It wasn't quite there for me tonight, mainly because i'm not really a fan of David O' Doherty. Great idea to get Susie and Rachel in on the game but they could have probably done something different with regards to getting people to fill in for them.
I really liked the episode tonight, thought it was quite funny. However I must be one of the only people on here to like Sarah Milican and Roisin. I liked most of the guests tonight.
A very naff show in all honesty, but Rachel Riley makes it worth watching. If she wasn't on it, I wouldn't tune in. I mean, cloning dogs? That was more random than The One Show.
It wasn't quite there for me tonight, mainly because i'm not really a fan of David O' Doherty. Great idea to get Susie and Rachel in on the game but they could have probably done something different with regards to getting people to fill in for them.
I think they should have done that on a week when Jon was there and then got Rachel and Jon to swap places and Sean and Susie to swap places.
Some of the guests in Dict Corner are really appalling.
For normal Countdown one person does dictionary corner for 5 consecutive episodes (unless they've changed it.) Maybe they should have gone with a similar idea for the hybrid program as well - maybe Adam Buxton and Holly Walsh doing the entire series between them?
For normal Countdown one person does dictionary corner for 5 consecutive episodes (unless they've changed it.) Maybe they should have gone with a similar idea for the hybrid program as well - maybe Adam Buxton and Holly Walsh doing the entire series between them?
Normal Countdown records five episodes in one day, so it makes sense for the guest to spend the day there. Then they can pretend the guest is spending the entire week with the show (and everyone changes shirts every show to keep up the illusion).
But the 8oo10C version is a weekly show, while they record two shows in a day according to some posters (I've never been able to get tickets). That makes it harder to swap guests around between episodes.
But the 8oo10C version is a weekly show, while they record two shows in a day according to some posters (I've never been able to get tickets). That makes it harder to swap guests around between episodes.
They do. Usually one at around 6pm on a Monday and the other at around 9pm. As they don't want an audience of pensioners and students (like real Countdown) they can't do weekday day time recordings. It doesn't mean they can't book the same guest to be there for multiple dates, if they film on dates when they are available.
However, for the 8 Out of 10 Cats Version even when a guest is there for both recordings, they normally have them being a contestant for one and being in dictionary corner for the other.
It wasn't quite there for me tonight, mainly because i'm not really a fan of David O' Doherty. Great idea to get Susie and Rachel in on the game but they could have probably done something different with regards to getting people to fill in for them.
Funny that Susie still hasn't scored a single point despite 100s of appearances, but Rachel scored something like 27 points in 3 rounds!
Does anyone know why they keep delaying the scheduled episode from a few weeks back with Adam Buxton, David O'Docherty, Lee Mack and Mel from Mel and Sue?
This Friday is being advertised as Sean Walsh, Danny Dyer, Joe Wilkinson and Bill Bailey.
Two mysteries. No Jon yet again and what is the reason for the missing episode
Does anyone know why they keep delaying the scheduled episode from a few weeks back with Adam Buxton, David O'Docherty, Lee Mack and Mel from Mel and Sue?
This Friday is being advertised as Sean Walsh, Danny Dyer, Joe Wilkinson and Bill Bailey.
Two mysteries. No Jon yet again and what is the reason for the missing episode
Have no idea, think that episode was supposed to be on the week before last, then it was changed to last week, but it still didn't happen.
As you mentioned, Joe Wilkinson is on this Friday (as guest captain) and have just checked next weeks episode which shows Sarah Millican as guest captain (yet again). Look like Jon will be missing most of this series for some unknown reason.
Look like Jon will be missing most of this series for some unknown reason.
He got married in April. Maybe that's the reason? If he missed 1 week of filming due to his wedding and 2 weeks due to his honeymoon then that'll be 6 episodes he's missing for.
Went to the filming of the episode shown last week. It took 2 1/2 hours with the introductions segment taking about 45 minutes. So much funny stuff was cut out, Sean read out about 8 limericks & only one was shown. they do the bits where Jimmy Carr messes about in real time which surprised me, but they broadcasted them in a different order, the cloned puppies were done on a letters round & he had the pups on the desk for a bit but they had to cut that bit because Rachel & Susie were not sat with the contestants. It was interesting to see how tv programmes are put together & have to say JC is brilliant at what he does
Went to the filming of the episode shown last week. It took 2 1/2 hours with the introductions segment taking about 45 minutes. So much funny stuff was cut out, Sean read out about 8 limericks & only one was shown. they do the bits where Jimmy Carr messes about in real time which surprised me, but they broadcasted them in a different order, the cloned puppies were done on a letters round & he had the pups on the desk for a bit but they had to cut that bit because Rachel & Susie were not sat with the contestants. It was interesting to see how tv programmes are put together & have to say JC is brilliant at what he does
There have been some editing errors and some examples of editing which have been too obvious in some episodes.
