tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post2769122162278595156..comments2024-03-12T12:54:32.926-07:00Comments on Life After Mastermind: Only Connect - Children in Need SpecialLondiniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-34468212346648953282012-11-21T03:55:46.450-08:002012-11-21T03:55:46.450-08:00I consider a fan of the Carry On series, if a casu...I consider a fan of the Carry On series, if a casual one, and I'd have struggled with that one in its original form. In its final version, the idea was to string people along from a famous name to names that sounded plausible but unfamiliar, to giveaway clues. But they know it out right, as they did here, then that trap is always going to be circumvented.<br /><br />Personally, we prefer it if captains call out the symbols and say "Next" nice and clearly because it makes the job of pressing the buttons behind the scenes much easier. They only get 40 seconds of thinking time, so it's not like we're expecting them to spend those precious few seconds standing on ceremony.davidbodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06069767281654752637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-55473578813350935222012-11-20T10:44:55.015-08:002012-11-20T10:44:55.015-08:00On a side-note, how disappointing it was to see Ch...On a side-note, how disappointing it was to see Charlie Higson not once say "please" when asking for the next question. Shocking manners, when week in, week out we see most team captains use such manners. Sigh...jim360https://www.blogger.com/profile/11827592412424749053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-82706098796763475802012-11-19T23:55:09.218-08:002012-11-19T23:55:09.218-08:00I think you are write about the "second clue ...I think you are write about the "second clue giveaway" - I originally wrote the Sid James question as "Mark Antony", "Henry VIII", "Dick Turpin", "Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond" - then downgraded the third clue and added "The Black Fingernail". Obviously it was downgraded futher when it was chose for the CiN special. I also wrote the missing vowels "Quotes from Hamlet", then they only had time for 1! I think they would have included "GTT HTN NN NRY" and "MDRM STFL" for example. As one Hamlet goer once said, "I don't know what all the fuss is about - it's just a bunch of famous quotes strung together."Desireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884304618791219541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-46664995097084920712012-11-19T11:05:38.800-08:002012-11-19T11:05:38.800-08:00Ah, the magic of television. From where I sat in t...Ah, the magic of television. From where I sat in the audience, I reckon that Richard's computer is either a dummy or a monitortuckerajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787577490482640500noreply@blogger.com