Italian Game Show, Briciola
Nov 29th 2003, 5:40 am
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Italian Game Show, Briciola
My wife and I just returned from a trip to Italy. During the day we walked
as far as our feet and interests would take us. At night we usually relaxed
and planned for the following day. Well, this last trip we got in the habit
of watching a particular game show on Italian TV at night. I think the name
was Chante Tu (you sing?) and it reminded me of the old "Name That Tune"
show on american TV. There was a contestant every night named Briciola who
was handicapped with some muscle disorder (cerebal palsy maybe?). He would
always end up in the final round and beat whomever he was facing but then
lose the last question for the big total payout. The last time we saw it was
Wednesday when he lost 218.000 euro on the final question. He seemed to be a
small celebrity with a large fan following, everyone cheered for him to win.
A question to any Italian people in the newsgroup who happen to watch this
show; what has happened to Briciola? Has he been beaten yet? Has he won yet?
Is he still going strong? I've tried google and found nothing. I realize how
trivial this question is but I'm curious. Thanks for any help.
as far as our feet and interests would take us. At night we usually relaxed
and planned for the following day. Well, this last trip we got in the habit
of watching a particular game show on Italian TV at night. I think the name
was Chante Tu (you sing?) and it reminded me of the old "Name That Tune"
show on american TV. There was a contestant every night named Briciola who
was handicapped with some muscle disorder (cerebal palsy maybe?). He would
always end up in the final round and beat whomever he was facing but then
lose the last question for the big total payout. The last time we saw it was
Wednesday when he lost 218.000 euro on the final question. He seemed to be a
small celebrity with a large fan following, everyone cheered for him to win.
A question to any Italian people in the newsgroup who happen to watch this
show; what has happened to Briciola? Has he been beaten yet? Has he won yet?
Is he still going strong? I've tried google and found nothing. I realize how
trivial this question is but I'm curious. Thanks for any help.
Nov 29th 2003, 6:57 am
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Re: Italian Game Show, Briciola
On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 12:40:38 -0600, "Stephen Ellenson"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>My wife and I just returned from a trip to Italy. During the day we walked
>as far as our feet and interests would take us. At night we usually relaxed
>and planned for the following day. Well, this last trip we got in the habit
>of watching a particular game show on Italian TV at night. I think the name
>was Chante Tu (you sing?) and it reminded me of the old "Name That Tune"
>show on american TV. There was a contestant every night named Briciola who
>was handicapped with some muscle disorder (cerebal palsy maybe?). He would
>always end up in the final round and beat whomever he was facing but then
>lose the last question for the big total payout. The last time we saw it was
>Wednesday when he lost 218.000 euro on the final question. He seemed to be a
>small celebrity with a large fan following, everyone cheered for him to win.
>A question to any Italian people in the newsgroup who happen to watch this
>show; what has happened to Briciola? Has he been beaten yet? Has he won yet?
>Is he still going strong? I've tried google and found nothing. I realize how
>trivial this question is but I'm curious. Thanks for any help.
I don't know this show, but I've noticed that on Italian game shows
the winnings are sparse and infrequent.
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<[email protected]> wrote:
>My wife and I just returned from a trip to Italy. During the day we walked
>as far as our feet and interests would take us. At night we usually relaxed
>and planned for the following day. Well, this last trip we got in the habit
>of watching a particular game show on Italian TV at night. I think the name
>was Chante Tu (you sing?) and it reminded me of the old "Name That Tune"
>show on american TV. There was a contestant every night named Briciola who
>was handicapped with some muscle disorder (cerebal palsy maybe?). He would
>always end up in the final round and beat whomever he was facing but then
>lose the last question for the big total payout. The last time we saw it was
>Wednesday when he lost 218.000 euro on the final question. He seemed to be a
>small celebrity with a large fan following, everyone cheered for him to win.
>A question to any Italian people in the newsgroup who happen to watch this
>show; what has happened to Briciola? Has he been beaten yet? Has he won yet?
>Is he still going strong? I've tried google and found nothing. I realize how
>trivial this question is but I'm curious. Thanks for any help.
