Anyone ever been on a game show?

barry711 · 01-08-2012 8:46pm #1

Just wondering if there is any members on the boards who have been on any Irish tv game shows? and if so, how was the experience

actually can be any tv show for that matter

Praetorian Saighdiuir · 01-08-2012 8:49pm

Are you going to be on tv OP?

Stuck on a panel between some old smelly culchie biddies, that look miserable because they only won 6 cars, 12 holidays and €60,000?

Sure after buying a years worth of bacon and cabbage and 500 cats, theres only enough left for a collection of Aran jumpers in every colour.

Im not lucky enough to get on a gameshow

Teyla Emmagan · 01-08-2012 8:51pm

I was a substitute for Blackboard Jungle. And they didn't bring the substitutes along on the night. It was just a heartless ploy to spin my hopes and dreams out.

It was twenty years ago, it still hurts

mauzo · 01-08-2012 8:52pm

benwavner wrote: »

Are you going to be on tv OP?

Stuck on a panel between some old smelly culchie biddies, that look miserable because they only won 6 cars, 12 holidays and €60,000?

They do look bloody miserable dont they?!

I would look like a mental case from the minute I got there!! Id be jumping up and down the place like a twat!

Kylo Ren · 01-08-2012 8:54pm

No, but I watched one once.

kfallon · 01-08-2012 8:55pm

benwavner wrote: »

Are you going to be on tv OP?

Stuck on a panel between some old smelly culchie biddies, that look miserable because they only won 6 cars, 12 holidays and €60,000?

is it worth it tho to have to speak to Derek Mooney for an hour :pac:

mauzo · 01-08-2012 8:57pm

kfallon wrote: »

is it worth it tho to have to speak to Derek Mooney for an hour :pac:

Pfffft dude its Marty Whelan and a hot brunette now!!!! She does be giving him daggers all night, does be gas so it does :rolleyes:

BarnhallBull · 01-08-2012 8:58pm

I was on "Hiúdaí" on TnaG when I was about 6. There's a few seconds where the camera points directly at me while I dance around and sing "Barbie Girl". I'm a guy (not that it wouldn't be embarrassing if I was a girl, but it makes it that bit worse!)

Shudder.

kfallon · 01-08-2012 8:58pm

syndeyfife wrote: »

Pfffft dude its Marty Whelan and a hot brunette now!!!! She does be giving him daggers all night, does be gas so it does :rolleyes:

Does Marty still have the head dyed off him???

mauzo · 01-08-2012 9:00pm

kfallon wrote: »

Does Marty still have the head dyed off him???

Nope hes a silver fox now, his moustache is still a bit brown though, looks so stupid :rolleyes:

Praetorian Saighdiuir · 01-08-2012 9:03pm

syndeyfife wrote: »

They do look bloody miserable dont they?!

I would look like a mental case from the minute I got there!! Id be jumping up and down the place like a twat!

Me too, Id make a show of myself but feck it, moneh moneh!!

kfallon wrote: »

is it worth it tho to have to speak to Derek Mooney for an hour :pac:

Very good point! I hate that guy, isnt he meant to be gay!

About 10 years ago a guy in work was on Winning Streak or whatever. Now this guy is a total miserable asshole. He was going around for a whole week bragging about what he was going to do with the money he was going to win. He pretty much had €50k spent in his head and was leaving the job.

We all tuned in on the night, big smiley head on him all night....until the end, when he won less than €12k......they gave him an extra €8k because apparently you are guaranteed to leave with at least €20k.

BarnhallBull · 01-08-2012 9:04pm

Just checked and Barbie Girl wasn't even released until I was 8. ****e.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 01-08-2012 9:05pm

syndeyfife wrote: »

Nope hes a silver fox now, his moustache is still a bit brown though, looks so stupid :rolleyes:

Marty looks on himself as god's gift to women.

Pantsface · 01-08-2012 9:06pm

i wouldn't go on winning streak in a fit - those silly games you have to play with the dodgy cartoons, do they still have them?

and its biddy-central, moody biddy central

Pantsface · 01-08-2012 9:07pm

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Marty looks on himself as god's gift to women.

