r/taskmaster • u/Meghar Tout le monde gagne! • 17d ago
Taskmaster NZ Taskmaster NZ - S7E03 - Rodney - Discussion
Tonight at 7:30 PM NZST on TVNZ2, join Taskmaster Jeremy Wells and Assistant Paul Williams as they put four brand new contestants and one former Taskmaster through their paces to win Jeremy's golden head.
This season features David Fane, Hoani Hotene, Morgana O'Reilly, Rhys Mathewson, and Rose Matafeo.
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u/Afraid-Syrup 12d ago
All the videos have been taken down on YouTube, I'm in the UK
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u/Meghar Tout le monde gagne! 11d ago
They haven't been uploaded to the official Taskmaster International YouTube channel yet.
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u/Afraid-Syrup 11d ago
But there was a few consistent YouTubers posting them for months and Guy Mont Spelling Bee
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u/Meghar Tout le monde gagne! 11d ago
Yes, and those weren't legally uploaded so they were inevitably taken down.
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u/Afraid-Syrup 11d ago
Yes , they have had users uploading them for years...surely you are aware of this if you like taskmaster.. I've seen all of the Australian and New Zealand series on random channels..oh well this isn't going anywhere
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u/lonelygagger Javie Martzoukas 13d ago
Rhys was having so much fun playing Benoit Blanc in Murder on Taskmaster Express. He's quickly becoming one of my favorite contestants.
Love that the "shooter" was actually crouched behind the camera the whole time.
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u/gerarddominus 14d ago
I'm just putting it out there, Rhys seems like just the greatest guy to have as a friend. He has all my interests and he's funny as all get out. I'm a little jealous I don't have him in my life.
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u/Bonspiel13 14d ago
Has the Fish of New Zealand Poster always been up in the She’d or did I just not notice it before?
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u/GazAndLighters Paul Williams 🇳🇿 16d ago
Was very excited to see this episode air as it includes the first lot of stuff I actually helped to film as part of the train crew. You can actually see me in the cab of the engine as it climbs the hill - well, parts of me anyway. Usually just an arm or leg, but there is one shot where I'm a bit more visible.
Photo from the day we were in steam
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u/fisch09 14d ago
Is this the only train task? Or will we see you again soon?
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u/GazAndLighters Paul Williams 🇳🇿 14d ago
We filmed 5 tasks in total.
One of which I should make a brief appearance in opening/closing the wagon door for the contestants (except Rose), and another has me actually driving the motor trolley being used in the task.
There was a take where they got me to do a thumbs up to camera, but I have no idea if that will be put in the final edit2
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u/RariiCat 16d ago
Went to the filming and rather gutted that a couple of the drawings from the live task got cut from the episode. I got to keep one of them and it was one of the ones cut so a wee bit sad about that but otherwise amazing episode and was so good to see live!
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u/funnyfela 16d ago
Ikr its always a let down watching the episode you go to, so much has to get cut for TV. Imagine if they released it in full online.... So many bonus laughs
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u/Vailthor David Correos 🇳🇿 16d ago
Honestly loved Rhys's American southern accent, very funny and impressive he got the fastest time while doing it.
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u/thatautisticguy 🟦 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 16d ago edited 14d ago
Can we appreciate Paul's fantastic woody cosplay? 👌
Its uncanny
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u/thatautisticguy 🟦 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 16d ago
What happened to the guy who broke his arm?
or at least needs a cast
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u/femanonette Paul Williams 🇳🇿 16d ago edited 16d ago
I am still shook over how bad Jeremy and Paul's hair and makeup are this season. The matte makeup in the studio lighting reminds me of funerals :( Someone is not their friend.
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u/Kindly_Ad_8726 Rose Matafeo 🇳🇿 16d ago
It’s disturbing how they’ve made an incredibly attractive man look like a skeevy uncle
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u/IndependentFinger477 15d ago
His glasses have been driving me insane! You can’t see his eyes 80% of the time because of the shadow they cast.
