Since Simon Cowell left American Idol there’s been a lot of speculation about who will take his place on the judging panel. Well, one interesting name being thrown into the mix is Chris Isaak. Yes. That Chris Isaak. Is there any other Chris Isaak?
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Chris Isaak for American Idol?
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Unsurprising News! People have threatened to kill Jeremy Kyle
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
Guess what? People have threatened to kill Jeremy Kyle. Now, I don’t mean to make light of this, but is anyone actually surprised by this? We’re not talking “I could bloody kill you Kyle!” We’re talking actual threats on his life.
Is Coronation Street’s Deirdre Barlow going to cheat on Ken?
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
Between them, Deirdre and Ken Barlow have swapped enough fluids with other humans that you could fill the Grand Canyon. If you’re not dry heaving at the thought of swimming through all that, then get this: Coronation Street’s unlikely nympho Deirdre looks to be set to cheat on Ken (AGAIN!). But who with?
Britain’s Got Talent dancer knocked privates with Ron Jeremy
Monday, April 26th, 2010
It’s probably been pointed out elsewhere (I could check, but I’m far too lazy) that today marks the day when all TV critics can start talking about porn in the pathetic attempt to direct some traffic toward a beleaguered blog. TV Scoop is not above such shameful neediness.
Piers Morgan sticks the boot in on Trevor McDonald and Terry Wogan
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
You’ve got to hand it to Piers Morgan. He’s somehow forged a career about of being the acoustic version of an internet troll. No matter what you throw at him, he’ll retort back and you know damn well the criticism rolls off his back like water down a wax jacket. Now, some pensioners have moaned about him and he’s retaliated without a care for their age!
Children get to watch mucky Playboy films by accident
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Oh dear. Just how wrong can you get something? Time Warner Cable are currently ruing the fact that they did a mistake so bad that they might blush themselves to death. You see, they’re currently apologising profusely after viewers of two children’s channels in North Carolina were accidentally shown Playboy Channel previews featuring naked women in explicit conversations.
Alan Carr to leave Channel 4 for ITV or Sky?
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Alan Carr. You know him right? No, not the guy who wanted you to stop smoking tabs – rather, the comedian who likes to pour glasses of Taboo for unwitting guests whilst making jokes about his own teeth. Yeah, that one. Carr seems to polarise opinion, with some loving the old-time camp schtick, with others endlessly irritated. Well, he’s got admiring fans who may well be trying to tempt him away from Channel 4.
Ireland V England In Football’s Next Star!
Friday, February 12th, 2010
Wayne Rooney was in the Everton team at 16, Theo Walcott played for England at 17. Now Sky 1 ask who will become Football’s Next Star? The showdown is between Ireland and England! Over the past 6 weeks, 10 young men aged 16-18 have been battling it out to win the chance of a lifetime – a contract with Jose Mourinho’s reigning Serie A champions Inter Milan. Only three lads remain, two Irishmen and an Englishman – all desperate to be crowned victor in the final of Jamie Redknapp fronted football talent show Football’s Next Star.
Chris Evans to replace Adrian Chiles on The One Show?
Thursday, February 11th, 2010
The One Show is one of those programmes that really polarise opinion. For some, it seems to produce unnatural levels of bile, whilst other people merely take it for what it is – a throwaway magazine show that is designed to mildly entertain and little more. Whatever you think of it, the ratings are generally very good – so it’s popular with a lot of people right? So you wouldn’t want to tinker with the format I’m guessing. Well…
Will Smiths for Eastenders?
Monday, October 19th, 2009
You know super famous Will Smith? Actor, rapper and all-round nice chap? Well, unbelievably, he’s said that he fancies a cameo spot in BBC soap Eastenders. The former Fresh Prince has admitted that he was enamoured by the show when he watched the omnibus while on a trip to the UK. “I was just chilling in my hotel and EastEnders was on TV. I didn’t even know what it was, but I literally could not stop watching it,” Smith is quoted by The Sun as saying. “It was like a week’s worth of episodes in one. Before I knew it, all I had done was get room service and waste a whole afternoon watching this show I’d never heard of!”
Related: More Eastenders
Are animated TV shows “crap”?
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
The executive producer of The Simpsons, David Mirkin, has said something rather contentious. He’s said that all other animated television shows “are crap”. Whilst speaking to the nice folks over at Digital Spy, Mirkin said: “With the greatest respect, all other animated shows ever are crap! I have to say, some shows we don’t appreciate too much, but there are some that are brilliant. South Park has a very long run and it’s still brilliantly funny and inventive. I see that running for a long time, but I’m very sure that it could never come anywhere near us – I’m pretty comfortable in that!”
Related: Do Channel 4 have The Simpsons on shuffle? | Simpsons versus Mad Men
Trimble-gate trundles on: Did Corpus Christi field an ineligible player?
