20-8-14 tv blog

THANK GAA ITS FRIDAY RTE2 8.30PM *****

If you have got a passing interest in the GAA this would be one of the shows to watch as it gives you the human view of the GAA and what it means to people who play the sports. It also shows a little bit on the histories of their counties and what playing for the county’s means to them  

COCKOOB BC3 THU 10PM*****

In this show you get to see some strange characters living in a strange family. One does try to help each other but they do dress up in very strange animal costumes and this does make it very difficult

SIBLINGS BBC 3 10.30PM*****

This shows what a family can be like if the siblings choose not to work together and try to do everything for their own selfish purpose. We see that the girl is working and trying to get up the ladder while the brother is trying to do as little as he possibly can.

SECRETS FROM THE ASYLUM WED 9PM *****

This is a very interesting show as we get the chance to see a celebrity’s family history and how some of them years ago were put through some very harsh times. We get to see them being fascinated by what they had done to get in jail, what happened when they were there and what happened when they got out.

THE LAST LEG C4 FRI 10PM *****

This is a very funny show hosted by Adam Hills a man who has only got one leg and he hosts it with a man with only 3 fingers and one person who is not disabled.  They get the viewers to ask is it ok to and they try to reply when they can. They also have a celebrity that they talk to

VIRTUALLY FAMOUS FRI 10.50PM C4 *****

This is a show that tells you who is the famous people on the web. There are celebrities who try to answer questions about what the virtually famous people have done and is keeps you up to date on what is on the internet

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GOT TO DANCE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 8PM *****

This is where we get the chance to see the best dancers in the country as we see what they can do they first go to the judges and then go to the audience but in this series they will be mentored by one of the judges.

THE SIMPSONS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 8PM *****

If you do not know what the Simpsons is you must be odd this planet for a long time. Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie this time will turn into Lego characters

NIKITA LIVING MON 9M *****

Nikita is in this group who are working against an evil cooperation set up by the government that tries to do well but it turns out bad. Anyway Nikita has a group of friends who she wants to save and protect. Her and her Friend try to protect themselves against Amanda who sole purpose seems to be to destroy her

DEATH IN PARADICE MON 9P BBC1 MON *****

This is a show about murder but treated in a sensitive way where we see a former My Family actor head up the team. As they normally think and can solve the problem

UNDERCOVER BOSS TUE9PM CHANNEL 4 *****

We get the chance to see what would happen if bosses work undercover and it is important for employees not to know that the boss is there and they then go to a few of their stores and learn a lot before they make a decision. At the end of the show we get the chance to see how the bosses can help the people they have worked for and making big changes

UTOPIA CHANNEL 4 10PM TUE *****

This is a very strange show as it makes you ask what things are like and how they need to be changed like being too many people in the world and working against an evil organisation.

AMERICAS NEXT TOP MODEL THU 8PM LIVING *****

This is a show where they show the different types of modelling and who is the best model as they get eliminated one by one. This year there are both boys and girls and we get to see how horrible or nice some of them can be

THE MIMIC CHANNEL 4 WED 10PM*****

In this show we get the chance to see what life is like for a professional mimic. How he deals with the regular failures that happen to him and how he deals with the successes. We also get the chance to see how this impacts on him personally

                                                             TUMBLE SAT 6.30 *****

This is a reality show where we get the chance to see celebrities deal with being able to do stunts achieved in g6ymnastics. Lewis smith is a judge as well as the first woman to achieve the perfect 6. As for celebrities you have a former Children’s TV actor in Bobby  Lockwood former Girls aloud star Sarah Harding and a legend of Blue Peter and boxing legend Carl Froch  

 

 

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FIGURE IT OUT NICKWEEKDAYS 12 PM *****

 

This is a great concept where a child has got a secret.  For every round that the Nick celebrities do not guess the secret correctly,  the child gets a prize and every time they guess a word right it goes on the screen so they can all see it.  Every round that the celebrities do not get the answer they get gunged.