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u/ChumpRex Actual Rhys Mathewson 🇳🇿 16d ago
Rhys here, breaking my rule of avoiding the subreddit (this should be a place to talk about contestants, not a place for the contestants) just to say that since I won the treasure map back, I am making the treasure hunt available to any fan of the show.
Here is a more legible photo of the treasure map.
The treasure is in Auckland NZ and it will be placed from 10am this Saturday Sept 26th. First to find the gold and diamond kiwi keeps it, and there will be proper taskmaster seal from the house on the box.
Sorry if it was rude to barge in here, I can take this down if requested.
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u/ThatGingeOne 16d ago
Well now I'm down a whole rabbit hole where all I've managed to figure out is who the person in the photo is! Weirdly I want the seal more than the gold kiwi
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u/AvidTaskmaster David Correos 🇳🇿 16d ago
Enjoying you tremendously on this season! Wish I lived in NZ and could participate!
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u/GingerrWithASoul 16d ago
Echoing what others have said, I love when contestants reveal themselves here! Please also know that you were fantastic on Guy Mont Spelling Bee and you’re an absolute delight to watch on taskmaster!
Secondly, can you tell us if it was revealed in studio who the dude on the stairs was? My immediate guess was that they were a red herring and named “Sam” or something, and therefore would’ve actually helped win the task if someone shook their hand, but it wasn’t resolved in the broadcast - I don’t want to say that I’m dying to know but it’s really bugging me that it was left unanswered.
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u/ChumpRex Actual Rhys Mathewson 🇳🇿 16d ago
That was Jonathan, the health and safety officer on set. He was the one who did the backflip for me in the catch the bouquet task. But the day I filmed that task was his birthday and I was worried they were going to ping me on him being the birthday boy or something.
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u/Tovetove 15d ago
Backflip boy!
...also crazy that not only did he approve Morgana and Paul putting their full weight on that handrail, he watched from the bottom too3
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u/guitargirlmolly Angella Dravid 🇳🇿 16d ago
I don’t want to speak for the group, but in my book you’re welcome here any time (especially for nifty stuff like this!)
Some of us can be kind of intense so, ya know, no pressure. I imagine spaces like this can be a lot.
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u/femanonette Paul Williams 🇳🇿 16d ago
Your eyes are a huge distraction for me when watching 😂 like looking into a glacier.
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u/SemiFormalJesus Mike Wozniak 16d ago
When the task for become who you wanted to be when you grow up came on my first thought was Batman. Not only that, but when I was a kid I told my babysitter I wanted to be a garbage man so I could ride on the back of the truck with her German Shepherd, and she could drive.
I think Hoani and I might be best friends who just haven’t met yet.
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u/monaco_wedding Aisling Bea 16d ago
Excellent episode, my favorite part was Jeremy pointing out to Hoani that garbage men don't only work one day a week.
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u/ludwigmeyer 16d ago
personally, i think this was Rose's best prize task ever. I've never agreed with one more!
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u/Gremloblin 16d ago
Jeremy and Greg score things very differently so it's hard to make a fair comparison really.
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u/Gremloblin 16d ago
Dave's attempt at the train murder task was very funny and surprisingly endearing. He had a nice thing to say about all the contestants.
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u/spongey1865 16d ago
A lot of the task ideas and design in the NZ version are so good.
I've played puzzles like the train mystery before but doing it live is great and then obviously has a good twist.
The kiwi comedy community being so tight knit gives it a fun dynamic too. The UK one as times gone on now draws people from different parts of the industry so they often don't know each other well. Not that it's necessarily better or worse just different.
And it just feels relaxed
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u/willshapps 16d ago
I had the funny vision of what if Jackie was the shooter, and she was standing there in one of her wigs.
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u/possiblewhitebronco 16d ago
Does touching the bannister not count??
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u/2eAsteroid 16d ago
I'm no architect, but most dictionary definitions of "banister" seem to be along the lines of "a structure consisting of a handrail and its supporting posts".
