Poll of the Year 2014

Revision as of 11:49, 1 January 2015

It’s the New Year, and that means it’s time to test the game show waters with you: the reading public once again, with the UKGameshows.com/Bother’s Bar Poll of 2014!

There are some slight changes this year – we weren’t happy with the International category (although we still encourage you to tell us what we should be watching if we haven’t covered it already), and a slight change in eligibility criteria so that shows that had broadcast pilots in 2013 that went on to have full series in 2014, with everything learned from those pilots. This rule is unusual in that it rarely happens but seemed to happen to a few decently notable shows last year, we’ll be keeping an eye out and changing for next year as we see fit.

The Rules

There are four categories. For the first three you are given five votes for each category, and if you feel particularly strongly on a show you can give them a second vote out of your allotted five. The final category (best moments) is freestyle. Please write each vote separately on a new line. We are also interested in your comments – you are more likely to be used if you keep it brief. Revivals are considered new shows, a not necessarily exhaustive list can be found on UKGameshows.com (this should open in a new tab). You are not obliged to use all your votes. If you work for a production company you should mention it, we reserve the right to discount dodgy ballots.

The categories are:

Hall of Fame – For the best new shows broadcast in the UK in 2014
Hall of Shame – For the worst new shows broadcast in the UK in 2014
The Golden Five – For any shows that had a new broadcast episode on UK television in 2014
Your favourite moments. And if you have Youtube addresses that would be handy.

Please use the form provided at Bother's Bar, but if you'd prefer to use e-mail we can accomodate that as well. Please put Poll 2014 in the subject line.

The polls close on Sunday 11th January at 11:59pm so get your skates on and we hope to get the results out to you mid-late January. Thanks for participating!

2014

To help jog your memory, here is our (not necessarily exhaustive) list of new formats last year.

December
Who Repairs Wins	Lifestyle, competitive building
Win Your Wish List	General knowledge quiz
November
no new shows
October
Fonn Fonn Fonn	Panel game, music
Keep It in the Family (3)	Family game
September
Bad Bridesmaid	Stunts and dares
Celebrity Squares (R)	Family game show
City Limits Live	Travel
Pyramid	Regional (Wales), childrens
Release the Hounds	Horror
Sam and Mark's Sport Showdown	Sport, childrens
Who's Doing the Dishes?	Lifestyle
August
Come on Down! The Game Show Story	Documentary
Gift Wrapped	Dating
The Singer Takes it All	Interactive, singing
Tumble	Celebrity gymnastics
The 21st Question	Quiz, general knowledge
Two Tribes	Quiz, general knowledge
Win It Cook It	Lifestyle
July
Don't Make Me Laugh	Comedy panel game
The Royal Welsh Show Pub Quiz	Radio, agriculture
Ultimate Brain	Science, childrens
Ultimate Dealer	Lifestyle
Virtually Famous	Comedy panel game
June
Ctrl Freaks	Stunts and dares, regional (London)
The Loser's World Cup	Regional (Wales) radio, comedy panel game
Stand by Your Man	Dating
May
Draw It!	Puzzle, drawing
The Dylan Thomas Pub Quiz	Literature
French Collection	Lifestyle
The Joke Machine	Childrens, comedy
The Link	Quiz, general knowledge
Sam and Mark's Geordie Challenge	Childrens, stunts and dares
24 Hours to Go Broke	Travel
April
All About Two	Quiz, television (BBC2)
Amazing Greys	Stunts and dares
The Big Allotment Challenge	Lifestyle (produce)
Ejector Seat	General knowledge quiz
Fifteen-to-One	General knowledge quiz
The Guess List	Panel game
Killer Magic	Stunts and dares (magic)
Let Me Entertain You	Variety
Monty Don's Real Craft (R)	Lifestyle
Viral Tap	Comedy panel game
March
The Lie	Quiz, general knowledge
Sport Relief's Top Dog	Animals (dogs)
Timeline	Quiz, general knowledge
February
Duck Quacks Don't Echo	Comedy panel game
The Good, the Bad and the Unexpected	Regional (Scotland) radio, comedy panel game
Hair	Lifestyle
Revenge of the Egghead	Quiz, general knowledge
Superstar Dogs	Animals (dogs)
January
The Dog Ate My Homework	Comedy panel game
The Great Interior Design Challenge	Lifestyle
The Jump	Action/adventure
Ludus	Childrens, interactive
My Kitchen Rules	Lifestyle
Reflex	Stunts and dares
The Taste	Cookery

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-<div class="square" style="float:left">[[Image:Square Vote.jpg]]</div>It's that picture of a cross on a bit of paper again, and that means it's time for the UKGameshows/Bother's Bar Poll of 2014!
+<div class="square" style="float:left">[[Image:Square Vote.jpg]]</div>It’s the New Year, and that means it’s time to test the game show waters with you: the reading public once again, with the UKGameshows.com/Bother’s Bar Poll of 2014!
-Coming soon!
+There are some slight changes this year – we weren’t happy with the International category (although we still encourage you to tell us what we should be watching if we haven’t covered it already), and a slight change in eligibility criteria so that shows that had broadcast pilots in 2013 that went on to have full series in 2014, with everything learned from those pilots. This rule is unusual in that it rarely happens but seemed to happen to a few decently notable shows last year, we’ll be keeping an eye out and changing for next year as we see fit.
+==The Rules==
+There are four categories. For the first three you are given five votes for each category, and if you feel particularly strongly on a show you can give them a second vote out of your allotted five. The final category (best moments) is freestyle. Please write each vote separately on a new line. We are also interested in your comments – you are more likely to be used if you keep it brief. Revivals are considered new shows, a not necessarily exhaustive list can be found on UKGameshows.com (this should open in a new tab). You are not obliged to use all your votes. If you work for a production company you should mention it, we reserve the right to discount dodgy ballots.
+The categories are:
+*Hall of Fame – For the best new shows broadcast in the UK in 2014
+*Hall of Shame – For the worst new shows broadcast in the UK in 2014
+*The Golden Five – For any shows that had a new broadcast episode on UK television in 2014
+*Your favourite moments. And if you have Youtube addresses that would be handy.
+Please use the [http://www.bothersbar.co.uk/?page_id=8299 form provided at Bother's Bar], but if you'd prefer to use e-mail [mailto:brigbother@bothersbar.co.uk we can accomodate that as well.] Please put Poll 2014 in the subject line.
+The polls close on Sunday 11th January at 11:59pm so get your skates on and we hope to get the results out to you mid-late January. Thanks for participating!
 ==2014==
-To help jog your memory, here is our (not necessarily exhaustive) list of new formats last year. Unusually (as in we don't think it has happened before), there were a couple of shows that had broadcast pilots in 2013 that went to full series (with alterations) in 2014. You may vote for these as new formats for this year, although we're reserving the right to change this rule in future votes.
+To help jog your memory, here is our (not necessarily exhaustive) list of new formats last year.
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