Television

Just caught up on the first part of the Sarah Jane Adventures (are we sure this is for kids?)
It was very good. A sontaran, links to the Poison Sky on Doctor WHo and mention of Unit. And a god cliffhanger to boot!

And Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart is going to appear in this series too

Good stuff!

I meant to post this yesterday. But the Sarah Jane Adventures started today. Don't tell me what happened I have taped.

Tonight is the strictly come dancing live show. One of the girls is going to go and Join Phil 'parklife' Daniels who went last week. Now last week I was expecting John Sargent or Gary Rhodes to go, but neither were in the bottom 2.
This week it looks like Jesse 'Kat Slater' Wallace is going to go. But will the public have saved her? Or are we going to let the Kat out?

EDIT Now there's a surprise. It wasn't Jesse out this week. But Another Eastenders actress. Gillian Taylforth.

Another show I am enjoying at the moment is 'Hairspray the school musical'.
There is quite a lot of talent there. I like the kid who's playing Edna. He's doing really well. However some of the other male leads aren't as inspiring- but still they are doing well. And they are going on stage (or have they already?)
And they are now going to release a single. Do I smell an attempt for Christmas Number 1?

Starts on Friday 9:30 BBC1

Now that it is over, I must admit I thoroughly enjoyed it (Much more than my OH did). It was quite a twee little program, which was nice to just have on. I liked the way they portrayed the characters, and the story got twisted into a different version. The guy playing Darcy was very good (although became a bit wishy washy by the last part).
Now just to clarify.... I got the impression that at the end Elizabeth Bennett went back to modern Hammersmith whereas Amanda stayed in P+P land to be with Darcy. Was that right?

So well done ITV for a nice inoffensive little drama

... ON FX tomorrow. This series has been brilliant! And such a gripping finale. And a good role for Jaime Murray {of hustle fame} playing the Psychotic Lila! Will there {Could there} be a third series after this?????

It's not looking good for Doakes!

This one's for Sminch

Gethin Jones swaps his sequins and sticky tape for tornadoes, volcanoes and big waves as he risks life and limb for a his new series on Virgin1.
Stepping into the unseen world of obsessive enthusiasts, Gethin fearlessly chases the most treacherous and extreme natural phenomena in the world. While ordinary members of the public are evacuating, he'll be running head first into the danger zone right there alongside them.
Filming recently finished saw Gethin travel across the world to locations as far afield as Hawaii, New Zealand, Indonesia, Nebraska and South Africa.
Before he left the comfort of home, Gethin had this to say…
“I’m thrilled to be part of such an exciting show. I’ve heard rumours of 18,000m high tornadoes, deadly waves of up to 80ft, death-defying lightning storms, volcanoes and avalanches that exceed speeds of 300km per hour. I am ridiculously excited, a little bit scared but raring to go – I can’t wait.”

Gethin Jones’ Danger Hunters is on Sunday, September 28 on Virgin 1 at 9.00pm

I am going to post this here because it was on TV....
But I have just witnessed the worst piece of Saturday rubbish EVER! What the F was that Hole in the Wall rubbish supposed to be about??? It's a cross between the pool event from the kids show 'We are the Champions' and that silly little plastic game you had when you were 2 where you had to fit the yellow shapes into the plastic ball (Admit it, we all had one)
And a lot of camp nonsense it was. Hosted by Dale 'Oooh can I have a camp show involving celebrities fitting into my hole' Winton. With Anton 'I will be on more TV than John Barrowman' Du Beck and Andi 'Did someone open an envelope' Peters.
The plot.... celebrities have to avoid a wall heading towards them by making the shape of the hole in it. An Okay idea for a generation game single game, but hardly diverse enough to build a whole show on. Was I the only one hoping that the mega wall would involve some kind of impaling device??? Instead the mega wall- the grand finale of the show- was in fact another wall with a hole in it but approaching slightly faster!!!!!!!!!! Wooooooh! Not exactly gladiators.
What A-hole though this up????

