I don't think I've loved any quiz show better than I love Pointless, which of course has its own thread. The concept is great: not only knowing stuff but judging what is most obscure of what you know. And I love the interplay between Armstrong, Osman and the contestants. After all this voting-people-off shenanigans of other shows, the gentle vibe of Pointless is really appealing.
I watched the first episodes of the German version, from 2012 or so, the other day. They have the nerdy judge with thick glasses and the same music, but a different set of rules (contestants may confer; the highest scorers get off after an eternity of rounds), but the set is the ubiquitous shiny blue, and the vibe isn't as familiar as that of Pointless.
Lately I've come across an Australian quiz show called Hard Quiz. The shiny blue set seemed unpromising, and the presenter at first came across as obnoxious. Turns out, ribbing contestants (and them ribbing back) is part of the show, and the presenter is very funny. The repartee is above standard banter. The rules are great: Contestants have a specialist field, but their rivals can "steal" answers. That is followed by a couple of general knowledge (guesswork) rounds, and a penalty shoot-out type finale on the final two candidates' specialist subject. I have enjoyed the shows I've seen.
Historically, I liked Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, which I saw in the British, South African and US iterations. I'd rank them in that order.
In Germany when I was a kid there was a show called Der Große Preis which mixed up the specialist subject and general knowledge theme. I'd include that among favourite shows.
I'm not big on US quiz shows. Culturally they seem very foreign to me.
I watched the first episodes of the German version, from 2012 or so, the other day. They have the nerdy judge with thick glasses and the same music, but a different set of rules (contestants may confer; the highest scorers get off after an eternity of rounds), but the set is the ubiquitous shiny blue, and the vibe isn't as familiar as that of Pointless.
Lately I've come across an Australian quiz show called Hard Quiz. The shiny blue set seemed unpromising, and the presenter at first came across as obnoxious. Turns out, ribbing contestants (and them ribbing back) is part of the show, and the presenter is very funny. The repartee is above standard banter. The rules are great: Contestants have a specialist field, but their rivals can "steal" answers. That is followed by a couple of general knowledge (guesswork) rounds, and a penalty shoot-out type finale on the final two candidates' specialist subject. I have enjoyed the shows I've seen.
Historically, I liked Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, which I saw in the British, South African and US iterations. I'd rank them in that order.
In Germany when I was a kid there was a show called Der Große Preis which mixed up the specialist subject and general knowledge theme. I'd include that among favourite shows.
I'm not big on US quiz shows. Culturally they seem very foreign to me.
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