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Pointless!!
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Message 5401
Posted by kernowkeith (U15719148) on Thursday, 9th May 2013
You are quite correct. I don't like the way Richard always says "Bestaluck". It is a common fault these days.
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Message 5402
Posted by Chance Gardener (U8032897) on Thursday, 9th May 2013
Maybe it's the conspiracy theorist in me, but does anybody else notice that when a run of repeats of Pointless are shown, almost always at the same time we get a run of repeats of The Chase as well??
I could swear the executives of the BBC and ITV regularly meet up in a smoke-filled room somewhere and pass this kind of info. to each other. -
Message 5403
Posted by purwil (U14677803) on Thursday, 9th May 2013
Maybe it's the conspiracy theorist in me, but does anybody else notice that when a run of repeats of Pointless are shown, almost always at the same time we get a run of repeats of The Chase as well??
I could swear the executives of the BBC and ITV regularly meet up in a smoke-filled room somewhere and pass this kind of info. to each other. I think smoke filled rooms are now illegal in a work context.
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Message 5404
Posted by Owen Herring (U2135393) on Thursday, 9th May 2013
Maybe it's the conspiracy theorist in me, but does anybody else notice that when a run of repeats of Pointless are shown, almost always at the same time we get a run of repeats of The Chase as well??
I could swear the executives of the BBC and ITV regularly meet up in a smoke-filled room somewhere and pass this kind of info. to each other. There's usually a Bank Holiday involved - maybe they don't want to 'waste' new episodes on days when nobody is watching tv because they're all out enjoying the sunshine (yeah, right) and because of continuity, Pointless has to show further episodes up to a jackpot win (I'm guessing here). No reason for The Chase to do this, of course - but maybe they think everyone goes on holiday for a week when they have one day off anyway. -
Message 5405
Posted by Jeff (U13971268) on Thursday, 9th May 2013
Maybe it's the conspiracy theorist in me, but does anybody else notice that when a run of repeats of Pointless are shown, almost always at the same time we get a run of repeats of The Chase as well??
Well, your theory has failed you, because they are still showing new versions of series 6 of The Chase at the moment. Maybe it was a repeat on Bank Holiday Monday (I can't remember) but if so, that was the only one.
Forget what it might say in the listing magazines - only Pointless is on repeats at the moment. -
Message 5406
Posted by redrunnige (U14618660) on Saturday, 11th May 2013
I can find no way to post a new message !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can someone please tell me what on earth is happening to the scheduling of Pointless ?
Last nights programme was 3 years old !!!!!
There are a number of different versions being trotted out at the moment. The newest is where contestents introduce themselves and there are 5 final category questions; the next is where Alex introduces contestants but still there are 5 final question categories; and the oldest is where the final only has 3 category questions.
Come on guys let's have some sort of apparent order !!!!!!!!!! -
Message 5407
Posted by Portly (U1381981) on Saturday, 11th May 2013
The BBC does rather mess viewers around with these early-evening programmes.
I think the philosophy may be that as the smart people are still at work or travelling home, the audience is too old to notice, so they can put anything out.
I must say that as an elderly chap, I am sllightly confused by the repeats of "Eggheads" that follow "Pointless." However, one can hazard a guess as to how old the repeat is, by the composition of the Eggheads team, and their comparative youthfulness. -
Message 5408
Posted by Phrasmotic 4 August 2012 (U5509534) on Saturday, 11th May 2013
I can find no way to post a new message !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can someone please tell me what on earth is happening to the scheduling of Pointless ?
Last nights programme was 3 years old !!!!!
There are a number of different versions being trotted out at the moment. The newest is where contestents introduce themselves and there are 5 final category questions; the next is where Alex introduces contestants but still there are 5 final question categories; and the oldest is where the final only has 3 category questions.
Come on guys let's have some sort of apparent order !!!!!!!!!! The repeats are from 2011, so they are two years old. Since they started showing these repeats, they have all been in the three category final. -
Message 5409
Posted by Vickytorious (U14098212) on Saturday, 11th May 2013
Oh for heaven's sake! Just looked at my listings magazine for next week....and Pointless episodes will STILL all be repeats. That's the third week running.
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Message 5410
Posted by SometimesInvisiblePoster (U9636067) on Saturday, 11th May 2013
The repeats are there to remind us just how irritating CJ's arrogant, superscilious, exasperated, gloating (to name but a few) "faces" are!
Hmmmm, more irritating than the constant use of the phrase TKD? Discuss
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Message 5411
Posted by Portly (U1381981) on Saturday, 11th May 2013
The repeats are there to remind us just how irritating CJ's arrogant, superscilious, exasperated, gloating (to name but a few) "faces" are!
