Deal or No Deal is back! And…

[TrishIsMySpiritAnimal]

…it’s still as cringey and woo as it was when Noel presented it.

I used to love it at first when it was first on TV. But the whole ‘think blue!’, people holding hands and chanting and the “I’m wishing for this to be a blue for you Sharon” - all while a fairly mediocre human behaved like they deserved loads of money despite showing very few redeemable qualities - made me turn off. I got to the point where I grumpily hoped they’d end up with a tenner, and it used to drive me nuts when the contestants or Noel would actually tell someone off for having a red in their box, like they had any hand in the decision rather than just randomness 😂 Also hated the “I’m praying this is a blue for you” - why? It won’t change what’s in the box. Just fucking open it.

So I hoped with a new presenter (and lower prize offers!) and a new era they’d have stopped that nonsense. They haven’t. In fact they’ve added a new element to this season’s show - pretending that there actually IS a banker giving his money away. The contestant yesterday was all “hahaha the banker will be furious he has to give me more of his money”. No love - it’s a producer on the phone. The ‘banker’ also told Stephen mulhern “I’ve just been decorating my 10 living rooms” and the contestant looked genuinely annoyed and said “alright for some” or something. I can’t watch this drivel - am I alone?

Really it could be a 10 minute show, or a 30 minutes show with 3 contestants on the bounce.

About 10 years ago I went to watch the filming of Deal or No Deal and it was quite underwhelming.

I went to the recording in October and they were recording for what would be the Christmas Period episodes (24th, 25th and 26th) and that was lovely because the festive theme and music was very uplifting.

However, the rest of it was very disappointing.

It was recorded in a shitty, run-down warehouse type building with no heating and it was freezing! The room where the show actually takes place and is recorded was so grubby you almost didn’t want to sit down on the plastic seats. It was really grim.

And it was all so staged…..I can’t count the amount of times the recording was paused for us to be told, “We don’t think you all clapped loud enough then so we are going to re-record that section and I want you all to clap much louder.”

And the same would happen with regards to audience noises they wanted us to make….a random staff member would appear and say, “If the next box is red then I want you all to react by making the following noise, which he’d then demonstrate and get us all to practice a few times before recording re-commenced.

It was so odd.

And Noel came across as really rude too - he didn’t engage with the audience or the players really outside of his “role” as the host.

They recorded three shows and it all got very tiring by the end of it…..and it lasted about 6-7 hours. My bum was numb, there was nothing to eat and drink, it was so cold and all they had were crappy porter-loos like they have at festivals for people to use.

I used to love the show before that experience but I could never see it in the same light afterwards.

Interesting ,how long are the contestants away from home ,they make out like its weeks ,but if they film seversl.episodes at once probably not?

@SheIsStuck23 thats so interesting thank you! I knew they filmed 3 episodes or so a day but didn’t realise the rest. Sounds like such a boring day!

..I can’t count the amount of times the recording was paused for us to be told, “We don’t think you all clapped loud enough then so we are going to re-record that section and I want you all to clap much louder.”

You are seriously joking!😮

I would imagine maybe 5 days maximum?

I always wondered how people managed to get so long off work, or how they could be away from their families for so long but now I know 😂

And I recall how Noel always used to say, when he called out the long-standing contestant’s name, “Finally, after 14 shows it’s now your turn….” (for example)…. and everyone would naturally assume the contestant had been hanging around for 14 days as they equated one show with one day. Very clever manipulation of the words 😂

None of the 3 shows I watched resulted in Big Money so there wasn’t much to get excited about either.

Awful programme. I know someone who won the jackpot. They were a multi millionaire, multi property owning, landlord with a reputation for being tight. The audience clearly had no idea.

I’m not!! 😂😂

I would say at least 5 times per show recording it was paused whilst we got gently berated for not reacting as they had wanted us to and then directing us on how they want us to clap and squeal etc etc.

He’d be like, “I’m going to count down from 5 and when I get to 1 I want you all to shout and cheer in the exact way I just demonstrated.”

To be fair, we always got a “well done” if we then did it right 😂

The best part of the day was the stop-off at the local McDonald’s Drive-Thru on the way back to our hotel so we could actually have something to eat 😂

And also it means Tipping Point is not on 😞

Don’t get me started on Tipping Point. I think they pick people with no general knowledge at all on purpose so they don’t have to pay out. The thickos that go on the show are something else!

I cannot bear this programme!!!

My 9 year old could probably do better than the adults they put on that show.

It’s patronising to watch, never mind actually partake in it.

I can’t put into words how much I hate that show 😂😂

Pointless on the other hand…..LOVE it!!!

Me and my 6 year old DS watched it yesterday afternoon, he got really into it! 🤣

Blimey😮

That's just so fake.
I won't be able to look at it the same way again.

Yep - whenever I watched it afterwards and there there was a moment of big groans, or big boos or lots of excited clapping I always wondered if it was natural or just the noise they were pre-instructed to make.

However, that was 10 years ago now so things may be very different and much more real this time around. I hope so anyway because I used to really love it.

I didn’t realise it was back on TV so maybe I will give it a watch as it may deserve a second chance 😂

This reminds me of the time we went to watch a live recording of a supposed comedy with Amanda Holden and Jamie Theakston… something like Mad About Alice? Anyway, iirc, we were chided for not laughing enough, or laughing but the lines were fluffed, (probably not the latter, as there was precious little to laugh at) so we had to laugh again. And again. The law of diminishing returns is real.

I think it's commonplace to redo audience reaction, though I never would have known if we hadn't experienced it. We were in the audience for children's TV and had to repeat things, even voting.

I’m watching DOND and I’m definitely preferring this host to Noel!!!

Not as thick as the contestants on Dale Winter's Lottery show.
We were all convinced the researchers trailed everyone's social media before picking the doziest people ever 😂
Very interesting about the filming of Deal though.
I had no idea apart from Noel being a Knob

@DysonSphere - it's actually really common in pre-recorded shows to do that, pick up shots, film the audience clapping at nothing (being told to clap & look in a certain direction by the set manager or warm-up act etc).

Thank you for the warning OP so I know when to avoid it. Well most of ITV I avoid anyway, at least the licence fee does not go towards it.

Clapping at nothing seems even worse! I'll never see these pre-recorded shows in the same way again!😧

Disappointing I always imagined strangers bonding in a hotel in a strange city for weeks on end
Its shattered my illusion, s 😂

TBF they all carried on like they were long lost soulmates with each other. And probably never saw each other ever again

There is so much talking and woo bollocks, I don't remember it being this bad

Watching this new series of Deal or no Deal is so cringey , the contestants all are so friendly and act like they know each other well. Some of the things they say, like, ' you're a beautiful person, you're so kind, etc ect.... it doesn't seem natural or real no me, then its all lets hold hands for good energy, its sickening. Its drawn out for an hour, of mostly over confident people, with their little strategies, which is no help whatsoever, its just down to luck of a number choice. I just won't be watching that again. Bring back tipping point.