BIG BROTHER IS COMING BACK!

And here's all the details! 


So, as you know, Channel 4 dropped Big Brother last year and the show ended with Series 11 and a special series which saw Brian Dowling crowned The Ultimate Housemate. There were plenty of tears and if you want to re-live it, just search for Ultimate Big Brother right here on the blog. 


There were plenty of rumor and speculation that other channels might pick it up and to be quite honest I didn't think it would ever happen, but now I've been proven wrong, and Channel 5 have picked up the show in a 2 year deal with creators Endemol.


An 'all star' celebrity series will run for 4 weeks this coming August! Producers have set their sights on the likes of Amy Childs, former Big Brother stars and an odd choice of Charlie Sheen. 


After that, a normal series will start in September with members of the public going into the house. 


Another celebrity series will run in January followed by another normal series in the Summer, back to how Channel 4 did it. 


It's also rumoured that the 24/7 live feed will return after Channel 4 cut it last year to save costs. 


A presenter for the show has not been announced yet, but Davina McCall has ruled herself out. Favourites to get the job include Emma Willis who presented Big Brother's Little Brother last year, Ultimate Housemate Brian Dowling and Vanessa Feltz. 


It is unknown if the voice of Big Brother, Marcus Bentley will return to tell us what day it is and what the time is. 


It's also been rumoured  that the prize fund will increased from £100,000 to £500,000! Wow. 


So what do you BB fans think then? Will you watch it? Who do you want to present it? Will it be the same? Let me know!

3rd April 2011 Round-Up

Sunday is normally a slow news day but let's have a gander at what happened then.




1. BIG BROTHER IS BACK! 


There's been plenty of rumor and speculation that Channel Five had picked up the Big Brother format after Channel 4 sadly dropped it last year, and today it's been reported that Big Brother WILL return this summer! The Daily Star (a very respectable newspaper) has claimed Channel Five which is currently going through a reinvention phase has signed a 5 year deal with BB creators Endemol. Appaz the show will return for a 4 week celebrity series in August, followed by a regular series in September. 

Seems kinda odd and quick to me, but I love Big Brother. Whether it'll be the same or as good as it once was is another thing. There won't be any Davina McCall as host because she's said her goodbyes and left the house. So who will host the show? Will there still be a Geordie narrator? Who will be the celebrity contestants? Will it be just as good? Hmms. Let's hope so. I'll give it a year before I decide whether to apply to go on it ;)


2. Charlie Sheen is a joke.


I don't know if you've heard of this guy called Charlie Sheen? There was the whole drama over him being crazy and fired from this show he's in called Two and a Half Men. It wasn't reported that much so I don't blame you for not knowing about it. ANYWAY he went on, what, some sort of comedy tour? is that what it is? Yeah we'll go with that. A comedy tour, which sold out in minutes. He debuted last night in the good city of Detroit and the audience was less than pleased and booed him of the stage after 15 minutes. That's what I like to call awkward. Sheen didn't return to the stage after the intermission. 


3. Hello! New album from Beyonce in June?


I love me some Beyonce like. What a woman! After the amazement of her last album, could she do any better? Probably. According to reports, Beyonce, who just recently ended her profession relationship with her father Mathew Knowles has played 6 new tracks to her label bosses and they could not be happier. One has said "It was just amazing. These songs, the best description I can give them is groudbreaking. She's gone to another level." Once he removed his head from her arse that is. Her new album will be be released in June to coincide with her Glastonbury Festival performance. Handy ;) looking forward to it though!


4. Don't worry though, she's still, she's still Jenny from the Block. It's fine!


You've probably heard Jennifer Lopez's new track 'On The Floor' with Pitbull by now right? I mean where have you been if you haven't heard it. SHAME ON YOU, because it is a bloody good song and it's only gone and knocked Adele off the top spot in the UK Charts! FINALLY. Not that I don't love Adele and that song but come on, surely people still couldn't be buying it! Every household in Britain must have a copy. Seriously though, congratulations on your 3rd UK Number One Jennifer Lopez. It's well deserved and I cannot wait for your album to hit at the end of this month. I'm gonna be honest with you, I think, your back! Niice. 


