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Re: Only Connect

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 6:14 pm
by Karen Pearson
Phil Reynolds wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote:Genuinely quite pleased with this one. I think it's a lot more doable and cleverer than my first attempt whilst (hopefully) still being a bit of a challenge:

http://www.puzzgrid.com/grid.php?id=1651
Torn? :?

I read it as TORN too. Clearly it was meant to be TOM.

But I enjoyed it Matt and I did rather better than I have on some (all) of the others.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 6:18 pm
by Mark James
Joseph Krol wrote:Just made one myself. I'm not sure how hard it is.

http://www.puzzgrid.com/grid/1652
How does silent fit with the other three? Also I said world cup winners and it said incorrect. I think you should be less specific when it comes to key words needed for the connection. That goes for everyone. And I was never gonna get the game show host anagram one.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 6:52 pm
by Matt Morrison
Haha I can't believe how royally I fucked that up. I read the Wikipedia page as "torn" rather than "tom" (obviously) and it was downhill from there.
Was in such a research-good-connections mode that I didn't even process what I was reading, was just all about making a great grid. Arse, and sorry.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:06 pm
by Phil Reynolds
Matt Morrison wrote:I read the Wikipedia page as "torn" rather than "tom" (obviously)
You need to consult Wikipedia to find out what a male cat is called? :shock:

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:13 pm
by Matt Morrison
Phil Reynolds wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote:I read the Wikipedia page as "torn" rather than "tom" (obviously)
You need to consult Wikipedia to find out what a male cat is called? :shock:
No, obviously! I started with terriers and then went from "Bull" - obviously thinking male cow and then before I even scrolled down on Wikipedia to individual male animals I saw the male animal categories, soon as I read torn I thought fuck that's obscure, that's perfect, I'll just stick with the main categories.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:15 am
by Bob De Caux
Thought I might as well join in the fun. Probably medium/hard, but nothing too tricky knowledge-wise

http://www.puzzgrid.com/grid.php?id=1654

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:09 pm
by Matt Morrison
New series Monday. Fucking fantastic. Dave Taylor and Neil Zussman on the advert.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:22 pm
by James Robinson
Matt Morrison wrote:New series Monday. Fucking fantastic. Dave Taylor and Neil Zussman on the advert.
James Hall also with Neil Zussman too in that advert. 8-)

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 10:18 pm
by Steve Balog
Someone loaded all of Season 5 to Youtube which was pretty awesome, spent a couple weekends watching them all.

Hope this season also gets uploaded, this is possibly one of my favorite game shows ever even though I'm clueless whenever British pop culture comes up.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 11:45 pm
by Adam Gillard
Matt Morrison wrote:New series Monday. Fucking fantastic. Dave Taylor and Neil Zussman on the advert.
My sources tell me that Neil's episode will be broadcast on 8 October.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:59 pm
by Hugh Binnie
Mondegreens and Only Connect all in one place? C4Cheaven.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 11:20 am
by James Robinson
Adam Gillard wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote:New series Monday. Fucking fantastic. Dave Taylor and Neil Zussman on the advert.
My sources tell me that Neil's episode will be broadcast on 8 October.
My sources tell me that Dave's show will be broadcast tomorrow. :geek:

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 8:04 pm
by LaurenHamer
Look out for a bearded Hamer sibling (not me, my beard is not that impressive) on the show, broadcast at some point in October.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 8:12 am
by Adam Gillard
Just watched Dave's show. Annoying how Coren kept picking up on the Educators' captain for saying "can I have [hieroglyph]" rather than "may". Spoilers below in small print.

Congratulations, Dave! Very well played - solid team, should do well. Good luck in the rest (assuming it hasn't been filmed already).

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 7:34 pm
by Graeme Cole
Only Connect's on now, featuring Countdown contestants James Wilson and Dorian Lidell.

