Winning streak.

spoonbadger

Sequence of Events...

Irritating jingle with tacky CGI intro. Followed by swinging camera angles as Kathryn Thomas and aiden p-something walk onto the set (complete with Argos bought neon lights and flashy bits).

Kathryn Thomas (dressed in the tackiest, most clashing crap from the basement of the RTE costume department) now humours has an auld chat with the culchies contestants. In reality, she makes awkward jokes and fakes awkward laughter at the awkward monosyllabic jokes of the culchies contestants, while pretending she doesn't realize they're imagining her nekkid. Aiden whatshisface (dressed in his finest funeral-wear) makes occasional, awkward, condescending comments to the contestants, usually involving tractors and land (secretly he's thinking these shoes are worth more than your house, inbreeder!!!)

Many rounds of wheel turning, ball picking, soul destroying games later, Ms. Thomas decides to converse with the plebians in the audience. I'm not entirely sure what the point of this is (i zoned out around this time) but it seemed to involve much awkward discussion and forced smiling.

After much scripted, forced banter between Aiden and Kathryn, we now move onto the "big wheel". The importance of this event is shown in the suspenseful music (stolen from the unwanted bin of the "who wants to be a millionaire" sound department) and the sense of suspense imparted by the wonderful hosts. Unsurprisingly the unlucky person picked to spin said wheel gets the lowest possible amount, and smiles through gritted teeth as Aidan gives him a pat on the back and his entire extended family are shepherded on stage.

Brb. Have to go cancel my T.V. license and throw my television into the fires of hell.

Random

Cancelling your TV license won't make it go away

fourfiveone

Try going out some Saturday night. If you bring your toga, the plebians will leave you alone.

*fap*

Mossy Monk

/wonders why you would watch it if you don't enjoy it.

Wheels

It's absolutely dire, and worse since the 'revamp'. Problem is, it hits such a key demographic that they'd be mad to lose it and to entertain said demographic seems to take VERY little money.

Catari Jaguar

It's hilariously bad. When it's on, I like to put on a culchie accent and shout directions at the TV, just like the audience do. I'd go on it though for all the cash prize monies. Then you'd all be jealous :cool:

994

I would pay the MST3k team to do a Winning Streak episode.

Mr.Nice Guy

I stopped watching Winning Streak years ago when it started trying to be Stargate.

"Right eh, I'll choose eh, Europa if I may please..."

Madness.

Lobelia Overhill

is that still on the telly?!

dear gawd

Firetrap

I know a few older people who like it. Might be the psychedelic flashing lights.

Mike 1972

Wheels wrote: »

Problem is, it hits such a key demographic that they'd be mad to lose it

The brain dead ?

Lobelia Overhill

Firetrap wrote: »

I know a few older people who like it. Might be the psychedelic flashing lights.

Or they just have it on for the company ... ?

metamorphic

what can I tell ya, it's one of my guilty pleasures if I ever catch it by god I watch it!

I now bid adieu to this thread! o// Taxi!

Disease Ridden

Sure why would you watch it, the wheels rigged so that only the smaller prizes are won.

That_Guy

You could just not watch it.

tintin67

Ye Gods, why are you all so quick to attack any programme which has an older demographic? Especially if it's Irish. It clearly isn't aimed at young urban 20 somethings who think they're too cool for school, but older people do have a right to the odd programme they can enjoy, you know. Not everyone likes the American sh**e which clogs up RTE2. OK, the show isn't the best, but it does the job. Clearly if the whole thing is beneath you, you always have the box set of The Wire or another of those shows all the cool folk talk about but which the viewing figures show hardly anyone watches. Unlike Winning Streak.

Hagar

RTE is always compared to the BBC when it comes to what it does and usually comes out looking very badly but has anyone watched the equivalent British version? There is no minimum prize per contestant. Some weeks not a single penny is given away and the crowd all clap and grin inanely at the end of the show as if they'd all been made millionaires. RTE / National Lottery FTW on this occassion.

calex71

This show is fixed right??? Any time i've seen it its always been the one iwth the lowest amount won during the games who spins the wheel

AnonoBoy

It's gone steadily downhill since Derek Mooney left I'm sorry to say.

BRING BACK DEREK!!!!!