Oh also there was a Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards and people got slimed and people won crappy awards. Meh is the word I choose to use to describe that event. 


ALSO look out for a post dedicated to our beloved Essex tomorrow where I'll be taking a look at tonight's scrumptious episode, after of course I've got back FROM GOING TO SEE KATY PERRY! Yes! Expect a post about that too! EXCITING TIMES PEOPLE!


In a bit. 

The 2010-2011 TV Season - It's All Change for The Event

Executive producer of NBC's The Event, Nick Wauters has promised he is planning changes for the show's second half of the first season. 

Soap Watch

The 2010-2011 TV Season - The Event to Relaunch in 2011

NBC's The Event will get a 'relaunch' next year it's been claimed. 

The show was recently given a full season despite low ratings but now in 2011 the show will be relaunched.

Bill Smitrovich who plays Vice President Raymond Jarvis said: "We will finish up with our first 13 and then there will be a break, and then we’ll come back with a one-hour compilation clip show of the first 13 so everybody can catch up with story."


Blair Underwood who plays President Elias Martinez said: "There is the crossfire competition from Dancing With The Stars, football and the number one comedy Two And A Half Men. Then, this is the type of genre show like 24 and Lost where viewership always picks up in the second season because people go back and watch during the summer or get the DVD. That builds an audience. And this show was sold in 200 international markets before it premiered here so there is incentive to keep the show going. We are in a good place."


The Event currently airs on Channel 4, Fridays at 9. Personally, I am hooked on it.

Channel 4 hosts Corrie Come Dine with Me Special

Channel 4 has announced it will be showing a special episode of their hit show Come Dine With Me for Coronation Street's 50th Anniversary! 


The show will feature 4 former stars of the long running soap including Julie Goodyear who played Bet Lynch, Ken Morley who played Reg Holdsworth, Tupele Dorgu who played Kelly Crabtree and Philip Middlemiss who played Des Barnes. 


Apparently, there's plenty of drama between the contestants but I'm not spoiling any of it. The show airs 5th December 2010, the week the show turns 50 and a tram crashes into the street killing some much loved residents. 

US Shameless Trailer

Another fine example of why America can't remake our TV Shows.



Showtime are remaking Channel 4's hit show Shameless and it looks awful. Of course it does. America can't re-make our shows. They only work because they are British! 


What do you think of it? 

Celebrity Coach Trip!

I'm a huuuge fan of Channel 4's genius show Coach Trip and no are we ready for a celebrity version? This was going to happen some day and to be honest? I wouldn't really call them celebrities either. Anyways lets have a gander at them.

The Chuckle Brothers

Carol Harrison and Ingrid Tarrant

Bianca Gascoigne and Imogen Thomas

Raef Bjayou and Benjamin Duncan

Ricky Groves and Alex Ferns

and of course Brendan the Tour guide!

I'm glad Coach Trip is back because I really do love the show and I haven't missed an episode yet! Celebrity Coach Trip starts on Monday 8th November at 5:30 on Channel 4!

The Inbetweeners are coming back!

Yeah. Channel 4 has announced there will be 2 specials next year after the movie!

An entire 4th series has been ruled out but after the movie which involves the group going away on holiday, 2 specials will be aired on E4. It was though the movie would round off the series but I guess now these two last episodes will instead. Hopefully this show won't turn into The Royle Family and keep coming back every year and it's gets more rubbish. 

The 2010-2011 TV Season - NBC wants lots of Full Seasons

It's been reported that NBC has order full seasons of 3 freshman series.


The Event, which is due to air on Channel 4 this Friday at 9 has been got a full season.












Comedy Outsourced has also been picked up for a full season.














Finally, Law & Order: Los Angeles was been picked up.












