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Old 11-02-2009, 16:48
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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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Old 11-02-2009, 17:15
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I wish Rachel would stop over-emphasising the letters when she puts them up...S has suddenly become "Ess-uh".
I've noticed this

But Carol was just as bad.
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Old 11-02-2009, 17:46
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I've noticed this

But Carol was just as bad.
I assume it's so that it's clear for the contestants who are writing the letters down, and not necessarily looking at them while they're being put up. S could be misheard as F if it wasn't said clearly.
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Old 13-02-2009, 08:18
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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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Old 13-02-2009, 12:32
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No but I will look for that now
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Old 13-02-2009, 12:43
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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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Old 13-02-2009, 14:33
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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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Old 13-02-2009, 14:46
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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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Old 13-02-2009, 17:19
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I didn't reralise how much Carol spoiled it until now.

Love the new look and line-up.
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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Old 13-02-2009, 17:50
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I wish Rachel would stop over-emphasising the letters when she puts them up...S has suddenly become "Ess-uh".

Almost like Esso

I agree. And Rachel's maths is excellent - she was great today. As the title of this thread says: 'So much better these days!'.
And in years time, She could do both Countdown and loan ads
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Old 15-02-2009, 14:55
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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!'.
My Aunt has been to see the new line up 3 times now, and the maths doesn't always get done correctly on the first take !
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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Old 16-02-2009, 19:57
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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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Old 16-02-2009, 21:41
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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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Old 16-02-2009, 22:08
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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
Yeah that was good. She did handle it well. I liked Jeff's comment when they went to him. He said something along the lines of "I thought they were taking the um.. mickey with those letters!"
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Old 16-02-2009, 22:14
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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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Old 17-02-2009, 08:09
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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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Old 17-02-2009, 09:27
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I wish Rachel would stop over-emphasising the letters when she puts them up...S has suddenly become "Ess-uh".
That is so irritating! As a teacher this annoys me as it goes against the whole principle of phonics. Still, I quite like her on the show, she's starting to show her personality off a bit but I hope she doesn't go too far down the dull shoes/chocolate-obsessed thing to try and appeal to women. Yawn.
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Old 17-02-2009, 10:02
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How are the ratings for countdown nowadays? Have the new presenters brought in more since des or less?
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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Old 17-02-2009, 10:39
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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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Old 17-02-2009, 10:44
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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
That was great. 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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Old 17-02-2009, 10:53
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How are the ratings for countdown nowadays? Have the new presenters brought in more since des or less?
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).
The first week averaged 1,125,600 while the second week averaged 961,200 in the ratings.
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Old 17-02-2009, 10:55
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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
Yes apparently it is true. I suppose it gives the players a better chance at making a longer word and stops the player picking the letters from being able to make up a personal favourite word no one else would know.
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Old 17-02-2009, 11:03
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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?
Brilliant, and looking at some of the other Countdown clips on youtube brought back a lot of memories
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Old 17-02-2009, 11:11
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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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Old 17-02-2009, 11:20
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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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