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AIBU?

why do the deal or no deal audience wear black?

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AtYourCervix · 17/06/2011 18:52

how ver odd.

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JamieAgain · 17/06/2011 18:54

Aaah, because they are all trying to convey some kind of phoney mysticism.

I find Deal or No Deal (DOND) intriguing. I am amazed how seriously they all take what is basically an excruciatingly slow-moving simple guessing game and turn it into some kind of cultish group psychology thing

JamieAgain · 17/06/2011 18:55

I think the people who go on it tend to believe in aliens and crystals, no offence

hocuspontas · 17/06/2011 18:58

When I was in the audience of Millionaire all the people wearing black were directed to the front seats. Us colourful people had the non-filmed seats at the back. Can't remember why though, sorry!

AtYourCervix · 17/06/2011 19:02

DH is becoming obsessed with it. he talks to the contestants and discusses the intricacies of every move.

another reason why he is destined to end up under the patio.

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JamieAgain · 17/06/2011 19:12

AtYour. But does he get the basic point that it's a game of chance?

They all kiss each other as well, which I'm not keen on.

Noel is so patronising as well, especially to the older contestants

AtYourCervix · 17/06/2011 19:14

why is it a surprise thatthere is a red number in some of the boxes?

ALL THE SODDING NUMBERS ARE IN THERE SOMEWHERE AND IN ORDER TO DRAG THE BORING SHITE OUT FOR HALF AN HOUR THEY ALL HAVE TO BE SODDING OPENED

it is making me cross.

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hocuspontas · 17/06/2011 19:19

The death box. The 8 box. The curse of the newbie. The east/west wing. Pilgrims. All the 'sayings' make me want to vomit. IT'S JUST LUCK!!! I watch it religiously of course.

SuePurblybilt · 17/06/2011 19:21

I don't get Deal or No Deal. I coudn't watch it even if I do because Noel of House Party fame makes me twitch but I don't geddit.
Whenever they open a box and it says 14p or £350 and the audience go oooooooo, I hate myself for not understanding why and have to stop watching, because the audience and contestants are clearly numpties dressed up in 'funny' costumes and yet they are cleverer than me .

JamieAgain · 17/06/2011 19:22

wow hocus - I only catch it occasionally (and am transfixed). Never knew about them.

BluddyMoFo · 17/06/2011 19:23

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ilovedjasondonovan · 17/06/2011 19:24

So there is no detraction from the people actually taking part in the show. Black means you'll just blend in.

JamieAgain · 17/06/2011 19:24

Sue - that's just it, there is literally nothing to get! No "method", just luck. It's like a big delusion. I used to think there must be more to it, but there isn't

AntonDuBurk · 17/06/2011 19:29

The serious answer is, I assume because they then fade into the background on the telly.

I do love it though. They are obviously kept in close proximity to each other for far too long, probably put up in some kind of Travel Tavern off the A15267 and then cooped up in the Green room for days until a 17 year old beauty therapist from Clapham is bound in some kind of co-dependent relationship with a 58 year old Trucker from Kilmarnock and convinced they will be life long friends when the show is over....

God I miss it.

BunnyLebowski · 17/06/2011 19:31

Because they're all knobs?

VivaLeBeaver · 17/06/2011 19:31

I liked it at Xmas when they were all dressed as elves.

SuePurblybilt · 17/06/2011 19:32

That's it? And that's on every day? Jakers.

at least I don't feel quite so thick.

MixedClassBaby · 17/06/2011 19:34

It's known as Twits open boxes in our house.

noblegiraffe · 17/06/2011 19:37

I was once in the audience for The Weakest Link and we had to wear black too. People who inadvertently wore too much colour were given stuff to cover up with.

SuePurblybilt · 17/06/2011 19:42

You're winding me up cos I is thick, right? That can't be it?

takethisonehereforastart · 17/06/2011 19:42

I know someone who was on it (he won 10p) and he said that they film three shows a day and move the audience around so they look like different audiences. Having them all in black would help with that I suppose, otherwise we might spot the really colourful people had just swapped seats.

AtYourCervix · 17/06/2011 19:53

It's a one box game.

NO IT CHUFFING ISN'T!

DH sky +s it. Under. The. Patio.

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ssd · 17/06/2011 19:59

I'll be under it with him atyourcervix

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JamieAgain · 18/06/2011 10:03

Sue - no, really. If you is thick then so is I

HellAtWork · 18/06/2011 10:33

When I first watched this I had no idea that all the contestants stayed in a hotel together for the entire week and so was completely confused by all the references to "I'll go for this box - Jan said X would be lucky for me today"

PinotsKittens · 18/06/2011 10:38

yy it''s to move them around for multi-recordings.

Tis the devils work that show. Feckin love it.

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