They had question or nominate when they got down to the final three players of the heats. I don't know why the Grand Final is different. Maybe the final's always been like that,I can't remember.
Edit: according to wikipedia the Grand Final was changed after the third series and they made all the questions on the buzzer. Apparently this is to stop a player from taking question after question themselves and never nominating an opponent. Obviously when you get down to the last three of the Grand Final it's likely to be top quizzers who are capable of rattling off nine or ten answers in a row without getting any wrong.
Well,if the popularity of this thread's any guide to the popularity of the programme,it's not coming back. So bye bye everybody. Hopefully The Chase will be back soon.
I'm afraid I've got a bit bored with it now.Too many ad breaks (the first comes about eight mins),and it just doesn't hold my interest like the original series.
I'm afraid I've got a bit bored with it now.Too many ad breaks (the first comes about eight mins),and it just doesn't hold my interest like the original series.
If you watch a channel which carries ads (not that often in my case, I have to admit), then you need to record it and watch later, or at least time-delayed so you can skip them.
I think before planning a new series, the production team will be taking all the comments on board (rest assured they will be monitoring threads like this), and will tighten it up. They could easily lose 15 minutes and the viewing figures would improve, I am sure.
I was surprised to see only two women in the final.
Any stats on how many of the contestants in the heats were male / female?
Unfortunately quizzing is still seen as a male-dominated pursuit, so not as many women give it a shot. I think getting 2 in the final is quite standard.
Apparently the next series will have forty episodes, so the emphasis will be more on getting a high score the way it was in the old days.
I wonder if they'll bring back the remaining contestants from Series 1 who didn't get all three goes?
Someone I know didn't get his 3 attempts and wasn't allowed back. Winners of episodes were told they couldn't return either.
As a viewer one of the best bits about the original was the returning contestants. I think it's a very poor decision not to allow them back. I went from finding Michael Penrice very annoying to cheering him on latterly for instance.
Someone I know didn't get his 3 attempts and wasn't allowed back. Winners of episodes were told they couldn't return either.
As a viewer one of the best bits about the original was the returning contestants. I think it's a very poor decision not to allow them back. I went from finding Michael Penrice very annoying to cheering him on latterly for instance.
The 'not allowing winners back' thing is similar to how they do it on Pointless. Everyone gets two attempts, unless they get to the final on their first attempt, in which case that's it.
I don't think it's fair not to allow the people who were unlucky enough to be in the last few episodes of Series 1 not to take their remaining chances in the early episodes of Series 2.
I kind of feel like re-watching this year's series... does anyone know of anywhere where I can? Any file-sharing websites or anything? If there isn't anywhere it's cool, I just felt like it...
I kind of feel like re-watching this year's series... does anyone know of anywhere where I can? Any file-sharing websites or anything? If there isn't anywhere it's cool, I just felt like it...
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I was quite looking forward to watching that, might have been a bit more exciting than the main event.
Opportunity missed.
What happened too question or nominate?
Explaining the answers, giving an extra fact or repeating the question once a correct answer is infuriating.
They've taken away the tactical nature and pace of the show
Edit: according to wikipedia the Grand Final was changed after the third series and they made all the questions on the buzzer. Apparently this is to stop a player from taking question after question themselves and never nominating an opponent. Obviously when you get down to the last three of the Grand Final it's likely to be top quizzers who are capable of rattling off nine or ten answers in a row without getting any wrong.
If it gets another series i'll probably do the same unless they change things up a little.
If you watch a channel which carries ads (not that often in my case, I have to admit), then you need to record it and watch later, or at least time-delayed so you can skip them.
I think before planning a new series, the production team will be taking all the comments on board (rest assured they will be monitoring threads like this), and will tighten it up. They could easily lose 15 minutes and the viewing figures would improve, I am sure.
Way to live up to your name.
Unfortunately those days are long gone. Hopefully this show will now fade away and not return.
Ulrika - she looks very different.
She looks awful skeletal tbh.
I wouldn't be surprised in the Daily Mail picks up on itm
I used to have the hots for her. Not now.
Great that Dave finished with all 3 lives.
Also good to see Stainer go out by getting 3 questions wrong
I was surprised to see only two women in the final.
Any stats on how many of the contestants in the heats were male / female?
Unfortunately quizzing is still seen as a male-dominated pursuit, so not as many women give it a shot. I think getting 2 in the final is quite standard.
Nah, seems like people would rather discuss the same issues that have been spoken about by 100 people already in this thread
I wonder if they'll bring back the remaining contestants from Series 1 who didn't get all three goes?
Someone I know didn't get his 3 attempts and wasn't allowed back. Winners of episodes were told they couldn't return either.
As a viewer one of the best bits about the original was the returning contestants. I think it's a very poor decision not to allow them back. I went from finding Michael Penrice very annoying to cheering him on latterly for instance.
The 'not allowing winners back' thing is similar to how they do it on Pointless. Everyone gets two attempts, unless they get to the final on their first attempt, in which case that's it.
I don't think it's fair not to allow the people who were unlucky enough to be in the last few episodes of Series 1 not to take their remaining chances in the early episodes of Series 2.
Seems to still be on 4OD by the looks of it.