Who wants to be a Millionaire with Gay Byrne ?

grey_so_what · 14-10-2013 07:27PM

Paully D wrote: »

Going back a long time now so my memory may be off, but didn't he ask one contestant to "hurry up" when he/she was thinking? :pac:

I remember that Paully D........It was a lady and she got very shirty with Gay telling her to hurry up and she took him on saying she was allowed as long as she wanted........Gay was less than pleased, I remember laughing at his expression when she said that!.......:D

lertsnim · 14-10-2013 08:40PM

She spent the whole episode humming and hawing meaning nobody else could get a go

flazio · 14-10-2013 08:43PM

I remember that Celeb special was actually more entertaining then the equivalent UK special. Watching Daniel O Donnell sweat it out was hilarious. (at least after a few Christmas tipples it was)
Speaking of nostalgia, how long ago is it now since TV3 and the The National Lottery came up with a Deal or No Deal show with Keith Barry? That didn't last long at all.
The worst thing about The Weakest Link was the prize money was in Euros long before we started using the currency in our pockets, so we hadn't a clue how much they actually won.
Having said how crap we've been on recreating UK game shows (another example being Family Fortunes) I recall the recent Mastermind series being quite decent in fairness to it.

Skid X · 14-10-2013 10:42PM

One of the things I remember is the actor Simon Delaney appearing as a contestant (on the regular version). He got the IR£32,000 question wrong, so he only won IR£1,000.

He was in Bachelors Walk at the same time (or possibly shortly afterwards). The writers then wrote a scene for the show where his character sang the song 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' at a Wedding. The lyrics to the song being 'Who wants to be a Millionaire - I don't ...'

I thought it was nicely done, although I don't think many people got the joke at the time.

ButtersSuki · 15-10-2013 06:45AM

Was there another guy who went home penniless on the first question which was what is a female deer called? He gave "doe" as per the song (doe, a deer, a female deer etc) but the "correct" answer was hind. Both hind and doe were options and both are generally/commonly accepted.

Have that in my head for some reason.

Always remember Gay asking incredibly patronising and condescending questions like "tell me now, how much difference would €1000 make to your life?".

TheIrishGrover · 15-10-2013 07:54AM

Hitchens wrote: »

D'oh! :pac:

No, that's a deer, a female deer

Frank Black · 15-10-2013 08:53AM

lertsnim wrote: »

She spent the whole episode humming and hawing meaning nobody else could get a go

Why - Couldn't they just do a bit of editing or was it filmed live?

padd b1975 · 15-10-2013 08:54AM

lertsnim wrote: »

I hated the Irish version of the show. Gay Byrne is a proper twat. "Now say thank you to the audience"

Tarrant used to say that all the time, although his ego is as big as Gaybo 's.

What kind of loon brings a bodyguard when they go angling??

Chris Tarrant does!

Go Harvey Go · 15-10-2013 06:05PM

Frank Black wrote: »

Why - Couldn't they just do a bit of editing or was it filmed live?

I don't think it was filmed live.

The editors, therefore, would have more than likely kept the humming and hawing in in order to fill that episode's time slot.

padd b1975 wrote: »

Tarrant used to say that all the time, although his ego is as big as Gaybo 's.

AFAIK, Chris didn't - and still doesn't - actually tell the contestant(s) to thank the audience when they successfully help him/her/them out.

And he almost always mocks the audience when they fail - something I don't believe Gay ever did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drbqHte5GS8

Skid X · 15-10-2013 06:11PM

Paully D wrote: »

Going back a long time now so my memory may be off, but didn't he ask one contestant to "hurry up" when he/she was thinking? :pac:

If I remember correctly it was because she had taken over an hour on a single question (obviously they heavily edited her deliberations - an hour of TV with no question answered would be ridiculous)

I know you should take your time on a big question, but there comes a point where anyone would lose patience.

flazio · 15-10-2013 07:23PM

That millionaire question actually came up on The Chase recently, the Chaser was Anne and she got it right and the contestant wrong. The Chancellor is the only person allowed to take a sip during the budget speech. Very appropriate considering the day that's in it.

dublinman1990 · 16-10-2013 01:17PM

I would remember a few design flaws with the set as it look very basic as compared to the UK version or US version. Even, the music for the Irish series didn't sound the exact same as the UK edition did.

I do remember the atmosphere of the Audience of the Irish version as being very tame to non-existent.

Fred Swanson · 16-10-2013 01:36PM

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dublinman1990 · 16-10-2013 01:52PM

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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Yep.

http://millionaire.itv.com/home/

Loughc · 16-10-2013 02:44PM

dublinman1990 wrote: »

Yep.

http://millionaire.itv.com/home/

Flog. Dead Horse.

