13 thoughts on “Only Connect is looking for contestants again

  1. Delano

    Can I deduct that series 9 starts off somewhere in the Winter/early Spring?

    (I’m FYI no prodco exec, just a curious question)

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      1. Lewis

        That’s series 8. I think Delano is referring to whatever future series this is casting for.

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  2. CeleTheRef

    waiting for Avanti Un Altro!…

    some fun moments from Tira&Molla 1998

    that show suffered from occasional technical failures. here the cars go haywire two days in a row!
    http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x12wxm4_tira-e-molla-macchine-guaste_shortfilms?search_algo=2

    Bonolis thinks that the dice tower is faulty and wants to have a talk with the director
    http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x12x9s7_tira-e-molla-paolo-e-luca-nel-tombino_shortfilms

    Bonolis makes sure that all the dancers can do a cartwheel
    http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x12gk3q_tira-e-molla-la-ruota-delle-sellerette-e-una-ruota-di-scorta_shortfilms

    and the dancers got their revenge!
    http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x12j67m_tira-e-molla-la-ruota-di-paolo_fun

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  3. Kevin G.

    Stumbled on a Korean game show/reality show format called “The Genius” or “Genius Game”; think the viewership here may enjoy it. It’s a bunch of logical/social challenge games (such as a zombie game or wagering on a virtual horse race with a fixed outcome), crossed with an elimination format. A YouTube user has done subtitles for the show:

    http://www.youtube.com/user/Bumdidlyumptious/videos

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    1. Kamen Duck

      Excellent find. This is basically the Liar Game game show I’ve been waiting for. I’m quite fond of the Garnets, and I want a number of them just to stick on shelves and marvel at for hours.

      Speaking of Liar Game, I think a lot of you guys would find it fairly enjoyable. It’s got all sorts of complex mind games and mind-bending strategies, not to mention excellent character development and amusingly stretchy faces.

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      1. David B

        Really interesting, both the Korean show and the Liar Game. You can find one of the LG films with English subtitles (you need to turn them on) here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv-SzdtK18Q

        It’s a really interesting watch, if a bit of a mind bender. I’m not sure all of the solutions are watertight but hey – game theory as a 2-hour movie… gotta love Japan!

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          1. David B

            Seems the live action TV series is online too with subs, but – excepting the ‘in medias res’ beginning sequence – the film’s pretty stand-alone.

          2. Kamen Duck

            I’d recommend the manga over either of them. The TV show felt like it was kinda rushing through everything to fit a massive amount of plot into a single season.

            That, and Nao goes through pretty much no development in the TV series.

      2. David

        I agree, the Liar Game manga is pretty good when it comes to the games, especially later on in the series (17 Card poker is pretty interesting I thought- that’s in about Chapter 70). The irregular publishing of the series is kinda awkward though…

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    2. David

      After looking through the episodes, I think that Genius series is really good- most of the games are really thought out, and there are some unique strategies the contestants use (episode 7 especially- don’t know if the producers thought of what one player eventually figured out). Of course, this is one of those shows that we’ll wish would be done in an English-language version but will never happen…

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