NINJAGO MASTER OF NINJITSU CARTOON NETWORK WEEKDAYS 12PM

*****

 

We meet 4 ninjas and their master and we get the chance to see everybody believe that they will be the green ninja. They find out that others in there group have also got the right to be the ninja and the fact that the master has got an evil son who the master has to raise.

EVERY WITCH WAY NICK 5.30PM *****

 

We see that there is a good witch and an evil witch family and that they each want the right to take the magic off the chosen one. There is love as one of the teenagers is very mad that her ex-boyfriend is dating her enemy which makes her bad and the good children are trying to gain information from a good teacher. While the evil teacher is helping her daughter become more evil.

SUBORGATORY E4 THURSDAY 9PM *****

We get to see how a young girl in the area and her father deal with life. The girl does not want to be there and we now see her father in a bit of a crisis as she has to deal with that and her ex-boyfriend come home from a semester abroad.

NOEL FIELDINGS LUXERY COMEDYM THURSDAY  E4 10PM *****

This is a very odd idea for a show as the concept itself is that they are living on a volcano in Hawaii and they get the chance to meet their only viewer who comes onto the show you get the chance to see it from both angles as you see how Noel tries to write a script and what happens if things go wrong.

SCANDAL LIVINGTHURSDAY 9PM *****

In this show we get to see what goes on in Olivia Popes life and how she is not that fond of her father and how she has had an affair with the president of the USA for a while and how that affects her life and the life of the presidents ex-wife. In the last episode we got the chance to meet her father who was very protective.  

THE SINGER TAKES IT ALL CHANNEL 4 FRI 9PM *****

 

This show showcases some good and bad singers and what they want to do is get into the centre through an rotational lift which goes forward and back  and avoid leaving the room through the back door as if they do they cannot win. The person who has stood in the centre for the longest gets the chance to sing for money.

 

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CHILD GENIUS -Channel 4 9pm *****

This is a show that shows the life and times of a child genius and what MENSA try to do to see who are the smartest kids in the country. We get to see their parents and how they cope with having a gifted child. Some of them think that they are doing the right thing while others are clueless.

 THE MILL -Channel 4 8pm SUN *****

This is a drama about what life would be like a few generations ago and what the things were like at that time for them. We see that the poor refusing to take money of the rich and how they feel that this s unfair and the rich part of the country want it to be one for all and all for one.

WITCH WAY  -NICK Weekdays 5.30 *****

This is a drama about what life would be like if you did not know that you were a witch.  We get the chance to see what the younger ones reaction is and how they communicate with their parents about it.

LOUISE -FOX Thursday 11 pm  *****

This s an interesting twist on a children’s Tv series, as he that they talk about include things like drugs and other things similar to that.

ROYAL MARINE  SCHOOLCOMANDO channel 4 9pm *****  

We get the chance to see what life is like in a command school and whether or not the people in the training camps like it or dislike it and how they equipped to deal with.

The 100 e4 9pm *****

This is a show set years in the future asking what would life be like if we had to set 100 people on a desert planet to save their lives. What is it that they would do to change the rules so they would think that they would have an advantage like not giving information?  We begin to see how the leaders are and what they think is needed.

REALITY JUNE

REALITY

The ex and the why                              MTV                      weekdays            7pm                     *****

This is a very interesting show where exes have got the chance to show their former lovers that they are still in love with them and show that they still care about what there exes think of them. The ones that do not know think that they are going on a show called operation surprise and know absolutely nothing about it until they meet.

Times up                     mtv                                     weekdays            7.30pm                ******

This is a sad show where we get to see two people having to leave each other because of work or school or something else like that. We get the chance to see them having that discussion about whether or not they should stay together or break up. 

