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little_monster

PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 2:59 pm    Author: little_monster    Post subject: Deal or No Deal - Pet Hates

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I have a few pet hates to do with the show, perhaps that wouldn't irritate other viewers. Here are a few -

* Unnecessary swaps (These could be opening swaps, for exmaple in Naqiyah's, £50 Sarah's and Claudine's games)
* Long sweeps (Contestant's giving hours of advice, or editing some contestants out. A simple One-Or-Two-Word sweep works well)
* Contestant's Hesitation at Opening Offer (The worst culprit being Crazy Jane. She had practically fainted at £10k at the first offer)
* Overly Generous Banker Activity (For something like Lynsey's engagement, a boost in the atmosphere is necessary, but not too generous to people like Monica)
* Overly Harsh Banker Activity (The opposite of the above, just The Banker being a *beep*)
* Blue Blue Blue (Pretty obvious really. Blue chants suck)
* The Slow Opening of Boxes (When a contestant continuosly takes more than 1 second to open their box. Hannah and Ashley whipped theirs open, instantly making them legends)
* "It's in there!" (When a contestant insists that the £250k is in their box, when statistically it could be anywhere)
* Long Hair (Especially on their first games, when a girl's hair covers their name badge. This happened with Rhona and Vee)

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Kay

PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 3:12 pm    Author: Kay    Post subject:
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When the banker makes more than one offer that isn't money.


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tr4962

PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 3:17 pm    Author: tr4962    Post subject:

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definately unnecessary swaps. they are becoming too frequent.
Noel getting his stats wrong eg saying there has been only 2 people with an all blue start, when there has been at least 5
the fact that people think just because 1p was in a box, it will be in a different box next time


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"The Banker"

PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 3:27 pm    Author: "The Banker"    Post subject:

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http://www.dond.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.p ... deal++deal

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James1978

PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 3:33 pm    Author: James1978    Post subject:

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I don't like the way most contestants seem to say "With respect, a great offer but no deal" at the first couple of offers, as if they're scared the banker will punish them for not thinking about them enough - it's obvious nobody's going to take the first offer!!!

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KP

PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 4:22 pm    Author: KP    Post subject:
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Stupidly inconsistent offers. Noel criticising anyone who's aware of the value of money. Contestants who act the way Noel wants them to. Noel criticising anyone who's aware of the value of money. Middle reds being dismissed with insolence. Noel criticising anyone who's aware of the value of money. Contestants who think they can change the odds. Noel criticising anyone who's aware of the value of money.

I think you get the idea.

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James1978

PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 5:18 pm    Author: James1978    Post subject:

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Toatlly agree about the middle reds KP. Compare Julie's last 5 with Lance's and 1) it makes it easier to no-deal with a middle red as back up, and 2) it produces a much higher offer! And how often did the £20,000 save people's games in December?

Oh and stupid proveout offers like Ray's on Thursday. But how many times have I said that?

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Maud

PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 5:34 pm    Author: Maud    Post subject:
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Noel is my pet hate

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daniel4389

PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 7:08 pm    Author: daniel4389    Post subject:

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Noel saying "the crazy chair".
Noel saying "chunky money".
Noel encouraging people to No Deal (or to Deal, but that doesn't happen as often...)
Noel forcing people to answer in a sweep.
Noel making out that games are much better than they really are.
Noel making out that games are much worse than they really are.
Noel claiming that something has never happened before, when it has.
Noel not welcoming the new player.
Noel in general.
Players using crap nicknames. (Some nicknames are acceptable, but others just aren't.)
When someone's already Dealt and guaranteed an OPW, but then they have the highest number left of the final two. Like...when Jennifer had £10 in her box rather than £1. It just feels pointless - they might as well have had the lower one and made it perfect.
People having the £250,000 the day before they play. Especially when they then win 1p.
Good players winning low.
Bad players winning high.
People never having the £250,000.
When 1p goes in the proveout.
There being more men than women.
There being more women than men.
Men standing in women's positions.
Women standing in men's positions.
Good players playing early.
Bad players staying for ages.
The same names coming up 45848 times, while awesome names like Roger have never appeared.
When someone takes out four reds in the opening round, and then a blue. Just go the whole hog and have an all-red opening round; we haven't had one for ages.
People complaining about the blue chants.
The new player being left to the end.
Black Widows/Terminators turning rubbish towards the end of their runs. It happened to Aileen, Stevie, Gabrielle, and it seems to be happening to Phil now as well.
Nobody being on more than 22 shows.
Games like Nicola's where they almost have an OPW but then don't.
When the viewer wins more than the player. (Unless I don't like the player, or the viewer is me. Although the latter has never happened.)
The fact that Naqiyah didn't have the £250,000 and therefore ruined the awesomeness of the Black Widow positions.
Players doing 18, 19, 20 or 21 shows. Below 18 is a short run, 22 or above is a long run, but what are they? They're just meh.
The fact that nobody's ever done 31 shows.
Players being ill and missing shows.
When the Banker makes stupidly generous offers for seemingly no reason, then makes really mean offers the next day for just as little reason.
When the Banker rings back about 80 times just to say "Ooh take the money".

Other than that, I think it's awesome...

