New inquiry: Call TV quiz shows

On Sat, 28 Oct 2006, Jeff Lawrence typed this :
"Stephen Henson" wrote in message
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Other tactics include reading out letters from "fans", talking to an
invited "celebrity", stupid chatter, dancing around (in the manner of
Hugh Dennis "disco Dad") and just plain padding "we'll be taking a
caller any time now" for several minutes on end.

Maybe they could use similar tactics to what the Dutch use for their
phone-in quiz show type things. Some extremely attractive presenters,
such as:
Gigi Ravelli
http://images.google.co.uk/images?sv...=gigi+ravelli+
Wytske Kenemans
http://www.moppies.nu/index.php?opti...topic& id=713
And my favourite, Celine Huijsmans!
http://www.moppies.nu/index.php?opti...k=topic&id=778
Cheers
Jeff

I'll bet you Celine's lips have said Hello to Mr Botox.
--
Roger Hunt

Dom Robinson wrote:
In article ,
says...

Gigi Ravelli
http://images.google.co.uk/images?sv...=gigi+ravelli+


140 vaginas?

http://www.glizzy.nl/images/20060808_ravelli1.jpg

I was expecting something suited to a starring role in Species IV.

--
Michael, disappointed
m r o z a t u k g a t e w a y d o t n e t

clippertyclop wrote:
There is no skill element, just luck, but someone manages to phone
through (in some cases more than once), and state the correct answer
and win some money, so it's hardly a con. I was watching Quiz Call on 5
last weekend and a caller actually got through twice, winning £5000 on
one occasion. I don't see a problem other than the fact a lot of ****s
phone in repeatedly with the same wrong answer and it soon becomes
monotonous TV, but then there's always the off switch.

Yes indeed. Also, how come one caller gets through twice if there's
such a low chance of getting through? I suspect a special coumputer
algorithm to make everyone else think there's a chance. Also, how do we
know the prizewinner is a viewer and not some company stooge?. We
don't.

Dave W

In article om, davewi11
@yahoo.co.uk says...
clippertyclop wrote:
There is no skill element, just luck, but someone manages to phone
through (in some cases more than once), and state the correct answer
and win some money, so it's hardly a con. I was watching Quiz Call on 5
last weekend and a caller actually got through twice, winning £5000 on
one occasion. I don't see a problem other than the fact a lot of ****s
phone in repeatedly with the same wrong answer and it soon becomes
monotonous TV, but then there's always the off switch.

Yes indeed. Also, how come one caller gets through twice if there's
such a low chance of getting through? I suspect a special coumputer
algorithm to make everyone else think there's a chance. Also, how do we
know the prizewinner is a viewer and not some company stooge?. We
don't.

I find myself watching copious amounts of TGBBQ (Sky 840) if new girl Abi (not
Titmuss) is on it. Something about a Mariella Frostrup-style voice that does
it for me
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Dave W wrote:
clippertyclop wrote:
There is no skill element, just luck, but someone manages to phone
through (in some cases more than once), and state the correct answer
and win some money, so it's hardly a con. I was watching Quiz Call on 5
last weekend and a caller actually got through twice, winning £5000 on
one occasion. I don't see a problem other than the fact a lot of ****s
phone in repeatedly with the same wrong answer and it soon becomes
monotonous TV, but then there's always the off switch.

Yes indeed. Also, how come one caller gets through twice if there's
such a low chance of getting through? I suspect a special coumputer
algorithm to make everyone else think there's a chance. Also, how do we
know the prizewinner is a viewer and not some company stooge?. We
don't.

Dave W

I'd go the other way and say that though the prizes are real the programs give
the impression that no-one is calling rather than no-one is getting through. The
impression the presenters give is that getting through is easy and also that
winning is easy. That leads to a lot of "just one more try"s from what may even
be a small amount of people. Easily more than enough to cover costs, prize money
& profit.