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Holey Moley Fore-Ever begins Tuesday May 3rd.

https://twitter.com/holeymoleyabc/status/1503768744874627075

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I saw that! The trailer gives away very little, but good to hear it’s back again as I haven’t thought of this in awhile.

The Muppets thing is only for one episode right? That’s what would be the natural assumption, but the Instagram page makes it sound like it’s for the season. But that can’t be, right? I sure hope not emoticon

Good to see Steph involved in the show again! Wonder why he wasn’t in season three then, weren’t these seasons filmed days apart?

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Probably isolating.

Guessing there won't be big changes if they filmed two seasons together. Didn't realise how quickly they filmed these - usually over a few days - compared to Wipeout. Guess building the course takes much longer.

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Yeah it’s a bit crappy that they’ve filmed it like this as there won’t be as much new stuff to see. But we know there are several unseen holes for sure from last time and then hopefully they keep the underused holes on the “whole”.

I also wouldn’t be surprised if they try to mix up some of the remaining ones a little bit, which may have happened with bringing Steph in (or maybe it’s a new hole of course).

Sad, but these trailers are far more interesting to me than Wipeout now.

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Safe to say this has been overshadowed in the past week by even more exciting news, but season 4 is only a month out. Not that there’s too much information yet, but we do have the graphic. Click this link to see the picture:

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/holey_moley/s04

Hmm emoticon The Muppets seem to be a permanent fixture then. Really not happy about that, I hope this is just for the first episode. But if it’s on the graphic, it doesn’t seem to make sense. No “special guest” should last a whole season, I would be all in favor of it for a week just to change the feeling of the show a bit.

From what I can make out, we have the Donut Hole returning, something with a trapeze (must be the Trap-Tee-Ze name we saw in the background last season!) and something involving a chicken? Maybe the Australian chicken coop version of Beaver Creak is making an appearance emoticon

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I’m back again!

There’s a new clip on Instagram and looks like we will have challenges that are sort of recycled, sort of new (there’s the conveyer-belt from Holey Matrimony but it leads into a floating circular platform rather than a spinning ring). I am happy enough with this considering they filmed the seasons close together and the last season wasn’t as long. A floating platform seems like a simpler obstacle than the spinning ring, but I’m not really complaining. This should be more beatable!

The main issue is that articles have continued to imply that the Muppets are an all-season thing. Why? It’d be a great idea for a special, but why all season?? Please be like Good Luck Charlie had it and have them only appear for the first episode of season 4 emoticon

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Great input everyone!

 emoticon So it turns out it is definitely all season emoticon. A lot of the promoted Muppets clips seem to be in the Clubhouse so I hope its mostly contained to there. I wouldn’t even mind having it as the “story” for this season, I just don’t want them commenting over contestants competing.

There are some very interesting clips, the jump from the foot to golf ball must be Big Foot Wedge, we see what must be Trap-tee-ze (is that a real guy hanging by his legs? emoticon ) and some other stuff that looks to be modified from before.

I commented this on one of the trailers, but notice that the clip of Steph on the course is from his season one appearances (definitely not just that course returning, there’s a huge crowd and Dutch Courage has four blades). This is weird to include, especially since it took about half of the preview on YouTube. There are also clips of Polcano which may or may not be old - it’s possible they just converted Ho Ho Hole back which would be a good move if they’re using it again.

I assume with the several new holes they’ve had to remove a few of the season three ones. Hopefully Hole Number Twi since we’ve had that a lot and Corn Hole is basically the same thing.

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Season premier eopinions just before episode 2 airs!

I’ll be honest, I was still very much looking forward to this show, but the combo of it being filmed so long ago, it therefore having less new stuff and the Muppets crossover was a bit of a demotivater. Luckily, it turned out to surpass my expectations as a result!

I maintain that the Muppets skits are generally not the best use of time or plot (although like everything on the show, they will occasionally still get a (mental) smile out of me). The plot of Rob asking them to save the show and all seems like it may get old, and a teaser on Instagram revealed more of it in coming weeks (with Ms Piggy, who I don’t think we’ve seen?). One thing I always feel Holey Moley is weird with is repetitive jokes/storylines throughout a season - it can be funny but things like the Diving Range gag and just week-on-week of the same puns feels weird when you’re a regular viewer of it. That’s not to say I didn’t enjoy the jokes reoccurring because they have tied the last couple of seasons together, but it’s just weird how they repeat some stuff. This Muppet gag wis already less amusing too.