So we're going to have seven Countdowners in the space of four episodes. :-D

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 7:46 pm
by Adam Gillard
Graeme Cole wrote:Only Connect's on now, featuring Countdown contestants James Wilson and Dorian Lidell.

So we're going to have seven Countdowners in the space of four episodes. :-D
They were a team on Pointless too, right?

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 9:07 pm
by Hugh Binnie
Adam Gillard wrote:
Graeme Cole wrote:Only Connect's on now, featuring Countdown contestants James Wilson and Dorian Lidell.

So we're going to have seven Countdowners in the space of four episodes. :-D
They were a team on Pointless too, right?
Indeedy.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:58 am
by Graeme Cole
Graeme Cole wrote:Only Connect's on now, featuring Countdown contestants James Wilson and Dorian Lidell.

So we're going to have seven Countdowners in the space of four episodes. :-D
Seven? Graeme, you've forgotten how to count. It's five.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:39 am
by Adam Gillard
Graeme Cole wrote:
Graeme Cole wrote:Only Connect's on now, featuring Countdown contestants James Wilson and Dorian Lidell.

So we're going to have seven Countdowners in the space of four episodes. :-D
Seven? Graeme, you've forgotten how to count. It's five.
First sign of madness: forgetting how to count.

Second sign of madness: talking to yourself.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 11:50 am
by Jordan F
Graeme Cole wrote:
Graeme Cole wrote:Only Connect's on now, featuring Countdown contestants James Wilson and Dorian Lidell.

So we're going to have seven Countdowners in the space of four episodes. :-D
Seven? Graeme, you've forgotten how to count. It's five.
It might be neither. Wasn't Gareth Williams from that same episode a Countdowner as well?

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 4:01 pm
by James Robinson
Jordan F wrote:
Graeme Cole wrote:
Graeme Cole wrote:Only Connect's on now, featuring Countdown contestants James Wilson and Dorian Lidell.

So we're going to have seven Countdowners in the space of four episodes. :-D
Seven? Graeme, you've forgotten how to count. It's five.
It might be neither. Wasn't Gareth Williams from that same episode a Countdowner as well?
He wasn't the same one, I'm pretty sure.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 8:50 pm
by Rhys Benjamin
Was that "our" James Hall and Neil Zussman who got given a damn good thrashing tonight?

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 9:51 pm
by Jon O'Neill
Rhys Benjamin wrote:Was that "our" James Hall and Neil Zussman who got given a damn good thrashing tonight?
I can confirm that was our Neil Zussman. Not 100% on James Hall though.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 9:02 am
by Phil Reynolds
I trust you were all singing the Neil Zussman anthem at every opportunity during that programme.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:50 pm
by James Robinson
Jon O'Neill wrote:
Rhys Benjamin wrote:Was that "our" James Hall and Neil Zussman who got given a damn good thrashing tonight?
I can confirm that was our Neil Zussman. Not 100% on James Hall though.
It was definitely "our" James Hall too. :D

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 11:55 pm
by James Robinson
Well another series of this brilliant show will conclude next week.

Has made me think that we should get a c4c/Apterous team on there. :idea: 8-)

I'm sure plenty of you guys would be up for it. They're already after more teams for the next series.

Anyone interested in joining myself for OC 2013 :?:

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 7:20 pm
by Andy McGurn
I'd be up for that James. I love OC.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 7:48 pm
by James Robinson
Andy McGurn wrote:I'd be up for that James. I love OC.
Excellent, Andy. Lauren Hamer said she'd be up for it too, so that's our team already. FCFS Only. :P

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 12:17 am
by Adam Gillard
James Robinson wrote:
Andy McGurn wrote:I'd be up for that James. I love OC.
Excellent, Andy. Lauren Hamer said she'd be up for it too, so that's our team already. FCFS Only. :P
Exciting! I hope you three get on the show!

