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Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

(February 2007)

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TR
travisp
Actually, all of the cheques now no longer have dates on them (therefore blank). They also did it to the last series as well, now that the shows are being pushed around the schedule.
NH
Nick Harvey Founding member
insideguide posted:
How would they edit in a new shot of a thumb covering the date, incorporating the studio background though? It'd be a bit of a waste hiring out the studio just for that little purpose

Oh, come on.

With modern editing tecniques they hardly need the studio and the audience to be in the background of the shot for the edit, do they?

They'll add them in after they've got the close-up part, won't they.
IN
insideguide
Nick Harvey posted:
insideguide posted:
How would they edit in a new shot of a thumb covering the date, incorporating the studio background though? It'd be a bit of a waste hiring out the studio just for that little purpose

Oh, come on.

With modern editing tecniques they hardly need the studio and the audience to be in the background of the shot for the edit, do they?

They'll add them in after they've got the close-up part, won't they.


Ok, you got me! Laughing
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
The answer has already been given, there is no fancy editing, they don't put the dates on the cheques anymore, and Chris puts his thumb there.
NH
Nick Harvey Founding member
Don't know what they do normally, now, but tonight was edited, trust me.

You could see the joins.
TR
travisp
It was obvivious with the edits.

-No links to the break for the text game on two occasions.
-No links to past contestants blabbing how much they won and ask viewers to call in, this was replaced with audience shots.
IN
insideguide
Would Celador have had to edit it themselves then? Or would someone at ITV just give it a quick job?
TR
travisp
ITV would've let Celador edit the episode. Basically they've applied the "Classic Millionaire" editing on last nights show, editing the phone number, wide shots of the audience etc...
:-(
A former member
can;t there just kill this show off!
TR
travisp
5.5 Million (23.2%) watched the show last night. Seems like they have kept onto the PokerFace audience.
PT
Put The Telly On
Suppose it won't be long before ITV News announces..

"After nearly 10 years, the successful ITV gameshow Who Wants to be a Millionaire is coming to an end. The show's presenter Chris Tarrant said "the format was tired" and that "time has moved on". Nina Nannar looks back now at how it became a television institution..."

Hmmm... Wink

8 days later

BR
Brekkie
Looks like another "scandal" to get Millionaire back in the headlines:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a44072/millionaire-to-investigate-cheat-claims.html


Although whether it is a scandal is questionable - if someone is eligible to get on the show and win the cash, they can't say the producers have been "cheated" if they've had a bit of help (from an outsider) along the way.


The phone a friend thing is what sounds dodgiest - but my understanding was the friends were all either backstage or accompanied by someone from Celador anyway.

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