Why haven't we more Irish produced quiz shows ?

crusher000

If we look at our neighbours across the water all their TV stations have any number of quiz shows. Irish TV then take the idea and copy it. We now have 4 Irish TV chanels so why don't we have our own quiz shows ? Maybe we do but if I can't think of any they must be bad.;)

Xavi6

Bring back the Lyrics Board and Where in the World*, problem solved.





*Mmmmmm, Theresa Lowe...

Lemonperv

I think it's because all our presenters are the most annoying people in the world so they're even MORE annoying on these types of shows.

I like QI but imagine that in Ireland? Shudder...

the groutch

were definitely terrible at copying the UK: Millionaire, Weakest Link, Deal Or No Deal, all catostrophic failures.

kneemos

RTE hardly produces anything outside news and current affairs,it's all independent production companies.

crusher000

And as for the prizes. You'd be lucky to win a box of tea bags.

galwayrush

It would have been impossible to better Quicksilver. RTE quit when they were ahead.

chughes

I'd say an Irish version of The Chase would do well. There is probably enough table quiz aficionados still knocking around to keep a programme like this going for a while. Getting the right presenter and chasers would be important though.

BrensBenz

Quiz shows are only as good as the contestants. Our small population has some really bright people but I'm not sure if we have enough of them, willing to take part, to make a whole TV series???
Where is the Taj Mahal? Across deh rode from deh Dental Hospital.
Who built the Titanic? Noah.
What was Van Gogh's first name? Volkswagen.

Slunk

Because they are always a disaster. Take family fortunes with that gimp off tv3 for example. It's an embarrasment.

Feathers

the groutch wrote: »

were definitely terrible at copying the UK: Millionaire, Weakest Link, Deal Or No Deal, all catostrophic failures.

You mean all the ones produced by Endemol, the Dutch production company that exports show format worldwide?

It's just that you here of them first via the UK.

fasttalkerchat

Lemonperv wrote: »

I think it's because all our presenters are the most annoying people in the world so they're even MORE annoying on these types of shows.

I like QI but imagine that in Ireland? Shudder...

The Panel was a great show. Hosted by Dara O'Brian.

smallerthanyou

Irish pointless! I don't care if its done badly done, you still can never have enough pointless!

Ghandee

Which stars do travellers follow?


Eh, is it Joe Dolan Larry?

seanmacc

We had that one "It's not the Answer".

Very, very irritating.

Richard Hillman

We need a version of Total Wipeout. We already have a proven Irish presenter

It really shouldn't be hard to come up with a decent format and the prizes don't need to cost much, look at pointless, hour of TV and the daily prize averages out to way less than 2 thousand pounds a day.

As someone said above though, it's probably our presenters that would doom the whole thing to failure.

Immaculate Pasta

Guess the potato?

:cool:

CardBordWindow

Richard Hillman wrote: »

We need a version of Total Wipeout. We already have a proven Irish presenter

All RTE would need it to get some 2x4s wrapped in bubble wrap, and set them up in a bog!

keith16

Blackboard challenge was decent enough and so was the "University Challenge" one with that Kevin Myers chap presenting. Can't remember the proper title, University Times or some such?

Plazaman

galwayrush wrote: »

It would have been impossible to better Quicksilver. RTE quit when they were ahead.

Of all possible combinations of situations that could develop in the infinite scenarios of the modern age you will never get phrases like these uttered again :

"Stop the lights Bunny"
"Good Man Joe, you've won 2p"

RTE suck dead donkeys dícks when it comes to producing (a) quiz shows and (b) comedies. Looking at the Mario Rosenstock show, they're still using the same background technology as they did in the day of Bosco. No green screens for RTE to project a background onto.

fishy fishy

Slunk wrote: »

Because they are always a disaster. Take family fortunes with that gimp off tv3 for example. It's an embarrasment.

LOL what happened to his cheeks - he looks like a chipmunk.

fishy fishy

what about that show where the group of people had to sail a lovely old boat around Ireland. They ended up smashing it to pieces and had to be rescued. a disaster, but hilarious :p

hardCopy

Somewhere in the bowels of RTE Craig Doyle is creating a new show for himself based on this thread.

Thanks OP.

Kolido

I used to like blackboard jungle and where in the world. Don't know if they would work now though.

