|
||||||||
Eggheads |
![]() |
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
|
#601 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 4,283
|
Quote:
Last semi final - here we go!
Nicki blind? I don't recall her qualifier! |
|
|
|
|
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
|
|
|
#602 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 7,639
|
Quote:
Must have gotten an easy path to the semi-final.
Or maybe not.. |
|
|
|
|
|
#603 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 10,503
|
Quote:
Must have gotten an easy path to the semi-final.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#604 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: 🇬🇧
Posts: 60,766
|
She's got all 5 Eggheads. Surely she can't lose this now.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#605 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 7,639
|
Beth not even letting Nicki go first!
|
|
|
|
|
|
#606 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 3,089
|
Beth is a Lisa clone.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#607 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 2,487
|
Lisa useless, quelle surprise !
|
|
|
|
|
|
#608 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 7,639
|
Nicki playing well
|
|
|
|
|
|
#609 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: 🇬🇧
Posts: 60,766
|
The Eggheads are all pretty useless.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#610 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 2,487
|
Can't believe some of the stuff the Eggheads have "no idea" about. Not certain, maybe, but "no idea" ? Really ?
|
|
|
|
|
|
#611 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: 🇬🇧
Posts: 60,766
|
Shame it didn't go to sudden death.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#612 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 7,639
|
Nicki put up a great fight.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#613 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 2,487
|
Wow, Beth very nearly snatched defeat from the jaws of victory there.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#614 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 305
|
5 questions put to the Eggheads, 4 of them have no clue, while Pat can only muster a vague inclination.
Hmmm... |
|
|
|
|
|
#615 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 73
|
Hope Beth doesn't win overall.
She loves the sound of her own voice. Why give a single answer when an essay will do..? |
|
|
|
|
|
#616 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 119
|
Quote:
Hope Beth doesn't win overall.
She loves the sound of her own voice. Why give a single answer when an essay will do..? |
|
|
|
|
|
#617 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Les Pays-Bas
Posts: 1,468
|
Nicki has the better TV personality. This methodology of selection means they end up with another dull character.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#618 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 23,464
|
Quote:
5 questions put to the Eggheads, 4 of them have no clue, while Pat can only muster a vague inclination.
Hmmm... |
|
|
|
|
|
#619 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: England
Posts: 1,708
|
Beth was very irritating with her long winded boring, dull, irritating, smug explanations of the answers. Just answer the question. Shame Nikki went out, she put up a very good fight in the final round.
With the Eggheads just not knowing answers it seems really suspect. The fact that they can answer all questions during the main rounds with ease and then suddenly lose all abilities in the final round isnt right. I suspect they have been told to be evasive in order to one make the contestants look smarter and two to make it a more even contest. |
|
|
|
|
|
#620 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 5,168
|
I think when they are in the normal competition, they are as much on the spot as they are here. They all obviously have their specialist subjects, and a pretty wide general knowledge and can probably make a reasonable guess at most questions - but put them on the spot on a subject they don't know well, and without the usual thinking time, and when it's important to the contestant that they are honest, I can understand their reluctance to give a definitive answer.
I doubt very much that they will do it this way again - the Eggs haven't looked particularly good in it, and it must be demoralising to see that Kevin and Pat/Barry were the firm favourites of all the contestants. It really showed the Eggs (and the producers) which of them the viewers rate as assistants. |
|
|
|
|
|
#621 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 73
|
Quote:
I think when they are in the normal competition, they are as much on the spot as they are here. They all obviously have their specialist subjects, and a pretty wide general knowledge and can probably make a reasonable guess at most questions - but put them on the spot on a subject they don't know well, and without the usual thinking time, and when it's important to the contestant that they are honest, I can understand their reluctance to give a definitive answer.
I doubt very much that they will do it this way again - the Eggs haven't looked particularly good in it, and it must be demoralising to see that Kevin and Pat/Barry were the firm favourites of all the contestants. It really showed the Eggs (and the producers) which of them the viewers rate as assistants. |
|
|
|
|
|
#622 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 277
|
Quote:
I think when they are in the normal competition, they are as much on the spot as they are here. They all obviously have their specialist subjects, and a pretty wide general knowledge and can probably make a reasonable guess at most questions - but put them on the spot on a subject they don't know well, and without the usual thinking time, and when it's important to the contestant that they are honest, I can understand their reluctance to give a definitive answer.
I doubt very much that they will do it this way again - the Eggs haven't looked particularly good in it, and it must be demoralising to see that Kevin and Pat/Barry were the firm favourites of all the contestants. It really showed the Eggs (and the producers) which of them the viewers rate as assistants. |
|
|
|
|
|
#623 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Black Country lad in Yorkshire
Posts: 118,057
|
Quote:
Why can't they have a woman vs a man in the semis or finals? I understand the whole point is to have a new man and a new woman join the show but who's to say one of the female contestants can't beat a male contestant.
Quote:
She's got all 5 Eggheads. Surely she can't lose this now.
Quote:
I find it very strange, the egg heads have put up a very bad showing during this competition, I wonder why. Keven has been pretty awfu. Don't they want any new egg heads?
|
|
|
|
|
|
#624 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 5,168
|
Quote:
I disagree. Not a normal competition. I have been quizzing for years. The question master wants one answer only and not a round the houses précis of his/her history of picked up information over the years. . Just shut up and give the answer..
I too have been very irritated by all the long winded answers from the contestants in this process - as has been said its just been padding and showing off on the contestants part (and very funny when after a long winded reply they get the answer wrong!) The Eggs on the normal show don't seem to be as reluctant to offer up a guess - but on this, they seemed very reluctant to give the contestant a proper answer and if they did give one - it was given with so many caveats it almost wasn't worth having..... |
|
|
|
|
|
#625 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 3,523
|
Quote:
Sorry - typing in a hurry and left out the "don't" in my first sentence.
I too have been very irritated by all the long winded answers from the contestants in this process - as has been said its just been padding and showing off on the contestants part (and very funny when after a long winded reply they get the answer wrong!) The Eggs on the normal show don't seem to be as reluctant to offer up a guess - but on this, they seemed very reluctant to give the contestant a proper answer and if they did give one - it was given with so many caveats it almost wasn't worth having..... As somebody said upthread it must be quite demoralising to be Lisa/Dave/Judith and even Chris, seeing Kevin and Pat getting picked first each time. Maybe when they next need a new Egghead they should be dished out randomly once the head to heads are over rather than letting the contestant choose as each round finishes. |
|
|
|
![]() |
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 11:44.



