Category Archives: Show Discussion

Show Discussion: Catchphrase

By | April 7, 2013

Sunday 6:45pm, ITV1 Say what you see. JUST DON’T LOOK INTO HIS EYES. Catchphrase is back with Stephen Mulhern as the new host. We went and saw the pilot, and also an episode of the show being made. The spirit of the original is there, as indeed is the theme tune. Don’t like the new… Read More »

Show discussion: 5 Minutes to a Fortune

By | April 6, 2013

Premiere episode: Saturday 6th April 5:10pm, Channel 4, Subsequent episodes: 5pm on Channel 4, Celebrity Specials on weekends. Well we’ve been looking forward to this for a while and it’s opening today after the Grand National with a celebrity special featuring the teams of Ann Widdicombe with Anton de Beke and Jo Brand with Meera Syal. It’s… Read More »

Show Discussion: Beat the Pack

By | March 4, 2013

Weekdaily, 3pm, BBC1 Jake Humphrey finally gets to host a proper quiz on BBC1, in this one contestants try and get questions right before the pack does. We went and saw an episode being filmed, we thought it was a decent idea although the questions aren’t much fun and the game feels stingier than most, but… Read More »

Show Discussion: My Little Princess

By | February 25, 2013

Monday, 10pm E4 We’ve been waiting for this for a little while, it’s a dating show meets Jackass and seems to have a high silliness quotient. Potential suitors in a fairytale land try and impress a lady’s overprotective father through a number of physical stunts and tests, ending in a power ballad sing off to… Read More »

Show Discussion: Robot Combat League

By | February 21, 2013

We’ll come back to this when we’ve had a chance to watch it later, but the first episode of SyFy’s Robot Combat League is online and currently viewable from the UK. Go have a look! It’s basically massive humanoid robots beating the hell out of each other.

Show Discussion: The Common Denominator

By | February 18, 2013

Weekdaily, 3:30pm Channel 4 Well it’s finally here, the show we’ve jokingly referred to as Only Connect For Thickos and condensed to The ConDom gets an mid-afternoon outing. The belief from going to see it being recorded is that it’s a good concept slightly let down by unspectacular and boringly safe production. Phil Spencer is… Read More »