The BBC Finally Gives Us A GOOD Computer Games Show!

[Jordan]

Holy crap!
From Shacknews:

Ever seen Consolevania (http://www.consolevania.com/) ? It's an internet-based video program about games. Episodes tend to come out every month (well, they're supposed to, anyway), and they can be up to an hour long. They're filled with reviews, diatribes, and sketches, and are a whole lot better and funnier than you might expect. A while back, it looked like the guys behind it might be signing a deal with the BBC to get their own televised program, but after months of no news, I assumed it fell through. Looks like that's not the case. A new show, videoGaiden, will be airing on the BBC locally in Scotland and via cable and satellite in the rest of the UK.

"Ditching the ground trod before, videoGaiden will be a perfect fusion of sketch and review, and will do for videogames what Top Gear does for cars--even if you hate the whole gaming world, you'll still find it funny and engaging. And therefore, keep watching. ... This is a show that's serious about its subject, yet still manages to keep its tongue wedged firmly in its cheek."
It's extraordinarily unlikely that the show will ever be broadcast ouside of the UK, so for the rest of us, let's hope for DVDs, eh? It'll be a pleasant surprise if these guys succeed; gaming television today could use some variety. In the meantime, check out some episodes of Consolevania.

Its going to start Nov 4th on BBC2 at 11PM.
Guardian Source:
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/games/archives/2005/10/20/bbc_gets_game.html

All i can say is, thank the gods. BBC, i love you.

[JonSt]

This is old news.

[Bowser57]

I'm pretty sure there's something like six episodes, each being 10-15 mins long.

So they're not taking it too seriously just yet.

[Jordan]

Four days isn't all that old JonSt :P Besides, i only found out when it popped up on my Shacknews RSS. So in that case, its quite new.

[Ramar]

Sounds interesting, I'll guess I'll give it a whirl. I don't like Top Gear so it better not be like that.

[JonSt]

Four days isn't all that old JonSt :P Besides, i only found out when it popped up on my Shacknews RSS. So in that case, its quite new.

If i had been wearing the same pair of socks for four days id consider that old socks, just like i consider this old news.

[Colin]

If i had been wearing the same pair of socks for four days id consider that old socks, just like i consider this old news.

There's always one.

If there's nothing for you to discuss then why bother?

Anyway, I can't see it ever toping Gamesmaster! :wink:

[|Laguna|]

November 4 on BBC2 Scotland. Viewers in the rest of Britain will be able to catch it on satelite and cable.


Why does only Scotland get it on BBC2? Are there more Scottish gamers or something. :indeed:

*shakes fist at broken Freeview box*

[Ramar]

What its scotland only?.. curse my crap mans tv.

[Arragaun]

Looks like the Porridge wins again...

[broadwayrock]

Gamesmaster was good and so was channel 4's other late night video games show: Bits.

I dont think this show will turn up on Freeview, unless the BBC frees up a slot on BBC3.

[JonSt]

We get it cause scotland rule and the rest of you suck FACT.

[er-no]

I'm in the current process of pitching a entertainment show to a few indepedent producers for C4 and the Beeb. It's a show involving and concentrating on the film and games industry. Quite a lot of interest has been shown and a pilot was filmed in April.

:D

[Hellfire]

I wonder if I can get it on cable... A good VG show is surely missed

[Sanchez]

Yes! scotland wins again. Too bad my dad has the TV at that time.

[kav82]

I think Bits was good too.

Surely it's gotta beat Cybernet, some of the pap we have to put up with these days eh?! ha ha!

[Charlie]

will be airing on the BBC locally in Scotland and via cable and satellite in the rest of the UK.

Woot! This must be the only good program we've got apart from Still Game :D

[CoolFunkMan]

Anyway, I can't see it ever toping Gamesmaster! :wink:

Gamesmater... *sigh* the good old days, and the only really good video game related TV show. I miss it.

The rest have sucked tbh, though I never really saw Bits so can't say anything about it. I really hope BBC can make this decent enough.

[Calza]

We get it cause scotland rule and the rest of you suck FACT.
I wouldn't exactly say that cause today sucked but at least we can laugh at them :D

[rokhed00]

So, for cable/satellite viewers it'll be on at the same time (Nov 4th, 11pm) then?
I don't see how that's going to work, I don't get BBC2 scotland on my cable, just normal english BBC2.

[Tyson]

Gamesmaster was awesome. I suppose "When games Attack" is quite good.