I don't know this show, but I've noticed that on Italian game shows
the winnings are sparse and infrequent.
-----------
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
Nov 29th 2003, 9:06 am
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Re: Italian Game Show, Briciola
well
it is a programme directed by PAPI.-
it is every night at 20.30
I do not know whether Briciola has won. but he was not on tonight.
So I guess he has been beaten without winning.
"Stephen Ellenson" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> My wife and I just returned from a trip to Italy. During the day we walked
> as far as our feet and interests would take us. At night we usually
relaxed
> and planned for the following day. Well, this last trip we got in the
habit
> of watching a particular game show on Italian TV at night. I think the
name
> was Chante Tu (you sing?) and it reminded me of the old "Name That Tune"
> show on american TV. There was a contestant every night named Briciola who
> was handicapped with some muscle disorder (cerebal palsy maybe?). He would
> always end up in the final round and beat whomever he was facing but then
> lose the last question for the big total payout. The last time we saw it
was
> Wednesday when he lost 218.000 euro on the final question. He seemed to be
a
> small celebrity with a large fan following, everyone cheered for him to
win.
> A question to any Italian people in the newsgroup who happen to watch this
> show; what has happened to Briciola? Has he been beaten yet? Has he won
yet?
> Is he still going strong? I've tried google and found nothing. I realize
how
> trivial this question is but I'm curious. Thanks for any help.
it is a programme directed by PAPI.-
it is every night at 20.30
I do not know whether Briciola has won. but he was not on tonight.
So I guess he has been beaten without winning.
"Stephen Ellenson" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:[email protected]...
> My wife and I just returned from a trip to Italy. During the day we walked
> as far as our feet and interests would take us. At night we usually
relaxed
> and planned for the following day. Well, this last trip we got in the
habit
> of watching a particular game show on Italian TV at night. I think the
name
> was Chante Tu (you sing?) and it reminded me of the old "Name That Tune"
> show on american TV. There was a contestant every night named Briciola who
> was handicapped with some muscle disorder (cerebal palsy maybe?). He would
> always end up in the final round and beat whomever he was facing but then
> lose the last question for the big total payout. The last time we saw it
was
> Wednesday when he lost 218.000 euro on the final question. He seemed to be
a
> small celebrity with a large fan following, everyone cheered for him to
win.
> A question to any Italian people in the newsgroup who happen to watch this
> show; what has happened to Briciola? Has he been beaten yet? Has he won
yet?
> Is he still going strong? I've tried google and found nothing. I realize
how
> trivial this question is but I'm curious. Thanks for any help.
Nov 29th 2003, 11:53 am
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Re: Italian Game Show, Briciola
"Stephen Ellenson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> My wife and I just returned from a trip to Italy. During the day we walked
> as far as our feet and interests would take us. At night we usually
relaxed
> and planned for the following day. Well, this last trip we got in the
habit
> of watching a particular game show on Italian TV at night
I thought it was going to be "Colpo Grosso" that you mentioned!
Now, THAT was a game show. The host, one Umberto Smaila, seemed to wear a
wig with a life of its own, while the contestants and the hostesses took
their clothes off. (Rather unfairly, while the male contestants retained
baggy boxer shorts, the ladies ended up in tiny knickers which left little
to the imagination.) Last time I was in Italy, one of the minor channels was
presenting the same episode of this old show twice in succession. The high
intellectual level manifested itself in such elements as lining up seven
hostesses, clutching the buttons of their tops, and getting the contestants
to guess a number between one and fourteen. The aim was to guess the number
of mammary protuberances which the young ladies would then display.
"Armchair Theatre" it ain't!
Alan Harrison
news:[email protected]...
> My wife and I just returned from a trip to Italy. During the day we walked
> as far as our feet and interests would take us. At night we usually
relaxed
> and planned for the following day. Well, this last trip we got in the
habit
> of watching a particular game show on Italian TV at night
I thought it was going to be "Colpo Grosso" that you mentioned!
