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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2020 23:47:42 GMT
Bee is surely Nicola Roberts from Girls Aloud?
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Post by Jon on Jan 5, 2020 0:17:50 GMT
Its based on a Korean format, it’s like Through the Keyhole meets The Voice.
I do wonder if it can sustain itself over multiple series.
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Post by mistressjojo on Jan 5, 2020 0:28:38 GMT
We had the Australian version last year. I found it strangely addictive!
Worst part are the judges, they really seemed to serve no purpose except to throw out ridiculous guesses.
And one of our judges was Lindsay Lohan - who knew nothing & no-one. Although I read that she was given a cheat sheet to help her - it didn't seem to be t o work. She must have said 'Beyonce' a dozen times. 🙄
Winner was a singer I'd never heard of so would never have guessed him anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2020 0:34:25 GMT
Hedgehog = Michael Ball surely?
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Post by Jon on Jan 5, 2020 0:35:58 GMT
If it’s anything like the US version, they’ll be a few non singers as contestants.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2020 3:05:34 GMT
Jeong is likely very recognisable to the under-35 audience from his role in The Hangover films. He was also part of the cast of the brilliant American sitcom Community.
I didn't watch this though, perhaps I'll give it a chance at some point if I get bored.
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Post by Deal J on Jan 5, 2020 12:16:21 GMT
Hedgehog = Michael Ball surely? Ooh good guess... he sounds like he might be Welsh though, I was thinking it might be Michael Sheen. Definitely Barrowman as Unicorn, I clocked that one as soon he pranced on! Patsy Palmer has a surprisingly good singing voice. During the many adverts for this show I was spitting feathers how such a ridiculous format can make prime time television. How wrong I was, it’s completely bonkers and I love it! |
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Post by tr252 on Jan 5, 2020 12:26:29 GMT
Bee is surely Nicola Roberts from Girls Aloud? I’ve just caught up on this show since reading about it here and I think your absolutely right. I’ve thought for a long time Nicola was the most under rated member of Girls Aloud. If it is her then I thought she did a good job of that Sia song. |
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Post by Musicality21 on Jan 5, 2020 12:50:43 GMT
Strangely I quite enjoyed this! Oddly addictive viewing. My first thought for the Hedgehog was Rhydian Roberts - probably totally wrong though. I also thought Barrowman for the Unicorn but also thought of Louis Spence.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 5, 2020 13:00:06 GMT
They have succeeded in getting people talking - so they must be doing something right
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Post by londonpostie on Jan 5, 2020 13:32:00 GMT
Unless I'm mistaken, a second episode seems to be going out tonight ..
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Post by BoOverall on Jan 5, 2020 13:38:36 GMT
Oh my word what was that! I surprised/scared myself into watching the full episode on catch up just now, with a mixture of being horrified and compelled. It felt like I had swallowed a gallon of budget cider, eaten a kilo of pick and mix and was unable to crawl to the remote to turn it off.
Host was beyond dreadful and Ken Jeong got very tiresome quickly. But Davina rocked the budget Claudia Winkleman look effortlessly and anything with Rita Ora gets my attention.
I am not sure if enjoyed it was the right feeling I had, but I might be tuning in to the next episode. I think.
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Post by lou105 on Jan 5, 2020 14:42:22 GMT
Strangely I quite enjoyed this! Oddly addictive viewing. My first thought for the Hedgehog was Rhydian Roberts - probably totally wrong though. I thought of Rhydian too, with just the singing, but now I've watched the VT I think oxfordsimon is probably right with Jason Manford. I wondered if the dying at 8.30 thing referred to his time in Sweeney Todd? |
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Post by alece10 on Jan 5, 2020 15:02:54 GMT
Oh my word what was that! I surprised/scared myself into watching the full episode on catch up just now, with a mixture of being horrified and compelled. It felt like I had swallowed a gallon of budget cider, eaten a kilo of pick and mix and was unable to crawl to the remote to turn it off. Host was beyond dreadful and Ken Jeong got very tiresome quickly. But Davina rocked the budget Claudia Winkleman look effortlessly and anything with Rita Ora gets my attention. I am not sure if enjoyed it was the right feeling I had, but I might be tuning in to the next episode. I think. That's all very good but what I really want to know is what you thought of the new Mary Berry cooking show? |
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Post by Ade on Jan 5, 2020 15:14:34 GMT
Yeah I'm addicted to this and yet it's utter trash. Some of them have properly got me thinking. Have to say I agree with the Nicola Roberts prediction for Queen Bee. Hedgehog is annoying me but I'm sort of leaning towards Rhydian too, but there's also something Luke Evans in the voice. Unicorn I really don't think is Barrowman - the voice just doesn't sound like him (although he could be masking ;-) it). I'm leaning towards someone like Mika for that to be honest.