Anyone remember that music gameshow user to be on with Dave Fanning and Joe Elliot and others I can't remember?

deelite

Remember Pot Luck - not a quiz show sorry - cookery show presented by Carrie Crowley

Porkchop McGee

Number 1.

Had Dermot Morgan lived there was a Father Ted style quiz in the pipeline which he would have hosted in character asking bible questions to groups of nuns to win all expenses paid trips to Lourdes.

The place, not Madonna's daughter, that is.

Rasheed

crusher000 wrote: »

And as for the prizes. You'd be lucky to win a box of tea bags.

Sure look at the money 'Winning Streak' gives away.

They gave away over €500,000 at the weekend ( don't laugh, I was only watching it because a neighbour was on it! I swear.....)

Take some of that money and do a quiz like that money and do that 'In it to win it'. I love that programme.

9959

Porkchop McGee wrote: »

Number 1.

Had Dermot Morgan lived there was a Father Ted style quiz in the pipeline which he would have hosted in character asking bible questions to groups of nuns to win all expenses paid trips to Lourdes.

The place, not Madonna's daughter, that is.

I think Dave Heffernan presented Number 1.

By the way, how difficult is it to purchase pork chops in Tehran?

CardBordWindow

Kolido wrote: »

I used to like blackboard jungle and where in the world. Don't know if they would work now though.

Anyone remember that music gameshow user to be on with Dave Fanning and Joe Elliot and others I can't remember?

2TV was it?
Or was it The Beatbox, presented by Ian Dempsey?

Feathers

Feathers wrote: »

You mean all the ones produced by Endemol, the Dutch production company that exports show format worldwide?

It's just that you here of them first via the UK.

DOND is Endemol.
Millionaire and The Weakest Link are original UK shows.
Although you are right, these shows come from all over the world, Dragons Den is originally Japanese I think.

LordSutch

Rasheed wrote: »

Sure look at the money 'Winning Streak' gives away.

I just find that programme cringeworthy, admittedly the audience are eager enough as they wave their homemade cardboard plackards

With Marty Wheelan well past his sell by date, awful amature 1970s looking stuff.

BillyMitchel

An Irish countdown. Any old dipstick can present it and get Miriam O Callaghan to wear tight revelling dresses and say thoses numbers in a sultry way. The ratings will be through the roof.

:faps furiously:

gobnaitolunacy

LordSutch wrote: »

I just find that programme cringeworthy, admittedly the audience are eager enough as they wave their homemade cardboard plackards

With Marty Wheelan well past his sell by date, awful amature 1970s looking stuff.

Dear sweet Jaysus, even a chimp can win money by poking brightly coloured buttons. At least let them 'work' for their cash, a bit of tension a la 'Millionaire' instead of this happy clappy remedial school schite.

AND it gets repeated, I mean WTF???

seanmacc

Kolido wrote: »

I used to like blackboard jungle and where in the world. Don't know if they would work now though.

Anyone remember that music gameshow user to be on with Dave Fanning and Joe Elliot and others I can't remember?

I remember one with Dave Fanning and Gerry Ryan as the team captains with Ian Dempsey as the presenter.

the groutch

BillyMitchel wrote: »

An Irish countdown. Any old dipstick can present it and get Miriam O Callaghan Velcro Girl to wear tight revelling dresses and say thoses numbers in a sultry way. The ratings will be through the roof.

:faps furiously:

fyp

Kolido

CardBordWindow wrote: »

2TV was it?
Or was it The Beatbox, presented by Ian Dempsey?

seanmacc wrote: »

I remember one with Dave Fanning and Gerry Ryan as the team captains with Ian Dempsey as the presenter.

Thanks to a couple of previous posters, it was called Number One.

http://www.iftn.ie/whoswho/Producers/whoswhosub/tvproducers/?act1=record&aid=70&rid=1475&tpl=filmography_dets&only=1&force=1

Porkchop McGee

9959 wrote: »

By the way, how difficult is it to purchase pork chops in Tehran?

They're impossible to buy but easy to get when you own swine and a sharp knife.

IceFjoem

I'd love to see a version of Crystal Maze hosted by Joe Duffy.

joseph brand

More importantly, can we not get some humourous political shows, like what we had with Dermot Morgan's 'Scrap Saturday'.

