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I wish Rachel would stop over-emphasising the letters when she puts them up...S has suddenly become "Ess-uh".
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I wish Rachel would stop over-emphasising the letters when she puts them up...S has suddenly become "Ess-uh".
![]() But Carol was just as bad. |
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I've noticed this
![]() But Carol was just as bad. |
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Has anyone noticed that she pops her thumb out on her left hand as she puts a letter up!
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No but I will look for that now
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I like the new show and the new team but just wish Jeff would stop bringing football up grrrrr
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I'm not a football fan either but quite enjoy Jeff's football references. Maybe I'm just glad not to have Des O talking about his records all the time...
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I didn't reralise how much Carol spoiled it until now.
Love the new look and line-up. |
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I didn't reralise how much Carol spoiled it until now.
Love the new look and line-up. |
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I wish Rachel would stop over-emphasising the letters when she puts them up...S has suddenly become "Ess-uh".
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I agree. And Rachel's maths is excellent - she was great today. As the title of this thread says: 'So much better these days!'.
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I agree. And Rachel's maths is excellent - she was great today. As the title of this thread says: 'So much better these days!'.
Have you noticed how she shakes her hand before putting the numbers up. I think that the new set does not let them get close enough to the contestants. I don't think it is as good as it once was. Jeff seems to be looking down all the time, and Rachel looks at the camera, not the contestants |
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There was one of those moments we long for today on Countdown. A rude word spelt out when Rachel put up the letters! This was about 20 minutes in. It got a nice ripple of laughter from the audience. Rachel handled it very well though and soldiered on.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...1Feb161715.jpg |
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Yes, that was quite amusing.
![]() In the numbers game, where does she scuttle off to as soon as she puts the last number up? I really don't think she's as good as Carol was at the numbers, and she rarely seems to get them when the contestants don't, not in the 30 seconds, anyway. Looks obviously swung it for her when she got the job, and I wish she'd stop over-emphasising the lettersss-uuh! Re the comment about her look at the camera and not the contestants, well, the contestants would see her in their monitors, in which case she would be looking at them. ![]() Above all else, I just wish Richard Whiteley was still here!
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There was one of those moments we long for today on Countdown. A rude word spelt out when Rachel put up the letters! This was about 20 minutes in. It got a nice ripple of laughter from the audience. Rachel handled it very well though and soldiered on.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...1Feb161715.jpg |
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Haha, good capture.. if only this happened (don't click if easily offended, nsfw) once though.
![]() How are the ratings for countdown nowadays? Have the new presenters brought in more since des or less? |
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Is it true that there must be at least 3 vowels chosen? If it is I never knew that.
and I have been watching the programme since almost the very beginning lol
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I wish Rachel would stop over-emphasising the letters when she puts them up...S has suddenly become "Ess-uh".
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How are the ratings for countdown nowadays? Have the new presenters brought in more since des or less?
I could only see that the last episode with Des and Carol got 1.7 million viewers and the first episode with Rachel and Jeff got 1.2. It's safe to assume that both of the figures are slightly inflated (due to the hype of people leaving/starting). |
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I do like Jeff but I wish they had been more daring and employed a woman in Richard's role and a young man in Carol's role.
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There was one of those moments we long for today on Countdown. A rude word spelt out when Rachel put up the letters! This was about 20 minutes in. It got a nice ripple of laughter from the audience. Rachel handled it very well though and soldiered on.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...1Feb161715.jpg You could tell the contestant was going for it once the 'essa' came out. ![]() I never used to watch it during the two Des' era but now I record it everyday and watch it when I get in. ![]() Jeff Stelling has probably the hardest job in tv presenting Soccer Saturday so it's good to see him given a chance to present a more relaxed show. Is it just me that loves the way Rachel turns round in between the contestants selecting letters? It puts me off finding words.
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How are the ratings for countdown nowadays? Have the new presenters brought in more since des or less?
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I'm not sure if there are any clear ratings.
I could only see that the last episode with Des and Carol got 1.7 million viewers and the first episode with Rachel and Jeff got 1.2. It's safe to assume that both of the figures are slightly inflated (due to the hype of people leaving/starting). |
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Is it true that there must be at least 3 vowels chosen? If it is I never knew that.
and I have been watching the programme since almost the very beginning lol |
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Haha, good capture.. if only this happened (don't click if easily offended, nsfw) once though.
![]() How are the ratings for countdown nowadays? Have the new presenters brought in more since des or less? ![]()
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I think Jeff is great - he looks very much at home doing Countdown and genuinely appears to enjoy it (which neither Des L or Des O seemed to).
Still not used to Rachel yet - she seems really nice, but she lacks the presence Carol had. Suzy - brilliant as always! |
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I agree gboy but I think Rachel needs a bit more time to settle down after all it is her first tv appearence. Jeff and Suzy are professionals with a long time in TV.
Carol was a hard act to follow though |
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and I have been watching the programme since almost the very beginning lol