Love at First Sight
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There would be three men and three women. They would answer questions which would try to give the opposite sex some indication about their personality. After they've done that, they would each simultaneously input into their computer, CUPID (sadly), which one of the opposite sex they fancy. | There would be three men and three women. They would answer questions which would try to give the opposite sex some indication about their personality. After they've done that, they would each simultaneously input into their computer, CUPID (sadly), which one of the opposite sex they fancy. | ||
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| + | <div class="image">[[Image:Loveatfirstsight selections.jpg]]''Wasn't he in The Beat?''</div> | ||
After the break it would be revealed one at a time who picked who. If two people picked each other, they would win and would go out on a date. This was one of the most interesting parts of the show - the trails of who-fancies-who were often quite intricate. | After the break it would be revealed one at a time who picked who. If two people picked each other, they would win and would go out on a date. This was one of the most interesting parts of the show - the trails of who-fancies-who were often quite intricate. | ||
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| + | <div class="image">[[Image:Loveatfirstsight matchup.jpg]]''Computer says no''</div> | ||
Afterwards, winners from a previous show would play a game on a big board with 10 hearts on. They would be asked six questions about each other, three each, and for each one correct, they won a love heart. Aaaahh. | Afterwards, winners from a previous show would play a game on a big board with 10 hearts on. They would be asked six questions about each other, three each, and for each one correct, they won a love heart. Aaaahh. | ||
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These had a reason because afterwards, each heart was worth a shot at the big prize board. They had 4 seconds per heart won to shoot heart-shaped targets the using the joystick. Behind nine of them were normal prizes, but behind one was a special star prize holiday (which yes, they had to take together - Aaaah again). However, behind one was the evil Broken Heart, which meant game over. | These had a reason because afterwards, each heart was worth a shot at the big prize board. They had 4 seconds per heart won to shoot heart-shaped targets the using the joystick. Behind nine of them were normal prizes, but behind one was a special star prize holiday (which yes, they had to take together - Aaaah again). However, behind one was the evil Broken Heart, which meant game over. | ||
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| + | <div class="image">[[Image:Loveatfirstsight arcadegame.jpg]]''Shoot that poison arrow to my hear-e-e-ar-art...!!''</div> | ||
An interesting twist was that many of the shows were themed, such as three horseriding girls (in full horsy get-up) would meet three fishermen clad in waders. Zany but silly at the same time. | An interesting twist was that many of the shows were themed, such as three horseriding girls (in full horsy get-up) would meet three fishermen clad in waders. Zany but silly at the same time. | ||
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| + | <div class="image">[[Image:Loveatfirstsight helenbromby brunobrookes.jpg]]''There's no excuse for this outfit. No excuse at all.''</div> | ||
Bonus marks are awarded for some slick, fun hosting by both Brookes and Brumby. If you like your relationship game shows with a bit more meat on them than ''[[Blind Date]]'' and its clones, this was the show for you. | Bonus marks are awarded for some slick, fun hosting by both Brookes and Brumby. If you like your relationship game shows with a bit more meat on them than ''[[Blind Date]]'' and its clones, this was the show for you. | ||
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| + | ''If you can find a more 80s image on this site, do write.''</div> | ||
== Inventor == | == Inventor == | ||
Revision as of 12:01, 28 April 2008
Synopsis
There would be three men and three women. They would answer questions which would try to give the opposite sex some indication about their personality. After they've done that, they would each simultaneously input into their computer, CUPID (sadly), which one of the opposite sex they fancy.
Wasn't he in The Beat?After the break it would be revealed one at a time who picked who. If two people picked each other, they would win and would go out on a date. This was one of the most interesting parts of the show - the trails of who-fancies-who were often quite intricate.
Computer says noAfterwards, winners from a previous show would play a game on a big board with 10 hearts on. They would be asked six questions about each other, three each, and for each one correct, they won a love heart. Aaaahh.
You said "Party". The correct answer was "King Louis XVI".These had a reason because afterwards, each heart was worth a shot at the big prize board. They had 4 seconds per heart won to shoot heart-shaped targets the using the joystick. Behind nine of them were normal prizes, but behind one was a special star prize holiday (which yes, they had to take together - Aaaah again). However, behind one was the evil Broken Heart, which meant game over.
Shoot that poison arrow to my hear-e-e-ar-art...!!An interesting twist was that many of the shows were themed, such as three horseriding girls (in full horsy get-up) would meet three fishermen clad in waders. Zany but silly at the same time.
There's no excuse for this outfit. No excuse at all.Bonus marks are awarded for some slick, fun hosting by both Brookes and Brumby. If you like your relationship game shows with a bit more meat on them than Blind Date and its clones, this was the show for you.
If you can find a more 80s image on this site, do write.Inventor
Created by Stephen Leahy.
Trivia
Zoe Ball was a researcher on the show.
It's rumoured that a young Victoria Beckham auditioned for the show but was rejected.
We've never thought of this as one of the big-hitters of the game show world, but for some reason this very page that you're reading right now has turned out to be the most visited entry on the entire UKGameshows.com site. And we haven't the foggiest idea why. Perhaps one of our beloved readers (for example, you) would like to use the form below to enlighten us...? Update: One reader, Aelys Costello, writes: "The reason that I am reading this is because I was on Love At First Sight. I met my husband whilst we were filming the shows, he was on a show before me. Sixteen years later we are still together... with two lovely kids."
Recorded at Granada Television Studios in Manchester, as the credits were very keen to point out.
