The adventures of Almigo

I'm on holidays right now which means ample time to catch up on a few shows, like the fantastically slow (dragged out by Captain Repeater aka the voice over guy) The Curse Of Oak Island. And after finishing series 8, I have a few predictions for season 9. Actually better than that, I've worked out the entire next series on an episode by episode basis.. (No this isn't turning into a Curse of Oak Island blog as much of a fan as I am..)

My thoughts are random, my memories occasionally vague. Today I'm remembering three things related to Australian TV and it's brought up three burning questions I might need your help in answering.. Not you Sophie Lee, I remember your name.

What goes around comes around hey? Six years ago I made the bold prediction that I would never end up as a contestant on reality TV show The Block . And magically six years later, I am still yet to get a formal invitation to demolish some walls and make a palace out of a molehill. For all involved, this is the safest of safe decisions a production team could ever make. I'm good at bathrooms but! However I am proud to admit that this time around in the 2018 Gatwick Hotel edition of the show, I actually do have (albeit a pretty small one) a connection to one of the contestants! One of the Blockheads and I used to get up stupidly early to do a breakfast show....and that person just happens to be...

Amazing isn't it? In the first season a rag tag group of hopefuls banded together in the hope of discovering gold in the Klondike and turning their lives around. Now we're up to season six where...er... a rag tag group of hopefuls banded together in the hope of discovering gold in the Klondike and turning their lives around...

So I've been watching (and thoroughly enjoying) MTV's The Chronicles of Shannara but it's left a few perplexing questions rolling around my curious mind... Like: Is she secretly Catwoman? (WARNING, I MIGHT ACCIDENTALLY SET OFF A SPOILER LANDMINE IN MY RAMBLINGS - IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED IT YET, BE WARNED!

I read last week that the latest season of the TV show Revenge will be it's last. Okay, you've had your fun... While I'm probably in the minority here, I for one am glad it's Revenging no more...

Flashback month continues at full steam with today's look back at a time when I was sorely disappointed the TV series Heroes was cancelled..(Actually I feel the same today)..

In my time on this little corner of the Interweb I've already explained my dismay with the advertising pointing out how my funeral probably won't have fireworks unless I start puttng some money away. Well that might be difficult you see, on account of all the ads currently that are attempting to put the fear in me that big burly blokes will be waiting on my doorstep shortly (after the threatening phone calls?...) I wanna ave some words wif ya!

Well tonight's the night - after what feels like this particular season has gone on for around 8 years, we'll finally find out who wins My Kitchen Rules Australia. Which will thrill my wife to no end and will cheer me up as I will no longer have the urge to fling the couch at the screen when I hear Manu blag on about having more sauce. Not enough sauce. Chef hats off to the producers though as they've done exceptionally well this year in casting some of the most hated and grating contestants they could find to really get my distaste of cooking shows well roasted. Seriously, if drinking games involving cringe-worthy moments were mandatory in watching episodes of MKR then my liver would have thrown up the white flag of defeat before the series even kicked off. I mean after watching all the moaning and backstabbing on the show, the carrying on and the tears, the name calling and behind the back boot sinking - would you invite any of the contestants around for a...

Wow, has it come to this stage of the year already? When we tune into the annual adventures of Todd Hoffman and his merry band of hopeful miners in their crazed gold prospecting adventures? It sure is! And before you can say 'Wow this must be rating it's ass off to command a big budget this time around - Todd has decided to throw in a giant mechanics toolbox worth of spanners into the plan and move the entire mining operation to some of the most lethal places of the world. Because freezing cold, wayward machinery and bears on heat in the Yukon wasn't enough bang for your viewing buck apparently...(or more likely Todd's gone insane with gold lust)...  

On the idiot box the other day a promo flashed up for a new show called Formal Wars - basically you take a kid in high school preparing for their awesome school formal or social and then move complete control of every decision they'll ever make for the big night...over to the parents. That means the outfit, the mode of transportation and even the date will be decided by mum and dad. No ifs or buts, like it or lump it. Darling, your pink tank has arrived... Personally I feel this show will be quite hilarious (and a damn sight better than celebrities learning to fall into a pool) as plenty of school kids put more focus on preparing for a school formal for one night than they do in earning a formal education over the space of half a decade. It also got me thinking what might happen if I got involved in taking control of my own son's decisions come formal time (in roughly 16 years or so...) - and how to make it so much more entertaining than my own already amusing formal his...

In my time on this planet, I've watched a lot of TV. And I've learnt a lot about life with my eyes glued to the box. So in my latest ambitious project, here are my (bleary eyed) findings about learning how to live with lessons from the box:  

Remember the Cape? Of course you don't, it was terrible. Terrible But in case you were semi curious about this short lived TV series (and no I don't think it's on Netflix, Disney or Binge), allow me to give you the gist of how bad it truly was...

If you've never experienced the glory of a well done musical mashup before, allow me to give you a crash course on some awesome song mixes . (Seriously, after a visit to Bootie Blog, you'll never listen to music the same way again!) Loves me some Bootie! But why stop there? Because the blending of songs and various spirits found in strangers liquor cabinets is a personal favorite past time of mine, lets take a couple of awesome shows (or semi-awesome or borderline awful really depending on your viewing pleasure) and see what we can come up with when we put them through the Team Almigo Mashup Power Blender 2000TM! (Results may vary..) Read on if you dare...