The Fanatics

Revision as of 10:45, 25 January 2015

Host

Baz Ashmawy

Broadcast

Victory Television for Sky 1, 7 January 2015 to present

Synopsis

Three "superfans" demonstrate their specialist knowledge; the best will win the prize of their dreams.

To prove their knowledge, the players answer questions in a number of headings, testing many of their senses. A collage of faces tests sight. An audio clip gives slight clues to the ear. A tactile round has the contestants feeling their way to extra points.

It's a hat, not a traffic cone.

Even intuition is tested: given a broad description, the players guess which area of a picture will give the most information. The night's champion is found from a round of quickfire questions. The episode's winner has named their own prize, and faces one final question to take an additional treat. Each show is self-contained, there's no returning champion or series final.

Unlike a certain other specialist subject show, The Fanatics enjoys a bright and welcoming studio. It's hosted by Baz Ashwarmy, who never sneers at the contestants. The questions are demanding to the expert, almost impenetrable to the non-fan.

The studio is bright and welcoming.

But The Fanatics doesn't have a hook for the casual viewer, like Mastermind has general knowledge. Not interested in football, comic books, or space flight? Don't bother, there's nothing for you here. Only interested in one subject? It's going to be a long hour: the show rotates between each contender, after five minutes on your topic comes ten minutes in another dialect of Geek.

Theme music

Nick Foster is credited for "Music".

Inventor

Based on an original format from Workpoint Entertainment, a company in Thailand.

Web links

Sky site

Feedback

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 == Synopsis ==
-Who knows the most about very little?
+Three "superfans" demonstrate their specialist knowledge; the best will win the prize of their dreams.
-A show between three passionate fans of sport or pop culture icons (sample episode: comic book superheroes, football, and space flights).
+To prove their knowledge, the players answer questions in a number of headings, testing many of their senses. A collage of faces tests sight. An audio clip gives slight clues to the ear. A tactile round has the contestants feeling their way to extra points.
-[http://corporate.sky.com/media-centre/news-page/2014/baz-ashmawy-to-host-super-fan-show-the-fanatics-for-sky-1 The press office tells us]:
+<div class=image>
+[[File:The fanatics feel the hat.jpg|400px|The Fanatics]]
+''It's a hat, not a traffic cone.''
+</div>
-: Over a series of rounds three contestants will have to demonstrate incredible powers of recall, observation, dexterity and an unprecedented level of knowledge of their chosen subject. Super fans will do battle in a high-tension, high-stakes game show that puts their knowledge to the ultimate test to crown only one player THE FANATICS.
+Even intuition is tested: given a broad description, the players guess which area of a picture will give the most information. The night's champion is found from a round of quickfire questions. The episode's winner has named their own prize, and faces one final question to take an additional treat. Each show is self-contained, there's no returning champion or series final.
-Let's hope no-one picks grammar pedantry as their specialist subject.
+Unlike [[Mastermind|a certain other specialist subject show]], ''The Fanatics'' enjoys a bright and welcoming studio. It's hosted by Baz Ashwarmy, who never sneers at the contestants. The questions are demanding to the expert, almost impenetrable to the non-fan.
-{{notaired}}
+<div class=image>
+[[File:The fanatics set.jpg|400px|The Fanatics]]
+''The studio is bright and welcoming.''
+</div>
+But ''The Fanatics'' doesn't have a hook for the casual viewer, like ''Mastermind'' has general knowledge. Not interested in football, comic books, or space flight? Don't bother, there's nothing for you here. Only interested in one subject? It's going to be a long hour: the show rotates between each contender, after five minutes on your topic comes ten minutes in another dialect of Geek.
+== Theme music ==
+Nick Foster is credited for "Music".
 == Inventor ==
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 [http://www.sky.com/tv/show/the-fanatics Sky site]
+== See also ==
+[[Fanorama]]
+[[Mastermind]]
+[[Weaver's Week 2015-01-25|Weaver's Week review]]
 [[Category:Specialist Subjects Quiz|Fanatics, The]]
 [[Category:Current|Fanatics, The]]
-[[Category:Awaiting Review|Fanatics, The]]