University Challenge (also featuring Only Connect and other BBC quiz shows)

(the % of % thing is also just square numbers. 98 squared is 9604...)

ha ha, was just reading the Reveal Your Uncool Conservative Beliefs Here thread and the post under the fold, from 2 months ago, was talking about the silk screen that was an answer on UC last night. and the phrase baader meinhof popped into my head. and that was also an answer.

you'll be seeing it everywhere now

lol, bobby seagull

also, there is a 0th law of robotics (so 4 in total) from one of the later books - "must not harm humanity" trumps "must not harm a human"

wow at the commodore 64 question

this week's lol, u r old question was the culture novels of iain m banks.

fuckin state of yerman in his dungarees, delighted they got a thumping tbh

Bet that lad didn't sleep that night

brutal

Such a shame for him. Saying that, Jones has been really good, and probably overshadowed by the comedy TV stylings of Brandon and Wang over the piece, so I'm glad her team are through.

And speaking of brutal: that second connecting wall, oof. Total game changer.

Today I discovered that both me and Mr kinder have the Eldorado theme tune seared into our brains despite never knowingly watching it

Lol I knew it was a soap theme, can't remember what I thought it was

Made up for by the time excitement of the Elder Scrolls music on UC afterwards

confession: I only watch OC now and not UC

I haven't watched either for ages, kinda got back into them the last month or so

shocking lack of sang froid from this lad on Mastermind

limmys nephew

really or just joshing?

soz

That's alright, it seemed possible, it's not like I got all excited. Anyway, shame on him

From a convo with a friend the other day:

i think it's structured terribly. the walls aren't much fun to play at home because the contestants give you hints before you've had time to think, the whole show often comes down to that last round which really isn't true to the spirit of the main idea, and the longer it's gone on the stupider some of those missing vowels have got

the contestants give you hints before you've had time to think

that's what the mute button is for.

Good idea! But, y'know, being arsed

none of Oxford can say their own names

but they're good

haigh and prance are sheer league of gentlemen

Both teams good in patches, both a bit nervy I think

Kraftwerk/ Aphex Twin / Burial / Massive Attack was good

The Sony movie channel was showing Marie Antoinette earlier in the evening and that also featured aphex twin ("July 14").

And that bbc4 Art Of The Image thing which was on later mentioned the female collage artist that was another answer, Hannah Hoch.

Is the competition done and they're just showing them now, or will it get shut down?

xp really enjoying the art of the image

University Challenge?

I'm pretty sure it was all filmed months ago, like Summer 2019.

Kraftwerk/ Aphex Twin / Burial / Massive Attack was good

― Neil S, Monday, 16 March 2020 22:24 (yesterday)

Lol at the girl all pumped for the electronic music round then not knowing her Aphexes from her Mobys.

the contestants give you hints before you've had time to think

We pause it as soon as it comes on the screen and give ourselves three minutes to see what we can do before they start.

You used to be able to play the wall yourself online which was good.

I guess the fact that I don't wanna go out of my way to interrupt the flow of just watching the show says I'm not that bothered. I have always thought that the show's poorly structured in terms of rounds/points tho, and crush on Victoria or not the whole arch style is just - not very good - tbh.

I don't know, I find OC pretty good in terms of flow, from my point of view. Taking Pointless as the low point of final rounds (I often skip the final round altogether, especially if they choose sports).

UC was filmed a while ago, yeah, you'll get the whole of this series. Though the next series of Only Connect was due to start recording this weekend, so suspect that may be canned.

Speaking of bobby seagull... He was on radio 4 talking about books, specifically Johnathon Livingstone Seagull, after which he is named. His dad read it and was impressed enough to give 2 of his 4 kids the surname Seagull (the mother wasn't too pleased, apparently, and the other two escaped with Seagull as a middle name)

Just got the South Park bit of the wall and gave a happy lol

ha

got the live aid connection after 2 - had (and have) the book with numerous photos in chronological order - still didn't get the last one.

OC questions I got right that the teams didn't: Sonny & Cher (I Got You Babe going backwards); spotted the South Park characters in the wall

I was surprised they missed the football scores question

Counting the vowels is such an obvious OC question but I missed that one

yeah i saw football teams and tuned out!

it's not an ip address ffs, it's got a 612 in it

Savage

be a good one this imo

wang almost comin out of the seat with each press

Bit earnest for my taste but no harm in em

same

he wants to stop giving tidbits about his answer in advance

the kind of trait youd beat out of any child imo