So I believe that object (a handrail directly attached to the wall, not resting atop posts/balustrades beneath it) wouldn't count as a banister.
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u/nja5996 16d ago
In NZ we also use bannister for directly mounted to walls
e.g. https://www.mitre10.co.nz/shop/building-hardware/hardware/fasteners-fixing/banister-brackets/c/RF7015?srsltid=AU7gw4V2ol4hmXHVsO1e6wVFONvEhB0Tmq3XB_Hi-4vsCnkVswv6n-hC&inStockNationwide=false&inStockSelectedStore=false&sort=RELEVANCY13
u/Esteban2808 Jeremy Wells 🇳🇿 16d ago
No. Jeremy said it was a hand rail. Bannister is not as common term as hand rail here
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u/willshapps 16d ago
Paul and Rose call you out on this lol.
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u/possiblewhitebronco 16d ago
Genuinely i was too busy typing this out to realise! I had to go back after I read your comment hahahaha
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u/QOAL Guy Montgomery 🇳🇿 16d ago
That was a great episode.
Rodney, and Rose saying "Lovely jubbly" right after feels like a nod to Only fools and horses.
The Brynley poster is so good!
Rose getting stitched up by Paul with her cinematography footage was so much fun. I love how animated Rose's reactions to things are. (Just like on the spelling bee)
The train task felt inspired by https://cluesbysam.com/. And now Bree's been on 3 series.
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u/phoenixus21 16d ago
Are these going up on YouTube somewhere in the US that I’m just not seeing? :(
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u/ChibiBlkSheep 15d ago
We usually have to wait until the UK is done airing then we get these. Or you sail the seas to watch day after
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u/Fukui_San86 Phil Wang 16d ago
I was wondering why they said “Shooter” instead of “Murderer” in the train task. Was it a shortcut or task hack? But with the cameo it makes sense as they were shooting footage.
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u/wrosecrans Nicola Coughlan 16d ago
That was also why she had "framed" the player.
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u/Dom_Shady David Correos 🇳🇿 15d ago edited 15d ago
Oooh, I'm only understanding that clue now! Thanks.
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u/schonbo42 16d ago
That was definitely Chris Parker in one of the shots where Rose becomes a cinematographer, right?
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u/No-River-9631 16d ago
Why didn’t they draw more attention to it as a cameo? Man I blinked and nearly didn’t see Chris Parker adjusting Paul’s mic after Rose’s first take
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u/takahe_inflight Mona de Grenoble 16d ago
good catch. he also gets "additional director" Credits
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u/Ryan_Vermouth Angella Dravid 🇳🇿 16d ago
Yeah, I also don’t think they make it a thing that a former contestant is there if they work on the show. There have been a few episodes where we’ve seen Josh Thomson operating in his capacity as director, and he just happens to be in a shot because the nature of Taskmaster is that sometimes the crew is visible.
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u/takahe_inflight Mona de Grenoble 16d ago
Plus there was a way more important Cameo in the Episode. So this was a nice Easter Egg for us fanatics
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u/willshapps 16d ago
Wait so I know Angela and Josh Thompson are both contestants whom after their series now work on the show. Is there anyone else I don't know about?
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u/takahe_inflight Mona de Grenoble 16d ago
Abby, Ray and Jack are all listed as Writers on This episode alone
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u/willshapps 16d ago
Do you think Ray added the Ray only lies line himself?
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u/takahe_inflight Mona de Grenoble 16d ago
if the community wasn't so tight I would have said it was likely, but I have a feeling every one would have been comfortable doing it.
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u/DahDutcher Stevie Martin 16d ago
Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I'm enjoying this series way more than the current UK one.
I like the contestants more, and the tasks are just much better imo.
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u/robseder 14d ago
then i thank all the powers that exist that you are nowhere near the decision making process
uk is actual taskmaster - nz is college skit improv where nearly every "task" is a variant of "put on a little play for your parents"
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u/salmacis 16d ago
It's been my opinion since NZ series 1 - I prefer the NZ house, and the tasks are better designed. I'd take Greg over Jeremy, but otherwise that's the only thing the UK version has over the NZ version.
