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Author:  Sir Taxalot [ Tue Jan 31, 2017 22:56 ]
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Kern wrote:
wedding or funeral


One and the same innit, AMIRITE LADS?

lol marriagebantz
Author:  Grim... [ Tue Jan 31, 2017 23:55 ]
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Kern wrote:
The 'Crystal Maze' theme would make for awesome entrance music for my wedding or funeral (whichever comes first). That or the 'Jurassic Park' theme.

Motherfucker I want second row at your wedding.
Author:  Kern [ Wed Jun 28, 2017 8:32 ]
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My first impressions of the relaunch are very positive. Richard II was excellent as host, providing the appropriate level of detachment, annoyance, and boredom whilst coming across as a whole new character. Perhaps Ed would have had more of a chance had he not been the immediate successor.
Author:  Mr Russell [ Wed Jun 28, 2017 9:26 ]
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He showed enthusiasm, and he had a great prop. Wish they'd not started with a 'celebrity' version as it threw off the dynamic a bit, but looking forward to watching again.

Also, Industrial zone for the win.
Author:  DavPaz [ Wed Jun 28, 2017 9:32 ]
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He utter disdain for Louis The Prancer was delightful.

"May I suggest that you don't buy him out?"
Author:  Kern [ Wed Jun 28, 2017 9:42 ]
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Mr Russell wrote:
Also, Industrial zone for the win.


Outside, now ;)

Industrial and Future had the best sets. I hate to say it but the former looked really authentic and suitably grimy. My doubts about the zone remain, because the style of puzzles (avoid dangerous liquid; play with the gadget) always feel too thematically similar to the sciency-Future ones. And I like ships.

Aztec looked a little too fake, but perhaps that's part of its charm. I don't think the teleport mechanic for leaving Future worked because I rather like the cutscenes of teams running to the next zone but I'll probably get used to it.
Author:  TheVision [ Wed Jun 28, 2017 9:50 ]
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I read that they've struggled with the Aztec zone and making it look realistic. When the show was first on, it wasn't transmitted in HD so they could get away with it looking a little fake. Now, there's no hiding it.
Author:  Mimi [ Wed Jun 28, 2017 9:50 ]
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So when's everyone going on The Crystal Maze?
Author:  TheVision [ Wed Jun 28, 2017 10:11 ]
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Mimi wrote:
So when's everyone going on The Crystal Maze?


I'm expecting to hear back any day now!
Author:  Mr Russell [ Wed Jun 28, 2017 10:13 ]
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TheVision wrote:
Mimi wrote:
So when's everyone going on The Crystal Maze?


I'm expecting to hear back any day now!

Who's the full team in the end?
Author:  DavPaz [ Wed Jun 28, 2017 10:35 ]
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Me and The Vision have it covered.
Author:  Grim... [ Wed Jun 28, 2017 10:53 ]
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Mr Russell wrote:
Wish they'd not started with a 'celebrity' version as it threw off the dynamic a bit, but looking forward to watching again.

E02 is a celeb special, too.

Oh, and E03.

Oh.
Author:  TheVision [ Wed Jun 28, 2017 11:38 ]
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Mr Russell wrote:
TheVision wrote:
Mimi wrote:
So when's everyone going on The Crystal Maze?


I'm expecting to hear back any day now!

Who's the full team in the end?


The team consisted of Me, DavPaz, you, Malia, Kov and my mate Frank... but now I think about it, I'm not sure I received Malias details so I may have made them up.

I'm not sure why we didn't hear anything back? I can't imagine there were many other all male, all white, 30-40 year olds wanting to take part?
Author:  MaliA [ Wed Jun 28, 2017 11:39 ]
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I'm 28
Author:  TheVision [ Wed Jun 28, 2017 11:48 ]
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TheVision wrote:
I'm not sure I received Malias details so I may have made them up.



