Perception

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This show was basically a televised version of those "guess what this thing is we're showing you from an obscure angle" quizzes you tend to get in the more highbrow newspaper glossy supplements and puzzle magazines - and also [[Ask the Family]], although thankfully rather more technologically-advanced than that show (not that that was difficult). There were a surprising amount of different ways they would hide things, few of which, I'm afraid to say, come to mind currently. One variation was 'Animal Crackers', which would involve guessing the animal that was being slowly revealed by the camera. Another was a round called 'Where In The World?' in which the camera would be taking the contestants on an animated road, with signposts popping up regularly, giving initially obscure but increasingly easy directions/clues to the place concerned. Rather disappointingly, instead of asking the contestants to hit their buzzer to stop the computer on a certain subject, Holloway would only ever ask the computer to select one - and it seemed that she usually knew which one it would be in advance, as she could frequently be seen picking out the relevant card before the computer stopped. Something of an opportunity missed there, wethinks.
This show was basically a televised version of those "guess what this thing is we're showing you from an obscure angle" quizzes you tend to get in the more highbrow newspaper glossy supplements and puzzle magazines - and also [[Ask the Family]], although thankfully rather more technologically-advanced than that show (not that that was difficult). There were a surprising amount of different ways they would hide things, few of which, I'm afraid to say, come to mind currently. One variation was 'Animal Crackers', which would involve guessing the animal that was being slowly revealed by the camera. Another was a round called 'Where In The World?' in which the camera would be taking the contestants on an animated road, with signposts popping up regularly, giving initially obscure but increasingly easy directions/clues to the place concerned. Rather disappointingly, instead of asking the contestants to hit their buzzer to stop the computer on a certain subject, Holloway would only ever ask the computer to select one - and it seemed that she usually knew which one it would be in advance, as she could frequently be seen picking out the relevant card before the computer stopped. Something of an opportunity missed there, wethinks.
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The end game was quite clever, though. Four cameramen were shooting four different objects in EXTREME CLOSE-UP. One member of the team had to guess what those four objects were within a minute. The clever thing was, the other player was directing the cameramen ''[[The Golden Shot|Golden Shot]]'' style to try and give them the best view of the object. They won £2000 if they got all four. (One of the hardest items to spot proved to be a lollipop (no, not the type you eat, but the 'Stop Children' version), which was the main reason why the couple concerned failed to win the cash). All losing contestants went away with cameras, however - shades of [[Connections]] there - well, both shows were made by Granada and in the 1980's too.
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The end game was quite clever, though. Four cameramen were shooting four different objects in EXTREME CLOSE-UP. One member of the team had to guess what those four objects were within a minute. The clever thing was, the other player was directing the cameramen ''[[The Golden Shot|Golden Shot]]'' style to try and give them the best view of the object. They won £2000 if they got all four. (One of the hardest items to spot proved to be a lollipop (no, not the type you eat, but the 'Stop Children' version), which was the main reason why the couple concerned failed to win the cash, while one of the easiest proved to be a real live rabbit). All losing contestants went away with cameras, however - shades of [[Connections]] there - well, both shows were made by Granada and in the 1980's too.
== Catchphrases ==
== Catchphrases ==

Revision as of 17:32, 13 July 2011

Contents

Host

Alison Holloway

Broadcast

Granada for ITV, 29 June to August? 1989

Synopsis

You need to get your eyes tested. Actually, we're just kidding, but good eyesight and a good sense of perception and perspective were needed to do well in this show.

Alison Holloway, a kind of female Gordon Burns, challenged two couples in each show to try and guess what things are but... funny.

This show was basically a televised version of those "guess what this thing is we're showing you from an obscure angle" quizzes you tend to get in the more highbrow newspaper glossy supplements and puzzle magazines - and also Ask the Family, although thankfully rather more technologically-advanced than that show (not that that was difficult). There were a surprising amount of different ways they would hide things, few of which, I'm afraid to say, come to mind currently. One variation was 'Animal Crackers', which would involve guessing the animal that was being slowly revealed by the camera. Another was a round called 'Where In The World?' in which the camera would be taking the contestants on an animated road, with signposts popping up regularly, giving initially obscure but increasingly easy directions/clues to the place concerned. Rather disappointingly, instead of asking the contestants to hit their buzzer to stop the computer on a certain subject, Holloway would only ever ask the computer to select one - and it seemed that she usually knew which one it would be in advance, as she could frequently be seen picking out the relevant card before the computer stopped. Something of an opportunity missed there, wethinks.

The end game was quite clever, though. Four cameramen were shooting four different objects in EXTREME CLOSE-UP. One member of the team had to guess what those four objects were within a minute. The clever thing was, the other player was directing the cameramen Golden Shot style to try and give them the best view of the object. They won £2000 if they got all four. (One of the hardest items to spot proved to be a lollipop (no, not the type you eat, but the 'Stop Children' version), which was the main reason why the couple concerned failed to win the cash, while one of the easiest proved to be a real live rabbit). All losing contestants went away with cameras, however - shades of Connections there - well, both shows were made by Granada and in the 1980's too.

Catchphrases

"...As I ask the computer to select our first Perception!"

(Just before the end game): "That sound easy? Well, here's the twist - we want one of you to go backstage and become director!"

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