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DoItRockapella

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A British Perspective On WITWICS
« on: October 15, 2014, 06:29:27 PM »
Given my username, I figured I'd throw this in the ring:

http://www.pcgamer.com/saturday-crapshoot-where-in-the-world-is-carmen-sandiego/

If I'm understanding this right, this writer had previously done an article on Knightmare, and this is his response to all the Americans who commented saying "We didn't have that show when I was a kid...we had Carmen Sandiego!"

Go figure. I should make clear at this point that I myself am completely American.

Matt Ottinger

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Re: A British Perspective On WITWICS
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2014, 11:15:24 AM »
The guy seems a little obsessed with the fact that the show was made on a budget, but other than that, it's a fun read.  I like how he describes the challenge of the end game.  I REALLY like that he chose to use my YouTube clip to demonstrate it.
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Re: A British Perspective On WITWICS
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2014, 12:42:21 PM »
The guy seems a little obsessed with the fact that the show was made on a budget, but other than that, it's a fun read.  I like how he describes the challenge of the end game.  I REALLY like that he chose to use my YouTube clip to demonstrate it.

Did he ask permission? (Mind, no reason for him to need to, I don't think, but I'm curious.)
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SamJ93

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Re: A British Perspective On WITWICS
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2014, 01:38:54 PM »
The guy seems a little obsessed with the fact that the show was made on a budget, but other than that, it's a fun read.  I like how he describes the challenge of the end game.  I REALLY like that he chose to use my YouTube clip to demonstrate it.

Yeah, given the budgets of most UK game shows until WWTBAM came along, I don't think he has much room to complain here...
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Matt Ottinger

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Re: A British Perspective On WITWICS
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2014, 02:20:58 PM »
The guy seems a little obsessed with the fact that the show was made on a budget, but other than that, it's a fun read.  I like how he describes the challenge of the end game.  I REALLY like that he chose to use my YouTube clip to demonstrate it.

Did he ask permission? (Mind, no reason for him to need to, I don't think, but I'm curious.)

No, and I'm neither upset not surprised.  I used the word "mine" very liberally.
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clemon79

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Re: A British Perspective On WITWICS
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2014, 04:07:25 PM »
No, and I'm neither upset not surprised.  I used the word "mine" very liberally.

Oh, no, I totally get that. Merely curious, no more or less.
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Re: A British Perspective On WITWICS
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2014, 05:45:14 PM »
No, and I'm neither upset not surprised.  I used the word "mine" very liberally.
Oh, no, I totally get that. Merely curious, no more or less.

Strangely, I DID get a permission request from YouTube itself (which I thought was REALLY weird) to use a small piece of the TTTT pilot I uploaded.  They apparently were making a year-end video, and wanted to use a clip of a young Mike Wallace.  I never saw the finished product.
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