A new set for a new season!
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A new set for a new season!
An inside source reveals that it is not just the presenters that will be all new for CofC. Apparently the set is changing as well. Presumably it will be as well built and friendly as the last one. Personally, I have only just got used to the change to purple. The teapot will now be 2 generations behind the set.
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Does this source have a picture of what it will look like?tonywarren wrote:An inside source reveals that it is not just the presenters that will be all new for CofC. Apparently the set is changing as well. Presumably it will be as well built and friendly as the last one. Personally, I have only just got used to the change to purple. The teapot will now be 2 generations behind the set.
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There's also new intro graphics to match the set, which look pretty cool.
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Yes. Thank you, Kate, for letting me know in the first place!
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Seriously?Charlie Reams wrote:There's also new intro graphics to match the set, which look pretty cool.
I didn't think they would change the title sequence (not sure why though).
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Seriously?Joseph Bolas wrote:Seriously?Charlie Reams wrote:There's also new intro graphics to match the set, which look pretty cool.
I didn't think they would change the title sequence
I would have thought it inevitable, given that the titles are specifically designed to match the colour palette used for the set.
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Thanks gods, I've always hated the purple stripes. It was no better being on set in front of them, truly nasty!
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If my memory is correct (which it probably ain't ), there has been a total of 4 sets and 7 title sequences?Phil Reynolds wrote:Seriously?
I would have thought it inevitable, given that the titles are specifically designed to match the colour palette used for the set.
Just so people know, I ain't complaining about anything, I just didn't think that they would go to the trouble of creating a new title sequence.
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So if the title sequence has changed more frequently than the set, doesn't that make it more likely that a new set will also be accompanied by new titles?Joseph Bolas wrote:If my memory is correct (which it probably ain't ), there has been a total of 4 sets and 7 title sequences?Phil Reynolds wrote:I would have thought it inevitable, given that the titles are specifically designed to match the colour palette used for the set.
Sorry for this pointless thread everyone. It's just that specious reasoning tends to wind me up. Does the ODE have an entry for ignoratio elenchi? If not, check it out in Collins - it (and the one just below it for ignotum per ignotius) are two of my favourite definitions in the book.
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Any relation to ignotum per ignotius?Phil Reynolds wrote: it (and the one just below it for ignotium per ignotius are two of my favourite definitions in the book.
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Well done. I was wondering which of you would be first to spot that.Charlie Reams wrote:Any relation to ignotum per ignotius?Phil Reynolds wrote: it (and the one just below it for ignotium per ignotius are two of my favourite definitions in the book.
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Here you go Phil, a free hint to get your own back on Charlie:
http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic. ... 124#p20124
Don't say I've never given you anything
http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic. ... 124#p20124
Don't say I've never given you anything
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Sorry - where is the closing bracket?Phil Reynolds wrote: - it (and the one just below it for ignotum per ignotius are two of my favourite definitions in the book.
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Don't be so impatient, I'm sure it's on it's way (perhapsKirk Bevins wrote:Sorry - where is the closing bracket?Phil Reynolds wrote: - it (and the one just below it for ignotum per ignotius are two of my favourite definitions in the book.
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Surely you meant "its"? This has to stop - I'd be bored to death if I was browsing this thread.Matt Morrison wrote: Don't be so impatient, I'm sure it's on it's way (perhaps
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Glad you spotted one of my deliberate mistakes! You missed the other one though - I didn't close my brackets eitherKirk Bevins wrote:Surely you meant "its"? This has to stop - I'd be bored to death if I was browsing this thread.Matt Morrison wrote: Don't be so impatient, I'm sure it's on it's way (perhaps
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I don't even know where to start with that one.Kirk Bevins wrote:Surely you meant "its?" This has to stopped - I'ld be bored to death if I was browsing this thread.Matt Morrison wrote: Don't be so impatient, I'm sure it's on it's way (perhaps
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Please finish your post Ben, it was sounding interesting.Ben Hunter wrote:I don't even know where to start with this one:
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Kate really did tell me that!
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It's there now. Don't be so impatient.Kirk Bevins wrote:Sorry - where is the closing bracket?Phil Reynolds wrote: - it (and the one just below it for ignotum per ignotius are two of my favourite definitions in the book.
Haha. Funny, I never spotted that when I originally read Charlie's post.Matt Morrison wrote:Here you go Phil, a free hint to get your own back on Charlie:
http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic. ... 124#p20124
Don't say I've never given you anything
Er, given both of the above, it's a shame that I'm a professional proofreader, among other things. In my defence, I've been off work poorly this week (which explains why I've been posting so much random tosh in the last few days).
