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Post by Steven on Jul 28, 2004 11:49:53 GMT
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Post by mikemk on Jul 28, 2004 12:15:07 GMT
Not sure we've ever had such things in the UK - as a very geeky child, I'd have love it. As a very geeky adult, I will love it.
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Post by zaffra on Jul 28, 2004 13:42:47 GMT
Aged about eight, we used to have a class spelling competition every Friday - I still have nightmares on Thursday nights.
I guess the kids will all be clever clogs types who want to be in it, but I'll still be worried for them.
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Post by Poptastic! on Jul 28, 2004 19:23:24 GMT
I fear that this will not be quite as good in the same way the first round of Pop Idol auditions are nowhere near as fun as the American Idol ones. Brits are just not mad enough and too self-aware for this kind of programme. It will just end up like that Britain's Braniest Kid programme from a few years ago and they'll never be able to make it as in-depth as it will just be like an hour's slot on the BBC rather than all the time it takes up on the US channel. It's still kind of exciting though. Perhaps they'll show some of the American stuff in the lead-up.
Jessica
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Post by Smudge on Aug 2, 2004 23:38:01 GMT
Not another Spelling Bee! I'm still not over the trauma of Christoph Riddle.
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Post by Snuff on Aug 3, 2004 10:43:34 GMT
I can't wait. I hope the press really take to it. It might become something of a cult like Restoration. Did the US one follow certian people from start to finish? And show local Spelling competitions leading up to the final?
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Post by ste on Aug 3, 2004 14:38:25 GMT
I can't wait. I hope the press really take to it. It might become something of a cult like Restoration. Did the US one follow certian people from start to finish? And show local Spelling competitions leading up to the final? No, that's the movie, Spellbound, which is absolutely fantastic. As I understand it (and I watched it this year, courtesy of a live feed from MarkNYC's house) the televised element is only the last half of the final, when it gets down to about 70 kids. It sounds boring, watching a stream of kids read out words, but it's not. The drama is entirely created by the situation; and, much like you don't need to know about Rebecca Loos to enjoy watching Real Madrid, you don't need to know anything about the kids' histories to enjoy watching them compete. You're gonna make snap judgements anyway: I like that one, I hate that one, and so on. So, all the BBC will have to do to create something compelling will be to screen the final live.* Documentary-style stuff leading up to it will be pleasant and interesting, but, as with Spellbound, the last hour is everything. *Which they don't appear to be doing. So, that's that then. |
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Post by mikemk on Aug 3, 2004 14:43:39 GMT
Didn't Frazier have an episode where Frederick entered a spelling bee? I seem to remember them being booted out for cheating.
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