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Basically some more rare old stuff

By | March 6, 2024

Look, Bridge of Lies is back on Monday. That’s news and exciting isn’t it? And I’ve got a tenner on Fern Britton to win Celeb Big Brother, and I’m hoping they’ll book Fred Dinenage on Late and Live. Josh Must Win starts on E4 soon and has all the hallmarks of a show the media… Read More »

It’s a trailer for Physical 100 2

By | March 5, 2024

This looks *great*, love the set. Hope we’re not going to get another two episodes of Murderball though. Series begins March 19th, presumably it’s dropping across a few weeks. If you’re a fan of physical endurance competitions, series 1 on Netflix is recommended.

Bother’s Bar Plays Badly: Balatro

By | February 26, 2024

Trying out some new stuff, here’s a video of me playing new poker-roguelike Balatro which is not gameshow related but if I know my audience I think it’s likely to be of interest. It’s out on all the major platforms, and it’s £13 at time of writing. New system (I’m moving to OBS having done… Read More »

What’s the best chair in gameshows?

By | February 25, 2024

Is it John McEnroe’s chair? Probably not. Is it the Mastermind Chair? Naah. Is it the seat from Tout le monde veut prendre sa place? Nah. It’s David Jensen’s wicked robotic seat from World Wise. Who doesn’t fancy a go on this? 1985, never been bettered. Which is sad really. Keep an eye on that… Read More »

Physical 100: This Time It’s In A Mine

By | February 21, 2024

Fans of surprise breakout hit and watching-things-happen-multiple-times-but-from-different-angles, Physical 100: Underground, season two of the physically demanding Really Nicely Korean Produced Mysterious Voice Guided Elimination Game, starts dropping on Netflix from March 19th. We really enjoyed the first series.

Mike And A Mechanic

By | February 19, 2024

This is our future for the next two or three years isn’t it? ‘X… but with a traitor mechanic.’ The Chosen Ten sounds a bit like ‘The Question Jury… but with a traitor mechanic’. Was extremely tempted to title this post “Unantenmous” as an in-joke for longer-term readers.