Guardian - Behind the Scenes at DOND (Possible spoilers)

**Joined:** Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:36 pm **Warnings:** 0

Someone posted this over at Bother's Bar - there are some spoilers about the amounts won, but apparently the names have been changed for the shows that haven't been aired yet.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story ... 25,00.html

Quote:

Looks like there's a big winner coming up soon, as well as some rubbish ones - including the first member of the £750 club!

**Posted:** Sat Oct 21, 2006 9:45 am **Author:** Adam L **Post subject:**

oooh yay looking forward to that!

**Joined:** Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:36 pm **Warnings:** 0

Hahah, hang on...

http://www.dond.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.p ... sc&start=0

Looks like someone's been using us for some research!

**Joined:** Sat Jun 17, 2006 12:12 pm **Warnings:** 0

daniel4389 wrote:

Hahah, hang on...

http://www.dond.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.p ... sc&start=0

Looks like someone's been using us for some research!

HAHAHA

Do you think we should charge next time?

And this all has to happen before the start of December

**Posted:** Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:53 am **Author:** Ian W **Post subject:**

Wow !!! Can't wait

**Joined:** Sat Mar 18, 2006 3:24 pm **Warnings:** 0

Thanks Daniel I enjoyed reading that.... and we do appear to have been used for research!!! :shock:

**Joined:** Sat Mar 11, 2006 1:24 am **Warnings:** 0

Thanks for posting this Daniel!

**Posted:** Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:35 am **Author:** h2005 **Post subject:**

Dan, thanks for posting that link, an extremely interesting and revealing read.

I've always wondered how contestants take Noel's silly comments about being sad looking or whatever, and it sort of confirmed for me that some do not like it... I don't think Noel should say to people "you look like a funeral director" or whatever... I mean, people could look unhappy for a number of reasons... and in the case of the bloke mentioned in the article, it was just because he wasn't smiling a lot... well, so what? I don't smile all the time... it doesn't mean I'm not happy. It's like when a certain teacher at my school often used to say to me, "You're a bit quiet today!" in a silly tone... and he only did it because he knew that I'm quite a quiet and shy person in certain circumstances.

I also find it rather shocking that Noel gets a daily report of everything that goes on in the hotel, I know Endemol do Big Brother, but I didn't realise there was an element of Big Brother in all of their shows!

I also find it interesting how one of the female contestants was rightly moaning about the fire alarms going off, then when the motivational bloke Jim walked over, she quickly added "Oh, but you have to see the funny side of it" - I wonder what would've happened if Jim had heard her being negative...

**Posted:** Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:37 am **Author:** h2005 **Post subject:**

Cazzie wrote:

Thanks Daniel I enjoyed reading that.... and we do appear to have been used for research!!! :shock:

What's this about us being used for research? I was on holiday when that thread Dan posted about was set up, and I seem to have missed it when I got back.

**Joined:** Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:27 pm **Warnings:** 0

Very interesting reading, thanks Daniel.

**Joined:** Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:04 pm **Warnings:** 0

So it looks like the games referred to in the article are going to be shown late next week. Anyone played "match the false name to the current player"? Quite difficult actually! :-D

**Posted:** Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:58 am **Author:** h2005 **Post subject:**

I think I know who Edward is...

**Posted:** Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:59 am **Author:** Ian W **Post subject:**

PM me please!!

**Posted:** Sat Oct 21, 2006 12:00 pm **Author:** h2005 **Post subject:**

Actually, I've just realised I'm wrong... the dates don't add up!

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h2005 wrote:

Cazzie wrote:

Thanks Daniel I enjoyed reading that.... and we do appear to have been used for research!!! :shock:

What's this about us being used for research? I was on holiday when that thread Dan posted about was set up, and I seem to have missed it when I got back.

Jon Ronson appears to have joined us here and asked questions about what systems different contestants used.... Tom's right we should charge him next time!!

**Joined:** Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:04 pm **Warnings:** 0

h2005 wrote:

Actually, I've just realised I'm wrong... the dates don't add up!

I'm guessing you were thinking of the games Suezan saw, which I think are shown a week or so later!

**Posted:** Sat Oct 21, 2006 12:11 pm **Author:** h2005 **Post subject:**

You're right Power5, but I'm not sure when Jon was at the DOND studios... I know Suez was there on Wed 5 Oct, I think.

**Joined:** Sat Apr 08, 2006 4:27 pm **Warnings:** 0

Thanks for that Dan I've nicked it for my site lol

**Joined:** Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:04 pm **Warnings:** 0

h2005 wrote:

You're right Power5, but I'm not sure when Jon was at the DOND studios... I know Suez was there on Wed 5 Oct, I think.

Well the article refers to him being there for the anniversary show. So the ones to be shown end of next week, or start of the new recording series.

**Posted:** Sat Oct 21, 2006 5:09 pm **Author:** Amidala **Post subject:**

Looks like Nalini has psychic powers then. I wonder who these contestants with name changes are?

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