{"id":1804,"date":"2010-08-08T15:07:33","date_gmt":"2010-08-08T14:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bothersbar.co.uk\/?p=1804"},"modified":"2010-08-08T15:07:33","modified_gmt":"2010-08-08T14:07:33","slug":"board-of-excitement-8th-14th-august-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bothersbar.co.uk\/?p=1804","title":{"rendered":"Board of Excitement 8th-14th August 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the week of internet games, amongst other things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Weakest Link<\/strong> (5:15pm all week, BBC1) &#8211; ten years old this week, and a number of special repeats to mark the occasion. Thankfully, the one from ten years ago where I was a contestant is not one of them, instead we have the very first edition on Monday followed by celebrity lookalikes, hairdressers, alternative world cups and (always good for a laugh) drag queens on Friday.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pinpoint <\/strong>(Monday, Wednesday, Friday, iTunes\/GSN) &#8211; the second podcast gameshow from Alex Davis off of <a href=\"http:\/\/buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com\/\">Buzzerblog&#8217;s<\/a> 5Hole Productions, this is a survey based quiz hosted by Buzzerblog contributor Bob &#8220;Cafe&#8221; Hagh and, correct me if I&#8217;m wrong Alex, music by Little Timmy Halbert, Young Musician of the Year 2001? <strong>Double Cross<\/strong> had issues, but it was certainly a good try and well produced. The top prize for this is 25,000 Game Show Network Oodles, which by the way they make it\u00a0sound\u00a0sounds like a very exciting prize <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsn.com\/prizes\/list.html\">until you realise what 25k Oodles actually buys you<\/a>. Still, it&#8217;s nice to see talent being given a chance so I wish it and them best of luck. <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pinpoint\/id385784245\">Here is the iTunes link<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bothersbar.co.uk\/?page_id=1743\"><strong>321 Ways To Win a Gameshow<\/strong><\/a> (nightly, Bother&#8217;s Bar) &#8211; we have a winner and it&#8217;s The Internet&#8217;s Tom Scott, star of <strong>Only Connect<\/strong> and <strong>Treasure Hunt. <\/strong>That will be good practice for the difficult and highbrow riddles awaiting him on Bother&#8217;s Prize Table where he could win something nice, naff, or a ceramic bin. And you get to help him by chipping in with your ideas of what the prizes may be!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mantracker<\/strong> (weekdaily at 10am, 1pm 6pm, omnibus Saturday from 2pm) &#8211; it&#8217;s the <strong>Interceptor<\/strong> your Dad would like.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the week of internet games, amongst other things: The Weakest Link (5:15pm all week, BBC1) &#8211; ten years old this week, and a number of special repeats to mark the occasion. 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