In the US they have 'The Colbert Report', 'The Daily Show' and 'Real Time with Bill Maher' on television and 'The Young Turks' and 'The David Pakman Show' on YouTube. These shows make politics more palatable for the general public.

Plenty of people have told me that they find politics boring. They prefer watching soaps, talent contests and Live 'celebrity' camping.

Funglegunk

First RTE have to find one presenter, just one, that isn't an irritating twat.

crusher000

A quiz show with a bit of light entertainment thrown in. Not just a cardboard back ground with some christmas lights thrown in. Presenter would be the big one though. Hard to think of anyone that could carry it off. Bernard or Jennie from Republic of Telly perhaps ?

Porkchop McGee

Sharon ni bheolahinahan

JohnMarston

IceFjoem wrote: »

I'd love to see a version of Crystal Maze hosted by Joe Duffy.

Yes to crystal maze. That show was brilliant. I think they show re-runs of it on some channel. The bald guy who used to host it was the best.

Skid

crusher000 wrote: »

If we look at our neighbours across the water all their TV stations have any number of quiz shows. Irish TV then take the idea and copy it. We now have 4 Irish TV chanels so why don't we have our own quiz shows ? Maybe we do but if I can't think of any they must be bad.;)

I agree, this is a nation of Quiz Nerds. There are thousands of formats of there, it shouldn't be impossible to get a decent show on air.

Even straightforward quizzes like Challenging Times and Blackboard Jungle used to get huge ratings.

crusher000

Could combine million pound drop, Take me out, and Come Dine with me . Start the show with 12 good looking girls or fellas, contestant goes through a series of questions each time you get one wrong lose a person until your left with one and then you bring them home and have to cook dinner for them. food sponsored by Superquin or Supermacs.

useless

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

Dear sweet Jaysus, even a chimp can win money by poking brightly coloured buttons. At least let them 'work' for their cash, a bit of tension a la 'Millionaire' instead of this happy clappy remedial school schite.

AND it gets repeated, I mean WTF???

Winning Streak is essentially a televised National Lottery draw. The prize money all comes from the Lottery, not RTE. AFAIK there are some rules around the National Lottery licence that don't allow the Lottery to have any element of skill involved in the distribution of prizes- it must be all down to chance/luck.
That's partly the reason why the show is so sh!t- the presenters and the 'mad' audience don't help though.

Pal

When RTE did Millionaire, I recall that they made an absolute bags of it.

The first show had questions so difficult that even Smarmy Gaybo couldn't carry the squirming contestants. It was excrutiating to watch.

So they dumbed it down. Problem was thay didn't bother to check the answers. Like for example who the first James Bond was. Doh ! (Barry Nelson if you must know). They said Sean Connery.

They probably know now but I wouldn't bet on it. their switchboard was overloaded with Bond fans putting them right. RTE told callers to ring Celador !

Then RTE thought Borneo was a country. That was in the same show !

It got better. or worse, depending on where you sat.
The next week, they didn't know what a lunula was, even though that was the question. Turned out the contestant got it wrong (even though he was right). They had to bring him back the following week.

That's why we don't do quiz shows. We aren't capable.

Dravokivich

Will it have a quickfire "Yes/No Gameshow" round?

bijapos

Just keep it simple. Know your Sport in the 90's was grand, do the same again, but instead of using celebs like they tried at the end of last year just use teams from across the country.

Or something like Cross Country Quiz, just general knowledge in teams, or get a version of Mastermind and have individuals and not "celebs" on it. The country has table quizzes on every bloody weekend, it would get viewers in.

But keep it simple, no need for fancy gimmicks or flash sets, RTE could have the usual text in quiz during the show and make few quid off it on the side as well.

Thud

bijapos wrote: »

Just keep it simple. Know your Sport in the 90's was grand, do the same again, but instead of using celebs like they tried at the end of last year just use teams from across the country.

Or something like Cross Country Quiz, just general knowledge in teams, or get a version of Mastermind and have individuals and not "celebs" on it. The country has table quizzes on every bloody weekend, it would get viewers in.

But keep it simple, no need for fancy gimmicks or flash sets, RTE could have the usual text in quiz during the show and make few quid off it on the side as well.

Know your sport was good, this yoke was sh!te!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Put_'Em_Under_Pressure_(TV_series)

RTE are probably contractually obliged to use either Seoige, Dathai or Cathryn Thomas for any new show which means they are already crap before the start