tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post1298373103119595090..comments2024-03-12T12:54:32.926-07:00Comments on Life After Mastermind: Mastermind 2019 - Heat OneLondiniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-59876551495751160102018-10-08T12:18:25.824-07:002018-10-08T12:18:25.824-07:00I would like to see the 'Score to Beat' vi...I would like to see the 'Score to Beat' visible to viewers throughout the GK Rounds.Librahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494850001687294291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-38549049821695729152018-10-08T01:43:54.640-07:002018-10-08T01:43:54.640-07:00I think having the contestants walk on straight to...I think having the contestants walk on straight to the black chair is a good but oh so terrifying twist, but am so very glad I didn't have to do it last year. We all had the privilege of having a bit of time on contestants' row to get used to the setting and the surrealism of the situation.<br />With a show with a v simple format: x number of contestants, 2 rounds, a series of questions, any small changes in the format are v noticeable and thus invite lots of comments Claire Slaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491394983678114776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-10129267604267287432018-10-06T14:46:03.072-07:002018-10-06T14:46:03.072-07:00Website was reporting yesterday’s heat as 1/31, as...Website was reporting yesterday’s heat as 1/31, as usual.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838851618718856932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-14233181444782772212018-10-06T13:48:57.035-07:002018-10-06T13:48:57.035-07:00Does the two-month delay this time mean that there...Does the two-month delay this time mean that there are going to be fewer heats, and thus fewer contestants?Stephen Followshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241893861868075325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-68476024497828002102018-10-06T09:45:40.746-07:002018-10-06T09:45:40.746-07:00Agreed on the pointless changes noted. At the end ...Agreed on the pointless changes noted. At the end of the last GK round, we also seem to have lost the shot of the current leader being in focus as the final score is announced. I don't think I missed it.<br /><br />One positive change, in my opinion:<br /><br />After each contender declared their specialist subject, before beginning the round John introduced the subject to the audience - for example "The West Wing, the television drama that captured the way American politics at the very top works".<br /><br />In previous series, it was slightly irritating, at least to me, that this introduction was often embedded in the first question of the set. Often I'd be thinking "get on with it!", and annoyed for the contestant. <br /><br />Anyway it is great to have Mastermind back, with an excellent set of contestants and subjects. Slightly surprising that Roy Smith wasn't also noted as being a possible repechage qualifier - 26 has been enough before. <br /><br />Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14830160543665934846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-41716957442579867142018-10-06T00:41:22.916-07:002018-10-06T00:41:22.916-07:00Pete Reilly here (still alive!) I think last night...Pete Reilly here (still alive!) I think last night's show proves the adage "If it's not broken, don't fix it".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729786582711034122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-57351756994372817782018-10-06T00:37:10.065-07:002018-10-06T00:37:10.065-07:00The only thing I think that the change does is kee...The only thing I think that the change does is keep the number of first round passes away from each contestant. <br />One of the effects of that is to potentially have more guess attempts than passes, but still doesn’t prevent gaming of the pass system by having someone deliberately givea wrong answer in just to get to the next question.<br />The effect the change in format had was to induce discussion during the programme which detracted from playing along this episode, but I think we’ll get used to it until the new tender changes things again.Cwazywabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999911357329128002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-30803097066400620942018-10-05T23:54:32.050-07:002018-10-05T23:54:32.050-07:00Hi Dan. Totally agree with you. I don't see th...Hi Dan. Totally agree with you. I don't see the point in it at all. But there we are. I don't find it annoying or irritating - just pointless. Londiniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-6816804268270922162018-10-05T23:22:54.789-07:002018-10-05T23:22:54.789-07:00Mastermind is a bit like golf, in that it’s you ag...Mastermind is a bit like golf, in that it’s you again the question setter (or course designer), and beyond a bit of gamesmanship you can’t influence the scores of your opponents - you can’t steal bonus points, for example. So not knowing the other contestents’ scores appears to me to make very little difference.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838851618718856932noreply@blogger.com