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For the first missing vowels round she said "Space Odyssey". Shouldn't that be counted as a wrong answer, because it's actually "A Space Odyssey"? They are normally very strict about this.
Victoria has so far been strict only if they miss one of the consonants on the screen. If it was "The Space Odyssey" and they didn't say "the", she definitely wouldn't give them points.
13:21 that presidents' question was quite a lousy one in my opinion. I don't know why, it just felt kind of unconvincing in a way, not a real sequence.
@@solarprogeny6736 I just didn't like it. Felt arbitrary or too complicated to explain, and almost impossible to manage to get. But you did manage to define it in a shorter and more exact phrase, which makes it a bit better :)
I dunno, the moment Victoria said it's also Nixon, it clicked for me, even though I wasn't sure if I was on the right track. Which seems exactly the type a convoluted question this show loves.
This quiz show is devilishly difficult. I normally do well in other shows I catch on TV and I laugh at the contestants' humiliating answers when they make fools out of themselves, but nothing of that sort can be found here. This requires a lot of knowledge, but also some clever thinking. I am surprised shows like this are even around. I thought the TV has been leaning towards some brainless entertainment lately. And I rarely know answers to these questions myself, but part of the problem is that I'm not British (and English is not even my first language) and a lot of the questions requires knowledge of British things that is much less common knowledge in other countries. While another lot of questions requires knowledge of some very specific terms or names of species/races in English, which is also something I never had a chance to learn in-depth in English. I wish there was a version of this show in my country to give me a little better chances.
Many of the questions are specific to English (or British) pop culture, history, politics or geography. Of course some draw on American culture also, but the balance is toward the UK.
@@sayantanguha707 Jeopardy is really the only quiz show we have in the US (as opposed to game shows), and I don't find the format as entertaining. Although I'd argue it can be just as difficult considering each of the contestants is left to guess on their own, whereas Only Connect or University Challenge operate with teams.
I am usually quite horrible at this. Mostly because I'm not British, and don't really know that many famous people. It was really nice though to be able to connect the terriers and baskets on the wall and their connections, and then figure out the connection of the red words. Surprisingly enough I nearly got all of the greek and roman gods in the vowel connect. I'm glad I knew my mythology, vowel connect especially is always my worse round when I play along as I watch.
Honest I didn't think The Gamblers were a match for Min Lacy (and her team), but I guess the wall (despite that lucky last second jab) was the Archers Admirers' weak spot.
@@zanehankins7500 @Zane Hankins Yes I was indeed thinking of "My Funny Valentine", the jazz standard. I thought she was referencing that too, not a Jojo character :)
@@Tassdo Well, it doesn't matter what she was referencing, the comment was a joke. Even though you didn't get it, I appreciate the fact that you didn't get mad at me.
@@zanehankins7500 Okay! Yeah I thought it might be a joke but wasn't quite sure :) (which is why I said I might get woooshed) No need for anyone to get mad haha
Wow! I sometimes listen to old Sister Rosetta Tharpe performances, and lots of Only Connect. Today they actually coincided: First the algorithm suggested SRT's _Lonesome Road_ ua-cam.com/video/uw9ArnbNr3c/v-deo.html then this episode of Only Connect 8:35.
@@zwair42069 But it would matter, because you have to give the exact spelling...usually, that is, because Space Odyssey also counted, although it was not precise. @DoctorX Do you really say "Torino" and not "Turin" in the UK? I cannot imagine.
I know my Greek and Roman gods because of Rick Riordan. Kinda disappointed they were all the major gods. Would have loved some minor gods and goddesses.
To my own surprise I knew almost all of the missing vowels before they pressed the buttons. :O I only didn't know the Alice subtitle. Did anyone else think it wasn't hard or was I just lucky with these topics?
Blimey, I posted this opinion 5 years ago ffs. How am I supposed to remember? Just for you I’ll watch it again and let you know if I still find her rude.
On reflection, I guess she was just mildly annoying rather than rude. Maybe I have mellowed in 5 years or perhaps I have just become immune to the relatively pompous qualities of a number of Only Connect contestants over the years.