But still, as long as they’re not in the commentary booth and it’s (almost completely) relegated to the comedy segments, I’m fine with it. The plot seemed a last-minute idea for sure, but I’m sure I’ve seen a clip of Kermit in the hosting booth (where he seems to be interacting with the hosts), so maybe they knew when it was taped. But I find that hard to believe since this was all filmed well over a year ago now.

ANYWAY, the thing I actually care about! The course! The new holes are quite as plentiful, but they ARE pretty good! Trap-Tee-Ze is a good idea and the dummy will give a lot of material throughout the season I’m sure. That jump and grab to the arms of the doll does seem pretty tough, but maybe we’ll get one person through it at least… although I could see a decent chunk of competitors failing the initial drop like the lady this week.

The space hole (what was its name????) was also a simple yet fun idea. Very impressive quick-thinking from the second guy to make the dive over to the landing platform. I would not be surprised if he’s one of the only ones we see clear that - it doesn’t look impossible, but I could see a lot of people stumbling right away. Surprised no Uranus reference! But looks like Parcade will probably appear again this season so I guess they don’t want to use too many of Uranuses at once.

Holeywood was one we’ve know of for awhile. It’s not my least favorite hole ever, but I wasn’t incredibly impressed. As I said about the dinosaur hole last season, I definitely applaud them for trying something different than just “cross this obstacle to avoid a strike penalty”, but the hole seemed to lack that sense of grandness and there was no “moment of truth” like a lot of the better rounds have. I think it may grow on me in future weeks, and I definitely appreciate that they changed up how the treadmill was featured. There’s also just a thing that it seems like someone could land on the second pad (for instance) and “accidentally” fall forward onto the third pad and be given a better lie. Not that it matters too much, I just thought it notable.

Corn Hole is fine to keep, but I really wish that meant the Hole Number Two not be used. The concept is really similar and it’s getting old now. I still notice that very few (or at least fewer than expected) people actually get hit at full force by the corn and knocked off.

If I had to wager any hole that they would cut between season 3 and 4, it’d probably be Donut Hole, so I was pretty surprised it got an appearance bright and early in the season. I say this only because they never show much of it and the obstacle itself lasts about two seconds. Also, I now add that they basically showed the intros of the players and the two people putting down the curved track (because who knows which direction the ball will go from a curved downward track, right? emoticon) while fast-forwarding the rest. I think Donut Hole is the only one they’ve done this with (season 1 excluded), and they’ve done it before. I’m so frustrated watching all these attempts though. It doesn’t look that hard to me and I really want to see someone beat it (or at least reach the third donut emoticon).

No surprise Dutch Courage En Fuego is back and it had some good hits this week, but I think we can all agree that it needs a pretty big twist next year to keep us interested. Maybe keep the blades but between them add a part where you have to actually step on a (slower) blade to bridge a gap? Might not fit the “everything’s bigger & better” mindset they seem to go for each year, but it’d be different enough anyway.

If they were going to keep it around, I’m VERY glad the show transformed Ho Ho Hole back to Polcano. A wacky “Christmas in the Summer” theme is fine for this show and it was good to use an original theme, but two seasons in a row would’ve been extra. The Polcano design is also one of the cooler looks they have, though they’ve definitely changed a lot of the scenery (and I think the game is played in a different spot anyway). Looks like Agony of Defeat may be back but also converted from ice to fire? I saw a red light on it in the background, but that could’ve just been reflected off Polcano too I guess Makes sense if so because that is one of the more underused holes from last year, and it was a brand new idea for season three too.

Curious what tomorrow brings for sure. I thought maybe Big Foot Wedge would end up being the grand finale hole, but it’s in this coming episode so it’s not! So I am curious what this final hole the Muppets come up with will be. Unless it’s another somewhat anti-climatic reveal of something similar to Parfishdutch from last year. It would seem a bit surprising for them to film seasons 3 & 4 together and have vastly different final round styles/levels of effort. We will see.

Final note: It’s weird when they say something like “She went pro last November”. I guess that means November 2020?

Will be nice when they film next year and can just make it normal again (hopefully they want to). They should also have another cameo celebrity appearance (like John Lovitz) just to mix things up.

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Wow, it’s been awhile.

I have been faithfully watching, just not so much commenting.