All 3 shows have not exactly been doing great in the ratings but obviously well enough for NBC. There's also rumor that Chuck will get a full season, but NBC have declined to comment. 

Hollyoaks Drops It's First Look Episodes!

Channel 4's soap Hollyoaks is to drop it's 'First Look' episodes for 2 weeks. The move comes, as the yearly series Hollyoaks: Later actually ties in with the 6:30pm showing of the series. 

For example. On a Monday, Channel 4 shows Hollyoaks at 6:30pm. At 7, E4 shows Tuesday episode and then that gets aired the next day on Channel 4 at 6:30. Simple stuff. But with this series of Hollyoaks: Later, the channel have decided to scrap the first look because Later's stories tie in with the normal show and to get the a better viewing experience you would have to watch both shows! 

Hollyoaks: Later is in it's 3rd series and is famous for brutally killing of Sarah Barnes in a parachute "accident". It was actually an accidental murder meant for someone else. Crazy days. Check out the chilling scenes:

I should point out. This was when Hollyoaks was actually good. Not so much nowadays. 

US TV Start Dates

Here's your latest update!

• Season 1 of ABC's The Middle started on Sky1 on the 29th August 2010. (STARTED)
• Season 2 of ABC's Modern Family starts on 7th October 2010 on Sky1. 
• New Show Pretty Little Liars from ABC Family starts on 18th October 2010 and will air on VIVA. 
• Season 3 of The Mentalist starts on the 15th October on Channel 5.
• Season 1 of AMC's The Walking Dead will be starting 5th November 2010 on FX.
• Season 7 of Two and a Half Men will be starting on 4th October 2010 and will air on Comedy Central. 
• New show The Defenders from CBS will be airing on FX sometime in 2011.
• New Show Hawaii Five-0 from CBS starts in 18th October 2010 and will air on Bravo. 
• New Show Mike and Molly from CBS starts 4th October 2010 and will air on Comedy Central. 
• Season 4 of The CW's Gossip Girl starts on 22nd September 2010 on ITV2 (STARTED)
• Season 1 of The CW's Life Unexpected starts airing on 19th September 2010 on E4. (STARTED)
• Season 2 of The CW's Vampire Diaries will air in 5th October 2010 on ITV2.
• New Show Hellcats from The CW will air on E4 in 2011. (NOT CONFIRMED)
• New Show Nikita from The CW is set to air on 7th October 2010 on Living.
• HBO's True Blood Season 3 is set to air in February 2011 on FX. Season 2 is currently airing on Thursdays on Channel 4.
• Season 3 of FOX's Fringe is set to return on 5th October 2010 on Sky1.
• FOX's 2nd Season of Glee is returning in January 2011 on E4.
• Season 7 of FOX's House starts on 3rd October on Sky1.
• New Show Lone Star from FOX is set to air in 2011 on Sky1. (CANCELLED) 
• New Show Raising Hope from FOX will air in October 2010 on Sky1.
• New Show Ride-Along from FOX will air sometime in 2011 on Sky1.
• MTV's The Hard Times of RJ Berger started on the 5th September 2010 on MTV. (STARTED)
• MTV's 2nd Season of Jersey Shore started on the 5th September 2010 on MTV. (STARTED)
• Season 1 of NBC's Community will air 5th October 2010 on VIVA.
• New Show Chase from NBC will air on Living in 2011.
• New Show The Event from NBC will air on 22nd October 2010 on Channel 4. 

The Event

The Event is a very hyped-up drama from NBC that will be airing on Channel 4, sometime in October. It's supposed to be the new Lost/24 and hopefully not the new Flashforward. 

Here's the trailer for the The UK. I'll be watching. Will you?

The Return of Charlotte Church

This is her new single from her upcoming album with the same name as the song. I'm afraid to say, I don't like it. I like Charlotte Church but for some reason I don't like her music. I loved her chat show on Channel 4, which btw she should bring back! But this I'm not liking right now. It may grow on me, we'll see. What do you think? 