I saw Marty in Liffey Valley a few months ago.

mauzo · 01-08-2012 9:09pm

Pantsface wrote: »

i wouldn't go on winning streak in a fit - those silly games you have to play with the dodgy cartoons, do they still have them?

and its biddy-central, moody biddy central

Sure thats the craic of it all!!!!!

Biddies are gas

Id probably end up spearing marty out of it though. Big annoying head on him.

Id say id get caught looking at yer wans arse a few times

Pantsface · 01-08-2012 9:12pm

syndeyfife wrote: »

Sure thats the craic of it all!!!!!

Biddies are gas Id probably end up spearing marty out of it though. Big annoying head on him.

Id say id get caught looking at yer wans arse a few times

does miss patronising ar*e katherine thomas do it with him these days, or is that some other show?

kfallon · 01-08-2012 9:14pm

syndeyfife wrote: »

Id say id get caught looking at yer wans arse a few times

Feeling more like :rolleyes:

As we're talking about Marty, I'll just leave this here....

http://www.balls.ie/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/fkL0f.jpg

:pac:

mauzo · 01-08-2012 9:15pm

Pantsface wrote: »

does miss patronising ar*e katherine thomas do it with him these days, or is that some other show?

Geri Maye does it now, I think she hates Marty Whelan as much as I do. She does give him these looks like 'you are a total gobsh*te' :pac:

Pottler · 01-08-2012 9:15pm

Pantsface wrote: »

does miss patronising ar*e katherine thomas do it with him these days, or is that some other show?

that's a whole other show. I'd still err, watch her though.

mauzo · 01-08-2012 9:16pm

kfallon wrote: »

As we're talking about Marty, I'll just leave this here....

:pac:

I laughed......and then I LAUGHED!!!!!!

kfallon · 01-08-2012 9:17pm

syndeyfife wrote: »

I laughed......and then I LAUGHED!!!!!!

He was just 'excited' about his new role :pac:

Where To · 01-08-2012 9:21pm

I was on Blackboard Jungle sporting a rather unique hairstyle.

mauzo · 01-08-2012 9:21pm

kfallon wrote: »

He was just 'excited' about his new role :pac:

Marty cant wait to get his hand into his pants acting

Caliden · 01-08-2012 9:24pm

I was on Jerry Springer recently. Not as a guest but as a member of the crowd. I was with a few friends and we were seated right in the middle so we appeared quite a bit when the camera showed crowd reactions or when Jerry was asking the guest questions.

kfallon · 01-08-2012 9:24pm

syndeyfife wrote: »

Marty cant wait to get his hand into his pants acting

Marty had a big surprise for his colleagues at RTE!

Anyway have we established what game show the OP is going on?

Niall_G · 01-08-2012 9:24pm

With my (very) extended family on the inaugural "Test the Nation" in 2006. Didn't win anything but had some free wine and food and the pleasure of the company of Miriam O'Callaghan, Ray D'Arcy and Mary Kennedy, amongst others. Managed to get a shameless plug in for the family business. Some of the family were veterans, having starred (?) in "Murphy's Micro Quiz-m" in the 80's. Ahh, the innocent days......

kfallon · 01-08-2012 9:28pm

Niall_G wrote: »

With my (very) extended family on the inaugural "Test the Nation" in 2006. Didn't win anything but had some free wine and food and the pleasure of the company of Miriam O'Callaghan, Ray D'Arcy and Mary Kennedy, amongst others. Managed to get a shameless plug in for the family business. Some of the family were veterans, having starred (?) in "Murphy's Micro Quiz-m" in the 80's. Ahh, the innocent days......

I'd still give both of them a shot at the title :pac:

FueledByAisling · 01-08-2012 9:31pm

my school is near RTE so we get called in quite often to do them! I've never wanted to be in the audience because I've no interest being a contestant. Do not do it, it is awful. The show might be 20 minutes long but you can be there for 2 hours until the lighting guy gets the lights for literally a 10 second shot right. Although we did get free food which was good

mauzo · 01-08-2012 9:32pm

FueledByAisling wrote: »

my school is near RTE so we get called in quite often to do them! I've always wanted to be in the audience because I've no interest being a contestant. Do not do it, it is awful. The show might be 20 minutes long but you can be there for 2 hours until the lighting guy gets the lights for literally a 10 second shot right. Although we did get free food which was good

Went to a recording of Alan Carrs celebrity family fortunes....

