Exciting!
In other news, Lost in TV is suggesting there’s a special recording of Millionaire? on Saturday 7th July, including new elements, presumably trialling things before the live days start on the Monday. Interesting! Thanks to @Buzzerblog for the tipoff.
July 7th a very exciting date, there.
Alright, half ten UK time MTV US’ The Phone updated its Facebook page cover photo. The show hasn’t been on for three years. Does this mean anything?
The Phone of course was a great show in its original Dutch and then Australian, then Justin Timberlake bought it for the US where they Americanized it i.e. removed any subtlety.
It would be a strange thing to suddenly revive a show after a long hiatus. Perhaps it’s just MTV going through all their Facebook properties and updating. Still though.
In more @tvscoops news, 12 Yard working on a show called Don’t Blow the Inheritance for ITV. Sounds like The Generation Game for high stakes quizzes – older generation build up a bank, younger team member has to win it. Let’s hope it does a bit better than Holding Out For a Hero.
Meanwhile here is a photo for The All New Skill Based Red or Black. I can’t quite picture how it’s going to look on television, although it looks like half will be voting for red and half black again. If you’ve been, feel free to tell us how it works (use a pseudonym if you like) – I’m not interested in the results.
Friend of the Bar @tvscoops has suggested that ITV have a 20 episode order for a new daytime show called Tipping Point based on those 2p machines you get at arcades, penny falls. Interesting idea, does anyone know anything?
Edit: And Ben Sheperd’s hosting it.
Hello there everyone. Still nothing about Red or Black? Never mind.
I’ve been contacted by David from Ludometrics advertising their Quizball quiz app, and as they gave me a copy I’ll advertise it, it’s a quiz based around Euro 2012. It’s 69p, and “is arguably the best involvement Scotland will have in the tournament, I think, beating the fact we have a refereeing team and an Alan Hansen there.” If you don’t fancy spending your money, @ludometrics is offering a free iTunes download code everytime England or Ireland score a goal. You can make your own jokes I’m sure. I’ve not played it yet as the subject matter is of little interest to me, but I look forward to giving it a go soon and getting all the questions wrong. Edit: Playing on iPad, don’t seem to get sound, questions not massively exciting (to me which might be a problem in a quiz app, they’re a bit facty and dry) but the central idea is sound although maybe could be implemented a little better, you’re not allowed to lose a game even in the group stages.
Also THIS SUNDAY at 8pm, The Bother’s Bar Poker Season draws to a close with The Shipping Forecast – 6 handed tables, five minute levels, unlimited rebuys for half an hour (and an add-on), WINNER TAKES ALL. £3.30 to enter and rebuy. Join in, it will be fun. To play you must be a member of Bother’s Poker Club (free to join) – details on the BSOP page.
It’s the weekend!
Lost in TV looking for contestants for My Man Can, must be avaliable for filming in September. Here’s the logo, evidently they’ve dropped the poker chip element so it looks like there are some format changes coming. Civil partners are invited to apply also, which is nicely progressive.