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Re: A new set for a new season!
We had a sneak peak at the new set yesterday and it looks amazing (in my humble/positive opinion!).
As for the titles, don't get too excited folks, it's the last one but with a few small changes and the colours tweaked to match the new set. Pink was soo last season...
As for the titles, don't get too excited folks, it's the last one but with a few small changes and the colours tweaked to match the new set. Pink was soo last season...
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Oh yeah, I do that all the time. Also I use "be" and "by" fairly interchangeably. I feel it would be snobbish to criticise other people's spelling from a position of superiority so I like to descend to the plebeian level occasionally.Phil Reynolds wrote:Haha. Funny, I never spotted that when I originally read Charlie's post.
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I think his point was that the changes may well be independent of each other.Phil Reynolds wrote:So if the title sequence has changed more frequently than the set, doesn't that make it more likely that a new set will also be accompanied by new titles?Joseph Bolas wrote:If my memory is correct (which it probably ain't ), there has been a total of 4 sets and 7 title sequences?Phil Reynolds wrote:I would have thought it inevitable, given that the titles are specifically designed to match the colour palette used for the set.
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So - its on its way?Kirk Bevins wrote:Surely you meant "its"? This has to stop - I'd be bored to death if I was browsing this thread.Matt Morrison wrote: Don't be so impatient, I'm sure it's on it's way (perhaps
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When we were filming the series 58 finals Kate told those present that a new set was in the offing. She said it would be horseshoe shaped with the aim of making interaction between the celebrities a bit easier.
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Yep, they definitely mentioned a new set up when I went.Rich Priest wrote:When we were filming the series 58 finals Kate told those present that a new set was in the offing. She said it would be horseshoe shaped with the aim of making interaction between the celebrities a bit easier.
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I can't wait to see it!
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The new set is pretty immense, shiny and hi-tech, revolvey and spaceship-like.
And Blue.
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One of the changes, which I regret, is that the audience no longer get the chance to answer missed conundrums.
My home is on the south side,
High up on a ridge,
Just a half a mile from
The Scarborough Valley bridge.
High up on a ridge,
Just a half a mile from
The Scarborough Valley bridge.
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I saw a picture that Simon Myers had posted on Facebook and it is lovely indeed. It was bit dark though, but I guess that's the quality of the photo.Dinos Sfyris wrote:The new set is pretty immense, shiny and hi-tech, revolvey and spaceship-like.
And Blue.
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Sounds like the set to Sky Sports News. Maybe Jeff Stelling only feels at home in UFOs.Dinos Sfyris wrote:The new set is pretty immense, shiny and hi-tech, revolvey and spaceship-like.
And Blue.
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Dinos, when you say "revolvy," do you mean that the contestants now sit at a turntable?
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No but the letters board spins around and the numbers board is on the back.
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Countdown is essentially now just Sky Sports Soccer Saturday. Which is good.
You just swap the football matches for rounds of letters and numbers, replace Georgia Thompson or whatever shes called with an equally attractive blonde and swap Richard Digance for Matt Le Tissier (if only). I'm just waiting for Susie to say 'It's unbelievable Jeff!
You just swap the football matches for rounds of letters and numbers, replace Georgia Thompson or whatever shes called with an equally attractive blonde and swap Richard Digance for Matt Le Tissier (if only). I'm just waiting for Susie to say 'It's unbelievable Jeff!
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a new octochamp called James Brown wouldn't go amiss eitherMatthew Green wrote:Countdown is essentially now just Sky Sports Soccer Saturday. Which is good... I'm just waiting for Susie to say 'It's unbelievable Jeff!
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Matthew Green... You're very funny!
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For those of us who haven't seen the new set yet, here's a glimpse of part of it.
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Is it just me who thinks that Jeff Stelling always looks like he should be leaning on a cane? That's the second photo where my brain has added one without me really noticing...
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Ooh, very nice!
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Chris Kamara would work like a beaver in dictionary corner...Matthew Green wrote:Countdown is essentially now just Sky Sports Soccer Saturday. Which is good.
You just swap the football matches for rounds of letters and numbers, replace Georgia Thompson or whatever shes called with an equally attractive blonde and swap Richard Digance for Matt Le Tissier (if only). I'm just waiting for Susie to say 'It's unbelievable Jeff!