Hes a knob and we were there ages!!

I was in the front row and was asked to take off my cardigan because it was black and it would look like there was an empty seat lol

Crooked Jack · 01-08-2012 9:32pm

I was on school around the corner doing standup. Then me and a friend got in trouble the next day for killing a load of fish in the UTV lobby by pouring all the free Tango we were given into their tank. Mad stuff.

FueledByAisling · 01-08-2012 9:34pm

syndeyfife wrote: »

Went to a recording of Alan Carrs celebrity family fortunes....

Hes a knob and we were there ages!!

I was in the front row and was asked to take off my cardigan because it was black and it would look like there was an empty seat lol

Yeah we were told not to wear stripes, black and white and brands. The host ended up wearing all that and couldn't spit out the first opening line of the show so we were sitting on these block seat with no backs on them for hours, could barely walk the next day!

kfallon · 01-08-2012 9:36pm

FueledByAisling wrote: »

Yeah we were told not to wear stripes, black and white and brands. The host ended up wearing all that and couldn't spit out the first opening line of the show so we were sitting on these block seat with no backs on them for hours, could barely walk the next day!

Not the only thing Alan Carr doesn't like to spit out

weirdtodamoon · 01-08-2012 9:46pm

I was on the Den when I was younger. Won a Mr Freeze slushy maker thing.

gobnaitolunacy · 01-08-2012 9:59pm

Surely someone's been on Winning Streak?

Got your markers, crayons and sparkles out and made a few placards?

Come on, own up.

Pottler · 01-08-2012 11:31pm

Me and a mate went to a "You Bet" show with Brucie. We ended up in the front row, so, for the banter, we kept dead straight faces and refused to clap or smile - just sat there stony faced. After about 20 minutes, Brucie asked for us to be moved to the back. Oh the fun we had. Ok, not fun, but it was interesting. Well, we saw Brucie. Not interesting, really. Anyway. "You Bet". No. No, we don't.

Mikeyt086 · 01-08-2012 11:38pm

Not quite a gameshow but there used to be a Football/Comedy type show thing on TV3 back around 2005 (actually it was the night before Liverpool vs Milan in the Champions League final in Istanbul), and having emailed in the previous week for a chance to play against the guest of the show online in a Pro Evolution Soccer 4 penalty shootout on Xbox, I was told I would be participating this week, and each penalty scored was a prize (the segment was called Penos For Prizes).

That week the guest was Ken Doherty, so I got a phone call, was told to go online and start a match with this random account, let it go to penalties, and then was put through to the studio, the host was that guy who does Republic of Telly now, and he made his jokes etc and myself and Snooker champion Ken Doherty get down to the pens. He was Liverpool, I was Milan, I won the shootout 4-0, saved all of his pens as I'm sure he had no idea what he was doing, and I asked if I got the 5th prize as I was not able to take a 5th penalty, the studio laughed, I never got the 5th prize, only the 4. :mad:

barry711 · 02-08-2012 12:02am

Great replies guys. I wont be on any shows soon, although I did get asked to do a bit of extra work on the 3rd series of Love - Hate, thats coming out in September. My cousin is the assistant producer. They needed genuine looking "heads" from finglas as the shoot a scene there at a pub. I turned it down and let my brother do it. They had him smoking and cutting up heroin at a kitchen table for his scene. Two days work and 200 extra euro.

Pottler · 02-08-2012 12:11am

barry711 wrote: »

Great replies guys. I wont be on any shows soon, although I did get asked to do a bit of extra work on the 3rd series of Love - Hate, thats coming out in September. My cousin is the assistant producer. They needed genuine looking "heads" from finglas as the shoot a scene there at a pub. I turned it down and let my brother do it. They had him smoking and cutting up heroin at a kitchen table for his scene. Two days work and 200 extra euro.

One of my vans was in that, claim to fame or what. It gets rear-ended by the car in a shoot out scene...

brummytom · 02-08-2012 12:14am

I was on a gameshow on CBBC when I was 9.

