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Claudia Skies

1,098 posts

116 months

Wednesday 10th September 2014
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HereBeMonsters said:
In fact, the show itself is just completely bizarre.
I think that's the whole point of it.

CMYKguru

3,017 posts

175 months

Wednesday 10th September 2014
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I know the target audience for the show is probably upper middle class boffins and crossword connoisseurs

However I would say that the punchlines of some of the jokes are in a different league altogether and i'd say i'm a middle class, well qualified uni educated man.

I believe Tatler magazine got into bother by calling Victoria Coren 'Blockstocking tits'

Here she is with husband David Mitchell looking joined at the hip and utterly inseparable.



Edited by CMYKguru on Wednesday 10th September 22:29


Edited by CMYKguru on Wednesday 10th September 22:29

Northbloke

643 posts

219 months

Wednesday 10th September 2014
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Recently stumbled across this. The format is good, particularly the wall thing at the end.

However, VC has plummeted from "thinking man's crumpet" to "oh dear she's really a bit dull and embarrassing isn't she". (Similar to Victoria Pendleton on SCD).

I doubt she'd ever have got or kept the job if she wasn't the daughter of Beeb royalty.

Still put the program on Series Link though to skim through.

Zad

12,700 posts

236 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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You think she needs the show? You do know what she does for a "day" job, and how much she rakes in from it?

marcosgt

11,021 posts

176 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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Northbloke said:
Recently stumbled across this. The format is good, particularly the wall thing at the end.

However, VC has plummeted from "thinking man's crumpet" to "oh dear she's really a bit dull and embarrassing isn't she". (Similar to Victoria Pendleton on SCD).
I think I tend to agree.

She used to seem sharp and clever, but (and maybe it's poor editing) on this she's clearly just reading the script and on recent outings on HIGNFY she's been seen but not heard!

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Chimune

3,179 posts

223 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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CMYKguru said:
Here she is with husband David Mitchell looking joined at the hip and utterly inseparable.

That's the least convincing bit of photoshopping ive seen. Even if its a real photo, I don't believe a snapshot in time suggests what you think it does. Perhaps he is about to put a ticket on his car !

ajprice

27,477 posts

196 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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Chimune said:
CMYKguru said:
Here she is with husband David Mitchell looking joined at the hip and utterly inseparable.

That's the least convincing bit of photoshopping ive seen. Even if its a real photo, I don't believe a snapshot in time suggests what you think it does. Perhaps he is about to put a ticket on his car !
Maybe there's somebody with a camera in the middle of the pavement and they're walking either side of him.

Chimune

3,179 posts

223 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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I don't even think they are on that street ! where is the orig from ?

ajprice

27,477 posts

196 months

Sunday 21st September 2014
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Just caught up on last week's, John Dorney on the Gallifreyans had Peter Capaldi's Doctor Who 'attack eyebrows hehe.

Amateurish

7,737 posts

222 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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Love it.

boyse7en

6,723 posts

165 months

Monday 6th October 2014
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wahay! i just got the first two connections on three points! first time i done that smile

Also, VC is looking particularly fetching this evening... a decolletage to lose yourself in

MGJohn

10,203 posts

183 months

Monday 6th October 2014
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boyse7en said:
wahay! i just got the first two connections on three points! first time i done that smile

Also, VC is looking particularly fetching this evening... a decolletage to lose yourself in
I admire your powers of concentration with so much distraction content ... wink

pingu393

7,797 posts

205 months

Monday 6th October 2014
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Zad said:
You think she needs the show? You do know what she does for a "day" job, and how much she rakes in from it?
Yes, and I'd quite like to...

wink

I do really well on the wall with the chavvy stuff the teams don't get because they don't watch Eastenders, etc smile

Stop shouting RENAULT at the screen smile

ajprice

27,477 posts

196 months

Monday 6th October 2014
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I got the typeface at Easyjet and RAM REM RIM ROM at REM. and the Renault cars on the wall.

boyse7en

6,723 posts

165 months

Monday 6th October 2014
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Got the Spinal Tap drummers on the first one.. 5 points!

Now, how do you play along with the Wall? Gone to the website but can't find the wall that they are playing on the programme

PhilboSE

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4,356 posts

226 months

Tuesday 7th October 2014
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OK after my first post this has now become standard Monday night fare for us. An hour of intellectual quizzes; UC then OC.

Last nights was a high scoring match but some of the questions seemed a bit easier than previous weeks. We particularly enjoyed how VC's dress was losing the battle and the leftie was making a bid for freedom!

shakotan

10,695 posts

196 months

Tuesday 7th October 2014
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ajprice said:
Chimune said:
CMYKguru said:
Here she is with husband David Mitchell looking joined at the hip and utterly inseparable.

That's the least convincing bit of photoshopping ive seen. Even if its a real photo, I don't believe a snapshot in time suggests what you think it does. Perhaps he is about to put a ticket on his car !
Maybe there's somebody with a camera in the middle of the pavement and they're walking either side of him.
That really is terrible photoshopping, the landscape isn't even level yet they are upright!

RemyMartin

6,759 posts

205 months

Tuesday 7th October 2014
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It really is bizarre. More bizarre is it made it to BBC 2 from 4.


Simes205

4,539 posts

228 months

Thursday 9th October 2014
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A friend of mine is competing in this next week.

droopsnoot

11,933 posts

242 months

Friday 10th October 2014
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Chimune said:
That's the least convincing bit of photoshopping ive seen. Even if its a real photo, I don't believe a snapshot in time suggests what you think it does. Perhaps he is about to put a ticket on his car !
I wonder if the next shot has her tripping over that big concrete plant pot?