the bbc goes all MK !

[Quiet Stranger]

That was a good video, it's a pity that it is blocked outside the UK.

Yes it is but since you saw it could you describe it to the less fortunate?

Err, ok I'll give it a whirl, bear in mind of course this will not convey the funny.

Spoiler: What the vid is about...

It's about University Challenge, a quiz game for university teams.
It's set up with an old school mortal kombat visual, the health of the quizzer (jeremy paxman) vs the health of one guy from one team. The guy is clearly a pretty knowledgeable. Quick fire questions and answers through editing, get them right = paxman loses health, wrong = guy loses life. Guy has a huge "handicap" (he deals little dmg, paxman deals loads).
MK sound effects and visuals, the MK announcer saying "combo" etc, as well as the stonking hard and nearly unintelligible questions, and him getting them right, make it funny.

Cant we just go to the main BBC website and see this video?

Well I doubt it, iplayer can't be viewed outside the UK either. I'm not sure if it will work, but here is the link to it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/extra/video/p007bbsg

Hilarious!!! I love it

 

[mr.aravaro]

It's because US copyright laws are awful about this sort of thing.

 

[Ryuzaki]

That was a good video, it's a pity that it is blocked outside the UK.

Yes it is but since you saw it could you describe it to the less fortunate?

Err, ok I'll give it a whirl, bear in mind of course this will not convey the funny.

Spoiler: What the vid is about...

It's about University Challenge, a quiz game for university teams.
It's set up with an old school mortal kombat visual, the health of the quizzer (jeremy paxman) vs the health of one guy from one team. The guy is clearly a pretty knowledgeable. Quick fire questions and answers through editing, get them right = paxman loses health, wrong = guy loses life. Guy has a huge "handicap" (he deals little dmg, paxman deals loads).
MK sound effects and visuals, the MK announcer saying "combo" etc, as well as the stonking hard and nearly unintelligible questions, and him getting them right, make it funny.

Cant we just go to the main BBC website and see this video?

Well I doubt it, iplayer can't be viewed outside the UK either. I'm not sure if it will work, but here is the link to it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/extra/video/p007bbsg

Hilarious!!! I love it

You can see it then?
If so it's a bit odd that it's regionally blocked on YouTube, but not on the BBC's website.

 

[Quiet Stranger]

That was a good video, it's a pity that it is blocked outside the UK.

Yes it is but since you saw it could you describe it to the less fortunate?

Err, ok I'll give it a whirl, bear in mind of course this will not convey the funny.

Spoiler: What the vid is about...

It's about University Challenge, a quiz game for university teams.
It's set up with an old school mortal kombat visual, the health of the quizzer (jeremy paxman) vs the health of one guy from one team. The guy is clearly a pretty knowledgeable. Quick fire questions and answers through editing, get them right = paxman loses health, wrong = guy loses life. Guy has a huge "handicap" (he deals little dmg, paxman deals loads).
MK sound effects and visuals, the MK announcer saying "combo" etc, as well as the stonking hard and nearly unintelligible questions, and him getting them right, make it funny.

Cant we just go to the main BBC website and see this video?

Well I doubt it, iplayer can't be viewed outside the UK either. I'm not sure if it will work, but here is the link to it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/extra/video/p007bbsg

Hilarious!!! I love it

You can see it then?
If so it's a bit odd that it's regionally blocked on YouTube, but not on the BBC's website.

Yeah it was very good, but is this a game show or something?

 

[nick n stuff]

i didn't find that funny...am i missing something.

 

[Ryuzaki]

Snip

Yeah it was very good, but is this a game show or something?

It's a quiz show in which the teams all come from various Universities around the UK. Each series they go up against each other in a knock-out style tournament until there is one winner.

 

[ottenni]

Nawwww no love here in Australia either. Damn you BBC!

 

[Quiet Stranger]

Snip

Yeah it was very good, but is this a game show or something?

It's a quiz show in which the teams all come from various Universities around the UK. Each series they go up against each other in a knock-out style tournament until there is one winner.

So then is the Mortal Kombat thing just a clever thing someone created?

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

The BBC hates Americans, so it's blocked...... I wish I could see it.

 

[Ryuzaki]

Snip

Yeah it was very good, but is this a game show or something?

It's a quiz show in which the teams all come from various Universities around the UK. Each series they go up against each other in a knock-out style tournament until there is one winner.

So then is the Mortal Kombat thing just a clever thing someone created?

Basically yes, but it was by the BBC who also makes University Challenge.
There are a few other good short videos in the BBC:ComedyExtra section about that programme.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/extra/video/p0060v9s

 

[Quiet Stranger]

Snip

Yeah it was very good, but is this a game show or something?

It's a quiz show in which the teams all come from various Universities around the UK. Each series they go up against each other in a knock-out style tournament until there is one winner.

So then is the Mortal Kombat thing just a clever thing someone created?

Basically yes, but it was by the BBC who also makes University Challenge.
There are a few other good short videos in the BBC:ComedyExtra section about that programme.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/extra/video/p0060v9s

The hole in the wall segment with Nick, as I dont understand it, was pretty damn hilarious