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Comment on Poker tonight, 8pm, $5.50 to play, open to all. Also: Eurovision by GIzensha

GIzensha — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:37:14 +0000

I suppose to get round the initial selection having a, well, Radio 2 feeling, select songs for a single BBC1 event (Or possibly 3 instead?) via Radio 1?

Comment on Hey! That new Channel 4 schedule starts today by Brekkie

Brekkie — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:09:20 +0000

Not keen on the teams of 4 but the double or quits twist sounds OK. I guess that effectively ups the maximum potential jackpot win to £2m, though in reality ups the usual £25-£50k wins to £100k.

Comment on Hey! That new Channel 4 schedule starts today by Daniel H

Daniel H — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:57:06 +0000

I can’t see many going for that either and I think 4 people will be too many – especially with Davina counting down etc. too – that’ll be four other voices to focus on per person in an already fairly frenzied 60 seconds!

Also (though it’ll probably never happen) there is a possibility that you could actually now win OVER a million pounds which seems a bit weird given the title.

They should call the last bit The Million Pound Double Or Drop and give a cabbage to the people who do take the gamble and lose…
(maybe swap “Million” for however much is left).

Comment on Hey! That new Channel 4 schedule starts today by Brig Bother

Brig Bother — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:57:56 +0000

Idle thought: The only way I can see this working is if they individually vote whether to go on or not, and only being allowed to leave if the vote is unanimous.

Exactly the same as the much missed Million Dollar Mind Game.

Comment on Hey! That new Channel 4 schedule starts today by Brig Bother

Brig Bother — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:16:04 +0000

I think it’s the Japanese version where there are teams of three but for each question one contestant is effectively gagged, isn’t it?

Comment on Hey! That new Channel 4 schedule starts today by Brig Bother

Brig Bother — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:04:06 +0000

Wow. Surely nobody is going to go for that? The whole point of Q8 was the tension bought about by the finality of the decision forced upon them. Unless they just make Q7 a 50/50 question.

Comment on Hey! That new Channel 4 schedule starts today by Travis P

Travis P — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:46:31 +0000

Reading this

http://www.imediamonkey.com/2013/05/22/million-pound-drop-returning-with-double-or-nothing-twist/

It says they can walk after question 7 or play question 8 for double the stakes.

I thought they would adapt the question swap. Which has been used in other countries.

I’m not keen on teams of four. After seeing Steps last year, having five players on the studio platform does look like a right mess. Four? Who knows. Would’ve preferred a maximum of three but we’ll see.

Surprised it’s returning in June. Thought they would delay it until the autumn. You can tell they’re going head to head with Big Brother. Given the show has been a downward trend last year. I reckon this will be make or break for them.

Comment on Hey! That new Channel 4 schedule starts today by Steven

Steven — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:11:27 +0000

Ahh, that’s fair enough. I just thought they’d use the lack of conflict to their advantage and it might result in some bigger gambles/wins, but I can understand it might not be what they’re after.

Comment on Hey! That new Channel 4 schedule starts today by Brig Bother

Brig Bother — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:07:53 +0000

Yes, I can definitely see what they’re aiming at in going for groups of four, but whether it will come across as a bit *too* messy will remain to be seen. I’m interested to see what happens as an experiment though, and if the worst comes to worst there’s no real reason they couldn’t revert back to couples after a few weeks.

I presume Double or Quits is effectively Q8 followed by another Q8?

Comment on Hey! That new Channel 4 schedule starts today by Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:48:23 +0000

They did a single player as a trial for one episode. It didn’t make for a good show as there was no banter, no conflicting views and a lot of dead air. I was editing with it a few months back, not easy to edit when there’s only one person talking!