CY
Going For Gold always was naff, tacky, crap and one of the biggest blights on British television. This just continues the tradition.
RDJ posted:
Going For Gold is really quite cheap and horrible.
It's live for one thing which meant they had to go to a break in the middle of a round and do the ususal Brainteaser type viewer questions which was very messy.
John Suchet looks really uncomfortable and talks.. like.. he.. is.. a.. robot.
And they've gone OTT on the gold theme, Impact font and ugly set. On the plus they've kept the theme just re-recorded it and they've kept the buzzer sounds.
EDIT: Beat the Buzzer took forever 15 minutes maybe? I don't think they properly thought this through.
It's live for one thing which meant they had to go to a break in the middle of a round and do the ususal Brainteaser type viewer questions which was very messy.
John Suchet looks really uncomfortable and talks.. like.. he.. is.. a.. robot.
And they've gone OTT on the gold theme, Impact font and ugly set. On the plus they've kept the theme just re-recorded it and they've kept the buzzer sounds.
EDIT: Beat the Buzzer took forever 15 minutes maybe? I don't think they properly thought this through.
ST
It's only Channel 5/five/FIVE, and their programming isn't renowned for being original, so your surprise at them resurrecting a tired old game show is hardly justified, Mr cylon!
It's worrying that you found that an enticing feature*. Personally I thought it was cringeworthy to the point of hovering on the "next channel" button, but each to their own
*I assume you were having a laugh!
cylon6 posted:
Going For Gold always was naff, tacky, crap and one of the biggest blights on British television. This just continues the tradition.
It's only Channel 5/five/FIVE, and their programming isn't renowned for being original, so your surprise at them resurrecting a tired old game show is hardly justified, Mr cylon!
Isonstine posted:
It's just not the same now the titles don't feature the most "special" people from across Europe waving and grinning.
It's worrying that you found that an enticing feature*. Personally I thought it was cringeworthy to the point of hovering on the "next channel" button, but each to their own
*I assume you were having a laugh!
JO
It's only Channel 5/five/FIVE, and their programming isn't renowned for being original, so your surprise at them resurrecting a tired old game show is hardly justified, Mr cylon!
Did he say he was surprised?
StuartPlymouth posted:
cylon6 posted:
Going For Gold always was naff, tacky, crap and one of the biggest blights on British television. This just continues the tradition.
It's only Channel 5/five/FIVE, and their programming isn't renowned for being original, so your surprise at them resurrecting a tired old game show is hardly justified, Mr cylon!
Did he say he was surprised?
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itsrobert
Founding member
I used to love watching the Henry Kelly version when I was a kid. I'm glad they've kept the buzzer sound and only re-recorded the theme tune. However, I do not like the fact that it is live. It feels disjointed and clumsy. Gameshows should definitely be pre-recorded so they can edit out any mishaps. It feels sloppy to me purely because it is live. To be fair, I think John Suchet did an excellent job. Presenting any live telly is bad enough but I imagine doing a gameshow live is probably about as tough as it gets. He's having to listen to cues for breaks, read questions, keep on top of scores and rounds etc. Considering he's presented the fairly formulaic news for 30 years, I think he did rather well.
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Ben
Founding member
I think he did as well as I had expected, the format was as I had expected although the rounds seemed a bit messy. The end of the first viewer comp did make me cringe though.
I'm not surprised that it has been credited as a Freemantle media production, personally I feel it was done as a safety net in case it was hit by some kind of scandal - if I remember rightly Quizmainia was always credited as a Freemantle Media production too.
Having seen an old style episode of Going For Gold on Challenge sometime last year I can safely say that as much as I loved the programme when I was too young for its timeslot, the only thing its really had going for it was the theme tune.
However, I'm not sure if I liked it or not?
I'm not surprised that it has been credited as a Freemantle media production, personally I feel it was done as a safety net in case it was hit by some kind of scandal - if I remember rightly Quizmainia was always credited as a Freemantle Media production too.
Having seen an old style episode of Going For Gold on Challenge sometime last year I can safely say that as much as I loved the programme when I was too young for its timeslot, the only thing its really had going for it was the theme tune.
However, I'm not sure if I liked it or not?