Now, THAT was a game show. The host, one Umberto Smaila, seemed to wear a
wig with a life of its own, while the contestants and the hostesses took
their clothes off. (Rather unfairly, while the male contestants retained
baggy boxer shorts, the ladies ended up in tiny knickers which left little
to the imagination.) Last time I was in Italy, one of the minor channels was
presenting the same episode of this old show twice in succession. The high
intellectual level manifested itself in such elements as lining up seven
hostesses, clutching the buttons of their tops, and getting the contestants
to guess a number between one and fourteen. The aim was to guess the number
of mammary protuberances which the young ladies would then display.
"Armchair Theatre" it ain't!
Alan Harrison
Nov 30th 2003, 2:59 am
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Re: Italian Game Show, Briciola
"Alan Harrison" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Stephen Ellenson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > My wife and I just returned from a trip to Italy. During the day we
walked
> > as far as our feet and interests would take us. At night we usually
> relaxed
> > and planned for the following day. Well, this last trip we got in the
> habit
> > of watching a particular game show on Italian TV at night
> I thought it was going to be "Colpo Grosso" that you mentioned!
> Now, THAT was a game show. The host, one Umberto Smaila, seemed to wear a
> wig with a life of its own, while the contestants and the hostesses took
> their clothes off. (Rather unfairly, while the male contestants retained
> baggy boxer shorts, the ladies ended up in tiny knickers which left little
> to the imagination.) Last time I was in Italy, one of the minor channels
was
> presenting the same episode of this old show twice in succession. The high
> intellectual level manifested itself in such elements as lining up seven
> hostesses, clutching the buttons of their tops, and getting the
contestants
> to guess a number between one and fourteen. The aim was to guess the
number
> of mammary protuberances which the young ladies would then display.
> "Armchair Theatre" it ain't!
> Alan Harrison
When we did watch TV in the evening we were surprised by the number of game
shows and we did take note that every single one had a bevy of scantily clad
young women. Not that there's anything wrong with that mind you, it's just
different to what we normally see. Vive la difference.
news:[email protected]...
> "Stephen Ellenson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > My wife and I just returned from a trip to Italy. During the day we
walked
> > as far as our feet and interests would take us. At night we usually
> relaxed
> > and planned for the following day. Well, this last trip we got in the
> habit
> > of watching a particular game show on Italian TV at night
> I thought it was going to be "Colpo Grosso" that you mentioned!
> Now, THAT was a game show. The host, one Umberto Smaila, seemed to wear a
> wig with a life of its own, while the contestants and the hostesses took
> their clothes off. (Rather unfairly, while the male contestants retained
> baggy boxer shorts, the ladies ended up in tiny knickers which left little
> to the imagination.) Last time I was in Italy, one of the minor channels
was
> presenting the same episode of this old show twice in succession. The high
> intellectual level manifested itself in such elements as lining up seven
> hostesses, clutching the buttons of their tops, and getting the
contestants
> to guess a number between one and fourteen. The aim was to guess the
number
> of mammary protuberances which the young ladies would then display.
> "Armchair Theatre" it ain't!
> Alan Harrison
When we did watch TV in the evening we were surprised by the number of game
shows and we did take note that every single one had a bevy of scantily clad
young women. Not that there's anything wrong with that mind you, it's just
different to what we normally see. Vive la difference.
Nov 30th 2003, 5:04 am
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Re: Italian Game Show, Briciola
On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 12:40:38 -0600, "Stephen Ellenson"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I think the name was Chante Tu (you sing?) and it reminded me of the old "Name That Tune"
>show on american TV. There was a contestant every night named Briciola who
>was handicapped with some muscle disorder (cerebal palsy maybe?).
>what has happened to Briciola? Has he been beaten yet? Has he won yet?
The game name's "Sarabanda" on Italia 1 Channel (available on HotBird
satellite...).
"Briciola" (nickname for crumb...) was beaten by a former "champion"
nicknamed "Funghetto" (small mushroom).
best, webpecker
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I think the name was Chante Tu (you sing?) and it reminded me of the old "Name That Tune"
>show on american TV. There was a contestant every night named Briciola who
>was handicapped with some muscle disorder (cerebal palsy maybe?).
>what has happened to Briciola? Has he been beaten yet? Has he won yet?
