I am quite pleased this is back, although the first ten minutes did feel like a tribute act to the original UK series (there’s now a pair of troubadours). Is there really any need to show nudity in the pre-titles? Blimey, time and place. Alan Carr is quite a good fit for the voiceover replacing… Read More: Playing it Straight »
10pm, Channel 4 Endemol’s bright new hope, The Bank Job hosted by George Lamb, begins this evening. In it, contestants answer questions and pick vaults to try and earn as much money as they can, all the while making sure they leave enough time to get out of the vault before it shuts on them.… Read More: Show Discussion: The Bank Job series 1 »
December 2011: 10:00-11:30pm Monday to Thursday, 9pm-10:30pm Friday January 2012: 9pm Friday, 9:30pm Saturday Davina’s back for another week of drop drama. I have no idea if any celebrities are playing or when. Last series some massive amounts were given away (£300,000 being won by Jack Whitehall and his dad). Last Christmas the losers got… Read More: Show Discussion: The Million Pound Drop – LIVE! December 2011/January… »
I completely forgot about this on Sky Atlantic. So what’s it like?
Well I said there was nothing on this week, but I’ve just read Buzzerblog’s less than complimentary take on new Dick de Rijk philanthropy-porn quiz You Deserve It that starts tonight on ABC in the States. We’ll probably have some sort of opinion when we’ve watched it. Will it be worse, as good as or better than… Read More: You Deserve It »
7pm, ITV1 The fourth series of The Cube begins this evening featuring brand new games but the same old cube. It seems the show has been successful enough that it’s now being parodied quite regularly, not only in Shooting Stars, but The Impressions Show on BBC1 did a take off of it last week as well. It… Read More: Show Discussion: The Cube Series Four »