Richard Osman's House of Games.

Have watched HOG from the start and really enjoy it, even if I'm hopeless at some rounds, such as geography and pop songs. Used to like Richard Osman too, but have gone off him somewhat. Thought his first book was complete rubbish, written so badly, and felt very cross that it was a roaring success in terms of sales, just because he is well known and had massive publicity to sell it.

His partnership with Alexander Armstrong on Pointless hasn't helped, as they seem to have developed more and more this sort of patronising banter, As for AA and his love of pretending to eat or drink at every opportunity really annoys me. Every viewer must know by now that he is good at miming eating a curry or roast dinner!!! We don't need continual reminders. And he does like to name drop too.

Incidentally last night (Friday) I was furious when I congratulated myself on noticing that HOG was going too be on 30 minutes later than usual because of some stupid football draw , but switched on at 6.30 to find it was still football which continued for the next half hour, and didn't see HOG.
So can someone tell me if HOG was on at 6pm as usual, which will infuriate me! If so, who won the final round?

Lucca, I also cannot stand Richard Osman and his book was a load of rubbish.

Agreed! He's so smug and self important. Yuk! And although I do enjoy Pointless I can't bear the way he continually belittles Alexander Armstrong. Not funny !! One dose of him is enough for one day.

Volver, I agree not keen on the presenter. The Chase is a favourite here, with Bradley just perfect as host.

Rowyn - I totally agree with you. We kept switching over for HOG as it was meant to come on at 6.30 and as you say it was still football! (sport always take precedence!) It finally came on at 7.00 and Lightning was cancelled. Jo Caulfield won and also won the trophy.

Love it! Usually watch Pointless BBC1 before turning over to Richard Osman's House of Games on BBC2.

Lucca - I agree wholeheartedly, he has the most boring voice on television and I found his first book boring as well.

Bluebell I agree with you I think pointless is pointless when Osman goes on and on listed the answers you could have had well that's boring beyond words

I love House of Games, but can’t believe how uneducated (thick) some of the celebrities are.
Saw one a while back with the geography round ‘Where is Kazakhstan‘. The question was ‘Where would you find the Venus de Milo?’. One celeb knew it was in the Louvre in Paris and then proceeded to mark Paris in Sweden!!

I record alot in an afternoon to have on in the evening, mainly for background noise as I usually don't just sit and watch TV.

Most TV in the evening is rubbish to me. I'm not a fan of the soaps.

I record Lingo, Place in the Sun, Pointless and The Chase so there is always something to catch up on if I'm out/busy etc.

I've not done House of Cards. I don't know why. I'll have to try it

I love doing the daily Wordle/Quordle games etc. Always liked quiz and brain activity games.

Having cared for my late mom with mixed dementia I'm determined to keep this brain ticking over

We also love HoG and switch straight from Pointless to BBC2 for it. I agree some of the contestants do seem rather intellectually challenged, let’s say, and I think it is rather unfair for their agents to volunteer them for something which shows them up so badly. Cringe! Yesterday’s programming, though, was ridiculous. Why start the football draw on BBC1 and then transfer it partway through to BBC2 at 6pm to make way for the News, probably annoying both those who wanted to watch the draw and those who wanted to watch HoG! Long gone are the days when not everyone had BBC2 so there is no logic at all

Enjoy most quiz shows. University challenge is definitely a challenge. Feel like brain of Britain if I manage to get any right.

yggdrasil

I love House of Games. My favourite rounds are Highbrow Lowbrow, where I never know the lowbrow question, and Where is Kazhakstan. It amazes me how bad the contestants are to both these :-))

Love this programme but absolutely agree, it never fails to amaze me how little supposed well educated tv presenters know about the world in general, particularly geography. Naga Munchetty springs to mind when she couldn’t identify New Zealand on the map ….. I mean really??

If I liked Richard Osman I would, but I don't, don't recognise most of the 'celebrities ', and as I'm moving about can't see the screen for the other bit to an answer...

Chardy

yggdrasil

I love House of Games. My favourite rounds are Highbrow Lowbrow, where I never know the lowbrow question, and Where is Kazhakstan. It amazes me how bad the contestants are to both these :-))

With you totally, yggdrasil

Me too!

We've been to the filming of Mastermind a couple of times - it's fascinating - and they did explain that the question rounds are carefully timed to even out the long and short questions overall.

Keffie12

I record alot in an afternoon to have on in the evening, mainly for background noise as I usually don't just sit and watch TV.

Most TV in the evening is rubbish to me. I'm not a fan of the soaps.

I record Lingo, Place in the Sun, Pointless and The Chase so there is always something to catch up on if I'm out/busy etc.

I've not done House of Cards. I don't know why. I'll have to try it

I love doing the daily Wordle/Quordle games etc. Always liked quiz and brain activity games.

Having cared for my late mom with mixed dementia I'm determined to keep this brain ticking over

Have you tried Octurdle? I love these word games.

Clever presenters are Richard Osman and Alexander Armstrong. I love both pointless and House of games. My 2 Westies and I share cuddles and watch House of games after we have our tea. I also think the question setters are so clever and inventive with the questions. Especially when their children set them. Keep it up everyone involved with the programme.

HofG and RO are brilliant. RO as an author didn't work for me, I've never yet spoken with anyone who was impressed with his book, which seems to be confirmed by many other posts here.

It's been a bestseller for ages.

Have you read his novels, just finished Thrusday Murder Club EXCELLENT unexpected ending

Vintage jazz. Being a bestseller proves nothing. The Shades if Grey series also sold in huge numbers, due to the publicity, and was the biggest load of cr** to hit the shops for many years. Without his name, and him having every chance to pique the public's interest, Osman's book would have sunk without trace.

I love HoG and, like many others, watch Pointless first. In the winter, DH makes sure he's in the house ready to watch together, which I really like. Sadly, at this time of the year, he's bound to be still busy doing something in the garden when they're on so I have to watch alone. It never bothers me if I know the celebrities or not, it's fun whoever they are, though some weeks the foursome gel better than others. I must say I've been surprised how dim a couple of the TV doctors are! The round I'm always shocked at is the one involving dates - they've given 17th century for Roman occurrence, for example. I love the one where they have to draw a character on a stick figure & I like to play along with Win when they're Singing. It's a great show, I look forward to it every day.

Have you tried Octurdle? I love these word games.

No, but my DH is hooked on it and recently completed a game in four minutes!

GrammaH

I love HoG and, like many others, watch Pointless first. In the winter, DH makes sure he's in the house ready to watch together, which I really like. Sadly, at this time of the year, he's bound to be still busy doing something in the garden when they're on so I have to watch alone. It never bothers me if I know the celebrities or not, it's fun whoever they are, though some weeks the foursome gel better than others. I must say I've been surprised how dim a couple of the TV doctors are! The round I'm always shocked at is the one involving dates - they've given 17th century for Roman occurrence, for example. I love the one where they have to draw a character on a stick figure & I like to play along with Win when they're Singing. It's a great show, I look forward to it every day.

Yes I get seriously worried at how ill informed some of the doctors are.