Hmmmm, more irritating than the constant use of the phrase TKD? Discuss
But surely CJ's eccentric behaviour is part of the entertainment isn't it?
It reminds me of the way John McEnroe was universally condemned as a rotter, but when Stefan Edberg took over as Wimbledon champion, the same people complained that he was boring because of his calm and controlled behaviour.
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Message 5412
Posted by SometimesInvisiblePoster (U9636067) on Saturday, 11th May 2013
The repeats are there to remind us just how irritating CJ's arrogant, superscilious, exasperated, gloating (to name but a few) "faces" are!
Hmmmm, more irritating than the constant use of the phrase TKD? Discuss
But surely CJ's eccentric behaviour is part of the entertainment isn't it?
It reminds me of the way John McEnroe was universally condemned as a rotter, but when Stefan Edberg took over as Wimbledon champion, the same people complained that he was boring because of his calm and controlled behaviour.
Of course it is, and I didn't say I don't like him! Had just forgotten just how arrogant, supercilious, exasperated and gloating his facial expressions are. -
Message 5413
Posted by germinator (U13411914) on Saturday, 11th May 2013
If Pointless were merely a quiz show it would be able to pose many more questions; rather it is an entertainment and as such requires villains and unlikable characters to heighten the drama.
The same consideration applies to talent shows and many 'reality' offerings. -
Message 5414
Posted by Emskibibble (U15721287) on Saturday, 11th May 2013
I love Pointless but I can't be the only person who thinks that having a split screen so that we can see the question/ possible answers etc that the contestants are looking at? There are frequently times when the viewer can't see the board for long periods of time which is annoying when trying to answer!
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Message 5415
Posted by bootjangler (U880875) ** on Saturday, 11th May 2013
I love Pointless but I can't be the only person who thinks that having a split screen so that we can see the question/ possible answers etc that the contestants are looking at? There are frequently times when the viewer can't see the board for long periods of time which is annoying when trying to answer! What I do is use the 'hold' button on the remote. This freezes the picture, but not the sound. Press it again to unfreeze.
It's probably called something else on other remotes, but I've got a fairly simple one, so it should be available somehow. -
Message 5416
Posted by ~d68a1677cf4bcb105b60217efce759e040de3f80 (U15721320) on Saturday, 11th May 2013
This is the first time I have visited this messageboard and I have not had time to read all the previous messages (!) but what I want to know is why the Pointless trophy is not pointless? Why not round or oval?
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Message 5417
Posted by bootjangler (U880875) ** on Saturday, 11th May 2013
This is the first time I have visited this messageboard and I have not had time to read all the previous messages (!) but what I want to know is why the Pointless trophy is not pointless? Why not round or oval? As questions go, that is right up there with 'why do men have nipples?'
Welcome, and nice board name by the way. -
Message 5418
Posted by Owen Herring (U2135393) on Saturday, 11th May 2013
This is the first time I have visited this messageboard and I have not had time to read all the previous messages (!) but what I want to know is why the Pointless trophy is not pointless? Why not round or oval? Isn't it meant to be a representation of the score thermometer?
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Message 5419
Posted by PaulHammond26 (U5000908) on Monday, 13th May 2013
yeah - I guess it wouldn't stand up if it was an egg shape!
It's meant to be a representation in glass of the score column - and people on this thread who have won one tell us that it reflects the light so that it looks like the score column from certain angles. -
Message 5420
Posted by Vickytorious (U14098212) on Tuesday, 14th May 2013
yeah - I guess it wouldn't stand up if it was an egg shape!
It's meant to be a representation in glass of the score column - and people on this thread who have won one tell us that it reflects the light so that it looks like the score column from certain angles. And there was me thinking it was plastic! -
Message 5421
Posted by Owen Herring (U2135393) on Tuesday, 14th May 2013
Oh for heaven's sake! Just looked at my listings magazine for next week....and Pointless episodes will STILL all be repeats. That's the third week running. Richard tweeted today that new episodes start again on 27 May
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Message 5422
Posted by Will Whitfoot (U5737993) on Wednesday, 15th May 2013
Thanks, Owen. Now I can work in the garden during the Pointless slot and know I am not missing anything.
It just needs to stop raining first... -
Message 5423
Posted by Vickytorious (U14098212) on Wednesday, 15th May 2013
Oh for heaven's sake! Just looked at my listings magazine for next week....and Pointless episodes will STILL all be repeats. That's the third week running. Richard tweeted today that new episodes start again on 27 May Hooray!.....but it does mean there will be another full week of repeats until the new series starts. It is nice to know though. Keeping viewers informed isn't something the BBC-powers-that-be are too good at.
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Message 5424
Posted by Peta (U24) ** on Thursday, 16th May 2013
On soon, here's the active thread...
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