Dermighty · 16-10-2013 03:51PM

Minstrel27 wrote: »

a few bob? LOL. She deserved nothing.

She deserved the stocks for that answer!

death1234567 · 16-10-2013 04:36PM

Forget about who want's to be a millionaire and bring back "The Box" with Keith Duffy.

AnonoBoy · 16-10-2013 04:39PM

I'm pretty sure it was 9/11 that killed the Irish version off.

The sponsor had offices in the twin towers and after they were gone they couldn't find a replacement.

Or at least that's what I heard.

Go Harvey Go · 16-10-2013 05:03PM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I'm pretty sure it was 9/11 that killed the Irish version off.

The sponsor had offices in the twin towers and after they were gone they couldn't find a replacement.

Or at least that's what I heard.

Get outta here.

flazio · 16-10-2013 05:04PM

I'm sure if Eircell/Vodafone had offices in the World Trade Towers we would have heard about it. I think it was once Vodafone took over Eircell running, they pulled the plug on the sponsorship. Shame they couldn't have done a dual sponsorship like what you get with the Champions League (This Program is brought to you by "Company 1" and "Company 2"

AnonoBoy · 16-10-2013 05:28PM

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

Get outta here.

Wikipedia makes it so much harder to start urban legends these days.

Go Harvey Go · 16-10-2013 06:17PM

flazio wrote: »

I think it was once Vodafone took over Eircell running, they pulled the plug on the sponsorship.

Vodafone took over Eircell in December 2000, and consigned the Eircell brand to history in February 2002.

The show continued for several weeks afterwards - and while Wikipedia can't always be trusted when it comes to dates, its suggestion of Good Friday, 29 March 2002 as the air date of the final episode sounds right.

As regards the sponsorship, I remember one of the bumpers featuring a bride watching the show and going, "He's gonna do it, he's gonna do it... Yes! Yes! He did it!" while ignoring her new husband's pleas for the two of them to go to bed.

hotmail.com · 16-10-2013 11:09PM

I remember thinking at the time that RTE must have been dreading if someone won the €1million.

The questions were terrible compared to the UK version and seemed harder. 1.3 million watched the first show IIRC. Not too bad.

Fred Swanson · 17-10-2013 12:08AM

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Skid X · 22-10-2013 10:16PM

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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It has just been cancelled

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-axed-as-chris-tarrant-departs-hit-show-8897308.html

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire is to be axed after 15 years on the air following Chris Tarrant's announcement that he is to step down as host.

In its late 90s heyday, the programme was one of ITV's flagship shows, attracting up to 19 million viewers. Phrases such as "Phone a friend" and "Ask the audience" entered the popular lexicon and production company Celador sold the format to 160 countries worldwide.

Possibly the most successful Gameshow in history - it brought quizzes back to Primetime and raised the bar for every other programme.

Tarrant was brilliant - Gay Byrne or any other Irish Presenter was always going to compare badly.

I wouldn't be surprised to see it return in a few years, with a modified format.

hotmail.com · 22-10-2013 10:20PM

Skid X wrote: »

It has just been cancelled

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-axed-as-chris-tarrant-departs-hit-show-8897308.html

Possibly the most successful Gameshow in history - it brought quizzes back to Primetime and raised the bar for every other programme.

Tarrant was brilliant - Gay Byrne or any other Irish Presenter was always going to compare badly.

I wouldn't be surprised to see it return in a few years, with a modified format.

The idea of giving away a million shook the whole tv quiz industry. We were used to teddies, toasters, holidays or cars being the prizes.

Skid X · 22-10-2013 10:25PM

hotmail.com wrote: »

The idea of giving away a million shook the whole tv quiz industry. We were used to teddies, toasters, holidays or cars being the prizes.

Yes, the UK had recently changed their regulations - it wasn't much earlier that the most expensive prize on TV could be around the value of a small car.

ITV and Celador took a huge risk. It could have bombed in the ratings and/or cost them a fortune in prizes.

grey_so_what · 22-10-2013 11:58PM

Skid X wrote: »

Yes, the UK had recently changed their regulations - it wasn't much earlier that the most expensive prize on TV could be around the value of a small car.

ITV and Celador took a huge risk. It could have bombed in the ratings and/or cost them a fortune in prizes.

The "Bully Tanker" was the best ever prize......Priceless......:D

flazio · 23-10-2013 09:17AM

There's no question about it, Millionaire was one of the biggest ever Television formats since The News, you'd be hard pushed to find a TV viewer anywhere in the world who doesn't know that musical sting and the phrase 'Final Answer' (sometimes in English despite none of the rest of the quiz being so)

paulbok · 23-10-2013 12:40PM

How many times way the milion won in the UK?

Who wants to be a Millionaire with Gay Byrne ?

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