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- Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:39 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Jews(dard)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3756
Re: Jews(dard)
The problem with the word "Jew" is that it has at least two distinct meanings. People make fun of religion but then they stop at Jews because they think they are being racist - they don't seem to realise that giving two concepts the same word doesn't make them the same thing! Religious je...
Re: New Word
Talking of definitions of place names, I still like this one from Not The Nine O'Clock News: SHOEBURYNESS: The uncomfortable feeling you get when sitting on a seat which is still warm from somebody else's bottom. That one's definitely in "The Meaning of Liff" as well. Douglas Adams and Jo...
- Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:46 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Links of countdownian interest
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5719
Links of countdownian interest
Thought this might be of interest. Gameshow watching-and-commenting-thereupon legend Nick Gates offers up his thoughts on watching the recording of a forthcoming episode, and has also uploaded an episode of the South African version, "A Word or 2". Linky linky: http://www.bothersbar.co.uk/
- Sat Sep 12, 2009 7:37 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Another possible American TV cancellation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 692
Re: Another possible American TV cancellation
It was Channel 4. It used to be on straight after Countdown.Jason Larsen wrote:Whatever channel that showed Oprah's talk show in the UK in the past made a big mistake by dropping it.
- Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:49 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Derren Brown - The Events
- Replies: 584
- Views: 71048
Re: Derren Brown - The Events
Well, it looks like there was a split screen effect with a fake "wobble" applied to make it look like a handheld camera, the left-hand side of the screen was frozen to allow someone to sneak in and place the correct balls in the holder. The fake wobble is the really brilliant misdirection ...
- Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:53 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What haven't you done?
- Replies: 59
- Views: 4942
Re: What haven't you done?
I've never owned a mobile phone AND I've never been to IKEA. So there.JimBentley wrote:I've never owned a mobile phone. Beat that, suckers!
Re: Names
Jennifer is alright I suppose. I'm the right age for the choice of name to have been influenced by the massive success of "Love Story", though my parents deny that was behind it. (Actually, I don't think they would have chosen to name me after a character who snuffs it in her 20s. They're ...
- Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:21 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Alexander Armstrong has a new show
- Replies: 129
- Views: 9857
Re: Alexander Armstrong has a new show
He looks like you, with hair. A touch of narcissism there?Phil Reynolds wrote:Oh, and as a public service, here's an area of outstanding natural beauty:
- Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:22 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Alexander Armstrong has a new show
- Replies: 129
- Views: 9857
Re: Alexander Armstrong has a new show
If there was a prize for correctly guessing specific rounds' questions given the general topics, I think I would have a good chance of winning said prize. Yes, "Games" was a bit obvious, wasn't it? Only trouble is, about 100 out of 100 would have guessed that one, so you wouldn't score ve...
- Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:20 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Tell us something surprising about yourself
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7320
Re: Tell us something surprising about yourself
I have a resting heart rate around 40, which is extremely rare for a woman (quite rare for a man too, but really exceptionally freakish for a woman).
- Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What haven't you done?
- Replies: 59
- Views: 4942
Re: What haven't you done?
I've truly never seen Star Wars.
- Fri Sep 04, 2009 5:13 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Dr Pointless/Sir Pointless
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3063
Re: Dr Pointless
Richard Osman did quite clearly say that only the 10 official TV Doctors counted.
Re: Religion
Some of you may know the atheist busses: "there probably is no god" And a few of you may know that they were countered with christian busses: "there definitely is a god" And both sides complained to the Advertising Standards Authority accusing the other of incorrect facts. This ...
- Sun Jul 19, 2009 9:57 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: What passes for entertainment in Norwich
- Replies: 2
- Views: 963
What passes for entertainment in Norwich
Bizarro crime spree news, Countdown vaguely implicated:
http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/ ... 3A48%3A607
http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/ ... 3A48%3A607
- Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:20 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Are you an Egghead?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2407
Re: Are you an Egghead?
Pat Gibson? Yes indeed - and he's also won Mastermind and the radio show Brain of Britain, which is a unique treble. Quite an Egghead...Jason Larsen wrote:That's the guy who won on Millionaire a little while ago, isn't it?
- Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: New Radio Times
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3688
Re: New Radio Times
Oh no, I'm not suggesting you buy the thing. Just make use of the United Kingdom's many institutions where magazines can be read at one's leisure for free, or "newsagents" as they're known.
- Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:38 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: New Radio Times
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3688
New Radio Times
With David Tennant and Michelle Ryan on the cover. There's something of interest to Countdowners on page 155...
- Sun Mar 01, 2009 3:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Quiz Question
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4081
Re: Quiz Question
Richard Digance, Lesley Garrett, Esther Rantzen, Barry Norman, Tim Rice, Nicholas Owen and Jennie Bond. Most of whom ended up recording pieces for the RW tribute programme instead.Douglas Wilson wrote:Cool, does anyone know what presenters were lined up?
- Sun Feb 08, 2009 2:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: A possible deal
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2823
Re: A possible deal
But seriously: no. There are many reasons why it's not a good idea for people to buy unrequested airline tickets for TV presenters. Anyway, there are Thai restaurants in Leeds, so I don't think that obtaining her favourite cuisine is really a problem for her.