Sunday, March 1st, 2009
Thanks to Ms Gail Trimble and her ability to provoke one hell of a reaction, the last series of University Challenge has already claimed its place as one of the most high profile ever. But it doesn’t stop there – oh no. Now the BBC have announced that they are investigating claims that one of Gail’s team members, Sam Kay, wasn’t actually a student at Cambridge for much of the series. Could the Corpus Christi team be stripped of their trophy?
Related: Random Hate: Gail Trimble | The Apology | TV Review: University Challenge Grand Final
Yesterday, Dave Ja Vu? UKTV go rebrand crazy
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
As attentive and observant television viewers, it can’t have escaped your collective notice that the UKTV network has been undergoing a few changes over the last few months. It started with UKTV G2 becoming Dave, and now they’re all doing it! UKTV People recently regenerated into Blighty, UKTV History becomes Yesterday next week, and even Dave’s +1 channel is getting a rebrand: it is now Dave Ja Vu. Oh my sides. If you’re anything like me, you may have got a bit confuzzled, but fear not, TV Scoop is here. Pop over the cut for a handy guide…
Commercial Break: From Eurovision to Mouthwash
Monday, January 26th, 2009
See this guy here? With his weird bug-eyes? He’s pretty distinctive looking, if you’ve seen him move and wiggle in the flesh. Once you see him, there’s no denying that it’s him. So with that, imagine my surprise when, Eurovision: Your Country Needs You was on (in the background I hasten to add) this weekend, and it dawned on me that the very unique face singing away in front of me was a face I recognised from somewhere else… somewhere most unusual.
Woman nearly drowns on Uri Gellar TV show
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
What’s worse than nearly drowning? How about nearly drowning on a TV show, in front of millions of people? Worse still, imagine Uri Gellar stood by, watching. Well, this actually happened to a woman called Amila, a 26 year old who took part in a show called The Next Uri Geller. So what on earth happened? Was she trying to recreate that Radiohead video? Was she taking part in some nightmarish initiation process? Thankfully not…
Celebrity Big Brother and the fuss over Verne and a toy doll
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
I watched Celebrity Big Brother last night (Channel 4, 10pm). Don’t ask me why, but I did. Naturally, it was pretty much a dullfest, apart from one bit that creeped me out. If you’ve picked up a tabloid today, you may already know what I’m talking about. It involved Verne Troyer and a plastic baby doll. Now, this is where sense and nonsense separate. I thought it was a bit weird and then left it at that. What followed after witnessing a tiny man kissing a toy aggressively was distinctly cup shaped. However, some morons have complained branding the whole thing “disgusting” and the like. Beggars belief!
Related: More Big Brother on TV Scoop
Dexter has married his sister!
Monday, January 12th, 2009
Hey boys and girls! Ever watched Dexter and thought ‘Prrrrr… what I’d do to him given half a chance…‘. There’s no two-ways about it… Michael C. Hall is a handsome chap. Well, the bad news for those of you who fancy him, is that he just got married. The weirder news is that he’s got married to his sister! Of course, I don’t mean that he’s really got married to his sibling, but rather his co-star Jennifer Carpenter, who plays his sister in the show.
Related: Our Dexter section
Andrew Lloyd Webber slags Simon Cowell
Friday, January 9th, 2009
Andrew Lloyd Webber (he is, isn’t he? He isn’t? Fair enough. My bad) has accused Simon Cowell of “torturing” contestants on The X Factor. Now, I’ve been known for slagging X Factor and the like before, saying how cruel it is. If only I’d know there was actually torturing on the show! I guess that’s the price you pay for rarely watching it. Baron Von Webber added that he thinks that it’s tight that Cowell is always “tricking” contestants on the ITV1 show, rather than developing them as artists. “He doesn’t work with the artists like I do. I’m here to get the best out of everybody,” he told The Sun.
Related: Eurovision Review | Andrew Lloyd Webber slags The X Factor
More brouhaha in the X Factor stable
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
Contestants are said to be “furious” at the choice of song for this year’s winner’s single – Hallelujah – which Diana (she of the Left Hand) sang at boot camp. They reckon it’s yet more evidence that the result of the show is already decided. Surely no-one can believe The X Factor is fixed?
Related: X Factor on TV Scoop | Review of last week’s show
I’m a Celebrity… Contestants announced
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Okay, this article is from The Sun, should everything you read can be taken with salt. Okay? Okay. Lettuce begin. I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here is about to return to our tellies on Sunday night. As ever, there’s a little fuss over the identities of the participants. Well, as I mentioned, The Sun have announced who is in… for some reason, they’ve led with ‘Carly Zucker was set for bushtucker glory!’, despite the fact I’ve never heard of her… and anyway, I’m way more interested in the prospect of Robert Kilroy Silk.
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