This new season is still enjoyable and I look forward to it, but not as great as the two prior TBH.

Limited holes and repetition are a huge problem. So far we’ve had four new decent holes which I like but feel like they don’t lend the best material (aside from the extremely predicate gags they have for each hole). Big Foot Wedge is strangely underrepresented but the other three have appeared quite a bit.

Episode 4 was interrupted by the news, so I finally got to watch the last couple holes last week and was pretty disappointed that it ended with Full Mooney and Holeywood AGAIN. Full Mooney had some good runs, while Holeywood still feels a bit lame to me (though I only really resent that it’s such a common final round).

For these four holes I swear they’ve taken away more That they had in season three which is weird. Yes, we had King Parthur return last week (never thought I’d be happy about that!), but since we’re now through six episodes it seems way too late for much more to return.

I am especially shocked that we’ve seen nothing of Parcade thus far. It’s also weird that Agony of Defeat is still set up next to Polcano but hasn’t appeared while Polcano has featured ALL SIX TIMES! I’ve always loved the Polcano/Ho Ho Hole concept, but it’s gotten more tiresome appearing this way.

The most egregious fail is keeping both Corn Hole and Hole Number Two (and often playing them back-to-back). They are so similarr, Hole Number Two should’ve been canned for sure in favor of another hole from season 3. Also, it feels like on both of these holes an inordinate amount of people either slip or don’t start on time recently (especially Hope Number Two). I feel like the only season that hole felt natural was the second season, the past couple it has felt orchestrated and unreliable in terms of when the doors are opened

But the jokes on some of the holes are really wearing themselves out. I love Rob, but the incessant jokes about the dummy and the Riggle Drop Zone just get old. I feel like Uranus/Pecker gags (never thought I’d put “pecker” and “gag” next to each other on here..) are fine to return weekly because they’re actually funny and kind of a “dumb” trope that the show can pull off. But the aforementioned jokes, while funny, should be used in episode 1 and then mostly laid off of on further appearances. It’s understandable that they don’t know what will air first, but you know what I mean. I really appreciated them shutting up about the dummy on this weeks Trap-Tee-Ze. There were also a lot of things like running into the corn cob instead of falling off that were really funny at first, but are overplayed now that the hole’s appeared so much. It takes the novelty out of organically funny moments.

But yes, the holes seem to be getting old. Reusing so many holes from season 3 isn’t optimal, but it’s also that there are fewer options to rotate between this season even with the new ones. And I’m glad that they focus on some different holes like The Pecker & Distractor that had been underused last time, but it’s still not all new.

I’ve also unfortunately grown more attentive to the editing/musical cues/what the hosts say/time constraints in terms of editing, which makes the winning putts often obvious. Though I appreciate this season showing more of the put-offs that I am sure happen a lot of the time.

Also, the two Polcano clears last week we’re made so obvious to me by the editing. The montage at the start of a bunch of falls felt to me like clear padding and building up to “OMG we just said it’s impossible to clear this and now two people made it!!!!111!!!1”. The host’s reactions were so funny, but I could see it coming from space (the zipline did seem to move a bit slower by the way).



Tonight’s episode was possibly the best this season, which is probably what persuaded me to finally write an update on my opinions. Some very successful competitors and different holes that haven’t appeared for a few weeks.

Dutch Courage actually felt fresh for once and the hole-in-one was great (though they spoiled it in the episode blurb, which was really annoying). Was the second windmill the girl went through reeeeeeeeallllllllyyyyyy slow or am I crazy (I’m thinking maybe the guy actually went first and then they asked the woman if she would go through but took the second blade easy on her since she already lost?). Refreshing to see Donut Hole and was thrilled someone cleared it. Even more impressive seeing someone clear Trap-Tee-Ze! So now the only uncleared holes are Holey Matrimony and Big Foot Wedge (which is obv not surprising at this point).

I’m very glad they recapped the putts skipped while they were away on the Distractor - it’s nice to get an idea of how things really went and a bit of fun.

Meanwhile, the recent Skype call appearances of Rob Riggle on the phone suggest to me that they ran out of time/he didn’t want to properly film a bunch of studio stuff so they just did this. It all feels a bit phoned in (no pun intended), but I don’t blame Rob if he is uninterested! It seems to me that they’ve kind of lost interest in the story, as have I.

