Watching Telly: High Stakes

By | July 11, 2011
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We know that High Stakes is filming this week in Manchester. Thanks to Thomas we know that host Jeremy Kyle can hint at the answers.

I’m not getting a chance to go and watch it but as ever I’m interested in your experiences and opinions of those who do.

I wonder what Jeremy is mulling over, here.

We gather that changes have happened from the pilot – the grid is smaller but you get fewer clues and picking a wrong answer drops you back two prize levels.

Thanks to the teriffic Barney Sausage for a recording write-up and also sending in two pictures (hidden under the cut)

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Board of Excitement 10th-16th July 2011

By | July 11, 2011
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Normal service resumes soon, this is just a quickie:

  • Big Brother US (Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, CBS)
  • Quiz Trippers – Five people in a van do pub quizzes for not really a lot of money, with hilarious consequences presumably. (5pm, Weekdays, C4)
  • The Amazing Race Australia (Monday, Seven Network)
  • Fort Boyard 2010 (8pmish, Monday, TV5)
  • 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow (Tuesday, ABC)
  • Silent Library – a group of friends do painful challenges whilst trying not to yelp , or laugh too loudly at the person being punished. More entertaining than it sounds. (10pm, Tuesday, 5*)
  • The Challenge: The Rivals (Wednesday, MTV US)
  • Fort Boyard 2011 (7:35pm UK/8:35 Europe, Saturday, France 2)

Little Big Bother’s Bar

By | July 8, 2011
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It is my 30th birthday tomorrow, and look at what a very good friend did!

You can click on it for a bigger version. Plainly, amazing – a vision in cross stitch.

Things to do this weekend:

  • The ever-reliable Poochy.EXE has linked to the new version of Dasshutsu Game DERO! (TORE!) that’s now doing the rounds, it’s meant to have more of an Indiana Jones-y feel. It’s still quite good fun, but I’m not feeling it as much as I did the original – the blocks aren’t as good as the retracting beams, for example. You can watch the first episode here.
  • If you watch Fort Boyard this weekend, add your comments to the existing thread. Greg has found a free way round the international restrictions. I’m not going to get to watch it until Monday. Kiddy Boyard starts recording this week. We’re still guessing the format, here’s the Zodiak press release if you missed it earlier.
  • It sounds like Nick Hancock is about to start fronting a new BBC2 daytime quiz called Breakout. Basic premise is five people work together to win and share a prize by progressing down a 30-space track. Contestants can also opt to go for glory by striking out on their own. WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN? The set is 100-ft long, apparently.

Empty Win

By | July 6, 2011
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I might be reading a bit too much into this but I’ve had an e-mail from SRO asking if I want more tickets for Epic Win – it sounds like they’re a bit slow to be taken up.

75% of recordings I go to were very little fun whatsoever. Epic Win did not fall into that category, so if you’re free on upcoming weekends and fancy a free evening out in London, there are many worse things you could be doing. And the SRO Bloke will probably call you very sexy, which is the kind of customer service you just don’t get from Applause Store.

The details and booking form are here.

Amateur Adventure Hour

By | July 4, 2011
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Yeah, you all thought I wasn’t going to return to this didn’t you? Well you were wrong. AND HOW! This week something I found whilst looking for something else: Orbidome, some machinma created through Halo 3:

It’s not always easy to follow, although the 3D Maze and remote control football games are probably the best ones. Machinma’s fun, although we prefer real life stuff, obviously.