"QI" (2003) TV series 2003-????

User Rating:

9.4/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

11 September 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Game-Show

Plot:

A comedy panel game in which being Quite Interesting is more important than being right. Stephen Fry is joined each week by four comedians to share anecdotes and trivia, and maybe answer some questions as well.

Plot Keywords:

Trivia | Quiz Show | Non Fiction

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Stephen Fry	...	Himself - Host (75 episodes, 2003-2009)
Alan Davies	...	Himself (75 episodes, 2003-2009)

Also Known As:

QI XL (UK) (rerun title)
Quite Interesting (UK) (alternative title)

Runtime:

30 min (49 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

The London Studios, Upper Ground, South Bank, London, England, UK

Company:

Talkback Thames

Trivia:

The title "QI" stands for "Quite Interesting", the aim of the show being to give interesting answers or information to score points rather than necessarily correct answers.

Quotes:

Alan Davies: [after his buzzer is a sexy woman's voice saying "Ahoy, hello sailor"] Hang on, hang on, who was that?
[pushes buzzer again]
Alan Davies: Hells bells.

Movie Connections:

Featured in TV's 50 Greatest Stars (2006) (TV)

Not just Quite Interesting... Quite Hilarious as Well!

Have you ever been watching a game show and thought, "what would it be like if the host just lost control and the celebrity panel took over?" Of course you have... we all have. Well, QI takes that premise and lets the humor fly.

There are right answers which get a couple points, glaringly obvious and often actually wrong answers that get points ripped away, and the main point of the show: Quite Interesting tidbits that get lots of points.

Stephen Fry stumbles through the questions, obviously reading them off of a prompter that is too far away, and completely knows when to just sit back and when to drop his own QI bits in.

Unfortunately not available in the US, this British show is refreshing, wonderfully staged, and a delight to watch.

It is obvious that like another British 'game show,' "Have I Got News For You" this program is shot over a period of many hours and edited down to the best parts. But who cares!?!? The point is not who wins or loses (generally the ongoing panelist, Alan Davies) but how many laughs we get per half hour and how many things you can learn by watching.

Pray for DVDs full of this or at least having BBC America pick it up.