Crystal Maze

Basq

TheChrisD wrote: »

So they're split the series after the first 8 civvie episodes, not getting the remaining 7 until next year unfortunately

Assumed as much as there was an ad for another show taking it's place next Friday..

They finished with the worst team yet too!

TheChrisD

Basq wrote: »

Assumed as much as there was an ad for another show taking it's place next Friday..

I was assuming it'd just be off the four weeks for Food Unwrapped and Travel Man; then back on to finish the run before the end of the year, but this massive gap makes me think they're not too confident in the potential viewing figures for the rest of the run.

FanadMan

Think they need to properly vet the contestants if they do go with a second series. Most of them in this series have been terrible. They just seem to be idiots that just want to be on TV whereas in the older ones, it was intelligent people that wanted to win.

Doctor Nick

Stuck it on today. Vicky Pattison and Louis Spence are contestants. I think I'll change my duvet instead. Hard to believe they're considered "celebrities".

expectationlost

FanadMan wrote: »

Think they need to properly vet the contestants if they do go with a second series. Most of them in this series have been terrible. They just seem to be idiots that just want to be on TV whereas in the older ones, it was intelligent people that wanted to win.

obviously the producers have chosen to choose the former

brian_t

There is a Celebrity Christmas Special next Thursday at 9pm.

Gold medal-winning Olympians Ellie Simmonds and Nicola Adams, Made in Chelsea's Ollie Locke, The Saturdays and Strictly star Mollie King, and Murder in Successville comedian Tom Davis make up the team.

Basq

brian_t wrote: »

There is a Celebrity Christmas Special next Thursday at 9pm.

Gold medal-winning Olympians Ellie Simmonds and Nicola Adams, Made in Chelsea's Ollie Locke, The Saturdays and Strictly star Mollie King, and Murder in Successville comedian Tom Davis make up the team.

Saw an ad for it earlier.. Tom Davis is great.

Basq

Bump!

Back tomorrow (Sunday) at 8pm for new episodes on Channel 4.

FanadMan

Basq wrote: »

Bump!

Back tomorrow (Sunday) at 8pm for new episodes on Channel 4.

Hopefully the new contestants will be better than last series.....they were all terrible

FanadMan

God, they are terrible so far!

Mushy

Christ! They should be embarrassed

dublinman1990

It's not so good at all for it's return on Channel 4.

They have 0 crystals & 0 seconds before approaching the dome.

'We are all losers together' going from Ayoade.

Yikes. What a start to this series.

jca

Dreadful.

dublinman1990

Good up until the lock-in. I hope that this is just a slip-up.

FanadMan

dublinman1990 wrote: »

Good up until the lock-in. I hope that this is just a slip-up.

I had half-seen your post in my email, tried not to look cos was going to watch it on +1.

The contestants were more like early series (well, the older woman could have been on the original series)......pumped and dedicated. Miles better than last weeks contestants.

brian_t

Nickelodeon is making a US version to be filmed in Bristol.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190603005662/en/Nickelodeon-Greenlights-Crystal-Maze-All-New-Version-UK?fbclid=IwAR2oFdymOIU-UcsVMWuYIX2Zxqj2kklNAcDhF1otgp8s4-IdziFKU50tm3Q

Basq

I read that there's a new series on the way and they've introduced a new zone.

https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-05-20/the-crystal-maze-channel-4-new-zone-eastern-zone-2019-episodes

the_syco

Basq wrote: »

Been saying for years that a modern version would be well worth doing..

.. provided they got the right host.

But they'd probably get someone like Vernon Kay!

Fort Boyard will be doing the 30th season either later this month, or July.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173548/episodes?season=30

So if done right, there's an audience for it.

brian_t

New series starts Friday 21 June at 8pm.

FanadMan

brian_t wrote:

New series starts Friday 21 June at 8pm.

Hopefully the contestants will be better this time. Last couple of series they were terrible!

brian_t

Coming this Friday is team Captain Gemma Collins with on/off partner James Argent , TV legend Carol Vorderman, and comedians Rick Edwards and Ellie Taylor.

