27-12-2022, 09:01 PM
(27-12-2022, 12:23 PM)tellyblues Wrote:(26-12-2022, 05:07 PM)JMT1985 Wrote: Michael McIntyre's The Wheel seems to be not the right game show for Christmas night - it felt just like every other edition of his show. It is a fun game show, but nothing special about it at all for Christmas night.
None of the Christmas specials feel special when you know they have been filmed at the same time as regular episodes. Ten years of the same shows in the same order on the same day also does little to convince viewers that shows are specially produced.
But that could be said for a lot of TV shows. Its no secret the soaps (for example) Christmas stuff is all done in amongst the regular production.
For logistical/production reasons its probably better to do a Christmas special of <something> with the rest of the run, while you have the set/location/studio/stage/cast/crew/whatever else in place already, especially if the show is due to go out around Christmas time.