Mastermind

I gave up trying once to count how many questions each contestant was given - and whether there was a game changing discrepancy. Some questions are so long and take up so much time.

Having said that, it became a lot less intellectual when people started to have subjects like "Friends Season 1 to 3".

p.s. Neil Dawson on the career and cocktail choices of Richard Hughes would get me watching it again.
 
All these programmes now seem to be for people who can rapidly swot up a subject. I know someone who got to the Mastermind final a couple of years ago, and she would choose a specialist subject for each round, which she had no prior knowledge of, and then swot it up.

Similarly Bake-off - I'm sure in the early series there would be real baking experts. Now its mainly kids who have practised a lot.
 
Johnny Comelately said:
I though this might be of interest given the number of know it all's on this forum.

www.bournemouthecho.co.uk

Mastermind is looking for contestants for the next series

CONTESTANTS are being sought for popular TV quiz show Mastermind.
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I've actually already applied for this several times after being badgered by friends and relatives...but I think the volume of applications is vast ...you have to be dead lucky to get near it.
I wanted to answer questions on the Life of Joseph Conrad, the Author and Sea Captain.
 
I got to the final selection round of The Chase a few years ago. The selection process was held at the Holiday Inn at Mayflower Park in Southampton. It was a certainly an eye opener. From my group of 10 the only person selected was a middle aged Welsh woman with about as much charisma as a slice of mouldy bread. Afterwards I was having a coffee and chatting to one of the crew there and asked how they picked their contestants. He told me it's all on demographics. So many young white women or men. So many middle aged ethnic minority. So many older aged white or ethnic men and women. Etc etc. The Welsh woman was chosen because they needed a Welsh woman. It was fun going through the process but selection was a PC box ticking exercise so pretty much a waste of time really. It put me off watching the show tbh
 
purbeck67 said:
p.s. Neil Dawson on the career and cocktail choices of Richard Hughes would get me watching it again.
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I’m game… on a show with…

Del… Arguing techniques 1820- 2020

New Forest Cherry… words we called foreign people 1970-1985

Druss… the errors of Jordan Ibe 2016-2019

Lord Snooty… the back catalogue of Razzle 1980 to 1990

Table… shirts that even a middle aged Oaklahoman on an Hawaiian cruise wouldn’t wear £12.99 to £19.99
 
New Old Cherry said:
I've actually already applied for this several times after being badgered by friends and relatives...but I think the volume of applications is vast ...you have to be dead lucky to get near it.
I wanted to answer questions on the Life of Joseph Conrad, the Author and Sea Captain.
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Ah, that explains why you've 'gone native' down there in Cornwall then Brian ..
 
New Old Cherry said:
I've actually already applied for this several times after being badgered by friends and relatives...but I think the volume of applications is vast ...you have to be dead lucky to get near it.
I wanted to answer questions on the Life of Joseph Conrad, the Author and Sea Captain.
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Heart of Darkness... would you include Apocalypse Now?
 
Red_till_im_ded said:
I got to the final selection round of The Chase a few years ago. The selection process was held at the Holiday Inn at Mayflower Park in Southampton. It was a certainly an eye opener. From my group of 10 the only person selected was a middle aged Welsh woman with about as much charisma as a slice of mouldy bread. Afterwards I was having a coffee and chatting to one of the crew there and asked how they picked their contestants. He told me it's all on demographics. So many young white women or men. So many middle aged ethnic minority. So many older aged white or ethnic men and women. Etc etc. The Welsh woman was chosen because they needed a Welsh woman. It was fun going through the process but selection was a PC box ticking exercise so pretty much a waste of time really. It put me off watching the show tbh
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The rest is entertainment podcast recently discussed this.
Don't come across as arrogant, don't get every question right. Also, having something about you that will be interesting on TV.
 
purbeck67 said:
Heart of Darkness... would you include Apocalypse Now?
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Apocalypse Now is only partly based on Heart of Darkness...with the setting moved from the Congo to Vietnam.
Any current MM question about Conrad could be easily be referred / linked to that.
 
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Neil Dawson said:
I’m game… on a show with…

Del… Arguing techniques 1820- 2020

New Forest Cherry… words we called foreign people 1970-1985

Druss… the errors of Jordan Ibe 2016-2019

Lord Snooty… the back catalogue of Razzle 1980 to 1990

Table… shirts that even a middle aged Oaklahoman on an Hawaiian cruise wouldn’t wear £12.99 to £19.99
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No , Lord Snooty is surely a Club International and Men Only man ?
 
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