Has everyone in the world been on tv?

Bodhidharma · 31-01-2008 11:17am #1

I was just flicking around the channels on the tv the other day, there was a quiz show from the 90's on it called "Small Talk". Now for those who are unfamiliar with this, it stars 'little' Ronnie Corbett and basically has a bunch of little kids trying to answer questions and the contestants need to guess if the answer will be right or not. Its s**t.

Anyway, there was a doctor on it, about 30, a housewife and some other person. I got to thinking. Why would a young doctor want to appear on this? To win the rubbish ,plastic trophy? Then i realised there was a big enough audience, maybe 200. Who would want to see this?

Now there are literally thousands of quiz shows, requiring multiples of contestants, hosts, and audience. And lets not forget all those reality shows, soaps, news programmes and movies. All of which requires 100's of extras. So surely this number is well high in the millions.

So, has everyone been on tv, or is there a select 100, 000 who are in EVERYTHING?

im_invisible · 31-01-2008 11:30am

i was on tv once,,,

Sabre0001 · 31-01-2008 11:32am

Me too

I hope I didn't use up my 15mins of fame though...That would suck!

Saruman · 31-01-2008 11:33am

I was an extra on King arthur, which has been on TV so i guess i have. My brother was also in it

I doubt everyone has been on TV, there are people who do not even own a TV or experienced electricity (man made) in this world.

Terry · 31-01-2008 11:33am

I prefer to watch from the sidelines.

source · 31-01-2008 11:35am

never on TV, wait, does my picture being on the birthday list on dempsey's den count????

Kintarō Hattori · 31-01-2008 11:38am

Six Billion people on the planet............................ no.

GhostInTheRuins · 31-01-2008 11:43am

If you include spectators in sport stadiums, people walking in the background when a news reporter is on the street or whatever, then that's a huge number of people.

You could argue that satellite footage of the earth includes everybody, so, yes.

Sabre0001 · 31-01-2008 11:45am

D.T. Jesus wrote: »

If you include spectators in sport stadiums, people walking in the background when a news reporter is on the street or whatever, then that's a huge number of people.

You could argue that satellite footage of the earth includes everybody, so, yes.

You took my point with your ninja edit...

Saruman · 31-01-2008 11:47am

D.T. Jesus wrote: »

If you include spectators in sport stadiums, people walking in the background when a news reporter is on the street or whatever, then that's a huge number of people.

You could argue that satellite footage of the earth includes everybody, so, yes.

Thats not TV though. They are still images for the most part and even the video recorded shots are still not shown on TV.

Besides... a tribe living in isolation in a jungle can not be seen from space.
So unless they have been visited by Nation Geographic or some other documentary crew, they have not been on TV

Sabre0001 · 31-01-2008 11:48am

Saruman wrote: »

Thats not TV though. They are still images for the most part and even the video recorded shots are still not shown on TV.

What about if a satellite shot is used in a movie that makes it's way on to TV?.. Does that count?

Splinter · 31-01-2008 11:49am

i was juggling on ireland AM about this time last year...

GhostInTheRuins · 31-01-2008 11:50am

Sabre0001 wrote: »

You took my point with your ninja edit...

My pleasure

Heisenberg. · 31-01-2008 11:52am

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Wacker · 31-01-2008 11:57am

I've been in the audience for both Podge & Rodge (it was rubbish!) and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Going to Conan involved standing forming a queue (I was first in line) outside the studio at 3 a.m. in New York in January 2006. It was a very cold night, and there was a light rain making it impossible to sit down. Good show though!

Saruman · 31-01-2008 12:00pm

Sabre0001 wrote: »

What about if a satellite shot is used in a movie that makes it's way on to TV?.. Does that count?

That counts but a few seconds of footage does not show everyone in the world, In fact it shows no one unless zoomed in far enough.
Even something as big as the Great wall of china, contrary to the urban legend is not visible from space.

!_Brian_! · 31-01-2008 12:14pm

I was on RTE news once with my band. A death metal band at that! Quite odd!

the dee · 31-01-2008 12:32pm

I was on echo island when I was younger. Did a video investigation on heavy school bags. Very cool.

Baudelaire · 31-01-2008 12:43pm

Half of Tallaght have been on Crimeline

Terry · 31-01-2008 12:44pm

Where's Tallagh?

Bodhidharma · 31-01-2008 12:46pm

The reason i posted this thread isn't to find out who has been on tv, what i want to know is why do people go on tv?

