Division - Anne Doyle's new Quiz Show

Skid X

Anne Doyle is back :cool:

The 61-year-old is reigniting her presenting career after agreeing to take part in a pilot for a new game show.

Division will air on RTE One on December 1, just after the Six One news.

"The show will feature a group of 30 people divided into groups of 15," a show insider told the Herald.

"It is a light quiz show, and topics haven't been finalised yet."

Not many details, but a new Quiz on RTE and Anne Doyle presenting it - what's not to like I hope it gets past the Pilot stage.

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/anne-doyle-coming-out-of-retirement-she-enjoyed-a-little-too-much-for-new-rte-quiz-show-29731700.html

grey_so_what

RTE is like Shangri la.........No-one ever gets old........ or retires........

Well, they sort of retire......

hotmail.com

I love Anne, but quiz show presenting is a bit of a stretch for her?

Mr.Nice Guy

Sounds like fifteen to one but with couples.

Skid X

hotmail.com wrote: »

I love Anne, but quiz show presenting is a bit of a stretch for her?

It'll be interesting to see. She always came across well in interviews - I don't remember her doing anything other than Newsreading but maybe she has more to offer.

Skid X

Some details of the format ...

http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2013/1115/486904-anne-doyle-returns-to-tv-in-december/

Division sees thirty-two strangers on a journey of survival where honesty and bravery are vital, but over-confidence can wipe out every one of your teammates in an instant.

It mixes reality elements and a quiz so contestants must understand the dynamics of groups and have good general knowledge.

The 32 contestants will be divided into two groups - Red and Blue - and placed into separate cargo holds. The holds are locked and contestants must battle it out to choose a group leader to face Anne Doyle's questions on the chosen topic on behalf of the team.

The two nominated players leave the cargo holds and come forward for their first round of questions. One wrong answer can eliminate the whole team.

The sixteen remaining contestants are then divided into two groups of eight, the doors are locked and the process continues until the final survivor wins the contest.

32 - That's a lot of contestants for Anne to despatch before things get interesting.

I wouldn't be surprised if the number of contestants gets whittled down if the format is ever picked up by a foreign broadcaster.

hotmail.com

Skid X wrote: »

It'll be interesting to see. She always came across well in interviews - I don't remember her doing anything other than Newsreading but maybe she has more to offer.

She replaced Marian Finucane on Crime Line a few years back and she wasn't the best on it. It wasn't long before she was booted off it.

vicwatson

No room for a new young recruit trying to get a break in tv ?

Skid X

vicwatson wrote: »

No room for a new young recruit trying to get a break in tv ?

It was between Anne Doyle, Gay Byrne and Larry Gogan, so RTE decided it was time to give youth a chance

Edit: It's a fair point. Maybe it is easier to get something commissioned by RTE if you have an established RTE presenter attached.

Skid X

hotmail.com wrote: »

She replaced Marian Finucane on Crime Line a few years back and she wasn't the best on it. It wasn't long before she was booted off it.

Interesting, I don't remember that although the evidence exists

https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/2030/010.html

hotmail.com

Skid X wrote: »

Interesting, I don't remember that although the evidence exists

https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/2030/010.html

I remember it, having being so used to Marian. I don't think she even lasted a year on it. Anne just knows how to read off an autocue.

Go Harvey Go

hotmail.com wrote: »

She replaced Marian Finucane on Crime Line a few years back and she wasn't the best on it. It wasn't long before she was booted off it.

To be pedantic, her stint on Crimeline ended when the show metamorphosed into Crimecall.

That happened in 2004, and the still that Skid has linked to is from the beginning of 2001 - so you can't really say her stint was short, either.

hotmail.com

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

To be pedantic, her stint on Crimeline ended when the show metamorphosed into Crimecall.

That happened in 2004, and the still that Skid has linked to is from the beginning of 2001 - so you can't really say her stint was short, either.

I stand corrected. I stopped watching it after she came on board so I wasn't sure. I still call it Crimeline.

Go Harvey Go

hotmail.com wrote: »

I stand corrected. I stopped watching it after she came on board so I wasn't sure. I still call it Crimeline.

And you're probably not alone there.

