the Fato is the counterpart of the Jinx.
a correct answer to his question brings the contestant’s score to €300,000 on the spot!
if the answer is incorrect, the contestant is not eliminated and loses nothing.
the Pentito asks questions about celebrities, the subject that belonged to the stuttering Future Host
another character debuted tonight, it’s the Ciociara. she looks like the protagonist of La Ciociara movie, played by Sofia Loren. Her questions are about cities of Italy
It’s a shame I can’t find a vid of a jackpot winner just to prove it’s possible, it’s been done six or seven times, and there was even a €300k+ winner in Spain once.
Incidentally, I was idly thinking about the prospect of a Dick and Dom-hosted Avanti earlier. Would the public accept it? Never. Would it be great? Possibly.
(See also: Billy Eichner from Billy on the Street,* a show which is basically just him running around and screaming at tourists in the guise of a game show, hosting a version of Weakest Link.)
What’s amazing is that Gerry was really hinting at it really obviously and you can the hear the audience groan when they see he’s not done it. Incredible really.
If I were a cynic I would say this sounds like another case of “come up with a vague top line, sell it as hard as you can, worry about the format later”. Personally I’m not a cynic, but if I was that is what I would say.
Schlag den Raab advert favourite Circus Halli Galli won best entertainment.
An award for Gogglebox too in the Reality and Factual Entertainment category
we now know the new scroll featured in this season of Avanti Un Altro!
it’s “Il Fato Benevolo” which means “Benevolent Fate” but “fato” could be interpreted as the male form of “fata” (fairy) and so…
http://www.video.mediaset.it/bin/703.$plit/310x175_C_2_video_482825_videoThumbnail.jpg
the Fato is the counterpart of the Jinx.
a correct answer to his question brings the contestant’s score to €300,000 on the spot!
if the answer is incorrect, the contestant is not eliminated and loses nothing.
Blimey!
Whilst you’re here, what does the mafia guy ask questions about (crime films?) and presumably the actor guy is a replacement for the Chinese people?
the Pentito asks questions about celebrities, the subject that belonged to the stuttering Future Host
another character debuted tonight, it’s the Ciociara. she looks like the protagonist of La Ciociara movie, played by Sofia Loren. Her questions are about cities of Italy
If you want to have a look at it, someone uploaded some eps. of the new Le Maillon Faible on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGE0EbIwHks
A win on Avanti Un Altro! (from April)
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1tfur9_avanti-un-altro-gioco-finale-22-04-2014_fun
Haven’t watched the vid yey, but there has been an incredible TWO winners this week already up to Thursday. Both erre really good players as well.
Oh my God, I see why you linked to it now.
It’s a shame I can’t find a vid of a jackpot winner just to prove it’s possible, it’s been done six or seven times, and there was even a €300k+ winner in Spain once.
There are 4 jackpot wins here:
http://www.movietele.it/video/stefano-d-angelo-vince-220mila-euro-avanti-un-altro
Good work as ever, Barry.
Brutal. Brutal, brutal, brutal.
Incidentally, I was idly thinking about the prospect of a Dick and Dom-hosted Avanti earlier. Would the public accept it? Never. Would it be great? Possibly.
(See also: Billy Eichner from Billy on the Street,* a show which is basically just him running around and screaming at tourists in the guise of a game show, hosting a version of Weakest Link.)
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFiElMeRs2w
Hang on, why didn’t he freeze? Was it tactical or did he just forget?
the contestant said that he forgot 🙁
to cheer you up, here is the Benevolent Fate in action!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x26aooi_avanti-un-altro-il-fato-benevolo_fun
What’s amazing is that Gerry was really hinting at it really obviously and you can the hear the audience groan when they see he’s not done it. Incredible really.
America is having another go at a “huge game show event”, from Mark Burnett and Mike Darnell:
http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/abc-orders-mark-burnett-game-show-500-questions-straight-to-series-1201308461/
If I were a cynic I would say this sounds like another case of “come up with a vague top line, sell it as hard as you can, worry about the format later”. Personally I’m not a cynic, but if I was that is what I would say.
If it’s not going to redefine the genre than I just don’t know how interested I am.
For those interested in that sort of thing, have some recent Affari Tuoi:
https://www.youtube.com/user/Toin38/videos