12-07-2023, 08:47 AM
(12-07-2023, 05:08 AM)Gary Baldy Wrote: The one thing I will say that I’m not a big fan of is that I think a lot of the contestants on the new version are more the types who just want to be on TV- there was a few of those on the original show too but it was more of a mixed bag.One thing Deal perhaps doesn't get credit for is how inclusive they were in terms of contestants in pretty much all senses, but noteably age in the sense of always having a real cross generational batch of contestants and also having a range of disabilities on the show in a way other shows prior arguably hadn't.
I think if you looked at their contestants from the decade or so they were on air you'd have a much better reflection of the make up of Britain of the time than you would from any reality show or other game show.