The game name's "Sarabanda" on Italia 1 Channel (available on HotBird
satellite...).
"Briciola" (nickname for crumb...) was beaten by a former "champion"
nicknamed "Funghetto" (small mushroom).
best, webpecker
Nov 30th 2003, 6:15 am
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Re: Italian Game Show, Briciola
Colpo grosso was "d e f i n i t e l y" a big event in the early 80'.
Every male in the house stayed up late at night to watch the game.
Thousands of young "perverted" males watched along in front of the tv, in
silence.
It was really something to see!
I remember my brothers watching it. it wasn't even erotic or sexy, just
stupid. still the boys wouldn't miss one of the shows!
It's now part of you "trash memory". When the winter winds blow and you're
felling cold you just think of how stupid was the game but just by thinking
about it the cold just crumbles away.
Don't now why.
))
Bye
Braque
"Alan Harrison" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:[email protected]...
> "Stephen Ellenson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > My wife and I just returned from a trip to Italy. During the day we
walked
> > as far as our feet and interests would take us. At night we usually
> relaxed
> > and planned for the following day. Well, this last trip we got in the
> habit
> > of watching a particular game show on Italian TV at night
> I thought it was going to be "Colpo Grosso" that you mentioned!
> Now, THAT was a game show. The host, one Umberto Smaila, seemed to wear a
> wig with a life of its own, while the contestants and the hostesses took
> their clothes off. (Rather unfairly, while the male contestants retained
> baggy boxer shorts, the ladies ended up in tiny knickers which left little
> to the imagination.) Last time I was in Italy, one of the minor channels
was
> presenting the same episode of this old show twice in succession. The high
> intellectual level manifested itself in such elements as lining up seven
> hostesses, clutching the buttons of their tops, and getting the
contestants
> to guess a number between one and fourteen. The aim was to guess the
number
> of mammary protuberances which the young ladies would then display.
> "Armchair Theatre" it ain't!
> Alan Harrison
Every male in the house stayed up late at night to watch the game.
Thousands of young "perverted" males watched along in front of the tv, in
silence.
It was really something to see!
I remember my brothers watching it. it wasn't even erotic or sexy, just
stupid. still the boys wouldn't miss one of the shows!
It's now part of you "trash memory". When the winter winds blow and you're
felling cold you just think of how stupid was the game but just by thinking
about it the cold just crumbles away.
Don't now why.
))Bye
Braque
"Alan Harrison" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> "Stephen Ellenson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > My wife and I just returned from a trip to Italy. During the day we
walked
> > as far as our feet and interests would take us. At night we usually
> relaxed
> > and planned for the following day. Well, this last trip we got in the
> habit
> > of watching a particular game show on Italian TV at night
> I thought it was going to be "Colpo Grosso" that you mentioned!
> Now, THAT was a game show. The host, one Umberto Smaila, seemed to wear a
> wig with a life of its own, while the contestants and the hostesses took
> their clothes off. (Rather unfairly, while the male contestants retained
> baggy boxer shorts, the ladies ended up in tiny knickers which left little
> to the imagination.) Last time I was in Italy, one of the minor channels
was
> presenting the same episode of this old show twice in succession. The high
> intellectual level manifested itself in such elements as lining up seven
> hostesses, clutching the buttons of their tops, and getting the
contestants
> to guess a number between one and fourteen. The aim was to guess the
number
> of mammary protuberances which the young ladies would then display.
> "Armchair Theatre" it ain't!
> Alan Harrison
Nov 30th 2003, 6:36 am
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Re: Italian Game Show, Briciola
"webpecker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 12:40:38 -0600, "Stephen Ellenson"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >I think the name was Chante Tu (you sing?) and it reminded me of the old
"Name That Tune"
> >show on american TV. There was a contestant every night named Briciola
who
> >was handicapped with some muscle disorder (cerebal palsy maybe?).
> >what has happened to Briciola? Has he been beaten yet? Has he won yet?
> The game name's "Sarabanda" on Italia 1 Channel (available on HotBird
> satellite...).
> "Briciola" (nickname for crumb...) was beaten by a former "champion"
> nicknamed "Funghetto" (small mushroom).
