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Test the Nation

(March 2005)

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NE
Newsroom
Well, its a good job the Weakest Link is recorded as Anne Robinson made several mistakes tonight as queen of the questions. Anyone else spotted them?I'd also say the show has passed its sell by date. Didn't have the same effect on me as it did when it was first shown some time ago. Anne's new face lift has taken the woman to another level. She looked fresh out of surgery, not a good look.
NH
Nick Harvey Founding member
I simply fail to understand why they've ruined a Saturday night schedule with this, wait for it folks, I've not used it recently, anagram of hits, immediately after around a fortnight of ruined schedules due to the seemingly never-ending Comic Acadamy.

I'd have expected them to try to get back to the regular schedules and get the viewer (me) back.

Even tomorrow night's now an anagram of carp, due to the re-scheduling of Casuality.
JO
Johnr
Only Fools and Horses is getting yet more repeats on both BBC1 and ITV1 tonight! Embarassed
BB
BBC LDN
Johnr posted:
Only Fools and Horses is getting yet more repeats on both BBC1 and ITV1 tonight! Embarassed


Have I missed something here?
NH
Nick Harvey Founding member
BBC LDN posted:
Have I missed something here?

No, I think we're sharing the boat!

Either that or it's the bottle of Cotes-du-Rhone Villages!
BE
Ben Founding member
Nick Harvey posted:
BBC LDN posted:
Have I missed something here?

No, I think we're sharing the boat!

Either that or it's the bottle of Cotes-du-Rhone Villages!


The chandelier falling scene was shown both on Test the Nation and Parkinson tonight.
BR
Brekkie
Nick Harvey posted:
I simply fail to understand why they've ruined a Saturday night schedule with this, wait for it folks, I've not used it recently, anagram of hits, immediately after around a fortnight of ruined schedules due to the seemingly never-ending Comic Acadamy.



I didn't realise BBC1 had a Saturday night schedule!
PU
Purpleduck
What amazed me, were the pitifully low scores!! The average seemed to be around 38.

Even my other half and myself, despite consuming the best part of 2 bottles of wine managed 56 and 58.

They really do seem to be dragging this format out though - I'm really not interested in whether dustmen did better than hairdressers etc. Just cut the crap and get on with the questions. Or erm....put something more entertaining on on a Saturday night!
BE
benjy
What felt like a groundbreaking and modern new format now just seems rather tired... They really shouldn't have flogged it so much. If they'd kept it as just a yearly IQ test, it might have kept its freshness. But as it is now I feel like it needs a complete revamp to re-inject some life into it - and do away with the different teams in the studio - it's just boring now.
JD
jdtech
It really is being strecthed out now... who knows whats next? Test the Nation Grasscutters?

John
BR
Brekkie
Most my family prefer the format of ITV's Great British ... Test (which for legal reasons is in no way a rip-off of Test The Nation).

I don't think it's as well made - but having the answers given out quite quickly and everything wrapped up in 90 minutes is far better.


With Test the Nation it's best just to watch the results show - you just about have time to pick the answer before it's revealed.
PT
Put The Telly On
Change the presenters.

It needs a Paddy O'Connell and Claudia Winkleman and a BBC Three style studio format I feel. (No, not Liquid News)

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