If anyone's seen that National Lottery quizshow where the contestants are picked by coloured balls, that's how contestants were picket on this show.

We filmed for 7 hours and didn't get picked once.

Copper_pipe · 02-08-2012 12:18am

I was in the audience of winning streak a few years back, when my nana was on it

token101 · 02-08-2012 1:00am

Was in the audience for Question of Sport when they had Brad Friedel, Tim Cahill, Dennis Taylor, Benni McCarthy, Tufnell and someone else whose name I forget on. I like sport, but it was not exactly thrilling to be honest! I'm fairly sure as well that Steve Hughes was the crowd warm up act!

EoghanIRL · 02-08-2012 1:03am

Yes. I lost and got a pie in the face.

wandatowell · 02-08-2012 1:05am

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Marty looks on himself as god's gift to women.

You are wrong,

Women are gods gifts to Marty

gara · 02-08-2012 1:19am

BarnhallBull wrote: »

I was on "Hiúdaí" on TnaG when I was about 6

I was on Hiúdaí on TnaG!! :eek:

-sup homie... :cool:

Scorpion Sting · 02-08-2012 1:23am

Never been on a gameshow but I had my email read out on ITV's phone-in quiz show called Quizmania when I was 16.

Chuck Stone · 02-08-2012 1:29am

I was on Crime Call. I won a few grand in a bank with a sawn off shotgun.

Does that count?

SweetCaliber · 02-08-2012 1:30am

My mother was on Family Fortunes, Alan Hughe's one haha..

Will be airing in November!

Experience wise.. It was new so it was a little sketchy but overall had a ball and so did we, guess it was the whole idea rather then the game itself.

evolving_doors · 02-08-2012 3:09am

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

Surely someone's been on Winning Streak?

Got your markers, crayons and sparkles out and made a few placards?

Come on, own up.

I was on winning streak, playing for my ma.

Won 40grand or something, hadn;t a bulls notion what was going on... got to spin the wheel and all.

So the lowdown ..

Odds are 1 in 40,000 to get picked every week (that's what the Lotto rep told us but now I'm thinking he meant 5 in 40,000 which isn;t to bad)

Only wierdo's actually want the cars and holidays. You sign a form before hand to say you'd like to take the cash equivalent, something about people getting red cars and wanting to change them for blue ones yadda yadda

They have to ask you twice what option your going for incase you sue the ass off them.

When you see people touching the screen, it hardly ever works, some geek in the control room presses the keyboard instead

People put their cats and dogs names down on the 3 stars cards (or whatever type of cards they are)

People write "Mary from Cork" as their Address

Dereck Mooney is a real gent,talks to you like a normal person and he actually sounds interested in what you have to say, listening to him interview on the radio he actually has a bit of personality and insight so I was disappointed when he didn;t get even a look in for the late late gig after, instead of Tubridy.. "So tell me about your mother and father then...yawnnnn"

Now this is a juicy tax avoidance tip that any true Irishman would love... when people win the lotto jackpot sometimes the reason why people are so slow to come forward is because they are negotiating a share in the ticket with a solicitor and people you want to give money to... i.e. you could be libel for gift tax if you give someone a bucket of money but if you draw up a contract to say all your amigos are part of a syndicate then they can all share the money tax free.. Wonder if that has implications if your signature was on the back and you were declared bankrupt previously..

you get a free meal in the canteen ... which is VERY basic (chips beans and sausages)

You get one or two free drinks of your choosing

Everybody else you are playing with hasn;t a clue whats going on either and is usually a load of biddies as mentioned earlier.

There is no skill involved in the games (maybe very mild gambling). Which is good because they take ages explaining how to make a basic random choice, so imagine if they had to explain actual rules for a game of skill.

Scruffles · 02-08-2012 3:22am

brummytom wrote: »

I was on a gameshow on CBBC when I was 9.

If anyone's seen that National Lottery quizshow where the contestants are picked by coloured balls, that's how contestants were picket on this show.

We filmed for 7 hours and didn't get picked once.

what show was it?

02-08-2012 3:56am

Pantsface wrote: »

I saw Marty in Liffey Valley a few months ago.

I'd be more amused if you'd seen Marty queuing in the dole office

Anyone ever been on a game show?

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