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The Bother’s Bar Board of Excitement

By | September 26, 2022

It’s BACK! For one post only. It’s actually a pretty good time for new shows starting so I thought it would be worthwhile doing a Board of Excitement. Here’s what’s coming up in the next fortnight or so: Beauty and the Geek UK – Sunday 25th September on Discovery+ – Apparently this started yesterday, with… Read More: The Bother’s Bar Board of Excitement »

Love this

By | September 22, 2022

No idea why they’ve just added it, but the set-up makes me laugh so much. You can see the House of Games production element here. It’s fun, it’s mundane, it’s fundane. Truly the greatest teatowel consolation prize since The Time It Takes. Apparently the washing-up liquid gets rid of the top ten stains, but regrettably… Read More: Love this »

Can we please have a moratorium on that low hissy cymbal roll sound whenever a graphic on set moves?

By | September 21, 2022

As featured on *LOW HISSY CYMBAL ROLL* The Tournament whenever someone gets a *LOW HISSY CYMBAL ROLL* question correct every few *LOW HISSY CYMBAL ROLL* seconds or on *LOW HISSY CYMBAL ROLL* Unbeatable whenever *LOW HISSY CYMBAL ROLL* any of the graphics move *LOW HISSY CYMBAL ROLL* at all? Go bold or don’t do anything… Read More: Can we please have a moratorium on that low hissy… »

Pointless guest hosts start today

By | September 20, 2022

As we know, Richard Osman has stepped down from being the richardosman on Pointless (although he’s still doing the celebrity shows) and is being replaced by a series of guest hosts doing, I believe, three week stints. Sally Lindsay is the first one, Alex Brooker, Lauren Laverne, Stephen Mangan, Konnie Huq and Ed Gamble are… Read More: Pointless guest hosts start today »

What’s the last show that exploded internationally like The Traitors has?

By | September 15, 2022

It started in The Netherlands, the first series was a hit, the second series did OK but took a significant (i.e. about a third) fall. And there’s been a third on a streaming service. Already we’ve got versions coming in the UK, US, Australia, France, Belgium, Norway and probably quite a few other territories I’m… Read More: What’s the last show that exploded internationally like The Traitors… »