The sad news is that Sky One is being axed, to be replaced by Sky Showcase and Sky Max (“same taste, no sugar”). What gameshow legacy does it leave behind? Bob Mills fronted Games World. Classic. The Rose of Montreux winning Wild Things. Great. A League Of Their Own. The New Price Is Right Sale… Read More »
Apropos of nothing, there was talk of reviving a reformatted Poker Face not so long ago.
ITV released their Autumn highlights today, the big news for us is the likely-to-come-across-as-a-bit-dodgy Simon Cowell talent show Walk the Line, Definitely Not Millionaire Hot Seat Sitting on a Fortune with Gary Lineker and what feels like the increasingly ill-fated The Moneyshotball with Ian Wright. However it’s been pointed out that Katherine Ryan’s got a… Read More »
Do you remember where you were when you first discovered Jools Holland’s Annual Hootenany wasn’t live? I do, I was was watching BBC1 at the time, and he briefly showed up playing actually live at a New Year’s celebration event. My mind was blown. TV had lied to me all this time. Anyway it was… Read More »
In 2004, ABC commissioned a six episode run of Deal or No Deal to be fronted by Northern Irish funnyman Patrick Kielty and having recorded all the episodes, decided they weren’t going to show them. NBC picked up the rights, it was one of the biggest shows in the US, Howie Mandel gets a huge… Read More »
We were sad to hear about the passing of Tom O’ Connor at the weekend. He had hosted some of the greats – Gambit, Name That Tune – but probably best remembered for his many “from me, never a cross word, alright?” years hosting Crosswits. Unfortunately though, the show he did that had the most… Read More »