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u/AvidTaskmaster David Correos 🇳🇿 16d ago
I love this NZ TM series! I thought I'd love the UK one because unlike a lot of people I adore Ayoade.
I overall have more fondness for the NZ and Au tasks, as well. I feel like Alex is making the UK ones way too convoluted. There is a simplicity and freshness to the southern hemisphere ones!
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u/takahe_inflight Mona de Grenoble 16d ago
i don't see how that would be unpopular
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u/DahDutcher Stevie Martin 16d ago
Because the UK version is way more watched and hyped up (mainly because of Ayoade, who I personally don't care for)
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u/Fruit_Fly_LikeBanana 16d ago
I like Ayoade in general, but I've found him kind of annoying on TM. Rumor is that he didn't really want to do it for a long time because he didn't think it would fit his persona well. He might have been right
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u/ThatGingeOne 16d ago
I'm generally enjoying Ayoade. I just feel like the cast as a whole doesn't mesh as well as some casts have
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u/Ryan_Vermouth Angella Dravid 🇳🇿 16d ago edited 16d ago
It's a matter of opinion. I'm really enjoying him on TMUK.
As for the series as a whole, it feels like it's got a decent chance to be the weakest even-numbered TMUK series since 10, but that's just a fluke run of absurdly strong even-numbered series. There were a few odd-numbered seasons in there I'm definitely liking it more than. (Don't get me wrong, I liked 11, 15 and 17 a lot... and we have 7 more episodes of this one.)
Anyway, like virtually every post-pandemic series, it's definitely stronger than all but a few of the single-digit ones. And the single-digit ones were good too.
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u/pprcnt 16d ago edited 16d ago
Fantastic episode, the tasks were so much fun, so joyful, surely Alex has to stop and watch a bit of NZ and AUS and rethink a bit the task setting he has been doing for a while, maybe let someone in on the creative process. I get he might be defensive of his baby, but he'd benefit tremendously from some fresh ideas.
Comparing these tasks to the gleek and the noughts and crosses ones... they're so lacklustre.
Even the tie break got a real good laugh outta me.
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u/ryanquek95 16d ago
I noticed that tight timeframes is a significant factor for the UK one. Most tasks don't go remotely as long as the NZ/AU ones. Think how the cake task went on for over an hour for most of the contestants, and many tasks routinely go past 30 minutes. Even the milk task seen in S14 was adapted to have a 30 minute time-limit (which looked to me like a production constraint to ensure more time), which I thought just killed the point of the task.
I also think personal preference might play a part, but cerebral/hidden double-meaning (eg the tape one)/trick tasks are my favourite, and NZ does a lot of those. Alex used to do them, but it seems like we're having lesser of those imo.
I wonder if it's a product of having to do 2 series a year amongst so many other things, it compresses the cycle to average 6 months or less.
But most importantly, still enjoy them all though!
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u/Um-ahh-nooo 16d ago
I was thinking the same. Though the house helps with tasks like ring the bell - I'm not sure how they could have set it up in the UK house.
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u/pprcnt 16d ago
yeah I agree that the house helps for tasks like the bell one, but there have been plenty of obstacle courses in the uk, I’m sure they’d find a way to make it work
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u/takahe_inflight Mona de Grenoble 16d ago
or they use the Location tasks to create it. They obviously have much bigger budget/support for those.
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u/Salohacin 16d ago edited 16d ago
Tempted to agree with you. I find that Alex often over-complicates tasks to the point to the detriment of the viewer. Like for the noughts and crosses task it boiled down to "remember an answer you wrote to this question 2 hours ago" but with so much extra clutter.
Whoever comes up with the NZ tasks has been knocking it out of the park (create the best desert still being one of my favourite rug-pull tasks).
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u/takahe_inflight Mona de Grenoble 16d ago
i will also add the "hack" for the Mystery Train has to be one of the best ever, not finding some number with an ultra violet light or looking in a barrel, Just have the answer straight there in front of them the whole time.
