MA
Maaixuew
Quizmania's funniest moments!
LL
London Lite
Founding member
There were elements of QM that I liked, although I felt during the ITV1 era, egos did come out a bit. It returned to its roots when it went on ITV Play only.
If I recall QM lost airtime to another independent production The Mint?
If I recall QM lost airtime to another independent production The Mint?
MI
I don't understand this affectionate nostalgia for a group of programmes which let's be honest were basically cheap and cheerful ways to extract a lot of premium rate phone money out of stupid people with some pretty dodgy games. I've yet to meet a woman who carries rawlplugs around with her in a her handbag.
SR
My affectionate nostalgia for Quizmania is definitely because it was cheap and cheerful, and because there were a lot of stupid drunk people ringing up to play some most definitely rigged games. Take all those things and put Greggles at the helm and you get what is basically the best late-night, radio-phone-in style car-crash in the history of television.
All of these programmes were generally unwatchable, but somehow Greggles managed to make what is utter garbage actually seem like a decent bit of light entertainment. A testament to his talents. Or maybe i had a crush on Flash Roxx...
I don't understand this affectionate nostalgia for a group of programmes which let's be honest were basically cheap and cheerful ways to extract a lot of premium rate phone money out of stupid people with some pretty dodgy games. I've yet to meet a woman who carries rawlplugs around with her in a her handbag.
My affectionate nostalgia for Quizmania is definitely because it was cheap and cheerful, and because there were a lot of stupid drunk people ringing up to play some most definitely rigged games. Take all those things and put Greggles at the helm and you get what is basically the best late-night, radio-phone-in style car-crash in the history of television.
All of these programmes were generally unwatchable, but somehow Greggles managed to make what is utter garbage actually seem like a decent bit of light entertainment. A testament to his talents. Or maybe i had a crush on Flash Roxx...
DV
Karen Taylor satirised this kind or programming very well on her BBC3 sketch show, there are various clips on YouTube
I don't understand this affectionate nostalgia for a group of programmes which let's be honest were basically cheap and cheerful ways to extract a lot of premium rate phone money out of stupid people with some pretty dodgy games. I've yet to meet a woman who carries rawlplugs around with her in a her handbag.
Karen Taylor satirised this kind or programming very well on her BBC3 sketch show, there are various clips on YouTube
WH
My affectionate nostalgia for Quizmania is definitely because it was cheap and cheerful, and because there were a lot of stupid drunk people ringing up to play some most definitely rigged games. Take all those things and put Greggles at the helm and you get what is basically the best late-night, radio-phone-in style car-crash in the history of television.
Quizmania was cheerful, and rather tacky, but in terms of production values, I always felt they were relatively high, especially compared to what came before it in the same genre.
Whataday
Founding member
I don't understand this affectionate nostalgia for a group of programmes which let's be honest were basically cheap and cheerful ways to extract a lot of premium rate phone money out of stupid people with some pretty dodgy games. I've yet to meet a woman who carries rawlplugs around with her in a her handbag.
My affectionate nostalgia for Quizmania is definitely because it was cheap and cheerful, and because there were a lot of stupid drunk people ringing up to play some most definitely rigged games. Take all those things and put Greggles at the helm and you get what is basically the best late-night, radio-phone-in style car-crash in the history of television.
Quizmania was cheerful, and rather tacky, but in terms of production values, I always felt they were relatively high, especially compared to what came before it in the same genre.
TA
JA
Yeah, if it had died with ITV Play, then the Debbie King Show wouldn't have existed. Clearly they offered her a new show after Quizmania got axed, only for the channel's immediate closure to be announced on the day the first episode aired.
Many erroneously say it died with ITV Play, but it actually finished several months beforehand. I have a feeling it cost a lot more to produce than ITV's in house productions, or perhaps ITV didn't get as much of a cut from phone revenue. It was certainly the most popular show on the channel, and I remember it was huge when it was on ITV1 before ITV Play launched.
IN
Yeah, if it had died with ITV Play, then the Debbie King Show wouldn't have existed. Clearly they offered her a new show after Quizmania got axed, only for the channel's immediate closure to be announced on the day the first episode aired.
In fairness, it was suspended rather than closed that day. Closure followed a couple of weeks later.
Many erroneously say it died with ITV Play, but it actually finished several months beforehand. I have a feeling it cost a lot more to produce than ITV's in house productions, or perhaps ITV didn't get as much of a cut from phone revenue. It was certainly the most popular show on the channel, and I remember it was huge when it was on ITV1 before ITV Play launched.
In fairness, it was suspended rather than closed that day. Closure followed a couple of weeks later.
AN
Karen Taylor satirised this kind or programming very well on her BBC3 sketch show, there are various clips on YouTube
Andrew
Founding member
I don't understand this affectionate nostalgia for a group of programmes which let's be honest were basically cheap and cheerful ways to extract a lot of premium rate phone money out of stupid people with some pretty dodgy games. I've yet to meet a woman who carries rawlplugs around with her in a her handbag.
Karen Taylor satirised this kind or programming very well on her BBC3 sketch show, there are various clips on YouTube