Does the BBC Scotland in Sky work for this? Last I checked it seemed like it was just BBC with the name Scotland.

[Retro_Link]

Surely it's gotta beat Cybernet,I actually think Cybernet does an OK job; all the consoles covered evenly, console news, events covered such as E3 and each episode usually has a very up to date trailer or two. And whilst the reviews don't have a score, they show you a good amount of the game and the comments aren't that bad.

However; when i watch it i know that i could do a much better job and I'm usually miles ahead of them on info, but for the casual gamer (who doesn't check internet news or read magazines etc...) it's pretty good.

This new programme sounds like it could be good though,
and i LOVE Top Gear!!

[Wesley]

Gamesmaster was awesome!!!

[Atomic Boo]

topgear owns
ummm, in UK there is a show at 4 : 00 am about games reviews etc
neva seen it tho, get too tired

[mario114]

I like top-gear, i hope it will be of a simluar style, and it's about time there was a show about computer games.

[Sooj]

Yeah, GamesMaster was cool. Does anyone else have the free DVD of the last ever episode of the show that came with the magazine? Well I do, I just found it and I might just go and watch it again lol.

[Retro_Link]

topgear owns
ummm, in UK there is a show at 4 : 00 am about games reviews etc
neva seen it tho, get too tiredYeah that's Cybernet; it's on on a Friday morning (Thursday night), for half an hour anytime between 2-4am.
It's also usually repeated Saturday night/Sunday morning.

[Shorty]

I'm in the US with Sattelite, there's a channel called G4 and it actually doesn't suck. The main reviews show, X-Play, is hilarious.

[Atomic Boo]

oh yer thats the one, cybernet
is it any good or does it drivel on about sony and microsoft?

[Retro_Link]

oh yer thats the one, cybernet
is it any good or does it drivel on about sony and microsoft?Read my post towards the top of the page!
But in summary; I think it's pretty good!
and they actually cover Nintendo quite alot; at least as much as the other 2 consoles, when you consider that the GC has fewer games coming out each week; plus there is usually a GBA/DS review or two each week.

[Atomic Boo]

sounds cool, thanks for the tip!

[kav82]

Just thought I should bump the thread as it's near the programmes "air-time"

I hope it's at least half-decent! Thing is, with it being in the UK i can see it giving little info towards Nintendo and focused on PS and Xbox mainly.

[Sexual Chocolate]

anyone watched GameOn on TMF despite the wanker reviewer Gorgeous Gary, its actually quite good.........for a computer game tv show.

[Andrew]

anyone watched GameOn on TMF despite the wanker reviewer Gorgeous Gary, its actually quite good.........for a computer game tv show.
It's not a bad show you're right. What's the name of the female presenter?

[rokhed00]

anyone watched GameOn on TMF despite the wanker reviewer Gorgeous Gary, its actually quite good.........for a computer game tv show.

No, but I've heard nothing but bad things about it.

[Platty]

cybernet is ok, was better when they had that nice female voice instead of the annoying american guy.

but other than that its worth a watch even tho its on at like 3am.

[Bowser57]

I'm in the US with Sattelite, there's a channel called G4 and it actually doesn't suck. The main reviews show, X-Play, is hilarious.

I've watched that a couple of times this past week.

They thought making jokes about the title of the game Seaman for five minutes was the funniest thing ever.

Granted, two maybe three minutes is alright, but they went a little over the top.

[Sarka]

Dose anyone remember.. um.. Bitz, there were three women... and it was really good. That's all I remember.

[rokhed00]

Dose anyone remember.. um.. Bitz, there were three women... and it was really good. That's all I remember.


Yeah, one of the best gaming shows ever in the UK, shame it got canned.

[Bowser57]

Aleks Krotoski from that show writes for the Guardian's games blog.

Worth a look...

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/games/

[Platty]

Dose anyone remember.. um.. Bitz, there were three women... and it was really good. That's all I remember.

yeah i loved bits, was a really good show.

one of the girls done another game show with some guy which was pretty good but only got one series.

and that other bird still does a lot within the games industry, infact ive met her and seen her a few times, she was a nintendo's booth with donkey kong last year. cant remember her name which sucks but i think its emma..

[Oli1983uk]

I have a picture of the bird with DK some where!

