Pop Quiz Hotshot

By | April 2, 2015

Geeky internet repository thing Channel Awesome have done a quiz it has been bought to my attention, and it’s a surprisingly dull way to spend a half hour, but it is mainly people behind podiums answering questions so doubtless the Digital Spy forums would declare it the next big thing. It’s kind of a dystopian comedy anti-gameshow where the losers get shot, and whoever’s reactions are slowest has to answer questions dressed up as Optimus Prime. Also features challenges that don’t seem to have any bearing on what follows or anything. It feels like it goes on forever, although it does get through a fair amount of 80s and 90s pop culture questions within that half hour.

It also throws into sharp relief what 31 Questions did on a tiny budget.

Pointless recording again

By | April 1, 2015

They’re recording another 100+ episodes to randomly slot in amongst repeats from 11th May, through to 11th June (although the SRO blurb suggests July as well so presumably dates to be added).

However, who or what is missing from this blurb, and is there something we should know?

Comedian Alexander Armstrong hosts his SMASH HIT BBC QUIZ SHOW in which contestants try to score as few points as possible by plumbing the depths of their general knowledge to come up with the answers no-one else could think of!

The show records at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood and will record during May, June & July.

 

It’s the C21 Format Awards nominations!

By | March 30, 2015

Read them and weep.

The Link‘s going to win best studio gameshow isn’t it? Despite everything. Keep It In The Family is probably the best show in that sorry bunch but that’s hardly a ringing endorsement.

Meanwhile ITV Studios’ boring Quiz Duel and Talpa’s underperforming Utopia are in the Best Multi-Platform award. I’ll watch the screeners for the Best Competitive Reality later.

Perfect Match

By | March 27, 2015

Well, we were hoping to have a report for this pilot meant to be filming tonight but it’s been cancelled due to “unforseen circumstances” so sorry about that.

I’ve seen a ton of shows but this would have been the first Nick Knowles one, but he escapes AGAIN.

AND NOW DERMOT’S LEAVING THE X FACTOR. Perhaps Nick Knowles is the new host.

Edit: front page of The Sun tomorrow suggesting Caroline Flack and Olly Murs. I like them both but… I don’t know, not convinced it requires two hosts and I don’t think either carry enough gravitas. We’ll see.

Richard Osman’s curating a thing

By | March 26, 2015

In a couple of week’s time (April 15th in fact), Richard Osman’s curating a BBC Four collection on BBC game shows from the archives to view online.

Fingers crossed for Hit the Road. Speaking of Richard Osman, you can apply for the new series of Pointless between now and the end of May, details at the BBC site.

In other news:

It feels a bit odd seeing a Ninja Warrior course indoors, but we will see.

Show Discussion: The Quizeum

By | March 25, 2015

quizeumWednesdays, 8:30pm,
BBC4

Griff Rhys Jones invites experts to do quizzes and play games informed by pieces in a different museum each week in an idea everyone seems to be calling new except Codex did it ten years ago. Whatsmore this appears to be even less sexy than that going by the adverts. Still, let’s not pre-judge.