US TV Start Dates!

We love American TV! We're obsessed. 

So we are going to let you know when all the US TV starts here in the UK! We'll update this when we find out the dates. If you don't post a TV Show you watch, let us know and we'll sort it out. So here's the first update!

• Season 1 of ABC's The Middle started on Sky1 on the 29th August 2010. I expect the upcoming Season 2 to follow straight after.
• Season 2 of ABC's Modern Family starts on 7th October 2010 on Sky1. 
• Season 1 of AMC's The Walking Dead will be starting sometime in November 2010 on FX.
• New show The Defenders from CBS will be airing on FX sometime in 2011.
• New Show Hawaii Five-0 from CBS starts in October 2010 and will air on Bravo.
• Season 4 of The CW's Gossip Girl starts on 22nd September 2010 on ITV2!
• Season 1 of The CW's Life Unexpected starts airing on 19th September 2010 on E4.
• Season 2 of The CW's Vampire Diaries will air in October 2010 on ITV2.
• New Show Hellcats from The CW will air on E4 in 2011. (Rumor! This hasn't been confirmed)
• New Show Nikita from The CW is set to air on 7th October 2010 on Living.
• HBO's True Blood Season 3 is set to air in February 2011 on FX. Season 2 is currently airing on Thursdays on Channel 4.
• Season 3 of FOX's Fringe is set to return on 5th October 2010 on Sky1.
• FOX's 2nd Season of Glee is returning in January 2011 on E4.
• Season 7 of FOX's House starts on 3rd October on Sky1.
• New Show Lone Star from FOX is set to air in 2011 on Sky1.
• New Show Raising Hope from FOX will air in October 2010 on Sky1.
• New Show Ride-Along from FOX will air sometime in 2011 on Sky1.
• MTV's The Hard Times of RJ Berger started on the 5th September 2010 on MTV.
• MTV's 2nd Season of Jersey Shore started on the 5th September 2010 on MTV.
• Season 1 of NBC's Community will air 4th October 2010 on VIVA.
• New Show Chase from NBC will air on Living in 2011.
• New Show The Event from NBC will air in October 2010 on Channel 4. 

And that's all we know right now. I'll update this every 3 or 4 days. 

Ultimate Big Brother - R.I.P

I think the image says it all. Today is the last day of Big Brother. I saw this (not this actual one) in town today and I began sad. Check back later for a Big Brother post with the news of the last week. And then tonight from 7:30pm Channel 4, the finale begins so I except to be up well into the night typing away and maybe shedding the odd tear. Sad, maybe but Big Brother has been part of my life for 9 years. It's sad and hard to let go. In real life and TV. 

Big Brother 2010 - Semi Finals

and this is the result.

So the semi final was tonight and I missed it all but quickly caught up when I got in.


First, Andrew got a place in the final. Andrew is just there. He's not exactly entertaining but he seems a nice enough person. 


Steve was evicted. Steve has done nothing for the past 10 weeks. In some highlight shows, I barely notice he's there. The way he was perving on Keeley (remember her?) was disgraceful! He was yet another waste of housemate. I'm glad he didn't make it to the final.


Next Mario secured his place in the final. I got extremely angry at this point. Mario is a dick. Simples. Ever since Shabby put him up for eviction from the Save & Replace task and he said "I've worked harder than any of you to get my housemate status!" I took an instant dislike to him and that was in week 2. He's such a sore loser and not a nice person. Only thinking of himself and what he can get out of things. His face said it all when he was booed after getting his place in the final. He looked pretty shocked and gutted. I pray to god he does not win. LOOK! More reason to hate Mario!


Disaster struck next when it was announced Corin was evicted. While many people dislike Corin and claim she's fake, I loved her. She was hilarious. We always need a dumb one every year, but while Corin was that girl, she brought something else to the house. I believe she is genuine and a good person. I would be pleased to call her my friend because she'd always ask if I'm lovin' it or if I'm buzzin'! And I would be too! Gutted for her.


