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(December 2001)

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AN
Andrew Founding member
Just before the end of Part 2 during tonight's Millionaire quiz (as one of the YTV Announcers calls it), the programme was cut off by a breakbumper and a British Gas advert.

After the advert we returned to the programme, and it was time for a break.

Surprise surprise, the first advert was one for British Gas.

Did this happen elsewhere........?


(Edited by Andrew at 10:34 pm on Dec. 8, 2001)
TP
Techy Peep Founding member
Anglia was OK
MI
millionairefan
Not down here for Meridianites.

Saw the entire programme without technical hitch - did anyone see that dreadful technical hitch at the beginning of the National Lottery Jet Set, where the title music failed to play, Alan Dedicoat spoke over the calls of the director (who should have been blocked by the theme music), and the whole thing looked shoddy.

They were having great difficulties with their titles inbetween rounds last week.
WI
william Founding member
Is it my imagination or is the entirety of Jetset now live - or is it still just the lottery draws and the final round?

I had thought Alan Dedicoat's opening introduction was pre-recorded because its normally exactly the same every week.
TP
Techy Peep Founding member
William posted:

I had thought Alan Dedicoat's opening introduction was pre-recorded because its normally exactly the same every week.

Ooo, he will be upset!
Why pre-record when he's there?

BTW, I thought Mr Holmes was very unprofessional this evening. He made reference to the two returning girls 'showing lots of flesh' then letching at their cleavage the whole time. Naughty boy!
KA
Katherine Founding member
I dunno. I was watching the LWT feed off Sky Digital. Mr Videowall told me I simply HAD to see the videowall, and it's great!
PE
peterrocket Founding member
The Record of the Year seemed to be full of cock-ups.

At one point, I was waiting for the scoreboard/graphics computer to crawl to a halt and just die!

Still, a multicoloured ECP can't be all that bad.
AN
Andrew Founding member
millionairefan posted:
Not down here for Meridianites.

Saw the entire programme without technical hitch - did anyone see that dreadful technical hitch at the beginning of the National Lottery Jet Set, where the title music failed to play, Alan Dedicoat spoke over the calls of the director (who should have been blocked by the theme music), and the whole thing looked shoddy.



The same happened on Look North earlier this week, the headline bed played throughout half the opening titles!
AN
Andrew Founding member
peterrocket posted:
The Record of the Year seemed to be full of cock-ups.

At one point, I was waiting for the scoreboard/graphics computer to crawl to a halt and just die!

Still, a multicoloured ECP can't be all that bad.





And at the end...

'In 2000 it was Westlife, and the 2001 Record of the Year is..''On Tommorow's Frank Skinner show is...'
PE
peterrocket Founding member
Quote:
Quote: from Andrew on 10:20 pm on Dec. 8, 2001[br

And at the end...

'In 2000 it was Westlife, and the 2001 Record of the Year is..''On Tommorow's Frank Skinner show is...'


We went' one further, we got a second of that trail before it disappeared for a UTV one!
AN
Andrew Founding member
Plus Ant and Dec kept appearing throughout Blind Date and Millionaire etc.

'join us for the results at'[cut off]
AS
Asa Admin
Nice cockup on South East Today today, the presenter ended with the usual 'bye, next bulletin etc..' and then it cut to some sort of report (on UK Today??) before she returned, apologised, and said exactly the same speech she said a few seconds ago! We then stayed on the rather nice SET end caption for ages.

Nice adlibbing by Ant earlier - when Dec fumbled his words - '..and you had a lie-in this morning as well!'

Cheers, Asa

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