In the US: ABC, Wednesdays, 8pm. Starting January 3rd.
In the UK: Not yet acquired, and I suspect never will be
Knights of Prosperity? Dumb name for a show, huh. Very dumb given the previous name of the show was Let’s Rob Mick Jagger.
Now that’s a name I can work with. After all, it’s almost impossible to look at Mick Jagger and to avoid thinking, “You know, I’d really like to rob him.”
But Knights of Prosperity? It means nothing. As a result, I’m predicting a great big floparoo.
I complained about the Odeon’s ‘Gallery’ a while ago. The Gallery is supposed to be ‘enhanced’ cinema, designed to improve the movie-going experience. It used to be good when it was UCI Filmworks’ Gallery, but ever since the Odeon took over, it’s been rubbish.
Over in the US, though, Regal Entertainment is trialling a new feature in its theaters, something all the cinemas here would do well to emulate to improve our trips to the cinema: ‘The Regal Guest Response System (RGRS)’.
Currently testing in 13 of Regal’s theaters across the country, the RGRS is a special pager with four buttons, one for each of the following problems: Sound, picture, disturbance and, of course, piracy. The pager is not located on the armrest or attached to any part of the seat, but is instead something given to some patrons to bring into the theater.
So they give you four magic buttons and if someone’s making a noise or the sound or picture is rubbish, you can page someone and they’ll turn up and fix the problem. Nice.
Of course, if the Odeon ever implemented it, they’d actually have to staff their cinemas, but that’s a problem for another day.
Good news for Kyle XY fans – and UK viewers. ABC Family has ordered up a second season of ‘John Doe Jr’. This also means the likelihood of the show being picked up in the UK is going to increase significantly. Nobody actually has, though. Oh well.
What’s this one going to be about? They’ve got “opening boxes completely at random” covered…
SHOW ME WHAT YOU’VE GOT
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From the creator of ‘Deal or No Deal’ comes a brand new gameshow which is part chance and part general knowledge and to win the prize, the contestants have to overcome not only the odds but their nerves!
The show will be taped at 7pm on Tuesday 8th August in The ITV London Studios, SE1 on the South Bank, approx 5-10 mins walk from Waterloo.
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You may apply for tickets by calling 020 8684 3333
The Sun seems to have put a foot wrong for a change. The Beeb is now denying the Currant Bun’s story from yesterday that Zoe Lucker is up for the role of the Rani. No word on whether The Rani will be appearing in the third season, but with a different actress playing the role.
It has been pointed out that the Rani rumour has some interesting timing, given the pretty rubbish Mark of the Rani has just come out on DVD and might need some promotion…
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