BBC1's new drama Merlin starts tomorrow. 7:30pm

Fantasy period drama based on the King Arthur legend. Merlin, a wizard on the cusp of adulthood, is told by the Great Dragon that his destiny is to use his skills to keep the young Prince Arthur safe. But the practice of magic has been made punishable by death, and Merlin hates the flashy, arrogant Prince. So when an evil witch threatens Prince Arthur's life, Merlin finds himself tested - will he face up to his destiny to keep Arthur safe? And can he do so without getting caught?

Featuring:
Colin Morgan, John Hurt, Richard Wilson, Anthony Head, Eve Myles, Bradley James

Doctor Who will apparently come face to face with a future version of himself in this year's Christmas episode.

According to The Sun, the Time Lord sees a damsel in distress, and as he goes to save her she is intercepted by another man - the Doctor from the future, played by David Morrissey.

"He steps forward to save her when this other man swings in, dashing, brilliant, amazing, clever, witty, saves the day," the show's creator Russell T Davies is quoted as saying.

The two Time Lords then become companions for the duration of the festive episode.

Oooooh....
Who's David Morrissey?

... It's on its way. Due to air on BBC2 on October 1st.
They were talking about it on the radio this morning (Chris Moyles). It sounds like it's gonna get better- with more villains (locked in holding cells in 'Level 5')
And they played a bit of a teaser "This time, nothing in the world will save the cheerleader" (or words to that effect) Exciting

Last night I watched a bizarre and refreshingly entertaining quiz on BBC4. It was called Only Connect. The premise is that you get three or four items and you have to find the connection and guess the last I was quite pleased that I got the Pythagorean triples one. and even recognised the locations of the ancient wonders of the world.

It was actual good fun, and a lot more intellectual than anything Vernon Kaye might host. Plus the teams seemed like University Challenge rejects

Sorry, I know there are some things that's just tat, but have been thoroughly enjoying this show tonight. Peter Stringfellow, Linda 'DFS' Barker, Lee from Blue and Michelle who I was in Liberty X all host a dinner for each other hoping to win.
And I haven't laughed so much in ages.
Peter Stringfellow, with all his money, his sink collapsed! lol. He forgot to give them cutlery to eat the main with and there was a silver hair in the girls' dinner!
And still the voice over is the best thing. So Funny!

Just because there are {supposed} celbrities in it, doesn't mean a reality TV show will work. And in this case- it doesn't seem to have.

Even I haven't wacthed it and I watch any old crap

It was heavily promoted prior to launch and relentlessly trailed but despite that, viewers are deserting ITV2's reality show Celeb Air in droves. The lesson here is, sometimes hype just isn't enough.

Celeb Air debuted with a solid 500,000 on its September 2 launch. However it has haemorrhaged since then, losing half its audience over the space of a week - just 256,00 tuned in for September 9's instalment. The show, which sees celebrities including Mica Paris (voted off in the first week) and Celebrity Big Brother runner-up Kenzie (voted off in the second week) taking over running a chartered passenger jet, is scheduled to run for eight weeks. The stars are battling it out to become the star employee and win thousands of pounds for the charity of their choice. If the ratings trend continues, there'll be nobody watching by week six.

In our gallery below, we look at some other high profile TV flops. Remember Davina McCall's disastrous BBC chat show? Or Johnny Vaughan's hoax reality series Space Cadets? And did anyone watch his 'orrible sitcom 'Orrible? What am I saying? Nobody saw it…

Hehe. I thought Space Cadets was brilliant

Last night I finished watching Maestro. Both the 90 minute show from Tuesday and the live show last night.
The Tuesday show was excellent. It was down to the last three; Jane Asher, Sue Perkins and Goldie (from Blue Peter?- Nah perhaps not). In some respects I think that Goldie, even though he got very high scores, wasn't really conducting- but more like tapping his wand in time to the music.
The winner, quite rightly so after a brilliant perfomance of Beethoven's 5th, was Sue Perkins. But my favourite part of the show was the Tag team conducting, where all the contestants had a go at conducting. KAtie Derham was very funny in that- shaking her ass, like a Renault Megane.. (It's worth watching the youtube clip below)

And last night was the last night.. of the Proms. And Sue Perkins did a fantastic job conducting live in Hyde Park.
A brilliant show. BRAVO!