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 12:45 am
by James Robinson
Adam Gillard wrote:
James Robinson wrote:
Andy McGurn wrote:I'd be up for that James. I love OC.
Excellent, Andy. Lauren Hamer said she'd be up for it too, so that's our team already. FCFS Only. :P
Exciting! I hope you three get on the show!
Yeah, now should we call ourselves the "Apterites" or the "Countdowners" :?: :?:

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 1:21 am
by Adam Gillard
James Robinson wrote:Yeah, now should we call ourselves the "Apterites" or the "Countdowners" :?: :?:
The McGurn Effect.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 8:11 am
by Rosemary Roberts
James Robinson wrote:Yeah, now should we call ourselves the "Apterites" or the "Countdowners" :?: :?:
You could fill several teams and have a play-off, perhaps even a celebrity round against Rachel+Nick+Susie.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 3:58 am
by Jordan F
I made one of these little wall thingys myself:

http://www.puzzgrid.com/grid.php?id=1971

Have a look. Medium was just an educated guess, you'll have to see for yourself.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 5:17 pm
by Matt Morrison
Jordan F wrote:I made one of these little wall thingys myself:

http://www.puzzgrid.com/grid.php?id=1971

Have a look. Medium was just an educated guess, you'll have to see for yourself.
Cool stuff. I got 10/10 but I'm a bit confused why. I knew three groups so could solve the grid, and solve their clues, but then I typed assassinations (a quick guess, not wasting time) for the 4th group and got given "correct" even though the answer was something to do with British monarchs. Hmm.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 5:39 pm
by Mark James
Matt Morrison wrote:
Jordan F wrote:I made one of these little wall thingys myself:

http://www.puzzgrid.com/grid.php?id=1971

Have a look. Medium was just an educated guess, you'll have to see for yourself.
Cool stuff. I got 10/10 but I'm a bit confused why. I knew three groups so could solve the grid, and solve their clues, but then I typed assassinations (a quick guess, not wasting time) for the 4th group and got given "correct" even though the answer was something to do with British monarchs. Hmm.
I only got one group but didn't know how to explain the connection in the box so I just clicked on check and I was going to give myself the point if I was right but it said correct so I didn't type anything in for the others and got them all correct. I think he just didn't bother with keywords for the connections.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 7:31 pm
by Jordan F
Yeah, that key word section is probably what did it, I can't remember exactly what keyword I was looking for in that particular connection, but I probably ended up taking their advice of "making the stem very general" a little too literally. It's sort of a weird system, I sort of wish I could have just put in the connection and let their system determine the key words. Specific question to Matt below:

Did you put in assassinations of British leaders or the like for the monarchs one? Now that I think about it I probably ended up making "British" an extra key word.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 9:22 pm
by Matt Morrison
Nope, my guess was literally as I typed!

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 3:52 am
by Innis Carson
The system on that site for guessing connections seems to be totally messed up, or at least very unclear. I've had exactly the same issue (completely wrong answers accepted as correct, and word-for-word correct answers marked wrong) with loads of grids, including ones I've made myself. Anyway nice grid Jordan, quite hard to get started with but resolves very nicely.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 7:23 pm
by James Robinson
James Robinson wrote:
Andy McGurn wrote:I'd be up for that James. I love OC.
Excellent, Andy. Lauren Hamer said she'd be up for it too, so that's our team already. FCFS Only. :P
Quick update. We have the form, but we do need a reserve player.

So, if anyone wants to be the reserve and can be available between April 6-9, then say so ASAP. ;) :) :D

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 11:28 pm
by James Robinson
James Robinson wrote:
James Robinson wrote:
Andy McGurn wrote:I'd be up for that James. I love OC.
Excellent, Andy. Lauren Hamer said she'd be up for it too, so that's our team already. FCFS Only. :P
Quick update. We have the form, but we do need a reserve player.

