Whoops, I completely forgot to put up the final part of the first episode of Only Connect. As usual, this section includes the dreaded Connecting Wall. It’s the last episode of Only Connect I’m putting up (unless you all want more; then I can see what I can do), so I hope you enjoy it. I never expected it to get the great reception that it had.
And go Steelers.
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27 responses to "“Only Connect” Episode One, Part 3"
Aack, double-check the clip… I think you posted part 2 again!
(And I second the motion for Steelers domination.)
What about the rule in the Missing Vowels round where a wrong answer costs a player a point? Was that rule added later in the run?
I’ve got a connecting wall I thought you would enjoy:
THOMAS JEFFERSON
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
ANDREW JACKSON
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON
JOHN TYLER
MILLARD FILLMORE
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
ANDREW JACKSON
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES
JAMES GARFIELD
CHESTER A. ARTHUR
BENJAMIN HARRISON
WILLIAM MCKINLEY
JOHN F. KENNEDY
RICHARD NIXON
GEORGE W. BUSH
Anton: That rule was added in the quarterfinal round (after the first eight preliminary round episodes).
It doesn’t seem like there was a definite time limit for the fourth round, and I think it’s a bit of a ripoff when a game show does its round under a time limit without letting you know what the limit is.
That said, what do you think of the board I made?
Once again, I have to say how much I love this show, and I’d love it if you put more episodes up, Alex. Barring that, I’m sure some of us would like to know where/how you managed to obtain them :)
The length of the 4th round depends on how far ahead/behind “par time” we are. This is especially because the Wall around can take the teams anything from 30 seconds to 2’30″ to solve, which is a lot of stretch and squeeze.
For info, we do tell the teams the precise game clock time before they start Round 4 (I think the minimum is 1 minute and the maxium is 2’30″) so there’s no “the producer presses the button when the scores are close”-type jiggery-pokery. I can actually hear the countdown from the PA in my ear.
I think it’s more exciting if you don’t have an on-screen clock because otherwise it would be possible to work out that a team can’t catch up if you knew there was, e.g., only 20 seconds left.
Anton: I don’t know if you’d noticed but you’ve listed Andrew Jackson twice. Did you mean for one of them to be Andrew Johnson? Anyway, I think I may have figured a connection between two groups:
LINCOLN, HARRISON, MCKINLEY, GARFIELD: Assassinated
G W. B, J F. K, C A. A, R B. H: (obvious, so therefore probably wrong) Presidents who used their middle initial.
Well, I tried anyway.
@Anton’s wall: Well, they’re all U.S. presidents, I know that. Let me take a guess at one of the groups: JFK, Lincoln, Garfield and McKinley were all assassinated.
@Neville: The whole first season is at UKNova.com, a British torrent site. If you’re not already a member, it’s free to sign up. If it says you can’t sign up, try again in a while.
Thanks, Marc, I’ll give that a shot.
And J.C., W.H. Harrison, died in office, but was not assassinated. He just got sick (pneumonia?) and died after 30 days. You’d need JFK, as there are only 4 presidents who have been assassinated.
To be completely frank, I’m not a fan of a wall where anything could (feasibly) go with anything. However, in this episode, we are treated to diverse categories on the wall, which I appreciate – not just “Presidents who…”
I did mean one of them to be Andrew Johnson, and Marc was correct in his first group. That still leaves three groups to go.
Here’s the correct list of the remaining items:
THOMAS JEFFERSON
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
ANDREW JACKSON
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON
JOHN TYLER
MILLARD FILLMORE
ANDREW JOHNSON
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES
CHESTER A. ARTHUR
BENJAMIN HARRISON
RICHARD NIXON
GEORGE W. BUSH
Hmm, doesn’t appear to be presidents on coins or notes…
JQA, Fillmore, Harrison & Tyler were all members of the whig party.
educated guess.
Alex — ALWAYS post these the moment you get your hands on new ones.. this is the only place on the internet (that I can see) that has clips of this show.. it’s good stuff :D
Those four were all members of the Whig party (though JQA became a Whig after he got elected), but that isn’t the connection, and the group is also wrong.
