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Nicky Byrne's Million Euro Challenge
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Is there any reason why they can't have some sort of show based around a quiz format mixed with luck?
Tipping Point is a near-perfect example of a show that combines a quiz element with luck.
I dread to think what an Irish version would be like, though...
Welsh Megaman wrote: »Was thinking the same thing myself...do the same thing as the BBC and have a 'Who Dares Wins' or 'In It To Win It'.
Putin reforming the Soviet Union is probably five times more likely than the folks at Montrose getting in touch with Endemol or ITV-owned 12 Yard Productions.
(Yes, they did call up Talpa in order to bring The Voice to these shores - but they were more than happy to do that, because of course singing shows are much more up their street than proper quizzes. :rolleyes:) 0 -
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Go Harvey Go wrote: »Tipping Point is a near-perfect example of a show that combines a quiz element with luck.
I dread to think what an Irish version would be like, though...
Putin reforming the Soviet Union is probably five times more likely than the folks at Montrose getting in touch with Endemol or ITV-owned 12 Yard Productions.
(Yes, they did call up Talpa in order to bring The Voice to these shores - but they were more than happy to do that, because of course singing shows are much more up their street than proper quizzes. :rolleyes:)
I am not sure if any of you guys are in a similar age bracket as myself (i.e.) 43+yrs - when I was young I can just about recall some vintage RTÉ quiz/gameshows: Anyone else out there able to recall: Country Quiz, Quicksilver (Stop the Lights!) with Bunny Carr and the old man on the organ about to keel over
, Rapid Roulette with Laurie Taylor and then MAXI (How do U feel was the question she often asked when a loosing contestant was about to head home with absolutely Zilch!!) Know Your Sport with George Hamilton and Memory Man - Jimmy Magee. Where in the World originally hosted by Marty Whelan who had to surrender all his RTÉ TV work (incl this gig to Theresa Lowe) when he jumped ship to Century Radio in 1989! Jackpot, Dodge the Question with the Late Jonathan Philbin Bowman, Who wants to be a Millionaire (RTÉ Irish version) with Gay Byrne, The Weakest Link (TV3 Irish version) with Eamonn Dunphy.
Looking back I think Winning Streak's best days were under it's first presenter, Mike Murphy. Derek Mooney did not do too bad but the show needed a major overhaul by the time Derek finished. However; RTÉ/The National Lottery should have sought whatever legislative changes were deemed necessary to enable them sufficient room for manoeuvre when it came to refreshing the whole show - What we got last Saturday from RTÉ/The National Lottery with Nicky Byrne's Euro Million Challenge is unlikely to dramatically change from one week to the next.0 -
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JONJO THE MISER wrote: »lots of older people said they will never buy a ticket again.AwaitYourReply wrote: »when Winning Streak returns next Summer RTÉ/The National Lottery will probably proceed with ONE presenter and also try and have less players with lower prize winnings on offer for the Runners-Up as they are unlikely to be as generous as they were when Winning Streak was last played based on the current scenario!
This could back fire on them rightly!! They'll end up with even lower revenue from an already low ticket sales and they'll have to reformat the next series of Winning Streak to the extent where the only use of the word million will be in the context of contestants having a one-in-a-million chance of winning anything.
Think they should put a RED WARNING out for this Million Euro Challenge show 0 -
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Yep that's kind of what I was saying although I was exaggerating a little bit. Two grand is a lot of money - don't get me wrong! - but on a show which is using the tag line "Million" as a selling point 2k falls so far short of that, it's farcical.
I reckon there must now be quite a few "red faces" all round on those at RTÉ/The National Lottery who insisted on adopting this particular style of approach -- not because they wanted to refresh the style of the show
- not because they had a responsibility of finding alternative ways of stemming the growth in losses incurred in recent years.
Maybe someone should have told them that you actually cannot get blood out of a stone. The citizens of Ireland are not stupid and won't be fooled by this sort of crap! They have just damaged a significant amount of goodwill built up among the Irish public since 1990. How to lose a large number of loyal customers in one stupid silly short-sighted way! Not a very smart move by the new owners of The National Lottery!0 -
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AwaitYourReply wrote: »I reckon there must now be quite a few "red faces" all round on those at RTÉ/The National Lottery who insisted on adopting this particular style of approach -
- not because they wanted to refresh the style of the show
- not because they had a responsibility of finding alternative ways of stemming the growth in losses incurred in recent years.
Maybe someone should have told them that you actually cannot get blood out of a stone. The citizens of Ireland are not stupid and won't be fooled by this sort of crap! They have just damaged a significant amount of goodwill built up among the Irish public since 1990. How to lose a large number of loyal customers in one stupid silly short-sighted way! Not a very smart move by the new owners of The National Lottery!
You have to understand, its the Ontario teachers pension fund who are now calling the shots, they dont understand the Irish culture or the Irish people, we are just numbers on a book to them, they dont understand how grass roots work here when people think there are being made a fool of, and my guess is they wont learn either, until its too late.0 -
JONJO THE MISER wrote: »You have to understand, its the Ontario teachers pension fund who are now calling the shots, they dont understand the Irish culture or the Irish people, we are just numbers on a book to them, they dont understand how grass roots work here when people think there are being made a fool of, and my guess is they wont learn either, until its too late.
Why did you think I did not understand? lol I was fully aware of the changes involving the overseas Canadian pension fund having an involvement in recent times hence the changes. I made earlier reference to Ontario in one of my earlier posts in this very thread!
Sure of course it is possible (if not probable) that they would NOT be adopting a similar approach however; this will be their loss and by the time they have learned it will by then be far too late as folk will have got out of the weekly habit and will probably be reluctant to rush back as money remains tight for so many people as we all know. The lack of research carried out in relation to the way this was all handled may in one sense be understandable but it is also careless and sloppy and will cost them dearly.0 -
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