I have not updated for a few days, wanna know why?

I have not watched any TV since the weekend. Oi, how atrocious of me to not watch TV when I am trying to run a TV opinions blog! What can I say, I have been a busy bunny — spending time with my fiance, going to the cinema and doing one of my favourite things…shopping shopping shopping.

I have a whole world of shows to catch up with though, all my UK soaps and American reality. I have no plans over the weekend, so I am going to get busy then and you can expect lots of opinions winging their way to you.

..in a slightly new guise as it will be called ‘Britains Biggest Loser’, but still huzzah! Big news for Biggest Loser UK fans, it’s coming back! Honestly I thought this was axed for good, but it’s been picked up by ITV and even more excitingly it’s going to follow the Australian format of being on nightly rather than just once a week. Awesome.

ITV1 has commissioned Britain’s Biggest Loser, a daily weight-loss show based on the original US format.

Loser follows the lives of dramatically overweight people as they undertake a strict diet and exercise regime in order to shed pounds. Participants begin in couples, but ultimately only one person can walk away with the cash prize.

A UK version was previously made for Living TV in 2005 and fronted by Vicki Butler-Henderson. It was axed after two series, with eventual I’d Do Anything champ Jodie Prenger winning the second series.

The Biggest Loser format has been adapted in 25 different territories including Australia, Brazil and the Middle East.

ITV daytime controller Adam McDonald said of the commission: “I’m thrilled that this global smash is now coming to ITV1. The phrase ‘life changing show’ is overused in telly but this compassionate, compelling format does just that.”

Executive producer Karen Smith added: “Britain’s Biggest Loser is much more than a reality show, it is a daily, real-life soap opera with inspiring personal journeys and unbelievable transformations which are life changing.”

Source: Digital Spy

Team Vile 1 - Team Nice 1

The latest episode of The Biggest Loser USA ended in a draw, with Ed returning (or The husband of ‘The world revolves around me’ Heba, as he’s better known in this household) scoring a point for Team Vile…and Amy deciding to vote off Brady scoring a point for Team Nice.

I didn’t think it’d happen to be honest, I have seen enough reality tv show vote offs to know that when it seems like it’s a forgone conclusion, they will edit the heck out of everything to make it seem like there’s a chance it’ll go the other way, but it never does.

Kudos to the editors.

I have disliked Heba from the start, she’s so up her own backside it’s unbelievable — there’s nothing worse than a bitchy little girl who loves to point out and pick at others flaws, but cannot see her own. As for Vicky, she seemed nice enough and then all of a sudden *bam* out comes Vile Vicky, one of the most unpleasant TBL contestants ever — now don’t get me wrong, I don’t care that she’s trying to play the game, I don’t care that she’s in it for the money more than the weight loss — but she’s a genuinely unpleasant woman.

Doing a little dance and happy clap in front of a team who just had to vote someone out? Who does that? No class. at all.

I think the best word to describe that little alliance, is simply Highschool — it really says every thing that needs to be said doesn’t it.

I hope that the black team do a similar little dance that they voted off Brady, let’s see how they like that. *

Roll on next week. The fallout should be spectacular. I only hope that Bob doesn’t freak out on Amy, her game, her life, her choice Bob!

* actually I hope they don’t, and I know they won’t…but it’d be well deserved if they did.

I just finished watching last weeks episode of The Amazing Race, a little slow of me I know, but what can I say I have been busy.

Great episode, it had everything — including the much need tension and franticness that makes TAR what it is. The Indian legs always seem the most fraught every season, all those people, crazy driving, the hustle and bustle.

The road block looked amazing, I can’t believe that dye — frankly I’d have been terrified, having everyone throwing it right in my face, but the after affect was gorgeous. I could not believe how green it turned Tina’s hair!

The race to the pit stop between Dandrew and The Shrews was insane, I have never wanted a team to lose as badly as I wanted The Shrews to, not only because they deserved it after a dismal performance this leg — but also because they are just so unlikable. You can see why they are divorced.

….what will I do with myself now, I love that show. It was a really great season as well with all three of the finalists showing great, wonderful and unique designs.

Shall I tell you one thing that really annoys me about home make over style shows though? They never show the ‘ugly’ things in a house that, like it or lump it, are necessary — TVs, cables, security systems.

People need security in their homes, make it work designers!

You can find everything for your home security needs, including Infrared Illuminators at Security-Cameras-CCTV.com

I was watching the new ITV show called The Last Millionaire last night, ITVs answer to The Apprentice apparently, though I’d personally call it more of a direct rip off but hey ho, the more reality shows out there the better as far as I am concerned — the similarities were quite something else. Still, it was a good show with some interesting characters and I look forward to seeing how it develops.
There was one guy on the show who specialises in IT Outsourcing who was a bit of a loon, a ‘real character’, but he did seem to know his eggs and he is currently my pick for the win — watch him go out first now, ha.

Well, I had planned to post after each episode of Survivor Gabon, the fact I have not is a good indication of how I feel about the season.

It’s not bad, don’t get me wrong, I don’t think any season of Survivor could ever be bad — it’s just not going to be one of the classics.

Firstly it’s boring when one tribe dominates so much. It’s only now I feel like I know anything about most of the Kota members…but at the same time I do want Fang to fail, they’ve been pretty much the dumbest tribe in Survivor history, making dumb move after dumb move — they don’t deserve rewards and immunity so I am glad they aren’t getting them — but it makes for boring viewing.

Secondly, too much tribe switching up. Twice now they have done it, and that’s before the merge. Survivor isn’t meant to be a game of luck, it’s a game of skill and as boring and predictable and frustrating as it might be seeing someone dominate, if they do it they do it. Switching tribes so much just screws peoples games, sends people home before their time, makes weaker people able to stay.

Oh well, hopefully it will pick up post merge, it’s certainly done that before (last season any one?)

Looks like I will still have plenty of time to watch TV because the Wii I won won’t be arriving for 6 - 8 weeks, aww. I thought it might take a few weeks to get here but wasn’t expecting it to take that long, I am very disappointed.

I am also back home now, back to normality…so normal TV ramblings should begin to flow here as usual again. I know you are excited about that

So, who was it exactly that ran over Max Branning and left him for dead?

Who cares!

This storyline has been done to death already, and not just in serial ‘Whodunit’ offender Eastenders. It’s not new, it’s not exciting, it’s not different and it’s not clever.

On top of that add the fact that Max Branning is a completely unlikeable character who garners no sympathy. Every one who is in the frame had rhyme, reason and motive to want him dead and the only question I have is — Why couldn’t they have succeeded?

I will be glad when this storyline is over and done with.

I love my Saturday night TV here in the UK at the moment — the delightfully random and cheesy ‘Hole in the Wall’, much Harry Hill with both You’ve been framed and TV Burp, Strictly Come Dancing, Celebrity Family Fortunes and of course the mighty X Factor which I am currently loving!

Tonight however, I am going out to a firework display so I am going to miss the lot. Argh.