PlayTV Discussion (reasonable discussion ONLY!)

Cpt.Jack

I think its ''Grace''

Agonist

If this turns out to be a girl's name I'm guessing Shona.

Agonist

Cpt.Jack wrote: »

I think its ''Grace''

GRACE?

foundry

I think the answer is .... retard....

Cpt.Jack

HAHA ..whats your name ''Bitch'' ,''Mick''?, ''No'', ''Vick'', ''Yeah''..:D:D

dangerpowers

Well I'm on the right track with an animal

Cpt.Jack

its DOE!!:D:D:D

Agonist

argosy2006 wrote: »

the answer is DOE , the animal that is, not the test

Sounds like you guessed it, and without any clues. :cool:

dangerpowers

Someone said Doe earlier

Agonist

Did she just give the answer away?

She said something like, "Maybe earlier you were thinking DOE and you thought it was wrong, well maybe you should ring in now". She put her hand over her mouth then.

dangerpowers

Before she revealed that the answer was DOE


what if someone said earlier the word d'oh!??

Our man in Havana

Agonist wrote: »

Did she just give the answer away?

She said something like, "Maybe earlier you were thinking DOE and you thought it was wrong, well maybe you should ring in now". She put her hand over her mouth then.

Was it intentional?

Our man in Havana

What a tard of a caller!

RTE 1 LOL!

Agonist

That caller was fantastic.
"Sorry, I don't know the answer"

Fiona "Can you see the screen there?"
Caller "Eh, RTE1, is it?

dangerpowers

oh dear guys, only 21 hours till the next show guys, comon guys! nearly there guys!

Agonist

Bond-007 wrote: »

Was it intentional?

Well, if it was intentional it didn't work. :pac:

That guy said he'd rung in an hour ago. I'm sick laughing

APM

so how did this guy get on the show if he rang in an hour ago? Do they do callbacks?

Our man in Havana

APM wrote: »

so how did this guy get on the show if he rang in an hour ago? Do they do callbacks?

It reveals something we were not aware of.

Agonist

APM wrote: »

so how did this guy get on the show if he rang in an hour ago? Do they do callbacks?

Weird, isn't it? Either he was on hold and had handsfree switched on and forgot about it or they rang him back

I think TV3 facilitate PlayTV in manipulating callers during those final moments. Digiguide had the show listed as ending at 3:20, therefore you ring at 3.19, but the show didn't end until half. That's a lot of additional last minute callers.

Yet, they chose that guy who was half asleep and not even watching. Had "John the Producer" switched the phone off and gone home?

D4RK ONION

Seriously, at this point, do you really actually want this thing cancelled? What the hell are we going to do for entertainment between the hours of 12 and 3?? Long live PlayTV and this thread I say!

.BrianJM

Agonist wrote: »

Only 1.44 am. We could have an hour with no calls now.
Keep talking, Fiona.

1 hour 12 minutes it eventually was.

Agonist wrote: »

"Thieving bastard"!!! :eek:

Yay! :D:D

Better still when Fi said ...you're bringing in letters which aren't there. Go back and see if you can get something different and try again. (or words to that effect)
Sometimes I think the sound feed to the earpiece is changed which is why the presenters reply as though the answer was valid.

Agonist wrote: »

Weird, isn't it? Either he was on hold and had handsfree switched on and forgot about it or they rang him back

I think TV3 facilitate PlayTV in manipulating callers during those final moments. Digiguide had the show listed as ending at 3:20, therefore you ring at 3.19, but the show didn't end until half. That's a lot of additional last minute callers.

Yet, they chose that guy who was half asleep and not even watching. Had "John the Producer" switched the phone off and gone home?

The show started later than billed and ran 3 hours + start and end titles.
There have been times when the presenter has been cut off with an abrupt end with no end title and TV3 programming continuing immediately.

D4RK ONION wrote: »

Seriously, at this point, do you really actually want this thing cancelled?

YES

What the hell are we going to do for entertainment between the hours of 12 and 3??

I'm sure you'll find something. I shall probably get back to a regular sleep pattern, which my cardiologist would whole-heartedly approve of.

Long live PlayTV and this thread I say!

Our man in Havana

More from Ken Foxe today in The Sunday Tribune:

Decision delayed on TV3 quiz after 54 complaints
Ken Foxe

A CONTROVERSIAL television show, which offers cash prizes as part of a phone-in contest, is now the subject of 54 formal complaints with the broadcasting regulator.

PlayTV – which airs on TV3 – has been the subject of so much correspondence that a final decision on whether to take action against the programme has had to be postponed because of the sheer volume of complaints.

The Broadcasting Complaints Commission (BCC) has said it wanted to give TV3 more time to prepare a response to all of the issues that have been raised so far.

Anne O'Brien of the BCC said it had now received 54 formal complaints and that another four were pending against the show.

A statement said: "Regarding those registered, 27 were resolved and therefore closed; 17 complaints are due for board consideration; and 10 are at correspondence stage.

"With regard to the assessment of complaints by the board, due to the volume of the material and also the number of complaints that were potentially pending board consideration for the same show, it was agreed that it would be procedurally better to assess as many of the complaints at the same meeting.

"Further, given the volume and the tight timeframe regarding a number of complaints, it was agreed that further consideration was required."

The delay in acting on the show came to light after one angry member of the public was told the complaint would not now be dealt with until the end of September.

