Ner ner-nerr-ner-ner ner-na-ner-ner-nerr-errr-er-errr-er-er OI! OI! OI!
That’s right, Sky are finally jumping on the darts gameshow revolution with One Hundred and Eighty, hosted by the dream pairing of Davina McCall and Freddie Flintoff, promising both the drama of a sporting event and the excitement of a gameshow (although apparently not the drama of a gameshow and the excitement of a sporting event) where amateur players will play with professionals to win a cash prize. Airs September, Applause Store were doing tickets but there’s no mention on the site now.
Meanwhile if you want to become a contestant on bird-of-paradise simulator Pick Me! then now’s your chance!
This of course very much of interest as it’s the first commission of most-interesting-man-in-daytime Glenn Hugill’s new production label Possessed (which is also where FOTB Paul B works). I sort of get the show, although from the press release I haven’t quite worked out what’s in for the players picked from the audience – the selected panellist wins a grand and that’s all I’ve worked out. I’m sure it won’t be massively disappointing anyway. It had better not.
In other news you’ve probably heard by now that Dermot O’ Leary’s hosting The Getaway Car where you can race against The Stig for a cash prize (I suspect this wasn’t a feature before the old Top Gear crew left). This feels like it’s been knocking about for bloody ages, you can still apply to be a contestant if you want. The last motoring gameshow that promised hi-octane thrills was probably Crash Course in the States, 2009, which was surprisingly a bit boring and got cancelled after three episodes, so…
Finally, you can go and see the pilot of Home Win with Vernon Kay on 1st September at Wembley. Tickets Lost in TV. I can’t go, but feel free to tell us what you think if you do. It’s a 12 Yard show so it probably won’t be that exciting but basically workmanlike etc.