Catfish                                      mtv                                      mon                      9pm                      *****

This is a very interesting tv show where bad people do bad things online and the victim want to meet them so that they can get punished for what they have done. We see how they find the mistakes on the computer and how they defend themselves like they think that they are right

Plane Jane                               mtv                                      mon                      8pm                      *****

In this show we get the chance to see average girls change themselves into beauties with the help of the host of the show who gets the sense of style that suits their personality. But before that we get the chance to see them taking on a mad challenge and also see them take on a challenge of meeting someone of the opposite sex with regular confidence

 

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FREEVIEW

8 out of 10 cats does countdown ch4                     fri                          9pm                      *****

 

This takes the old fashioned system of countdown and gives it a funny edge that makes it very good. Some of the things that they do are very funny and very random as the numbers and letters games if they can not find anything can very funny.  

All star Mr and Mrs                              itv                           wed                     8pm                      *****

Phillip Scofield hosts his quiz show where we get the chance to see how much celebrities really know about each other and their relationships. First they are asked 3 questions where sometimes we get the chance to see what they are like as people and it can be quite funny. We then have got the, his and hers round where they have to answer simple questions with a pink and blue panel. At the end they are asked 3 questions about the person in the booth worth £5000 each and the final person is about the one answering and if they get that right all the money is doubled

The Mindy project                  e4                          tue                        9.30pm                               *****

This is a sitcom. Mindy is a character that finds it hard to get back to life after her marriage could not go ahead because her husband to be said that it was not perfect and he is going away to Africa so she finds it difficult to get back to work without her husband to be. She is a little bit clutzy and that puts things out of balance but with her friends around I am sure she will be ok.

School around the corner rte1                      sun                       6.30                      *****

Ray Darcy hosts this show that reminds you of what things were like when you were in primary school and how much you actually remember feeling about the things and the arguments you used to have. Ray gets the chance to see what the toys are like. Also Irish celebrities get the chance to go back to old school

Tipping point                                             itv                          weekdays            4pm                      *****

This is a quiz show that is on every day but due to the world cup that might not be the way of it. They are asked questions and if they get one right they get a counter to put into this giant machine with 2 levels of counters. If they put a counter in they could get one pushing of another and so on to get counters out of the machine which gives them cash. They are asked questions one each if they get one right they are given a counter if they get one wrong it goes into the pot which they play for later. In the final bit they are given 6 categories and they have a one, two or three counter question. The harder the question the more they put into the machine. They put in a star counter and they have to get that out for £10,000

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CHILDRENS

HORRIBLE HISTORIES           cbbc                                     weekdays            4.30pm                *****

This shows what life was like a very long time ago and they ask questions on topics which the children get the choice of 4 which they ask all questions anyway they play for year sprees. The games look brilliant to play. At the end of the game there is a number in history which ad is added and bc is subtracted from.

JUNIOR VETS                           cbbc                                     weekdays            7.45am                *****

We get the chance to see whether or not a child can be a vet and we get the chance to see who the people in charge things is the vet of the week who does not get to do a chore

PAY TV

 CAMP LAKEBOTTOM           disneyxd                             weekdays            7.50pm                *****

There is one camp that looks quite beautiful and there is another one that is absolutely horrible. The leader of the good camp feels that it is his whole sloe purpose to destroy the camp. The characters feel that they have to survive every episode as they find new things and their lives are on the line each week

STEVEN UNIVERSE                 cartoon network              mon                      5.30pm                *****

This is a very odd show based around a very odd character who has a jewel inside his navel which gives him magical powers which he does not really understand. This is an odd show

 

UNCLE GRANDPA                    cartoon network             mon                      4.30pm                *****

This weird guy lives in a caravan with a piece of talking pizza and a giant dragon who comes into a child’s house and tries to help them as much as he can. It is so odd I want to watch it

THE LOONEY TOONS SHOW  boomerang                  tue                        4pm                      *****

This brings up to date a very old format with daffy duck and bugs bunny living in a house and try to get on with their day to day life

WENDALL AND VINNIE       Nick                      Mon                      7pm                                     *****

 

A genius kids parents are dead and has to live with an adult in his 20s who thinks like most people in their 20s do as he as a slight crush on the girl across the hall and she always comes over and his sister who is a date fraud as she never gets one and we get to see how things work when the child is the grown up and the grown up is immature