The Crystal Maze to return to television without David Tennant as host

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PostRe: The Crystal Maze to return to television with David Tennant as host
by DML » Thu Sep 01, 2016 2:26 pm

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Well...he is. You might not like him but hes pretty well known. :lol:

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PostRe: The Crystal Maze to return to television with David Tennant as host
by Skippy » Thu Sep 01, 2016 2:48 pm

Not as good a choice as Tennant would have been. O'Brien worked because he took it so seriously, can't see Merchant doing that

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PostRe: The Crystal Maze to return to television with David Tennant as host
by Lotus » Thu Sep 01, 2016 3:02 pm

Wow, Stephen Merchant won't be annoying will he...

That combined with the 'celebs' turns it from something I'd watch to something I'd avoid.

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PostRe: The Crystal Maze to return to television with David Tennant as host
by BID0 » Thu Sep 01, 2016 3:09 pm

jesus christ :lol:

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PostRe: The Crystal Maze to return to television with David Tennant as host
by Preezy » Thu Sep 01, 2016 3:23 pm

What's with all the Merchant hate? At least it wasn't Richard Hammond.

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PostRe: The Crystal Maze to return to television with David Tennant as host
by Tomous » Thu Sep 01, 2016 3:26 pm

Preezy wrote:What's with all the Merchant hate? At least it wasn't Richard Hammond.


Yeah I quite like Stephen Merchant, and he doesn’t seem an awful fit to me.

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PostRe: The Crystal Maze to return to television with David Tennant as host
by Drumstick » Thu Sep 01, 2016 3:34 pm

I like Stephen Merchant.

A bigger problem for me is television studios simply producing remakes of old shows rather than greenlighting new shows. Same in the film industry.

No I don't have any strawberry floating interest in your shitty remake, featuring vaccuous, airheaded, talentless, z-list celeb leeches of society, thereby tainting the memory of an old show that was pretty darn good in the process.

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PostRe: The Crystal Maze to return to television with David Tennant as host
by Drumstick » Thu Sep 01, 2016 3:45 pm

Lucien wrote:It's a one off to raise funds to fight cancer.

I know that and that is fine by me. I thought that my post was sufficiently clear in that I am talking in a general sense about the state of television/film.

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PostRe: The Crystal Maze to return to television with David Tennant as host
by DML » Thu Sep 01, 2016 3:53 pm

It really is a one-off for charity. However it looks like they are testing the water for a full blown series with proper maze/contestants etc.

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PostRe: The Crystal Maze to return to television with David Tennant as host
by Lagamorph » Thu Sep 01, 2016 5:03 pm

If they do go for a full series hopefully they'll get a remotely decent host for it.

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PostRe: The Crystal Maze to return to television with David Tennant as host
by satriales » Thu Sep 01, 2016 5:04 pm

I like Stephen Merchant as a writer but I've never seen him host a tv show. Could be good, could be awful.

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PostRe: The Crystal Maze to return to television with David Tennant as host
by Lagamorph » Thu Sep 01, 2016 5:06 pm

satriales wrote:I like Stephen Merchant as a writer but I've never seen him host a tv show. Could be good, could be awful.

He was the other banana split alongside Ricky Gervais that made up the utterly shite parts that tried to ruin An Idiot Abroad.

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PostRe: The Crystal Maze to return to television with David Tennant as host
by Moggy » Thu Sep 01, 2016 7:20 pm

I get the impression that Laga doesn't like Gervais and Merchant.

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PostRe: The Crystal Maze to return to television with David Tennant as host
by Hexx » Thu Sep 01, 2016 8:46 pm

I might get missing some obvious but isn't it incredible expensive to make the sets/puzzles for a one off special?

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PostRe: The Crystal Maze to return to television with David Tennant as host
by Lagamorph » Thu Sep 01, 2016 8:47 pm

Hexx wrote:I might get missing some obvious but isn't it incredible expensive to make the sets/puzzles for a one off special?

They're using the London Experience set that's already built.

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PostRe: The Crystal Maze to return to television with David Tennant as host
by Skippy » Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:40 pm

I'm not against Merchant/ I just thought Tennant would be a better fit

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PostRe: The Crystal Maze to return to television with David Tennant as host
by Skippy » Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:40 pm

I'm not against Merchant/ I just thought Tennant would be a better fit

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PostRe: The Crystal Maze to return to television with David Tennant as host
by Tineash » Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:57 pm

Better Merchant than Gervais.

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PostRe: The Crystal Maze to return to television with David Tennant as host
by satriales » Thu Sep 01, 2016 10:09 pm

Karl Pilkington would have been a good choice, and he has the head for it.

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PostRe: The Crystal Maze to return to television with David Tennant as host
by Victor Mildew » Thu Sep 01, 2016 10:28 pm

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satriales wrote:I like Stephen Merchant as a writer but I've never seen him host a tv show. Could be good, could be awful.

He was the other banana split alongside Ricky Gervais that made up the utterly shite parts that tried to ruin An Idiot Abroad.


You realise he wrote and directed most of the office and extras? He's the most talented of the two, just Gervais is the more outwardly cunty one, so the Americans love him and hence he's become the most famous and rich of the two.

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