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> Michael McIntyre's The Wheel, BBC One, Saturdays
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post 5th December 2020, 10:32 PM
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Anyone here been watching this? Been quite enjoying it! I know Michael is quite divisive among some but I'll watch anything with him in laugh.gif

There were two chart questions tonight as well!
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post 5th December 2020, 10:42 PM
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I watched it tonight too! What a flop Melvin was on the subject of music! I was screaming the correct answers! laugh.gif
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post 6th December 2020, 05:00 AM
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Just watched the first two episodes on YouTube, it’s a great show.

I hope there’s an Australian version in 2021.
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post 6th December 2020, 08:47 AM
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This isn't as iconic as Danny Dyer's The Wall, but still an essential Saturday night/Sunday morning watch for me already

Loved the diverse range of questions last night from music to....sewing heehee.gif

QUOTE(awardimerry @ Dec 5 2020, 10:42 PM) *
I watched it tonight too! What a flop Melvin was on the subject of music! I was screaming the correct answers! laugh.gif


I might've struggled on the Billy/Billie question but him thinking that The Weeknd had the most weeks at #1 in 2019 when he didn't have a #1 until this year was a frustrating moment laugh.gif banghead.gif

Also I know next to nothing about football but growing up near Sheffield, my instinct was to rule United out straight away so take that Emmanuel coffee.gif
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post 6th December 2020, 03:00 PM
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I spent the first episode trying to get my head around the quite complex rules and complex. By this week's episode - I've got into the swing of it, and it's great. McIntyre's a good host, the range of celebrities is decent, and fun moments, like when the celebrities constantly get their own "specialist" categories wrong, or when by a stroke of luck the celebrity it lands on happens to have knowledge of another category (like when a question relating to a ballet move which is in French ends up going to the French-Canadian Katherine Ryan). It also has the most addictive theme tune for a gameshow in years - to the point that I do find myself blurting out "The Wheel!" at random times during the week. I have a feeling it'll be a one-season wonder, given that it's a 2020 replacement for McIntyre's usual Saturday show that can be done using social distancing.
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post 7th December 2020, 07:19 PM
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Oh my god

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post 12th December 2020, 10:49 PM
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This show is absolutely ridiculous

I love it
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post 12th December 2020, 11:46 PM
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I really want to hate it, but I'm enjoying it! Honestly was in stitches at the messy, chaotic ending today. McIntyre really makes the show - it would be quite flat without him.
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post 13th December 2020, 01:40 PM
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QUOTE(Brett-Butler @ Dec 6 2020, 03:00 PM) *
I spent the first episode trying to get my head around the quite complex rules and complex. By this week's episode - I've got into the swing of it, and it's great. McIntyre's a good host, the range of celebrities is decent, and fun moments, like when the celebrities constantly get their own "specialist" categories wrong, or when by a stroke of luck the celebrity it lands on happens to have knowledge of another category (like when a question relating to a ballet move which is in French ends up going to the French-Canadian Katherine Ryan). It also has the most addictive theme tune for a gameshow in years - to the point that I do find myself blurting out "The Wheel!" at random times during the week. I have a feeling it'll be a one-season wonder, given that it's a 2020 replacement for McIntyre's usual Saturday show that can be done using social distancing.

Michael's said it was actually in development & planned before covid!
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post 13th December 2020, 06:01 PM
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It will 100% get recommissioned! A good test will be how well it holds up in January without a Strictly lead-in. The fact it's retained pretty much its entire launch audience for the following two episodes is a good sign. It's also got the benefit of effectively a 'second launch' in the middle of the Christmas Day schedule!
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post 1st January 2021, 06:32 AM
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I kinda feel like it’s fixed where it lands 🤣

I watched it on Christmas Day with my family and I liked it so I’ve started watching it on iPlayer.
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post 2nd January 2021, 02:19 PM
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This is really entertaining - it is an enjoyable watch in a similar vein to 'The Masked Singer' which is also a silly concept but fun!
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post 2nd January 2021, 02:56 PM
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I do love this show, it's so daft but enjoyable and nice easy viewing
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post 11th January 2021, 11:55 AM
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I found the latest episode of The Wheel to be one of the funniest, I think partly because of the jokes being aimed at Joel Dommet’s expense. laugh.gif
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post 11th January 2021, 11:57 AM
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Chris Eubank was brilliant laugh.gif slightly odd comments though!
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post 18th January 2021, 10:15 AM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_McIntyre%27s_The_Wheel

Someone has put great effort into the 'Celebrities' section laugh.gif
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post 18th January 2021, 12:44 PM
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I watched this on Saturday just to catch a glimpse of Sophie Ellis-Bextor who was a contestant.

It's entertaining but I don't think I'll be watching it again, I find Michael McIntyre so supremely irritating.
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post 18th January 2021, 02:36 PM
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QUOTE(Tawdry Hepburn @ Jan 18 2021, 12:44 PM) *
I watched this on Saturday just to catch a glimpse of Sophie Ellis-Bextor who was a contestant.

It's entertaining but I don't think I'll be watching it again, I find Michael McIntyre so supremely irritating.


Me do, I also find it just takes too long to get going.
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post 23rd January 2021, 09:50 PM
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Recomissioned for a second series of 16 episodes! That's quite a lot for one run, so I'd imagine it will be split in 2.

I wonder if that means they're not expecting Big Show to return this year?
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post 23rd January 2021, 10:06 PM
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I love this show too
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