After all, Crimecall is more or less the same as Crimeline - the only real difference, aside from the second part of the title, being the fact that it's made by a different production company.

expectationlost

Skid X wrote: »

Some details of the format ...

http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2013/1115/486904-anne-doyle-returns-to-tv-in-december/



32 - That's a lot of contestants for Anne to despatch before things get interesting.

I wouldn't be surprised if the number of contestants gets whittled down if the format is ever picked up by a foreign broadcaster.

do they get to know the category before they choose the question answer, cos otherwise don't see the game

Skid X

Bump for this, it's on today (Sunday 6.35pm)

grey_so_what

Once you know the other half of the 16 get the bus home after the first round, it's really quite a simple concept........:)......

***runs behind couch laughing with the wine***..............:)

Skid X

grey_so_what wrote: »

Once you know the other half of the 16 get the bus home after the first round, it's really quite a simple concept........:)......

***runs behind couch laughing with the wine***..............:)

I hope they show the losing team getting on the bus after each round.

It could be Anne's catchphase -

"You're a loser you wuss - now get on the bus!"

grey_so_what

I'm glad you're here Skid!......

I hope they don't put the contestants in the Green Room first!...........

grey_so_what

I could see a punch up at some stage...

All you need are a couple of Bossy Boots!.....


I can see why it's an hour long - there is lot of chit chat!

Skid X

The white background is very severe, it's very hard to look at if you are still recovering from last night,

grey_so_what

The questions aren't exactly Mastermind so far!....

Yeah, the set is like a shed in an Industrial Estate....

An Capall Dubh

Steeltech sheds must have sponsored the set.

Harry Angstrom

This reminds me a little bit of Everybody's Equal with Chris Tarrant from a few years back. Glad the Blue Team were kicked off. Their team rep was an annoying git.

grey_so_what

No Christmas cards for Sean so!........

sligojoek

This is ridiculous.

efb

Jaysus this set is v harsh

grey_so_what

Ms Blue Team looks like she is about to walk the plank!

efb

The questions don't seem equal

icdg

I'm not sure I've seen a game show with worse production values in quite a while. Seems to be an odd attempt to cross reality TV with a quiz show.

Skid X

The questions are a bit uneven - I think most people would have known the facebook one.

grey_so_what

Ah, I want to see them all do the walk of shame.....(I know, I'm horrible!).....

Kerrydude1981

How much were the garden sheds?

Why don't they just re make Know your Sport.

grey_so_what

"What's that?"..............LOL!!!

Skid X

"The Taoiseachs"

"What's that?"

Oh dear

Mr E

My first reaction was that it is very amateurish looking.

Did they dose the contestants with laxatives before the show? Lots of squatting and shuffling going on....

lertsnim

I like it. Ann is a pro

Skid X

Beardy man is awestruck that someone thinks they could name every Taoiseach.

It's hardly that big a claim to make?

jjf1974

Its hard on the eyes clicking from red to blue.those garden sheds just look silly.

Skid X

Jack Lynch will be turning in his grave

grey_so_what

"Haughey is from Cork......Who's that?"

Priceless!!.....

wandatowell

Anybody know where RTE got the sheds from?

An Capall Dubh

Charlie Haughey's from Cork.....haha!!

Kerrydude1981

grey_so_what wrote: »

"Haughey is from Cork......Who's that?"

Priceless!!.....

Nearly spat out my tea when I heard that

Skid X

Too many contestants.

They could start off with 8 v 8 and ask them all a question, then you might start to recognise who is skilled and who is not. Then start splitting the teams up.

But Anne Doyle is good.

Kerrydude1981

Skid X wrote: »

Too many contestants.

They could start off with 8 v 8 and ask them all a question, then you might start to recognise who is skilled and who is not. Then start splitting the teams up.

But Anne Doyle is good.

Anne is always good

lertsnim

Some proper dopes on this programme

grey_so_what

A ten year old could answer those questions........

sabhail

Gareth?? Not hard to get right you'd have thought....

Kerrydude1981

Does the overall winner win one of them sheds

Skid X

Or you could get each team to nominate the other team's player

i.e. they select the one they think knows nothing. That would stir it up a bit