Longtime Posted November 25, 2011 Posted November 25, 2011 Somone's just had Zep as their specialist subject on tonights mastermind. He was rubbish. Didn't even know it was T.Reid who turned down the Zep vocalist gig at least he knew what the bands own record label was called...not that it'd take a 'mastermind' to know that!! Most of the questions were as easy as that. Quote
Fool In The Rain 60 Posted November 25, 2011 Posted November 25, 2011 He isn't much better at General Knowledge... Quote
Cofa Posted November 25, 2011 Posted November 25, 2011 I got 13. Had a mental block on Tony Thompson. Quote
TheStairwayRemainsTheSame Posted November 25, 2011 Posted November 25, 2011 i would have OWNED this. Quote
SuperDave Posted November 25, 2011 Posted November 25, 2011 Most of us here would done quite well. But when the pressure is on in front of cameras, things can change. Quote
TheStairwayRemainsTheSame Posted November 25, 2011 Posted November 25, 2011 Most of us here would done quite well. But when the pressure is on in front of cameras, things can change. The lyric was "I walk side by side with death" and he didnt know Quote
SuperDave Posted November 26, 2011 Posted November 26, 2011 The lyric was "I walk side by side with death" and he didnt know Thanks for the Mastermind video Ady! I guess he just froze with the mental block. Probably, banged his head against the wall for not knowing "No Quarter", a song I'm sure he is quite familiar with. :wall: Quote
Reggie29 Posted November 26, 2011 Posted November 26, 2011 The lyric was "I walk side by side with death" and he didnt know The full lyric is, "walking side by side with death, the devil mocks their every step....." Quote
SuperDave Posted November 26, 2011 Posted November 26, 2011 No matter how much one knows about a particular subject it can be quite easy to falter with the format of the show. You only have seconds to answer each question. It's not like you can rehearse for this as you don't know which questions you'll be asked. Probably, the only way to prepare for this is to stay relaxed. Quote
Magic Fills the Air Posted November 26, 2011 Posted November 26, 2011 I saw it last night. To be fair he was only 18, and must have been very nervous. Although I was surprised he got the No Quarter question wrong. I thought the questions were incredibly easy. Quote
Jahfin Posted November 26, 2011 Posted November 26, 2011 I saw it last night. To be fair he was only 18, and must have been very nervous. Although I was surprised he got the No Quarter question wrong. I thought the questions were incredibly easy. Under the pressure of the spotlight, it would be hard to say how any of us would handle it but given the amount of times this person said "pass" I get the impression he wasn't nearly as knowledgable about Zeppelin as he believed himself to be. Quote
SuperDave Posted November 26, 2011 Posted November 26, 2011 Under the pressure of the spotlight, it would be hard to say how any of us would handle it but given the amount of times this person said "pass" I get the impression he wasn't nearly as knowledgable about Zeppelin as he believed himself to be. You're probably right. But he did get some of the tougher ones correct. He seemed to have more problems with the easier ones. Quote
Kiwi_Zep_Fan87 Posted November 26, 2011 Posted November 26, 2011 I saw it last night. To be fair he was only 18, and must have been very nervous. Although I was surprised he got the No Quarter question wrong. I thought the questions were incredibly easy. I agree with you Magic. Being a fan of game shows such as "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?", I remember a female contestant telling Chris Tarrant that being on the show is nothing like watching it at home and casually answering questions from the comfort of your living room. In front of the camera, under the watchful eye of a huge audience in the studio and elsewhere, the nerves do get the better of you and you are often in doubt about even extremely easy questions. But I was very very suprised to know that this 18 year old kid actually claimed that Led Zeppelin was his "specialist subject", especially after a performance like that! Quote
Longtime Posted November 27, 2011 Author Posted November 27, 2011 Thanks for posting that. I think the fact he looks like he's trying so hard makes it even funnier. What a klutz! ha ha ha and notice how he rolls his eys when Humphries says his specialist is subject is Zep? Quote
TheStairwayRemainsTheSame Posted November 27, 2011 Posted November 27, 2011 Maybe he comes on this forum..... Quote
Longtime Posted November 27, 2011 Author Posted November 27, 2011 Maybe he comes on this forum..... I wondered that when I sent him a message on his facebook. I wonder if he'll get back to me. I'm bored. ha ha ha Quote
TheStairwayRemainsTheSame Posted November 27, 2011 Posted November 27, 2011 I wondered that when I sent him a message on his facebook. I wonder if he'll get back to me. I'm bored. ha ha ha I hope it's not SAJ then we're all in trouble..... Quote
Longtime Posted November 27, 2011 Author Posted November 27, 2011 He's replyed to me on FAcebook. "Agreed, completely shit performance. Two reasons. First, I didn't do any revision at all. So went in without even having thought about it properly. Second, it is indescribable how scary it is in that chair. So although I knew the answers to all of them the pressure was just too much. I was incredibly disappointed, had assumed I'd be able to get pretty much anything. Ah, the pitfalls of arrogance. I'd be grateful if you could tell the ocean I'm profoundly sorry I let it down. And did you know it was the first time Zeppelin had ever been on Mastermind? Incredible... then again, I nearly did Robert Johnson." Quote
SuperDave Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 It makes sense that the pressure got to him. Quite understandable. I know my Led Zeppelin trivia, but with the circumstances and the minimal amount of time between questions, I know I wouldn't be able to answer to some of those I know very easily the answer to. Quote
Ady Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 Second, it is indescribable how scary it is in that chair. I can imagine it is! The entire audience in darkness with the spotlight on you, not to mention the TV cameras. Quote
chillumpuffer Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 Whats even more scary that it is not the first time anyone has answered questions on Zeppelin on Mastermind - he didn't even know that!!! A guy from Derby,I think, was on a couple of years ago. And if memory serves me correct he did much better then the guy from Eraserhead! Quote
Led Zep Girl Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 I give the guy props for remaing calm. I guess he was calm. If it were me, I'd freeze & forget what my whole reason for being there was. Quote
TheStairwayRemainsTheSame Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 I want to go on it and do it Quote
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