{"id":6823,"date":"2013-01-11T23:46:20","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T23:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bothersbar.co.uk\/?p=6823"},"modified":"2013-01-11T23:57:26","modified_gmt":"2013-01-11T23:57:26","slug":"watching-telly-catchphrase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bothersbar.co.uk\/?p=6823","title":{"rendered":"Watching Telly: Catchphrase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You may remember we <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bothersbar.co.uk\/?p=6145\">saw the pilot to this<\/a> back in August. Has anything changed?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The titles are a neat mash up of the two original Walker title sequences, beams of light going round a maze but this time clearly in SPACE. The theme is a pretty good remix of the original 80s Walker theme.<\/li>\n<li>The set has changed, it&#8217;s quite minimalist &#8211; three podia linked together and to the screen, raised stage in the shape of a speech bubble, some orbit-esque lights,\u00a0that&#8217;s about it. However the backdrop is now a large panoramic projection screen, usually dark blue but featuring neat solar flare-esque effects. I rather liked it.<\/li>\n<li>No changsd have been made to the game or the controversial\u00a0graphics which I think will put people off somewhat. Actually there is one change, the contestants now fill in\u00a0thirds of a pie chart in the qualifier.<\/li>\n<li>Stephen Mulhern&#8217;s an OK host. If nothing else he can do a smart line in cheeky innuendo whilst pulling an innocent face. They do seem to have written him one-liner cheeky non-contestant-denominator putdowns which feel really unnatural, especially as many were recorded after the show for dropping in. He&#8217;s grows in confidence and assuredness when one of the contestants is eliminated.<\/li>\n<li>Also I think we pointed out the scene-setting element of the modern Catchphrases last time, now Mulhern has to point out when the actual clues are on the screen. Not his fault I suspect but very irritating.<\/li>\n<li>Also when a Bonus Catchphrase is revealed, not immediately removing all the squares and instead doing this as a seperate thing after the celebration of the correct answer is odd.<\/li>\n<li>The endgame hasn&#8217;t changed, although the Box 11 prize is now a holiday rather than a car. Because of the guaranteed big money involved, we are meant to cheer when the clock hits zero regardless of outcome. Unfortunately this is largely\u00a0incongrouous with having a challenge with a clear win condition\u00a0with a\u00a0countdown clock and excitement bed. At the same time it&#8217;s difficult to feel bad for someone when losing still means having thousands of pounds thrown at them, so I don&#8217;t know the best solution to make good television in this situation\u00a0to be honest.<\/li>\n<li>As I&#8217;ve said in the pilot, the spirit of the show is alive and well. And you&#8217;ll be able to see how it comes across on telly in March on Sundays, it was suggested.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may remember we saw the pilot to this back in August. Has anything changed? The titles are a neat mash up of the two original Walker title sequences, beams of light going round a maze but this time clearly in SPACE. 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