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BBC1 broadcast the show on a Saturday night at around 5.30; this is a simple show and acts as a warm up for the evening schedule that until last Saturday was revolving around Strictly Come Dancing. Presented by dale Winton the show consists of two teams of three celebrities that compete ... Read review
Advantages: Silly and quite enrtertaining! Disadvantages: All the contestants work for the BBC!
...win points.
BBC1 broadcast the show on a Saturday night at around 5.30; this is a simple show and acts as a warm up for the evening schedule that until last Saturday was revolving around Strictly Come Dancing. Presented by dale Winton the show consists of two teams of three celebrities that compete in various rounds to get through the hole in the wall.
Personally I don't have any issues with this show at all, it is harmless ... ...the show itself that level of campness only Winton can provide. It also surprises me as to how the contestants dress as well, the fact that they are at some point going to get wet is inevitable anyway, but to actually have to wear a silver metallic lycra catsuit with hard helmet is not only a bit over the top but must also must hinder the movements when playing the game.
One thing that is a bit strange is the list of contestants that ... more
We give the world Who wants to be a Millionaire and what do we get in return? We get Hole in the Wall!! Somehow this is Saturday night TV gone mental as the fact is that I was actually hooked on this after one episode in the same way that I was with the Channel Five show Night Fever.
Originating from the Japanese game show called Tonneruzu, the premise is simple. The wall accelerates towards the game zone and the contestants have to fit through the space in the wall by means of the shape that has been cut out, whether it is a stance, a position or simply a hole. If they don't then they end up in a pool of water, bottom line is they have to adopt the shape to get through the wall and win points.
BBC1 broadcast the show on a Saturday night at around 5.30; this is a simple show and acts as a warm up for the evening schedule that until last Saturday was revolving around Strictly Come Dancing. Presented by dale Winton the show consists of two teams of three celebrities that compete in various rounds to get through the hole in the wall.
Personally I don't have any issues with this show at all, it is harmless fun and the way that Dale Winton presents it gives the show itself that level of campness only Winton can provide. It also surprises me as to how the contestants dress as well, the fact that they are at some point going to get wet is inevitable anyway, but to actually have to wear a silver metallic lycra catsuit with hard helmet is not only a bit over the top but must also must hinder the movements when playing the game.
One thing that is a bit strange is the list of contestants that take part in the show, obviously they are all going to be employees of the BBC, but having people that are secondary presenters on Crimewatch or the Hairy Bakers who aren't as well known as some of the others such as Vanessa Feltz, Phil Tuffnell and Nell McAndrew. Both teams have a Captain as well; these are Anton du Beke from Strictly Come Dancing and former England Cricketer Darren Gough. I have to question what the hell that Gough is doing in this sort of program, personally I tend to think that he has sold out Cricket altogether as he seems to be making a living from programs like this, although it does have to be said that both Captains do give 100% and do make some tactical plays on the various rounds which add a nice competitive edge to proceedings.
The rounds consist of multiple combinations ranging from the solo round for a single player up to the round where all three team members are involved, usually involving the three having to make some kind of lifting or carrying exercise to get the required shape to fit through the hole. My favourite round is the Killer Question where the answers are placed on doors; one is the correct answer and will allow passage through the wall as the entry point is soft, while the other is solid. Watching the contestants run at this and effectively bounces off this and falls into the pool is priceless, especially as the answer has to be found quickly. Throughout the show the replays all have commentary given to break down the progress of the attempt whether the round was a success or failure. The commentary is given by Radio 5 Football commentator Jonathan Pearce who did exactly the same thing for Robot Wars, from his dialogue it amazes me that the shapes all have individual names given to them allowing Pearce to mention this and allow an explanation on how the contestants should have adopted the shape correctly if they failed.
Each show also has a mystery guest and these have varied from The Cheeky Girls to the London Wasps Women's Rugby Team and the guest has to complete in a round with one of the teams.
All teams are given points upon completion of a wall, this is given by Winton, who dressed more like a Security Guard than a referee, takes full control of the situations that arise, but surprisingly never gets wet at all. As this is a celebrity show then the contestants can't really take the winning prize and run off, what happens here is the winning team is awarded £10,000 for a nominated charity, so over the series of ten shows there is a total of £100,000 raised for charity which is not a bad thing at all.
The thing that was pointed out to me and I do tend to question is that the contestants taking part and the shapes they are given. For example Vanessa Feltz or a stocky guy like rugby player Martin Offiah doesn't really have a chance of fitting through a hole where they are larger than the cut of the shape anyway. I think that this is unfair; even Harry Hill has shown a clip on TV Burp where he labelled this as The No Chance of The Week, the clip itself was off comedian Ninia Benjamin, and although the clip was funny at he time it did raise a few questions as to whether the shows intention was just to embarrass the people of a larger nature.