ITV 9pm

When the dissected remains of a human are found in a torched suitcase on a patch of wasteland, Dr Tony Hill is called in to assist DI Alex Fielding with the case, and together they investigate the possibility that the young Kurdish woman was the victim of an honour killing. Meanwhile, new team member DC Collins's relationship with an older schoolteacher gets him involved in the case in a way he could never have imagined

SO who fancied Robson Green?

Alan Davies is set to return as Jonathan Creek for a one-off special written by David Renwick, due for transmission later this year on BBC One.

 

The popular, award-winning comedy drama about the adventures of Jonathan Creek, the master of illusion who uses his brilliance and intellect to explain the unexplainable, begins filming this summer with guest star Sheridan Smith (Love Soup; Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps).

 

Stuart Milligan returns as illusionist Adam Klaus, Creek's employer.

 

Alan Davies says: "For the last five years whenever I've passed a locked room I've thought there might be a mystery lurking behind it, so I'm very happy to return to Jonathan Creek and to have something to actually solve.

 

"I'm also chuffed that Sheridan Smith is joining us, she's going to be great."

 

Writer David Renwick adds: "After a five-year break I think we're all looking forward to getting Creek back on the screen and the BBC appear to be quite excited, so fingers crossed."

 

When Creek is called in to solve unexplained events in a vast Gothic house, following several disappearances inside a gloomy old attic known as "The Nightmare Room", he is completely baffled.

 

For 70 years the room has been claiming lives. Could the ghost of a madman who preys upon human flesh really be to blame?

 

When two young women take shelter there from a raging thunderstorm one night, it's not long before the ominous "presence" has claimed another victim.

 

Determined to get to the truth about what has happened to her friend, the fearlessly sceptical Joey Ross (Sheridan Smith) finds herself working alongside veteran lateral thinker Jonathan Creek. Together they embark on a complex, often dangerous, investigation into a mystery which only continues to deepen...

 

Can Jonathan Creek once again shed light on the riddle and render the impossible possible? Or are his once formidable powers of deduction about to be eclipsed by the raw intuition of his younger counterpart?

 

Lucy Lumsden, Controller, Comedy Commissioning, says: "We're delighted to have Jonathan Creek back on BBC One and with the addition of Sheridan Smith we should be in for a real treat."

 

Written by David Renwick (One Foot In The Grave; Love Soup), Jonathan Creek is produced by Nerys Evans (Jam & Jerusalem). The executive producer is Peter Thornton (Jam & Jerusalem;The Smoking Room).

 

Jonathan Creek is a BBC Comedy production for BBC One, commissioned by Jane Tranter, Controller, BBC Fiction.

And I am glad! At last my faith in human nature is restored as Rachel wins Big Brother 9. Rachel, who wasn't mean or nasty, who cherished friendships, who sat back and took the abuse and bullying and paranoia with a smile and backhand.

It has been a long time since I was pleased about a Big Brother Winner.
LAst year I would have preferred Samanda to win.
Two years ago I really didn't want Pete to win- seeing as he was names winner from day 1
And the year before I was voting loads for Eugene, but it wasn't enough to battle the hoards of teeny 'Anfernay iZ Fit' girly votes.

This year I am pleased.

It's Life on Mars meets Pride and Prejudice. possibly.
For all you budding boddice rippers out there, this could be the drama for you

Lost in Austen is an ingenious reinvention of the classic novel, Pride and Prejudice, in which Jane Austen’s story is thrown off track by a very modern heroine, Amanda Price (Jemima Rooper). Amanda swaps places with Elizabeth Bennet (Gemma Arterton) and takes centre stage in the celebrated love story.

Disillusioned with her life in London and disenchanted with her boyfriend, Amanda Price discovers Elizabeth Bennet in her bathroom. Soon she finds herself swapping places with Lizzie, and entering the 'real' fictional world of Pride and Prejudice. Amanda arrives at Longbourn, the home of the Bennet family, and realises she’s joined the action at the very start of the story, she gets to know the remaining Bennet sisters, and prepares to meet Mr Darcy (Elliot Cowan). How will she keep the greatest love story of all time on track when Elizabeth Bennet is stuck in the modern world?

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