NJ
Neil Jones
Founding member
Tumble Tower was about to present the trophy, so hardly surprising the contestant ran off
GH
And he was going to make him dance to Boogie Beebies
Tumble Tower was about to present the trophy, so hardly surprising the contestant ran off
And he was going to make him dance to Boogie Beebies
WH
And the full episode is up (well, minus the incident). Available until 18 June 2021:
https://www.ruv.is/sjonvarp/spila/gettu-betur/30942/972nv3
https://www.ruv.is/sjonvarp/spila/gettu-betur/30942/972nv3
JA
Is there any actual context for what caused it, or did he just throw a tantrum seemingly out of nowhere?
WH
I don't know, but according to a man from Iceland:
Is there any actual context for what caused it, or did he just throw a tantrum seemingly out of nowhere?
I don't know, but according to a man from Iceland:
The other team gives the correct answer which wins them the match, after apparently only being a millisecond or so ahead of them on the buzzer, and the presenter confirms it's the right answer.
— Viktor Valgarðsson (@viktor888) February 19, 2021
TH
Thaedur
Who remembers when Tyne Tees moved from its City Road studios to Gateshead in 2005? They even made a documentary about it:
BB
Looks like they edited the tantrum out and recorded an ending for a later repeat.
Icelandic 'University Challenge' tonight (allegedly aired live)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5nqlXeXobk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5nqlXeXobk
Looks like they edited the tantrum out and recorded an ending for a later repeat.
JO
Usually I’d be inclined to agree, but I don’t think it would be right to keep screening someone’s apparent mental breakdown. Besides anyone who wants to watch it will know how to find it on YouTube.
Though of course nobody was watching the repeat to find out who won the game.
It is a pet hate of mine when things are edited out of repeats, on demand screenings or even +1 airings because it didn't quite go to plan.
It is a pet hate of mine when things are edited out of repeats, on demand screenings or even +1 airings because it didn't quite go to plan.
Usually I’d be inclined to agree, but I don’t think it would be right to keep screening someone’s apparent mental breakdown. Besides anyone who wants to watch it will know how to find it on YouTube.
NJ
This is obviously an exception to the rule. Its one thing to have a strop on air on a live show but there are probably duty of care responsibilities towards the contestant and as above, not really appropriate to keep showing it any more than they have to. He'll probably get a short amount of attention, maybe go viral for a while but after that it's not really the sort of thing anybody really wants to be known for what is technically vandalism (after all, if that water glass had hit somebody even by accident, he'd probably be up for assault). Suppose its relatively fortunate the entire episode wasn't scrapped, so he'll still get his 15 minutes of fame in the repeat.
It'll probably appear on TV Moments From Hell (or whatever) in due course, presented totally out of context and made to sound much worse than it actually was.
Neil Jones
Founding member
Though of course nobody was watching the repeat to find out who won the game.
It is a pet hate of mine when things are edited out of repeats, on demand screenings or even +1 airings because it didn't quite go to plan.
It is a pet hate of mine when things are edited out of repeats, on demand screenings or even +1 airings because it didn't quite go to plan.
This is obviously an exception to the rule. Its one thing to have a strop on air on a live show but there are probably duty of care responsibilities towards the contestant and as above, not really appropriate to keep showing it any more than they have to. He'll probably get a short amount of attention, maybe go viral for a while but after that it's not really the sort of thing anybody really wants to be known for what is technically vandalism (after all, if that water glass had hit somebody even by accident, he'd probably be up for assault). Suppose its relatively fortunate the entire episode wasn't scrapped, so he'll still get his 15 minutes of fame in the repeat.
It'll probably appear on TV Moments From Hell (or whatever) in due course, presented totally out of context and made to sound much worse than it actually was.