> best, webpecker
Thanks for the update, I appreciate it. That Briciola guy looked unbeatable
when we saw him. I actually felt sorry for his opposition because it seemed
the crowd wanted him to win so badly that they would pummel anyone who beat
him.
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> On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 12:40:38 -0600, "Stephen Ellenson"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >I think the name was Chante Tu (you sing?) and it reminded me of the old
"Name That Tune"
> >show on american TV. There was a contestant every night named Briciola
who
> >was handicapped with some muscle disorder (cerebal palsy maybe?).
> >what has happened to Briciola? Has he been beaten yet? Has he won yet?
> The game name's "Sarabanda" on Italia 1 Channel (available on HotBird
> satellite...).
> "Briciola" (nickname for crumb...) was beaten by a former "champion"
> nicknamed "Funghetto" (small mushroom).
> best, webpecker
Thanks for the update, I appreciate it. That Briciola guy looked unbeatable
when we saw him. I actually felt sorry for his opposition because it seemed
the crowd wanted him to win so badly that they would pummel anyone who beat
him.
Nov 30th 2003, 9:01 am
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Re: Italian Game Show, Briciola
Stephen Ellenson schrieb:
>
> "Alan Harrison" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > "Stephen Ellenson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > My wife and I just returned from a trip to Italy. During the day we
> walked
> > > as far as our feet and interests would take us. At night we usually
> > relaxed
> > > and planned for the following day. Well, this last trip we got in the
> > habit
> > > of watching a particular game show on Italian TV at night
> >
> > I thought it was going to be "Colpo Grosso" that you mentioned!
> >
> > Now, THAT was a game show. The host, one Umberto Smaila, seemed to wear a
> > wig with a life of its own, while the contestants and the hostesses took
> > their clothes off. (Rather unfairly, while the male contestants retained
> > baggy boxer shorts, the ladies ended up in tiny knickers which left little
> > to the imagination.) Last time I was in Italy, one of the minor channels
> was
> > presenting the same episode of this old show twice in succession. The high
> > intellectual level manifested itself in such elements as lining up seven
> > hostesses, clutching the buttons of their tops, and getting the
> contestants
> > to guess a number between one and fourteen. The aim was to guess the
> number
> > of mammary protuberances which the young ladies would then display.
> > "Armchair Theatre" it ain't!
> >
> > Alan Harrison
> >
>
> When we did watch TV in the evening we were surprised by the number of game
> shows and we did take note that every single one had a bevy of scantily clad
> young women. Not that there's anything wrong with that mind you, it's just
> different to what we normally see. Vive la difference.
Berlosconi runs Italian politics and Italian TV.
>
> "Alan Harrison" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > "Stephen Ellenson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > My wife and I just returned from a trip to Italy. During the day we
> walked
> > > as far as our feet and interests would take us. At night we usually
> > relaxed
> > > and planned for the following day. Well, this last trip we got in the
> > habit
> > > of watching a particular game show on Italian TV at night
> >
> > I thought it was going to be "Colpo Grosso" that you mentioned!
> >
> > Now, THAT was a game show. The host, one Umberto Smaila, seemed to wear a
> > wig with a life of its own, while the contestants and the hostesses took
> > their clothes off. (Rather unfairly, while the male contestants retained
> > baggy boxer shorts, the ladies ended up in tiny knickers which left little
> > to the imagination.) Last time I was in Italy, one of the minor channels
> was
> > presenting the same episode of this old show twice in succession. The high
> > intellectual level manifested itself in such elements as lining up seven
> > hostesses, clutching the buttons of their tops, and getting the
> contestants
> > to guess a number between one and fourteen. The aim was to guess the
> number
> > of mammary protuberances which the young ladies would then display.
> > "Armchair Theatre" it ain't!
> >
> > Alan Harrison
> >
>
> When we did watch TV in the evening we were surprised by the number of game
> shows and we did take note that every single one had a bevy of scantily clad
> young women. Not that there's anything wrong with that mind you, it's just
> different to what we normally see. Vive la difference.
Berlosconi runs Italian politics and Italian TV.