I'm watching this on 22/02/2022 and I loved the palindromic date question. 😀 11:30
The 180° question was very easy for a semi-final.
That and the Greek/Roman gods one.
I was really proud that I knew it was resistor codes. On the other hand, I have a table in my room because I keep forgetting them.
independence dates also
Most of the things here seemed far too easy. Like the adopted kids group or country flags.
this was an easy show to be fair
12:15 Here I was screaming 30/02/2003... 🤣
Took me about 10 minutes lmao
I was going to comment angrily, and once I typed up the date I realized 🙈
What a great match - both were exceedingly brilliant, bravo!
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Aw Baby Jenny, I’m so proud to see how far she’s come🥺
Sad that this wasn't the final. They were my favorite teams of the season. Very good match!
(Woodrow Wilson)
"I don't know what he did..."
"He died."
😂
The host is so condescending... in a lovely sort of way.
I like how the gamblers bided their time to confer during allowed time lol
"I should've gotten blood bath." now hold up
Intro is a bop no one can change my mind
I’ve been to Andorra, a magical land!!
20:19 "those look like names kind of" at the last few seconds was hilarious to me haha
For the first missing vowels round she said "Space Odyssey". Shouldn't that be counted as a wrong answer, because it's actually "A Space Odyssey"? They are normally very strict about this.
Difficult to do for this one. It’s 2001: A space odyssey so it’s a bit unfair to require the A when there are numbers in the title
@@P0is0ndagger127 They only had to name the subtitle.
100% agree. She missed one of the three words - doesn't matter that it was just one letter.
@@P0is0ndagger127 the numbers have absolutely nothing to do with anything.
Victoria has so far been strict only if they miss one of the consonants on the screen. If it was "The Space Odyssey" and they didn't say "the", she definitely wouldn't give them points.
I love/hate that she spoke of Hercules as though he was real and that was the origin of purple dye.
? But he was?
@@rocco2949 he was a Roman God... How many of those were real?
@@k7450 Hercules was greek...
@@rocco2949 Hercules was Roman. You literally only needed to Google it, but you chose to try and sound clever instead.
@@k7450 "Herakles is the Roman name for the Greek philosopher Hercules". He was Greek? And a real man? What is your point... Who are you?
13:21 that presidents' question was quite a lousy one in my opinion. I don't know why, it just felt kind of unconvincing in a way, not a real sequence.
"List of years that are primes, and also had major hurricanes occur in them". Like, sure, it's *technically* valid, but...
What do you mean, not a sequence? It's the dated order of oscars awarded to american president performances
@@solarprogeny6736 I just didn't like it. Felt arbitrary or too complicated to explain, and almost impossible to manage to get. But you did manage to define it in a shorter and more exact phrase, which makes it a bit better :)
It WAS too contrived..
I dunno, the moment Victoria said it's also Nixon, it clicked for me, even though I wasn't sure if I was on the right track. Which seems exactly the type a convoluted question this show loves.
21:43 love his reaction
This quiz show is devilishly difficult. I normally do well in other shows I catch on TV and I laugh at the contestants' humiliating answers when they make fools out of themselves, but nothing of that sort can be found here. This requires a lot of knowledge, but also some clever thinking. I am surprised shows like this are even around. I thought the TV has been leaning towards some brainless entertainment lately. And I rarely know answers to these questions myself, but part of the problem is that I'm not British (and English is not even my first language) and a lot of the questions requires knowledge of British things that is much less common knowledge in other countries. While another lot of questions requires knowledge of some very specific terms or names of species/races in English, which is also something I never had a chance to learn in-depth in English. I wish there was a version of this show in my country to give me a little better chances.
Exactly my thoughts well put into words!
What country do you live in?
უფასო ადიღე Poland
I think it’s because it’s biased to UK/Euro culture. But, no excuses. Hahahahaha.
You have clearly been practicing english for some time now. Well worded response. Though don't get me wrong, these questions are definitely tough.
I'm very late to this video series but I really hope Gamblers win in the finals! They're so adorably smart. This was a nail biter.
