Ant and dec's watches on I'm a celebrity

Ant and dec's watches on I'm a celebrity

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shambolic

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2,146 posts

166 months

Monday 17th November 2014
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Faces covered up by paper. Advertising rules or something?

MrBarry123

6,025 posts

120 months

Monday 17th November 2014
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Yep, assume so.

CardShark

4,190 posts

178 months

Monday 17th November 2014
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I think it's something more along the lines of continuity as in some of what's shown on TV is live and some isn't and they don't want the times on the watches on display. Jeremy Clarkson had his watch faced blurred on a Top Gear piece a couple of years ago for a similar reason. He was driving West to East across England attempting to get to the East coast between sunset and sunrise, the time on his watch at various points would have given away the fact that the piece was edited/stitched together for dramatic effect rather than be a true timeline of events.

Regardless of the reason, you'd think it easier to take the watches off!

Edit to add that someone's started the same thread on TZ and come up with a much more sensible answer - the contestants aren't allowed any clocks or watches when entering the jungle, the watches are covered so that they don't know the time.

Would still be easier to take them off...

Edited by CardShark on Monday 17th November 22:06

shambolic

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2,146 posts

166 months

Tuesday 18th November 2014
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Just realised how sad I am for looking at presenters watches!!?

Dempsey1971

383 posts

169 months

Tuesday 18th November 2014
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shambolic said:
Just realised how sad I am for looking at presenters watches!!?
Nope, I do it too. Evereywhere I go and everyone I see, I check out the watches. Have been known to rewind the Sky box to check out a watch.

sad61t

1,100 posts

209 months

Tuesday 18th November 2014
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shambolic said:
Just realised how sad I am for looking at presenters watches!!?
Given you've admitted watching ICGMOOH, looking at the presenters' watches is small change. smile

shambolic

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2,146 posts

166 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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sad61t said:
Given you've admitted watching ICGMOOH, looking at the presenters' watches is small change. smile
Wife had it on in the background. I was on here; which may be worse!!!

HTP99

22,443 posts

139 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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CardShark said:
Edit to add that someone's started the same thread on TZ and come up with a much more sensible answer - the contestants aren't allowed any clocks or watches when entering the jungle, the watches are covered so that they don't know the time.

Would still be easier to take them off
That's the reason that I thought they were covered up, the fact that they are covered up as opposed to blurred later is a bit odd though as; yes, it would be far easier to just remove them.

HenryJM

6,315 posts

128 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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Taking it off first is fine if they realise, blurring is more likely when they film it all and then realise...

CardShark

4,190 posts

178 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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Blurring the watches on TV won't stop the watches being seen for real by the contestants wink

SteveS Cup

1,996 posts

159 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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CardShark said:
Blurring the watches on TV won't stop the watches being seen for real by the contestants wink
Covering the face with a fk off sticker will though...

SteveS Cup

1,996 posts

159 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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CardShark said:
Blurring the watches on TV won't stop the watches being seen for real by the contestants wink
Covering the face with a fk off sticker will though...

sad61t

1,100 posts

209 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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HTP99 said:
That's the reason that I thought they were covered up, the fact that they are covered up as opposed to blurred later is a bit odd though as; yes, it would be far easier to just remove them.
It's all part of the twisted mind games these shows play; if the watches were not worn, the contestants would not think about the time, but showing the blanked watches focuses their attention on the time, and the fact they don't know it. A more subtle variation on the playground chant of "I know something you don't know."

R6VED

1,365 posts

139 months

Thursday 20th November 2014
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Dempsey1971 said:
Nope, I do it too. Evereywhere I go and everyone I see, I check out the watches. Have been known to rewind the Sky box to check out a watch.
Me too :-)

thismonkeyhere

10,296 posts

230 months

Friday 21st November 2014
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shambolic said:
Just realised how sad I am for looking at presenters watches!!?
Moer interesting than the programme itself?

Sy1441

1,113 posts

159 months

Saturday 22nd November 2014
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Any wears an Omega, Dec wears Rolex.

I'm quite fond of the Everrose Daytona that Mel B wears on X-Factor.