Pointless

*~*~*~*~{ Introduction }~*~*~*~* Pointless is a BBC 2 game show hosted by Alexander Armstrong and co-hosted by Richard Osman (brother to the Suede bass player Mat Osman). The programme is shown on weekdays, starts at 4:30pm and runs for 45 minutes. The title of this show has a double meaning, as the aim of the game is to think of answers to pointless questions and hopefully become point less (to have the least points). *~*~*~*~{ Basic rules }~*~*~*~* Pointless consists of five teams, each team made up of two people, be they friends, partners, colleagues, etc... The game revolves around finding the most obscure answers ...  Read the complete review

After being ill and restricted to bed for a week or so I discovered the delights of daytime TV. Failing having a few hundred grand to spend on a house in Spain or an attic full of antiques to flog at auction, however, there is little on before 6pm to interest me! Of course there's always the quiz shows, isn't there? I used to love quiz shows but even the ones which used to be so good, Who Wants To be a Millionaire etc have become boring. Quiz shows have needed a few new ideas for a while. When a new one crops up, especially shown during the day, I generally expect a poor quality show with a weak format. So with some reluctance I switched on to watch ...  Read the complete review

BBC2's new TV quiz show pointless is just one of those programmes i thought would be rubbish but is actually strangely compelling. The show broadcast daily on BBC2 at 4:30 has livened up the early evening schedule on the channel which is normally dominated by rubbish shows about antiques. The show is presented by the likeable Alexander Armstrong with halp from the fact man Richard, and the idea of the show is quite simple, to score as little points as possible in each of the 3 rounds to have a go at grand prize. The way it works is there are 5 pairs of contestants and one general knowledge question each round that has previously been answered by 100 ...  Read the complete review

I don't know what it is about this show that is intriguing, but it is. First and foremost, great host, comfortable and funny at times, i always liked Alexander Armstrong since his days with Ben Miller in their show. The other guy Richard is good too, i actually like his input to the show, i'm always wondering why that wasn't right or what are the most obscure answers from said round, just to see how right i was. The show gets you involved too, i'm always shouting at the TV and saying it's that or how can these idiots not know this obscure answer i'm thinking of! The show is a different approach to gameshow, you have to have as low as possible score ...  Read the complete review

The aim of the show is to get the lowest score. Pointless works by asking questions, which have already been asked to a group of 100 people, to the contestants (pairs). They are supposed to answer as obscure an answer to the question as possible so that as few of the 100 people as possible have given that answer. Their score is out of that 100 (i.e. if 36 people gave that answer they get a score of 36). However, if they get the answer wrong they recieve the maximum 100 points. As a bonus, if none of the 100 people have given that answer the answer counts as a "Pointless" answer and an extra £250 is added to the prize fund. In order to ...  Read the complete review