Next JJ got a place in the final. My opinion on him is really the same as Andrew. He's there but he does nothing. Pointless really. How he got in the final I don't know!


More devastating news next. If you read last fridays blog, then you would have read me hating on Sam Pepper. It's funny how things can change in a week. Sam Pepper was evicted and I was shocked and gutted. I grew to like him even though he was still a royal knobhead. He spiced up a boring house and caused draaamaaa and controversy which is what Big Brother is all about. It would have been great to see him in the final alongside his fremeny Josie. 


Dave was given a place in the final. I really disliked Dave when he entered Big Brother land and for many weeks after. But he got his hair cut and a began to like him. He changed for the better and I'm glad he's in the final. It's all in the glory because he's hammered drunk on the love of his lord!


Finally! JOHN JAMES WAS EVICTED. John James totally screwed himself over this week. He's been a hit and miss for the majority of the series with me, but this week he made my mind up. He's a prick. How dare he bully Corin because she wanted to put her make up on even though the task was not to do the predictable. It was awful to watch. And then he later refuses to wear a crab costume for the same task? That is called being a hypocrite! He is a terrible person and his "relationship" with Josie is so fake. I believe she genuinely loves him but he's a total FAKE! I am so glad he did not make the final and I hope he's never heard of again. That's probably not going to happen since all the magazines will want him for interviews and tell-all's. Knobhead. 


So for the Big Brother 2010 final we have:

Andrew

Dave

JJ

Josie

Mario


I think from that lot, it's clear Josie is going to win and earn a place in Ultimate Big Brother. What do you think of tonight's evictions and who do you think will win?


Make sure you tune in for the Big Brother final and the start of Ultimate Big Brother, Tuesday from 8pm Channel 4. 

Big Brother 2010 - 4 hours of Final?

I read today Channel 4 will air nearly 4 HOURS of Big Brother when the current series comes to an end. My heart almost broke last summer when it was announced the show would be ending in the summer of 2010. With my age currently being 17, I was not old enough to audition but I was planing to next year. Obv not now :( Nevermind.

shutting up shop

Back to point. 4 hours? Really? I am the biggest Big Brother fan I know and even I think this is a little much. Let's run through what's going to happen. There's the usual highlight show and then depending on how many people will be left for the final they all have to be evicted and interviewed one by one, which usually takes 2 hours. BUT incase you had not heard, the winner of this series will receive £100,000 and will not leave the house. Yes you read correct. The winner will be kept in the house awaiting his/her brand new housemates. 


Welcome ULTIMATE BIG BROTHER. Past housemates from all 10 series and celebrity series shall be making their way into the house and staying there until they get evicted. In the end after 2 weeks we will have our Ultimate Big Brother Housemate. I, personally could not be more excited. A chance to see Nikki Grahame in the Big Brother house again? Anytime. 


Is 4 hours for the end of the UK's original reality show to long? Or just right?

Betty's Back Bitches

Tonight, a special lady returns to our television screens. Ugly Betty has finally come back to us! 

stunner

Sadly during it's absence, it was cancelled, on my birthday, which makes the pain 10 times worse. Betty was/is a genius show which took a normal girl from Queens, New York and threw her into the dog eat dog world of MODE magazine. After 4 seasons Betty met her end as the ratings declined badly. ABC refused to renew the show and even ended it 2 episodes early. 

Channel 4 have treated Betty terribly. Heavily promoting the first season, it was a hit here in the UK. But during the second season the writer's strike of 2008 hit and Channel 4 stopped showing it after 9 episodes and waited nearly a year to show the remainder of the season, which helped it loose viewers. When season 3 eventually came along they shifted it from a prime Friday night slot, to Monday night at 10pm, loosing more viewers. Now the final season is upon us (cries a little) they've moved our Betty and gang to sister channel E4, which is good enough I suppose. At least it's getting shown!

Betty is on Wednesday's, 9pm on E4! Watch it.