That's what a contestant on Pointless Celebrities said on Saturday (3 pointless answers in the final for me, by the way): that this is the golden age of quizzing, or quiz shows.
Well, I certainly can say that I have never loved a quiz show as much as I love Pointless. It is so well thought-through, it needs no gimmicks and presenters shouting in histronically. And the chemistry between Osman and Armstrong is really good. Plus, some questions are set by our man Andy C. I'm not sure I like the new thing of contestants getting three turns. And there should be access to ALL pointless answers in the final round, not just those Osman bothers to read out.
I also love Osman's side project, House of Games. As with Pointless, the questions are set beautifully.
Another quiz show I really enjoy is Australia's Hard Quiz, which is as much piss-taking ans quizzing. Australians are strange people.
I can live with Eggheads, though I can't stand the eggheads. I haven't got into The Chase, and I don't like Mastermind much, especially the right-wing quizmaster dude. In any case, Mastermind would cover all ages of quizzing, golden or otherwise.
So, four quiz shows I like (one is Australia), plus The Chase, which is popular despite my indifference... Does that constitute a golden age? Have I missed anything unmissable?
Well, I certainly can say that I have never loved a quiz show as much as I love Pointless. It is so well thought-through, it needs no gimmicks and presenters shouting in histronically. And the chemistry between Osman and Armstrong is really good. Plus, some questions are set by our man Andy C. I'm not sure I like the new thing of contestants getting three turns. And there should be access to ALL pointless answers in the final round, not just those Osman bothers to read out.
I also love Osman's side project, House of Games. As with Pointless, the questions are set beautifully.
Another quiz show I really enjoy is Australia's Hard Quiz, which is as much piss-taking ans quizzing. Australians are strange people.
I can live with Eggheads, though I can't stand the eggheads. I haven't got into The Chase, and I don't like Mastermind much, especially the right-wing quizmaster dude. In any case, Mastermind would cover all ages of quizzing, golden or otherwise.
So, four quiz shows I like (one is Australia), plus The Chase, which is popular despite my indifference... Does that constitute a golden age? Have I missed anything unmissable?
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