Show Discussion: Holding Out For a Hero

By | September 11, 2011

7pm, ITV1

We’ll do Board of Excitement tomorrow, because tonight it’s the first episode of Gethin Jones fronted good causes quiz Holding Out For a Hero which you are free to discuss here.

In it three people surprise three other people who run good causes that they’re going to play a quiz for them to try and win them some money.

We went to the pilot recording of this all the way back at the beginning of March. It looks like it’s gone from being an anticipated 45 minute show to a 60 minute show, but it is the lead in to The X Factor this evening so it has the best opportunity.

Saturday Night’s Alright for Writing 10th September 2011

By | September 10, 2011

Blimey.

  • Epic Win – 5:25pm, BBC1
  • All Star Family Fortunes – 6:05pm, ITV1. This week it’s Joe McElderry vs Jo Joyner.
  • Strictly Come Dancing Launch Show – 6:10pm, BBC1
  • Red or Black? – 7pm and 9:15pm, ITV1. Last in the series, and will probably get a fillip given that a) it’s again scheduled around The X Factor and b) One Direction are on tonight and it’s already trending.
  • Secret Fortune – 8pm, BBC1
  • The X Factor – 8:15pm, ITV1.
  • The Million Pound Drop – Live! 9:15pm, C4. Tonight featuring Vernon Kay!

And that’s all the weather!

Geek News

By | September 9, 2011

Dara O Briain’s University of Practical Mathematics has been picked up for an eight-week run on Dave. In it, people are challenged to solve problems – O Briain using his mathematical background and a special guest trying more practical methods.

Based on a Japanese Beat Takeshi format (Comăneci University Mathematics, apparently) we’ll try and find some Youtube clippage over the weekend (although don’t get too excited).

It’s our favourite Irish TV house Wild Rover co-production.

Dead or Black

By | September 9, 2011

3.8m and 4.1m for Red or Black? last night.

It is only fair we do a graph later.

Quite enjoyed the Celeb Big Brother final last night, if you hadn’t gathered the new civilian housemates will be joining Baywatch star Pamela Anderson this evening.

Show Discussion: Schlag den Star

By | September 8, 2011

The new series of Schlag den Star begins tonight (7:15 UK time) on Pro Sieben.

It’s basically the same as Schlag den Raab except it’s smaller stakes, nine games and the contestant can call upon Stefan Raab to play for them once. And obviously it’s against a celebrity, and much shorter.

Clone-ic Irrigation

By | September 8, 2011

Here’s a story that’s doing the rounds today – English teacher currently living in Spain gets a pilot through BBC Entertainment’s Future Formats initiative, called Cloned.

The show doesn’t do much for me on the description – can you spot which is the real celeb from the CGI clones by (I don’t know) watching them carefully or something. It’s all a big puff piece for their initiative (it’s frankly not that exciting, it’s getting a pilot which Danny Cohen might have a look at). So why are we being told all this now, hmm?

Meanwhile, here is photo from the set of Guess the Star pilot which filmed recently. Christine Bleakley is involved in some form.