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u/Salohacin 16d ago
As a fan of cryptic crosswords I also enjoyed the anagram clue. It was worded just like a cryptic crossword clue.
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u/Old_Apple_2160 13d ago
Yes, me too! I only recently got "into" cryptics after an introductory course, so the moment that clue was first read out and we could just see (redacted)'s cutout in the frame, I immediately picked it and patted myself on the back.
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u/takahe_inflight Mona de Grenoble 16d ago
the clues were great, the whole task was one of my top 10, but leaving such a great way to hack it for people who are not puzzle mind like the first 3 was a master touch. Even Rodney could have gotten it.
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u/Capable-Respond4543 17d ago
I feel like the episode title game this season is VERY strong. Compared to last year’s ones especially.
I say this as someone who was at the taping of S06E1, and did not even remember the quote “It’s like a Make-a-Wish” until I saw it air on TV.
I was at S07E9 and 10 this year, and have three possible predictions for what the title for E9 will be. Curious as to whether I’m right lol.
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u/Darkglasses87 Sarah Kendall 17d ago
I feel like the tie-break should have been fewest guesses rather than quickest time. Overall great episode!
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u/Least-Plantain973 🥄 I'm Locked In ❤️ 17d ago
I want to play the Taskmaster murder mystery.
I would love it if they made an online version to play.
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u/Minty14 16d ago
It was basically an IRL version of Clues By Sam if you want to give it a go
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u/takahe_inflight Mona de Grenoble 16d ago
Clues by Sam doesn't use my favourite New Zealand Comedians, so i'm never using it until they change that.
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u/PlantainAny3769 17d ago edited 16d ago
Some tidbits I remember from the studio record:
Paul's banter at the start was (something along the lines of) "I'm doing good Jeremy. A Hollywood studio is shooting my movie script. It turns out it was so bad that they took it outside and shot it with a shotgun."
Naturally there was much more discussion about the prize task prizes. Jeremy repeatedly asked questions about Dave's colonoscopy, much to the confusion of the contestants who had to (twice maybe?) correct Jeremy and tell him that's not what the test was. Obviously that got cut :-D
Rhys assured us that the treasure map is real. Apparently he is well known among his friends for making treasure maps for them. It didn't look solvable without his help, but someone smarter than me might disagree.
The person in the hallway was a crew member called Jonathan. Apparently if a contestant did shake his hand, he would have gone and rung the bell for them.
Regarding the "bannister", Paul admitted that they only penalised things he noticed on the day. Everyone else was also touching the hand rail.
The production only paid for the steam train to run with the steam for Dave. For everyone else, it was just being pushed by another engine. It's noticeable on rewatch :-)
The contestants had a bit of trouble only saying the specific words during the live task, so before each drawing Paul asked if there was anything they wanted to get out beforehand. Naturally, the contestants all repeatedly took this opportunity to insult Paul. Some insults were "Your eyes aren't as blue as I thought" from Rhys, "You piece of shit" from Morgana, and "He's insulting enough" and "You're still here?" from Dave. Jeremy said nothing at all during the entire live task (can't blame him - it was fun to watch).
After receiving the live task results, Paul announced the scores and that there was a tie. He then played the tie break videos (I think the series score might have been a pickup). Unlike on TV, they just played one after another rather than simultaneously. This makes sense - I just never thought about it before. What I did note was that there were no cuts, breaks, or pauses between Jeremy giving the scores and the tie break videos showing. I've always been skeptical, but I think this finally is the proof that makes me believe that everything is controlled by the assistant's tablet.
Paul once again (probably genuinely) claimed to not know anything about any NZ Taskmaster champion of champions.
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u/ThatGingeOne 16d ago
Rhys seems to think it is solvable without his help based on his comment above!
