The 8TV Quickie
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The 8TV Quickie was a both 15-minute and 1 minute short variety show that aired every night at 9:30pm, 10:30pm (or 10:00 pm on certain days) and 11:30pm (or 12:00 am / 12:30 am on certain days), on 8TV. The first two air for one minute as a sneak preview, and the last one, the regular edition, is 15 minutes with a single commercial break. The last opening sequence of the show features the song "We Are Over Here" by Malaysian band, Dash.
The 8TV Quickie | |
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Genre | Interactive |
Created by | Ahmad Izham Omar |
Opening theme | Dash - We Are Over Here |
Country of origin | Malaysia |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Primeworks Studios (August 2008-2016) |
Production locations | Studio Mini, Sri Pentas, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor |
Running time | 15 minutes with one commercial break (11:30 pm or 12:00 am editions) 1 minute (9:30 pm and 10:30 pm) |
Original release | |
Network | 8TV |
Release | 8 January 2004 (2004-01-08) – present |
Related | |
8TV Express |
In the main 15-minute show, the hosts usually introduces the preview of a current movie, play creative games and receive calls from the audience to participate in contests to win prizes. Occasionally, celebrities come on as guests of the show or music bands perform on the show.
The most recent hosts were Brandon Ho, Mark O’Dea, Timur Gabriel (daughter of Malaysian singer, Zainal Abidin Mohamad), Jenn Chia Yen-Yi and Zubaidah "Zooey" Mohd Noor Amir.
Starting 1 April 2016 onwards, the original time slot of "The 8TV Quickie" was replaced by 8TV Express, a Chinese variety show of the same type at 10:30pm.