RN
Yep. There was a “making of millionaire” thing on that dvd a long time ago, which showed at least one person in a wheelchair practising the game in rehearsals, but never got into the hot seat in the actual episode. They did show how they had structured things if they did need to do so, and clearly did accommodate everyone for the Tarrant episodes tho.
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Bit of an aside but I think it’s the first time I’ve seen someone in a wheelchair get into the ‘hot seat’? It may have happened in the Clarkson era, but I’m sure it never happened in the Tarrant era.
Yep. There was a “making of millionaire” thing on that dvd a long time ago, which showed at least one person in a wheelchair practising the game in rehearsals, but never got into the hot seat in the actual episode. They did show how they had structured things if they did need to do so, and clearly did accommodate everyone for the Tarrant episodes tho.
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BR
I'm sure they were by no means the first and I really hope they were not but when Deal or No Deal came along I thought one of the great things on the show was how they quite regularly had contestants with various disabilities and maybe because of the nature of the show and the length of time people were on the show it was much more visible, in a positive way, than had previously been the case on UK game shows.
JO
Sometimes I think it misses a bit of the chit chat. That said, I enjoy the speed the show and this are people who really aren’t that interesting.
It’s funny we’re saying how quick this version is, I’m sure we weren’t saying that when this version first started.
Well no messing about with Clarkson - quite refreshing to have minimal chit chat and no dramatic pauses.
Sometimes I think it misses a bit of the chit chat. That said, I enjoy the speed the show and this are people who really aren’t that interesting.
It’s funny we’re saying how quick this version is, I’m sure we weren’t saying that when this version first started.
BR
Yes - tonight for example did feel like we were about to get a million pound winner yet knew virtually nothing about him.
Sometimes I think it misses a bit of the chit chat. That said, I enjoy the speed the show and this are people who really aren’t that interesting.
Yes - tonight for example did feel like we were about to get a million pound winner yet knew virtually nothing about him.
RN
He's absolutely brilliant. I also love his humour and particularly enjoyed him telling an audience member who coughed telling them not to cough until the question had been asked.
I'm not criticising Chris Tarrant when I say this, but I wonder if Ingram would have got as far as he did if he tried it in 2020 and with Clarkson hosting?
Jeremy is genuinely just as excited as a viewer at home with the games, I also genuinely laugh out loud at some of his humour 'that's the problem with electric vehicles!'
He gets a lot of flack in the press but I think he is a fantastic TV personality!
He gets a lot of flack in the press but I think he is a fantastic TV personality!
He's absolutely brilliant. I also love his humour and particularly enjoyed him telling an audience member who coughed telling them not to cough until the question had been asked.
I'm not criticising Chris Tarrant when I say this, but I wonder if Ingram would have got as far as he did if he tried it in 2020 and with Clarkson hosting?
JO
I think you have to remember before the Ingram’s had tried it, no one would have been looking out for it. Clarkson himself said when you’re invested in running the show and the player, he wouldn’t have noticed.
I really like Clarkson on the show and he’s the right presenter for now. But Tarrant was exceptional and in my view the skill full way he took the contestants and the viewers through the show would take some beating, and in my view he is the model presenter for the format.
I really like Clarkson on the show and he’s the right presenter for now. But Tarrant was exceptional and in my view the skill full way he took the contestants and the viewers through the show would take some beating, and in my view he is the model presenter for the format.
JA
Yes - tonight for example did feel like we were about to get a million pound winner yet knew virtually nothing about him.
If only he hadn't already used Ask the Host! It was a motoring question, so Jeremy probably knew it. Instead he had phone a friend left, who was useless, so he took the money. Had he gambled, he would've won, as he did guess correctly.
Sometimes I think it misses a bit of the chit chat. That said, I enjoy the speed the show and this are people who really aren’t that interesting.
Yes - tonight for example did feel like we were about to get a million pound winner yet knew virtually nothing about him.
If only he hadn't already used Ask the Host! It was a motoring question, so Jeremy probably knew it. Instead he had phone a friend left, who was useless, so he took the money. Had he gambled, he would've won, as he did guess correctly.
SW
In the nineties, whenever they did contestant calls on air or in print for Big Break, they would specifically say that they were particularly after applications from people with a disability, and I can certainly remember blind, deaf and wheelchair-using contestants appearing on it. It was easy enough to adapt it for them, the only difference was that Jim would usually do the trick shot for them. Wipeout was another one that featured disabled contestants quite regularly, and made a specific point of inviting them to apply.
I'm sure they were by no means the first and I really hope they were not but when Deal or No Deal came along I thought one of the great things on the show was how they quite regularly had contestants with various disabilities and maybe because of the nature of the show and the length of time people were on the show it was much more visible, in a positive way, than had previously been the case on UK game shows.
In the nineties, whenever they did contestant calls on air or in print for Big Break, they would specifically say that they were particularly after applications from people with a disability, and I can certainly remember blind, deaf and wheelchair-using contestants appearing on it. It was easy enough to adapt it for them, the only difference was that Jim would usually do the trick shot for them. Wipeout was another one that featured disabled contestants quite regularly, and made a specific point of inviting them to apply.