[Nimue] Televising a Scrund

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Author Message Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8835 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 - 7:15 pm:        Many people have a scrund about television. What is it?? Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2282 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 - 7:36 pm:        Does it relate to the history of television? The technical aspects of how it works? How it is broadcast? TV channels? TV programmes? A specific TV programme? TV sets themselves? Live TV relevant? Advertising? TV in different countries relevant? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8836 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 - 8:34 pm:        Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2282 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 - 7:36 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does it relate to the history of television? yesThe technical aspects of how it works? no How it is broadcast? no TV channels? no TV programmes?no A specific TV programme? yope TV sets themselves? no Live TV relevant? no Advertising? yes TV in different countries relevant? no Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2283 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 - 10:01 pm:        Does it relate to what TV was like at a particular point in history? The first thing ever broadcast? The inventor of TV? If not exactly a specific TV programme - a televised event? Or is it just adverts that are relevant, rather than actual programmes? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8837 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 6:08 pm:        Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2283 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 - 10:01 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does it relate to what TV was like at a particular point in history?yesish The first thing ever broadcast? no The inventor of TV? no If not exactly a specific TV programme - a televised event? noOr is it just adverts that are relevant, rather than actual programmes? Both are relevant. GOOOOOOOD QUESTION!! Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3480 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 6:16 pm:        Are commercial breaks relevant? Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2291 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 7:06 pm:        Is sponsorship of a programme relevant? A specific combination of advert and TV show, like Superbowl adverts? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8838 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 8:27 pm:        Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3480 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 6:16 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Are commercial breaks relevant? yes Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2291 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 7:06 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is sponsorship of a programme relevant? yes A specific combination of advert and TV show yes, like Superbowl adverts? That's not it. Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2292 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 8:36 pm:        Is the scrund about when commercial breaks began? When sponsorship began? When sponsorship of a particular programme began? About the sponsors of a particular programme? About whether early programmes had commercial breaks? Whether early programmes has sponsorship? How sponsorship works? Who makes money from it? How money is made? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8839 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 9:40 pm:        Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2292 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 8:36 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is the scrund about when commercial breaks began? no When sponsorship began? noWhen sponsorship of a particular programme began? noAbout the sponsors of a particular programme? yesish About whether early programmes had commercial breaks? no Whether early programmes has sponsorship? no How sponsorship works? no Who makes money from it? no How money is made? no Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8841 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 9:11 pm:        HINT: I wrongly thought something was a metaphor. Beachbum (Beachbum) New member Username: Beachbum Post Number: 472 Registered: 2-2012 Posted on Friday, February 01, 2013 - 9:24 pm:        Was the (non) metaphor "And now a word from our sponsors"? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8848 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Friday, February 01, 2013 - 10:35 pm:        Beachbum (Beachbum) New member Username: Beachbum Post Number: 472 Registered: 2-2012 Posted on Friday, February 01, 2013 - 9:24 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Was the (non) metaphor "And now a word from our sponsors"? no Beachbum (Beachbum) New member Username: Beachbum Post Number: 488 Registered: 2-2012 Posted on Tuesday, February 05, 2013 - 8:19 pm:        Is what you thought was a metaphor still used today in the context of television? Only now it is indeed a metaphor (e.g. "Don't touch that dial!")? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8860 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Thursday, February 07, 2013 - 9:05 pm:        Beachbum (Beachbum) New member Username: Beachbum Post Number: 488 Registered: 2-2012 Posted on Tuesday, February 05, 2013 - 8:19 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is what you thought was a metaphor still used today in the context of television? yesOnly now it is indeed a metaphor (e.g. "Don't touch that dial!")? noish Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8870 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 10:41 pm:        BIG HINT: Find out the type of TV program involved. Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2415 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Friday, February 15, 2013 - 9:03 am:        A fictional show? Factual? News? Sports? Documentary? Drama? Soap? Comedy? Animation? Film? Reality show? Gameshow? For children? Young people? Adults? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8874 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Friday, February 15, 2013 - 5:16 pm:        Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2415 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Friday, February 15, 2013 - 9:03 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) A fictional show? Factual? News? Sports? Documentary? Drama? Soap? Comedy? Animation? Film? Reality show? Gameshow? For children? Young people? Adults? Soap operas. Now this should be a SNAP to solve!! Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2424 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Friday, February 15, 2013 - 5:45 pm:        Ah - they were originally created to sell soap, I believe? They were effectively soap adverts? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8877 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Friday, February 15, 2013 - 5:57 pm:        Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2424 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Friday, February 15, 2013 - 5:45 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Ah - they were originally created to sell soap, I believe? That's correct & is related to my scrund. You're almost there!! They were effectively soap adverts? No, I didn't believe they were soap ads -- & in fact they weren't, any more than "Law & Order" is an ad for whoever sponsors it, although all these programs have commercial breaks, of course. Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5862 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Friday, February 15, 2013 - 6:08 pm:        There were soap ads during the commercial breaks? Only soap ads? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8878 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Friday, February 15, 2013 - 6:20 pm:        Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5862 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Friday, February 15, 2013 - 6:08 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) There were soap ads during the commercial breaks? no Only soap ads? no Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2426 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Friday, February 15, 2013 - 11:30 pm:        So was your scrund that 'soap opera' was a metaphor when in fact it refers to actual soap? Did you think the name had a different origin? Something to do with the fact they are usually based around domestic life? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8881 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Saturday, February 16, 2013 - 7:16 pm:        Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2426 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Friday, February 15, 2013 - 11:30 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) So was your scrund that 'soap opera' was a metaphor when in fact it refers to actual soap? yes Did you think the name had a different origin? see previous answer Something to do with the fact they are usually based around domestic life? see previous answer but one ******** SPOILER *********** Once again, Enjay triumphs!! I used to think the term 'soap opera' was a figure of speech (because the programs were maudlin & "sudsy") but the actual origin is that the sponsors were soap manufacturers. Did you ever have than scrund? Whether or not you did, please check out my new puzzle. Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5873 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Saturday, February 16, 2013 - 10:27 pm:        that's what I meant by there were soap ads...=(