TV Fame at Last?

Pinball News Website·article·held·Jul 29, 2009

Analysis

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TL;DR

Medieval Madness from Pinball Heaven featured on UK's The Gadget Show in 2009.

Summary

A 2009 article covering a UK TV appearance of pinball on The Gadget Show, where a refurbished Medieval Madness machine from Pinball Heaven competed against a foosball game for inclusion on the show's Wall of Fame. The episode aired August 24, 2009, with presenters Suzi Perry, Jason Bradbury, and Jon Bentley.

Key Claims

Pinball on UK TV has been rare in recent years
medium confidence · Article opening statement about UK pinball TV coverage
Medieval Madness from Pinball Heaven appeared on The Gadget Show episode airing August 24, 2009
high confidence · Central subject of the article with specific air date and show details
Medieval Madness machine was refurbished and set up by Phil Docker and Aid Cooper
high confidence · Named individuals credited with machine setup in article text
Pinball News readers won't be unhappy with the competition result
medium confidence · Cryptic teaser statement suggesting pinball won or performed well against foosball

Notable Quotes

“Pinball on TV in the UK has been as rare as hen's teeth in recent years”
[name withheld pending review] — Sets context for how rare pinball TV coverage was in 2009 UK media
“Fighting pinball's corner is just about the best machine you could hope for - a pristine refurbished Medieval Madness from Phil Palmer at Pinball Heaven”
[name withheld pending review] — Endorsement of Medieval Madness as an excellent representative game for pinball on mainstream TV
“We can't give away the result but we can say that Pinball News readers won't be too unhappy with the eventual winner”
[name withheld pending review] — Teaser suggesting positive outcome for pinball without spoiling the episode result

Entities

The Gadget ShoweventMedieval MadnessgamePinball HeavencompanyPhil PalmerpersonPhil DockerpersonAid CooperpersonSuzi PerrypersonJason BradburypersonJon BentleypersonFivecompany

Signals

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content_signal: Mainstream UK TV coverage of pinball game on The Gadget Show represents notable media exposure for pinball in 2009
high · Article documents Medieval Madness featured on prime-time TV competition show alongside consumer electronics
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community_signal: Pinball positioned as collectible/iconic item worthy of Wall of Fame alongside iPod, Segway, Napster, and Lego
high · The Gadget Show's Wall of Fame format treating pinball as cultural icon equivalent to major consumer electronics
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historical_signal: Documentation of UK pinball TV appearance scarcity in mid-to-late 2000s era
medium · Article states pinball TV coverage 'as rare as hen's teeth' and notes modern games rarely appear on UK television
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venue_signal: Pinball Heaven actively promoting pinball through mainstream media partnerships
medium · Pinball Heaven selected Medieval Madness and provided staff to represent pinball on major TV show

Transcript

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Date: 29th July 2009 Pinball on TV in the UK has been as rare as hen's teeth in recent years, and the few appearances modern games have made is usually accompanied by over-dubbed chime sounds from an electro-mechanical machine. So it's good to see pinball turning up not as mere set dressing, but starring centre stage. The set of The Gadget Show The Gadget Show - a programme where the title tells you all you need to know - will air an episode on Monday August 24th where it will pitch a pinball machine against a table football (or foosball) game for a coveted position on the Wall Of Fame alongside such icons as the iPod, the Segway, Napster and Lego. The pinball machine and the table football machine go head-to-head Fighting pinball's corner is just about the best machine you could hope for - a pristine refurbished Medieval Madnesss from Phil Palmer at Pinball Heaven. Pinball Heaven's Medieval Madness The machine was brought to the Five studios - where the show is recorded - by Pinball Heaven engineer Phil Docker and Aid Cooper who set it up and then got to meet Gadget Show presenters Suzi Perry, Jason Bradbury and Jon Bentley. The Gadget Show's Suzi Perry Presenters Jon Bentley (playing) and Jason Bradbury To find out which machine won, watch The Gadget Show on Five on the 24th. Phil Docker and Aid Cooper meet Suzi Perry We can't give away the result but we can say that Pinball News readers won't be too unhappy with the eventual winner. Back to the News page Back to the front page