I hate game shows,
specifically the current trend of "talking through your answers".

Who is the most evil person to walk the earth ever?
A) Jesus
B) Adolf "The Jew Killer" Hitler
C) The Good Samaritan

Well, I think, but I'm not sure about this, I'm gonna discount A because he always walked on water. Ooh, I've never heard of the other two, but I'm gonna go C, because I think it's a trick question. My instinct has been good so far, so I'll pick C.

You sure? Let me explain the ramifications of this. *sly look to camera* If you are right, you are the best person ever to exist ever. If you get it wrong, you are the biggest twat and I shit on your head. Twice.

Come back after the break to find out if dick here is right.

No thanks, I know the answer, but if I didn't, I have the internet at my disposal and can find out in two seconds without having the phrase "life-changing sum of money" rammed into my brain 50 times in ten seconds,
( nightbuffalo needs more duct tape, Sun 21 Mar 2010, 21:47, 4 replies)

The challengers on Eggheads are the worst for doing that...the absolute shits
(El_diablo_blanco, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 3:05, closed)

I love this on Deal or No Deal
when the numpties are trying to decide which completely random flippin box to open on the basis of no information whatsoever.

Sigh.

Edit: Disclaimer - I see it at my mother-in-law's house.
( Amish Information Systems hates misplaced, commas, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 9:34, closed)

I could not agree more
with the above two posts.
(ConanTroutman thought we would free the vulture, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 11:33, closed)

It's very annoying, true...
...but I suspect that the producers might gee up the contestants just a little bit.

I won £7,000 on Richard and Judy's You Say, We Pay compo (ok, ok, I was unemployed at the time, and the £150 I spent on their premium rate scamline turned out to be a good investment).
Once I qualified, they called me back then kept me hanging on for a good 15 minutes.
Mostly it was just the sound feed from the studio but every couple of minutes a production assistant would cut in and say something like "Ok you're in the queue. There's other people in front of you, but if the computer selects you, Richard and Judy like you to be really, really excited so make sure you say how excited you are to be put through. If you aren't selected the computer will just cut you off so please hang up if you hear a recorded message.".
Two minutes later "The computer has selected you for the next stage so you're still in with a chance. Are you excited? Don't forget to sound excited if you are the lucky person who gets through."
This went on and on and, in the manner of not thinking of an elephant, I defy anyone not to get excited and nervous by the time they eventually do get through live to the show, not least because you don't have any idea it's you until Richard Twunting Madeley says "It's Shinyscalp from Slapheadtown".

So I dare say that the production folks at Totally Random Dumb Luck keep whispering the idea that "Noel really likes it if you explain your reasoning as you go along" every few seconds (you don't think it's all recorded in one go, you you?).
( shinyshinyscalp less a man, more a way of life, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 21:05, closed)