From next Week:

TV presenter Anita Rani captains a team with TV presenter and professional dancer AJ Pritchard; actor and comedian Tom Rosenthal; gold medal winning Paralympian Hannah Cockroft; and sports presenter Jeff Stelling.

Comedian Vic Reeves; TV personality Ferne McCann; former English cricketer Graeme Swann; and comedian and presenter Susan Calman will take on the maze with actress Nancy Sorrell at the helm.

Ackley Bridge actress Sunetra Sarker will attempt to steer politician Ann Widdecome; reality TV star Wes Nelson; TV presenter Matthew Wright; and actress Nikki Sanderson to victory.

Comedian Al Murray; actress Kara Tointon; Hollyoaks actor Ashley Taylor Dawson; and reality TV star Olivia Attwood take on the maze with team captain TV and radio presenter Melvin Odoom.

Actor Steve Pemberton takes charge of professional dancer Oti Mabuse; reality TV star Jack Fincham; TV presenter Anna Richardson; and comedian Russell Kane.

https://www.channel4.com/press/news/celebrity-contestants-announced-return-crystal-maze

FanadMan

Lot of names ^^^ that I've never heard of. But still looking forward to it....

Skid X

There is an american 'family' version starting on Nickelodeon tonight at 7pm

Filmed in the English Crystal Maze set.

Basq

Must have not done great for Channel 4..

.. back for a new series on Sunday at 4.55pm on E4.

A definite downgrade in channel and slot!

Exclamation Marc

Basq wrote: »

Must have not done great for Channel 4..

.. back for a new series on Sunday at 4.55pm on E4.

A definite downgrade in channel and slot!

I think it was a poor prime time show to be truthful.

E4 are pushing a family friendly area on Sunday evening clearly as its running before PG Taskmaster so in that sense it fits into their direction. But certainly a downgrade!

Skid X

Basq wrote: »

Must have not done great for Channel 4..

.. back for a new series on Sunday at 4.55pm on E4.

A definite downgrade in channel and slot!

Apparently these are three shows filmed in 2017 and Channel 4 have had them on the shelf waiting to burn them off ever since.

They were broadcast in Australia, but not in the UK for some reason. Very odd.

TheChrisD

Skid X wrote: »

Apparently these are three shows filmed in 2017 and Channel 4 have had them on the shelf waiting to burn them off ever since.

They were broadcast in Australia, but not in the UK for some reason. Very odd.

Going by the Sky schedule description of "three police staff, a postal worker and a hairdresser", this definitely sounds like the Sasani family episode from Maze 7.

That leaves the Ali family, and the midwives for the next couple weeks; then maybe we get to look forward to the second batch of celebs from Maze 9?

brian_t

Celebrity edition tonight at 10 on Channel 4.

Up first is team captain Laura Whitmore with comic Chris Ramsay, dancers Perri Kiely and Jordan Banjo, and former rugby player Gareth Thomas.

Harry Palmr

Celebrity used to mean high powered household names like Windsor Davies and Su Pollard.

brian_t

Next week:

Thursday 17th December

Radio DJ and TV presenter Matt Edmondson, showbiz legend Debbie McGee, singer and dancer Kimberly Wyatt, retired footballer Michael Owen and reality TV star Chris Hughes.

Monday 21st December

Pop star Faye Tozer with comedian Nick Helm, Hollyoaks actor and comedian Richard Blackwood, The Chase quizmaster Anne Hegerty and Jordan Stephens, half of the hip-hop duo Rizzle Kicks.

Thursday 24th December

Husband and wife Spencer Matthews and Vogue Williams, Olympic cycling gold medallist Chris Hoy, reality TV star Jessica Wright and the Rev Richard Coles.

Thursday 31st December

Singer Fleur East, former Queen of the Jungle Georgia `Toff" Toffolo and actors John Thomson, Nina Wadia and Natalie Cassidy.