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JJ
Juicy Joe Founding member
nwtv2003 posted:
joeydeacon posted:
Juicy Joe posted:

But will Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned be returning??? It is normally on now but haven't heard much said about it recently.

And is it true that Fantasy Football is returning to ITV1 too during Euro 2004? And if so, will Statto be returning too, or is he just doing the horse racing now on BBC1?


Cant see why it wont be returning after the Fantasy Euro Football programs this Summer!

Statto will surely be staying at the beeb this time?


I don't know about Statto as he does the horse racing coverage on the BBC, but apparently Paul Gascgoine has signed up to be another side kick on the programme to replace Jeff Astle who died in 2002 according to Digital Spy.

So we apparently have the following to look foward to:

Baddiel and Skinner/ Fantasy Football
2DTV (Series 4)
The Sketch Show (Series 3)
New programme by Vic, Bob and Steve Coogan
Dave Spikey's sticom about a newsroom for a free local paper
Harry Hill's TV Burp (Series 3)
Directors Commentary
Something with Jo Brand (According to Pickard's interview)
Shane (With Frank Skinner)
Hardware (Series 2, Series 1 being repeated starting this week)

To be honest that looks like a good line up for ITV, as I would say that is only one of the few parts of ITV which are improving. Though I want Baddiel and Skinner to come back as that is really funny. Though it would be cool if they signed up more people to the channel, even though the line up looks great. As for some reason you could imagine someone like Peter Kay having his own show on ITV. Plus they should also show a bit of stand up every now and again as they're good, even though most of it is done for Video or DVD.


I guess that Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned won't be on this year cos they will have done their fair share of prgrammes for the year after doing Fantasy Football...which is a shame if that is the case!

It would be great to have Fantasy Football AND Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned this year!!!...or is that too much of a good thing Confused:

I don't think so myself...we have loads of Ant and Dec all year and noone seems to tire of them...not me anyway Wink
NW
nwtv2003
While watching a repeat of Hardware on ITV1 then I saw a trailer for the Impressionable Jon Culshaw and to be honest it looks very funny, though nothing new to be honest, it is just like Dead Ringers but its only him and its on ITV, there are some newer ones like Trevor McDonald which looks funny...

"Good Evening you're watching Tonight with Trevor McDonald, BONG!"

I am suprised the BBC doesn't do anything about it, as I am certain I saw him doing all the DR in that trailer. Though comedy is definately on the up on ITV1. Though I assume this is more mainstream than Dead Ringers and less satrical.

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SE
Square Eyes Founding member
I see new series of Hardware (10pm) & 2DTV (10.30pm) are scheduled for Sunday nights from 7th March.

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