This week is the calm before the storm – we’ve got some fun stuff lined-up for you next week including the POLL RESULTS (hopefully) and very very possibly a recording review and maybe looking at my diary there’s room for another BATTLE MODE the weekend after next.
In the meantime we thank Gordon Donaldson for alerting us to this – a short lived daily version of Strike It Lucky from Australia. This dates from 1994:
What I particularly like is the especially Australian quiz trait of the time of taking the theme from an existing and well-established international version and then doing something weird with it. The host seems rather low-energy compared to Michael Barrymore.
There was a suggestion doing the rounds a while ago that Strike it Lucky was one of the formats thought to be in line for an ITV revival. It would be interesting to see how it would go down, Barrymore says himself the format is basically rubbish and the show’s international standing (i.e. it basically flopped everywhere but here) would suggest that it basically worked because it’s the Barrymore Messes With The Public With Prizes Half Hour, so goodness knows who would fit his shoes these days.
It’s just a matter of time until ITV run out of old formats, and have to remake Duel and Pokerface.
Just a matter of time….
Cheggers could probably do Strike It Lucky rehash
Actual conversation with ITV entertainment commissioner about six months ago:
Colleague: “Do you remember PokerFace?”
Commissioner: “No. Oh, you mean the Lady Gaga song?”
I wouldn’t hold my breath.
This is genuinely the most heartbreaking thing I’ve seen all week.
Who could forget the infamous “Poke Face” incident from the first episode?!
Not-exactly-gameshow-related: Lots of people seem to be complaining about the dog walking the tightrope on Mel & Sue today, claiming it was cruel. Didn’t think it looked particularly “cruel” myself, but that’s the last thing a chat show needs on it’s second episode.
Still, that’s Digital Spy members for you!