the only good thing Channel 5 ever did. 100 questions in half an hour, barked at 3 whey faced answer drones in cubicles by th disembodied voice of God. No loving about, y'all.
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Jan 31, 2012 13:53
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jfjnpxmy posted:100% was the only good thing Channel 5 ever did. 100 questions in half an hour, barked at 3 whey faced answer drones in cubicles by th disembodied voice of God. No loving about, y'all. 100% was memorable for a bloke who was on the thing for sodding months who cheerily said "yes I will" at the end of most shows. Proof that anything exists on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2WW0PFsWzg fairly obscure Andrew O'Connor pisstake game show the Alphabet Game. God someone's uploaded a ton of Wolves sections from What's up Doc? too.
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Jan 31, 2012 16:12
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Supermarket Sweep was the best quiz show.
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Jan 31, 2012 17:24
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They should bring back Blockbusters, but I have no idea who should host it. Anyone who only cares about the contestants name and doesn't give a poo poo what they do, where they come from, or their favourite pets name.
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Jan 31, 2012 17:29
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The problem is that, at the moment, it's pitched as having adult contestants, which I think will keep the remake from the original's charm. The best part of the show was the relationship between the nervous/polite teenagers who had plans to study Geography at UEA and Kind Uncle Bob, who would probably never yell at anyone.
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Jan 31, 2012 17:41
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Fire_Monkey posted:They should bring back Blockbusters, but I have no idea who should host it. Anyone who only cares about the contestants name and doesn't give a poo poo what they do, where they come from, or their favourite pets name. New series on Challenge some time this year.
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Jan 31, 2012 17:41
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FAT WORM OF ERROR posted:Supermarket Sweep was the best quiz show. Seconded. God I wished I could have gone on that bad boy. (The show not Dale Winton)
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Jan 31, 2012 18:12
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Here is a show you literally haven't watched in 15 years, but as soon as you see it, you'll go "Ohhhhh, it's this show!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqvLGT8cz_U Anyone know what happened to the host? He wasn't bad at it, and his voice is imprinted on the inside of my brain along with William G. Stewart and Henry Kelly and Bob and Richard O'Brien.
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Jan 31, 2012 18:31
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Man, I loved Turnabout, thanks for bringing that back. I believe SFC had a Welsh version of it, which I used to watch and do even worse at.Giedroyc posted:Proof that anything exists on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2WW0PFsWzg fairly obscure Andrew O'Connor pisstake game show the Alphabet Game. God someone's uploaded a ton of Wolves sections from What's up Doc? too.
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Jan 31, 2012 19:09
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Bloody hell, Crosswits in the recommended vids there. That's a real blast from the past. I'd forgotten half these things even existed.
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Jan 31, 2012 20:01
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Only found one source for this but the Big Breakfast is rumored for a return to TV http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2012/01/29/the-big-breakfast-planning-to-make-a-shock-return-for-the-2012-olympics-115875-23725084/
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Jan 31, 2012 20:09
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0pvFulUd98 As quiz show intros go, this is one of the best.
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Jan 31, 2012 20:13
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Fire_Monkey posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0pvFulUd98 Yes! Loved Going for Gold. Wasn't it on Ch5 a couple of years back? Don't get the channel here, but remember seeing it when I was in the UK at one point.
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Jan 31, 2012 20:17
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Day of the Dead is on iPlayer at the moment, I highly recommend it.
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Jan 31, 2012 20:24
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Fire_Monkey posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0pvFulUd98 Music by Hans Zimmer, who did the scores for things like The Dark Knight
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Jan 31, 2012 21:34
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MrL_JaKiri posted:Music by Hans Zimmer, who did the scores for things like The Dark Knight Wow, that's blown my mind.
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Feb 1, 2012 01:45
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MrL_JaKiri posted:Music by Hans Zimmer, who did the scores for things like The Dark Knight Hans Zimmer seems to be working on becoming the John Williams of the early 21st century. The man has some excellent movie and video games soundtracks already under his belt and appears to be constantly working. Also, Love Films X-Box 360 service doesn't seem to have any decent documentaries.
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Feb 1, 2012 02:09
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SeanBeansShako posted:Hans Zimmer seems to be working on becoming the John Williams of the early 21st century. That's a horrible thing to say!
