31-10-2022, 01:33 AM
...Or as Noel mentioned about 1000000 times per week it was an 'entertainment drama'
Perhaps the biggest difference our version had was all the contestants were on the wings, staying together for days / weeks in a hotel (I remember Lucy being on for 50 games before she got her chance...and won a fiver!), building up a connection with each other
Interestingly the original route Channel 4 seemed to want was a comedy angle as Brian Conley did the pilot
Box 23 and the Offer Button certainly don't need to make a return although I appreciate they were just trying to keep the show fresh, Channel 4 just seemed to randomly decide they had done enough one day and it was shoved in a random lunchtime slot before Countdown before deciding to 'send it off' with the On Tour specials (I suspect this was a Noel idea to show how flexible the format could be if someone else wanted to pick it up!)
Perhaps the biggest difference our version had was all the contestants were on the wings, staying together for days / weeks in a hotel (I remember Lucy being on for 50 games before she got her chance...and won a fiver!), building up a connection with each other
Interestingly the original route Channel 4 seemed to want was a comedy angle as Brian Conley did the pilot
Box 23 and the Offer Button certainly don't need to make a return although I appreciate they were just trying to keep the show fresh, Channel 4 just seemed to randomly decide they had done enough one day and it was shoved in a random lunchtime slot before Countdown before deciding to 'send it off' with the On Tour specials (I suspect this was a Noel idea to show how flexible the format could be if someone else wanted to pick it up!)