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Mastermind fans all have the same complaint about Clive Myrie’s questions – calling for petition against BBC
MASTERMIND fans have all had the same complaint about Clive Myrie's questions - and called for a petition against the BBC.
The latest episode of the BBC Two programme saw four members of the public tackle a round of specialist subjects followed by a second of general knowledge questions.
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The specialist subjects were film adaptations of Shakespeare's tragedies, the Great Fire of London, the career of John Barnes and The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien.
First up to the Mastermind chair was Molly, a library assistant.
Her specialist subject was film adaptations of Shakespeare tragedies, and Clive launched into his questions.
The first one was: "What description of Romeo and Juliet from the play's prologue appears on screen behind the newsreader in the opening and closing scenes of Baz Luhrmann's 1996 adaptation of the play?"
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Molly got the answer wrong and Clive quickly moved on to the next question, but viewers noticed how wordy they were, particularly in comparison to the ones posed to Molly's fellow competitors later on.
Taking to Twitter, one wrote: "Never a fan of excessively long questions, I think they can be avoided, especially as there's such a small time-frame."
Another added: "Mastermind question setters still paid by the word it seems. Long winded or what?"
A third tweeted: "Loooooong questions for the Shakespeare subject."
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Meanwhile a fourth joked: "The questions take longer to read than a Shakespeare tragedy #mastermind."
A fellow Mastermind viewer even went as far as to say: "Petition to force #mastermind to make the questions shorter."
Mastermind airs on Mondays at 7.30pm on BBC Two.
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