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    Pointless

    Some of you older members may remember that about two years ago I appeared on Eggheads...well, along with my wife we recently applied to go on Pointless. We had an audition, at which they told us that less than 10% of the people who apply actually get on the programme. However, we were contacted yesterday and told we will be filming our programme on 18 January...

    Now to do some revision on what obscure films the likes of Angelina Jolie and Hugh Grant have been in!

    If anyone can remember any of the film stars or pop stars they used in the first series I would be grateful to know as it will save me looking them up as they won't use them again...I shouldn't think!

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    Congratulations on a successful audition

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    I have not seen the first series but will look out for this one. Sorry I can't help with previous questions.

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    What is Pointless? Can't say I've ever heard of it.
    Thanks CrazyLea

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    It is a quiz show where you need to score as few points as possible and get obscure answers. It is a BBC show, I don't know more than that at the moment

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    It was on during the late summer and autumn.

    It's a bit like Family Fortunes in reverse.

    It starts with five couples who are asked a question like name a film that Tom Cruise has been in. 100 people have already been asked (like Family Fortunes) but this time the idea is to get the answer no-one has thought of. If for example you say "Top Gun", it is likely that something like 80 or 90 people would have said Top Gun, so you get say, 90 points. If you can come up with an obscure film that none of the 100 thought of you get 0 points. The winning couple is the one who gets least points. Each round the couple with the highest score is knocked out.

    The final round, when just one couple is left is different. You have to choose a subject from three given and you then have to give three answers. If one of them is pointless, you win that day's jackpot, which rolls over if it's not won - like Eggheads. It is very difficult to win the final as even if just one person out of a hundred has said the answer you give you don't win. So you have to think up something really really obscure!

    There are different categories like films, music, television, politics, sport, history, literature, geography, flags, words and so on.

    I was really addicted to the show when it was on, which is why I applied for it.

    Oh yes, one round for example was name the Mitchell characters in Eastenders. So you had to name anyone who was a Mitchell by birth or by marriage. I think the top three for which you would have got lots of points were Peggy, Grant and Phil, but, of course, they were the ones to avoid.

    Maybe they'll have the Barlows or the Dingles when I'm on!

    P.S. One other thing I should have added is that if you give an answer that is completely wrong, say giving the name of a film that Tom Cruise wasn't actually in, you get 100 points.
    Last edited by parkerman; 13-12-2009 at 21:27.

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    Hi Parkerman,

    I watched all 30 shows from the first series and as far as I remember the Actors/Actresses that I can remember were:

    ACTORS

    Tom Cruise
    Johnny Depp
    Leonardo Di Caprio
    Arnie
    Hugh Grant
    Dustin Hoffman
    James Dean
    Gene Kelly
    Jack Nicholson
    Paul Newman
    Brad Pitt
    Richard Burton
    Bruce Willis


    I think you should be swatting up on:

    Warren Beatty
    Montgomery Clift
    Gene Hackman
    Jude Law
    Ewan Macgregor
    Jack Lemon
    Jeff Bridges
    Sir Ian Mckellen
    Sean Penn
    Denzel Washington

    ACTRESSES

    Angelina Jolie
    Nicole Kidman
    Meryl Streep
    Catherine Zeta-Jones
    Elizabeth Taylor
    Naomi Watts
    Julia Roberts
    Cameron Diaz
    Jodie Foster
    Gwyneth Paltrow



    You should be swatting up on:

    Kirsten Dunst
    Kate Winslet
    Julianne Moore
    Cate Blanchett
    Scarlett Johansson
    Uma Thurman
    Lindsey Lohan
    Renee Zellweger
    Charlize Theron




    Pop Stars

    Madonna
    Britney Spears
    Cliff Richard
    Girls Aloud
    The Beatles
    Take That
    Tina Turner
    Michael Jackson
    Diana Ross
    Kylie Minogue
    Elvis Presley
    Queen
    David Bowie (I Think)
    George Michael (I Think)
    Rod Stewart



    You should be swatting up on:

    Mariah Carey
    Whitney Houston
    Celine Dion
    Carpenters (I am sure this will come up in this series)
    The Monkees
    Shirley Bassey
    Tom Jones
    Beyonce
    Leona Lewis (Not many though)
    Simon and Garfunkel
    Westlife


    I found that a very good answer involving European Countries was the answer of SAN MARINO.

    GOOD LUCK and let us know how you get on......
    Last edited by llama; 04-01-2010 at 20:58. Reason: Spelling Corrections

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    That's great, thanks llama.

    As it happens, we've been put on standby for tomorrow, so we haven't got much time to swot up now!

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    Not much time then.....

    As far as SPORT is concerned take a quick look at past World Champions in these sports.....

    Snooker (Ken Doherty and Graeme Dott)
    Chess (Petrosian and Smyslov)
    Derby Winners (Oath and Generous)
    Champion Jockeys (Michael Roberts and Joe Mercer)
    NFL Superbowl Winners (Tampa Bay and St Louis Rams)
    Bermuda Bowl Bridge World Champions (Iceland and Netherlands)

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    When is this show on?


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