If it’s nothing else, it’s “veddy British.” It kinda reminds me a teeny little bit about the time when I was about 15, or so, my parents got a portable radio with a short-wave fuction. My sister, one of our neighbors, and I were checking out the short-wave function one summer night, when we picked up the BBC. We were listening to this very, very erudite group of old men debating over something-or-other, and while the discussion was noticeably passionate, it was extremely civilized. We had no idea what they were talking about, but after staying with it for a little while, we found out it was a quiz show called “The Brains of Britain.” As best as I can remember, this was a situation where they must’ve asked a question, for which there was no difinitive answer; thus, the comically polite arguing (by American standards, anyway)…
Thanks for the info on the Show. But I have to confess. I rooted for the Cardinals.
And my girlfriend informs me she has a female co-worker who just happens to be going out with Santonio Holmes! Oh, and besides the Bud ads with the Clydesdales, that Hulu commercial with Alec Baldwin really cracked me up! And the Bridgestone ad with the astronauts…
The more Alex post this show on this blog, the more I love it. Don’t stop posting it. As for the Super Bowl, I was pulling for the Steelers because the Cardinals beat my Eagles. The commercials were very funny, and I’m looking forward to seeing G.I. Joe (I was a huge G.I. Joe fan as a kid) and Transformers 2.
At least give equal time to the Crossworders, Alex, and post Their 1st round match…ripping good stuff, what?
Mr Quiz – you’re probably thinking of “The Brains Trust”, which was a programme where listeners sent in questions of the day for the panel to answer however they wished. “Brain of Britain” – still running today – is a straight general knowledge contest.
Thank you, David. I appriciate the correction. My story took place almost 40 years ago, which by virtue of how long ago that was, scares the s**t outta me!
While I’m thinking about it, I used to watch “Mastermind” when BBC America ran it. First, ya gotta like the host’s name, Magnus Magnussen.
Secondly, I remember Benny Hill did a send-up of “Mastermind,” which I thought was very funny. It was called “Masterbrain,” and I remember three of the questions and answers from that sketch (warning: do not throw anything at your PC screen, as these AREN’T my jokes, and any damages incurred will be YOUR problem!)…
Q: What do the Russians call (sanitary) napkins?
A: “Soviettes.”
Q: What is an asset?
A: A small donkey.
Q: What is an ascot?
A: A bed for a small donkey.
Q: What does a man do standing up, a woman sitting down, and a dog
on three legs?
A: Shake hands.
I thank you one and all for your inidulgence in this display of total bombasticity!
I seriously doubt that this show would EVER attract the interests of American viewers.
So have you worked this out yet?
THOMAS JEFFERSON
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
ANDREW JACKSON
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON
JOHN TYLER
MILLARD FILLMORE
ANDREW JOHNSON
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES
CHESTER A. ARTHUR
BENJAMIN HARRISON
RICHARD NIXON
GEORGE W. BUSH
Perhaps I might as well reveal the answer:
JOHN TYLER, MILLARD FILLMORE, ANDREW JOHNSON, CHESTER A. ARTHUR: All never had a Vice President.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, RUTHERFORD B. HAYES, BENJAMIN HARRISON, GEORGE W. BUSH: All won the election despite losing the popular vote.
THOMAS JEFFERSON, ANDREW JACKSON, WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, RICHARD NIXON: All lost a presidential election before becoming president.
I don't think anybody is going to notice this, but I might as well wrap this up here.
Perhaps I might as well reveal the answer:
JOHN TYLER, MILLARD FILLMORE, ANDREW JOHNSON, CHESTER A. ARTHUR: All never had a Vice President.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, RUTHERFORD B. HAYES, BENJAMIN HARRISON, GEORGE W. BUSH: All won the election despite losing the popular vote.
THOMAS JEFFERSON, ANDREW JACKSON, WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, RICHARD NIXON: All lost a presidential election before becoming president.
I don't think anybody is going to notice this, but I might as well wrap this up here.