Oh dear. Top Gear is turning into a little soap opera with since the man who played The Stig outed himself. Apparently, Top Gear bosses at the BBC compared him to a Dalek and a Blue Peter dog. OOF!
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The Stig – Comparable to Daleks and Blue Peter Dogs
Friday, September 10th, 2010Ruth Jones wants Gavin & Stacey return
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
The slightly rubbish but ultimately charming Gavin & Stacey bowed out with some schmaltz and everyone thought ‘that’s that then’. However, show creator Ruth Jones has stated that she’s rather keen on the idea of the sitcom coming back on our screens.
Channel 4 Buy Shameless USA
Friday, August 27th, 2010
The US version of Shameless, which (unfathomably) stars William H Macy, has been bought by Channel 4′s More 4 channel. It’s called Shameless USA and eatures Macy as Frank Gallagher (still unfathomable). Surely the US version of Shameless is My Name Is Earl? No?
Stig Revealed in Book – Top Gear Aren’t Happy
Friday, August 27th, 2010
Hands up if you really care who Top Gear’s The Stig is? Not many of you I’m guessing. Fact is, the character is much more important than the person who plays him. It’s a bit like finding out Father Christmas is your dad, half cut after coming in from the lash on Christmas Eve.
Masterchef Returns to BBC One with Brand New Headquarters and New Audition Shows
Friday, August 27th, 2010
Off the back of a successful Celebrity Masterchef with supreme slurpers John Torode and Gregg Wallace, the show is moving to a brand new kitchen which will accommodate a bigger group of amateur cooks all hoping to be the next champion, it was announced today.
Billy Joel for Glee?
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
You could throw a stick in the air and, chances are, that it would land on a musician being linked to Glee. Basically, if you’ve ever sung a note professionally there’s a strong chance you’ll get a news story about having your songs on the show. This time, it’s Billy Joel’s turn.
Big Brother to move to Channel Five
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
With crushing predictability, new Channel Five owner, Richard Desmond, is in talks to buy Big Brother next year. Some of you, no doubt, will be hoping it goes there to die like Neighbours and Home and Away did.
Ian Wright goes mental and gets fired from Live at Studio Five
Friday, August 13th, 2010
Ian Wright has been fired from Live From Studio Five, a Five spokeswoman has confirmed. Wait. Don’t cry. BBC News reports that the ex-footballer’s refusal to cover segments on the channel’s talent show Don’t Stop Believing was paramount in the broadcaster’s decision.
CSI snare Justin Bieber for second episode
Friday, August 13th, 2010
Justin Bieber has been approached for another episode of CSI, show bosses have confirmed. Start screaming now tweens. Reports state that Bieber, who stars in the crime drama’s 11th season premiere, has been asked to reprise his role as a “troubled teen who is faced with a terrible decision regarding his only brother”.
Teaching kung-fu to scallies on TV
Friday, August 13th, 2010
Hey! I have a great idea! Let’s get a bunch of reprobates and teach them a load of death-moves! Yeah! Arm them with nunchucks and boa-staffs and hope they behave! What? Bravo has already beaten me to the idea and they’re going to show it on telly?
MTV goes for Skins-esque drama, Being Victor
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
MTV is going to air a digital-only drama called Being Victor. Following from shows like 16 and Pregnant, MTV wanted to mix up scripted drama with young people’s issues.
ESPN launches Premier League video goals app
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
ESPN is launching a mobile phone service that promises footage of every Premier League goal, “within minutes” of the ball crossing the line. How great is that?! I bet Sky wish they’d thought of it.
Is the X Factor fixed?
Friday, August 6th, 2010
Oh dear. Big allegations being thrown around at the moment as the X Factor producers have been accused of rigging the show after they ALLEGEDLY signed a deal to guarantee one act safe passage through to the live shows.
Blake’s 7 dropped by Sky for the millionth time
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
Sky1 has cancelled plans to bring back a remake of cult sci-fi show Blake’s 7. Again. Sky announced plans for a remake in 2008 (around the time Doctor Who got a revamp and Battlestar Galactica hit big again)… but they put it off and off and now, they just can’t be bothered.
Simon Amstell ‘terrified’
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
Simon Amstell has been, thus far, paid only to be acerbic, funny and a little bit irritating. We’ve seen him in Nevermind the Buzzcocks, PopWorld and doing a little stand-up here and a bit more writing there. Now, he’s going to act and he’s terrified.
Piers Morgan: ‘Everyone has secret talent’ (some hide it better than others, eh?)
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Piers Morgan has described America’s Got Talent as “the ultimate talent show”. That’s his completely unbiased, totally not influenced by the fact he’s currently getting his wages paid by the show opinion.
Would you pay for ITV?
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Lets face it – ITV is rubbish isn’t it? If it wasn’t for Simon Cowell, the occasional Champions League match and Corrie, no-one would watch the channel. And so, with ITV making a move to pay-TV with three high-definition channels vanishing behind Sky’s subscription wall, you have to wonder if anyone will tune in at all.
Archbishop praises BBC Two’s ace comedy, Rev
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
We’re big, big fans of Rev on TV Scoop. The world weary tale of an inner city vicar with a face longer than his congregation. It’s wonderful and clever and it finishes tomorrow night.
Alan Titchmarsh says the chatshow isn’t dead
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
Alan Titchmarsh, the man who chair that woeful debate on video games, has hit back at critics of chatshows. He argues that the format is not dead and is in fact, in rude health!
Should the licence fee be scrapped?
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
The licence fee is a prickly topic that sees people vigorously defending the BBC or attacking them for having an unfair advantage over other stations… or in some cases, people don’t like the way it is spent.
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