It’s the BAFTAs!

By | May 10, 2010

Let’s take a look at pertinent nominations for this year’s BAFTAs on the 6th June:

Best Entertainment Performance:
Stephen Fry for QI, Ant and Dec for I’m a Celeb (also Harry Hill for TV Burp and Michael McIntyre for Comedy Roadshow)

Features:
Masterchef: The Professionals
(up against The Choir: Unsung Town, Heston’s Feasts and James May’s Toy Stories)

Entertainment Programme:
Britain’s Got Talent
(up against The Graham Norton Show, TV Burp and Newswipe)

Well, that was boring.

Something that is more exciting, I mentioned it on Twitter yesterday and think it’s worth repeating – Watch’s Scream If You Know The Answer! punches well above its weight, I reckon. Duncan James is basically just eyecandy (although he doesn’t do a bad job of fronting it, in fairness), Colin Murray’s commentary is a bit manic (although he’s come out with some very funny throwaway lines), the graphics are a bit boring, but the show is summer-y and retro in a good way, features decent-ish celebs, and the games are basically simple and solid. Fun Sunday evening viewing and worth a look.

Board of Excitement 9-15th May 2010

By | May 9, 2010

Well it basically boils down to:

  • The Amazing Race (Sunday, CBS) – it’s the final! We’re backing Team Cowboy.
  • Survivor (Thursday, CBS) – you couldn’t script this season better really, but I will be honest and suggest I’m looking forward to a Russell comeuppance moment. Might it happen this week? Go Team Pavarti!

Wow.

It’s Schlag den Raab!

By | May 8, 2010

schlagdenraab1Tonight at 7:15 UK/8:15 German time on ProSieben (and hopefully naughty streaming) it’s Schlag den Raab, where a member of the public attempts to defeat Stefan Raab over a series of fifteen games live for €500,000.

Tonight look forward to no mountain biking, and probably a competitive version of that game with a ball on a bit of string attached to a cup, or something.

In other news, Michael Barrymore, Pat Sharp, Jenny Powell and Anthea Redfern are doing a special gameshow host’s edition of Come Dine With Me, set to be shown later in the month. Amazing.

I’m going to have a new feature for you tomorrow.

The Cube vs Only Connect

By | May 7, 2010

What is 2010’s highest new entry going to be in the new all-time list? Are we going to be plunged into constitutional CRISIS?

PLACE BETS NOW!

Also: Louise Noel from Show Me the Money is now a primary school teacher. Who knew? Good stuff.

Voting over

By | May 6, 2010

Thanks for all your votes! It’ll take a little while for the returning officer to declare, so expect the write-up within the next fortnight.