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James1978

PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 7:31 pm    Author: James1978    Post subject:

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daniel4389 wrote:
When someone's already Dealt and guaranteed an OPW, but then they have the highest number left of the final two. Like...when Jennifer had £10 in her box rather than £1. It just feels pointless - they might as well have had the lower one and made it perfect.


I often think that the fact that they avoided the lowest amount left on the wings was rather good though. But I wish Stella had had the £250 and JT had the £500, but the higher of two blues close together makes very little difference. :)

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Players being ill and missing shows.


Thats surprising coming from you given that Sarah did.... ;-) [/quote]

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daniel4389

PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 7:36 pm    Author: daniel4389    Post subject:

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I don't hate the players!! I'm sure they're not particularly happy about being ill either...it's just rubbish when there's an empty space. (Except when Jim was ill and Jaye got to open two boxes...ahh...)

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:30 pm    Author: Dond-knight    Post subject:
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Noel giving a speech on courage at the beginning of one show but when somone is courageous but wins low he gives a speech about being sensible and cautious the next day :evil:


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little_monster

PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:56 pm    Author: little_monster    Post subject:

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matty dond wrote:
Noel giving a speech on courage at the beginning of one show but when somone is courageous but wins low he gives a speech about being sensible and cautious the next day :evil:


That's very true actually. I'm a bit like that aswell. 95% of the time I am shouting at the screen for people to no deal to the end, because it's boring otherwise. But in some games, namely Nicola and Julie, I am hoping the player will deal. I was veyr angry with Julie when she took that £10k/£75k gamble...but she won £75k so it's all OK and Julie is instantly an absolute legend. But if she had won £10k, everyone would be calling her a silly old cow for gambling such a large amount of money. Love you Julie!


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PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:13 pm    Author: h2005    Post subject:
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I love Deal or No Deal, except:

The opening offer being a swap - or even worse, other offers being swaps.

Gimmicks in games, especially where it isn't needed - all the stuff in Brian (1)'s game may have been funny if it had happened in different episodes - but all in one episode was too much - and it took away from Brian and made the other contestants, Noel and the audience the centre of attention.

Chants of "blue, blue, blue" - espcially when it isn't needed (they were doing it at the end of an alright opening round recently :shock: ).

I don't think Noel should encourage people to no deal and make them feel guilty when they deal too soon - Noel's role is to remain neutral! :? :shock:

The banker's offers varying enormously when there's no reasons for the variation.

People dismissing the mid-value reds (and also the low value reds and high blues in games where very few reds remain) - these values are there as backup.

When good players play early. :(

People having feelings from the boxes bugs me, but it only becomes a problem when box feelings influence the game.

Slow opening of boxes - it's frustrating in a tense game and I often bend down to try and look what's in the box - then I realise it makes no difference at all and I feel very stupid. :oops:

When Noel goes on about someone being a black widow / terminator when they're not and vice versa - Joey wasn't that much of one, yet he mentioned it every show; Phil is a huge one and Noel rarely mentioned it until a few days ago. :?

The new players not being welcomed - it often means I don't know who the newbies are for a few days. :?

When the player's dealt, has had an OPW, and is left, with say, £50 and £3k, and it's really irrelevant which they have - but Noel sounds depressed if it's the higher amount, when it doesn't really matter.

When Noel says "It musn't be whatever"... invariably, it is whatever he says it shouldn't be...

[b]When the viewer wins more than the player. :( The player went through an emotional rollercoaster - it seems unfair when the viewer wins more! :?

When the opening round has 4 blues and 1 red or 4 reds and 1 blue - it's almost an all-blue or all-red round, but isn't!


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Tom

PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:06 pm    Author: Tom    Post subject:

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The Blue Blue Blue chant...just grr!!

Also, i dont like it how Noel rubs it in when saying things like..if this isnt the £75,000 then you've made a mistake or words to that affect.

And the constant mention of Laura's game even after a few weeks...


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Jimmy

PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:28 pm    Author: Jimmy    Post subject:
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BLUE BLUE BLUE - Ridiculous. Whats in the box is in the box.

Noel Edmonds and his over use of catchphrases. Two or three is enough.

Contestant influence to "deal".

SWAPS!!!


I think thats enough for now... ;) :lol:


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Will

PostPosted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 2:14 pm    Author: Will    Post subject:
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The blue chants.

The swap offers at the start are getting too regular.

Noel's grasp of probability. e.g. "We haven't seen £250,000 come to the table for 63 shows, so it MUST come tomorrow."

Bunney's songs. (Sorry)

Any kind of silliness that detracts from the main game.

Box values being changed (1p for Peanuts - crap.)


I'm sure there are more but that's all I can think of for now.

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Psychic_Sarah

PostPosted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 2:28 pm    Author: Psychic_Sarah    Post subject:
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I don't like the blue chants either but hate it even more when a player opens their box really really REALLY slowy!!!! grrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Other than that it is a great showl!

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daniel4389

PostPosted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 2:40 pm    Author: daniel4389    Post subject:

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I love it when they open it slowly!! (Although I imagine it must be very irritating if you're actually in the chair...)

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greeny

PostPosted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 2:45 pm    Author: greeny    Post subject:

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Opening the boxes slowly here, is like in the US where the models take ages to open their cases when they're picked in the later rounds.


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