The show has caused major controversy as dozens of viewers claim to have been misled by the competition rules.

The show operates by asking viewers to phone in to answer a question live on air. However, when the person gets through, they are then asked another quiz question.

Often, they will answer that question correctly but are then told they have not been lucky enough to be put through "this time". For their troubles, they are charged €1.65.

TV3 has said strict rules are in place to ensure that no viewer can make any more than 50 calls per night.

However, one caller to PlayTV said he had run up a large phone bill after phoning the show 185 times on a single evening.

His letter of complaint stated: "I was able to make 185 calls at €1.65 per call and ended up with a bill of €370. I contested this.

"I spoke to a guy who reassured me I could not make over 50 calls and would not be charged even if I could. I have been charged. I have not been able to get through to them [the company that runs the show] after leaving several messages and calling them, costing me a further €19."

Incredibly, despite calling the show more than 180 times, he was not able to get live-on-air even once to have a chance of actually winning a prize.

September 20, 2009

Parakeets

Bond-007 wrote: »

More from Ken Foxe today in The Sunday Tribune:

My objection is not really about the amount of calls you are allowed to make as that is a personal decision. It the clear lies they tell the veiwer about what is about to happen and then doesn't. E.g. Calls getting through every minute, annouce next caller will get €100 and can be 10mins or more before next call gets through. Another which drives me wild is the Spot the Difference going on for sometimes the entire show, with presenter expressing bewilderment that no one can see the difference. Tell me who to complain to.

Nova_era

Agonist wrote: »

In fairness, I think Fiona is dealing with the prank calls very well. Keeping her cool, not missing a beat.
She'll never live this stint down if/when she comes back to Ireland.

"Back to Ireland"?!?!?!

Am I missing something?

To echo what others have said, my evenings will be a lot less interesting if Playtv is cancelled. There's been many nights where I've opted out of a night out in favour of a few cans and Playtv.

billy the squid

Bond-007 wrote: »

It reveals something we were not aware of.

Remember the last caller they received about seven weeks ago which turned out to be someone's answering machine. It was mentioned on one of the earlier pages. think it happened in July.

Nova_era

From wikipedia -

Derval Mellett, from northwest Dublin but for the past few years she has been splitting her time between London and Dublin. She received her education at Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology and the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff. She last appeared on PlayTV on August 12, 2009. She has not been seen since.

Don't mess with play tv :P

Our man in Havana

Nova_era wrote: »

"Back to Ireland"?!?!?!

Am I missing something?

Yes. It is made in Budapest.

Nova_era

Bond-007 wrote: »

Yes. It is made in Budapest.

In Budapest?!?!?!?!

So these presenters are are living full time in Budapest?

I spend quite a bit of time over there, I must ask around to see if anyone can point me in the direction of these jokers. I'm sure JG stands out a mile in a Hungarian nightclub.

D4RK ONION

Auld-Yin wrote: »

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I was hardly being serious! Although, I have to admit, I do get a sort of cringe-worthy kick out of the show. Never actually called in though. I'm not that thick!

APM

Nova_era wrote: »

From wikipedia -



Don't mess with play tv :P

http://www.uk.castingcallpro.com/view.php?uid=157280

2009 Maria
Theatre Twelfth Night
Mark Leipacher thefaction
Tabard Theatre/ Brockley Jack Theatre

For all her fans, this seems to be her next gig

Unregistered.

IT'S THE CHIN!!!!

Agonist

19011?

or 90111

Unregistered.

I make 9877!

.BrianJM

This could be interesting.
MATCHES
What's the face for?

dangerpowers

She does a lot of frowning, forehead and eye movement as well as waving her arms about


and stop saying guys!!!!!


absolutely terrible presenter

dangerpowers

why is there an additional picture beside the matchsticks,. obviously it has some part in the final answer:rolleyes:

Ph3n0m

ok brain is tired - I can just see 9977 as the highest number

dangerpowers

simple logic, hahahahahahahaha!

she trying to be a comedian!

APM

just in case anyone didn't catch her say....from an "UUUUUUURRRRRRRCOM line" dial 142 before the number

Agonist

If a 9 is made from 5 matches then 90171 would be the obvious highest answer, as far as I can see. Which means it won't be that.

.BrianJM

811171

Ph3n0m

aha saw an even bigger number

96171

me1724

Agonist wrote: »

19011?

or 90111

yep 90111...

dangerpowers

My answer is 27270901 without the pic

Parakeets

Auld-Yin wrote: »

811171

best number I can come up with

Our man in Havana

Is there anything larger by inverting?

Agonist

Auld-Yin wrote: »

811171

That's a great answer but still I somehow think that it will even harder to guess than that.
Their number could well be lower than that.

.BrianJM

Agonist wrote: »

That's a great answer but still I somehow think that it will even harder to guess than that.
Their number could well be lower than that.

If their number is lower then it's not the highest!
That's what I've been waiting for.

Parakeets

I have to change channel just to stop the endless gibberish and nattering not to mention all the facial gymnastics she engages with and the constant flapping of arms and hands. How did she get past the inerview stage?

misty76

Auld-Yin wrote: »

If their number is lower then it's not the highest!
That's what I've been waiting for.

It has happened before that there was a higher answer than what play tv had in there envelope for the matches game, cant remember if i read this on here or in an article..