It's been 18 years since Alan Partridge first mooted the notion of Youth Hostelling with Chris Eubank - and as of last week, the project is a dream no longer.
Eubank's team-up with Hostelworld is, of course, a deliberate tip of the hat to Steve Coogan's comic creation - but too often the telly schedules are plagued with examples of #AccidentalPartridge.
Behold, 12 shows that sound like they sprang straight from Alan's fertile mind - this little lot are on a par with Inner City Sumo or Arm Wrestling with Chas 'n' Dave.
1. Flockstars
Celebrity shepherding - Lesley Joseph goes from Birds to sheep and Fazer from N-Dubz lends livestock some street cred.
No-one makes a pun on Amanda Lamb's name, though. Missed opportunity.
2. Gordon Behind Bars
"Cooking in prison" was a format that Alan Partridge actually pitched to Tony Hayers, but it took foul-mouthed foodie Gordon Ramsay to make it a reality.
Eubank's team-up with Hostelworld is, of course, a deliberate tip of the hat to Steve Coogan's comic creation - but too often the telly schedules are plagued with examples of #AccidentalPartridge.
Behold, 12 shows that sound like they sprang straight from Alan's fertile mind - this little lot are on a par with Inner City Sumo or Arm Wrestling with Chas 'n' Dave.
1. Flockstars
Celebrity shepherding - Lesley Joseph goes from Birds to sheep and Fazer from N-Dubz lends livestock some street cred.
No-one makes a pun on Amanda Lamb's name, though. Missed opportunity.
2. Gordon Behind Bars
"Cooking in prison" was a format that Alan Partridge actually pitched to Tony Hayers, but it took foul-mouthed foodie Gordon Ramsay to make it a reality.
- 8/24/2015
- Digital Spy
Challenge
Takeshi’s Castle is one of TV’s cult classics. First shown in Britain in the late 1980′s as a semi-frequent piece on Chris Tarrant’s show Tarrant On TV about various unusual shows from around the world, the Japanese gameshow became an unexpected hit since the digital channel Challenge started broadcasting the original series of the show. It has since garnered a large fan base with its combination of ludicrous games, over-the-top costumes, ridiculous replays and much, much more.
Guided through the episodes by narrator Craig Charles, each one followed General Lee and 100-140 contestants through a variety of physical challenges in an attempt to beat Count Takeshi and his Emerald Guard. The show was recently chosen as one of the best show to watch to see people fail and it isn’t hard to see why; the joy in watching is perverse: the games were unbelievably difficult...
Takeshi’s Castle is one of TV’s cult classics. First shown in Britain in the late 1980′s as a semi-frequent piece on Chris Tarrant’s show Tarrant On TV about various unusual shows from around the world, the Japanese gameshow became an unexpected hit since the digital channel Challenge started broadcasting the original series of the show. It has since garnered a large fan base with its combination of ludicrous games, over-the-top costumes, ridiculous replays and much, much more.
Guided through the episodes by narrator Craig Charles, each one followed General Lee and 100-140 contestants through a variety of physical challenges in an attempt to beat Count Takeshi and his Emerald Guard. The show was recently chosen as one of the best show to watch to see people fail and it isn’t hard to see why; the joy in watching is perverse: the games were unbelievably difficult...
- 5/16/2014
- by Glen Naylor
- Obsessed with Film
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