It's taken around 21 years of using the internet for me to realise a sad truth - that internet-users become more annoying than their public selves at the slightest 'provocation'. They (I should say "we", probably) also become more predictable. University Challenge comments always feature: 1. Misogyny. If a woman gets a question wrong, there will be a psychotic reaction. The inverted form exists too; 2. Racism. One genius on here is proud to be unwilling to comprehend that we're all allowed to identify as being from more than one place; 3. Badly-written posts along the lines of "there stupid I knew all the ansers and i didnt go to univercity!!!!! (sic)"; 4. "I can't BELIEVE they didn't recognise that tune from my favourite movie! They are beyond help!"
Ha ha, Hitchcock's 'Rear Window' suggested for Ennio Morricone's haunting theme for 'Once Upon a Time in the West' (16:32). Sometimes the guesses are pretty wild.
AND his assertion that the The Third Man’s movie theme is “one of the most famous”ever ? I do know Graham Greene here in the US, but even in the UK that opinion must sound bombastic !
@@CasperLCat Considering that (as Mr Paxman explains) it's perhaps the first use of a 'leitmotif' in film, it is not perhaps such a bombastic assertion.
@@castelodeossos3947 I’ll take your word for it. It’s just that here in the US, at least, almost no one knows the theme from that film. Compared to those from Casablanca or The Godfather or Star Wars or Raiders of the Lost Ark or even the shark motif from Jaws, it’s not even worth mentioning.
@@CasperLCat Agree that it was pretty odd to suggest 'The Godfather', which is, of course, far more famous than 'The Third Man'. Cannot myself recognise the theme music from 'Casablanca' (even though I've seen it 3 times). 'Star Wars' and 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' were, however, so forgettable that I also forgot the theme music, whereas 'Jaws' was not.
Loved this episode. And the Sandman. I laugh as I had read an article earlier in the day which mention Gaiman writing about Duran Duran early in his career.
It's amazing, it doesn't matter how smart or talented someone is on this programme, there's always someone who doesn't like their attitude or demeanour... boggles the mind
Having both Marx and Capital as answers in such close proximity seems a little unfair, and probably threw Jackson off at 9:52. In fairness though, it is a very famous quote and they should have known it anyway!
I actually enjoyed this one, some good performances BUT... NO ONE GOT COLE PORTER?!?!? I mean, what's the world coming to??? ;p And one of this episode's sight-bites: 25:29
I thought it was a bit unfair of Paxman to get so exasperated when they didn’t know the theme from the Third Man. It’s not that famous and younger people today are probably less likely to have watched it.
