Just caught up with the first episode of this, thought it was alright actually – plenty of questions and I didn’t feel like it was dragging its feet particularly.
However yes, it has been rather obnoxiously produced. I like uptempo background music but not when it’s drowning out the actual talking, and ideally it should build tension without giving away what actually happens. Cutting to a break mid-question is rather twattish, especially if they’re going to insist on spending half a minute setting it all up again after the break. Did they really need a Santa Claus voiceover to tell us things Ben Bailey, whom I liked, could have told us fairly easily?
I also think the speed round would have been much better if it played out continuously – time up, hear them scream, move immediately on.
There’s an 8/10 show in there somewhere, if it was produced by completely different people, basically.
Meanwhile, first pics of Nick Hewer on Countdown set
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a357005/apprentice-star-nick-hewer-on-countdown-first-pictures.html
Something in my head still says this appointment is so very wrong – and yet, after watching his very good deadpan and droll performance on last weeks Have I Got News For You, it could be a very inspired hiring…
I’ve got hold of both episodes of Who’s Still Standing that have been shown so far from a site that makes you want to say “Yarrrr!”.
Overall, I like the game, although I was able to answer most if not all of the questions that the Strangers have gone out on. The only thing that’s annoying me about the show is the ‘recap’ after each opponent is eliminated. ” now has $X,000 and has eliminated X Strangers. He must eliminate X more to win $1m” EVERY FLIPPING TIME!!!
That meant to say “(Player) now has $X,000…” guess I couldn’t use the more than/less than signs.
They also completely omitted the speed round from last night’s episode, which seemed a shame.
Dare you take on the Eye of Horus?
http://ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Contestant_Calls
And if you want to see the OC crew queuing for lunch, me shuffling papers, and someone ironing a shirt, now’s your chance:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=995289285499
That is quite amazing.
David,
Lower down on that page..
Mastermind address is now wrong. It’s still saying the production office is at Oxford Road. I guess, they have now been shunted like everything else from the palace of glittering delights across to MediaCity.
However, quite how many people would rush to the excellent UK Gameshows website to find the address to have a sit in the black chair, rather than find it on the BBC website is open to a minor amount of debate..
Good spot, Mr. With a Y not an I. However, the address published on the website is still the Oxford Road office. If UKGameshows is wrong, it’s not alone in being wrong.
But thanks for the tip, an enterprising house elf has checked and verified the links.
And Who’s Still Standing back down to 1.7 in the demo last night, must be the word of mouth.
Interestingly, the first part of the The X Factor final scored less than the Fear Factor premiere did.