The other week they didn't show a Dictionary Corner bit at the end of part 2 but at the end of part 3 they showed one which had obviously been filmed at end of part 2. During it they showed Rachel at the numbers board (despite the most recent round being letters) and the scores being lower than they actually were at that stage.
In other episodes the mascots have appeared on screen before they've been brought out, which has given away that they tried to show one of the contestants laughing at a different joke to the one they were laughing at. There was also one where one of Jimmy's opening jokes have been edited and they thought switching to show Rachel would it cover up but the unnatural change in Jimmy's voice gave it away.
I went to one of the filmings last year and observed Jimmy and Sean seem to like engaging with the audience but Jon seems to refuse to even look at the audience, he'll look directly at the camera but not the audience.
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I'd like to know when that episode airs
I couldn't stand Joe when I first started watching it, but I began to like him, then he got axed!
Some of the guests in Dict Corner are really appalling.
I think they should have done that on a week when Jon was there and then got Rachel and Jon to swap places and Sean and Susie to swap places.
For normal Countdown one person does dictionary corner for 5 consecutive episodes (unless they've changed it.) Maybe they should have gone with a similar idea for the hybrid program as well - maybe Adam Buxton and Holly Walsh doing the entire series between them?
Normal Countdown records five episodes in one day, so it makes sense for the guest to spend the day there. Then they can pretend the guest is spending the entire week with the show (and everyone changes shirts every show to keep up the illusion).
But the 8oo10C version is a weekly show, while they record two shows in a day according to some posters (I've never been able to get tickets). That makes it harder to swap guests around between episodes.
They do. Usually one at around 6pm on a Monday and the other at around 9pm. As they don't want an audience of pensioners and students (like real Countdown) they can't do weekday day time recordings. It doesn't mean they can't book the same guest to be there for multiple dates, if they film on dates when they are available.
However, for the 8 Out of 10 Cats Version even when a guest is there for both recordings, they normally have them being a contestant for one and being in dictionary corner for the other.
Funny that Susie still hasn't scored a single point despite 100s of appearances, but Rachel scored something like 27 points in 3 rounds!
This Friday is being advertised as Sean Walsh, Danny Dyer, Joe Wilkinson and Bill Bailey.
Two mysteries. No Jon yet again and what is the reason for the missing episode
Have no idea, think that episode was supposed to be on the week before last, then it was changed to last week, but it still didn't happen.
As you mentioned, Joe Wilkinson is on this Friday (as guest captain) and have just checked next weeks episode which shows Sarah Millican as guest captain (yet again). Look like Jon will be missing most of this series for some unknown reason.
He got married in April. Maybe that's the reason? If he missed 1 week of filming due to his wedding and 2 weeks due to his honeymoon then that'll be 6 episodes he's missing for.
There have been some editing errors and some examples of editing which have been too obvious in some episodes.
The other week they didn't show a Dictionary Corner bit at the end of part 2 but at the end of part 3 they showed one which had obviously been filmed at end of part 2. During it they showed Rachel at the numbers board (despite the most recent round being letters) and the scores being lower than they actually were at that stage.
In other episodes the mascots have appeared on screen before they've been brought out, which has given away that they tried to show one of the contestants laughing at a different joke to the one they were laughing at. There was also one where one of Jimmy's opening jokes have been edited and they thought switching to show Rachel would it cover up but the unnatural change in Jimmy's voice gave it away.
I went to one of the filmings last year and observed Jimmy and Sean seem to like engaging with the audience but Jon seems to refuse to even look at the audience, he'll look directly at the camera but not the audience.
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Rachel will have to be completely naked to distract me from the car crash that's going to be ..
Hmm perhaps a little unlikely but quite an attractive thought
Jon doesn't seem popular on here though, I like him and hope he comes back soon, not keen on these guest captains.
But why not? I can think of lots of pros but no cons. Win-win for everyone.