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I wish they would ditch the annoying Hor-ned Viper and Twisted Flax choices, pseudo elitist wank is all it is.
The use of A B C D or 1 2 3 4 has served quiz shows quite well for decades. |
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I wish they would ditch the annoying Hor-ned Viper and Twisted Flax choices, pseudo elitist wank is all it is.
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but now it's on BBC2 it should be Circle, Square, Triangle....
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I wish they would ditch the annoying Hor-ned Viper and Twisted Flax choices, pseudo elitist wank is all it is.
The use of A B C D or 1 2 3 4 has served quiz shows quite well for decades. They used to have letters of the alphabet, but Greek ones which are used commonly in maths, just as A, B, C, D and 1, 2, 3, 4 are. Then Victoria said they had been accused of being elitist so they decided to change them - and started using the current symbols. You wouldn't expect 'Pointless' or 'Deal or No Deal' to use Greek letters of Egyptian hieroglyphs , but they're fitting for a quiz that requires a tad more thought. |
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I'd love to see Deal or No Deal with roman numerals.
I'll open XVIII please Noel |
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You do realise that they were introduced as a joke?
They used to have letters of the alphabet, but Greek ones which are used commonly in maths, just as A, B, C, D and 1, 2, 3, 4 are. Then Victoria said they had been accused of being elitist so they decided to change them - and started using the current symbols. You wouldn't expect 'Pointless' or 'Deal or No Deal' to use Greek letters of Egyptian hieroglyphs , but they're fitting for a quiz that requires a tad more thought.
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I'd love to see Deal or No Deal with roman numerals.
I'll open XVIII please Noel |
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I wish they would ditch the annoying Hor-ned Viper and Twisted Flax choices, pseudo elitist wank is all it is.
The use of A B C D or 1 2 3 4 has served quiz shows quite well for decades. |
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By that argument, I wish they would ditch Victoria Coren, or at least get her to present the quiz 'straight'. Her 'style' is becoming tiresome.
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I thought the 'celebrity chefs with a boy's name instead of a girl's name, and vice-versa' was a bit odd. Especially given that the first example was a well-known real person, it wasn't unreasonable to assume that Fanny Craddock's Dad might be called Frank, or Raymond Blanc's Mum called Ramona...
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They used to have letters of the alphabet, but Greek ones which are used commonly in maths, just as A, B, C, D and 1, 2, 3, 4 are. Then Victoria said they had been accused of being elitist so they decided to change them - and started using the current symbols.
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but now it's on BBC2 it should be Circle, Square, Triangle....
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I thought the 'celebrity chefs with a boy's name instead of a girl's name, and vice-versa' was a bit odd. Especially given that the first example was a well-known real person, it wasn't unreasonable to assume that Fanny Craddock's Dad might be called Frank, or Raymond Blanc's Mum called Ramona...
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By that argument, I wish they would ditch Victoria Coren, or at least get her to present the quiz 'straight'. Her 'style' is becoming tiresome.
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But, everyone knows Nigel is Nigella's dad, so for a first clue to be so obviously "parents of TV chefs" is recognisable as an OC trap. If it were that connection, it would start obscure and Nigel Lawson would have been the 4th clue.
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That sort of 'we all know that that would be too easy so isn't worth saying' thinking could be a bit of a turn-off to a new audience...
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but now it's on BBC2 it should be Circle, Square, Triangle....
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But circle, square, triangle, X wouldn't be enough. Don't they need six letters/symbols/marks?
Same with round, square, traingle, arched. ![]() How about prehistoric cave paintings? Deer, Horse, Mammoth, Man with spear and, um, another two Last edited by willowfan : 03-09-2014 at 12:42. Reason: suggestion for new identifiers |
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But circle, square, triangle, X wouldn't be enough. Don't they need six letters/symbols/marks?
Same with round, square, traingle, arched. ![]() How about prehistoric cave paintings? Deer, Horse, Mammoth, Man with spear and, um, another two |
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But circle, square, triangle, X wouldn't be enough. Don't they need six letters/symbols/marks?
Same with round, square, traingle, arched. ![]() How about prehistoric cave paintings? Deer, Horse, Mammoth, Man with spear and, um, another two |
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But, everyone knows Nigel is Nigella's dad, so for a first clue to be so obviously "parents of TV chefs" is recognisable as an OC trap. If it were that connection, it would start obscure and Nigel Lawson would have been the 4th clue.
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I like Victoria Coren-Mitchell but am biased because I loved watching her dad, Alan, on 'Call My Bluff'. She's definitely a chip off the old block.
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Phew - I thought I was being very stupid when I didn't think her explanation made sense. 'Going to the left' being the same as clockwise movement is just wrong isn't it? I'm sure my watch hands sweep round to the right.
And Simon, Simon ... oh dear! Why didn't you call yourselves the Ailurophiles and avoid having to apologise for that awful Latin/Greek hotch potch? |
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Well, I can't speak for your watch, but on mine the hands go to the right as they pass 12 and to the left as they pass 6. (Well, they would if it wasn't a digital watch.)
And Simon, Simon ... oh dear! Why didn't you call yourselves the Ailurophiles and avoid having to apologise for that awful Latin/Greek hotch potch? Our team name was very much a last minute decision when we sent the application form in - up until about five minutes before I sent the email, we were nearly the Data Geeks. There was actually a bit of discussion in the studio about the "clockwise/going to the left" question - VCM had to re-record her link to try to make her explanation clearer. Had we lost the show by a point we might have been a tad miffed about it being accepted, but we weren't tempted to challenge it at the time. Unlike some (actually only one) of the other teams we came across in Cardiff, we were there to enjoy ourselves. We wanted to win, of course, but not enough to be dicks about it. |
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And Simon, Simon ... oh dear! Why didn't you call yourselves the Ailurophiles and avoid having to apologise for that awful Latin/Greek hotch potch?
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Our team name was very much a last minute decision when we sent the application form in - up until about five minutes before I sent the email, we were nearly the Data Geeks. I mean, Cat Lovers as a team name is simple, self explanatory and sensible, why go down the Proustian cul-de-sac of Felinophiles ? Robert Robinson must be turning in his shroud. |
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