So, if anyone wants to be the reserve and can be available between April 6-9, then say so ASAP. ;) :) :D
Found one, SEARCH CALLED OFF!!!!!!! ;) :) :D :mrgreen: 8-)

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 12:54 pm
by Michael Wallace
Update plz (unless you've been sworn to secrecy).

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 12:57 pm
by James Robinson
Michael Wallace wrote:Update plz (unless you've been sworn to secrecy).
Well, we haven't been sworn to secrecy, mainly cos we don't need to now.

We got an email on Friday saying that we didn't even get an audition, so it's over before we even started. :( :cry:

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 8:09 pm
by Martin Bishop
Was just watching tonight's episode and have been racking my brain to figure out where I've seen Jo Durrant (contestant on the "General Practitioners") before. Anyone recognise her from University Challenge, Mastermind, Countdown, etc?

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 8:38 pm
by Matt Morrison
No to Countdown. I felt the same as you though, and was surprised to find she's not friends of a mutual friend, which is the usual answer to anyone I recognise on OC.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 4:06 pm
by Mark James
Been ages since I made a puzzgrid. Here you go: http://www.puzzgrid.com/grid.php?id=5543

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 4:15 pm
by Martin Long
I got 7 out of 10. A very good connecting wall.

Mine:

http://www.puzzgrid.com/grid.php?id=5592

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 9:25 pm
by Matt Morrison
Mark James wrote:Been ages since I made a puzzgrid. Here you go: http://www.puzzgrid.com/grid.php?id=5543
10/10 with 1:34 left but got lucky guessing the 4th member of one of the name groups (had to bash) and then I think an overgenerous keyword gave me the other name group. 7/10 really.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 7:33 pm
by Rhys Benjamin
Ned Pendleton vs Jon Stitcher. Game on.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:18 pm
by Phil Reynolds
It normally jars when people on OC mispronounce "horned viper", saying "horned" as if it had two syllables. But something about the way Mr Pendleton said "Whore Ned" made me forgive him.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 11:24 am
by Ian Volante
Didn't feel like Ned's team clicked very well, although I think there were a few relatively shitty questions floating about too.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 5:17 pm
by James Robinson
Ian Volante and Innis Carson on the Scientists team tonight. Looking forward to that one. ;) :) :D

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 5:10 pm
by Jojo Apollo
James Robinson wrote:Ian Volante and Innis Carson on the Scientists team tonight. Looking forward to that one. ;) :) :D
A very strong perfomance by them, well done.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2016 10:52 am
by sean d
Just catching up on last week's show. Did anyone else notice an incorrect answer in the missing vowels round? Under Italian football teams they accepted a pronunciation along the lines of the INTERNACIONAL for INTERNAZIONALE, a 'French' sounding pronunciation which crucially omits the final syllable- in Italian it's INTERNATSIONALLAY. It's kinda nitpicking but that Only Connect and the missing vowels round for you

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 9:46 am
by Matt Morrison
I've watched every episode of OC and that's the hardest missing vowels round ever, I'm sure. And by some distance. Horrid! I got one.

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 11:26 am
by James Robinson
Matt Morrison wrote: Sun Jan 22, 2017 9:46 am I've watched every episode of OC and that's the hardest missing vowels round ever, I'm sure. And by some distance. Horrid! I got one.
Couldn't agree with you more. So nasty!!!

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 7:24 pm
by Marc Meakin
If I didn't know better I would say they were deliberately hard to prevent a repeat of previous comebacks

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 9:30 am
by sean d
It was horrendous and did smack of deliberately closing down the round. However there are plenty of horrendous, near impossible walls and other questions to deal with too. I think the apterites just got very unlucky

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2017 12:24 am
by Marc Meakin
Spoiler alert








Well done Graham and teammates, in spite of a poor , by your standards, missing vowels round

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 2:02 am
by Thomas Carey
Smashed itttttttttttttttttt

Re: Only Connect

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 8:07 pm
by Jojo Apollo
Very well done to The Verbivores on becoming series champs, superb performances through out the series