Shooting Stars (TV series)
| Shooting Stars | |
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| Genre | Surreal comedy, slapstick comedy, British comedy |
| Created by |
Vic Reeves Bob Mortimer |
| Presented by | Vic Reeves Bob Mortimer |
| Starring |
Team Captains
Regular Panellists
Scorekeepers
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| Voices of |
Graham Skidmore (1993–2002) Nico Tatrowicz (2008–2011) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 72 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Alan Marke (1995–1997) Lisa Clark (2002–2011) |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network |
BBC Two (1993–1997, 2008–2011) BBC Choice (2002) |
| Picture format |
4:3 576i (Series 1–3) 16:9 576i (Series 4–5) 1080i (HD) (Series 6–8) |
| Original release | 27 December 1993 – 12 September 2011 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Lucky Sexy Winners |
Regular Panellists
Scorekeepers
Shooting Stars is a British television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two as a pilot in 1993, then as three full series from 1995 to 1997, then on BBC Choice from January to December 2002 with two series before returning to BBC Two for another three series from 2008 until its cancellation in 2011. Created and hosted by double-act Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, it uses the panel show format but with the comedians' often slapstick, surreal and anarchic humour does not rely on rules in order to function, with the pair apparently ignoring existing rules or inventing new ones as and when the mood takes them.
The basic format of the show is that of a conventional panel game. The hosts (Reeves and Mortimer) ask questions of the two teams with points awarded for "correct" answers; however, scoring is largely arbitrary. Each episode is produced by editing together excerpts of a longer session.
Rounds include "true or false", the film clip round, the impressions round and "The Dove from Above" In the impressions round, contestants have to guess what song Vic Reeves is singing (incomprehensibly) "in the club style".
"The Dove from Above" is a large prop animal suspended above the contestants merely for the purpose of bearing six key words for further questions. Guests would be prompted to "coo" down the dove. Alternatives to the dove in various series included "The Blue Suitcase" in the pilot, "The Crow From Below", "The Vest From the West", "George Dawes from the Upper Floors," "The Wonderful, Wonderful Car," "Donald Cox – The Sweaty Fox," "The Fly From Upon High" and "The Beast From The East."
In the "Dove From Above" round, and subsequent versions of the same round, if a contestant answers incorrectly, Vic shouts "UVAVU" /uːˈvɑːvuː/ and pulls a silly face. If the contestant chooses a certain, prize-winning option, Vic will pull another silly face and yell "ERANU" /iːˈrɑːnuː/ The prize is invariably a bizarre and practically useless device.
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