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Post by richey on Jan 5, 2020 15:25:18 GMT
Just watching this on rerun and it is strangely compelling.
I've seen a suggestion of Charlotte Church for Queen Bee and I'd agree.
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Post by BoOverall on Jan 5, 2020 15:58:27 GMT
Oh my word what was that! I surprised/scared myself into watching the full episode on catch up just now, with a mixture of being horrified and compelled. It felt like I had swallowed a gallon of budget cider, eaten a kilo of pick and mix and was unable to crawl to the remote to turn it off. Host was beyond dreadful and Ken Jeong got very tiresome quickly. But Davina rocked the budget Claudia Winkleman look effortlessly and anything with Rita Ora gets my attention. I am not sure if enjoyed it was the right feeling I had, but I might be tuning in to the next episode. I think. That's all very good but what I really want to know is what you thought of the new Mary Berry cooking show? Lol oh THAT one. Well, it was really very surreal watching it as a viewer and not a contestant, but I enjoyed some of the tweaks made and there're a really nice bunch of home cooks. Mind you, our cohort in series one was nice. Well, apart from.....no, my lips are sealed. I even found myself shouting at the tv a couple of times: “no, use the pasta machine like she says”....... |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 5, 2020 16:00:21 GMT
Strangely I quite enjoyed this! Oddly addictive viewing. My first thought for the Hedgehog was Rhydian Roberts - probably totally wrong though. I thought of Rhydian too, with just the singing, but now I've watched the VT I think oxfordsimon is probably right with Jason Manford. I wondered if the dying at 8.30 thing referred to his time in Sweeney Todd? That was what clinched it for me Pirelli dies before the interval and Manford has a tendency to put on a voice to sing which would match the attempt to sound more 'operatic' as the Hedgehog |
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Post by alece10 on Jan 5, 2020 16:37:12 GMT
After reading the comments on here thought I would give it a go on catch up. Got half way through the duck with Madonna bra and dancers with beaks and decided life was too short to continue with it.
It was like through the keyhole with Julian Clarys panto costumes.
Plus I can't stand Divina McCall.
So it's a no from me.
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Post by lou105 on Jan 5, 2020 16:56:05 GMT
I just watched the introductions and the singing on catch-up!
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 5, 2020 18:39:06 GMT
Bee i'm pretty sure is Charlotte Church.
Everyone on twitter seems to think Hedgehog was Jason Manford but he's denied it.
I immediately thought John Barrowman for Unicorn but now i'm not sure if it's too obvious to be him and it will actually be a surprise.
Who do people think Chameleon is? That's the on that's baffling me.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2020 18:58:13 GMT
Bee - I thought was Charlotte Church
Hedgehog - Alfie Boe (whoever it was seemed to be trying to disguise his operatic voice)
Chameleon - I think Reggie Yates is a good shout
Unicorn - sounded really familiar but couldnt place it
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Post by richey on Jan 5, 2020 19:03:14 GMT
Do we know when this was filmed? Manford's been pretty busy with Curtains tour for most of the last half of the year so would he have time to do this?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2020 19:04:18 GMT
Maybe unicorn is Jake Shears?
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Post by Jon on Jan 5, 2020 19:18:37 GMT
Do we know when this was filmed? Manford's been pretty busy with Curtains tour for most of the last half of the year so would he have time to do this? Last September |
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