Watching these with my American education makes me feel like this is from a parallel universe.
Deanna Dionne true...
Many of the questions are specific to English (or British) pop culture, history, politics or geography. Of course some draw on American culture also, but the balance is toward the UK.
Yeah, in American quiz shows, the questions are like: "What is the first thing you see when you clean your underwear?". And the answer is "DooDoo".
@@sayantanguha707 I was stumped in Only Connect before they even asked a question.
@@sayantanguha707 Jeopardy is really the only quiz show we have in the US (as opposed to game shows), and I don't find the format as entertaining. Although I'd argue it can be just as difficult considering each of the contestants is left to guess on their own, whereas Only Connect or University Challenge operate with teams.
That’s Jenny Ryan - now on the chase!
I saw that too
26:58 Oh my god, finally a category where I managed to answer faster than the contestants 😭
Anyone else really good at the final round, but terrible at everything else?
Yes
I am usually quite horrible at this. Mostly because I'm not British, and don't really know that many famous people.
It was really nice though to be able to connect the terriers and baskets on the wall and their connections, and then figure out the connection of the red words. Surprisingly enough I nearly got all of the greek and roman gods in the vowel connect. I'm glad I knew my mythology, vowel connect especially is always my worse round when I play along as I watch.
Thanks for confirming that sex is a need, Victoria. A position that remains controversial to this day.
That's because you can do without it. It's not like air, water or food!
@@JaneDoe-ci3gj Perhaps it's something to do with how humanity won't live long without sex.
@@JaneDoe-ci3gj except us humans have a need to procreate, so no, not really
@@JaneDoe-ci3gj if you're looking it selfishly, yes. As a species, we absolutely cannot "do without it".
@@oz_jones ever heard of asexuality? It's a valid sexual orientation
3=Purple could work because its descending order of belts in karate.
Yeah but they don't really stand for those numbers, do they?
Dang it Archers!
Gotta give them credit for making it this far though.
Lol at the guy pretending not to know the names of the sex and the city characters
as an electrical engineer, the 3=orange question made me scream at the screen😂
lmao I just went with the colour gradient and orange made sense still
close one! so fun
I got the resistor codes, Jenny's looking hot, life is good!
Honest I didn't think The Gamblers were a match for Min Lacy (and her team), but I guess the wall (despite that lucky last second jab) was the Archers Admirers' weak spot.
I am so proud I got 3 answers right, the basket one, the words that mean red and the fenerbahçe and galatasaray
i had that maslow question from “esteem” i felt smart for a second 😌 but that didnt last long
22:30 I didn't expect a Jojo reference on a highly intelligent British game show.
Mhh not sure if I will get woooshed if I point out it was a thing before Jojo :V
@@Tassdo Are you thinking of "My Funny Valentine"? Or am I missing something? I though the name was original.
@@zanehankins7500 @Zane Hankins Yes I was indeed thinking of "My Funny Valentine", the jazz standard. I thought she was referencing that too, not a Jojo character :)
@@Tassdo Well, it doesn't matter what she was referencing, the comment was a joke. Even though you didn't get it, I appreciate the fact that you didn't get mad at me.
@@zanehankins7500 Okay! Yeah I thought it might be a joke but wasn't quite sure :) (which is why I said I might get woooshed)
No need for anyone to get mad haha
Wow! I sometimes listen to old Sister Rosetta Tharpe performances, and lots of Only Connect. Today they actually coincided:
First the algorithm suggested SRT's _Lonesome Road_ ua-cam.com/video/uw9ArnbNr3c/v-deo.html then this episode of Only Connect 8:35.
Contrary to popular belief, putting "fair use" in the description doesn't actually make it fair use. Thanks for the piracy though, we appreciate it ;)
No copyright intended.
There is no period/full stop after the S in “Harry S Truman”. It doesn’t stand for anything. His middle name literally was “S”.
