Gift Wrapped

(See also: +cat: In a way, a bit borderline for the Weddings category. But *is* inherent in the theme even if not really in the execution.)
 
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== Broadcast ==
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12 Yard for ITV, 18 to 29 August 2014 (10 episodes in 1 series)
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== Synopsis ==
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Three couples battle it out in a series of marriage related questions.. The most successful couple will win both a dream holiday and their own personalised wedding gift list.
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Three engaged couples do battle in a gentle series of list questions. The most successful couple may win a dream holiday and their own personalised wedding gift list.
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<div class=image>[[File:Gift wrapped eamonn holmes ruth langsford.jpg|400px]]''The masters of ceremonies had their wedding on 26 June 2010.''</div>
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A very slow opening round asked the players to respond to clues in a category, such as "the last letter of abbreviations". Two passes through the couples revealed just two of the prizes on their gift lists. The remaining prizes came out from completing the missing item on a list of answers.
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<div class=image>[[File:Gift wrapped contestants bars.jpg|400px]]''[[Going for Gold|People are coming, everyone's trying...]]''</div>
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First two couples to give five right answers completed their lists and made the next round. This second phase comprised multiple-choice questions - do one, two, or all three answers fit the clue?
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<div class=image>[[File:Gift wrapped head to head.jpg|400px]]''Couple 1 is ahead, but can couple 2 catch up?''</div>
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Whichever couple won this round could play for their prizes. One of the couple named items in a category, the other tried to name the category from the answers read back to them. In addition to the five prizes on their list, the pair would play a sixth question for a holiday.
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<div class=image>[[File:Gift wrapped gift list.jpg|400px]]''Everything you need for your perfect honeymoon.''</div>
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There were holes in the format - even if the winning couple lost the five prizes on their list, they could still win the holiday. And there were holes in the presentation, too little conversation with the newlywed couples. Mostly, it needed an audience for Eamonn Holmes to bounce off - he was not at his best in monastic silence.
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<div class=image>[[File:Gift wrapped rickrolled.jpg|400px]]''Rickrolled!''</div>
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== Inventor ==
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A 12 Yard format developed by Liz Gaskell and James Woolley.
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== Theme music ==
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David William Hearn, credited for "original music".
== Trivia ==
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The show's original title was called ''The Gift List''.  
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The show's original title was ''The Gift List''.  
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This is the second of two 5:00pm daytime summer fillers for [[The Chase]] with the other being [[The 21st Question]]. Previous 5:00pm daytime summer fillers have had a poor record so far (apart from [[Tipping Point]]) with [[Don't Blow the Inheritance]], which didn't set the world on fire, and [[Take on the Twisters]] took on the dumper and lost. We'll have to see if this and [[The 21st Question]] can twist its way to success, or if it's a busted flush.
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Aired as a 5pm summer replacement while [[The Chase]] took August 2014 off - its companion [[The 21st Question]] was scarcely more successful.
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== Web links ==
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gift_Wrapped_(game_show) Wikipedia entry]
== See also ==
== See also ==
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[[Win Your Wish List]]
[[Weaver's Week 2014-09-07|Weaver's Week review]]
[[Weaver's Week 2014-09-07|Weaver's Week review]]
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[[Category:Dating]]
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[[Category:General Knowledge Quiz]]
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[[Category:Weddings]]
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Current revision as of 07:32, 16 January 2024

Contents

Host

Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford

Broadcast

12 Yard for ITV, 18 to 29 August 2014 (10 episodes in 1 series)

Synopsis

Three engaged couples do battle in a gentle series of list questions. The most successful couple may win a dream holiday and their own personalised wedding gift list.

The masters of ceremonies had their wedding on 26 June 2010.

A very slow opening round asked the players to respond to clues in a category, such as "the last letter of abbreviations". Two passes through the couples revealed just two of the prizes on their gift lists. The remaining prizes came out from completing the missing item on a list of answers.

First two couples to give five right answers completed their lists and made the next round. This second phase comprised multiple-choice questions - do one, two, or all three answers fit the clue?

Couple 1 is ahead, but can couple 2 catch up?

Whichever couple won this round could play for their prizes. One of the couple named items in a category, the other tried to name the category from the answers read back to them. In addition to the five prizes on their list, the pair would play a sixth question for a holiday.

Everything you need for your perfect honeymoon.

There were holes in the format - even if the winning couple lost the five prizes on their list, they could still win the holiday. And there were holes in the presentation, too little conversation with the newlywed couples. Mostly, it needed an audience for Eamonn Holmes to bounce off - he was not at his best in monastic silence.

Rickrolled!

Inventor

A 12 Yard format developed by Liz Gaskell and James Woolley.

Theme music

David William Hearn, credited for "original music".

Trivia

The show's original title was The Gift List.

Aired as a 5pm summer replacement while The Chase took August 2014 off - its companion The 21st Question was scarcely more successful.

Web links

Wikipedia entry

See also

Win Your Wish List

Weaver's Week review

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