I’m out trick or treating tonight (well actually I’m playing cards) so I won’t be able to watch the Release the Hounds Celebrity TOWIE Halloween Special live unfortunately but will look forward to catching up on in the next few days. It’s a two-hour long spooktacular (it says here) extravaganza as FOUR members of the TOWIE cast take part in horror filled games and outrunning a pack of dogs for charity, this time hosted by modern-day Noel Edmonds Matt Edmondson. That’s on ITV2 from 9pm. It’s not getting a proper show discussion post because this is a one-off, the series will air in the future.

Meanwhile it’s Schlag den Henssler this Saturday from 7:15pm, a member of the public takes on Stefen Henssler across 15 games for €500,000 LIVE and as ever we’re intending to provide a Youtube commentary with various fun and games. Do join us.

I wouldn’t expect much in terms of NEWS and OPINION this weekend because I’ll be spending most of it playing Mario Odyssey, in between things like “work” and “seeing my Mum”. Don’t forget the clocks go back Saturday night/Sunday morning.

However we mentioned there’s a new Ultimate version of the very good The Chase app recently released on iOS, it’s been bought to my attention it’s out on Android now as well.

Next week there’s all sorts of excitement: new runs of Tenable and the Halloween return of Release the Hounds with Matt Edmondson (which is two hours long, which is brave). And it all ends with another live evening of Schlag den Henssler next Saturday night.

We watched Snoop Dogg’s The Joker’s Wild revival that went out on US channel TBS last night.

It was fun enough. Snoop Dogg plays the role of Quizmaster Snoop Dogg of Snoop Dogg fame well enough and was pretty good at asking the questions even if Jeannie Mai is doing most of the technical heavy lifting. Question ideas are fun, even if it errs slightly too hard on pot references. Audience whooping for no discernable reason quite annoying.

The Joker’s Wild was a quiz that most famously ran in the US in the 70s and 80s hosted by Jack Barry. In it contestants picked categories as chosen by a giant slot machine. The winner got to Face the Devil in the bonus round, trying to spin up $1,000 before a devil showed up on one of the reels. It was quite fun. Not to be confused with the Barry Cryer comedy panel game of the 70s. Anyway here’s a random episode on Youtube:

Urban dictionary defines “when the stars align” thusly: “When an unexpected and nearly impossible event takes place. Usually due to pure luck or the divine intervention of God.”

Next week, for possibly one week only, look at this stellar afternoon line-up:

2:15 – !mpossible (BBC1)
3:00 – Tenable (ITV)
4:00 – Tipping Point (ITV)
5:00 – The Chase (ITV)
or 5:15 Pointless (BBC1)

Has there ever been a stronger afternoon of quizzing, where every show is 8/10 or better? Incredible. You can even extend it both ways to Countdown and Eggheads if that is your wont (it’s not mine).

What a time to be alive. And unemployed. Or a student.

Tenable‘s back next Monday. 3pm ITV.

In all the Game Night excitement, I forgot series three of Robot Wars started last night. Is it worth catching up on?