I watched this with miamigirl & Castle Capers so I was glad to show that the respective holes can be beaten. I was really hoping for someone to clear Polcano because they always say it’s impossible and think I am making up that it has been cleared emoticon Why couldn’t I have watched with them last week? emoticon

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Whoa, I’m actually posting here back-to-back weeks.

I always encourage occasional specials for shows like this, so I’m always glad to see one here. It didn’t add that much (as usual), but it at least spiced things up a tiny bit. Notice that the special is consistently episode 7 (or so I thought, but now I’m thinking the family ep last year was actually episode 8 emoticon ).

My main thing though is that the editing seems to be getting increasingly obvious this year. It’s the worst when the second contestant is doing the obstacle and the hosts say “He’ll have to make this one to stay alive” because you’re pretty much guaranteed they’ll make it. otherwise they would likely not include that line as it’d than be seen as either a foreigner conclusion UNLESS the host is wrong, which they also don’t want (at least when the show isn’t going for comedy). I was sure this was going to happen on both Polcano and the Pecker this episode and was unfortunately proven right both times emoticons. The same thing often happens on other shows like Wipeout: “He’ll need to make it here to have any chance of catching up” (typically when a competitor in the Zone is on the second-to-last obstacle, this line basically guarantees they clear it right there). It’s very annoying, but undoubtedly a thing.

Another thing that somewhat irked me was the hosts saying the first guy’s tee-off on The Pecker was the best one ever on that hole. It may be, but I think the woman from last week who had her ball bounce off the flag was even closer (yes, the ball turning in that direction was pretty much all luck, but it was for this guy too). Maybe this kid was better as the ball last week did bounce a bit back, but I don’t think so. Just the fact that it literally happened the week before this for them to claim that makes it seem like the show is inconsistent (which it kind of is honestly).

I noticed some more innuendo this week, though I honestly enjoyed how our-of-place it felt (talking about the whips on The Distractor). That was a very quick Distractor round after last week’s too emoticon

Another thing that was mildly interesting was the first guy’s rap at Polcano mentioning “Putt the Plank”. It is true that since these two seasons were filmed at once, season 2 was the most current season at the time of this taping (which is weird). It was just a funny little reference to catch, I’m sort of surprised they left it in.

I wonder if the zipline of Polcano is different for different episodes this season? Of course it could just be dumb luck, but maybe something has changed. I’m just used to having one contestant at most clear a hole like this, though obviously two is very possible. I think these are the “best” clears since the first couple in season 2 as they actually wrapped around the pole. Come to think of it, I wonder if they changed something about the grip of the pole itself since these two both wrapped around it so easily emoticon It’s just weird to have two episodes play out like this, while the other five all have both fail. By the way, it’s weird that Polcano is used literally every week. We’ve never seen that before and even if it doesn’t appear again this season (which I doubt), I think it’ll be the most featured hole within a single season to date (excluding season 1 and possibly the different Dutch Courage challenges). This is also assuming the season is 10 episodes again, which would make sense though it’d end very early at this rate.

What’s that substance that came off the top of the Pecker in the replay? It looked like water of some sort. I wonder if it was there to make things slippery, but never noticed it before. I guess you couldn’t blame them for applying oil to their Pecker every once in awhile.

(Sorry that paragraph just wrote itself).

Holey Moley is still one of the things I look forward to each week, but a combination of rollover from season 3 and just fewer game options has made this season feel very repetitive to me. I think doing back-to-back seasons was a bad idea, though I do understand from a setup cost perspective. On one hand, I want this season to continue longer as A) it’s entertaining still and B) I want it to keep going and get great. But on the other hand, the longer it goes the more repetitive it will feel with this current lineup of games and it seems a season largely using on recycled games should be no longer than the season all the now-recycled games were introduced in. So I do think/expect it should stop at 10, but then the question is will it just end in early July? Maybe they factored-in the Olympic interruptions last year so had fewer episodes and they’ll be back up to 13 episodes again now?*

Either way, it’s not the best having Polcano every single week, Hole Number Two and/or Corn Hole almost every week, Full Mooney and Holeywood in virtually the same part of the episode most weeks and The Distractor/The Pecker as openers in several consecutive weeks. Im not against reusing stuff a decent amount or having designated times for certain holes, but this season just feels less inspired.

*Oh yeah I forgot about season 2 being filmed in February 2020, when we didn’t know the Olympics (and the world) would be lost to insanity. So yeah, I guess the Olympics weren’t the reason for cutting back then!

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