- Mon Feb 02, 2009 2:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Impossible Numbers Rounds
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2564
Re: Impossible Numbers Rounds
Besides, i've recently read that when Carol started she only did every other day checking the numbers. Poor Rachel has had a lot of pressure! I don't think that's true - what's your source? She alternated (probably on recording days rather than broadcast days) with Linda Barrett ( Doctor Linda Barr...
- Fri Jan 30, 2009 9:08 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
Fame at last for Steven Briers (that's not a valid conundrum, though): http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/4087903 ... how_glory/
- Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:59 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
"Riley embarrassed by Countdown mistakes". I can't find the original story for this one online, so here's Digital Spy's second-hand version: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a144800/ ... takes.html
- Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:03 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
Follow-up to the executive drenching story from the Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... prank.html
- Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Scottish words
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1992
Re: Scottish words
Aye, lots of Scottish words are allowed. Scottish lexicographer Phiona Stanley was very good at spotting them.
- Sat Jan 24, 2009 7:55 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
Ah, this is more like a proper news story! Miffed Carol fan pours iced water over Helen Warner: http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1092561_tv_boss_takes_a_soaking And the same story in the Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1127092/Raging-Vorderman-fan-delivers-bucke...
- Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:45 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
Not particularly interesting, but the Southport Visiter (sic) catches up with two former contestants. Well, one former contestant and a former contestant's mum: http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/views ... -22754244/
- Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
Carol Vorderman says she has no intention of watching Countdown again, and has no desire to work on TV unless, y'know, someone pays her to: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sh ... 160998.ece
- Thu Jan 22, 2009 1:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
Same story from the Daily Mirror, with an odd choice of photo: http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/01/22/countdown-getting-bigger-audiences-since-carol-vorderman-s-departure-115875-21061050/ Channel 4 are spinning this well, but the fact remains that they're comparing ratings from one week in T...
- Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:36 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
From the Telegraph, Countdown ratings are slightly up on last year's average, football fans and lechers are credited, the fact that TV ratings peak in winter anyway is strangely overlooked: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/4311809/Countdowns-new-team-of-Jeff-Stelling-and-Rachel-Riley-im...
- Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Rachel Riley Unveiled.
- Replies: 141
- Views: 19101
Re: Rachel Riley Unveiled.
Thinking back to my schooldays, surely Rachel is grammatically incorrect in referring to a multiplication as "times by". In this context "times" means "multiplied by" so she is saying "multiplied by by" which is tautology. Carol never made this mistake - perh...
- Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Rachels's Outfits
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2957
Re: Rachels's Outfits
My wife cannot believe Rachel has worn the same pair of shoes over the last 3 or 4 programs. C4 must be paying her very little! What's wrong with wearing the same shoes over 3 or 4 programmes? She should get a pair of Doc Martens, they never go out of fashion and she'll get years of wear out of the...
- Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
More reviews... Kathryn Flett in The Observer: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/jan/18/television-television Hermione Eyre in The Independent: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/countdown-channel-4bra-history-of-christianity-channel-4brcould-you-eat-an-elephant-channel-...
- Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 15 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 4)
- Replies: 120
- Views: 10188
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 15 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 4)
Not impressed with Susie giving so much prominence to the discredited folk etymology of "back to square one". Come on Susie, you're better than that!
- Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:06 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
Giles Smith in The Times likes Jeff Stelling: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ ... 518574.ece
- Wed Jan 14, 2009 6:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
The Mirror says that Rachel Riley hasn't seen herself on Countdown yet: http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/200 ... -21040164/
- Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:15 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: New Look
- Replies: 55
- Views: 7858
Re: New Look
I didn't want to start a new thread for this, but if you follow this link and click on the first picture in the "Film, Theatre and TV" section, there's a nice slideshow of images of the new Countdown set: http://www.stageone.co.uk/_content/scenic_projects.php I did register to get access t...
- Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:42 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
Ratings watch... The Mirror, already writing Deso out of history: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/01/14/1-2m-tune-in-to-new-look-countdown-115875-21039687/ The Telegraph puts a negative spin on the ratings: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/4231022/New-version-of-Countdown-...
- Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
Hmm, no actually, I had a look at the BARB site, and Conor's final pulled in 2.53 million viewers. You need to look under the last week of May, not June. Ah, sorry about that. I looked at Conor's page on the wiki to find out when his last game was, forgetting that that would have been in C-of-C. 2....
- Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:50 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Krypton Factor
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4335
Re: The Krypton Factor
The reason the Lancashire assault course wasn't used is because it is now a three lane course so filming with an empty lane would have looked odd, yes you can't see who's winning but the way they showed the splits on the 2nd show was much better and just to let you know, that assault course is an a...
- Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
Surprised that Des I only got 1.8, given his "housewives' favourite" status and the fact that the show had been off air for some months. He must have been getting well over 2m by Spring 2006 (thanks to the exploits of Conor Travers and the fact that the tabs were running a story a day abo...
- Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
An opinion piece in the Mirror, bizarre not just for its stereotyping and "alternative" mathematics, but also for the fact that a piece so slight somehow requires an "additional reporting" credit: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/more-sport/2009/01/13/rachel-riley-countdown-debut-do...
- Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
1.26 million? With all the publicity, I expected it to break 2m. Des the First's debut got 1.8m including timeshift; Des the Second's debut didn't make the C4 weekly top 30 (neither will Jeff Stelling's, it appears) so BARB doesn't provide a figure for that but it was below 2.18m.
- Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:16 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
Before the new stuff, a note that the Daily Mail's piece from yesterday has been heavily re-written, to the extent that the original writer's name has been removed from it. It still includes the "100, 50 and 3" blunder, though: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1113322/New-Carol...
- Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
Manchester freesheet "Metro" is staffed by idiots, says person on internet: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.htm ... page_id=34
- Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
The Mirror has some voxpops, though their hack seems terribly confused by the whole thing. Apparently the show is recorded at Leeds University, and Stelling provided a "bombardment of football puns" (well, I suppose "pilgrims' progress" qualifies as a pun). And just how do you ha...
- Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
First reaction comes in... this one is a Press Association piece which is has been picked up by just about everyone, but the first obscure regional churn outlet pulled from the hat o'news is the Flintshire Evening leader... http://www.eveningleader.co.uk/latest-entertainment-news/New-Countdown-still...
- Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: CofC today!
- Replies: 74
- Views: 9221
Re: CofC today!
One small niggle is that while Rachel seems fairly relaxed when she is talking, her stance looks very awkward and I think the letters board needs to be moved up about 3-4 inches, as she is too tall for it. One solution could be for Rachel to go from 4" heels to some flat shoes?? Also would sol...
- Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
The BBC asks "what makes a good daytime game show?" - though they clearly haven't noticed that Going For Gold's been revived recently... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7824167.stm
- Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:46 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
From yesterday, the Sunday Mercury has a piece with some quotes from Jeff Stelling: http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/01/10/out-goes-des-o-connor-and-carol-vorderman-in-comes-rachel-riley-and-sky-sports-star-jeff-stelling-66331-22664348/ On to today, and The Independent ha...
- Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
Jeff Stelling inteviewed in the Northern Echo: http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/featur ... New_faces/
- Fri Jan 09, 2009 5:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
From the Essex Echo, Rachel's family count down (do you see what they did there?) to their girl's big TV debut: http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/4033813 ... _TV_debut/
- Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:37 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
The Mirror claims an EXCLUSIVE with, er... co-host says people should watch the show. That's an EXCLUSIVE, folks! And that bizarre photo with the end of the letters board airbrushed out returns: http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/01/09/countdown-exclusive-new-presenter-rachel-riley-urges-fans-...
- Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:50 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
The Mirror interviews Jeff Stelling: http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/01/08/meet-the-new-countdown-host-jeff-stelling-115875-21023838/ The Sun also has a piece today which tells us nothing we didn't already know, though it does have a photo I haven't seen before: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/...
- Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:55 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
And all of them derived from the Sun's original story.Howard Somerset wrote:googling "sloblock hall" certainly gives numerous references to Carol's home.
Meanwhile, there's a bit about Rachel Riley toward the bottom of this page: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... nsult.html
- Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Re: Countdown in the news
Edited highlights of the Radio Times piece can be found in this Press Association article, which has been widely rehashed on the web and in the press: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5g_S5fC0fy1LhG4uvAuiIgKNnv11g And here's a follow-up to the Sloblock item with a quote from Car...
- Tue Jan 06, 2009 2:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 114
- Views: 12156
Countdown in the news
For those who are interested...
Some soundbites from Jeff Stelling: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/s ... 4842451.jp
Sun hack makes up a story about Carol Vorderman: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sh ... 098007.ece
Some soundbites from Jeff Stelling: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/s ... 4842451.jp
Sun hack makes up a story about Carol Vorderman: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sh ... 098007.ece
- Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: A new set for a new season!
- Replies: 58
- Views: 7085
Re: A new set for a new season!
Those of you who don't like my criticism of the show should look away now.
That set looks really, really nice.
That set looks really, really nice.
Re: Strictly
So basically the judges ranked one of the couples so low that they were guaranteed a place in the final. Brilliant logic. I thought it was the opposite - that one couple were rated so low that they couldn't be saved from being kicked out, and so the phone vote was entirely pointless (at least, that...
- Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:23 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Rachel Riley Unveiled.
- Replies: 141
- Views: 19101
Re: Rachel Riley Unveiled.
Um, it's me, I'm back. Hi. Shall we continue with the Rachel Riley thread? Unfortunately this next story is from the Daily Mail, but anyway...
Rachel Riley's Boyfriend Unveiled: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... Q-173.html
Rachel Riley's Boyfriend Unveiled: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... Q-173.html
- Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Rachel Riley Unveiled.
- Replies: 141
- Views: 19101
Re: Rachel Riley Unveiled.
It was a generic "size zero" joke. Got the new girl on a pedestal already? You really are a tedious turd. I suspect you only watch the show to fill yourself the latent anger required for you to have anything to post here. May I suggest the Daily Mail as an excellent alternative outlet for...