I put you down as 39 3/4
Author:  KovacsC [ Wed Jun 28, 2017 11:49 ]
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Do i need to black up (kidding)
Author:  MaliA [ Wed Jun 28, 2017 11:49 ]
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My bad for not sending through, events overran themselves. Soz, all.
Author:  TheVision [ Wed Jun 28, 2017 11:56 ]
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No need to apologise. I think it would have been funny to have you on TV with your profession as wedding dress designer.
Author:  Zardoz [ Wed Jun 28, 2017 11:58 ]
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:D :kiss:
Author:  Kern [ Sat Jul 01, 2017 13:30 ]
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Regarding last night's, the laser maze looked impressive but one or two of the other games felt too simple. I also found myself unexpectedly warming to Joey Essex.
Author:  DavPaz [ Sat Jul 01, 2017 14:27 ]
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Joey Essex is maddeningly likeable. I'm 90% sure that he's not as dumb as he pretends to be
Author:  Grim... [ Sat Jul 01, 2017 14:53 ]
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He seems like a genuinely nice, genuinely dumb guy - who was blessed by being born obscenely good looking.
Author:  Mimi [ Sat Jul 01, 2017 15:02 ]
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I saw him
On something once, and I don't think he is genuinely dumb. he seems to have a great sense of what is expected of him in his role as 'Joey Essex' and can play that perfectly. He may or may not be another Einstein, but he knows how to get things 'wrong' in just the right way for them to be funny, which takes intelligence in itself.
Author:  Kern [ Sat Jul 01, 2017 15:13 ]
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Yeah, I got the impression that he was struggling to balance playing his character with genuinely wanting to enjoy and do well in the Maze.
Author:  Mr Russell [ Sat Jul 01, 2017 19:04 ]
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Same with Danny Dyer. He's not thick by any means, he plays it really well.
Author:  Kern [ Sun Sep 03, 2017 13:41 ]
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Watched the first two proper episodes and am enjoying them. Having a team made up of people who know each other and watching their interaction is so much more fun than a cobbled together batch of C-listers. The captain in the first episode was alarmingly methodical and cold, whilst the immense joy this week's team were having despite their general uselessness made for fun viewing.

Richard II's openness about the artificiality of the show is surprisingly not stale either.

Not really a spoiler but I don't think the slidy plank game in Aztec had enough peril for an automatic lockin when you could clearly just walk out.
Author:  Mr Russell [ Sun Sep 03, 2017 13:52 ]
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Oh have they stopped the Lewie Spence a thon?

Might try and persuade Mimi for another watch as the celeb ones were so awful with each of them showing off so much.
Author:  Mimi [ Sun Sep 03, 2017 14:23 ]
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I'm more than happy to watch it if there are no more embarrassingly desperate 'celebrities' I've never heard of on it.
Author:  Kern [ Mon Oct 02, 2017 22:11 ]
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Still enjoying the series. Disappointed that the entrance to the Aztec Zone no longer involves boats but can't have everything.

I also appear to have developed an appreciation for young men in jumpsuits (especially after water games) but that's not really important right now.
Author:  MrChris [ Mon Oct 02, 2017 22:14 ]
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Mr Russell wrote:
Same with Danny Dyer. He's not thick by any means, he plays it really well.

Image
Author:  Mr Russell [ Tue Oct 03, 2017 8:20 ]
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MrChris wrote:
Mr Russell wrote:
Same with Danny Dyer. He's not thick by any means, he plays it really well.

Image

Have a watch of him on something like 8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown - he's not a stupid man, he's incredible at not breaking character.
Author:  DavPaz [ Tue Oct 03, 2017 8:57 ]
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"I may not be a smart man, Jenny, but I know what an anagram is"
Author:  MaliA [ Tue Oct 03, 2017 9:06 ]
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Mr Russell wrote:
MrChris wrote:
Mr Russell wrote:
Same with Danny Dyer. He's not thick by any means, he plays it really well.

Image

Have a watch of him on something like 8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown - he's not a stupid man, he's incredible at not breaking character.


I think he's actually a pretty good actor. And he's said before he has taken not so great roles because he had to pay the mortgage and feed the kids. Prior to Football Factory, and Cadfael, I think he was on stage, doing Pinter.
Author:  DavPaz [ Tue Oct 03, 2017 9:09 ]
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Now he's pulling pinters in the Vic, innit?
Author:  MaliA [ Tue Oct 03, 2017 9:14 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
Now he's pulling pinters in the Vic, innit?


For between £200k and £250k a year.
Author:  Kern [ Tue Oct 03, 2017 9:15 ]
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And yet none of them have sold their houses to Russian oligarchs and become millionaires.
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