Same with Ulysses S Grant
Actually his middle name really was spelt "S." with a period, not just "S"
1:27 it's the Vixen from the Chase.
fener vs galatasaray beee sabaha kadar burdayız
That’s the Vixen Jenny, she’s so pretty ❤️
Goddamn, more than half of the people in this comment section should've been producers or winning candidates of that season.
All the points just for knowing the final answer
Surely Juventus and Torino not Turin?
They are both right. TRN = TuRiN , TRN = ToRiNo
@@zwair42069 yeah, but we dont usually translate names of clubs; otherwise we'd have Royal Madrid or Bavaria Munich
@@1Pos5 yes but in this game it does not count. The "o" in the end is meaningless
@@zwair42069 But it would matter, because you have to give the exact spelling...usually, that is, because Space Odyssey also counted, although it was not precise.
@DoctorX Do you really say "Torino" and not "Turin" in the UK? I cannot imagine.
@@Brax1982 For the city we would say Turin but the football team doesnt get translated always know them as Torino
I was screaming 30/02/2003 in my head but then realize there's no such date >.
Yeah Europeans having 31 months in a year is quite strange.
11:44 Hey. That's my actual birthday. 🎉🎉
It's not Sporting Lisbon, it's Sporting Portugal!!
Who knows the vixen and Jenny Ryan, they are the same, boom
I think that "hit the _" question somehow escaped from the connecting wall.
26:30 - she said "Space Odyssey" and not "A Space Odyssey" - technically she shouldn't have been awarded that point.
I’ve watched a few of these and there are always seems to be a majority of glass wearers
There isn’t really a fox terrier according to the Kennel Club, there are two breeds, the wire fox terrier and the smooth fox terrier.
Aren't they both... fox terriers, then?
There's just one breed terrier don't know why the researchers put out 4
My dumb ass was wondering why 30/02/2003 wouldn't work and then I remember there's only 28 days in February.
The 30th month being February is an unusual turn of events.
Like I said. GLaDOS
Stephen Merchant NEEDS to be a sidekick on this show
Fantasy casting
10:20 BB Roy Of Great Britain Very Good Wife
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@@Grizzly01 Black Brown Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Violet Gray White
@@sayantanguha707 What happened to Red?
@@Grizzly01 Fixed.
@@sayantanguha707 You missed yellow in your mnemonic.
The smartest one is actually the host because she knows all the true answers
????? Well at least we all know who the dumbest commenter is..
@@musik350 yeah, you're right, mean spirited but I didnt fins it very funnt
gosh that was close
I'm sure that the 180° doesn't suits a semifinal, not even that program at all
???
@@jacobloving6765 sorry.. I'll fix it. I meant that the 180° doesn't suits the semi-final of this program because it's so easy
Monday 29th March 2010
Didn't know that march was the 29th month of the year.
no tom scott on this one
And sadly the eps are gone
3 blue 1 brown reference?
BBROY!!
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Albania 🇦🇱
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12:20 wouldn't it be 30/02/2003?
Ah of course. The weird date format confused me. Thanks for clearing that up :)
Facepalm
I got the same thing as you, how the heck does this work?
Nick Toss in America we say “MM/DD/YYYY”, in other countries they typically say “DD/MM/YYYY”
February 30th doesn't exist
I know my Greek and Roman gods because of Rick Riordan. Kinda disappointed they were all the major gods. Would have loved some minor gods and goddesses.
Demeter would have been grate.
To my own surprise I knew almost all of the missing vowels before they pressed the buttons. :O I only didn't know the Alice subtitle.
Did anyone else think it wasn't hard or was I just lucky with these topics?
We get to se the clues a bit earlier than the contestants do.
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Can't stand Min Lacey. So rude.
Hungry Penguin She is nowhere near as rude as your comment is.
nothing rude about her what are you talking about
Personally I find her delightful. Do you have a timestamp for an instance of her being rude?
Blimey, I posted this opinion 5 years ago ffs. How am I supposed to remember? Just for you I’ll watch it again and let you know if I still find her rude.
On reflection, I guess she was just mildly annoying rather than rude. Maybe I have mellowed in 5 years or perhaps I have just become immune to the relatively pompous qualities of a number of Only Connect contestants over the years.