Obviously we’re discussing this in the Discord, but as they’re uploading them to Youtube might as well have a chat here. The changes are good – Cyril Feraud brings energy as host (perhaps a bit too much, he seemed to make more noise outside of the cells than the team), pleasingly it feels like they’ve… Read More: Fort Boyard 2026 then »
From the Discord, extremely sad to hear about the passing of Chatsworth TV producer Malcolm Heyworth – what kid in the 80s and 90s wasn’t watching Treasure Hunt, The Crystal Maze, Interceptor et al? It was always this sort of thing that made me excited about the genre, and without which I wouldn’t still be… Read More: Malcolm Heyworth »
Just a note that the new series of Korea’s Bloody Game/Game of Blood launches with English subs on KOCOWA+ from tomorrow, July 3rd. We wrote a bit about the last series we watched last Summer here. I hope we’re not getting three-hour episodes again, but who knows, hopefully it will remain art. Since writing that… Read More: Bloody Game X »
When we first heard Netflix were turning Willy Wonka into a reality show, I thought it was kind of an ingenious idea – the film (and the book, natch) is basically structured as an eliminatory reality gameshow anyway so really, why not? Of course in the story the golden ticket winners eliminated themselves through their… Read More: The Candyman Can »
This week’s big news is that it’s being reported that Ben Crabbé, longtime host of of Belgian TV’s favourite Tetris-based quiz Blokken, is calling it quits after 33 series and over 7,000 episodes, his last series will begin in August. Whether he will be walking sideways into another job is not known at present. Interestingly… Read More: Chockablokken »
Bullseye is returning for another eight episodes, great news for fans of Luke Littler, procedure, lack of theatricality and incessant clapping. You can apply now but something caught my eye on the application page, that potential candidates will be going to Darts Camp, hopefully followed up by Bully’s Houses and a series of live shows.… Read More: You’re like a young Luke Littler »