[rokhed00]

yeah i loved bits, was a really good show.

one of the girls done another game show with some guy which was pretty good but only got one series.

and that other bird still does a lot within the games industry, infact ive met her and seen her a few times, she was a nintendo's booth with donkey kong last year. cant remember her name which sucks but i think its emma..


Emily Newton Dunn, she did a show on the scifi channel 'Ultimate Gamer' it was pretty shit.

[Platty]

Emily Booth is the one i was thinking of!! i like her, met her aswell. here is a pic from her "bits" days:

http://www.bouff.tv/galleries/bits/002bouff.jpg

http://www.bouff.tv/galleries/bits/046bouff.jpg

http://www.bouff.tv/images/konga1.jpg
there she is at last years gamestars live with DK.

apparently she also did the big breakfast? i remember her on the paintball programme. nice girl she even has her own site which is interesting:

www.bouff.tv

she is currently on channel 166 presenting the great british quiz or something!

ive also found the bits website! www.bitsonline.tv

pic of them all:

http://www.bitsonline.tv/mixed/009_mix.jpg

Emily Booth, Emily Dunn & Aleks Krotoski.

love it.

[Oli1983uk]

this is one i took at GSL of her.

[Tphi]

Emily Booth.. didn't she present some weird Ch5 porn clip show called "Outhere"?

Not that I ever watched it or anything.

[Platty]

Emily Booth.. didn't she present some weird Ch5 porn clip show called "Outhere"?

Not that I ever watched it or anything.

yes, yes she did :)

[Hank Scorpio]

Emily Booth.. didn't she present some weird Ch5 porn clip show called "Outhere"?

Not that I ever watched it or anything.

She is also in a programme on live TV called 'Threesome', or so i was told by a friend :unsure:

[rokhed00]

Sorry to disappoint some people (myself included) but Videogaiden will only be available on Sky outside of Scotland.
Yet again us cable customers get fucked over.

[Retro_Link]

A very pretty gal is Emily Booth! And you're right; she's got 'em out a fair few times aswell!

Yeah it was a good show when it was on, shame it finished!

They followed it with that show that Aleks did with Ian Lee (who also does the Gamestars awards at times); it wasn't very good!
But when he presented RISE in the mornings, he was a good supporter of Nintendo at times!

[Jordan]

Sorry to disappoint some people (myself included) but Videogaiden will only be available on Sky outside of Scotland.
Yet again us cable customers get fucked over.


Ah..shit.
Character limit for the lose!

[dukkadukka]

i only saw the last ten minutes but did anyone see that show about the 360 today? i think it was six until half past, not sure which channel though.

[Colin]

i only saw the last ten minutes but did anyone see that show about the 360 today? i think it was six until half past, not sure which channel though.

Yeah, it was on from 7.00-7.30PM on BBC2.

Seemed like it was paid for by Microsoft almost indefinitly, although I have to say that it was quite interesting.

[broadwayrock]

Iain Lee presents a very good talk radio show in london now, though He seems to be excited about the 360 than anything else at the moment.

Re bits: Does anyone remember that there was a blonde woman presenting the show before Emily Booth replaced her.

Channel 4 had a companion show to bitz called Vids. That was the funniest show on tv.

[Sarka]

Muahahahahaha. Living in Scotland... is an.. advantage? What? This concept is completely new to me... Jonathing Ross, games program, sleep. Sounds like a good Friday night to me!

[Bowser57]

For an excellent piss-take of Emily Booth, go here, about half way down...

http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/2005_10_01_ukresistance_archive.html

"EMILY BOOTH REALISES BEING ON BRAVO WAS ACTUALLY A *HIGHPOINT* NOT A LOW "

[Charlie]

Starts in 15 mins I think (according to bbc.co.uk so I suppose that's right) but it only lasts for 15 mins?

[Bowser57]

but it only lasts for 15 mins?

Exactly as I predicted! Not so clever now are you porridge munchers?! MUAHAHA-hahaha!

[Sarka]

Exactly as I predicted! Not so clever now are you porridge munchers?! MUAHAHA-hahaha!

Your wrong actually you trouser wearing, cornflake-eating, lowland dancing people, it only lasts for ten minutes... oh. :sad:

[Charlie]

Hmm, reviews of Resi Evil 4, the Suffering and something else. Seemed ok but had random sketches between each review which was pointless as they weren't funny at all. It's lucky it wasn't on in England, you'd need subtitles to understand it. The reviews were pretty good. Looking forwards to next weeks, when we might see some games other than horror games.