Overall this is very entertaining for a 30 minute game show although I could easily see this being expanded to 45 minutes in length, in some cases you laugh for the totally wrong reason and as I said above the size of the person is key to the game, yet this seems to been overlooked! Like Millionaire this is starting to catch on across the world and is currently shown in a number of countries in the same type of format in most major countries such as Mexico, Germany, Australia and America to name but a few. It would also be nice not to see so many BBC-centric people such as presenters of Blue Peter and reporters from The One Show, I would like to see a second series of this with bigger stars and maybe more complex walls as watching the same thing every single week can start to go flat after a while.
Advantages: Can be hilarious! Disadvantages: Can be cruel!
Hole in the Wall is a TV game show, currently showing on the BBC and in America, on the Fox Network. The show has been 'Americanised' from a Japanese concept show called 'Brain Wall', also known as 'Human Tetris' on YouTube. Basically, two teams of three take it turns to fit through different shaped holes in a wall. Sounds easy, except if you don't fit, you fall in pool of water - gutted!
The show can be found on the beeb on Saturday early evening, ... ...who are Anton DuBeck and Darren Gough (has a strictly theme officially started now for Saturdays?). The team changes each week and consists of random has-beens that no-one has ever heard of...apart from the Cheeky Girls, and they've been on, and they're like Celebrity Royalty aren't they! ...Aren't they?
The general game structure changes from country to country and basically goes as follows:
In round one, one person from each time goes first. ...
MarcoG 01.12.2008
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of BBC1 - Hole in the Wall
Advantages: Started off funny Disadvantages: but then fell at the first hurdle, never to recover
This not so original game show consist of the quiz mistress Dale Winton basically humiliating lycra clad team leaders Anton Du Beke (strictly come dancing fame) and cricketer Darren Gough, together with two other "celebrities" on each team, varying weekly.
This BBC hosted show created 10 half hour episodes and began airing them in 2008.
==WHAT IS IT THEN..?==
Each team member, donned in tight fitting Lycra suits and safety hats, has to stand on ... ...to avoid getting wet by jumping through an oddly shaped hole in a wall which is hurtling towards them at break neck speed, (well not quite break neck, more snail slime speed), each round causing the wall to be more difficult and a little faster.
If the member manages to jump through the hole then they are awarded points depending on style and grace, these points are decided by the ever ready Dale Winton, who casts his eyes over the entire show.
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blissman70 22.02.2009
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...Winton, and first aired on BBC1 in September 2008 spanned 10 30 minute episodes making up series 1. The Teams --------- The gameshow is made up of 2 teams of 3 celbrities captained by Anton du Beke (Strictly come dancing) and Darren Gough (Former international cricketer). During series 1, their celebrity teammates have included the likes of Vic Reeves, Phil Tuffnell, Nell McAndrew, Nancy Lamb, Vanessa Feltz (who felt the need to appear twice on the ... ...-------------------- The aim of the game is quite simply as the title suggest for contestants to fit through the 'hole in the wall'. The wall comes in the form of polystyrene hurtling towards them, and the hole comes in the form of various shapes and sizes (usually depicting unnatural body contortions) cut out of this wall of doom!! If they fail to make the correct shape, allowing the wall to pass over them, they will be pushed by its force into ...
Katy777 27.08.2009
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Advantages: Funny, original, gets better after first episode. Disadvantages: Compare it to the other versions!
Hole In The Wall has to be Britain's craziest game show! But is it a clear, or a fail?
Hole In The Wall is a Japanese idea. In Japan, they call it "Brain Wall," or as people on YouTube (a video-sharing website) call it, "Human Tetris."
A polystyrene wall with an oddly shaped hole in it, tries to knock celebrities into a pool of cold, cold water. The celebs also have to dress up in skin-tight lycra and put a helmet on their head!
Dale Winton hosts ... ...team captains, (Anton, red team. Darren, blue team) and then you have the celebrities.
Solo Wall - There are 3 celebs on each team, 2 celebs and the team captain. The non-captain celebs make their way to the play area one by one, they do it solo.
Captains Challenge - The captains get a harder wall or an item to hold, or they must to the wall with their back to it or with a blindfold on.
Mystery Guest or Killer Question - The team with the most ...
AlexanderBanks 10.01.2009
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Advantages: can be funny, interesting concept Disadvantages: once you've seen five minutes you've seen enough
'Hole in the Wall' is the latest primetime television show with the aim of demeaning 'so called' celebrities and it succeeds in a major way. The show is an adaptation of a Japanese show, hence the reason why it's so bizarre, anybody who's ever seen Takeshi's Castle will understand what I mean by this. The concept is simple, celebrities stand in front of a swimming pool and have a large polystyrene wall travelling towards them at speed. The only way ... ...the water is to match their body shape to the shape illustrated or cut-out of the wall, some of them are incredible and they get harder as the rounds go by, towards the end involving all three team members simultaneously. It takes roughly five seconds for the wall to arrive at the participants and if they get the shape wrong they'll be knocked in! Some of the larger individuals have actually broken the polystyrene and managed to remain dry though. ...
beanie8844 07.12.2008
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