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I could have done much better with a bigger, high quality picture but hey:Michael Wallace wrote:Is it just me who thinks that Jeff Stelling always looks like he should be leaning on a cane? That's the second photo where my brain has added one without me really noticing...
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For those of you who abhor postage stamp sized pictures or blurry background shots, here are some nice higher resolution shots of the new set taken from the first filming day of the CoC a couple of weeks ago. Please note that despite my efforts with Photoshop, the set does look a bit dark due to the poor quality of my camera; the actual set is just as well-lit as the old one in real life and on television.
If it's not immediately obvious from the pictures, the letters and numbers board are now one, with a pause in filming required for the necessary rotation and rolling-in of the numbers trolley.
If it's not immediately obvious from the pictures, the letters and numbers board are now one, with a pause in filming required for the necessary rotation and rolling-in of the numbers trolley.
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I saw these on Facebook and I thought the set looked a bit dark. I quite like the picture you took of the clock in the middle of the floor.Simon Myers wrote:Please note that despite my efforts with Photoshop, the set does look a bit dark due to the poor quality of my camera; the actual set is just as well-lit as the old one in real life and on television.
I have been trying to spell out words boggle-style and have found at least the following:
BAR, BARK, BARN, ARK, WAQF, WAX, WAND, AND, AWN, NAW and WAN
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Hi everybody, especially Charlie who I want to congratulate for at least getting to the final and what a way to lose by getting the conundrum. Perhaps the glass trophy will be easier to house than all those huge books anyway! I haven't been to this site for a while because I've been busy writing Christmas cards, but now I find that, not only the countdown set is new, but this site is new too. I really like the new set and the colour is easier on the eye than the last one. I just hope it all works well and the new presenters are as successful as Richard and Carol were.
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Those of you who don't like my criticism of the show should look away now.
That set looks really, really nice.
That set looks really, really nice.
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Yes, that set looks futuristic and yes, it does look very nice!
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Love the new set, never really did take to those purple stripes. Can't wait for January 12th
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It's a long time to wait thoughJay S wrote:Love the new set, never really did take to those purple stripes. Can't wait for January 12th
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Yeah but from what I've read on the forum it should be well worth it.
12 January will roll on very quickly for me anyway, got an AS ICT exam that morning!
12 January will roll on very quickly for me anyway, got an AS ICT exam that morning!
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The set is gorgeous! Really really different and attractive. It has a kind of posh hotel swimming pool look to it.
But still, I'd rather they'd saved the set budget to pay Carol more.
But still, I'd rather they'd saved the set budget to pay Carol more.
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I guess you're just being comically provocative in the Corby mould, but for the record, the budget for the set wouldn't have paid for much Vordermaction.Lesley Jeavons wrote:But still, I'd rather they'd saved the set budget to pay Carol more.
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There's just been an advert on More 4 introducing the new line-up on Channel 4 from the 12th January, which was presented by Rachel and Jeff and has Rachel in front of the board throughout and Jeff in the chair.
You get to see the set at the end as well, and it's alot brighter than what I've seen via pictures on Facebook.
You get to see the set at the end as well, and it's alot brighter than what I've seen via pictures on Facebook.
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Apparently, this was the first advert they'd ever done (the Countdown BTS people, anyway).Joseph Bolas wrote:There's just been an advert on More 4 introducing the new line-up on Channel 4 from the 12th January, which was presented by Rachel and Jeff and has Rachel in front of the board throughout and Jeff in the chair.
You get to see the set at the end as well, and it's alot brighter than what I've seen via pictures on Facebook.
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Do you know if we can see this advert online somewhere, e.g. in between a particular programme and then we can watch it on 4oD perhaps?Joseph Bolas wrote:There's just been an advert on More 4 introducing the new line-up on Channel 4 from the 12th January, which was presented by Rachel and Jeff and has Rachel in front of the board throughout and Jeff in the chair.
You get to see the set at the end as well, and it's alot brighter than what I've seen via pictures on Facebook.
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I believe adverts are cut out of 4od.
Also I remember a Countdown advert with a montage of Conor just before his final..
Also I remember a Countdown advert with a montage of Conor just before his final..
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Just seen this - set looks great and J&R looking good - bring on the 12th.
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Not that I know of Kirk. All I could suggest is to watch More 4 until it comes up in the ads.Kirk Bevins wrote:Do you know if we can see this advert online somewhere, e.g. in between a particular programme and then we can watch it on 4oD perhaps?
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A good slogan for another promo of the new series of Countdown would be, "Kick it!"