Posts Tagged ‘the biggest loser’

Vicky the Game Player

You know, if one more person calls Vicky from this seasons Biggest Loser USA ‘The Gameplayer’ I might just go insane.

The host, Bob, the voice over, the other contestants.

That moniker is far too good for her, she has proved on at least two or three occasions now that she is not a good game player, she’s voted to keep in her biggest threat because of blue team/her alliance loyalty. That is not good game playing. In the last episode she all but handed Ed/Heba the win.

Her actions throughout the game are because she’s just a nasty, spiteful person. End of.

I can’t wait for the finale…oh…oh no wait, I am lying about that. Three of the most unlikable contestants in the shows history have made it to the finale — what’s going to be fun about that? I don’t care about their journeys, I don’t cheer for their successes, I don’t want any of them to win the million dollar Jello prize and no amount of attempted redemptive editing is going to change that.

I’d be amazed if the finale few episodes of this season aren’t the lowest rated episodes ever.

Posted on December 8th, 2008 by admin  |  1 Comment »

The Biggest Loser UK is coming back!

..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

Posted on November 19th, 2008 by admin  |  No Comments »