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Feb 1, 2012 02:17
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Z-Magic posted:That's a horrible thing to say! I said he was working on it. I did not state he was better or that Williams was dead in the same sentence.
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Feb 1, 2012 02:26
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Why did nobody say Hustle was back on  It's incredibly cheesy but I am somehow compelled to watch it. Or it's all this champagne that my flatmates left out that needed to be finished.
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Feb 1, 2012 03:11
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Trin Tragula posted:Here is a show you literally haven't watched in 15 years, but as soon as you see it, you'll go "Ohhhhh, it's this show!" No idea, but he was a pointless answer on Poinless a few days ago. (I didn't get it.)
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Feb 1, 2012 10:46
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Z-Magic posted:Worth pointing out that these Chasers are amazing, and you guys should definitely look into watching their shows. They are currently working on a TV version of The Unbelievable Truth for Australian television with Graeme Garden.
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Feb 1, 2012 12:35
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What was that one that used to be on BBC2 before Countdown/15-1 on C4? It had some youngish Scottish chap presenting. I always loved the smug look that would appear on a contestant's face when they got something like FNC and responded with the all conquering floccinaucinihilipilification.
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Feb 1, 2012 13:22
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Mickolution posted:How does it work? The Pointless game is actually very good; I played it with my family at Christmas. Basically no-one gets eliminated except one team before the final round; you get tokens for winning a round and getting a Pointless answer. Basically the question cards are massive and have all the answers on them but you put them in this sleeve so you can only see the question until it's time to check the answers. The rules are a bit poorly written but after the first game it's fairly simple. The questions aren't quite as rigorous as the TV show; there's no "accurate as of" date on the cards, and a couple of them are slightly out of date (a question about the eurozone which didn't include Estonia, for example).
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Feb 1, 2012 13:56
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How does it work in terms of the "100 people"? Does it just have lists of correct answers with numbers assigned to them based on how obscure/obvious they are?
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Feb 1, 2012 17:04
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad posted:Why did nobody say Hustle was back on It's getting a bit boring that they always win; the first series had several that they failed or at least didn't pull off perfectly. It would be nice to bring a bit of tension back.
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Feb 1, 2012 17:19
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Plucky Brit posted:It's getting a bit boring that they always win; the first series had several that they failed or at least didn't pull off perfectly. It would be nice to bring a bit of tension back. I find myself shouting at the TV announcer person. "Will this spell the end for the Hustle crew?" Of course it loving won't. There'll be some sneaky stuff going on behind the scenes which will all be revealed in the last five minutes, then Micky will do a big smile and they'll go for drinks and take the piss out of the Scouse barman. Roll credits.
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Feb 1, 2012 17:22
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Season 6 was when Hustle was at its best, but the main writer has said this will be the programme's last season, so he's accepted as well that he's run out of ideas.
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Feb 1, 2012 17:26
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Z-Magic posted:Looks like it was Middle-East, so the timeline works out. But when 'The War' is mentioned I generally assume it to be WW2. I presume they don't want to mention Suez as it's a little bit embarrassing and/or controversial 
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Feb 1, 2012 17:55
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So how long before netflix UK is actually worth subscribing to? I have the free trial but to be honest the selection is absolutely abysmal compared to what people seem to have in the US, and I am not happy paying the same price for a tiny fraction of the service. My current plan is to cancel once the free trial runs down and re-sub in a few months/a year or so once the selection actually contains more than a few things I want to watch. Are they adding stuff at a decent pace?
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Feb 1, 2012 19:12
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Fatkraken posted:So how long before netflix UK is actually worth subscribing to? I have the free trial but to be honest the selection is absolutely abysmal compared to what people seem to have in the US, and I am not happy paying the same price for a tiny fraction of the service. My current plan is to cancel once the free trial runs down and re-sub in a few months/a year or so once the selection actually contains more than a few things I want to watch. Dunno about adding stuff but you can mess with your DNS settings to get access to the much better US selection
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Mickolution posted:How does it work in terms of the "100 people"? Does it just have lists of correct answers with numbers assigned to them based on how obscure/obvious they are? The cards look like this:  You have the answers covered up at the start, then when you check someone's answer you look if it's on the card and score it accordingly. You're supposed to do it "TV-style" by moving a token down the board but it's a bit poo poo. I don't know if they actually did the 100 people thing for the questions but it's not like they ever show them on TV or anything
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