I couldn't imagine driving to Dublin to be in the audience for the late, late show, or to be on a gameshow where i could win a grand. Fair enough, i'd go on who wants to be a millionaire, but thats only because the prize is big. Most of these shows the prizes are not worth the effort.

I just dont see the fascination with being on tv. Dont get me started with these Jerry Springer type shows.Why would you go on them? "hi honey, listen we're going to be on Springer next week ok?"It seems to me that the biggest thing on tv these days is humiliation, be it musical, lifestyle, dress sense etc. I just find the whole thing very depressing.

Baudelaire · 31-01-2008 12:47pm

Terry wrote: »

Where's Tallagh?

Sorry, missed a "T"

, ah sure that's how they pronounce anyway

Splinter · 31-01-2008 12:47pm

Terry wrote: »

Where's Tallagh?

near finglisss

connundrum · 31-01-2008 12:51pm

splinter wrote: »

near finglisss

Alongside Ballyfermeh

I'm still on tv, and always will be.

Mossy Monk · 31-01-2008 12:54pm

Been on tv at a hurling match a few times. Also seen at a St Patricks Day parade when I was about 7

biko · 31-01-2008 2:01pm

I was an extra on a Singaporean mini series.
/claim to fame

Jeapy · 31-01-2008 2:31pm

I was an extra in a film sitting behind Anne Marie Duff before she got famous!

admiralofthefleet · 31-01-2008 2:32pm

i was on questions and answers

justsomebloke · 31-01-2008 2:36pm

Terry wrote: »

I prefer to watch from the sidelines.

this doesn't work, as I have been on TV a couple of times due watching rugby from the sidelines

Howard the Duck · 31-01-2008 2:46pm

I was on Eco Eye last year i think it was

Quality · 31-01-2008 2:48pm

I was on an ad on tv, It ran for a few years!!

leninbenjamin · 31-01-2008 2:57pm

i'm standing on a TV right now.

~Rebel~ · 31-01-2008 2:59pm

Quality wrote: »

I was on an ad on tv, It ran for a few years!!

what ad?

Poxyshamrock · 31-01-2008 6:03pm

I was in the background on Nationwide during the summer on grafton st!

Susannahmia · 31-01-2008 6:05pm

I don't think I've ever been on tv.

Nightwish · 31-01-2008 6:13pm

I was in the studio audience for the telethon in 96, I was in the studio audience for a tv show called Dr Keith Ablow Show and I was on Dutch tv before christmas.

beanyb · 31-01-2008 6:21pm

I was in the background on 'Pop TV an Samhraidh' on TG4 when I was in the gaeltacht. So, I'm obviously a celebrity.

AlmightyCushion · 31-01-2008 6:26pm

I'm pretty sure everyone in Africa has been on tv. They think they have it bad at least they get their 15 minutes of fame.

gcgirl · 31-01-2008 7:06pm

i could of been on ballyk when Mr Farrell was there but i was looking for too much!

Rb · 31-01-2008 7:25pm

connundrum wrote: »

I'm still on tv, and always will be.

Tbh I haven't seen your ad on tv for a loong time

Pythia · 31-01-2008 7:30pm

Was on tv a few times, sometimes just in a camera shot but have talked a few times too.

zuutroy · 31-01-2008 7:53pm

Blackboard Jungle. Plus I got picked up swearing when some ****er beat me to the buzzer.

Black Swan · 31-01-2008 7:55pm

This first thing that came to mind when reading the OP was the old Peter Sellers film called "Being There." When someone asked if the character he played, Chancey Gardener, if he had ever been on TV, he said "Yes." What they didn't know was that he had passed by one of those displays where they have a cam connected to a TV that records everyone who passes by and displays their image on the TV.

Holsten · 31-01-2008 8:29pm

I had my picture on the Den years and years ago, other than that nada!

cuffs'n'collars · 31-01-2008 8:32pm

well i was once on the afternoon show but does that actually count as television????My mother would argue yes but im not convinced!!!!

Sir Oxman · 31-01-2008 8:35pm

I was on Questions and Answrrs in 1990 (I think) in the audience and they sat me in the front row where the camera panned up twice to my left shoe which had a huge hole in it.
I've never been on tv since.

The bastards.

themadchef · 31-01-2008 9:10pm

TG4 filmed our wedding day.

We took our vows in Irish, it was a special "Islands" programme i think. Showed about a week later. I told everyone they were paying for the whole wedding

. Made for a bit of craic on the day. Reality is they never even sent us a copy of it the cheap skates.

Guess_Who · 31-01-2008 9:41pm

I was on The Works in 1994.

Won a computer for my school but never actually saw it.

Has everyone in the world been on tv?

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