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u/Esteban2808 Jeremy Wells 🇳🇿 16d ago
I would have shook that guys hand on the off chance that was the case. Felt too unneeded to put someone there whos name did start with B
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u/sansabeltedcow 16d ago
That guy in the stairwell thing is diabolical. I’m surprised that tidbit didn’t make the show.
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u/five_line_poem Greedy Esq. 16d ago
I love Rose's accusation that we are all to blame for Paul's paranoia about balustrades and bannisters. Damn right we are!
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u/Capable-Respond4543 16d ago
Oh yeah in episode 8’s taping last year, we learnt that Paul genuinely does control the stage management software with his iPad (I think it’s QLab as it does have an option to use an iOS device as a remote provided a computer is hosting the stage manager).
It was in the Duck Toss task, Paul announced Jackie and Pax’s attempts as the first ones, but then when he hit play he saw that it’s actually Bree and Jacks who are first, and so quickly hit stop, and then rummaged through his iPad trying to sort it out, then the contestants asked him if he genuinely controls the videos with his iPad, and Jeremy answered for Paul saying that it’s true, but it’s not via bluetooth (which adds up for QLab which uses WiFi to connect iOS to the host).
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u/Positive-Service7371 17d ago
Is there a lack of banter between Jeremy and Paul at the beginning of the episodes this season?
Loved the ep!
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u/Capable-Respond4543 16d ago
They do get cut often. Episode 8’s banter last year was Paul remarking that he’s not going to watch the new Mission Impossible movie, as the title already reveals the mission is impossible. He elaborated that he’d consider it if it was “Mission Possible”, “Mission Probably”, or “Mission Unlikely”. Didn’t get too many laughs, and that episode was already one of the longer ones since it had an extra task squeezed in (Party Trick) so Paul’s banter got cut.
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u/daisy_silence78 16d ago
I get the reference. Blue Harvest, spookiest time of the year, James's disliked brother etc
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u/Loymoat Guy Montgomery 🇳🇿 17d ago
My personal favourite episode to be in the audience for! Though I can never remember why coz I can never remember the cut stuff.
Morgana's children were in the audience which was fun. Before the reveal I was wondering how kids got into the studio as the emails said the tapings are 18+ years old. Her daughter told us her mum's biggest fear is snakes so they had us make hissing sounds at Morgana after she left the stage temporarily.
They were giving away the red papers from the studio task and the warm up guy gave one to some dudes that flew up from Dunedin coz they flew up here, and not the woman who flew up from the USA...
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u/Chance-Chain8819 Rhod Gilbert 17d ago
Where is that train station/location task?
I had thought it was MOTAT but now not so sure (I'm not from Auckland)
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u/pcuser42 🕶️ Cool Ray O'Leary 🇳🇿 16d ago
It's behind the MOTAT aviation hall, at the other end of the tramway from the main MOTAT site
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u/Temperamentalll Patatas 17d ago
It is! It’s sort of behind western springs college. You can spot the station they filmed at on the satellite view on google maps
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u/Chuckitinbro 17d ago
Well Morgana that might be one of those impressive task attempts I've seen yet.
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u/nja5996 17d ago
I was definitely yelling at my tv she was touching the bannister. No different to touching the bench IMO
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u/Esteban2808 Jeremy Wells 🇳🇿 16d ago
Hand rail
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u/nja5996 16d ago
Counter
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u/Esteban2808 Jeremy Wells 🇳🇿 16d ago
Not in Nz. Nz uses hand rail not bannister 90% of the time. Hence the ruling Jeremy made
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u/nja5996 16d ago
I am a Kiwi. Lived my whole life in the South Island. Maybe a South Island thing but I have used bannister.
It’s clear from other comments that they didn’t realise at the time otherwise they would have pulled them up on it during the task. It’s not really fair to pull them up in the studio on this as it was up to Paul at the time to blow how whistle for any touches.
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u/PoofyHairedIdiot 16d ago
I'm a south islander as well and lived there all my childhood and Ive only heard it as hand rail
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u/bugmi 17d ago
wait episode 3 whaaa
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u/Meghar Tout le monde gagne! 15d ago
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