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Canned applause on lottery programmes

WHY ? (September 2004)

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BC
broadband cowboy
Why do we have to have fake applause on these lottery draws - we know there's no bugger else there ?
It only serves to confirm our suspicions of Camelot as a bunch of Shysters (sp? ) and does the image of the BBC no good at all. Sad
DA
DAS Founding member
Your logic is warped sonny. It's got naff all to do with Camelot, and damages the BBC's image as much as a paper clip would dent a car.

Canned laughter creates atmosphere. It makes 5 minutes just that extra bit more exciting than Dale Winton talking to a camera in an empty studio.

Contrary to popular belief around places such as this, Joe Public doesn't actually notice the laughter is some guy on a keyboard. It goes straight over their head.
CS
Cerulean Sunrise
Besides, the clapping is so much a part of lottery programmes its as noticable as the tube going over in Enders or the ticker on Sky Sports News. It's always been there, it's accepted and can be ignored
BC
broadband cowboy
DAS posted:
Your logic is warped sonny. It's got naff all to do with Camelot, and damages the BBC's image as much as a paper clip would dent a car.

Canned laughter creates atmosphere. It makes 5 minutes just that extra bit more exciting than Dale Winton talking to a camera in an empty studio.

Contrary to popular belief around places such as this, Joe Public doesn't actually notice the laughter is some guy on a keyboard. It goes straight over their head.


I'm not your sonny Daz -and it does sound NAFF. Why don't they use incidental music instead - canned laughter creates as much atmosphere as your post creates dogs queueing up. When did Dale Winton ever talk to a full studio anyway - except at a gay film festival. Who is Joe Public ?- and is he singular or plural ? What about Jane Public - I hope you're not being sexist ?
Confused
DA
DAS Founding member
broadband cowboy posted:
DAS posted:
Your logic is warped sonny. It's got naff all to do with Camelot, and damages the BBC's image as much as a paper clip would dent a car.

Canned laughter creates atmosphere. It makes 5 minutes just that extra bit more exciting than Dale Winton talking to a camera in an empty studio.

Contrary to popular belief around places such as this, Joe Public doesn't actually notice the laughter is some guy on a keyboard. It goes straight over their head.


I'm not your sonny Daz -and it does sound NAFF. Why don't they use incidental music instead - canned laughter creates as much atmosphere as your post creates dogs queueing up. When did Dale Winton ever talk to a full studio anyway - except at a gay film festival. Who is Joe Public ?
Confused


It DOES create atmosphere! I'm sorry but it does. It doesn't make me want to run into the street with a megaphone and some silly string but the presence of an audience does create atmosphere. It's a fact that clapping makes a programme exciting as hell.

Joe Public is my cousin.
DV
DVB Cornwall
I'll accept the canned laughter - after all there are only twelve members of the public as lottery witnesses in the audience for the lottery draw segment of the programmes anyway.

Incidentally did you know that last week's delayed lottery programme - Wednesday (Olympics) was actually recorded and not transmitted live.

Chris.
CS
Cerulean Sunrise
That's a common enough occurrence - I think so long as independent witnesses are present at the draw it can be shown at any time on the Wednesday evening. There might not be an appropriate break in a film, or there's a sport event on like the Olympics.
BR
Brekkie
I guess they do it because originally the draws did have a live audience.

Agree though that it be much better without!
CS
Cerulean Sunrise
How do Sky do the Euromillions?
BC
broadband cowboy
DAS posted:
broadband cowboy posted:
DAS posted:
Your logic is warped sonny. It's got naff all to do with Camelot, and damages the BBC's image as much as a paper clip would dent a car.

Canned laughter creates atmosphere. It makes 5 minutes just that extra bit more exciting than Dale Winton talking to a camera in an empty studio.

Contrary to popular belief around places such as this, Joe Public doesn't actually notice the laughter is some guy on a keyboard. It goes straight over their head.


I'm not your sonny Daz -and it does sound NAFF. Why don't they use incidental music instead - canned laughter creates as much atmosphere as your post creates dogs queueing up. When did Dale Winton ever talk to a full studio anyway - except at a gay film festival. Who is Joe Public ?
Confused


It DOES create atmosphere! No it doesn't
I'm sorry but it does. No it doesn't !
It doesn't make me want to run into the street with a megaphone and some silly string - silly string ? - what do you do with that ?
but the presence of an audience does create atmosphere. It's a fact that clapping makes a programme exciting as hell - I hope to God that hell is more exciting than that. - Death - where is thy string ????

Joe Public is my cousin.
- Poor bugger !
CD
cdd
DVB Cornwall posted:

Incidentally did you know that last week's delayed lottery programme - Wednesday (Olympics) was actually recorded and not transmitted live.


How did they stop someone "In the know" whispering these #s to one of their mates? did they stop the ticket sales early or something? Or was the draw at the normal time but the show was late?
BC
broadband cowboy
cdd posted:
DVB Cornwall posted:

Incidentally did you know that last week's delayed lottery programme - Wednesday (Olympics) was actually recorded and not transmitted live.


How did they stop someone "In the know" whispering these #s to one of their mates? did they stop the ticket sales early or something? Or was the draw at the normal time but the show was late?


The canned audience turned up at the proper time . Smile

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