It's a Marathon, not a new idea...
Last year's ITV1 Saturday night hit Ant and Dec's Gameshow Marathon was a big success for so many reasons. It's was a fitting celebration of ITV's 50th anniversary, it kept Ant & Dec in work for another couple of months, it showed us what a truely mardy git Eamonn Holmes really is and, even better, it wiped that smug grin off Tarrant's face when it pipped Millionaire to the best quiz show gong at this year's National Television Awards.
But, best of all from ITV's point of view, it gave them a good excuse to test the waters on a number of classic gameshows to see if they had stood the test of time. Amongst the success stories were Family Fortunes and The Price is Right both now doing decently in their own right in their respective Saturday night and weekday teatime slots.
The format has proved such a winner in fact that ITV's director of entertainment and comedy, Paul Jackson, has announced plans for a second run next year.
Those shows up for possible revival this time round include Mr & Mrs (which I'm sure has been touted around for revival for a couple of years now), Blankety Blank and the king of confusion itself, 3-2-1. Maybe now I'll finally have the chance to figure out what the hell that was all about...
"My first is in apple but not in your eye, come closer to me and you'll be flying high"
A trip to New York surely. Nooooo, it's Dusty Bin. WTF?!?!
Our latest tellytunes poll is canvassing opinion on which classic shows you feel are fit for revival. The shortlist I've come up with off the top of my head includes the aforementioned shows plus the legends that are Going for Gold, It's a Knockout, Name That Tune, Play Your Cards Right and Sale of the Century. I'm sure there are dozens more suggestions out there though so let's hear them in the Comments section below.
We seem to be drifting further into a new age of telly revivals, with Doctor Who, Family Fortunes, Robin Hood et al already firm fixtures back on our screens. Add to that the return announced last week of Challenge Anneka (yes!), and it can only be a matter of time now before the TV execs finally come to their senses and get The Crystal Maze and the incredibly-hard-done-by Interceptor back on our screens. I'd be happy to sign the petition for both immediately.
"Take me doon Mikey, I canna get a decent zap..."
~~steve~~
www.tellytunes.com
posted by ~~steve~~ at
12:57 pm
But, best of all from ITV's point of view, it gave them a good excuse to test the waters on a number of classic gameshows to see if they had stood the test of time. Amongst the success stories were Family Fortunes and The Price is Right both now doing decently in their own right in their respective Saturday night and weekday teatime slots.The format has proved such a winner in fact that ITV's director of entertainment and comedy, Paul Jackson, has announced plans for a second run next year.
Those shows up for possible revival this time round include Mr & Mrs (which I'm sure has been touted around for revival for a couple of years now), Blankety Blank and the king of confusion itself, 3-2-1. Maybe now I'll finally have the chance to figure out what the hell that was all about...
"My first is in apple but not in your eye, come closer to me and you'll be flying high"
A trip to New York surely. Nooooo, it's Dusty Bin. WTF?!?!
Our latest tellytunes poll is canvassing opinion on which classic shows you feel are fit for revival. The shortlist I've come up with off the top of my head includes the aforementioned shows plus the legends that are Going for Gold, It's a Knockout, Name That Tune, Play Your Cards Right and Sale of the Century. I'm sure there are dozens more suggestions out there though so let's hear them in the Comments section below.
We seem to be drifting further into a new age of telly revivals, with Doctor Who, Family Fortunes, Robin Hood et al already firm fixtures back on our screens. Add to that the return announced last week of Challenge Anneka (yes!), and it can only be a matter of time now before the TV execs finally come to their senses and get The Crystal Maze and the incredibly-hard-done-by Interceptor back on our screens. I'd be happy to sign the petition for both immediately.
"Take me doon Mikey, I canna get a decent zap..."
~~steve~~
www.tellytunes.com
1 Comments:
Out of the ones you listed, I'd have to go for Name That Tune. Couldn't stand 321 though so can do without that one LOL! How about adding the Krypton Factor to the list of possibles. Give Us a Clue too!
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